In the orchard, Li Mu had divided it into eight areas in total, planting peach trees, apple trees, pear trees, grapevines, as well as pomelo, orange, sugarcane, and banana trees respectively.
It was truly amazing that fruit trees from several different regions could be found here.
When Li Mu first arranged these saplings here, he was quite nervous. Could all of them be successfully cultivated?
In the end, Li Mu decided to trust Yuan Tiantian's words and gritted his teeth to plant them.
At that time, Yuan Tiantian had said,
"It's okay. Just plant them with confidence. If they don't grow this time, we'll re - plan. I can afford to compensate for these saplings."
With Yuan Tiantian's assurance, Li Mu took the plunge.
However, even so, during the period when the fruit trees hadn't blossomed, Li Mu was worried every night. He was just afraid that the saplings would fail to grow and all his efforts would go to waste.
Thankfully, none of those bad things happened.
This orchard area was now experiencing a bountiful harvest. The entire orchard was filled with fruit trees, each bearing plump fruits, which was truly a pleasing sight.
The fruits were large and looked fully mature. Just by looking at their shapes and colors, one could tell that they must be of high quality.
The ripe fruits also emitted a rich fruity fragrance. The natural smell of so many different fruits mixed together was so alluring that it made people's mouths water.
"Yuan Tiantian's orchard here is really incredible!"
"I saw some tropical fruits here. How can they grow here? And some of these fruits shouldn't be in season at this time!"
Among Lu Zhe and his companions, someone finally noticed the specialness of Yuan Tiantian's back - hill orchard.
It was already the early winter. Although they didn't know much about agriculture, they knew that under normal circumstances, peach trees without special cultivation shouldn't exist at this time.
"Just watch and don't say too much."
After that person spoke, Lu Zhe immediately said in a cold voice.
They should just keep this to themselves after seeing this. There was no need to talk about it.
Hearing this, the others immediately nodded.
"Don't worry. We won't say much after we go back!"
As the saying goes, those who accept favors have to be discreet. They had both eaten and taken things from Yuan Tiantian, so they definitely wouldn't talk nonsense after they left.
After hearing their promises, Lu Zhe nodded in satisfaction.
In the orchard, the workers who came to pick the fruits had also arrived.
Each of them held a special fruit - picking tool in their hands.
This tool was convenient for picking fruits from higher branches.
Seeing this, Lu Zhe asked Aunt Qianhua for one.
Fruits on the top branches were always the most delicious because they received more sunlight and thus had a higher sugar content.
This was why the fruits from Region X were so sweet. It was because they had a longer sunshine duration and received more sunlight!
"What fruits do you want to eat?"
Lu Zhe personally liked grapes the most and was just so - so about other fruits.
So he planned to pick two bunches of grapes. However, his preference didn't represent the other six people, so he asked them.
Surprisingly, after some discussion, each person chose two kinds of fruits.
They planned to take 2 - 4 of each, depending on the size of the fruits.
When they went to pick the fruits and saw the actual ones, everyone very consciously only took two of each kind because the fruits in Yuan Tiantian's back - hill orchard were so huge!
They were too embarrassed to take four.
Take a bunch of purple grapes for example. It was so full that it felt like it weighed at least four or five pounds when carried.
How could Lu Zhe and the others be so bold as to take four bunches?
Soon, they had picked all the fruits they wanted. They carefully put their fruits into the bags that Aunt Qianhua had given them for carrying vegetables before.
Thankfully, the bags were big enough.
Maybe because the vegetables and fruits here were all big in size, Aunt Qianhua had given them large - sized bags.
They were just enough to hold everything.
However, after Lu Zhe and his companions had packed their picked fruits, they didn't leave immediately.
Anyway, they had already packed their luggage, and it was only around 9 o'clock in the morning. If they went to Tiantian's Gourmet Shop now, there wouldn't be any food available.
Since they had received benefits from Yuan Tiantian, they should help her out.
So, Lu Zhe and his companions joined the team of fruit - pickers in the back - hill orchard.
After working for a while, Aunt Qianhua noticed this and a big smile appeared on her face.
Then, she took out her phone and took a short video of Lu Zhe and the others picking fruits, and then sent it to Li Xinyu.
Li Xinyu had just come out of the boss's office, feeling extremely frustrated. She had been scolded severely by the boss.
She was very angry because she had done everything according to the boss's requirements. But after seeing her design plan, the boss started to nitpick.
Thinking about this, Li Xinyu felt very annoyed. If it weren't for the meager salary, she really wanted to turn around and leave immediately!
Sitting at her workstation, Li Xinyu picked up her phone. She had felt the phone vibrate when she was just walking out of the office, but she didn't dare to take it out to check because she was in front of the boss's office.
Now that she was back at her seat, Li Xinyu finally dared to take out her phone to have a little break.
When she opened her phone, she saw that it was a WeChat message from her mother. Li Xinyu thought her mother had something important to tell her, so she quickly opened it.
After watching the video, Li Xinyu was extremely envious.
Seeing Lu Zhe and the others happily picking fruits in the video, Li Xinyu wished she could go back right away.
She was a girl who had grown up in the countryside, and she actually quite liked the leisurely rural life.
After becoming a 996 office worker, Li Xinyu felt that she was about to explode.
This high - intensity job was already very tiring. If the boss or supervisor was reliable, at least she would have some motivation. But Li Xinyu found her current boss really annoying.
The boss kept changing her mind, which was really torturous.
"Xinyu, were you tortured by the devil again?"
Sitting opposite Li Xinyu's workstation, Sister Liu was an old employee of this company. She had been working here for nearly three years. When she came back from the toilet and saw Li Xinyu looking unhappy, she immediately understood.
Hearing Sister Liu's words, Li Xinyu nodded.
"Ah, I'm really fed up with her."
But since the person was the boss, Li Xinyu had no choice but to turn on her computer and start designing the plan again. What else could she do? If the boss said it was no good, she had to start over.
Moreover, the boss asked her to submit the new design plan today.
Li Xinyu thought that she would surely have another sleepless night!
"My condolences."
Sister Liu had been through this and was still experiencing it. If it weren't for the fact that she had just received a small raise because of her seniority, Sister Liu might also have quit already.
This boss would go crazy from time to time, and the old employees were already used to it.
As for a new intern like Li Xinyu, she still had a long way to go.
Hearing this, Li Xinyu felt even more annoyed.
It seemed that this kind of life was just beginning!