Over the next month, the once bare greenhouse became visibly more lively day by day, with new changes almost every day. In two rows of neatly arranged, exquisite flowerpots, orchids swayed shyly with their buds, their graceful figures. Although there were no particularly rare varieties, after being nurtured in the special soil, their appearance was many times more beautiful than the pictures Tang Xiaoxiao had seen online before.

In another corner, a camellia nearly as tall as a person was in full bloom, its leaves a pleasing green, and about a third of the buds had already opened, the pale pink petals faintly gleaming with a jade-like luster, arranged in orderly layers. It was the "Eighteen Scholars," one of the famous camellia varieties. Tang Xiaoxiao had found this camellia at a bargain price in a shop. The shop owner had bought it at a high price hoping to sell it for a good price, but unfortunately, due to improper care, when Tang Xiaoxiao saw it, the camellia was left with only bare branches and was on the verge of death, discarded among a pile of half-dead, withered branches and leaves. Tang Xiaoxiao was lucky; when she entered the shop, the owner and his wife were arguing. A customer had already taken a liking to the camellia tree, but because the customer was out of town, they paid a deposit and agreed to pick it up in half a month. However, not long after, the entire tree began to inexplicably lose its leaves, and within a few days it was completely bare. The shop owner tried everything but couldn't save it, so naturally the customer refused to buy it. The shop not only lost money but also damaged its reputation. The couple blamed each other, which Tang Xiaoxiao happened to overhear. Otherwise, with her sharp eyes, she wouldn't have been able to recognize what kind of tree those bare branches were.

Seeing that the pile of broken branches and leaves hadn't completely lost its vitality, Tang Xiaoxiao asked the shop owner to pack it all up and give it to her. The shop owner naturally didn't object. Tang Xiaoxiao had bought quite a lot of things, and that pile of junk was meant to be cleared out and thrown away anyway, so giving it to her was no big deal.

In Tang Xiaoxiao's space, the camellia indeed regained its vitality and quickly grew new leaves. Then Tang Xiaoxiao transplanted it to a greenhouse, and now it is lush and leafy, with each flower having about 130 petals, making it a very rare and exquisite plant.

Tang Xiaoxiao took some photos of flowers with her camera, without any editing, and then uploaded them to a fairly large local forum. One section of this forum was frequented by flower lovers who would post gardening tips, ask for help with questions, and show off the varieties they grew.

The forum did not allow the posting of transaction information. Tang Xiaoxiao only stated in the post that all the photos were taken of her own products, and then left.

Shortly after the post was published, many comments appeared below, mostly expressing skepticism.

[These photos are all photoshopped, aren't they? Is that a Cymbidium goeringii? It's too green, like it's carved from jade. Do they think we're blind?]

What variety is that? It looks like a lotus-petal orchid, but not quite. The color isn't very vibrant, is it?

[I strongly suspect the original poster is trying to scam us with fake flowers.]

These eighteen scholars are so beautiful! Every flower they bloom is about the same size, like they were copied and pasted.

[Judging from the time the photo was taken today, is it peony blooming season now?]

[It's not necessarily a fake flower; fake flowers couldn't look so lifelike and natural. However, there's reasonable suspicion that the photo has been photoshopped, or at least the colors have been adjusted.]

The discussion grew increasingly heated, and three hours later, a tech expert appeared in the comments section, stating that he had verified the photos in the post and that they had not been modified in any way. He didn't know if the flowers were fake, but the photos were definitely real.

Because Tang Xiaoxiao's photos were so beautiful—although her photography skills were average, they perfectly captured the full beauty of the various flowers, proving that the photos weren't fake—flower lovers on the forum became even more curious about the authenticity of the actual flowers. The discussion below the post reached unprecedented levels, and that very evening the moderator stamped it as a featured post, and the title was highlighted in red and pinned to the top.

The next morning, after breakfast, Tang Xiaoxiao logged into the forum and was surprised to find her post pinned to the top, along with dozens of private messages in her inbox. One of them caught her attention: the poster claimed his father loved flowers and that his father's birthday was approaching, so he wanted to surprise him. He asked if Tang Xiaoxiao's post was true, and if so, if she was interested in selling the flowers. Tang Xiaoxiao immediately replied with a private message, giving him her phone number.

Not long after, an unfamiliar number from City A called in.