Love? The Reborn Me Just Wants to Obtain Rewards-Chapter 862 - 360: Surprised or Not Surprised?

Su Huai stayed home for a week, taking care of all the messy little affairs of relatives and neighbors, and then set off heading north.

Gu is currently at Wuying National Forest Park, uh, somewhere near Yichun City adjacent to the Xiao Xinganling area. Su Huai had never been there before.

Comparison can really drive people nuts. Su Huai had never set foot in this semi-hometown, but Gu Tongshu had already set up a farm there, and half of the mountain outside the forest park belonged to him.

When Su Huai arrived and took a look—wow, it was so nice!

Right next door was the lush and verdant Huaxia’s largest red pine virgin forest. The farm was built on a hillside, with the sapphire-blue artificial Lifeng Lake at the base, and an ecological garden further up.

The gentle breeze caressed softly, with the temperature around 20 degrees. Every breath was filled with the refreshing aroma of pure, natural oxygen.

When Su Huai’s car drove up to the gate at the foot of the farm, Gu Jiuyue came hopping over to greet him in a full tracksuit.

"Eh? You’re looking great!"

Su Huai smiled, sizing her up and showering her in compliments: "Looks like you’ve been diligent and happy lately, which is why you’re so healthy."

"Of course!"

Gu happily nodded, showing off like a child with a treasure: "I not only wake up early to exercise every day but also help Grandma with farm work in the afternoons!"

"That’s impressive! So what can you do now?"

"Pick cucumbers, pick persimmons, pick wood ears..."

After listing off a bunch of things to pick, she suddenly got excited: "Oh, oh! I also fed a Purple Mink!"

Su Huai, always one to play along, immediately gasped in amazement: "Wow! Isn’t that a national Class I protected animal?!"

"Exactly!" Gu Jiuyue wagged her metaphorical tail like a joyful puppy, showing off with abandon: "Duo is a wild Purple Mink. It likes me so much that it often comes to play with me. I’ll show it to you later—so pretty and so cute!"

Su Huai pretended to scold her: "Why didn’t you post something this cool on your social media sooner?"

"I forgot!"

Gu playfully stuck out her tongue and, turning around, grabbed a camera from Wu and shoved it into Su Huai’s hands.

"Here, you’re in charge of this now. Next time I play with Duo, you have to snap some photos for us."

"Got it, boss!"

As they strolled leisurely uphill, Su Huai noticed that Gu Jiuyue’s cheeks quickly flushed red, though her energy remained strong throughout.

Improved cardio-pulmonary function?

Looks like that year of Vajra Skills training wasn’t in vain...

Gu still hadn’t mastered the nine-round routine yet, typically wrapping up at six rounds, which Su Huai never forced her to push further—moderation is key, after all.

As a result, compared to her past life at the same age, she was much healthier and capable of adapting to mountain forest life now.

When they reached the farmhouse, Su Huai finally grasped the scale of it—Gu Tongshu had leased the entire mountain. There were no indigenous residents, only a group of staff hired from nearby villages.

"Come on, let me show you our veggie patch!"

Gu eagerly dragged him toward the side, bragging as they walked: "The vegetables we grow here are different varieties. I guarantee you’ve never tasted anything like them."

Alright, let’s go check it out.

The vegetable patch wasn’t large, but it had a very homely vibe—it was modernized, yet it wasn’t vast. Each variety was planted based on "what the family could eat," not for commercial sale.

Amidst the lush green foliage, Su Huai immediately spotted a cluster of bright red tomatoes.

At first glance, the appearance didn’t suggest much difference, but after Gu Jiuyue pulled out a wet wipe and carefully cleaned one for him, Su Huai took a bite—hiss!

The flesh was sandy, soft yet substantial, with an 8:2 sweetness-to-tartness ratio. The taste was rich and flavorful, irresistibly sweet.

"Delicious, right?"

Gu’s expression brimmed with anticipation as she watched him.

Gou Huai nodded vigorously, exclaiming, "Oh wow, this is amazing! It’s the taste I remember from my childhood."

Gu immediately repeated what she had just learned, proudly explaining: "This variety’s no longer available anywhere else. Apparently, you can’t even buy the seeds anymore. Because the skin is thin and the flesh is soft, it tastes incredible but doesn’t transport well or keep long. It’s low-yielding and prone to pest issues, so it was abandoned.

Nowadays, farmers grow high-yield varieties in greenhouses. They look nice but taste terrible. Back when I was in Jinling, I never ate raw tomatoes.

But here on our farm, with the high latitude, fertile black soil, and spring water irrigation, everything we grow tastes completely different..."

As she rambled on, Su Huai found her both amusing and fascinating.

He already knew these reasons, and he had long realized how terrible the vegetables in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai were.

But since she enjoyed talking, why not humor her?

Su Huai teased her, saying, "Wow, so clever. You rich folks down south, when you can’t get good stuff locally, you just go searching the world for it, huh?"

"Heehee..."

Gu giggled sheepishly, muttering, "It’s not me doing the searching; ask Old Gu."

"Then why would I... Hey, what the—what’s this?"

Before Su Huai could finish his sentence, a big rat darted past his feet, followed closely by a large tabby cat leaping out from the greenery. The cat pinned the rat to the ground in an instant and, with the rat clenched in its jaws, raised its head like a boss.

"Hey, buddy, is this your cafeteria?"

Su Huai chuckled as he greeted the tabby cat, then turned to check on Gu Jiuyue: "You okay?"

Gu seemed completely indifferent, squatting down to chat with the tabby cat: "Scar Brother, nice work! But remember, once you’ve eaten a rat, no going after the chickens and ducks, okay~~~"

Was she seriously not afraid of rats? How did that make any sense?

Whatever, there were even more nonsensical things—like that tabby cat with a scar on its face, which actually meowed at Gu Jiuyue, as if it genuinely understood and agreed, before swaggering off to find a quiet spot to enjoy its meal.

And as soon as it left, a hen poked its head out of a pile of leaves, glanced around, stretched its neck, and snatched up a green worm to eat.