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

"Weiwei, look at the mess this has made! It's all my fault! The leadership hadn't given clear instructions, and I was so eager to get the job, thinking Comrade Su had the most merit, that I took it upon myself to give her the position of person in charge first. You…you're a step too late!"

He rubbed his hands together, his tone earnest.

"Look, our regiment's 'Wusu Beer Base' is in dire need of a comrade like you with vision and connections to take charge—now the regiment is preparing to participate in the 'Northwest Five Provinces Light Industrial Products Competition,' which is a political task!"

As for the mushroom cultivation competition three months later... sigh, we're already lagging behind, so we never even dared to dream of those honorary titles and tractor awards.

So regarding the mushroom issue, I'll personally go and apologize to Leader Jiang!

After he finished speaking, the office fell silent. Secretary Li had clearly chosen Su Wanqing, who had no connections, even at the cost of giving up the opportunity to compete for a national award, just to protect her!

The reason is simple: one must not forget one's roots. Without Su Wanqing, the 65th Regiment wouldn't even have gotten close to having this spot.

Jiang Weiwei's perfect smile froze instantly, replaced by incredulous shock. She never imagined that Li Aiguo would dare abandon the technical support and political resources she represented, choosing Su Wanqing even at the cost of offending her father!

"Uncle Li!" she called out, her voice rising in pitch, with a hint of shrillness.

"What do you mean by that? It was clearly my father who specially allocated the spot to the 65th Regiment and even provided extra start-up funds because you were here and could easily take care of me! This was out of his trust in you! Now you're arranging for me to go to a small hop farm, aren't you betraying his trust and breaking his heart?"

With just a few words, she completely erased all of Su Wanqing's contributions and attributed everything to her own background and status.

Jiang Weiwei was well aware that Wusu Beer would become a nationwide sensation in the future, but for now, it was still a local factory that needed to rely on competitions to gain a foothold. She planned to secure her initial investment and then, in a couple of years, take control of the entire industry chain.

Seeing that Jiang Weiwei was about to break off all pretense and directly use her power to intimidate people, Su Wanqing knew it was her turn to step in.

"Secretary Li, Comrade Jiang," she stepped forward, "both of you are motivated by the desire to ensure the success of the oyster mushroom experimental site and for the betterment of our 65th Regiment. So this matter is easily resolved."

"Easy to solve?" Liu Shuqing, listening from the side, felt a headache coming on. This was clearly a dead end; choosing either option would offend the other side!

Su Wanqing: "Since Comrade Jiang and I both believe we are capable, and words alone are insufficient, let's have a fair competition. In the next cycle, we will each receive an equal amount of mycelium and basic materials to cultivate oyster mushrooms. At that time, please have the expert brought by Comrade Jiang..."

Her gaze shifted to the silent technician behind Jiang Weiwei.

"With Party Secretary Li and Cadre Liu serving as judges, whoever cultivates oyster mushrooms with higher yields and better quality will prove their method is more effective and have a better chance of bringing glory to the group in the national competition. The winner will naturally be fully responsible for all matters related to the experimental site. As for the loser..."

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Weiwei scoffed, her eyes filled with contempt:

"The loser naturally has no face to point fingers anymore. However, Comrade Su, don't blame me for not warning you beforehand, I specifically consulted experts from the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and I brought the latest cultivation techniques. The gentleman behind me is Comrade Liang Wenbin, an assistant researcher at the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences."

She gestured to the young man who wore glasses and looked somewhat reserved.

"In terms of equipment, I have a professional constant-temperature incubator and a precise hygrometer. Do you have that? Besides basic mycelium and ordinary sawdust and wheat bran as a culture medium, you have nothing. Are you sure you want to compete with me on this?"

Upon hearing this, Party Secretary Li felt that the disparity in conditions was too great, and it was simply unfair. He was about to say that it was unfair and there was no need for a competition, but he firmly supported Su Wanqing.

However, Su Wanqing beat her to it.

"Of course I'm certain. Comrade Jiang, the resources you possess are your advantage, and I naturally have my own confidence. Let's set a one-month limit and see who succeeds. If you can still lose despite having so many advantages, wouldn't that prove something even more?"

"I'll lose? What a joke!"

Jiang Weiwei laughed in anger.

"Alright! It's settled then! The loser will not only be barred from interfering in experimental site affairs, but will also have to give way to the winner! Let's put this in writing!"

As a reborn individual who knows the future trends of agricultural technology and possesses professional resources and equipment, how could she possibly lose to a barefoot doctor with only some rural experience?

Su Wanqing smiled slightly. "Comparing cheat codes? Comparing cheat abilities? Your cheat ability might be as thick as a finger, but mine is Qin Tianzhu."

This is incredible, a complete game-changer.

The die was cast, and although Secretary Li and Liu Shuqing felt it was inappropriate, they had no choice but to agree.

Fearing that Su Wanqing might change her mind, Jiang Weiwei immediately had Liang Wenbin draft a competition agreement, which the two then signed and sealed.

Then, Jiang Weiwei's mood improved, and she gestured for Liang Wenbin to come forward. Liang Wenbin, somewhat shyly, adjusted his glasses.

"Comrades, this is the oyster mushroom spawn we provided, 'Dianping No. 1,' a wide-temperature variety. The mycelium needs to grow in a dark, humid, and well-ventilated environment. This is the basic cultivation process..."

He explained in detail how to prepare the culture medium: 78% sawdust, 20% wheat bran, 1% sugar, 1% gypsum powder, with a moisture content of about 60%, how to bag it, autoclave it, and how to inoculate mycelium under aseptic conditions.

"...After successful inoculation, the bags should be placed in a dark cultivation room, where the mycelium will grow all over the bags. After that, we enter the 'fruiting period,' maintaining good ventilation...It takes about a month until maturity and harvest."

He then gave Su Wanqing and Jiang Weiwei each one hundred pre-inoculated test tubes of bacteria, as well as some basic tools such as alcohol lamps, inoculation sticks, and thermometers.

"These tools must be boiled in boiling water or thoroughly sterilized with alcohol before use to prevent contamination by other bacteria. The culture medium raw material will be provided in the package."

Party Secretary Li pointed to two unused, shady rooms next to the command post, "You can make do with these rooms for now. I'll arrange for people to start building new ones tomorrow. This competition will be about who produces the most and best-looking oyster mushrooms. We'll have Technician Liang and we evaluate the winner together then."

Jiang Weiwei proudly raised her chin, "No problem, Uncle Li, just wait and see the results."

She has a constant temperature incubator, which can precisely control the incubation temperature and greatly shorten the incubation time, making her virtually invincible.

Liang Wenbin added, "During this period, I will come over every few days to check on the situation and deliver some new disinfectant cotton plugs and other consumables. If you have any technical questions, you can write them down and I can help you answer them when I come."

After Jiang Weiwei left triumphantly with Liang Wenbin, Secretary Li sighed with worry: