Dramatic changes in the movies and TV shows

Chapter 1382 Gap
“Of course, college students are knowledgeable and capable!” Ji Xiurong replied instinctively, then turned to her boyfriend upon seeing it was Da Kui.

"Yan Xiangli, come help me!"

Ji Xiurong, who was standing to the side, echoed Da Kui's words. Although she was praising the college students, she was actually praising Yan Xiangli.

Yan Xiangli smiled calmly, not finding anything wrong with what she said.

“I’m telling you, Ji Xiurong, Yan Xiangli isn’t without hands, why should we help him?”

Although he no longer dwelled on his relationship with Ji Xiurong, Da Kui couldn't help but get angry when he saw Ji Xiurong helping Yan Xiangli with his work.

"Hmph, Yan Xiangli is my boyfriend, of course I'm going to help him. Besides, Yan Xiangli can read the weather, can you?"

"Our Yan Xiangli also predicted that it will rain in four days. Will you?"

Ji Xiurong was equally unforgiving, and started arguing with Da Kui. If Yan Xiangli hadn't gently tugged at her, she probably would have said a few more words.

"You, I can't be bothered with you, Yan Xiangli. If your grandson dares to bully Xiurong, I'll smash you to death!"

After Da Kui finished speaking, he went to the other side to join Qin Xuemei and the others.

"Mengyue, let me help you, you guys take a rest!"

"No need, Da Kui. This land is all sandy soil, it's not very tiring."

Regardless of whether Mengyue and the others refused, Da Kui began to help them dig a pit. Da Kui was strong and had good stamina. As he dug the pit in front, Qin Xuemei and Mengyue planted the seeds, and their speed increased visibly.

Just as the three were working enthusiastically, Wu Yansheng rode up behind them on horseback.

"Xuemei, come on, get on the horse, let's go take a look at the mountain on the other side!" Wu Yansheng invited Qin Xuemei in a gentlemanly manner to go to the mountain on the other side to see the scenery, but in reality he wanted to have a date with Qin Xuemei alone.

"Where are we going? They're planting trees over there, what's so interesting about that?" Qin Xuemei looked at the opposite hilltop, puzzled.

“You guys are all huddled together here, and the farmers over there don’t have any technical guidance. You’re coming with me to be a technician!”

“Yes, Xue Mei!” Meng Yue looked around at the college students and agreed.

"I think Wu Yansheng is right, there really is a lot of college students in our class!"

“Yes!” Hearing Mengyue speak up for him, Wu Yansheng immediately perked up.

Qin Xuemei frowned and said, "But we both majored in seedling cultivation, and we're still learning how to plant trees. How can we guide others?"

"Xuemei, I'm doing this to make things easier for you. You'll get blisters on your hands if you keep using that pickaxe all day!"

Wu Yansheng, despite his seemingly chivalrous demeanor, was actually just trying to avoid labor.

"Wu Yansheng, we're all part of a team. If my hands get blisters, does that mean everyone else's hands don't get blisters too?"

"We were so confident that we would plant 20,000 saplings, but so far we have only planted one or two hundred. At this rate, how can we finish planting the saplings before the rain?"

At this point, Qin Xuemei couldn't help but exclaim, "No wonder Team Leader Lin wanted to plant separately from us!"

Hearing Wu Yansheng say this, Qin Xuemei was not happy at all; instead, she became even angrier.

When Wu Yansheng heard Qin Xuemei mention Lin Hao again, he was so jealous he was almost going crazy, so he said somewhat angrily:
"Don't keep bringing him up. The reason we're so slow is because that Lin Hao told us to go water the plants."

"It's been two whole days of hard work for us. If we had started planting trees earlier, the progress would definitely have been much faster!" With that, Wu Yansheng jumped off his horse and, before Qin Xuemei could object, changed the subject:

"By the way, when we came here, Director Yu said that Saihanba is going to implement mechanized afforestation. Let's go and take a look first, which will be beneficial to our future work."

Qin Xuemei felt that Wu Yansheng was being unreasonable. It was only because the saplings hadn't been planted on the dam that they were temporarily arranged to water them, and the next day was for them to go out and inspect suitable afforestation sites.

However, when Wu Yansheng mentioned mechanized planting, Qin Xuemei couldn't help but retort:
"We haven't even planted our first batch of trees yet, and you're already thinking about mechanized afforestation in the future? There are conditions for that too."

“Wu Yansheng, don’t change the subject. It’s because the saplings weren’t planted on the dam that Team Leader Lin told us to water them. Don’t blame everything on others.”

“We’re not here to claim credit; we’re here to contribute to the greening efforts. Your thinking is simply incomprehensible.”

Hearing Wu Yansheng say that, Qin Xuemei became even angrier, and then ignored him and continued to dig the hole with her hoe.

"Mengyue, do you think this depth is appropriate? Don't let it get too deep!"

"Xuemei, you~!"

Seeing that Qin Xuemei ignored him, Wu Yan got a little angry, then jumped on his horse and rode off to the other side.

He never expected that his tried-and-true method for dealing with girls would fail this time.
Not far away, Shen Mengyin saw Wu Yansheng riding a tall horse and fantasized about galloping across the beautiful grasslands, crossing mountains and valleys, and sitting on the mountaintop watching the sunset. It was simply too wonderful!

Shen Mengyin was momentarily lost in thought when she thought about all this!

Wu Yansheng had only taken two steps when he saw Shen Mengyin looking at him with envy, and then he instantly became interested.

Since you, Qin Xuemei, don't know what's good for you, there will always be someone with discerning eyes. Without you as my tree, I will be greeted by the whole forest.

Although Shen Mengyin is not as beautiful and capable as Qin Xuemei, her looks are still above average among beauties.

He then steered his horse to Shen Mengyin's side and extended a gentlemanly invitation:

"Shen Mengyin, would you like to come with me and become a technician?"

"I do!" Shen Mengyin stepped forward excitedly.

Upon hearing this, Wu Yansheng smiled smugly, then reached out and pulled Shen Mengyin onto the horse.

As soon as she mounted her horse, Shen Mengyin suddenly realized that it was a bit too ambiguous for them to ride together in public. She then looked back at Qin Xuemei with some concern.

When Qin Xuemei saw this, she just frowned, said nothing, and continued planting trees.

Wu Yansheng also glanced back at Qin Xuemei. Seeing that she remained unmoved, he shook the reins, and the horse slowly headed towards the opposite hilltop.

At this time, Wu Yansheng was in high spirits and carefree. Life without Lin Hao was so comfortable.

With a beauty in his arms, galloping on horseback, Wu Yansheng laughed happily, feeling incredibly dashing.

Qin Xuemei, Mengyue, and Da Kui continued their tree-planting endeavors, and no one paid any attention to the two of them.

Especially Da Kui, seeing the relationship between Wu Yansheng, Qin Xuemei, and Shen Mengyin, felt at ease planting trees. Because of his heartbreak with Ji Xiurong, he felt that all these romantic entanglements were child's play.

The two rode their horses at full gallop, but the distance was too short, and they only experienced the thrill of galloping for a short while before arriving at the other side of the hill.

At this moment, Shen Mengyin's excited mood finally calmed down a bit, and she then happily expressed her gratitude:

"Wu Yansheng, you're so kind, thank you!"

"That's right!" Wu Yansheng regained his confidence upon hearing Shen Mengyin's praise and casually replied:
"As the saying goes, time reveals true character. The longer you know me, the better you'll find me!"

"What's the use? Don't you already have Qin Xuemei? Why are you still..."

Sitting on horseback, Shen Mengyin asked Wu Yansheng with some excitement. Although she didn't finish her sentence, her meaning was clear: she wanted to know what he meant.

Shen Mengyin's question made Wu Yansheng's heart tighten, but as a young master, he quickly organized his thoughts without even thinking about it.

"Many things are changing; nothing is immutable. We should look at things from a developmental perspective!" he said glibly.

Wu Yansheng did not give a direct answer, but instead gave an ambiguous response, which made Shen Mengyin feel that she was being favored.

Unbeknownst to them, Wu Yansheng simply enjoyed the feeling, and his goal remained clear: Qin Xuemei.

After the two parted ways, Shen Mengyin went to instruct the villagers on how to plant trees, while Wu Yansheng continued reciting his lessons on horseback.

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In the evening, after the two tree-planting teams finished work and returned to their camp, Lin Hao asked everyone after having dinner in the canteen:
"Let's all report on today's progress?"

At this moment, Wu Yansheng said with a proud expression:

"Report: Under my guidance, we planted two thousand saplings today."

"I have given everyone the standards today, and I believe we will definitely be able to plant three thousand, or even four thousand, trees tomorrow."

After speaking, Wu Yansheng straightened his clothes, his smug little expression suggesting that the saplings he planted were all his own doing.

"What? Less than two thousand trees?" Feng Cheng said incredulously.
"So, you mean a group of college students, plus more than ten villagers, a total of more than twenty people, and each person only managed to plant about a hundred saplings a day?"

"At this rate, it will take you at least ten days to plant all the saplings, right?"

Lin Hao also glanced at Wu Yansheng in surprise. He thought Wu Yansheng was something extraordinary, but he didn't expect him to be so weak!

"We've planted two thousand trees, that's already quite an achievement," Wu Yansheng said, unconvinced.

"Then tell me, how many saplings did you plant? How many did you actually plant? I'd like to see if you're still deliberately making things difficult for us."

Upon hearing Lin Hao's words, Wu Yansheng glared at Lin Hao with fury.

"Captain Zhao, tell me about our progress today." Lin Hao didn't argue with him and then asked Zhao Tianshan to report on today's progress.

"We planted about 8,000 saplings and shrubs today, and we expect to finish within four days, just in time for the rainy season."

"What? Eight thousand? How did you plant eight thousand? You can't just brag like that. One person planting four hundred saplings a day? Do you think you're machines?"

"Could it be that they just dug a hole randomly, buried the sapling, and considered it a planting? Not many of them will survive," Wu Yansheng said, jumping up in disbelief.

Upon hearing Zhao Tianshan's words, not only Wu Yansheng, but everyone else was so surprised that their mouths were practically big enough to fit a steamed bun.

"Whether you believe it or not, the facts are right in front of you!" Lin Hao said calmly.

"Putting aside the issue of planting methods, the fact that we've managed to keep these saplings alive all these years is a skill in itself; at least we've proven ourselves!"

"As for you, this is your first time planting trees. We've arranged the necessary personnel, but we don't know how many saplings will survive in two months!"

"If you don't fail once, you won't understand the extent of the hardship of planting trees on this dam. There are twenty people on each side, and nine of you are college students. You won't have any excuses then!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Yansheng's expression turned somewhat unpleasant as he said:

"Team Leader Lin, I'd like to ask you, how did you determine that we would fail?"

“We are all professional university students, how could we possibly fail? Aren’t you being too arbitrary? If this is how you evaluate us university students, we have the right to report it.”

When Wu Yansheng heard Lin Hao say that they would definitely fail, he immediately flew into a rage and jumped up and down.

"I won't argue with you. Practice makes perfect, and facts will speak for themselves. I hope you'll still be this tough then. We'll wait and see."

Lin Hao didn't care what they thought and immediately adjourned the meeting.

"Lin Hao, aren't you being a bit too hasty? After all, they are professional university students, so they should be able to make it work, right?" Zhao Tianshan said with some hesitation.

After everyone else left, Zhao Tianshan and Feng Cheng stayed behind.

"Don't worry about them. If they don't manage to grow the saplings, it's good to teach them a lesson. But if they do manage to grow them, that's a good thing too, right?" Lin Hao said nonchalantly.

Lin Hao thought of the rainy season and then he thought of the tree-planting method that they had come up with on a whim.

"By the way, after we plant the saplings, we can try the planting method I mentioned, using flower pots or wide-mouthed bottles."

Feng Cheng became interested upon hearing this. Lin Hao had previously mentioned an idea: to grow plants in pots.

It involves planting saplings or seeds directly in flowerpots or bottles, and then, when the saplings grow to one or two meters tall, taking them out and transplanting them with the soil still in the pot.

The advantage of this planting method is that it greatly reduces the requirements for soil acidity/alkalinity and the environment, which can significantly increase the survival rate. The disadvantage is that the subsequent costs are high.

"Unfortunately, we don't have many bottles here, so we probably can't grow many. We can only try it as an experiment."

"It's nothing, just an experiment. This method isn't suitable for large-scale planting, but it can be used to tackle difficult problems!"

“I remember that Komako Valley in Mati Pit is a rocky, barren mountain. It’s not easy to grow saplings there. This method is perfect for it!”

Zhao Tianshan nodded and said, "I know that place. It's tens of thousands of acres, all barren mountains and desert. You can't even grow grass, let alone trees!"

Lin Hao smiled and said, "So we should try it first. If it succeeds, then we will have pulled out a nail for Saihanba ahead of schedule and contributed to the restoration of the Botao Forest."

Feng Cheng said with some admiration:
"You're thinking too far ahead, but you're right. A person who doesn't plan for the future will have trouble in the present. We should definitely try to do the work in advance."

Feng Cheng and Zhao Tianshan both wholeheartedly agreed with Lin Hao's suggestion.