How to eat pineapple buns on the immigration ship

Chapter 294 A Bumper Harvest of "Beans"
Finding the coffee beans didn't take them very long.

Kagawa was a corporate slave in his past life and loved coffee. In this life, due to objective limitations, he can only rely on fruit juice and milk, and he also misses the taste of coffee.

However, because of the name "coffee bean," she had always mistakenly thought that coffee belonged to the legume order. She only realized this today when she casually looked it up while researching cocoa.

This thing belongs to the Rubiaceae family.

Even so, when she saw the five large containers of coffee beans, the corner of her mouth still twitched slightly.

"This plant is quite special. It contains... or as Kagawa puts it, caffeine, which has a very interesting effect on the human body. So the medical department often comes here to collect some for experiments. As a result, the demand has increased, so we have prepared more."

Manager Ye patted Kagawa on the shoulder considerately.

"Considering our friendship, consider these five boxes my summer gift to everyone. Don't worry, we still have a few boxes in our warehouse for the medical department. We've also reserved enough for large-scale planting, so even if those people from the Ministry of Agriculture come knocking, we're not afraid! Hahaha!"

As a result, everyone left home empty-handed, but returned to the Xiang family mansion with seven large shipping containers.

Hearing the commotion, Xiangxue and Linming went downstairs and were quite startled by the rows of large shipping containers sitting in the yard.

"Sister, are you going to rob a port warehouse?"

Upon hearing Xiangxue's first words, Xiangchuan's lips twitched.

"Don't worry, it was purchased or given away through legitimate channels. Stop thinking about getting me arrested, okay? You're being too filial."
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The cocoa beans and coffee beans that were unexpectedly brought back while collecting nettles now need to be processed by Kagawa first.

Fortunately, on her way back she had already searched for some simple and practical solutions on Geegle. If she didn't have an oven, these methods might have kept her in a dilemma for a while, but... now she has a brick oven.

The roasting temperatures for cocoa beans and coffee beans are different, so she could only try processing the coffee beans first and then process the cocoa beans later. After all, her home wasn't a factory, and the brick oven was only so big; trying to process half a container of coffee beans at once like she would probably break the oven.

Daxing took the washed nettle leaves to the kitchen and left them there. She then led everyone to the yard to figure out how to roast coffee beans.

Due to limited resources and the fact that Kagawa hadn't really thought about the differences in coffee bean flavors in her previous life, she temporarily put that issue aside this time and prioritized how to produce normal coffee beans that at least met the standards of light or dark roast.

While she was picking beans, Aino, Ouyang Yating, and Nancy were studying how to control the temperature of this retro yet modern baking equipment by the brick oven, and they chatted about the banquet last night.

Okay, actually, Aino was in charge of the former, while Ouyang Yating and Nancy were in charge of the latter.

When the topic of Sasha came up, Nancy gave a perfect, forced smile.

"If you ask me, Sasha's situation is much more difficult to deal with than simply having a romantic mindset."

"If she just wants to get rid of her awkward situation in the Delta family and find someone she likes, I don't think her parents would object."

“The problem is that she has developed a competitive spirit towards her older sister and younger brother, and also a desire to compete for the position of head of the family. Therefore, she hopes to find an ally who suits her tastes and can provide her with strong support.” As she spoke, Nancy and Ouyang Yating both looked at Aino with sympathetic eyes.

While the Delta family isn't as powerful as the Li family, it's still considered upper-middle tier among noble families. If Sasha wants an ally stronger than the Delta family, her shortlist truly narrows down to the Li family. And among the Li family's younger generation, there's indeed a boy named Aino who fits her criteria.

Having realized just how troublesome the "romancers" around her were, Aino wanted to roll her eyes.

"I just don't understand why she only focuses on me? Instead of wasting time thinking about romance, wouldn't it be better to use that time to improve herself through club activities?"

Nancy and Ouyang Yating both nodded in agreement with their childhood friend's remarks. Although they were worried about their friend's emotional intelligence and the possibility of her being single for life, they realized that sometimes, stepping outside the romantic lens could really get to the heart of the matter.

"Because some people are too good at taking shortcuts and too dependent on taking shortcuts."

“Once one becomes addicted to praise, one loses self-awareness and tries to instill this ‘praise’ into one’s opponents.”

As Ouyang Yating spoke, she glanced in the direction of Kagawa.

She was frowning as she checked the blank screen, repeatedly verifying that she hadn't made any mistakes in her steps. Liang Gong and Li Wei were chatting idly beside her while helping Xiao Xing shell coffee beans.

“Usually, when our club president brings out so many delicious dishes, some of the more outspoken students in the class praise her to the skies, but she just replies with a cheesy comment or simply doesn’t say anything. Then the cycle repeats until she brings out a new ancient dish next time.”

"Given Sasha's mentality of wanting to demonstrate her value by being surrounded by admirers, wanting to prove her status by comparing herself to others, and being impatient for quick success, it's not surprising at all that the elders of the Delta family saw through her."

"Or rather, most people who aren't involved in her ridiculous circle can see something."

Except for one person with extremely low emotional intelligence who was completely oblivious to the slightest clue. Ouyang Yating gave Aino a cold look.

"Moreover, without the support of her family, the resources she can access are even more limited."

Nancy casually picked up the cookies that Da Xing had brought from the table and popped one into her mouth.

"Her entourage serves no purpose other than giving her a sense of presence at school. Within the family and within the circle, she remains just 'the youngest daughter of the Delta family'."

"—However, if Kagawa is affected, the situation cannot be generalized."

She dropped the mocking smile from her face and looked at Aino expressionlessly.

Ouyang Yating also looked at Aino with a complicated expression.

"Sasha's situation is a complete disaster for Kagawa. We were able to take precautions this time because we made some preparations in advance, but given the frequent exchanges between the two schools, we cannot guarantee that we can completely eliminate all potential dangers in the next two and a half years."

"To use an old proverb, you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days."