The Farming Livestreamer: I Don't Want to Inherit Billions!-Chapter 273: All the Vegetables Have Withered

Chapter 273: Chapter 273: All the Vegetables Have Withered

"Buzz——"

Chi Youyou was woken up by the vibrating of her phone.

With the Autumn Expo approaching, Chi Youyou had been spending most of her time in the experiment field lately.

Every day after getting home, she still had to do live streaming to prepare for the collaborative live competition.

Luckily, the final competition was scheduled after the Autumn Expo.

And she also received a message from her dad, along with photos from their trip abroad!

Yes, they actually went abroad on a trip!

The two who had never left Phoenix Mountain went abroad...

She really wanted to ask them if they started slacking off after knowing their family’s secret and decided not to pretend anymore?

Chi Youyou, still a bit dazed, rubbed her sleepy eyes and reached out for the vibrating phone.

"Hello?" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"Youyou, something’s wrong! That batch of vegetables you planted for the Autumn Expo, they’ve all withered!"

...

"What happened?"

Chi Youyou, who was taking a lunch break in her dorm, instantly woke up after receiving a call from Ji Changqing. She quickly got dressed and dashed out.

The few people, still not understanding what was going on, looked at each other in confusion.

She sprinted all the way to the experiment field. Since this batch of vegetables was still in the testing phase, they were planted in an experimental greenhouse where normally few people would come by.

"We found them like this when we arrived."

Inside the greenhouse were only Ji Changqing and Qin Rui, both with serious expressions.

With the Autumn Expo just days away, if Chi Youyou’s vegetables had problems, she wouldn’t be able to participate.

Then the college wouldn’t adopt this batch of vegetables either.

Chi Youyou carefully inspected each plant, furrowed her brows, and then gave her conclusion:

"Root rot?"

"Yes, that seems to be the case."

Ji Changqing nodded, "But theoretically, since they’re in the greenhouse and the soil is aerated, there’s no reason for the roots to struggle to breathe, causing root rot."

Chi Youyou squinted her eyes. She checked them almost every day and was certain this batch wouldn’t develop root rot!

Unless...

She didn’t answer Ji Changqing directly and conducted another inspection, this time of the soil.

"What’s up? Is there a problem?"

"Senior, look!"

Chi Youyou used a small trowel to scoop out a portion of the soil, then another, placing them together.

Seeing this, Ji Changqing seemed to have a thought.

"These two soil portions are different?"

"Yes."

Chi Youyou nodded, "This soil was newly added by someone. If I’m not wrong, it contains many pathogenic fungi, which could cause root rot."

"If that’s the case, then it makes sense."

"No way, seriously? These two soil portions are different?"

Hearing their exchange, Qin Rui looked bewildered.

To him, the two clumps of soil looked identical, so how could they be different?

So mysterious!

Ji Changqing ignored his question and instead looked seriously at Chi Youyou, "Youyou, what do you plan to do about this?"

"What to do?"

Chi Youyou took a deep breath, furious not because someone was targeting her to stop her from attending the Autumn Expo, but because someone tampered with her vegetables!

How outrageous!

Don’t they know the importance of cherishing food?

"They don’t want me at the Autumn Expo, but I refuse to give in."

She chuckled, "If they think ruining this batch will stop me, then what if this batch has no issues and thrives instead?"

"You mean!"

Ji Changqing instantly understood!

"Senior, I want to catch a big fish, and I won’t let the small ones go either. This must not be let go easily. If there are people like this in our school, who would dare to do their final projects in our Agricultural College if their hard-grown things are destroyed? It’s simply too much!"

"Understood! Leave this to me."

Ji Changqing agreed to set an example, "Let’s catch them red-handed!"

Standing behind them, Qin Rui was still in a daze. Were they even talking about the same thing?

Why didn’t he understand?

"Xiao Rui, this matter will trouble you."

"Oh? Cousin, just tell me!"

Even though he didn’t understand, he’d just do as they say!

Canteen.

"Youyou, your vegetables are growing so well!"

Zhao Qingran exclaimed loudly, almost like she had a loudspeaker.

Chi Youyou tried not to laugh as she nodded, "Not bad, it should be no problem to win at the Autumn Expo."

"Youyou, we should be humble; there’s always someone better. There are many experts at the Autumn Expo!"

Lin Xing reminded her.

"Hehe, Xingxing, that’s called confidence!"

The four of them chatted loudly while walking. Because Chi Youyou was pretty, many people looked at them. Only those from the Agricultural College understood what they were talking about. Other college students, not knowing the details, just caught that Chi Youyou was impressive.

It seemed her vegetables would win awards.

Soon the whole school knew, and even the forums were buzzing.

"What’s going on?"

Fang Yifei looked at the post on her phone, surrounded by discussions about Chi Youyou winning an award.

Frustration welled up in her chest.

She was having such bad luck recently! Her livestream was failing, and now she was being outdone by some country girl!

"I’ll ask Zhai Li, she was so sure she wouldn’t let her compete!"

Song Xingruo called Zhai Li.

Zhai Li, upon receiving the call, was also puzzled. How could those vegetables still be thriving?

"I’ll find out what happened, and... even if she participates in the Autumn Expo, I have ways to ensure she can’t survive in the agricultural sector!"

Zhai Li hung up and dialed another number from her contacts.

The call was quickly answered, and the person on the other end seemed to already know what she was calling about.

"I did what you asked, but I don’t know why it didn’t succeed..."

"Didn’t you say it was foolproof?"

Zhai Li was a bit frustrated.

"Was the dosage too low?"

"Maybe, there are still two days until the Autumn Expo, think of another way to handle it!"

"But..."

"No buts! If you handle this right, I’ll ensure your research project stays on course!"

The person on the other end paused for a moment before agreeing.

After hanging up, Zhai Li thought a moment, then deleted her call log and the contact.

If she could block Chi Youyou before the expo, that would be great. But even if it failed, she wasn’t worried; she had backup plans.

As long as Chi Youyou dared to compete, she’d find a way to ruin her reputation!