Reborn As Super Heiress

Early the next morning, Huo Sining still went to Fangshan, but this time, she had Gu Xu drive her and didn’t show her face, slipping into the village discreetly.

Huo Sining knew the specific locations of those six households very well, so she went directly to the yards of those families.

After inspecting the poisoning situation of the walnut trees, Huo Sining had an idea. She made an incision on the branches of the walnut trees, forcing the absorbed toxins out through the incision.

Before long, almost all the toxins flowing inside the trunk had been expelled. Even if there was still a small residue, it wouldn’t affect the plants themselves.

However, clearing the toxins from these newly set walnuts was impossible. At least this year’s batch of walnuts couldn’t be used.

Huo Sining couldn’t help but sigh and continued to walk to the other households.

After nearly an hour of work, she finally saved all the walnut trees.

Back in the car, Gu Xu looked at his wife helplessly: "You are really worrying yourself over this. Why are you going so far to solve their problems without revealing yourself, trying your best to be an anonymous hero?"

Huo Sining couldn’t help but laugh: "If you think about it, I can’t entirely distance myself from this. I didn’t kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren was harmed because of me. Ma Liwen has a grudge against me, so he targeted Liao Song, causing these villagers to suffer. Losses from this year’s batch of walnuts can be tolerated, but if the trees were destroyed, those six households would lose their source of income. Ultimately, part of this is my fault, so I can’t just sit back and do nothing, right?"

The corners of Gu Xu’s mouth twitched: "Alright, no matter what, you have your reasons. I’ve gotten used to your habit of helping everyone. If there were ever a day you turned a blind eye to injustice, I’d start wondering if you were still my wife."

Huo Sining couldn’t help but smile slyly: "You understand me well. If I were truly the cold-hearted type, you might not have taken a liking to me in the first place."

Gu Xu resignedly nodded and dutifully drove back home.

Once home, Huo Sining called Xiao Shan and asked him to find a way to reassure those six families, promising to provide a detoxifying fertilizer to ensure their walnut trees could be saved, even if it meant the loss of this year’s batch, next year’s trees would bear fruit again.

Xiao Shan had been extremely worried the past few days, and receiving this call from Huo Sining was like seeing a savior, he was instantly overjoyed: "Miss Huo, thank you so much! Aunt Liu and the others are worried sick. A loss of two to three hundred thousand a year is not something many can bear."

Huo Sining nodded: "I understand. Tell them not to worry; I’ll give them peace of mind. This fertilizer is also provided by the same two professors as before and it’s definitely effective. I’ll have Yingzi send it over this afternoon. You just need to apply it according to the instructions."

"Additionally, this incident is a wake-up call for all of us. We can’t let our guard down and let the perpetrator succeed again. Especially you. The walnuts on the back mountain are Liao Song’s only trump card now. In the next few months, you must be vigilant and not let anyone find out!"

Xiao Shan almost swore an oath. He knew it was his complacency that allowed Hu Gang to succeed so easily. He focused only on outsiders, not anticipating someone from the village would harm their own.

Thinking about Hu Gang, Xiao Shan was filled with anger and resentment, he couldn’t help but ask: "Miss Huo, Hu Gang has been taken away by the police. Is there a chance that someone might use their influence to get him out?"

Huo Sining couldn’t help but smile: "You don’t need to worry about that. Now that he’s caught, he won’t be let out easily without a confession!"

Xiao Shan had already learned about Huo Sining’s identity from his cousin, so he had no doubt about her words.

"That’s good. That scoundrel even harms people from his own village; he has no humanity. Such a person shouldn’t be allowed out to cause more trouble!"

After the call with Xiao Shan, Huo Sining arranged for Yingzi to deliver another batch of fertilizer to Fangshan in the afternoon. The six families understood the importance of being discreet this time. After Xiao Shan distributed the fertilizer, they quietly applied it at night to their walnut trees, afraid to be seen.

In a few days, feedback on the "fertilizer" reached Huo Sining. The originally wilted walnut leaves had fallen off, but buds began to grow again on the branches, showing signs of rejuvenation.

Coupled with Huo Sining’s promise, these walnut trees would bear fruit next year. The six families finally felt relieved. Although they regretted the loss of this year’s crop, they understood the saying ’as long as the green hills last, there will be wood to burn.’ At least the walnut trees were saved, so they didn’t have to worry about losing their main source of income.

The villagers were not ungrateful. They believed that the calamity they suffered was entirely due to Hu Gang’s actions, which unfairly caused Liao Song significant loss, and they felt guilty. Now, with Huo Sining helping selflessly, the six families were grateful and immediately went to Xiao Shan to express their stance: they wouldn’t ask for a deposit back this year, and in the future, if Liao Song wanted to buy all the walnuts, they were willing to give him priority without any deposit needed.

Since Huo Sining had come with Liao Song before, the six households knew she helped save the walnut trees due to her relationship with Liao Song.

They agreed to give Liao Song the first purchase right. If Liao Song and Huo Sining had a good relationship, Huo Sining wouldn’t mind. If their relationship was average, Liao Song would owe a favor, and he wouldn’t undervalue Huo Sining. So providing Liao Song with convenience was like repaying a favor to Huo Sining.

Soon enough, Huo Sining knew about the villagers’ decision, thanks to Liao Song, who personally called to inform her. Huo Sining hadn’t intended to gain any advantage from the villagers, so when she heard the news, she just jokingly replied and didn’t take it to heart.

Although Huo Sining didn’t care, news of the special fertilizer she provided, which increased the walnut trees’ fruit-bearing rate and made them resistant to hail, reached Yan Xuesong and Chen Qiankun’s ears.

It was Wang Zhongwei who overheard from the Fangshan village head about the special fertilizer, and he sought out several acquaintances to finally meet Yan Xuesong and Chen Qiankun, where he mentioned it as an interesting anecdote during a dinner gathering.