Lin Xiaohe said, “I need to discuss it with my family.”
The whole family went to a sparkling water shop along the street, rented a private booth, and started their discussion.
Papa Lin said, “Xiaohe, we all respect your choice completely. Wherever you want to go, that’s where you’ll go.”
Lin Xiaohe held her head in her hands, distressed. “I don’t know either.”
Lin Jingqiu pulled Lin Xiaohe into her arms and sighed silently.
The Lin family members exchanged glances, their understanding needing no words.
Gaia University had offered such excellent conditions. It was obvious Lin Xiaohe had been a little tempted earlier.
But after meeting Marshal Chu, she was hesitating again. Even knowing clearly that she had tested into the Agriculture Department, she still couldn’t decisively give up the Central Military Academy.
This just showed that, in her heart, Lin Xiaohe leaned more towards the Central Military Academy, she just couldn’t accept the Agriculture Department as her major.
Grandma Lin cleared her throat twice and said, with feigned nonchalance, “I think the Agriculture Department sounds fantastic. After graduation, you get a military rank, guaranteed job placement, and you don’t even have to go to the battlefield. Isn’t this the major so many people dream of?”
Grandpa Lin nodded in agreement. “Exactly. This major is practically tailor-made for our Xiaohe. She wasn’t even a year old when she was already helping pull weeds in the fields. She may only be 18, but she has 17 years of farming experience!”
Papa Lin patted his chest, his face full of lingering fear. “Seriously. This whole incident scared us half to death. Going into the Agriculture Department is great; she can live her life safely and peacefully.”
Lin Chiyang wore an expression of pure envy. “Wow, just wait until Xiaohe graduates and we go back to the Wasteland planet. The villagers will be dying of envy! Haha, anyone who ever badmouthed us, we just won’t teach them how to farm!”
The whole family talked up the Agriculture Department as if it were a marvel unmatched anywhere in the universe, trying to dispel the worries in Lin Xiaohe’s heart, so she could follow her true feelings and make her choice.
Lin Xiaohe squirmed a little. “Is the Agriculture Department really that great? So many people across the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Star Rings know I’m a special admissions student for the Central Military Academy. If I end up in the Agriculture Department, won’t I be laughed at?”
Sigh, if only she’d known it was the Agriculture Department, she wouldn’t have been so high-profile from the start.
The platform had been built up so high, it was a bit hard to step down from gracefully.
Lin Xiaohe did, more or less, have a bit of an idol persona to maintain.
Lin Chiyang’s eyes widened in disbelief. “Little Sis, who would laugh at you?! We’ve never heard of the Central Military Academy’s Agriculture Department having a special admissions student before; you’re the very first! Do you understand the sheer value of being the first? Marshal Chu picked you out instantly, which means your talent in agriculture absolutely radiates brilliance, so dazzling that even the distance of six Star Rings couldn’t hide it!”
Lin Xiaohe nodded frantically.
Yes, that’s exactly it!
She was from the farming race of Huaxia on Blue Star, with thousands of years of agricultural history, and she had studied agriculture painstakingly for seven years!
She believed that in the matter of farming, she could outmatch the entire Federation.
Lin Xiaohe bit her lip, unwilling to let it go entirely. “But I suffered so much… it feels like a huge loss.”
Grandma Lin adjusted her glasses, a shrewd glint flashing in her eyes. “Then just ask Marshal Chu for compensation.”
When the family emerged from the sparkling water shop, they saw Marshal Chu standing right where they’d left him, gazing over anxiously.
Lin Xiaohe walked up to him, put on a stern face, and said, “Marshal Chu, although I respect you very much, I have to say, you’ve really let me down, let my whole family down.”
“Yes, it was my fault.”
Lin Xiaohe’s tone then shifted. “But I am also very thankful for the experiences of this period; they’ve helped me grow and allowed me to meet many new friends.”
Oh, this sounded promising!
Chu Huaizhi’s eyes lit up. “So…?”
Lin Xiaohe asked, “If I go to the Agriculture College, what can you offer me?”
The corners of Chu Huaizhi’s mouth threatened to stretch all the way to the back of his head, he was so thrilled. “Lin Xiaohe, I didn’t misjudge you! You truly have a heart of gold, a loyalty as clear as heaven and earth can prove.”
“Don’t you worry, as long as you come to the Agriculture College, I’ll give you the greatest possible autonomy! Whatever courses you want to study, we’ll set them up. If you want to audit courses at other colleges, I can personally arrange that for you too.”
Lin Xiaohe asked, “Won’t the other students have any objections?”
Chu Huaizhi replied, “Then I’ll appoint you as the Student Union President for the Agriculture Department. At the Central Military Academy, the Student Union has considerable authority.”
Lin Xiaohe nodded inwardly, satisfied, but didn’t let it show on her face. “We have 50 mu of land back home.”
Even though it was the lowest-rated F-grade wasteland, it was still land!
Chu Huaizhi hesitated for only a second before promising, “Our Agriculture College has a total of 70 mu of natural soil. I’ll allocate 50 mu to you.”
He was keeping the remaining 20 mu for his own purposes.
Lin Xiaohe quietly gasped. Fifty mu of natural soil?!
“What about funding? Gaia University approved a budget of 100 million for me, with no upper limit.”
Chu Huaizhi made a sweeping gesture with his hand. “All the funds our Agriculture College has saved up over the years will be yours. You won’t even need my approval to use them.”
Lin Xiaohe was finding it hard to suppress the smile forming on her face. “Can I bring my family with me to school?”
A trivial matter.
Chu Huaizhi said, “In principle, outsiders aren’t allowed in and out of the Central Military Academy. But our Agriculture College’s 50 mu of natural soil is located on a satellite. There’s a small villa on the estate reserved for the Student Union President. You can live there with your family.”
As long as the Lin family didn’t enter the main campus itself, it would be fine.
Lin Xiaohe lowered her head, afraid Marshal Chu might see the grin on her face. “Travel expenses, accommodation costs, a resettlement allowance?”
“A resettlement allowance of 5 million star coins. All other expenses will be fully reimbursed.”
Lin Xiaohe was satisfied now.
Watching the situation rapidly turn around, the president of Gaia University could only smile helplessly in resignation.
After adding Lin Xiaohe’s contact details, he graciously wished her a brilliant future and congratulated Marshal Chu on gaining such an excellent student before logging off.
Upon learning that the Lin family’s network access fees had been covered by the Gaia president, Marshal Chu immediately transferred 200,000 star coins to Lin Xiaohe. “Accepting favors puts you under obligation. Let’s not spend his money.”
Lin Xiaohe didn’t stand on ceremony at all. What was wrong with a teacher giving a little pocket money?
Even her own apprentice, Dong Yuxuan, had given her a token of respect!
Marshal Chu’s mental powers had been injured. Taking advantage of the last bit of effectiveness from his mental power medicine, he spoke rapidly.
“The person who’s been targeting you all along is Baiarde, the spoiled heir of the Chaoyuan Group. His father has already exiled Baiarde to the Sixth Star Ring. He will never appear before you again.”
“Your journey leads to the vast sea of stars. Don’t waste your time on people like him. The Chaoyuan Group might contact you. Remember, if they offer compensation, only accept star coins. Do not take any physical items, and do not go out to a meal with them alone.”
Lin Xiaohe was surprised. “Would they try to assassinate me?”
“Not to that extent, but they will try every means to corrupt you. You’re still young, your willpower isn’t fully formed yet, don’t get involved with them too early.”
Chu Huaizhi thought for a moment and added, “I once proposed exchanging your medal for a Level Three medal, but it wasn’t approved. However, a Level Two Star Ring Guardian Medal is sufficient. It’s not as simple as you imagine…”
Before he could finish his sentence, Chu Huaizhi’s connection dropped.
Lin Xiaohe stretched out her hand in a classic ‘wait’ gesture. “Can’t you just be clear about it! A lesson from past experience—leaving things like this makes it very difficult for me!”
Sleeping in on the weekend, pure bliss. After waking up, still feeling lazy…
