As an agricultural student, Qian Qi naturally understood the feeling of having the crops in one’s experimental field destroyed by others.

“So, the reason I often got into fights was because of this?” Qian Qi seemed to realize why she had so many fragmented memories of fights.

Li Shuyun silently nodded.

Qian Qi couldn’t help but wipe her face in frustration. No wonder Little Liu rejected her. After all, who would believe that someone who hated magical plants could help them grow healthy ones?

“Of course, that’s not all,” Li Shuyun listed some other misdeeds Qian Qi had committed in the past, making Qian Qi feel even more exhausted.

It seemed that the original host’s bad reputation was deeply rooted in everyone’s minds and hard to erase.

But it’s not a big problem~

She believed that as long as she appealed to their emotions and reasoned with them, there would always be students willing to open their hearts and accept her “help”!

With a confident and determined stride, Qian Qi approached her classmates. She refused to believe that she couldn’t land a single deal today!

Four hours later.

Qian Qi lay slumped on the lid of a large pot, feeling utterly dejected.

She had underestimated the original host’s infamy and overestimated her own credibility. Her classmates simply didn’t trust her.

Even though she had helped Li Shuyun grow a Fire Qilin Lotus, those people still refused to trust her or believe that she had the ability to solve magical plant problems.

Once trust is broken, it’s hard to rebuild.

Was she going to be stuck here?

Qian Qi’s fingers tapped rhythmically on the lid of the large pot, producing a series of crisp, unhurried sounds.

No, she couldn’t stop here.

Although she really didn’t want to use that method, but…

Qian Qi suddenly sat up from the pot lid, a sly and mischievous smile slowly spreading across her face.

No one can stop me from making money. Since you won’t trust me, I’ll just have to use this rogue image to force you to trust me!

A day later, Qian Qi grabbed a hoe and caught Little Liu, who tried to run away at the sight of her.

She slapped a contract in front of him, “Classmate, for just 45 yuan, you can buy peace for the next six months and save 4500 yuan on your second-year tuition. Are you really not going to consider it?”

Just as Little Liu was about to shake his head, he saw Qian Qi forcefully thrust the hoe into the ground with such strength that it made his heart skip a beat.

She grinned fiercely, “Think carefully before you answer. This is a win-win deal. I get the money, and you get an excellent planting report. We both win, right?”

“We’re going to be seeing each other a lot from now on,” Qian Qi adjusted Little Liu’s collar and patted his shoulder, her tone a mix of earnestness and a very obvious threat, “A little more trust, huh?”

Terrified, Little Liu tearfully signed the contract.

[Wow, you’re such a scumbag…]

Ignoring the system’s complaints, Qian Qi contentedly put away the contract and said to Little Liu, “Don’t worry, my friend, you will definitely thank me in the future!”

Little Liu only hoped that the 45 yuan would buy him some peace. As for Qian Qi’s promise to help him cure his magical plant, he didn’t hold out much hope.

But after reluctantly transferring 45 yuan to Qian Qi, he found that she was actually very serious about studying the magical plant.

After conducting some basic tests, she confidently told him, “Go to the Beast Taming Department next door and get some Flame Hound feces. Dry it, mix it into the soil, and after a day, cut the stem and leaves to about here, then soak the cut part in hydrogen peroxide for two hours.”

Qian Qi picked up a red marker and marked a spot on the stem, then added, “If there are any more problems, you can always come to me.”

Remembering something, she smiled and added, “Oh, by the way, if you need help with the planting report, I can give you some pointers too. Of course, that’s an additional fee~”

Little Liu listened in a daze. After Qian Qi swaggered away with her hoe, he looked at the dying magical plant and thought: Maybe I should give it a try?

After all, the hydrogen peroxide in the lab was free to use. Desperate times call for desperate measures. What if it works?

…

By the end of the day, Qian Qi had friendly arm-in-arm conversations with her classmates and forcefully—ahem, successfully—closed seven deals.

Looking at the 315 yuan in her account, Qian Qi opened Su Xingle’s contact on her communicator.

I’m Your Grandpa: Senior Su, are you there?

I’m Your Grandpa: If you’re not, I’ll come to your dorm to find you ＾ｖ＾.

Su Xingle, who had initially planned to pretend he wasn’t online, had no choice but to reply to Qian Qi.

[Su City’s Young Master]: I’m here, I’m here. What’s up, junior?

I’m Your Grandpa: I want to get some magical beast meat, you know what I mean^_^~

[Young Master Su]: How much do you need?

I’m Your Grandpa: 20 pounds. How much?

Su Xingle scratched his head. How much? Was this lady trying to be polite, or was she serious?

[Young Master Su]: No need for money. It’s not expensive. Consider it my treat!

I’m Your Grandpa: That won’t do. If it happens too often, it might strain our relationship.

Su Xingle suddenly felt guilty. He had misjudged Qian Qi. She was such a good person, and he had thought she was just a freeloading scoundrel!

[Young Master Su]: Junior, the market price for E-grade magical beast meat is 70 yuan per pound!

I’m Your Grandpa: Maybe we should let our relationship get a little strained after all＾＿＾.

Su Xingle: ???

On the other side, Qian Qi frowned and wiped her face. She hadn’t expected magical beast meat to be so expensive.

Looks like she needed to close a dozen more deals.

Qian Qi turned her attention to the other students in the magical plant classes. She had only analyzed 22 types of magical plants so far, so to sign contracts, she needed to find students who were growing these 20 types.

Her light brain suddenly lit up—it was a message from Su Xingle.

[Young Master Su]: Junior, do you guys in the magical plant department need a lot of magical beast meat for growing plants?

Qian Qi was silent for a moment.

From her observations, the magical plant students never used magical beast meat. Perhaps even the magical plant researchers might not have realized that some magical plants needed to be fed magical beast meat, or even the meat of a specific type of magical beast, to grow.

But even if they knew, it would take a lot of experimentation to find the right method.

If you asked Qian Qi if she was willing to share what she knew, the answer was naturally no.

Because she didn’t have the ability to protect herself. If she made herself too valuable, unimaginable dangers could follow.

However, she was willing to share some knowledge with the magical plant students.

Qian Qi’s smile suddenly turned cunning and sly.

After all, if she were to start a factory in the future, she would need workers. And if she needed workers, it would be best to have experienced ones.

And the magical plant students were the perfect candidates.

Why was she willing to spend so much time teaching them how to grow magical plants for just 45 yuan, instead of borrowing money from Li Shuyun or Su Xingle?

Naturally, it was to train her lovely classmates!

Once she had trained them well, she could legitimately offer them jobs…

Then she could step back and enjoy a sweet retirement, while these old classmates would be stuck in the factory, working hard to make money for her!

Oh~ my lovely and easily fooled classmates!

All of you shall become my, Boss Qian’s, pre-selected workers! Hahahaha—

Qian Qi: College students are the easiest to fool~ (＞＜)☆wink~