Chapter 105 Watermelon

This summer is exceptionally hot.

In Shaohua City, located on the eastern coast of Xia Kingdom, the temperature has not dropped below 39 degrees Celsius for half a month, and sometimes it even reaches more than 40 degrees Celsius at noon.

Due to the recent high temperatures, construction sites have been given a heatwave break, and there are few pedestrians on the streets. Residents only come out for a stroll occasionally after rain or when it is slightly cooler at night.

That noon, while Gan Yao was processing orders at the factory, she suddenly received a large box of express deliveries.

This was delivered by the courier team from Xianshan Farm. After a flash of light, a large courier box appeared in his office.

The sudden appearance of the object startled Zhang Wen, the assistant whose desk was right next to it.

Gan Yao looked at Zhang Wen's expression and laughed out loud, saying, "Don't be afraid, these are vegetables I bought from Xianshan Farm."

"Fairy Mountain Farm?!" Zhang Wen exclaimed in surprise, his mouth agape.

She could hardly believe that her boss could actually buy vegetables from Xianshan Farm. But the Xianshan Farm logo on the delivery box couldn't be fake, and the delivery box did suddenly appear in the office. The only person who could do that now is Xianshan Farm's delivery team, right?

Zhang Wen adjusted his glasses and murmured in amazement, "Boss, you've got incredible luck! You actually managed to snag some vegetables from the Immortal Mountain Farm!"

The Xianshan Farm app now has over 100 million registered users. The chance of successfully grabbing vegetables is only one percent, so you need to have an incredible stroke of luck.

Gan Yao laughed twice and said, "I've been fighting for it for two years now, it's about time it was my turn."

Zhang Wen pursed his lips, feeling a pang of sadness.

She's been trying for almost two years now, why hasn't it been her turn yet?

Gan Yao got up and went to the delivery box, opening it with barely concealed excitement.

Zhang Wen also quickly came to his side, and together they looked expectantly into the express delivery box.

The first thing the two of them saw was a box of strawberries placed on top.

The strawberries were bright red and large, with two green leaves on the stem as green as jade and glossy. They lay in an ordinary plastic box, yet looked no different from expensive gemstones.

It wasn't until he saw the strawberries that Zhang Wencai truly believed that Li Chang'an's live stream had no filters or special effects.

These strawberries are exactly the same as those in Li Chang'an's live stream, and each one is the same size as the one Li Chang'an is holding. There is no huge difference between the seller's photos and the buyer's photos.

Zhang Wen couldn't help but exclaim "Wow!"

Gan Yao was also surprised.

He took out the box of strawberries, and as soon as he opened it, the aroma of strawberries wafted out.

"It smells so good!" Zhang Wen took a deep sniff.

The natural aroma of fruits is sweet but not cloying, refreshing and delightful. No wonder wealthy people in TV dramas use fruit instead of incense in their homes.

Gan Yao couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

These strawberries are so sweet and fragrant. Although it's only two pounds, the aroma fills the entire office, almost as good as those fruit shops that have huge baskets of strawberries on display.

He couldn't resist taking one out to try, and his eyes lit up as soon as he bit into it.

So sweet and juicy! Even the seeds on the strawberries seem to burst with juice, and biting into them brings a strong sense of satisfaction.

Gan Yao finished a large strawberry in a few bites, then unconsciously reached into the box and picked up the next one.

Zhang Wen watched as his boss ate three large strawberries one after another.

"Boss," Zhang Wen couldn't help but ask, his tone tinged with sarcasm, "what exactly does this strawberry taste like?"

They ate it right in front of her, and she could only smell it.

Gan Yao then came to her senses and felt a little embarrassed when she saw her assistant's longing eyes.

He coughed lightly, reluctantly put down the box of strawberries, and said, "They're very sweet. Let's see what other vegetables we have; I also bought a watermelon."

After Gan Yao finished speaking, she took all the vegetables out of the express delivery box.

This time, Xianshan Farm was selling only premium vegetables, and Gan Yao bought the maximum purchase limit for each type.

In the very bottom corner of the package, there was a large watermelon.

Gan Yao picked up the watermelon, bent her index and middle fingers, and gently tapped the watermelon with her knuckles.

The watermelon made a "thump, thump" sound, which immediately suggested it was a good watermelon.

Gan Yao smiled and turned to Zhang Wen, saying, "Why don't you cut this watermelon up and share it with the workers in the workshop?"

They had a very small factory, mainly producing stationery. Including him and Zhang Wen, there were only fourteen people in the entire factory. If you cut this big watermelon in half, everyone could get a slice.

There were only ten strawberries in those two pounds, not enough to share, so Gan Yao thought of taking the rest home for his parents to eat.

Zhang Wen was quite surprised that Gan Yao would take out a watermelon to share.

Her eyes widened, and she exclaimed, "Wow, boss, you're so generous!"

Gan Yao clicked her tongue. "Don't be cheeky, or I'll take them all home and eat them myself."

Zhang Wen quickly snatched the watermelon from his hand, his eyes narrowing into slits with a smile: "That won't do, boss, you have to keep your word. I'll take it and cut it right now!"

After she finished speaking, she carried the large watermelon to the small kitchen next to the office.

This small kitchen was specially partitioned off during Gan Yao's renovation. Some workers, tired of the food in the park's canteen, would sometimes bring their own meals and heat them up in the microwave before their lunch break.

The small kitchen has all the basic cooking utensils.

Zhang Wen placed the cutting board down, took out a fruit knife, rinsed the surface of the watermelon with water, and then placed it on the cutting board to cut it.

As soon as the blade made a small cut, the watermelon made a "crack" sound, and a large crack appeared along the cut!

Zhang Wen stared in disbelief at the crack on the watermelon.

"My goodness, boss, come quick! This melon should be called a paper-skinned watermelon!"

Gan Yao walked over with a smile, saying, "What paper-skinned watermelon? You're exaggerating... Wow!"

Gan Yao's eyes widened as she looked at the watermelon on the cutting board.

The watermelon, including the rind and white flesh, is only about four millimeters thick, and you can see the red flesh inside through the cracks.

Gan Yao said, "Well, I remember seeing a news report before that there is a type of watermelon whose rind is only one or two millimeters thick. But that was a very small, miniature watermelon. This watermelon is so big, yet its rind is still so thin."

Zhang Wen's smile never faded as she cut along the crack in the watermelon.

Both of them heard a crisp, cracking sound.

The watermelon was cut in half and lay on the cutting board. The cut surface was flat, without a single black seed, and the firm red flesh glistened with moisture.

Gan Yao and Zhang Wen both smelled a refreshing watermelon scent, and they felt refreshed from the inside out.

Zhang Wen continued cutting, slicing the watermelon into sixteen pieces.

She took out two large rectangular plates. She set aside three slices for Gan Yao, placed the rest of the watermelon slices on top, and carried the two plates to the workshop outside the office.

She placed two plates on the table beside her and called out, "Come on, everyone, take a break and have a slice of watermelon before you get back to work."

The employees looked up and the first thing they saw was two plates of watermelon on the table.

Seeing a watermelon in the summer makes you feel a sense of coolness.

Upon hearing Zhang Wen's words, the employees all smiled and came over.

"Thank you, Assistant Zhang."

Someone picked up a slice of watermelon and asked in surprise, "Wow, this watermelon is really good! Assistant Zhang, where did you buy it?"

Zhang Wen: "The boss managed to snag one at the Fairy Mountain Farm. There's a limit of one per person, so everyone can only get one. Otherwise, the boss would definitely have bought one for each person."

The employees gasped in surprise.

"Immortal Mountain Farm, is that the Mysterious Spirit Immortal Mountain of the God Venerable?"

Now, in the entire Xia Kingdom, who doesn't know about Immortal Mountain Farm if they have internet access?

Li Chang'an has over 100 million followers on Weige. Every time he finishes a live stream, he stays on the Weige hot search and Yin Fu hot search for two or three days. The hot search square is full of real buyers posting and sharing the vegetables they bought, which attracts a lot of envy. Each post gets at least a thousand likes and hundreds of comments.

Zhang Wen nodded: "Yes!"

The employees were all amazed.

"The vegetables sold at this Fairy Mountain Farm are expensive and hard to get." The person who spoke had tried to buy vegetables from Fairy Mountain Farm before, but had failed.

Zhang Wen: "So when the boss bought it, he thought of sharing it with everyone so that everyone could try it."

The employees then smiled and each picked up a piece from the plate.

Zhang Wen also picked up a piece.

She had been looking forward to the taste of this watermelon for a long time, so she took a bite. The juice immediately seeped out and flowed down the flesh onto her hand.

The flesh is crisp and cool. You can taste the sweetness of watermelon as soon as you bite into it. It's not sticky at all. After swallowing it, it's like drinking the coolest well water. Your body is soaked in that well water and becomes incredibly cool.

Bite after bite, a slice of watermelon was quickly emptied, and a refreshing plant flavor wafted from the rind and white flesh.

If it weren't for the fact that there were still employees around, Zhang Wen would have wanted to gnaw on the white flesh.

She had no choice but to put down the watermelon rind with regret. When she looked up, she saw several employees licking the watermelon juice that had dripped onto their wrists, still savoring the taste.

"It's so delicious, no wonder it's a watermelon from Xianshan Farm," said one employee.

Others quickly echoed:

"Yes, it feels cool after eating it."

The workshop is large, but there is no air conditioning installed; there are only several cooling fans.

But in this kind of weather, if you leave the area blew by the air conditioner fan even slightly, you will feel very hot, and you will sweat as soon as you move around. You will feel sticky and uncomfortable all over.

However, after eating that slice of watermelon, the employees felt the stickiness on their bodies disappear instantly, and they felt cool and refreshed, and relaxed from the inside out.

At this point, an employee left for a short while to go to the restroom.

When he returned, he was walking hurriedly, but his face showed a mixture of surprise and joy.

"Amazing! This watermelon! I didn't feel hot at all when I went to the bathroom!"

There was no air conditioning or cooling fan in the toilet. Before, when they went to the toilet, they were all sweating profusely.

This employee was physically weak. After leaving the area of ​​the cooling fan, he was sweating profusely, and his short-sleeved shirt was soaked through.

But today, when he washed his hands after using the toilet, he suddenly realized that he wasn't sweating and didn't even feel hot!

If we're looking for the reason, it must be that slice of watermelon we just ate!

Zhang Wen and the other employees were stunned. Some tried to move away from the cooling fan and then their faces lit up with surprise.

"Yes! I don't feel hot at all anymore!"

They thought they would only feel cool while eating watermelon, but they didn't expect it to have such an effect after eating it.

"I wonder how long this watermelon will last..." an employee muttered, then suddenly remembered something: "I remember when I was a child, we could boil watermelon flesh to make water. I'll take the leftovers home and try boiling them tomorrow to see if it will cool me down."

As soon as he finished speaking, the other employees suddenly realized what he meant and quickly put away the melon pulp they had just eaten.

Zhang Wen glanced at the piece he had left over and then put it away, feeling embarrassed.

She'll go back and try it too, to see if boiling it in water and drinking it will have the same effect.