117 Clark Branch: Lex Group
Smallville Flower Shop is also doing good business today.
In fact, the demand for flowers in the town is not large. Only after the young people who came back a few days ago started to supply flowers grown on her farm did the flower shop owner gradually become busy.
"I don't know why," the flower buyer said, putting his nose close to the flower. The petals, wet with water droplets, swayed slightly under his breath. "I feel so happy when I smell the fragrance."
"These are flowers from Aria Farm. They're always the best quality we have," the florist said, smiling as he handed the wrapped bouquet to the customer. "Perhaps today is a good day for the flowers."
Like some kind of hazy and unrevealed premonition, after seeing off the customers, the flower shop owner looked at the sunny sky outside the shop and muttered to himself.
"...I have a feeling something good will happen today."
It was at this moment that the farmer broke into the store.
She pushed open the door and rushed in. The wind chimes hanging at the door of the shop clashed with each other and made a clanging sound. The flower shop owner looked at her like his own child and hurriedly gave her instructions:
"Slow down, slow down, don't fall or hurt yourself."
"Know!"
Aria responded with a smile as bright as the sunshine today, and retreated to the door as if she remembered something, jumping up and down to shake off the fine sand on her body.
"I almost forgot about this. It's not good to have beautiful flowers covered in sand."
"Where have you been?" the boss asked with a smile. "Are you looking for new varieties of flowers?"
Since the farmer donated the various things she dug up from time to time to a primary school museum in Smallville, she has obviously gained a lot of fame in the town. When she meets children on the road, they will come up to her excitedly and ask what she has found.
The farmer's little thing came in handy at this time. Aria smiled and waved her hand, giving everyone some ore.
——As for the parents who came to the farmer’s house later and panicked, claiming that the gifts were too expensive and asking the farmer to stop this “giving out gold in the village” behavior, that is a story for later.
"A bit tall and strong, but sometimes needs care..." Aria held her chin and thought about it, not quite sure: "Well, it can be considered a flower, right?"
She held up the flower stand and asked sincerely, "So, any recommendations? What kind of bouquet should I give to another flower?"
In fact, the bouquet should be bought at the grocery store, but as soon as the farmer walked into the grocery store, he was driven out by old Jackson, who said that the bouquets he sold were not suitable for such a solemn occasion.
"Young man, what's the most important thing when giving a gift? It's the thought behind it."
"Elena loves the flowers grown on your farm the most. Every night after I close the shop, she always asks me to take a few back." Jackson winked, trying to impart some reliable experience to the young man: "Perhaps you can try to impress her with the fruits of your labor."
"Although according to tradition, young girls shouldn't confess their feelings first, but now is different from our time. If you love someone, you should express it boldly. I support you!"
Completely unaware of the kind of person Aria was confessing to, the grocery store owner blindly encouraged her, "What man can't win over a girl from Smallville? If he dares to refuse, I, Old Jackson, will have my shotgun!"
...No, this is no longer the Kansas way.
Before the scene shifts to a Texas legacy, the farmer slips out of the grocery store like a fish.
She felt that what old Jackson said made sense - only the first half, but the flowers from her own farm could not be assembled into a bouquet.
She decided to go to the flower shop again before her appointment with Clark Kent.
Tall, strong...flowers?
Before the florist could form a concrete image of the person receiving the flowers in his mind, a figure came in behind the farmer.
Clark Kent was wearing a plaid shirt, which he had no idea how many of in his closet, and familiar framed glasses. Just standing there, he blocked out a large area of light.
...Why didn’t I notice before that the Kent family’s son has grown so tall and looks... more radiant?
"Let me think..." The flower shop owner suddenly had an idea and stood up and danced among the flowers.
She matched the flowers and cut the gift ribbons at an unprecedented speed.
Sunflowers, daisies, and a few bunches of fountain grass require little modification, just keep the flowers in their original state.
"Here," the shopkeeper said with a smile as he handed the finished product to Aria. "If everything goes well, please give the flower a good review. It has worked hard to bloom for you today."
Aria reacted and raised two fingers, drawing a light arc from her brow. "Yes, sir, no problem, sir!"
The florist smiled like an auntie and watched Aria run over and pull the Kent son out.
"How did you find me?" the farmer asked curiously after leaving the shop. "I told you I'm fast."
It's the same way as last time... but it sounds a bit perverted. Perhaps only Kara, who is also a Kryptonian, can understand his feelings a little bit.
And it's not that he can't wait, it's just that good luck comes too quickly. When Clark Kent is alone, he always suspects that he is dreaming - just like the starry night when Cinderella came to him.
…but the bouquet was already in his hand.
"Aria, I think I might be able to keep this bouquet forever."
He should be able to find one or two preservation technologies from the vast ocean of Kryptonian technology and allow it to exist forever.
And so, like some kind of nearly eternal motto carved in stone, it would never end between them.
But the farmer didn't seem to notice Superman's little thought, and she laughed.
"Clark," Smallville's wind came at the right time, giving Clark a chance to help her tidy up her hair. Aria rubbed his palm and laughed.
“Flowers are eternal!”
"Even me."
She pulled down his hand and excitedly invited him, "Do you have time today? If you don't have to work overtime, I can show you the new changes in the farm and Smallville!"
Although this feels like a peacock spreading its tail feathers, the farmer just wants to spread it out vigorously!
…
Clark knew that Aria had been working diligently on the farm since she took over from Old John - although the farmer had never said it explicitly, she must have a goal in her mind that she had to achieve and work hard for.
He was happy to be a witness...or later, a participant.
The farmer expanded the farmhouse and erected a silo on the land. Compared with the previous deserted farm overgrown with weeds, it is hard to imagine that these changes happened in such a short period of time.
"This is Li Bao, you've met him before," Aria said as she invited him to the stables. The black horse, wearing a straw hat, was chewing hay. "Since you'll be seeing each other often, why not take this opportunity to get to know each other and become friends?"
Aria spoke casually, but Clark Kent couldn't help but curl up the corner of his mouth at the word "later". He imitated the farmer's posture and reached out to touch Li Bao - the strong girl with a shiny black body didn't blow air at him like she did when they met last time, but just flared her nostrils in some doubt and sniffed Kent's hand.
"Oh, maybe she's wondering why you smell like me." Aria explained with a smile, "After all, she's only a two-year-old teenager."
The farmer came closer: "But I'm sorry..."
As she leaned over, Clark Kent's mind went blank. Perhaps this was a good time to kiss her—perhaps, probably, possibly—but he just subconsciously paused for breath, like walking in the woods and accidentally seeing a deer sipping from a stream.
Watching silently and excitedly.
Luckily, the farmer just sniffed him like a small animal, then backed away with a grin: "I can't smell that."
"Aria..." After taking a deep breath, the feeling of loss came back to him, biting Superman's ears until they turned red: "Don't do this again in the future."
The farmer responded with a confused look: "?"
Aria was horrified: "Do I stink?"
Even though she often dives into sewers, gets covered in monster blood when she goes down into mines, rummages through trash cans, and recently caused a scene in the desert, she shouldn't stink, right?
She was absolutely certain that among so many newly added unnamed MODs, there was definitely no MOD with the plot of the village next door.
"No wonder I felt like Smallville was always missing something. Now I remember," Aria said sadly, "it's the hot springs."
Clark Kent noticed that the conversation suddenly turned back to the agricultural channel: "..."
Oh no, he should have expected this.
Expecting the farmer to fully realize his mistake is a bit easier than expecting Lex Luthor to never collect kryptonite again.
…
As a complete action person, the farmer decided that even if Smallville didn't have hot springs, she would create a town with hot springs!
"Actually, Smallville has unexplored geothermal resources..." Clark Kent was happy to oblige. "Want to check it out?"
"I've been busy tidying up my own farm and haven't discovered this way of playing yet." Calculating the time, her wine has been brewed. She just needs to go to Zuzu City to sell it, which will bring in a considerable income, just enough to build Smallville.
After the hot springs are built, local residents of Smallville can come and soak in them for free. Although it is not known whether the effect of the hot springs in restoring her energy and health points will also work on other people, it is good to have an additional entertainment activity on weekdays.
The farmer instructed Clark to put him down with great familiarity: "It would be great if the location happened to be deep in the mountains..."
Aria's words were cut short as a fence with an "Under Construction" sign on it blocked their way further in.
To the Residents of Smallville:
Lex Group is pleased to announce that we will be launching a Sustainable Land Development Plan in Smallville, which aims to promote local economic growth, increase employment and bring long-term benefits to the region.
Special Notice: This project has passed all relevant regulatory reviews (File No.: Lex-L61091 Amendment). Any questions regarding the project should be submitted through official channels. Unverified rumors will not be tolerated.
【We look forward to creating a brilliant future with Smallville! 】
Seeing Clark Kent's expression obviously worsening, Aria also exclaimed: "Wow."
"When I first became a farmer, I thought the JOJA in the town was the Wayne Group. After I got familiar with the Wayne Group, I thought JOJA was Lei Xiaogu. Now that I have defeated Lei Xiaogu, I am becoming more and more clear. It's not that JOJA will not come..." *
"So you were waiting for me here."
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*Amendment number from the JOJA game letter [This landslide was caused by our company's drilling activities. We must state that our drilling activities are completely legal (according to JOJA Corporation Amendment L61091) and protecting the local environment has always been our priority!]
*Playing a Kangxi Dynasty meme
I will continue to update tomorrow. I will work hard to collect manuscripts over the weekend and post a chapter when I am at work.
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