On the first weekend of December, the grapes that Lu Lingxi had been looking forward to for a long time were finally ripe.

In the Yongchun vegetable greenhouse, Erfei had been waiting for the grape vines to be picked early in the morning. Xiao Feng had also set aside a piece of land to plant grapes in order to give Lu Lingxi a good impression. When the workers in the greenhouse saw that they were using grape seeds, they privately discussed that Xiao Feng was an amateur. Grapes are planted by buying seedlings, who would plant them with seeds? It would take until next year for them to grow, not to mention that it would take at least two years for them to bear fruit. But Xiao Feng was the boss, and if he wanted to plant, they had to plant.

After the grape seeds were planted, no one expected that they would sprout in just a few days. Then these small sprouts began to grow wildly as if they were injected with hormones. Normal grape seedlings sprout from early spring and bear fruit in August or September, but these grape seedlings were full of fruit in less than two months, and they were about to mature day by day.

The entire vegetable greenhouse was in an uproar. Although other vegetables in the greenhouse also grew fast, these grapes were too amazing. Not only did they grow fast, but the grape bunches on the grape seedlings looked heavy, and the grapes on them were large and round, each one was purple-red, and they were sweet. A worker secretly picked a few and tasted them. He felt that they were soft and juicy, with a sweet taste, and a faint rose fragrance lingered in his mouth, which made people have an endless aftertaste.

Erfei quickly shifted his attention from tomatoes to grapes. The greenhouse was strictly controlled. Although the workers were envious of the grapes, few dared to steal them. Only Erfei ate them openly. Huzi scolded him several times. Didn't Brother Feng usually give him food? Couldn't he wait until they were fully ripe before eating them? They were just a few bites away. Erfei agreed reluctantly under Huzi's high pressure. Afterwards, he wanted to go and check on them ten times a day, eagerly waiting for the grapes to ripen.

As soon as the grapes were ripe, Erfei asked people to start picking them. Brother Feng was also very surprised when he saw these grapes. He specially asked someone to weigh them. The average weight of the bunch reached 1000g, and the individual berries were more than 10g. Generally, grapes of the same weight on the market are imported red grapes from abroad. Not to mention that the taste of this grape is more tempting than red grapes, and the juice is sweet and greasy. Even Brother Feng, who doesn't like grapes very much, ate a bunch in one go.

Brother Feng washed his hands and specifically asked Hu Zi to pick two baskets of good ones to send to Lu Lingxi and Wang Shuxiu respectively. He didn't have time to go there today, so he left this matter to Hu Zi.

Hu Zi simply agreed.

Er Fei was puzzled and asked secretly, "Why not just send it to sister-in-law? Our little brother Xiaoxi will be able to eat it when he gets home in the evening."

Hu Zi glared at him speechlessly, "The important thing is not to give it to Xiaoxi brother to eat, but Brother Feng asked Xiaoxi brother to give it to others. Didn't you see last time that several store owners around here get along well with Xiaoxi brother? This is a kind gesture from our Brother Feng, to sell Xiaoxi well in front of them."

Erfei really couldn't understand how Huzi could interpret such a profound meaning from Fengge's impulsive words. But he was used to following Huzi, and whatever Huzi said was what he believed.

When Lu Lingxi received Hu Zi's call, he was chatting with Grandpa Su in the store. Grandpa came to see Lu Lingxi today. A few days ago, a student gave Grandpa a pot of dragon and phoenix peony. Grandpa thought that there were not many cacti in micro-gardening, so he brought it to Lu Lingxi to see. When he came, Yan Yue had just left, and Lu Lingxi was the only one in the store.

The Dragon and Phoenix Peony mentioned by the old man is also known as the Dragon Playing with Pearls. It is a grafted chimera of the cactus. It was popular in China for a period of time before, but it is now rare in the market. The "dragon" in the Dragon and Phoenix Peony is a deformed stem with a mixture of red and green. Generally speaking, the "dragon" is inlaid with red and green, with bright colors and a peculiar twisted shape, and the more twisted the better. At the top of the "dragon" plant, there are small round balls with bright red colors, which are called "pearls", which together mean the Dragon Playing with Pearls.

"How is it? Is it rare?"

Old Master Su showed off to Lu Lingxi for a long time. He was in a naughty state of mind now, and whenever he had something good, he would think of showing it to Lu Lingxi. Lu Lingxi looked at it for a long time but couldn't figure out what the old master meant by "viewing value" and "interestingness", but he still praised it again and again.

The old man was happy and started talking about the dragon, phoenix and peony and then moved on to Su Lang.

Lu Lingxi's heart moved, and he thought of the growing wintersweet seedling at home, and asked about Su Lang's research progress on wintersweet.

Mr. Su knew about the wintergrass, and he didn't hide it when Lu Lingxi asked him. "I heard from Alang that the progress is not going well." The old man said honestly: "Research like this is just a waste of money. Alang and his team are just a charity organization, and they usually rely on donations to maintain themselves. Small-scale research can still hold up, but once it gets serious, the follow-up will not be able to keep up."

Lu Lingxi felt a little regretful when he heard this. He still remembered how excited Su Lang was when he talked about his research last time. He was also hoping that Su Lang would succeed in his research. Unfortunately, the wintergrass at home was still in its growth stage and it was not time for it to evolve, so he could not help much.

Mr. Su sighed, "Last time, one of Alang's former patients came to see him. It seems that he heard about their research and was willing to spend money to fund it. I don't know why Alang refused."

Just as Lu Lingxi was about to ask what was going on, Hu Zi called him, and his attention quickly shifted to the phone. When Hu Zi told him that the grapes he had planted were ripe and were on their way to him, Lu Lingxi was surprised and delighted.

"It's growing so fast? Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious and very sweet." Hu Zi said concisely.

Lu Lingxi laughed and after hanging up the phone, he told Grandpa Su that he was in for a treat.

"how?"

"My father planted grapes, and someone will deliver them to me soon."

Old Master Su knew about Lu Lingxi's family situation. He was stunned when he heard this, but soon he started to laugh. "That's great. I won't leave yet and wait to eat."

The topic of the old and young here shifted to eating. On the other side, An Jie was showing Yan Yue a PPT that Su Lang gave him. Just as Grandpa Su said, Su Lang and his team's research had reached a bottleneck and they were currently very short of money. Su Lang knew that Yan Yue had his own investment company, and he and An Jie also knew each other. Out of caution, he did not contact Yan Yue directly, but contacted An Jie first, and sent An Jie a piece of information in full accordance with the normal procedure, waiting for An Jie's screening.

An Jie was very surprised to see the information. After some research, he found Yan Yue. "Boss, what do you think? Su Lang and his team's research is very valuable. If it succeeds, the economic benefits will be immeasurable. I checked and found that many domestic pharmaceutical companies have set their sights on this research, but the person in charge of Su Lang and his team disagrees. According to Su Lang, their organization hopes to take the initiative in development, rather than just working for pharmaceutical companies."

"Like you said, it's valuable."

Yan Yue finished reading the information and tapped the table slowly. He had known about the research of Su Lang's organization for a long time. If the effect is really as good as Su Lang said, it is indeed worth investing. Especially under the premise that he received an interesting news, this investment seems even more necessary.

An Jie had been paying attention to Yan Yue's expression and immediately asked, "Is there a problem?"

Yan Yue nodded, "I just received news that Hepu is planning to open a new biotechnology company. They probably want to cooperate with the Lu family."

An Jie immediately understood what Yan Yue meant. The Zhongjing Lu family started out as a health product and medicine company, so it was normal for Hepu to want to cooperate with the Lu family. What was abnormal was that Yin Ya and Lu Weian were very close, and Lu Weian had come to Fengcheng to meet Su Lang some time ago. "Hepu is also interested in this project?" he asked tentatively.

“It’s possible.”

"What about us?"

"We can't afford it by ourselves, so we contacted people in NT and asked them if they are interested in investing together?"

Anjie was stunned and nodded quickly.

Yan Yue closed his computer. This was not the first time he had poached people from Hepu. In the past, he was far away abroad and his investments were all in high-tech companies. Hepu's focus was not there, so he poached people smoothly every time. But this time was different. Judging from his father's attitude, he probably valued this biological company very much. Yin Ya dared to jump out and make trouble, which meant that his father also knew about this project and was tempted. If he wanted to successfully poach people this time, he had to find a powerful ally.

As for Lu Weian, Yan Yue felt that he was not worth caring about at all. Mr. Lu had three sons and nine grandsons. Lu Weian's father, Lu Guangjing, had voluntarily given up his right to inherit the Lu family in his early years. No matter how much Lu Weian struggled, he would never be in Mr. Lu's eyes. All he could do was to help Yin Ya with connections and run errands behind his cousins, just to make a presence.