Last winter, Dapai Manor transplanted several acres of fruit trees, all of which were large trees. We hired several forestry experts to carefully take care of them, and the results were very good. The survival rate of transplanting large trees was as high as 98%.
The cherry orchard had a bountiful harvest in the spring, but Jinghua Mansion ate little, and most of it was sent to the old lady in the old house.
In May, the lychee trees were full of fruits and turned red in batches. Qi Si looked at the lychees that were maturing day by day and told the forest ranger: "Find a way not to let the lychees ripen too fast and try to extend the time the fruits stay on the trees."
The ranger didn't know why, but he did it anyway.
"If it's already ripe, let people use it to make fruit wine."
Yuan Fu: "Yes."
After everyone left, Shi Yunxi was eating and drinking and asked the old housekeeper, "Why did uncle extend the ripening time of lychees?"
She really likes the orchard here at Daupe Manor. Her uncle doesn't like eating fruits, so he planted so many varieties at once, which makes it easier for her. He often can't get out of the orchard once he enters it.
Yuan Fu: "Just to wait for someone."
She seemed to understand, "Oh."
I heard that Aunt Ye Rong was beaten by her uncle after drinking a bottle of lychee wine from his wine cabinet.
She peeled open a crystal clear lychee, tasted it slowly, and shook her head slightly.
The advent of what love is.
My uncle is in trouble.
In June, when the temperature rises, the lotus flowers bloom in the lotus pond in Jinghua Mansion.
In the middle of the night, those who couldn't sleep got up and went to the lake.
The moonlight was like water, and the night wind carried the fragrance of lotus flowers. Qi Si stared at the moored boat with quiet eyes.
It took about four months from the time I met her to being with her. We were together for less than half a month, but we were away for as long as a year.
too long.
It was so long that he almost forgot her gentle breathing and the temperature of her lips.
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It was Mr. Mu's seventieth birthday, and the Mu family held a birthday banquet.
Mu Xiuze's marriage has always been the old man's biggest worry. He always had a son. In the early years, Mu Xiuze was well-known and had scandals with little stars every now and then. He often taught him a lesson.
In the past few years, he has become calmer, but when it comes to finding a partner, he seems to have no desire, and all the famous daughters he introduces are ruined.
This time, Mrs. Mu's best friend who grew up since childhood moved back from Australia. Her daughter, who is about the same age as Mu Xiuze, is also coming to the banquet today. The old man gave many instructions to Mu Xiuze to entertain the girl well.
As soon as Lin Yan stepped into the banquet hall with her mother on her arm, Mrs. Mu smiled from afar and rolled her eyes, secretly pushing Mu Xiuze.
Mu Xiuze did the proper etiquette. After a brief greeting, he was about to run away. When he saw Qi Si from a distance, he felt like he was grasping at a life-saving straw.
"Lao Qi, you just came now. My mother has been talking about you just now."
When she saw Qi Si, the smile in Mrs. Mu's eyes became even greater. She had lamented to Mr. Mu many times in private that it was a pity that she didn't have a daughter, otherwise she would have wanted Qi Si to be her son-in-law.
He is smart and steady, has outstanding appearance, and his family background and character are first-class. He is definitely the most ideal son-in-law candidate for the wives of the imperial capital.
After handing the gift to the recipient, Qi Si strolled over and greeted Mr. Mu and the old lady.
The moment she saw Qi Si, Lin Yan's eyes lit up. Apparently, Mrs. Lin also noticed the handsome young man in front of her and asked Mrs. Mu: "Who is this outstanding young man?"
"The president of Jingsheng Group, Qi Si."
Mr. Mu knew that Qi Si didn't like others mentioning the identity of his Shen family, so he specifically mentioned the title Jingsheng. Who didn't know Jingsheng? Mrs. Lin soon knew about it.
He is the eldest grandson of the Shen family, with a distinguished status and immense power.
At the beginning of the year, it was a hot topic for donating a huge sum of 1.5 billion for charity. You must know that that is 1.5 billion. The working capital that can be easily used for charity is the annual profit of many large enterprises, let alone small and medium-sized enterprises.
It can't reach that much.
One can imagine its strong financial resources.
The more Mrs. Lin looked at this handsome man, the more satisfied she became. Just when she was about to secretly ask her daughter to say hello to him, Lin Yan spoke politely.
"Hello, Mr. Qi, we met at Yunlong Temple before."
"I remember."
Qi Si had already seen her when he passed by a styling studio earlier. The main reason was that her back looked so similar to Xu Qingchan's. He saw her from a distance and she had a lotus-colored shawl on her body. He was in a daze for a second before he realized.
I guess I admitted my mistake.
However, this face, the second time I looked at it, I felt that it was completely different from Xu Qingchan. It was just the hairstyle and hairpin style that day. Her dress today was a bit expensive and lacked a sense of freedom and aura.
Mrs. Lin was slightly surprised when she saw the interaction between the two, "It turns out you have met before. Oh my, we are really destined."
Lin Yan frowned and smiled, "You walked so fast that day that you didn't even have time to say anything. My name is Lin Yan. I live in the Lin family in Xiluo Lane in the north of the city. I used to live in Australia and just moved back this month."
Qi Si nodded lightly, "Hello, Miss Lin."
Looking at Mu Xiuze with his peripheral vision, he caught the look in his brother's eyes and knew that he was running out of patience. He came to the rescue and said, "Dad, Mom, you and your aunt haven't seen each other for many years. Let's catch up on old times. We young people have to go find them too."
It’s the place for young people.”
After the person left, Mrs. Lin's eyes were still on Qi Si, and everything fell in Mrs. Mu's eyes.
After 20 minutes of greetings and socializing, Mrs. Lin couldn't sit still and called Lin Yan to accompany her on the pretext of going to the bathroom. When she came back, she was alone.
Mrs. Mu asked: "Where is Yanyan?"
"Oh, she's in the back hall. There are many young people there. Let's meet her childhood friends."
When the Lin family came back this time, they heard rumors that the company had operational difficulties due to investment failure. However, Mrs. Lin never mentioned the company. Mrs. Mu originally thought that it was spread by others, but her performance today confirmed the news.
No wonder, after going to Australia for so many years, I didn’t even make a few calls to check with my old sisters. Once I was about to return to China, I tried all kinds of things to get closer, and even mentioned my daughter at home, intentionally or unintentionally.
Before today, Mrs. Lin was overtly and secretly trying to bring Xiu Ze and Lin Yan together. Mrs. Mu knew about it, but she didn't think it was a big deal. If the two young men took a liking to her, it would be a good thing as long as the girl had good conduct.
But ever since she saw Qi Si, Mrs. Lin's eyes and mind seemed to wander.
Mrs. Mu slowly sipped her tea, and the smile on her lips was no longer as gentle as before.
After all, we haven’t seen each other for 20 years. Everything has faded and people have changed.
Here, Mu Xiuze, Qi Sigang and Jing Feng had not exchanged a few words before Lin Yan came over with a wine glass and politely acknowledged everyone one by one without leaving.
Lu Cheng looked away from there and said to the person next to him: "That woman looks quite similar to you."
What a coincidence, the skirts I wore were the same color and the styles were not much different.
Lin Yan curled her lips quietly, and occasionally lowered her eyebrows and smiled when she heard the men talking. She didn't do anything else, but she subconsciously glanced at Qi Si every time she smiled.
Xu Qingchan could see the very obscure sight clearly.
Qi Si's eyebrows were light, and he glanced at the time occasionally, his patience was slowly wearing out.
When nine o'clock arrived, he raised his eyes and was about to get up, but his eyes suddenly stopped.
Almost subconsciously squinting.
In the picture, a woman wearing a lotus-colored shawl has a slim waist and walks into the banquet hall with Lu Chengqian on her arm.