Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 946 - 928. Romantic, righteous, and full of bullsh*t

Chapter 946: 928. Romantic, righteous, and full of bullsh*t

But Wu Lei’s labor was not in vain, at least for the time being.

Because in the evening Song Tan called: "Brother Wu Lei, remember to bring two bags of cow manure fertilizer when you come over for dinner tonight."

The villa was built and the yard was tidied up inside and out. Now that they had been living there for over half a year, Wu Lan had some other ideas.

"We can’t leave the space under the outside walls empty. Get some of that fertilizer to improve the soil and later we can plant some climbing flowers, covering the whole area. It will look so beautiful."

Song Tan silently glanced at the scallions, garlic, and coriander that were already growing at the base of the wall, speechless.

Qiaoqiao, on the other hand, was curiously looking at Wu Lan and then at the flower beds, saying: "But sister, you had initially dug the beds to plant flowers, and it was you who said that it’s better to grow vegetables than having fancy flowers, to avoid having to go to the vegetable garden just for a couple of garlic."

So, don’t be deceived by our white-walled and grey-tiled villa, behind it is the vast and tranquil forest. But in front of the house, there isn’t even a bit of real greenery—

Oh, except there is.

A cherry tree.

But Wu Lan was unfazed: "Back then, in the height of summer, what flowers could you plant? They wouldn’t have survived... Besides, now that the New Year is approaching, doesn’t it look bare and stark!"

It’s 1-9° today! Suitable, isn’t it?

Alright then! If it’s suitable, it’s suitable! Only then did Song Tan say: "I’ll give Brother Wu Lei a call and ask him to bring two bags of cow dung to improve the soil. Before planting flowers, we’ll bury some sheep manure to prepare the base fertilizer."

However, not long after the phone call ended, Wu Lei came over on his tricycle, a slim and robust young man! He hoisted a bag of cow manure onto his shoulder: "Where should I put this?"

Song Tan pointed at the large flower bed along the fence: "Just dump it here."

Without another word, he put down the big sack of cow dung, opened it, then hugged it, retreating as he walked along, quickly spreading it evenly over half of the flower bed.

When it came to the second bag, there was no need to ask; just hug it and head to the other side.

Wu Lan was shocked by this display of initiative, blurting out in surprise: "Leilei has... really changed a lot, hasn’t he!"

He used to be fairly pale when he first came to our house but was like a half-bucket full of water, wandering around aimlessly, giving unsolicited advice left and right...

Now how come he’s showing such initiative? Doing whatever you ask, jumping right into physical work.

Isn’t this proof that labor transforms people?

Song Tan felt proud, and took the opportunity to ask: "Brother Wu Lei, didn’t you say you’d bring it over on your way to dinner? Why did you make a special trip now?"

Wu Lei sighed, his expression turning back to his former advising demeanour: "I’ll be dressed up for dinner, it won’t be appropriate to carry the manure then. It’s better to deliver it now, it’s not far, just a ride on the tricycle."

Even though fermented cow manure is just like dust to country folk and doesn’t seem messy...

"That’s great! You always think things through, Brother Wu Lei — right, I noticed that Uncle Tian and Aunt Tian’s clothes are old. Do you know Tian Tian has helped to find some discounted big-brand items in the urban area? How about using this month’s salary to get each of them a new outfit?"

Wu Lan couldn’t help but give a sidelong glance.

She thought to herself that Tantan is really... getting addicted to swindling this silly kid’s money! With so many jackets and parkas, isn’t it already planned to give them one each?

After all, the child’s uncle and aunt came to learn which is great, but they’ve been diligently working without asking for a penny. Nowadays, even apprentices need to be paid a proper wage!

Wu Lei thought for a moment, "That’s fine, then you take care of it. When the time comes, just deduct it from my salary."

How to put it? In the past, he would hesitate a lot before buying clothes. But now, buying things every month has made him accustomed to deductions from his salary.

Now, hearing Song Tan’s suggestion, he doesn’t see any problem at all, and it actually feels like a relief.

Song Tan was also very happy: "Great! Let’s get them each a three-in-one storm jacket which is convenient for biking, and also two pairs of leather cotton pants... Oh right, and down jackets, especially good quality ones. How about we include those too? It’s just that they’re a bit expensive."

She had arranged everything so carefully, and Wu Lei thought it over and found nothing wrong, so he nodded, "Is my salary enough? If not, deduct it next month."

Yikes! Zhang Yanping, who was standing by, had a fierce look on his face.

He thought to himself, aren’t these our own relatives? How come there’s such a big gap in mindset? If you were to go out and work, I’m afraid you’d be so naive that you’d end up throwing in some extra Kudzu powder for the boss when selling vegetables!

Sure enough, Song Tan’s expression stiffened for a moment, then she laughed again: "Brother Wu Lei, you are really filial - but don’t worry, these are all wholesale prices, definitely enough."

"Buy these clothes as New Year’s gifts, and next month save up your salary for some extra pocket money during the New Year."

Upon hearing this, Wu Lei’s spirit soared even higher, "No problem! I’m not like Uncle Zhang’s kid... whatever my parents lack, you see to it... Oh right, my friend from before, he didn’t get any Kudzu powder and asked if I could get him a couple of pounds to send over..."

Song Tan blinked: Uncle Zhang had sent 100 pounds of Kudzu powder to his family, saying it was for them to keep and give away. They couldn’t possibly eat so much, they already had enough to share with relatives...

So she also spoke eagerly: "I was just about to tell you, to buy a couple of pounds for your uncle and aunt - how about we deduct those as well?"

"Right, your friend, isn’t he the one who gave you a ride home the other time? He seems quite nice..."

Although the two municipal procurement officials didn’t lead to any outcomes - which makes sense these days with everyone talking about integrity, and with vegetables being so expensive, it wouldn’t be easy to procure.

Song Tan thought it over: "There have been too many acquaintances asking around here, so I’ve uniformly said there’s none left. But since it’s a friend of yours, Leilei, and it’s not easy to have such a close friend as you’ve grown up, we can’t let you lose face.

How difficult it is, to be in your twenties and thirties and only have this one friend! And he was someone you met through an ex-girlfriend...

She expressed her sincerity earnestly: "I’ll set aside three pounds for you at the wholesale price, you can make arrangements later."

Zhang Yanping three pounds, Xin Jun three pounds, Professor Song five pounds, plus the aunts and uncles in Imperial City...

That’s enough!

Wu Lei was extremely touched - he might not know much, but he definitely knew their stuff was in short supply!

At the moment, he nodded firmly, "Alright! I’ll follow your arrangements! Leave one pound for my family, the other two pounds you don’t need to hand over to me, just help me send them through the courier! Later I’ll give you the address and the courier fees."

His parents don’t like sticky drinks anyway, so it’s no trouble to give it away.

Song Tan thought to herself: I’m giving you the wholesale price, but when it comes to sending it to my uncle, I’ll just do that...

If necessary, I’ll deduct it from the salary.

She nodded appreciatively: "Brother Wu Lei, you really are generous and loyal!"

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