The Farming Livestreamer: I Don't Want to Inherit Billions!-Chapter 275: Competition Countdown

"How was it discovered?"

The news of Chen Li’s punishment quickly spread throughout the entire school. Zhai Li arranged for someone to meet Chen Li on the back hill.

"Rest assured, they don’t know it was you who instructed me to do it."

"I know that, otherwise I wouldn’t be here talking to you safely. What’s really going on?"

"I had just gotten inside and was about to plant the soil when Ji Changqing showed up, and then I was caught."

What Chen Li knows is indeed the case—he was caught purely by coincidence.

Such bad luck!

The camera was a specially made hidden camera; ordinary people wouldn’t see a camera inside the room at all.

"I’ve seen his batch of vegetables, and they’re not particularly good. Don’t worry, he won’t win any prize!"

Fearing that Zhai Li would be displeased, Chen Li added, "Besides, I find Chi Youyou quite easy to fool. She believes whatever I say and even pleaded on my behalf in front of the principal. She’s an absolute idiot. You’re the young lady of the Zhai Family; you don’t need to be afraid of her at all!"

"You don’t understand! Forget it; let’s leave it at that for now and not meet for the time being."

"Yeah, I was thinking the same. With this punishment, likely I won’t be able to secure a post-graduate recommendation. But since it’s not a severe punishment, excelling this semester might overturn it, and I’ll need your help on this!"

"Don’t worry, I’d never set you up."

Chen Li left the meeting with her reassurance, carefully making his way out of the back hill.

Zhai Li sneered as she watched his disappearing figure. He was just the son of their family driver, and he actually thought growing up with her meant anything?

Once his figure was completely out of sight, she cautiously glanced around her surroundings one last time before slowly retreating from the back hill.

Little did they know that once both were gone, someone jumped down from the nearest tree to them.

Ji Changqing looked at the recording interface on his phone, curling his lips in disdain.

He truly couldn’t understand how they could be so foolish?

Initially, he thought he’d have to exert considerable effort, but it turned out to be so easy...

Qin Rui confiscated Chen Li’s phone, firstly to prevent him from communicating externally and secondly to install surveillance software on his phone.

Unexpectedly, within less than an hour, they had caught a fish.

"Was it really Zhai Li who did it?"

After hearing the recording, Chi Youyou curiously asked, seeing Ji Changqing nod, she took a deep breath to accept this reality.

"As for whether someone is backing Zhai Li, I really don’t know."

"Alright, thank you, senior."

"What do you plan to do?"

Upon hearing this, Chi Youyou thought for a moment and seriously said, "People like Zhai Li need to be hit hard once to remember the painful lesson. Besides, the recording doesn’t prove anything, so I have to wait for the perfect moment to strike."

Ji Changqing nodded, signaling his agreement.

"By the way, I will be the team leader for tomorrow’s competition and will participate with you all."

"Okay, senior, I will certainly use action to prove the value of our little darlings!"

Ji Changqing was also very much looking forward to it. If this batch of vegetables proved their value, it would be a significant breakthrough for Huaxia Agriculture, not only shortening the planting cycle but also ensuring quality while improving shelf life!

If they could really achieve this, the vegetable transportation issues would also be improved.

He was full of anticipation!

Chi Youyou didn’t know the high hopes placed on her; she just wanted to share their precious vegetables!

Gourmet food can heal hearts, and the raw ingredients for creating gourmet dishes are a crucial step.

This Autumn Expo is being held in the Western Imperial City’s Agricultural Innovation Park and is jointly organized by the Agricultural Research Institute and the Seed Trade Association, with even the director of the International Agricultural Research Institute supposedly attending in person.

The rules for this competition have been accordingly adjusted.

The competition is held over two days, very straightforward: set up a stall and sell!

Let the average consumers choose their favorite vegetables.

This score accounts for 70%, while the remaining 30% is the expert judges’ assessment, who will give corresponding scores with a more professional standard.

The competition zones are divided into Tomato Zone, Radish Zone, Cauliflower Zone, Bok Choy Zone, Green Leafy Vegetable Zone, and Cabbage Zone.

Each area will select its own "king"!

Although Chi Youyou and her team were representing the academy, due to these rule changes, they essentially acted as independent entities. However, any honors gained would reflect not only on themselves but also on the academy, and even the school.

"Is anyone still missing?"

Because everyone had their own vegetables to transport, the academy allowed students to proceed to the competition points individually. Mr. Li Yurong, the director responsible for organizing students, was in charge of the arrangements.

The day before the competition, participants needed to arrive at the venue in advance for setup.

Almost everyone was present, but they realized someone was still missing.

"Who isn’t here?"

Mr. Li checked his watch, his brows furrowing in displeasure. There were ten minutes left until the agreed time, but indeed, someone was absent.

He disliked people who weren’t punctual the most.

"Reporting to Mr. Li, it’s our classmate Chi Youyou who hasn’t arrived. She might be stuck in traffic."

Zhai Li’s sidekick raised their hand to speak.

Because they were setting up stalls for sale, participant adjustments allowed students to bring an assistant.

Chi Youyou?

Mr. Li furrowed his brows. He might not recognize others, but Chi Youyou was certainly famous in the academy right now.

Moreover, word from within suggested her participation in the competition was due to the competition between Mr. Feng and Mr. Ma. Quite a few teachers in the academy were paying attention to this.

A few days ago, they even caught a student trying to sabotage her vegetables.

Fortunately, that student wasn’t connected to either Mr. Feng or Mr. Ma.

The student eventually received a punishment and was disqualified from the competition, but whether Chi Youyou’s vegetables had been damaged remained unknown.

"Weren’t Chi Youyou’s vegetables damaged? Can she still participate in the competition?"

"I don’t know, but it seems like nothing happened. They caught the culprit on the spot."

...

The competition between Mr. Feng and Mr. Ma was unknown to the students, but the incident regarding the sabotage of Chi Youyou’s vegetables was well-known throughout the academy.

Because of this, many people engaged in discussions about Chi Youyou in the crowd.

"Mr. Li, shall we go in and check-in first? It wouldn’t be good if we were disqualified for being late."

Zhai Li’s sidekick suggested. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Hearing the possibility of disqualification, many people nodded in agreement.

"There are still five minutes. Mr. Li, if not, let’s wait till the agreed time. If she still hasn’t arrived, then we can go in."

Ji Changqing glanced at Zhai Li and the others, speaking leisurely.

Zhai Li rolled her eyes silently. What was it with Ji Changqing always helping Chi Youyou!

Could it be that he fancied her?

But Chi Youyou was engaged to Mr. Song!

Thinking of this, she narrowed her eyes, hatching a new plan in her mind.