Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

Liu Shuqing had already heard rumors that Jiang Weiwei hadn't been at the farm at all these days, and that the mushroom bags had probably been taken to a better place to be cultivated before being brought back.

The quality and quantity of these products are suspicious. He couldn't help but glance at Su Wanqing with concern. What makes Comrade Su think she can compete with them?

Jiang Weiwei proudly raised her head. "Technician Liang, Officer Liu, this is the condition of my mycelium. Now, can we go check on Comrade Su's?"

Su Wanqing smiled slightly, clicking her tongue inwardly: With such a big tree like the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences behind them, they only dare to do this little bit of cheating? How petty.

When everyone followed Su Wanqing to her laboratory, they were all stunned the moment they opened the door.

In the laboratory, the mycelium packs were covered with thick, white mycelium.

The mushroom buds that sprouted on top were more numerous and significantly larger. The entire laboratory was filled with the unique aroma of fungi.

Liang Wenbin adjusted his glasses, thinking he was seeing things, and immediately walked quickly to the mycelium bag, squatted down and examined it carefully.

"This...this...this..." His voice was filled with astonishment. "This can really be cultivated from 100 mycelium tubes?! And the density and size of your mushroom buds are clearly of higher quality!"

Su Wanqing looked innocent and matter-of-fact: "What else could it be? That's how much mycelium I started with. I just followed some traditional methods and carefully tended to it, and that's how it turned out. Is this... a lot? Technician Liang, could you estimate how much I expect to produce?"

Liang Wenbin: "..." His heart was in turmoil.

That's more than just a lot!

Su Wanqing's estimated yield from these 100 mycelium tubes is practically equivalent to that of 200 mycelium tubes! And the quality looks even better than Jiang Weiwei's!

He suppressed his shock, composed himself, and wrote in his notebook with a complex expression: "At Comrade Su Wanqing's place, 100 mycelium test tubes were inoculated. The mycelium is growing extremely vigorously, and there are many mushroom buds. The estimated yield for the first batch is about 200 catties of fresh mushrooms, and the second batch is 150 catties. The quality is excellent."

This is a full 100 jin more than Jiang Weiwei's estimated yield!

Upon hearing this number, Jiang Weiwei was immediately stunned and speechless. "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could she have cultivated so many from just 100 mycelia? How could her yield be higher than mine?! Su Wanqing, you...you cheated?!"

Su Wanqing blinked, her expression becoming even more innocent. "Comrade Jiang Weiwei, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. How did I cheat? Show me the evidence! What, your mycelium growing so much is normal, but mine growing like this is cheating? What kind of logic is that?"

Besides, I come to the lab every day, carefully cultivating and recording the mycelium according to my methods. Unlike some people who take the mycelium tubes and then disappear without a trace, no one knows where they went to cultivate them, and now they have the nerve to accuse others of cheating?

Jiang Weiwei choked, her face turning pale and then red.

She knew perfectly well that the strains sent down from above were just the most common experimental bacteria; how could the yield be so high? She had used a strain optimized by the Academy of Agricultural Sciences and had secretly increased the inoculation amount!

In this rural area, Su Wanqing has neither the equipment nor the technical support. How could she possibly accomplish this?

"Anyway, this yield is just not scientifically possible! It's impossible! Who knows if you secretly bought the bacteria on the black market and mixed it into your experimental field? Or if you used some shady methods!"

Su Wanqing was almost amused by her shamelessness and double standards: "Oh? Comrade Jiang Weiwei knows so much. Then tell me, only a few research institutions in the country have the oyster mushroom spawn used for experiments. Which black market can I buy it from? Where else can I get extra spawn? Besides, isn't the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences behind you? Shouldn't you ask them to come and identify whether the mycelium here is the same batch that was originally issued?"

When Su Wanqing asked this question, Jiang Weiwei was also stunned.

Yes, this strain is indeed strictly controlled and has very few distribution channels. Su Wanqing simply couldn't obtain it from other legitimate sources. So how did she manage such an astonishing yield?! Does she really have some unique secret technique?

Su Wanqing narrowed her eyes, "However, since Comrade Jiang Weiwei has so kindly reminded me, in order to be fair, and to prevent anyone from cheating—such as secretly taking the mushroom bags to a better place to cultivate, or secretly adding extra mycelium to them halfway through—"

I propose that, starting today, someone from both our labs must be present daily to supervise and record the growth of the mushrooms! The mushrooms must not be moved anymore, to prevent anyone from playing any tricks!

Jiang Weiwei's eyes darted around rapidly.

The mycelium has now entered the fruiting stage, and the crucial growth stage, which requires equipment, is already more than halfway through.

If she could just find a way to have another batch of nearly mature, high-quality mushrooms sent into her lab before tomorrow, she could achieve her ultimate goal of high yield. By then, the die would be cast, and Su Wanqing couldn't possibly conjure up mushrooms in front of everyone, could she?

She immediately followed Su Wanqing's words, thinking of an idea that was more advantageous to herself, and eagerly said:

"Comrade Su's suggestion is excellent! To ensure absolute fairness and impartiality, and to make sure some people accept their defeat wholeheartedly, we have the good news! The retired director of the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences is coming to our group to complete some research and exploration tasks. He has ample time and the authority to do so. Why don't we ask him to condescend to come and help supervise and record the mushroom growth in our two laboratories every day? With his testimony, I'm sure no one will have any objections!"

She was thinking to herself that the old director was her father's trusted confidant. He had just received a report from Party Secretary Li that they had discovered alfalfa with a yield of 4000 jin per mu, which had already been planted privately in the farm. The old director was so angry that he jumped up and started cursing.

The old dean has a bad temper. If he sees Su Wanqing's abnormally high productivity again, he'll definitely point his finger at her and yell at her. Then there'll be a good show to watch, hahaha!

Even if Su Wanqing wanted to cheat again, with the old dean watching her every day, she wouldn't be able to pull any tricks!