My Super Farming System

C27 - The Investigation Team Came to Investigate!

Soon, Sun's father grasped the situation.

The county leaders were grappling with the issue of exorbitantly priced watermelons.

Watermelons were a common fruit; farmers would sell them for just three to five cents per kilogram.

In the city, prices were higher—about a dollar per kilogram in summer, with a slight increase in winter.

But never had they reached the astronomical price of five thousand dollars per melon.

The pricing itself was problematic—not by weight, but per melon, regardless of size, each for five thousand.

The online buzz had inevitably caught the attention of higher authorities, prompting them to send an investigator to Zeffari County.

This had the county officials in a state of distress.

Despite their efforts, the location of Walden remained a mystery.

Sun's father, a seasoned local, had never even heard of the village.

When they sought out the poverty alleviation team for answers, they found the team was nowhere to be found.

This wasn't due to negligence; the team was simply overwhelmed with the influx of businesses seeking investments, leaving them no time for other matters and leading to staff being reassigned from other departments.

In the end, it fell to Sun's father, straddling the line between government official and businessman, to handle the situation, given his familiarity with pricing issues.

He quickly pieced everything together.

"Are you talking about heading into the mountains, to that secluded Walden village?"

"Yes! There's no clear path; even the locals struggle to find it."

"The same young man who's been selling those outrageously priced watermelons?"

"Exactly. He's the grower. I think a melon from a billionaire farmer is worth the five thousand."

"How do you know he's a billionaire?"

"He was buying a car at my brother's dealership. I saw his account balance exceed a hundred million. Odd guy, though—he always insists he's just a farmer."

Sun's father's demeanor turned grave. He sat in contemplation for a while before finally speaking up.

"Tomorrow, you'll accompany me and the investigation team to check it out."

"Ah? Dad, aren't you swamped with work every day? I thought you wanted my brother to go with you?"

"You don't grasp the significance of possessing a fortune in the hundreds of millions for someone in Zeffari County."

"In terms of wealth, he's among the top five in Zeffari, and he's still so young."

"Even I, your father, want to get to know him."

"If you actually manage to marry him, I'll give you a dowry of twenty million yuan."

Sun Ying's eyes widened, her cheeks flushing.

"Dad, what are you saying?"

"There's really nothing between us."

Despite her distaste for her father treating marriage like a transaction, she had become accustomed to it.

After all, she had been aware of this inevitable path from a very young age.

Yet...

If she could truly marry Zhao Yuegu, she would be willing.