After greeting Li Qing, Yuan Tiantian led Yuan Lele and the others towards the back mountain. Along the way, they passed by the village. Many people there greeted Yuan Tiantian warmly when they saw her.
"I didn't expect you to be so popular!"
Yuan Lele could feel that the villagers truly liked Yuan Tiantian, and she felt extremely happy. Before Yuan Tiantian could answer, Xiaojiu looked up at Yuan Lele seriously.
"Auntie, good, make money, like!"
Yuan Lele's heart melted at Xiaojiu's cute and serious look. She immediately picked Xiaojiu up, which startled the little one. Xiaojiu turned her head nervously and looked at Yuan Tiantian.
"It's okay. This is your big aunt, and I'm your little aunt."
"Big aunt, little aunt?"
Xiaojiu was a bit confused for a moment. Her dazed look made Yuan Lele like her even more.
"She's so cute!"
Yuan Tiantian also laughed merrily. Even Yu Yongqing, who always had a poker - face, softened his expression a bit when he saw the cute Xiaojiu. Seeing Xiaojiu, Yu Yongqing felt a bit envious. He and Shen Qingyun had never been blessed with a child. They had been married for several years but still had no good news. They had both been examined, and there was nothing wrong with either of them.
As the old saying goes, maybe it was just that the right time hadn't come. Shen Qingyun had wanted to do in - vitro fertilization directly, but Yu Yongqing didn't allow it. He was mainly afraid that she would suffer. Since their bodies were fine, they just waited for the arrival of their child's fate. Now seeing such a cute child like Xiaojiu, Yu Yongqing was really longing for one.
"Can I hold her?"
Finally unable to resist, Yu Yongqing slowed down, turned to look at Yuan Tiantian, and looked at her expectantly.
Yuan Tiantian naturally had no objections. After asking Xiaojiu's permission, Xiaojiu observed Yu Yongqing carefully for a while, and then stretched out her short arms towards him.
"Uncle, you can hold me tightly. It will hurt if I fall!"
A faint smile appeared on Yu Yongqing's lips. The feeling of holding this soft and milky - scented baby in his arms was really wonderful. He just didn't know where to put his hands and feet, for fear of hurting Xiaojiu. Maybe sensing Yu Yongqing's nervousness, Xiaojiu wrapped her chubby arms around Yu Yongqing's neck and showed him a big smile.
"Should I give a meeting gift?"
After walking a few steps, Yu Yongqing suddenly said to Yuan Tiantian. He seemed to be very serious, not joking at all.
Yuan Tiantian: "..."
This is really not necessary!
Unexpectedly, before she could refuse, Yuan Lele let out a regretful cry and then continued Yu Yongqing's words.
"Thanks for reminding me. Otherwise, I would have forgotten about this. A meeting gift must be given. Our Xiaojiu even called me big aunt!"
Seeing that the two were discussing it seriously, Yuan Tiantian knew that it was useless to refuse. Xiaojiu's little treasury was going to receive some more income!
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, they finally reached the foot of the back mountain. Yuan Tiantian led everyone here from the east, which was also the usual way for the employees to come and go. There were some fruit trees planted by Li Mu on both sides of the mountain - climbing path. The quantity was not large, so they were just planted along the path. It was only about five days ago. Unexpectedly, when they came today, they saw that the trees were in bloom. There were peach trees on one side and apple trees on the other, six of each.
Thinking of what Li Qing said when he delivered the vegetables, Yuan Tiantian understood that he was referring to the fact that the fruit trees were also in bloom.
"I don't know much about apple trees, but isn't it the season for peach trees to bloom?"
Yan Qing asked in disbelief when he saw the blooming peach trees. Although the other three, including Yuan Lele, didn't ask, the doubt in their eyes showed what they were thinking. Yuan Tiantian just smiled slightly.
"Let's keep going up."
She didn't answer Yan Qing's question. When they reached the top and saw the planted vegetables in a vibrant scene, they were all shocked.
"I grow vegetables at home. I know that vegetables also have their seasons. Unless it's special greenhouse planting, but looking at the little boss's place..."
Lu Yong was a genuine farmer's son. Although he was rich now and had brought his parents to City B to live, the old couple still liked to grow some vegetables in the front yard. Lu Yong was influenced by them and naturally knew that ordinary people had to plant vegetables at the right time. Otherwise, the vegetables wouldn't grow, or even if they did, they wouldn't taste good. They would either be bitter or astringent.
However, Lu Yong had already seen several kinds of vegetables here that were not suitable for planting in autumn, such as cucumbers, and there were many others.
Hearing this, Yuan Tiantian didn't answer either. Instead, she walked into the vegetable field. Li Mu and Aunt Qianhua were weeding the vegetable field with their backs to them in the distance. Hearing the footsteps, they turned around and saw Yuan Tiantian. They immediately put down their work and trotted over.
"Little Yuan, bringing people to visit?"
Aunt Qianhua was good at socializing. When she saw Yuan Tiantian bringing a few strangers, she wasn't scared at all. Instead, she greeted them warmly. After learning that Yuan Lele was Yuan Tiantian's sister, she became even more enthusiastic.
"Your sister is really capable. She's amazing!"
Aunt Qianhua gave Yuan Lele a thumbs - up, which made Yuan Tiantian a bit embarrassed.
"Aunt, you guys go on with your work. I'll show them around."
Seeing that Yuan Tiantian seemed to have something important to do, Aunt Qianhua left after greeting them. Yuan Tiantian picked a few half - grown cucumbers from the cucumber trellis and then handed them to everyone.
"Don't worry. The vegetables here are all grown without pesticides. Try them."
Afraid that Yu Yongqing would feel uncomfortable, Yuan Tiantian simply wiped off the spines on the cucumbers with her hand, took a bite with a crunch, and the refreshing smell of the cucumbers could be smelled by the others. They followed Yuan Tiantian's example. After taking a small bite, Yu Yongqing's eyes showed a surprised look. Then he took big bites, and in no time, a tender cucumber was finished.
"This cucumber is even more tender than the fruit cucumbers sold in the market. The juice is also very rich. Most importantly, there's a faint sweetness, but when you taste it carefully, it seems to be gone. The taste is really wonderful!"
After Yuan Lele finished eating, she fully affirmed it. Yuan Tiantian just smiled and then went to the tomato field. She picked a few tomatoes and handed them to everyone. This time, without Yuan Tiantian's reminder, they simply wiped them and took a big bite.
The sweet and sour taste of the tomatoes completely conquered them.
"Delicious!"
"The so - called cherry tomatoes sold in the market can't match its sweetness and sourness!"
Yan Qing and Lu Yong were completely conquered by the tomatoes. Although they also thought the cucumbers were delicious, the taste was a bit light. The tomatoes were different. The sweet and sour taste just hit their taste buds. Yuan Lele and Yu Yongqing also tasted them carefully. Especially the latter, the more he ate, the more excited he became.
"Auntie, can you make cold - dressed tomatoes for Xiaojiu today?"
Xiaojiu was munching on a tomato with tomato juice all over her face. She looked like a little cat. While eating, she didn't forget to order food. Yuan Tiantian laughed and touched the little tuft of hair on Xiaojiu's head.
"Sure, no problem!"
After Yu Yongqing finished a tomato, he took the tissue handed by Lu Yong and simply wiped his mouth. Then, with a hint of eagerness in his eyes, he looked at Yuan Tiantian.
"Let's talk about cooperation directly next."