Chapter 810: Reserved He Teng 8
"Sister-in-law, is your jasmine plant still okay?" He Teng scratched his head, "Why do all the jasmines that Zhilan bought look like they’re dying? Especially the mimosa, all its leaves have fallen off. She’s returning tomorrow morning, I’m afraid she’ll cry if she sees this."
Upon hearing this, Chen Zheng’s wife burst into laughter, "And here I thought it was something serious. I’ll come over and have a look! Normally, a jasmine plant should survive with daily watering."
After asking Chen Zheng to keep an eye on the kitchen stove, Chen Zheng’s wife followed He Teng to his place across the door. Upon entering and catching a glance at the four pots on the windowsill, even she was stunned. In less than six days, except for the cactus that seemed slightly better off, the rest looked like pickled vegetables.
"He Teng, did you water the plants while Zhilan was away?" Chen Zheng’s wife asked.
He Teng nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I watered them! Several times a day!"
Chen Zheng’s wife couldn’t help but laugh out loud, "Several times a day? Not several dozen times, right? With this weather, you could have drowned these plants with all the watering. How much were you watering each day? For plants like cactus and devil’s ivy, once every three days is enough when it’s hot. Jasmine and mimosa just need watering once in the morning and evening. And this mimosa losing all its leaves, have you been touching it whenever you had free time?"
He Teng sheepishly nodded, "Well, I thought since it’s so hot, and I’m constantly drinking water, the plants that are in the sun all the time should be watered more too, right?" Because of this, He Teng would make a special trip home every day after lunch, just concerned that these delicate ’babies’ might die of thirst.