Chapter 7 — The Farming Diary of Thien Kim Trillion

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The next day, I ate two sticky bean cakes and a grilled pork leg. After eating enough, I had the strength to work, so I took the hoe to the fields to pull weeds.

“Nguyet Nguyet!”

The loud scream of my father, Lam Bao Quoc, rang out from the other end of the greenhouse: "Quickly go home! It's urgent!"

“What is it, dad? I haven't finished pulling the grass yet!”

"Don't spit anymore! Great-grandfather and great-grandfather called you to a meeting! It's about you!"

I had just entered the "meeting room" in a five-story house in the center of the village when I was stunned by the atmosphere inside. The paternal great-grandfather and maternal great-grandfather sat right in the middle. My grandparents, parents, and several older uncles and aunts sat on both sides with serious faces. Uncle Tuy and her husband and children were also present. The atmosphere... was as tense as a piano string.

“Nguyet Nguyet is home,” her great-grandfather said, her voice resounding, “sit down.”

I obediently sat down on the stool next to my mother, feeling like I was attending a village committee meeting.

“Today I called everyone here, mainly to discuss two things.” Great-grandfather glanced around.

"Firstly, Nguyet Nguyet accepting her ancestors is a joyous matter, but just holding a party is not enough. We must let Lam's daughter have a good name and reputation."

My father immediately nodded: "I mean..."

"Put it in the family tree! Choose a good day, open the street, write the name Nguyet Nguyet in the Lam family book!"

I was a bit stunned: "So... your last name..."

"Of course it's the Lam family. But as a person, you must never forget your origin, you must also remember the other party for raising you to adulthood..."

My great-grandfather paused for a moment and then asked me: "So, the name will change to Lam Tri Nguyet. What do you think?"

“Yes, I have no opinion.”

“Second,” he turned his sharp eyes towards Uncle Tuy.

“The words you said at the party the other day were not pleasant to listen to.”

Uncle Tuy's face turned pale.

“Nguyet Nguyet is a member of the Lam family. After decades of wandering outside, she has suffered many disadvantages that no one knows.”

Me: “……”

"Now that she's back, she's a member of the family! Since she's a member of the family, there's no such thing as 'being idle'!"

"Bao Quoc's fortune is big, he made it himself! She is his biological daughter, it's natural for him to take over in the future! If you don't know, learn! Is anyone born knowing how to farm?"

Uncle Tuy lowered his head, almost close to his chest.

“But,” he looked at me, his eyes softening a bit.

"Nguyet Nguyet, you have to be fair. Uncle Tuy has a saying that is not wrong - in Khao Son Truan, no one raises lazy people. If you want people to truly acknowledge you, determination alone is not enough, you also need to prove it with ability."

I sat up straight: "Just tell me, what should I do?" He and my father looked at each other, my father nodded and said:

"That's it, daughter. Our family is negotiating with a large supermarket in the province. They ordered a batch of high-quality organic strawberries, specifically the 'Snow White Princess' variety. This variety is difficult to grow, has strict requirements on temperature, humidity, and light."

"At the same time, our family has just finished building a smart interlocking greenhouse, very suitable for growing this variety. I intend to give that project to you to be in charge of, so you can learn from it. What do you think?"

I was shocked: "I... I'm at the top? Dad, I've only just been able to distinguish between weeds and vegetables..."

“If you don't know, learn!” My mother patted my hand.

“But what if I break it…”

“If you break it, it will count towards the beginning three!" My father waved his hand energetically.

“But I believe my daughter is smart, she can definitely do it! Just be bold and do it! Let the whole village know whether Lam Bao Quoc's daughter is a capable person or not!

The words have already reached this point, can I still retreat?

“Okay! Dad, great-grandfather, I will definitely study seriously and try to grow strawberries!”

The old man nodded with satisfaction: "That's just like the descendants of the Lam family! Meeting dismissed!” Everyone stood up and left. When Uncle Tuy passed me, his steps stopped a bit and coldly said:

“Growing strawberries is not as easy as pulling weeds…”

Then leave. Strawberries… The thing I like to eat the most is strawberries. Are strawberries really that difficult to grow?

10

I was lost in thought when I turned a corner and saw a black Maybach parked in front of the house's gate. The car door opened and a pair of long legs stepped out first. Tham Van Vu, with that handsome face, immediately appeared in my sight. Ah~ He's still so handsome. I suddenly smiled "stepmother". Wait, no, no... Can't let beauty blind us! Now I have important things to do! You can't get stuck in your career because of love! He looked at me, I also looked at him.

“Nguyet Nguyet… what are you…”

“Life experience?”

“Or…”

“Really… farming?”

Tham Van Vu walked towards me.

“Stop! Don't come close!” I raised my muddy hand to block, “What are you doing here? We broke up already.”

He stopped walking, standing three meters away from me, scratching his ear with a vague expression: "What did you say? The wind was so loud I couldn't hear clearly." Me: “……” I took a deep breath, brushed the dirt from my hands, trying to control my anger.

"Van Vu, if you have found your way here, you must have come to the Tri family, you must also know about it."