Chapter 136

Chapter 136

This Can't Be

Now that he was already in the pit, what else could he do but bear it? That's what it means to be a Lu.

Lin Nannan caught the flicker of emotions on Lu Ming's face—turning pale then flushed—from the corner of her eye. She knew exactly how conflicted he was feeling and couldn’t help but curl her lips into a silent smile.

She had come to realize that being smart wasn't as good as playing the fool.

Because when a fool went mad, they could shock everyone—leaving everyone reeling.

Lu Ming’s little display got the whole village talking. Seeing the freshly cleaned harvester in perfect working condition, the villagers were overjoyed. They crowded around Lu Ming, piling on praise like it was free. The praise went straight to his head, nearly sweeping him away with adulation.

The scene made Lin Nannan let out a quiet sigh of relief.

If she had been the one surrounded and praised like that, she would’ve felt secondhand embarrassment for everyone who had called her a fool.

That kind of praise would've killed them.

She didn’t bother checking whether Lu Ming was swamped by all the attention or crying for help. Instead, she simply turned and headed home first.

Back at home, she met Lu Hang’s curious gaze and automatically scratched her nose, explaining, “The harvester’s fixed. I dumped all the credit on A Ming. Right now, he’s getting praised sick. I figured he must be enjoying it, so I came back on my own.”

In just a few words, she spelled it all out, but Lu Hang could only laugh helplessly.

“Most people would claw for credit, just to be held in high esteem by the village. But you? You dumped it all on A Ming without a second thought. Aren’t you afraid people will take advantage of you?” Lu Hang couldn’t quite wrap his head around it.

Lin Nannan put her hand on the handle, pushing him to turn, and said nonchalantly, “Originally, I wanted to drive the harvester myself. But then I realized the timing of my crops is different from theirs. When they’re harvesting, I’ll be up to my ears in work. Plus, among the people Commander Zhang assigned, there’s a sir who’s waiting for my other seeds even after this batch of grain is harvested. I can’t afford to neglect either, so I had to throw Lu Ming into the spotlight.”

Lu Hang knew how important the seeds in her hands were, so he nodded in support. “Then let A Ming handle it. He’s young—it’s no problem at all!”

Lu Yuan, who had overheard everything from the side, could only pity her second brother at the sight of their eldest brother’s blatant double standards.

Lu Ming was anything but happy. When he returned, his ears were still ringing, his expression utterly pitiful.

The Lu family was well aware of Lin Nannan’s plan, so in the face of Lu Ming’s misery, all they could offer were empty reassurances…

What else could Lu Ming do? He had no choice but to endure it…

But that wasn’t the end of it. After getting the hang of the harvester himself, he now had to teach his father and uncle. Fortunately, this training had to be done discreetly, so Lin Nannan took charge, explaining everything clearly. Lu Zheng and Lu Fang picked it up quickly, mastering the harvester in just a few days—just in time for Lin Nannan’s planned harvest.

That same day, Zhang Dabang arrived in the village, giving him a firsthand look at just how stunning the harvester—modified by Lin Nannan—was in action.

To show his respect for Lin Nannan, Hu Yunlai insisted she be the first to operate the harvester. But after some thought, Lin Nannan decided that formalities were less important than efficiency. The sooner they harvested, the better.

So, she showed up driving the harvester, leaving the villagers in awe before plowing through the fields to launch into this year’s earliest harvest…

Hu Yunlai, being a grain researcher, naturally understood the harvester’s capabilities and speed. Yet, as he watched the machine plow through the fields, he couldn’t help but mumble, stunned, “This can’t be…”

“What can’t be?” Zhang Dabang had arrived without drawing attention, bringing his men along to join the villagers in watching the excitement. Spotting Hu Yunlai, he walked over and casually asked the question.