Chapter 116: I'll take you to pick fruit

Hearing her say that, Shi Qi opened his mouth and said: "Madam, they're not little anymore, they can…"

Feng Qingyang gave a sideways glance.

Shi Qi immediately shut his mouth, then picked up the food and handed it over to Xiao Shitou and the others: "This is what my madam prepared for you to eat, take whatever you like."

Shi Jin glanced, then took two pieces of pastry that looked delicately made.

Xiao Shitou also took some pastry; he gave one piece to Qiao Sheng, one to Na Lan Ruo Lan, one to Feng Qingyang, then kept one for himself to eat.

Shi Jin: "……"

At such a young age, he already knows how to curry favor!

Hmph!

He despises people like him!

Na Lan Ruo Lan, however, appreciated him: "Qiao Sheng, your Xiao Shitou has been taught well by you. Not only is he diligent in his studies, but he also treats people and handles things quite well."

Exactly.

Feng Qingyang expressed his agreement.

Qiao Sheng said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Grandma, Grandfather Feng, you overpraise me; actually it's not that I taught him well, it's that he's naturally like this. From childhood to now, he's never caused me much worry."

How does this girl address people?

She calls her own daughter-in-law "grandma," and even calls herself together with the surname!

Compared to her own daughter-in-law, what's lacking?

That's what Feng Qingyang thought.

Qiao Sheng didn't know this; she noticed Shi Jin's oddness, reached out and ruffled his head, saying: "Shi Jin is also making quite a bit of progress now; he's improved a lot compared to before."

Shi Jin stood there stunned; he really hadn't expected Qiao Sheng to praise him.

Na Lan Ruo Lan laughed and said: "This Shi Jin kid, indeed he's improved a lot compared to before; when he first came he was quite mischievous and couldn't sit still."

Feng Qingyang and Xiao Shitou nodded, they also felt Shi Jin had made considerable progress.

Shi Jin said nothing, lowered his head and ate the pastry he had just taken.

The carriage drove for over an hour then stopped.

As soon as Qiao Sheng and the others got off the carriage, they saw an orchard; situated in the midst of mountains, it not only had yellowish-orange pomelos, but also rows of orange and jujube trees bent under the weight of their fruit.

To the right of the orchard there is a small courtyard built of wood. Not far from the courtyard is a stream; the stream is formed by mountain water flowing down and gathering together, and although it looks shallow, the water is quite clear.

The mountains here are all maple trees.

In this season, everywhere looks a golden yellow, making one unable to stop after just one glance.

Xiao Shitou couldn't hide his excitement as he said: "Mom, there are so many fruit trees here, the trees are really beautiful."

Mm.

Qiao Sheng hadn't asked yet.

Na Lan Ruo Lan began to speak.

"Your Grandfather Feng originally planned to take us somewhere else for an autumn outing, but I suddenly remembered that a friend of mine has an orchard here, and the scenery is still nice at this time, so I suggested coming here."

Qiao Sheng immediately asked: "Grandma, what about your friend?"

A flicker of sadness passed through Na Lan Ruo Lan's eyes: "She died…"

Upon learning that was the case,

Qiao Sheng said with an apologetic face: "Grandma, I'm sorry, I…"

"You silly girl, what are you apologizing for? You haven't done anything wrong to me, and you didn't know it was like this. Besides, it's been a long time already."

After saying that, Na Lan Ruo Lan greeted them and headed toward the nearby wooden house.

After her friend's death, she entrusted this place to her.

Na Lan Ruo Lan originally intended to live here, but Feng Qingyang wouldn't allow it, fearing she would become sad and hurt.

Feng Qingyang knew his wife cared a lot about this place, so afterward he hired people to maintain it; thus both the wooden house and the orchard are kept in good condition.

Upon entering the wooden house, everything was clean and tidy.

They sat for a while.

Na Lan Ruo Lan said with a smile: "Come on, grab the baskets, I'll take you to pick fruit."

(End of chapter)