I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 454

Chapter 454: White Strawberries, Cat Hops

With the “investment” from Miss Sikong Yue, the small garden near the café received some “expansion,” increasing its original size from two or three hundred square meters to around five hundred square meters. It has now become a genuine “orchard” that can operate as a business.

However, neither I nor the café staff had any such intentions. The main purpose of renovating this area was to improve the “safety” of the garden. For example, we added notice boards near the rose bushes and installed fences around the coconut trees.

Visitors generally don’t pick the fruit here to eat, but that doesn’t mean they don’t touch the plants at all. Previously, there were several incidents where curious tourists entered the small garden and touched the rose stems while taking photos, only to be pricked by the thorns.

The thorns on rose bushes are barbed and can easily get stuck in the skin, requiring professional removal at a hospital. The main concern with the coconut trees is the risk of falling coconuts hitting people, which has been an ongoing issue.

“This should do it.”

Thanks to Sikong Yue’s “investment,” soft mats were quickly placed around each coconut tree to prevent injuries from falls, and professional climbing tools were installed on the trees.

“Nuo’er, you guys wait down here, I’ll try climbing up to see if I can pick some coconuts.”

Handing me her phone and a small bag, Sikong Yue walked to one of the coconut trees and put on the climbing gear.

“This is my first time seeing a coconut tree with so many fruits. It’s really incredible… I mean, it’s amazing.”

“Are you sure it’s okay?”

Standing under the tree, I watched Sikong Yue eagerly preparing to climb, feeling a bit worried. “Don’t fall down…”

The coconut trees that Xiongxiong gave us are a variety known for their exceptionally high yield, with an average height of over 15 meters.

The tallest tree here is nearly 25 meters tall, roughly equivalent to the height of an eight- to ten-story apartment building, while the shortest ones are around the height of a five-story building. Falling from such heights could easily cause injury.

In fact… maybe it’s just because I’m shorter, but standing under these coconut trees, I feel like the world seems so vast.

This variety of coconut tree is said to produce fruit four times a year, with about thirty coconuts each time. In theory, there would be coconuts every season—spring, summer, autumn, and winter. With a three-month season and thirty coconuts per season, that means a coconut ripens roughly every three days.

Of course, this is the ideal scenario. Coconuts don’t mature one by one, they tend to cluster and ripen in groups. Sometimes it could be one a day, or suddenly three or four at once on a given day.

Based on past experience, as the “Life Goddess” mentioned by Xiao Mo, my passive skills increase the “yield” of surrounding plants, causing things like coconuts and strawberries to “explode” in quantity.

From the current observations, it seems these coconut trees will produce around two to three hundred coconuts a year. Looking up at the top of the trees, they are filled with coconuts, making it feel like they could fall at any moment.

This is why I’m so eager to address this issue—before planting, I never considered that these coconut trees might pose a safety risk in the garden, and I certainly didn’t anticipate the café becoming so popular that the garden turned into a trendy hotspot for tourists.

“It’s okay, I’ve done this a lot when I was traveling in Southeast Asia.”

With a reassuring look, Sikong Yue, equipped with professional gear, said: “I’ll help you pick all the coconuts that might fall from these trees and put them inside the house to see if anyone wants to buy them.”

Saying that, Sikong Yue began climbing the tree with incredible speed, making me at the base of the tree stare in amazement.

Is she really a young lady?!

How does she seem so versatile? Climbing trees to pick coconuts and also reading and studying for a PhD.

In some places, people might say… she’s great—good-looking, smart, skilled at gaming, good with socializing, and also very rich.

In a daze, it felt as if she was unaffected by her massive chest, as Xiongxiong climbed the tree like a squirrel, quickly reaching the top. She soon picked a coconut and turned around.

“Nuo’er, can you catch it?”

Xiao Mo stepped forward, “Yes, go ahead and throw it.”

The next moment, a large coconut was thrown down and caught accurately by Xiao Mo.

“There are four more ripe ones here, just a moment.”

Then, amidst the “whoosh” sounds of falling objects, three more coconuts were thrown down.

“According to your needs, you can hire me to specifically manage this area.”

After coming down from the tree, Sikong Yue clapped her hands.

“There are a few more over there, I’ll go get them.”

“Oh…”

I thought for a moment, “Then I’ll go pick some grapes and strawberries.”

I quite like the “Sunshine Green Grapes” and “Rose Green Grapes” that Ouyang Xue bought at a high price.

These grapes seem to be a specially cultivated variety, almost seedless, very large, and not at all sour. The texture of the skin is similar to the “Pearl Grapes” often bought for the Mid-Autumn Festival. They don’t need peeling and have a rich floral aroma—I don’t actually know how they are specifically cultivated.

Besides that, the café also introduced the same variety of “White Strawberry” as “Cat Jump,” which is directly named “Cat Jump” or “Cat Jump Strawberry.” This fruit from another world has been recognized by the Forestry Bureau of Shenzhen City and registered nationally, becoming another “discovered plant.” It’s temporarily classified under the Magnoliopsida class—Rosales order—Rosaceae family—Cat Jump genus.

When Xiao Mo and I called Mayor Ye Yuqing and the Forestry Bureau officials to discuss this, they were all extremely excited. After all, discovering a new crop, especially one that is clearly different from Earth’s plants, is big news.

Many newspapers and academic forums reported this discovery. However, for the general public, the new find hardly made a splash—”Isn’t it just white strawberries? You experts always like to hype up things. I’ve eaten several kinds of white strawberries already, like Snow White and White Snow-covered Garments, all cultivated by you experts. Now there’s another Cat Jump variety—come on, how much are you going to charge per pound?”

Everyone was neither interested in nor had the time to focus on “new species.” They only knew it was a “new fruit.” Then, the café’s popular drink “Cat Jump” used this fruit as an ingredient, and as a result… more people came to the café for drinks.

“That’s all the coconuts.”

After picking all the fully ripened coconuts from the trees and roughly counting them on the ground, Sikong Yue took off her equipment.

“Aren’t you going to offer me a cup of your Cat Jump specialty drink?”

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