Interstellar Number One Farmer: I Only Want To Farm!-Chapter 60 - 24: Apology

He walked into the examination room, the layout inside remained the same, without disturbing anything.

Only the table had an extra piece of paper, which Ji Li picked up to see.

On the white paper was a drawing of a chubby turtle, wearing a white coat, with the small characters "Doctor Ji" written on the chest pocket.

The turtle’s face sported a quirky expression of artistic flair, its lightly furrowed brows resembling his usual appearance somewhat.

Ji Li was torn between laughter and tears, and as he walked into the bathroom, he, who usually didn’t pay much attention to his appearance, couldn’t help but look at his face in the mirror, left and right.

Criticizing Su Xiaocai’s artwork as toxic, whenever he saw this face, he always thought of that turtle.

Su Xiaocai returned to the dormitory, dashed into the bathroom for a shower, and then flew onto the bed.

Unexpectedly, Wu Qingqing pulled her at the bedroom door, "My adorable and charming mentor, I have something I want to discuss with you."

"Whatever it is, let’s talk tomorrow." Su Xiaocai was thinking of her soft pillow.

Wu Qingqing: "It’s really important. We need to decide tonight."

Su Xiaocai: "Quickly, speak."

"This holiday, all Mecha Department students must participate in a space patrol. The teachers applied for all the classmates, except you."

Su Xiaocai’s heart sank, "So sudden? Is it because there’s a change at the front line?"

"I haven’t heard of any changes at the front line." Wu Qingqing continued: "The news I heard from other seniors is that probably previous students’ quality didn’t meet the standard, the military department said graduates are too pampered, except for those who participated in the Ten Stars Mecha competition, the others are useless, so they want to train students in advance."

"And the patrol range is no longer limited to planets with good security, they will go to more dangerous places. Can you come with me, mentor?"

Wu Qingqing, both excited and nervously anxious, feared that Su Xiaocai would refuse.

Su Xiaocai indeed refused, unable to help, "My plants cannot be left alone."

"Mentor, you surely have a way, right?" Wu Qingqing pleaded pitifully with Su Xiaocai, "Just this once, the registration closes before noon tomorrow."

"You’re telling me this just tonight?"

Wu Qingqing rarely acted coy like a girl, pinching her voice, "I only found out this afternoon that the teacher didn’t help you register. Isn’t it because of the fuss made by the parents that they forgot?"

She tugged at Su Xiaocai’s clothes, "Mentor, I want you to come with me, just think of it as helping me practice real combat."

"Control your pitch." Pretending to be coy didn’t suit Wu Qingqing at all, it was simply challenging the limits of human tolerance, causing Su Xiaocai to shiver from the cold, "I’m going to sleep first, I’ll consider it tomorrow morning and let you know."

"Okay, okay, okay." Wu Qingqing immediately let go, hoping Su Xiaocai would join the space patrol.

With her mentor around, she was sure to learn a lot, and upon returning, she would definitely be able to beat her cousin. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

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Su Xiaocai lay in bed, her mind rapidly considering how to arrange her garden if she participated in the school activity.

As she thought about it, she fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Su Xiaocai called Professor Li to inquire about how to manage her garden if she had to go out for the Mecha Department activities at the end of the semester.

She could operate robots through remote control, but in the military, signals are likely to be blocked, especially on the battlefield, where only secret signal channels can be used, with no contact with the outside world.

If she had to give up the garden to participate in the activity, she’d rather pretend Wu Qingqing wasn’t her student.

Professor Li also knew that participating in the activity was a good opportunity for Mecha Department students to earn points, he empathized, "It’s okay, I’ll help you look after it, and it will be a good demonstration field for your seniors."

Su Xiaocai was thinking of this plan, actually, she had other things to be busy with recently.

She had a big project in hand, planned since she was very young, and it was almost entering the testing phase, winter break was just right.

But Wu Qingqing’s sudden involvement disrupted her plan a bit.

"Professor, you’re so kind." Professor Li was her savior, with him helping to watch over the garden, it would surely thrive.

Concerned about the rumors, Su Xiaocai worried that Professor Li would be affected and blamed by the outside world.

"At my age, these things don’t bother me." Professor Li was appreciative that Su Xiaocai didn’t distance herself from him because of this and actively defended him publicly.

The rights and wrongs had been clarified, and with the principal standing in front, he only had to hear a few idle gossip.

With Professor Li’s promise to help take care of the garden, Su Xiaocai finally responded to Wu Qingqing that she can register for the holiday, but it must be decided after discussing it with the Mecha Department teachers.

Seeing this, Wu Qingqing clasped her hands in prayer, "I hope the teachers can hear my sincere heart, so the great mentor can follow me to conquer the stars and the sea."