"No rush with the clothes," Lin Xijiang said.
Gu Yuan nodded and continued walking out.
As Lin Xijiang watched her back, he couldn’t help but think that she didn’t seem like soone who had lived in the countryside for years. Instead, she resembled a gentle and elegant lady from an ancient high tower.
She was always gentle, her words asured, making people unconsciously want to get closer to her.
Unknowingly, Lin Xijiang followed Gu Yuan out of the courtyard.
Gu Yuan stood under a lush osmanthus tree. Noticing Lin Xijiang following her, she asked, "Aren’t you picking tomatoes?"
Lin Xijiang was actually a bit embarrassed. After all, he was a man in his thirties, yet he felt sowhat clumsy in front of a woman.
Never mind, there’s plenty of ti ahead.
"I’ll go pick them now," he said, then took a vegetable basket, picked so tomatoes, and ca back out.
Once Lin Xijiang went inside, Gu Yuan called out to Dao An in the distance.
Hearing her, Dao An hung up the phone and jogged over.
"Is the road clear yet?" Gu Yuan asked.
Dao An explained, "The road is not entirely passable yet. The construction team cleared the debris, but the hillside slid down again. Although most of it has been cleared, that section of road is dangerous and could have an accident at any ti."
Dao An thought Gu Yuan would be angry, as the issue had been delayed repeatedly and deserved so scolding.
But Gu Yuan gently said, "Safety is important, it’s okay."
Dao An was surprised, thinking that President Gu seed to have cultivated himself in this small village for the past few months, visibly happy living here.
"President Gu, about your private helicopter..."
Gu Yuan interrupted Dao An, "I was just joking, no need to make a fuss." Her eyes were gentle, like a warm spring breeze, with lingering laughter.
She said, "I’ll leave once the road is open. Honestly, I’ll miss this place. By the way, have you found the right person to take over the farmhouse? I’ll handle the handover personally."
"We’ve selected a few after interviewing a batch. I’ll send the information to your computer later," Dao An said.
Gu Yuan nodded, and Dao An went back to finish the call he hadn’t completed.
The afternoon was sunny and breezy.
The double-leaf gardenias outside the courtyard had wilted in the sun. Gu Yuan picked a wilted gardenia and placed it on her hair tie, creating a natural perfu.
The tall osmanthus tree outside the village chief’s door was one Gu Yuan had climbed several tis before.
She didn’t climb out of childishness but because the village chief’s little grandson, Tutu, often climbed up and couldn’t get down. It was too much for the elderly village chief and Aunt Cai to handle, so Gu Yuan volunteered to help several tis. Recently, she heard that Tutu went to the city to be with his parents.
With so many people at the village chief’s house, it wasn’t convenient to nap, so Gu Yuan quickly climbed the osmanthus tree. The human-shaped branch was sturdy enough to hold over a hundred pounds.
Climbing up, she sat down, leaned against the standing trunk, and prepared to take a nap. She’d think about tonight’s nu after waking up.
At this mont, Gu Yuan was unaware of the intense gaze fixed on her from not far away.
It was Chi Yu.
When Chi Yu arrived earlier, he saw Gu Yuan effortlessly climbing the tree and thought his vision was playing tricks on him. Yuanyuan never did sothing so childish and silly...
He walked toward that direction, each step sowhat unsteady, his breathing becoming slightly erratic, afraid that this scene was again an illusion, leaving a heart-wrenching pain upon waking up.
Finally getting closer, Chi Yu looked up at the person in the tree.
It was Yuanyuan...
It was his Yuanyuan...
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