Chapter 10: Chapter 10: Chives

The harvest couldn’t be delayed. Xu Shuhua didn’t stay home for long before she rushed out again in a hurry.

While Xu Shuhua was still around, Chen Qiaoqin went to the backyard and cut a big bundle of chives. Now, she had two basins on the bed, picking through the chives while entertaining Yu Nuannuan and Gu Mo.

Gu Mo had no interest in the chives, but Yu Nuannuan was different.

These chives were already a bit old, with some even blooming white chive flowers.

Taking advantage of Chen Qiaoqin’s distraction, Yu Nuannuan grabbed one of the flowers.

The white petals were slightly curled, and you could already see the chive seeds inside.

Yu Nuannuan used her chubby little fingers to dig at the seeds for a long while, but couldn’t get them out.

Her little fingers just weren’t nimble enough. Yu Nuannuan felt like her fingers had a mind of their own.

Gu Mo sat nearby, watching Yu Nuannuan’s efforts. After a while, he just couldn’t take it anymore.

So clumsy!

Gu Mo looked down into the basin, picked up a nearly wilted chive flower, and started picking at it with his own short, pudgy fingers. After a bit of fumbling, he managed to dig out the chive seeds.

“Here!” he said.

Yu Nuannuan looked at the small hand stretched out in front of her, a little confused.

But when she saw the tiny seeds lying in that pale, soft palm, she broke into a smile and quickly reached out to take them.

Just then, Chen Qiaoqin happened to look up and saw this scene. She smiled at first, but then wanted to stop them.

In her eyes, kids didn’t know any better—what if they tried to eat the chive seeds?

But before Chen Qiaoqin could reach out, a streak of green sprouted from between Yu Nuannuan and Gu Mo’s clasped hands.

The tender shoot grew incredibly fast—almost in the blink of an eye, it became a long, slender chive leaf.

Their little hands were too small, and with so many chive leaves sprouting, their hands were forced apart. The chives tumbled onto the bed.

All three of them were stunned by what they saw.

Chen Qiaoqin thought she must be seeing things, so she blinked hard.

But when she opened her eyes, the chives were still there—fresh, green, and giving off that unmistakable chive aroma.

After a moment’s hesitation, Chen Qiaoqin reached out and picked up the chives, examining them carefully.

She studied them for a long time and came to a conclusion—these chives were truly exceptional!

Even better than the most tender chives in spring!

Just the smell alone made her want to eat them.

But that wasn’t the main point. The real question was: where did these chives come from?

Holding the chives, Chen Qiaoqin looked at Yu Nuannuan, then at Gu Mo, completely at a loss as to which of them was responsible.

Yu Nuannuan felt a bit uneasy, but still looked up at Chen Qiaoqin with big, innocent eyes, as if she had no idea what had just happened.

She really hadn’t expected that just touching the seeds would automatically trigger her ability.

And judging by what just happened, her power had grown stronger.

Back when she was just a month old and touched a seed, she could only coax out a tiny sprout.

Now, she could make chives grow to full size in an instant!

Could it be that her ability would grow as she got older?

If people in the apocalypse found out, wouldn’t they be green with envy?

After all, back then, whose powers didn’t only improve after countless battles with zombies?

Gu Mo glanced at Yu Nuannuan, then at Chen Qiaoqin, and finally at the chives.

He’d been trying to control himself for a while, but the constant flow of saliva in his mouth told him he hadn’t succeeded.

He really wanted to eat them!"

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