Rebirth 70: I am a Koi

Bai Hanchuan held my shoulders, his eyes full of bloodshot, but he still encouraged me gently: "Tell me slowly, what did you find?"

I took a deep breath, trying to calm my excitement, and pointed to the petri dish and said, "Do you remember the folk remedy we got from our fellow villagers? I always thought it might be effective, but it had little effect when used directly. I just tried adding it to the new nutrient solution, and guess what happened?"

I paused, observing the changes in the petri dish, and said with uncontrollable surprise: "Those seedlings that were originally languishing are now regaining vitality! Look, their leaves are stretching out, and the colors are becoming brighter!"

Bai Hanchuan came closer to observe in surprise. After a moment, he suddenly looked up, grabbed my hand, and said excitedly: "Jinli, you are a genius! If this method really works, then the crisis of our planting base can be resolved!"

I held his hand in return, and a warm feeling welled up in my heart. Yes, all that we had worked so hard for finally saw the dawn of hope.

"Oh, I've made some new progress here." Bai Hanchuan's expression suddenly became serious. "I've found out that those guys who spread rumors and engaged in malicious competition are from the Harvest Planting Base. In order to suppress us, they are willing to use such despicable means!"

My heart sank suddenly. It was them! The Harvest Planting Base is our biggest competitor and has always been eyeing us. I had suspected that they were behind this, and now it has finally been confirmed.

"I have evidence of their illegal operations. I will report them tomorrow morning!" Bai Hanchuan's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, but he quickly regained his composure. "Jinli, don't worry. I will make them pay the price!"

I nodded and held his hand tightly. At this moment, I had full confidence in him.

At this moment, there was a knock on the office door, and Lin Xiao's voice came from outside the door: "Sister Jinli, are you there? I and..."

Her voice suddenly stopped, as if she was interrupted. I was moved. Could it be that...

"Come in, Xiaoxiao." I responded quickly, signaling Bai Hanchuan to calm down first.

Lin Xiao pushed the door open and walked in, but behind her was a kind-looking old man wearing a simple Zhongshan suit and holding a cloth bag. I was stunned for a moment, and quickly searched for information about this old man in my mind, but I had no impression of him.

"Sister Jinli, Brother Bai, let me introduce you," Lin Xiao seemed to see my confusion and explained with a smile, "This is Grandpa Wang. He was a horticultural master at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences before he retired. I mentioned to you before that my grandfather and he were chess friends."

Grandpa Wang nodded at us with a smile and handed me the cloth bag in his hand: "Jinli girl, I heard from Xiaoxiao that there are some problems with the seedlings in your base. This is a special fertilizer I developed based on my many years of experience. Maybe it can help."

I took the bag with both hands, and a faint scent of grass and trees came to my nose, and a warm feeling suddenly surged in my heart. It seems that in our most difficult times, there are still kind people who silently help us.

"Grandpa Wang, thank you so much! We are now..." I was about to explain the current situation but was interrupted by Bai Hanchuan.

"Jinli, don't rush to say these things," Bai Hanchuan took over the conversation and said to Grandpa Wang with gratitude, "Mr. Wang, we appreciate your kindness, but the situation is a bit complicated now. Our planting base..."

He briefly told Grandpa Wang about the malicious competition at the "Harvest" planting base and expressed our determination to fight back.

After listening to this, Grandpa Wang did not show the slightest surprise. He just smiled and said meaningfully: "Young man, don't be afraid when you encounter difficulties. As long as you act uprightly, you will definitely find a way to overcome them."

He paused, then continued, "In addition to delivering fertilizer to you, I came here for a more important purpose. I heard that your base has had some difficulties in cash flow recently. I know some like-minded friends who are very interested in your project and are willing to provide some help."

Bai Hanchuan and I looked at each other and saw the glimmer of hope in each other's eyes.

"Grandpa Wang, is what you said true?" I asked excitedly, holding the cloth bag tightly in both hands, as if I had grabbed a life-saving straw.

"Of course it's true," Grandpa Wang smiled kindly, "I believe that young people like you who have ideals and ambitions will definitely succeed."

I took a deep breath, suppressed the emotions surging in my heart, turned to look at Bai Hanchuan, and said firmly: "Hanchuan, we can't let down Grandpa Wang and all the people who helped us! We must seize this opportunity and fight back!"

Bai Hanchuan nodded heavily, with a determined light flashing in his eyes: "That's right! We must let those despicable villains know that good will prevail over evil!"

I immediately stood up, picked up the phone, and began to gather all the employees to prepare for this battle before dawn... I took a deep breath, tried to calm my excitement, distributed the special fertilizer brought by Grandpa Wang, and explained the usage in detail to all the employees. When everyone learned that this fertilizer was specially made by the old experts of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences according to the conditions of the base, they were all very excited and devoted themselves to the action of rescuing the seedlings with full enthusiasm.

"Jinli, I have contacted the newspaper and TV station, and they will come over for interviews and reports tomorrow." Bai Hanchuan hurried to my side, with a bit of fatigue on his face, but more of it was joy that could not be concealed.

I nodded and handed him a bottle of water. "Thank you for your hard work, Hanchuan. Not only do we have to cure the seedlings, but we also have to expose the evil deeds of Harvest to the public so that everyone can see their true colors!"

The next day, reporters from newspapers and TV stations came to the base for on-site interviews. We truthfully told the truth about how "Fengshou" maliciously spread rumors and suppressed its competitors, and demonstrated our base's scientific management model and high-quality agricultural products.

The reporters were moved by our sincere attitude and the base's thriving vitality, and they all expressed their willingness to report truthfully and speak for us.

As soon as the news report came out, it immediately attracted widespread attention from all walks of life. Consumers strongly condemned the despicable behavior of "Harvest" and expressed sympathy and support for our base.

"Jinli, look!" Lin Xiao excitedly handed me a newspaper. The headline on the front page read "Conscientious planting base suffered malicious suppression, and all sectors of society extended a helping hand."

I took the newspaper and read the report carefully, and a warm feeling welled up in my heart. We are no longer fighting alone, and more and more consumers choose to believe in us and support us.

The base's order volume began to pick up, and the workers' faces began to smile again. They worked hard, as if they had forgotten the previous haze and were filled with hope.

"Ding-ling-ling..." The phone in the office rang. I picked up the phone, but before I could say anything, the other party said excitedly: "Hello, is this the 'Hope' planting base? I saw the news report, and I bought your strawberries before. They taste very good! I would like to order..."

Similar calls came one after another. While I was recording the order information, I felt the long-lost joy.

As night fell, Bai Hanchuan and I stood at the gate of the planting base, looking at the sunrise in the distance.

"Hanchuan..."

"Hanchuan..." I looked at him, my eyes moist, "Are we almost through this?"

Bai Hanchuan gently held me in his arms, resting his chin on the top of my head, and said in a low and firm voice: "It will pass, it will definitely pass. If we work together, no difficulty can defeat us."

I nodded and buried my head in his chest, feeling his warm embrace and strong heartbeat. Yes, we still have each other and so many people supporting us, what else is there to be afraid of?

In the past few days, everyone in the base has been working tirelessly like clockwork. The special fertilizer brought by Grandpa Wang has a significant effect. The originally sick seedlings have gradually recovered their vitality and sprouted new buds. The originally wilted flowers have also bloomed again, emitting a fresh fragrance.

"Jinli, come and see!" Lin Xiao waved at me excitedly. I walked over quickly and looked in the direction she was looking. I saw some new green on the branches that were originally bare.

"It really works! That's great!" I grabbed Lin Xiao's hand excitedly, and my eyes became wet again.

"Yeah, that's great..." Lin Xiao's eyes were also filled with tears. The anxiety and worry that had been suppressed in his heart for some time were finally released at this moment.

In the evening, when I was about to go home with Bai Hanchuan, an old man with gray hair came to the gate of the base.

"Excuse me, are you Comrade Mu Jinli?" the old man looked at me kindly and asked.

"I am, you are..." I looked at him with some confusion. I felt that the old man looked familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen him.

"I'm Professor Wang's student. You can just call me Xiao Li." The old man introduced himself. "Professor Wang asked me to help you check the situation at the base. He said you've encountered some troubles here."

It suddenly dawned on me that he was Grandpa Wang's student! I quickly welcomed Xiao Li into the base and gave him a detailed introduction to the base.

Xiao Li carefully checked the flowers in the base and asked about some planting details. Finally, he smiled and said to me: "Comrade Mu, don't worry, these are all minor problems, I can solve them."

I looked at him in surprise, as if I saw the dawn of hope...

"What's wrong?" Bai Hanchuan asked softly when he saw me standing there in a daze.

I came back to my senses and looked at him, my eyes sparkling with excitement. I held his hand tightly and said word by word: "Hanchuan, do you believe in miracles?"