Her Cultivation Diary

Song Tan really forgot about finding a mate for the dogs.

But you can't blame her; there are now seven treasures at home: one Da Wang, four retired dogs, and two Border Collies—both male and female—so theoretically, everything should be sorted internally without any problems.

Besides, they are all family dogs, knowing each other well and getting along.

However, the youngest Border Collie is over six months old, and they still can't see eye to eye...

She called over to Ning City to ask about breeding, leaving the other side flabbergasted—they had once inspected twice and revisited twice, and were very confident in Lao Song's family's dog-breeding skills. They handed over the dogs without even mentioning spaying... Isn't it obvious that they have the freedom to marry!

How has half a year passed, and suddenly they're asking about partners today?

Zhu Xin, who answered the phone, couldn't make sense of it:

"They were all well-behaved when we visited during the New Year. I thought they were spayed! They weren't? Then why are they so calm? It's odd; our dogs behave normally, right? Did you add anything to carefully balance their dog food, like hormone control?"

Song Tan: "..." She just asked one question, and this chatterbox indeed isn't someone you should talk to, is he?

She noncommittally replied, "Okay, as long as they have freedom, that's fine. I'll hang up—"

"No, no, no!" Zhu Xin yelled from the other side: "Do you need more dogs this year?"

"You know, you've gotten to know our leader, yet you've been silent for so long. My goodness, you really treat us like outsiders! Did you invite us over during New Year just to see us embarrass ourselves? It's a good thing the leader doesn't mind at all—hey, tell me the truth, I've been holding back for a long time, and they won't let me ask. Does the leader really not mind..."

He rattled on without stopping, leaving Song Tan confused:

What on earth? What leader?

Song Tan didn't dwell on it, given Zhu Xin's excessive talking. She only grasped one key point: "Do you still have dogs?"

"We don't." Zhu Xin candidly admitted:

"I thought you were calling because you wanted more. I'll keep an eye out for you, and let you know if anything suitable pops up. By the way, when are you selling your Yuxing Grass Tea and tea egg seasoning packs this year?"

"My cousin's husband is in the military at the Borderlands; I mentioned it before, didn't I? She got married..."

Song Tan couldn't take it anymore: "Get to the point."

Zhu Xin, feeling wronged: "Oh."

After a while, he revised his speech three times in his head before speaking:

"I'll keep it brief!"

"In short, when my cousin got married, she tasted the tea eggs and her family members have been asking when they can buy everything from your household again!"

Lun Chuan, who had been listening, waited for Song Tan to hang up before joking through suppressed laughter, "Their... lung capacity must be well-trained, huh."

Song Tan thought her head was buzzing, and with an expressionless face replied, "Yeah, I suspect they exercise their lungs every day."

What about training other organs like the heart, liver, spleen, and kidneys?

But still...

She continued messaging: "About the leader you mentioned, who are they?"

A minute later, a 60-second voice message arrived.

Song Tan: ... Sometimes, it really takes a lot of courage to listen to these voice messages.

But the moment she hesitated, another 58-second one was sent.

...

When Secretary Xiaozu came by at noon, she pointed at a photo on the wall, asking, "Is this person... from the province?"

Secretary Xiaozu couldn't help but chuckle, "You finally know!"

If it wasn't for her family's principles, she wouldn't have maintained confidentiality until now!

But... She glanced at Song Tan's expression: "You don't seem too surprised."

Song Tan nodded: "I figured it out during the pig slaughter; it's probably not a municipal procurement."

Still, she didn't expect it to be someone from the province.

It doesn't really matter, though. Secretary Xiaozu's relatives are probably of higher rank, and it doesn't affect their family's business in the slightest.

Sigh, sometimes it's really frustrating! Why is our family business so successful that we can't utilize any of these connections? What a waste!

It's just...

"Zhu Xin wants to discuss whether we can supply a batch, especially of herbal tea."

His Borderlands relatives have decent food, but due to geographic location and duties, everyone feels better drinking Yuxing Grass Tea.

As for other things... other family members haven't gotten hold of any, only the largest batch of summer tea and tea egg seasoning packs have been received.

Secretary Xiaozu knows Song Tan doesn't lack orders, but since she hesitated...

"Is postage expensive?"

With that question, Song Tan was relieved: "No, there's just a lot happening this year, and we didn't plan on doing this."

But now...

She shook her phone: "I'll hire some people to start drying some Yuxing Grass Tea and Mugwort Tea."

Now that it's spring, picking a batch of their medicinal Mugwort Sprouts won't affect the Dragon Boat Festival.

And the Yuxing Grass by the pond, not many in the family like it as a salad, so why not make tea with it, good for clearing heat, detoxifying, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory, and it grows fast.

Once the recruitment notice was sent out, Brother Xiaosun, whose eyes were losing hope by the riverside, couldn't take it anymore and came over again.

Only then did Song Tan remember him: "You haven't made a decision yet?"

"Decide what!" Brother Xiaosun was also frustrated: "I've traveled such a long way with dogs and people, and at your place from Da Wang to the local dogs, they're all like they're spayed, calm as anything. How am I supposed to broach the topic?"

"I don't care!" He insisted unreasonably: "You have to get one of your treasures to promise me, this time they will definitely fancy one! Just one's enough!"

"Give me a guarantee, and then I'll contact them!"

Song Tan: ... Brother Xiaosun, do you even hear yourself? Even Xiangxiang who's pregnant isn't this picky!

She was also helpless: "If I could get them to promise, the treasures at home wouldn't still be 'internally digesting'."

She didn't care much for bloodlines or breeds; she let them frolic about, yet everyone was focused on their roles, with no interest in reproducing.

As for this, Song Tan could only guess that the bit of Spiritual Energy they absorbed was all for improving their physical strength...

Brother Xiaosun was quite helpless.

But... just thinking about those dogs with fur like fine silk running along the riverside, he couldn't bear to give up.

After much inner conflict, he finally gritted his teeth: "Forget it! I'll make the contact myself!"

This time, he was determined to make a comeback! He wanted to choose the most outstanding dog! And as for those three local dogs... good bloodlines in local dogs are rare too! He wouldn't pass them by! He would choose carefully!

Brother Xiaosun, full of renewed vigor, drove off, and as he left, he pocketed three scallion pancakes just made by Seventh Uncle.

Meanwhile, on the mountain, Chen Yuan had just asked a few employees in the team for their opinions and planned to assign them to the canteen, when a team member shyly approached:

"Uh... Captain, are you still hiring for the night shift? I'd like to get my family involved too."