C114 (1/2)

”Young master, Miss Chu, you should stay for dinner before leaving. The eggplant we picked just now in the garden is very fresh …” The Aunt Chen held the eggplant he just picked from the vegetable patch and the sweet potato leaves he passionately wanted to keep. His two arms were black and covered with mud.

Only now did Chu Yu know that there was a small garden at the back of the house that was filled with eggplant, pumpkin, carrots and various kinds of vegetables. Usually, she was the one who took care of it all by herself.

Seeing the woman's tiny body, Chu Yu could not help but be a little surprised.

They could not refuse Aunt Chen's passionate urging for them to stay. In the end, the two of them still chose to stay for dinner.

”Originally, there was another aunt's here, but since my hometown had matters to attend to, I left. Thus, Aunt Chen took over all the jobs by himself.” Standing in front of the garden and looking at the neatly planted dishes, Xiang Qicheng said.

Here the ground was superior, the sun was full, the earth was fertile, and there was always a large amount of fruit and vegetables in the corresponding season. However, he could not avoid the arduous task of fertilizing, killing insects and so on. He had originally wanted to hire an additional servant to take care of the vegetables, but was rejected by the Aunt Chen.

”This place is like a paradise.” Chu Yu smiled as he walked forward a few steps. He came under a vine branch and gently stroked the green vine leaves.

”Be careful, there are bugs!” Xiang Qicheng had sharp eyes, and upon seeing that there was a strange coloured insect at her collar, he immediately went forward and helped her tuck it down.

Who would have thought that Chu Yu would turn around and take the insect from Xiang Qicheng's hands. After looking at it carefully, he raised his head and laughed: ”This is a ladybug, a type of beneficial bug.”

Although she had never gone down to the fields before, she had always seen a lot of insects in books. Now that she saw the little worms that were originally illustrated in books, she naturally felt a sense of freshness and wasn't afraid at all.

Xiang Qicheng saw that Chu Yu was playing with the bugs in his palm extremely happily, his heart was moved, then he felt powerless.

From the moment she made up her mind, she had to draw a line between herself and herself, let her pursue what she really wanted, and her existence didn't seem that important.

”Chu Yu...” He opened his mouth hesitantly, his eyes dark, the words in his mind almost blurting out.

He wanted to urge her to stay, but even though he knew it would be of no use, he still couldn't help but want to give it a try.

Chu Yu turned his face to the side, seeing Xiang Qicheng's expression, he somewhat understood, and guessed what he was about to say.

”I'm going to the kitchen to help Aunt Chen.” Chu Yu turned around and deliberately put on a light tone. From start to finish, his face carried a faint smile, and he chose to ignore's gaze.

Looking at Chu Yu's back, he felt pain in his heart and reluctance to part, but he swallowed the words that were about to reach his mouth.

The kitchen of the old mansion was still heated up by firewood. The heavy firewood was stuffed into the stove and was immediately surrounded by the fire. The firewood was being licked crazily by the firewood; it could last for more than twenty minutes.

Chu Yu sat by the stove, her face flushed red. In one hand she was holding a wood log that was smaller than her, but her eyes were staring at the stove that was burning even brighter, the tip of her nose smeared with black ash.

”Miss Chu, take a seat. The fire is hot, don't you think?” Aunt Chen, who was standing beside and chopping off meat, raised his head and saw Chu Yu's skinny figure still sitting there.

He had just finished washing the vegetables when Chu Yu walked in and asked for help. It was useless persuading her, she looked around the kitchen, then volunteered to help him burn some firewood, coincidentally having her hands full, and let her do it.

She did not expect that Miss Chu, who seemed weak and weak, would be so adept at his work, and after a while the fire burned up, causing her to have a whole new level of respect for him.