Chapter 550 - 260: First Time Hearing About Raising a Tree as a Pet!

Yu Shuai quickly turned off the engine, pulled out the key, and pushed the car door open, leaping out with both legs.

However, Yu Shuai’s coolness didn’t last more than a second.

The moment he landed, his feet stepped right on a branch.

"Ouch, damn it..."

With a shout of surprise, Yu Shuai slid forward more than a meter and landed on his butt with a thud.

"..."

"..."

Awkward!

At this moment, Yu Shuai felt immensely awkward!

"Ahem, Boss Yu, did you hurt yourself?"

Jiang Tao held back his laughter and approached to ask about Yu Shuai’s condition, reaching out to help him up.

"Ahem, it’s nothing, nothing, I just accidentally stepped on a branch, ahem, I’m fine."

Feeling embarrassed, Yu Shuai didn’t let Jiang Tao help him. He pushed himself off the ground with his right hand and stood up.

"President Jiang, have a cigarette."

As he spoke, Yu Shuai took out a pack of Su cigarettes from his pocket and pulled one out, eagerly handing it to Jiang Tao.

"Thanks for coming in person this time, Boss Yu. Let me first take you to see the tree."

Jiang Tao smilingly accepted the cigarette from Yu Shuai, and the two walked side by side towards Jiang Tao’s house.

Back at the house, they went straight to the hole where the walnut tree was planted.

Yu Shuai first examined the branches and leaves with his eyes, then squatted down and pinched the tree trunk near the ground with his hand.

"It’s got root rot."

After observing for a dozen seconds, Yu Shuai diagnosed the walnut tree’s condition.

"What? Root rot?"

Hearing Yu Shuai’s diagnosis, Jiang Tao’s heart suddenly tightened.

If the roots are rotted, can it still survive?

If it dies, his loss would be significant!

"Yeah, root rot. President Jiang, look, the bark has gone soft."

As Yu Shuai spoke, he squeezed the walnut tree trunk with his two fingers.

Sure enough, as he said, Jiang Tao saw Yu Shuai easily deforming the bark with his fingers.

Somewhat unwilling, Jiang Tao asked, "Boss Yu, can this tree still be saved? Can it live?"

"It can live, but it’s a bit difficult and unnecessary."

Yu Shuai spoke while standing up and forcefully patted the walnut tree with his palm.

With a rustle, the few remaining yellowed leaves on the tree instantly fell down.

Seeing Yu Shuai’s action, Jiang Tao’s eye twitched, wanting to give him a slap too.

Bro, this is my money tree, how can you just slap it like that!

It’s already close to dying, and you’re making it worse!

"If President Jiang wants to plant a walnut tree, just transplant one from my orchard or I can deliver and plant it for you."

"This time I guarantee it’ll live."

Yu Shuai said as he reached out again to pat the trunk.

Slap!

Jiang Tao reached out and grabbed Yu Shuai’s wrist, preventing him from patting again.

It could still be saved, don’t let a few more slaps completely kill it!

"Boss Yu, you just said this tree can be saved, right? Then please help me save it!"

"This tree is called Little Green, planted by my daughter, it’s her pet."

"To my daughter, this tree isn’t just a tree; it’s her little friend."

"So, if it can still be saved, I’d really like to save it."

With a warm smile, Jiang Tao released Yu Shuai’s hand and explained.

"Uh..."

Yu Shuai looked at Jiang Tao with a bewildered expression.

There are plenty of people who keep pets.

This is the first time he’s heard of keeping a tree as a pet!

But...

It’s not too outrageous.

"Alright! I’ll help you save this tree then."

"I can’t say I’ll save it with 100% certainty, but the chances are at least over 90%."

Though he didn’t fully understand, Yu Shuai chose to respect others’ preferences.

Jiang Tao said, "Then I’ll trouble you, Boss Yu. It’d be best if you can save it, otherwise, I’d have a hard time explaining it to my daughter."

"I’ll do my best! Does President Jiang’s house have a shovel? I’ll dig out the roots and treat them first."

"Yes, I’ll get it."

With that, Jiang Tao turned and walked toward a small storage room by the south wall.

Living in the countryside, even if a household doesn’t farm, they would often have a small vegetable garden.

Jiang Tao’s home had tools like shovels too.

Soon, Jiang Tao brought over two shovels.

The two got to work digging!

"President Jiang, I didn’t expect you! You can do hard labor like digging so well."

Seeing Jiang Tao’s relaxed demeanor as he quickly shoveled soil, Yu Shuai showed a face of immense surprise.

With Jiang Tao’s constitution of 132 points, when it comes to strength, there’s probably no one in the world who can compare.

Jobs like digging with a shovel are a piece of cake for him, as easy as a child playing with a shovel in the sand.

"Haha, I come from a farmer’s background, did a lot of farm work as a kid, this isn’t a problem at all."

Jiang Tao chatted with Yu Shuai effortlessly while quickly shoveling soil and digging.

The two chatted idly while working without delay.

In less than five minutes, they dug a pit about half a meter in diameter and over a meter deep.

The walnut tree’s roots were all dug out.

Sure enough, as Yu Shuai had said, more than half of the walnut tree’s roots were already blackened and rotten.

Yu Shuai went back to the car to get a big pair of pruning scissors.

Then he transformed into a plant doctor, snipping away all the rotten roots of the walnut tree.

He filled the pit with fertilizer that he had farm workers specifically send over, then placed the tree back into the pit.

After filling the soil and watering, Yu Shuai hung a bottle of tree-specific nutrient solution on the walnut tree.

His actions were truly like a doctor in a hospital treating a patient.

"Alright, President Jiang, there shouldn’t be any major issues now!"

After hanging the "drip" on the walnut tree, Yu Shuai grinned at Jiang Tao.

"Today, you’ve really gone out of your way, Boss Yu!"

Jiang Tao’s gaze turned to Yu Shuai, his fondness for this Boss Yu had greatly increased!

He had only been to the opponent’s orchard to pick fruit twice, yet today, with just a call, Yu Shuai came all the way to treat his tree.

They had spent at least an hour on this endeavor.

"Haha, no trouble at all, no trouble at all. In the future, if President Jiang ever needs anything from me, just give me a call."

Yu Shuai looked sincerely at Jiang Tao, without a hint of seeking praise or reward.

Jiang Tao said, "By the way, Boss Yu, earlier you mentioned the oil apricots at your farm were ripe, right?"

Yu Shuai chuckled, "Yes, Boss Jiang, feel free to bring your family over for picking when you have time."

"My family has already returned to Beijing, and I’m also planning to go back to Beijing tomorrow. How about, Boss Yu..."

Jiang Tao thought for a bit and said, "Could you send me 200 pounds of oil apricots? I’ll take them back to Beijing for family and friends to taste."

"No problem! President Jiang, you are so generous! I’ll call the farm now to have the workers pick them for you."

Hearing that Jiang Tao intended to support his business, Yu Shuai readily agreed.

He then immediately took out his phone and contacted a person in charge at the farm, asking them to quickly pick oil apricots for Jiang Tao.

"Pick the big ones, the best quality! Be quick."

"Alright, deliver them directly to the Jiang Family Manor later."

After giving a few simple instructions over the phone, Yu Shuai hung up and looked at Jiang Tao, laughing:

"President Jiang, I’ve arranged it for you, they will be delivered soon."

Jiang Tao took out a cigarette box, handed Yu Shuai a Grand Leaf, and said, "I’ll transfer the money to you now."

Yu Shuai laughed, "Our retail price is 8 yuan per pound, but I’ll charge you only 5 yuan per pound."

"8 yuan then! Boss Yu, you helped me a lot today and had your workers go out of their way to pick apricots for me, I feel quite embarrassed."

As Jiang Tao spoke, he took out his phone, found Yu Shuai on WeChat, and directly transferred 1600 yuan to him.

This amount of money is nothing compared to the huge benefits the mutated walnut tree can bring Jiang Tao in the future.

"President Jiang, you’re too kind. I, Old Yu, enjoy doing business with people like you!"

After saying this with a smile, Yu Shuai didn’t refuse any further and accepted the payment directly.