"What's the matter?"

"Does it taste good?"

"Yeah, speak up, you're killing us with suspense!"

As everyone eagerly inquired, Guo Meiyu, who had just swallowed the piece of pear, excitedly said, "Good? It's beyond good! It's the most delicious fruit I have ever had in my life! I can't stand it, I must come eat this every day!"

"Really?"

Shocked by such high praise, after exchanging glances, they all bit into the fruit synchronously, and in an instant, their eyes widened in disbelief...

Before, they thought that Guo Meiyu's description was obviously exaggerated!

But after tasting it for themselves, they knew Guo Meiyu hadn't exaggerated at all, not one bit. The taste of these pears was absolutely sublime!

Recovering from their shock, they all stared intently at Hu Xiaobei!

The moment of surprise led them to exclaim,

"It's so delicious!"

"Xiaobei, how did you do this?"

"Exactly! Hurry up and share your secret recipe!"

As they stared at him, Hu Xiaobei chuckled and said, "It's my personal charm!"

"What personal charm?"

"Yeah, right, like we'd believe that!"

"Exactly!"

...

Watching them joking with each other, Qin Yalu quietly swallowed and whispered, "Is it really that delicious?"

"Yeah, I'm curious too!"

Hearing the curiosity on Lin Nan and Qin Yalu's faces, Zhao Datong's mouth twitched, and he coldly said, "It must taste awful! These women are probably shills! Don't get tricked by them!"

"Really?"

They questioned him as such, and then they saw Hu Xiaobei waving at them!

With sparkles in their eyes, they quickly walked towards Hu Xiaobei...

...

In fact, Hu Xiaobei had noticed them a while ago...

Seeing them approach, Hu Xiaobei asked with a smile, "Are you here to play?"

As Hu Xiaobei asked, Guo Meiyu and the others also curiously looked at them...

"No! We are reporters, here for a feature!"

Hearing the woman say she was a reporter, Hu Xiaobei introduced himself with a smile, "I see! My name is Hu Xiaobei!"

"I'm Qin Yalu, this is our team leader Lin Nan, and this is my colleague Zhao Datong!"

After scanning over the three of them, Hu Xiaobei warmly said, "Nice to meet you all! By the way, we have some ripe pears here, would you like to try one?"

"Forget it, I have plenty at home, I'm not interested!"

Hearing Zhao Datong say that, Hu Xiaobei chuckled and pulled back the fruit he was about to offer.

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

Qin Yalu glared at Zhao Datong and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense, we would like to try some, especially since we are thirsty!"

"Alright then!"

As they spoke, Hu Xiaobei handed Lin Nan and Qin Yalu a pear each, and as for Zhao Datong, Hu Xiaobei didn't even give him a glance!

"Respect is mutual!"

Since he had shown no respect for me, naturally, I wasn't going to cozy up to him!

Seeing Hu Xiaobei had no intention of passing the fruit to him, Zhao Datong grew even more irate...

At this moment, Qin Yalu and Lin Nan were both oblivious to Zhao Datong's fury; they were fixated on the pears in their hands!

"I wonder if they're actually tasty!"

While they were muttering to each other, Qin Yalu took the first bite...

The moment she bit through the skin of the pear, the sweet juice flooded her mouth, immediately causing her face to light up with excitement!

Because the taste was just that amazing!

She really felt as if the taste buds on her tongue were about to explode!

Seeing the expressive look on Qin Yalu's face, Lin Nan couldn't guess how it tasted and nervously asked, "Yalu, is it good?"

After quickly nodding her head, Qin Yalu spoke excitedly, "Is it good? It's absolutely delicious! I've never before tasted such a perfect piece of fruit!"

"Really?"

Heartened by Qin Yalu's heartfelt praise, Lin Nan took a big bite as well, and in the next instant, his eyes widened, "This taste is just too wonderful!"

Watching Lin Nan's face filled with astonishment, Qin Yalu said, "See, I didn't lie to you, did I, team leader!"

"Yeah, it's really the most delicious pear I've ever had. I even feel like my throat has gotten so much better!"

As he spoke, he excitedly touched his throat and realized that it had indeed gotten much better.

He had chronic pharyngitis due to years of work, which left his throat constantly uncomfortable.

These past few days, because of the dry environment while out on reporting trips, his throat had been even more painful, but after eating this pear, he felt much better, so much so that he almost wanted to jump for joy!

Hearing Lin Nan's excited tone, Qin Yalu quickly asked, "Really?"

"Yeah!"

Watching their excitement build, Zhao Datong's face turned extremely sour.

The next moment, with an expressionless face, he walked up to Hu Xiaobei and demanded loudly, "Hey, you, farmer, go pick one for me too, I want to try it!"

Hearing the haughty demand, Hu Xiaobei furrowed his brows and said, "Why should I?"

"Why? I'm a reporter from our county newspaper. Let me tell you, if you offend me, I can write a piece that will kill your business and these shitty fruits, you believe that?"

Zhao Datong immediately got angry when Hu Xiaobei asked him on what basis.

Being a reporter, he was always treated with utmost respect wherever he went, which was why now, facing rejection, he felt greatly annoyed.

"Blacklist? Ha! Get lost!"

"You... you..."

Seeing that Zhao Datong was about to make a scene, Lin Nan's face changed, and the next moment, he said sternly, "Datong, what are you doing!"

After scolding Zhao Datong, Lin Nan turned to Hu Xiaobei with an apologetic expression, "Sorry about that. Datong has been in a bad mood lately, which is why he's acting like this!"

Upon hearing Lin Nan's apology, Hu Xiaobei waved his hand, "It's fine, but if he's in a bad mood, he shouldn't be working. With that attitude, can he write anything unbiased?"

Zhao Datong, finding himself being lectured, growled, "You..."

But before he could finish, Lin Nan cut him off again, "Shut up!"

After shouting that and seeing Zhao Datong obediently close his mouth, he continued, "Yes! You're absolutely right, and I will remind him of that!"

"That's good then!"

Hu Xiaobei nodded and turned to leave...

Initially, knowing that they were reporters, Hu Xiaobei had planned to have a good chat with them—after all, their endorsement could indeed be beneficial.

But now, because of Zhao Datong, Hu Xiaobei had utterly abandoned that idea...

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