Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 238 - Chapter 238 238. Company colleague_1

Chapter 238: 238. Company colleague_1 Chapter 238: 238. Company colleague_1 Oh man, how should I answer this question?

After thinking it over, Song Tan could only reply:

“Actually, the vegetables sell quite well, and the regular customers are very supportive. It’s just that the purchasing power in Yun City is still a bit lacking.”

For example, her expensive teas and honeys, the real buying power comes from outside Yun City; locally, everyone grudgingly scrimps and saves to buy them.

Wu Lei didn’t believe a word of this.

Just selling some vegetables, and you can’t sell them in Yun City, so you have to send them all the way to Ning City? How many regular customers could there possibly be? Doesn’t the shipping cost money? It’s like selling tofu at the price of meat.

He thought his cousin was being too hasty with her entrepreneurship.

However, as her older cousin, he felt he should encourage her, so he nodded: “Indeed, our little place does have a rather small market.”

Wu Lei felt he had achieved the magnanimity of an elder brother, but Zhu Li blinked and said, “You’re selling vegetables; do you really need some amazing market?”

The car fell silent.

After a while, Song Tan just smiled and said, “A market is still needed, my vegetables are pricey.”

Zhu Li subtly curled her lip: How expensive could vegetables get, wouldn’t they still have to follow the market?

She lowered her head and took out her phone to post a livestream announcement–

[Tomorrow at 9 AM, I’ll show you the countryside scenery of Tian Yuan]

(The host is now following her little cousin who travelled thousands of miles to sell vegetables, back to our hometown! See you tomorrow!)

As soon as the notification for the announcement was sent out, Wu Lei’s phone, which was tuned into his girlfriend’s broadcast channel, chimed first.

He looked down, furrowed his brow involuntarily, and quickly sent a discreet message:

“You’re starting the livestream announcement before we get back. What if nobody watches?”

“No worries.”

Zhu Li was brimming with confidence.

“If we have Peach Forest, we’ll shoot Peach Forest. If not, we’ll just promote how tough rural life is.”

“Look at how good-looking your younger cousins are. If they get on camera, definitely many people will come watch.”

Wu Lei frowned: “You need to let them know before putting them on camera. Otherwise, if Tantan isn’t happy, it’ll be awkward to move around family.”

“I know, I know.”

Zhu Li replied impatiently, “They won’t refuse. Just look at how many rural grannies and grandmas there are on TikTok nowadays? Having me, a host with over 10,000 followers, funneling traffic to them, could make their social media journey even more successful!”

The silent exchange on their phones continued, fingers adorned with immaculate nail art tapping on the keys, creating a dap-dap-dap sound.

Song Tan glanced at the two from the rearview mirror, pretending not to hear the pings from their phones.

It was Qiaoqiao beside her who couldn’t help but doze off, her eyes heavy–clearly, the day’s exhausting activities had drained all his energy.

“Qiaoqiao, go ahead and sleep for a bit.”

Qiaoqiao was already very sleepy. At this moment, he opened his mouth, thinking he was speaking loudly when, in fact, it sounded more like a low murmur:

“Sister, you’re also tired. Is Brother Yanping going to help you drive later?”

Song Tan heard him.

She couldn’t help but smile: “Don’t worry.”

When she turned to look again, Qiaoqiao had already leaned his head against the car window and fallen deeply asleep.

…

Meanwhile, at the company.

Huo Xueying stared at her phone screen, already unable to contain her excitement.

It was only just past 7:00 PM, and she was already scurrying back and forth in the workspace, inciting complaints from those nearby, “Xueying, have you finished your work? Hurry up!”

Their skinflint boss had assigned them way too many tasks, and everyone had been working overtime recently; efficiency was questionable, but resentment was definitely growing.

Huo Xueying giggled, thought about it, and still couldn’t resist showing off, “Song Tan said she’ll come to see me later and she’s even bringing me some local specialties! True sisterhood among us corporate slaves.”

The newcomers looked up blankly, growing even more curious about this legendary senior who could do the work of three people.

While the veteran employees laughed and teased, “So, you’re not angry anymore. I told you not to get mad at Tantan. She just got out of the hospital and rushed to work, only to have her pay docked… it’s not easy.”

“Song Tan even resigned in a huff and went back to her hometown. I heard her hometown is deep in the mountains; it’s tough for her too, so it’s normal for her not to have time for you.”

At that moment, Huo Xueying also felt some regret.

“I wasn’t mad at her, it’s just… it’s just that she left so suddenly, didn’t even take her work injury compensation.”

“Why would she want that?”

“Exactly. With a boss like ours who skins people alive, asking for that compensation could probably drag on for half a month. I think Song Tan was so pressured, she didn’t want to stay another minute… would she bother to haggle over that?”

That made sense.

Huo Xueying sat back down in front of her computer, propped her chin with her hand, and reflected wistfully:

“She pushed herself too hard. We were all fresh graduates, but she just had to learn everything. The more she learned, the more the boss exploited her… and now, it’s all for nothing; she’s just gone back home to farm.”

Speaking of going back home, everyone in the office found common ground–

“Going back home would be great! No more nine to five, being a corporate slave; you eat what you grow, which is both reassuring and stress-free. If it wasn’t for my child’s education and the medical facilities in the big city, I’d have found a little valley and built a house to live in ages ago.”

“I’m different, though. I still like the takeaway and delivery services of big cities, even if there are too many ways to spend money.”

Slacking off at work, any random chat could spark everyone’s enthusiasm.

Huo Xueying was just quietly listening when she suddenly remembered something and then turned to the group:

“Oh, speaking of which, Tantan is apparently doing some sort of cultivation back in her hometown. If she has any specialties to sell, we should support her during these times, right?”

“Sure, we have to support her. Anyway, buying anything is still buying. If it’s grown by her, we can be more at ease.”

No one refused the offer.

But… what exactly is she growing?

Huo Xueying: … She didn’t know either, as they had only just got in touch tonight.

After thinking about it, she hesitated and then blurted out two words, “Honey, maybe?”

“Natural farm honey? That works. It’s good for moisturizing the intestines, detoxifying, and beautifying. Ask her how much when she gets here. If it’s not too expensive, I’ll buy a bottle.”

“If the price is right, I’ll take one too.”

“I could support that too. I was just about to buy honey, and that Australia Farm brand has gotten too expensive recently.”

Huo Xueying chuckled and then glanced at the time, “No rush, no rush, Tantan said she’s bringing me a bottle. I don’t know much about honey, so let’s all try it together and see if it’s worth buying.”

The office atmosphere became harmonious once again–after all, most of the negative emotions were directed at their skinflint boss.

Soon her phone made a ding-dong sound.

Huo Xueying looked at it, then subtly gestured towards the surveillance camera above:

“Cover for me, everyone, I’m heading down now.”