The electric scooter was broken again. Lu Fan felt utterly miserable. He picked up the scooter and retrieved the battery that had been knocked off. Pushing the vehicle, he started walking back.
Upon returning home, he discovered that Master Wu, who was in charge of building the greenhouse, had already started work at the foot of the back mountain with his crew. Lu Fan quickly abandoned the scooter and headed to the back mountain. He saw Liu Ruyan there as well.
"Lu Fan! You're back. What happened? You look so disheveled," Liu Ruyan said, walking over to him as she saw him return. She asked anxiously, noticing his disheveled state.
"It's nothing. I encountered two vehicles passing each other on the road, and they forced me into a ditch. The scooter broke," Lu Fan lied, knowing that telling the truth would worry his family.
"Are you hurt?" Liu Ruyan asked with immediate concern.
"I'm fine," Lu Fan quickly shook his head.
"That's good to hear! The loan procedures are all done, and we're just waiting for the funds to be released. I've asked Master Wu to start the work ahead of time. We'll pay them as soon as the loan comes through. Master Wu is a good person; he agreed to start early," Liu Ruyan said.
"Thank you, Ruyan!" Lu Fan said earnestly.
"Why are you being so formal with me? Tonight, come over to my place...!" Liu Ruyan's pretty face flushed slightly. Shen Xinyi had been present yesterday, preventing Lu Fan from treating her. However, the day had been uneventful. Although she wasn't sure if her condition had improved, she inexplicably wanted Lu Fan to come.
"Oh, right! I haven't seen Lin Fang. Where is she?" Lu Fan suddenly remembered Lin Fang as he thought about seeing her. He wondered why he hadn't seen her upon his return.
"Lin Fang?" Liu Ruyan blinked, unsure who Lu Fan was referring to.
"Let's go back," Lu Fan turned and started walking back. He hoped Lin Fang had returned to work. Otherwise, how could he accept a top student from a prestigious university, a doctor with over ten years of experience, as his student?
At Lu Fan's home, Zhao Rongrong and Taohua were clearing the table. With Master Wu and his crew working, they would be eating lunch there. Thus, Taohua had come over again.
"Mom! Why don't I see Aunt Lin?" Lu Fan asked as soon as he entered the house.
"Little Fan. Lin Fang left after you did. She said she had some business to attend to in the county town. However, she didn't take her luggage," Zhao Rongrong quickly replied.
"Why would she leave her luggage behind? It looks like she plans to come back!" Lu Fan shook his head. "Ah, let her be! I can tell she's a good person! Just a good person who tends to overthink things!"
"Lu Fan! Who is Lin Fang?" Liu Ruyan asked from the side.
Lu Fan then explained the entire situation to Liu Ruyan.
"There are actually people like that? Coming all the way to this mountain village to learn medicine," Liu Ruyan also found it strange.
"Village Chief Liu! I happen to have something I'd like to discuss with you. Let's go to the small clinic and talk," Lu Fan suddenly pulled Liu Ruyan towards the small clinic.
"What is it?" Liu Ruyan asked in surprise as they entered the small clinic.
"That hotel in the county town probably can't handle all my mushrooms, especially once our greenhouse is finished and production increases significantly. So, I want to register a trademark and get some packaging bags..."
"You want to start a company?" Before Lu Fan could finish, Liu Ruyan exclaimed in surprise.
"Well... that's the idea! What? Is it not possible?" Lu Fan was startled by Liu Ruyan's expression and quickly asked.
"It's not that it's impossible, it's that your idea is brilliant!" Liu Ruyan excitedly punched Lu Fan with her small pink fist.
"To start a company focused on wild products. We'll live off the mountain. I should have thought of this long ago. By the way... how did you come up with this?" Liu Ruyan said excitedly.
"I... Hehe, it was an accidental thought!" Lu Fan scratched his head. Of course, he couldn't say that he saw someone selling jade with small packaging, which made it seem high-class, and he wanted to try it.
"Little Fan! What name do you want to use?" Liu Ruyan suddenly asked.
"Hehe! I haven't decided yet! You're the village chief and have good judgment. Can you help me come up with a name?" Lu Fan said with a chuckle.
"Then... your name is Little Fan, so how about naming the company brand 'Uncommon'?" Liu Ruyan thought for a moment and said.
"Okay! Then it's Uncommon, and I hope my company can be extraordinary! Haha!"
"Yes! Extraordinary! Hehe!" Liu Ruyan also laughed.
"Auntie! What are Little Fan and the village chief talking about? They've been in the small clinic for so long and haven't come out," Taohua's eyes were fixed on the small clinic. She wanted to go over and take a look, but Liu Ruyan was the village chief...
"Didn't you hear Little Fan say he had something to discuss? He's definitely discussing starting a breeding farm and building vegetable greenhouses with my son. Hehe! My son, Little Fan, will be the first person in our village to get rich in the future. He'll also become... become what kind of director!" Zhao Rongrong said with a hint of pride.
"Little Tiger! Go play with Grandma." Upon hearing this, Taohua couldn't sit still. Little Fan was so outstanding, could the little village chief have fallen for him? No, she had to go and see. She handed the child to Zhao Rongrong and walked towards the small clinic.
"Taohua... Taohua... Where are you going! Don't disturb my son... discussing important matters..." Zhao Rongrong immediately went to grab Taohua. This young widow was about to ruin my son's chances of getting a wife!
"Mom... what are you guys doing?" Lu Fan and Liu Ruyan suddenly walked out of the small clinic and happened to see this scene.
"No... nothing! Taohua wants to go back, so let's see her off. You guys continue your chat." Zhao Rongrong quickly pulled Taohua out.
"Auntie... I... I..." Taohua didn't want to leave at all, but Zhao Rongrong forcefully pushed her out.
"Mom! How many wild eggs do we have?" Lu Fan suddenly asked.
"There are over twenty. What do you need them for?" Zhao Rongrong replied.
"I want to use them to hatch chicks. Do you know how to do it?" Lu Fan asked.
"I... Little Fan! I do, I do!" Taohua shouted from the doorway. This was her chance to shine. Otherwise, if she came again tomorrow, Zhao Rongrong wouldn't even let her into the yard.
"Alright! Sister Taohua! Then I'll entrust these eggs to you. Since there are only a few eggs this time, it's an experiment. If you can successfully hatch one chick, I'll give you two yuan." Lu Fan said with a smile.
"What money or not, talking about money hurts our feelings... It's just that... if there were two or three hundred eggs, I could still manage them." Taohua's eyes lit up upon hearing two yuan for a chick. If there were three hundred eggs... incubating for twenty-one days... wouldn't that be six hundred yuan...
"Haha! Sister Taohua, if you do a good job, when we have more eggs in the future, I'll hand over the hatching to you, and I'll pay you a salary!" Lu Fan said with a hearty laugh.
"Really! That would be great. I'll definitely perform well." Taohua was so excited she almost jumped. Was Lu Fan hinting at making her his wife?
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