yournovel Chapter 327 I gave you a chance, but you didn’t use it.
Chapter 327 I gave you a chance, but you didn’t use it.
Chapter 327 I gave you a chance, but you didn’t use it.
Suddenly, a burst of laughter and cheerful voices came from the pavilion.
Yu Huan turned her head to look when she heard the sound.
A family of three was walking along the cobblestone path. A little girl with pigtails skipped and hopped between the two adults, clamoring to pick strawberries, her voice full of childlike innocence.
"Shall we go sit for a while?" Yu Huan said, taking Lin Yourong's hand.
Lin Yourong turned around, looked at the empty pavilions and waterside terraces, pondered for a moment, nodded, and softly replied, "Okay."
The two paid little attention to the ostriches lazily sunbathing nearby, showing little interest, and strolled leisurely down the cobblestone path.
At this time, the sunlight is strong and the water temperature gradually rises.
Yu Huan could see from afar that groups of whitebait were swimming nimbly and actively on the surface of the water.
The lotus pond is like a giant mirror, reflecting the eaves and green tiles of the pavilions, creating a scene of breathtaking beauty.
The couple sat side by side on a bench facing the lotus pond.
Yu Huan felt the cool breeze brushing against her cheeks, let out a comfortable sigh, and said with emotion, "After working five days straight in the bustling city, suddenly coming to the countryside feels so comfortable and pleasant."
Lin Yourong said softly, "Your hometown isn't far from the city; it's much closer than coming here."
Upon hearing this, Yu Huan gently pinched the back of her hand: "How do you know? You've never been there."
“My dad has been there!” Lin Yourong pulled her hand away. “If there’s no traffic, it only takes forty or fifty minutes by car. You’re not going back by yourself, are you?”
Yu Huan smiled gently, her lips smeared with honey: "Because I have you now. Wherever you are, I will be there."
"Well……"
"Honey, what style of self-built house do you like?"
"what?"
Yu Huan turned her head and met her eyes, which were filled with doubt. She smiled and said, "I want to demolish the old house and rebuild it into a three-story building. We've been in the city for too long. We can go back to our hometown for a few days, enjoy some peace and quiet, and live a leisurely life."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yourong pondered for a moment.
She said with great interest, "When I bought that house in Delta, I also looked at a lot of villas. I preferred the modern style. Of course, that's just a preference. You can take a look."
"It's the kind of facade that's simple and straightforward, right?"
Lin Yourong pondered for a moment and said, "However, the cost of building a three-story self-built house like this, a modern-style villa, inside and out, must be at least one million, right?"
Suddenly, Li Qianqian's figure, carrying a red plastic bag, came into Yu Huan's view.
He turned his head and looked, but did not see Ji Meng. Instead, he saw Li Qianqian walking slowly towards him alone.
Yu Huan lowered her voice and said with a smile, "You don't need to worry about that. Your husband has the money."
Lin Yourong held Yu Huan's arm tightly in her arms and said softly, "I can support you. I also quite like living in the countryside. It's quiet and the air is fresh."
Seeing that she was so enthusiastic, Yu Huan thought to herself, "This city girl seems to be very interested in rural life."
Admittedly, his hometown is located in a semi-rural area, neither quite a village nor quite a city, and currently only retains a little bit of its pastoral atmosphere.
Yu Huan's thoughts shifted, and he smiled brightly, saying, "Wife, just hearing that is enough."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yu Huan asked Li Qianqian, who had walked closer, "Qianqian, where's Ji Meng?"
Li Qianqian pointed behind Yu Huan and said, "She went over there to chat with someone. I think she knows an auntie. I'll bring you some water first."
Upon seeing this, Yu Huan looked in the direction she was pointing.
There was a small brick house next to the fence on the small earthen slope above.
From where we are, we can only see the side of the house, an old house with brick walls and green tiles.
Yu Huan quickly looked away, turned around and took the translucent red plastic bag that Li Qianqian handed her, which contained two bottles of mineral water.
A smile appeared on his face as he said, "Qianqian, thank you."
"Don't thank me, it was Sister Mengmeng who treated us, she paid the bill."
"You two, one contributed money and the other contributed labor, you both deserve our gratitude," Yu Huan said jokingly, placing the bag beside him and taking out a bottle of mineral water.
Li Qianqian smiled back, stepped aside, and sat down on a bench on the inner side of the table where the couple was sitting.
I glanced at my boss as he unscrewed the bottle cap and handed the mineral water to his wife, and inwardly slapped my thigh in frustration—
unwise!
I should have sat opposite them!
You definitely have to take off your mask to drink water, so you can see what the boss's wife looks like.
With this thought in mind, Li Qianqian got up without making a sound, and casually walked to the stool opposite the couple, sitting down with her back to the sun.
Looking up, I saw her handing the bottled water back to her boss with one hand, while she was already pulling up her mask with the other.
The next moment, Li Qianqian's gaze met the beautiful eyebrows and eyes between the brim of the hat and the mask. She thought to herself that it was a pity, and gave a slight smile in return.
Then, seemingly casually, she lowered her head and took her phone out of her bag.
I unlocked the screen and looked at the photos I had taken with my boss.
There are only a handful of photos; the boss's wife arrived right after the group photo was taken...
"Come and feed the ostriches!" The clear shouts echoed from afar, reaching the pavilion.
The three of them turned their heads almost simultaneously, their gazes all falling on the fence where the ostriches were kept, where Ji Meng was standing.
The large sun hat on her head cast a large shadow on her face. She held a large cabbage in one hand, gently hefting it up and down as if gesturing to them.
Upon seeing this, Lin Yourong released Yu Huan's arm and stood up without hesitation.
She was most interested in feeding the animals.
Yu Huan gulped down half a bottle of water, then screwed the cap back on and put the bottle back in the plastic bag.
He smiled at Li Qianqian and said, "Let's all go take a look."
"Okay." Li Qianqian put away her phone.
The sun felt warm on her back, and as she got up, she couldn't help but stretch out a big yawn.
Yu Huan, carrying a plastic bag, followed Lin Yourong at a leisurely pace. The three of them walked along the bluestone path one after another, going up in single file.
The ostriches, which were originally lazy, now huddled behind the fence, stretching their necks.
His round eyes were fixed on the cabbage in Ji Meng's hand.
Their little heads bobbed up and down, their eagerness making them much more active than before.
Lin Yourong walked quickly forward, and Ji Meng gently tossed her a cabbage.
The ostriches immediately swayed their heads along the parabola, quacking softly as they stared at Lin Yourong.
Lin Yourong stretched out both hands and steadily caught the cabbage, but her eyes fell on the long-sleeved latex gloves on Ji Meng's hands: "You're wearing gloves?"
Hearing this, Ji Meng smiled and, carrying the cabbage, took a big step forward and approached the fence.
Several tall ostriches immediately surrounded her, their necks reaching over the fence, their small heads pecking at the cabbage in Ji Meng's hand, before tilting their heads back and swallowing the leaves whole.
Ji Meng turned slightly to the side and said to Lin Yourong, "Look, if you don't wear gloves, you'll peck my hand."
"Then let me put on my gloves later, so I can get a closer look." Lin Yourong tore off a large piece of cabbage leaf and threw it into the fence.
An ostrich, standing at the back and anxiously waiting to eat, suddenly turned around like an arrow and began pecking at the ground. Ji Meng nodded in agreement: "No problem!"
The sun shone brightly on this land filled with the scent of earth.
Yu Huan stood beside Lin Yourong, quietly watching her feed the ostrich with great interest, a smile unconsciously creeping onto her lips.
"Sister Mengmeng, did you get this from that auntie?" Li Qianqian walked up behind Ji Meng and asked with a smile.
"Yes, we're from the same village, we know each other."
As Ji Meng spoke, she suddenly took a step back, threw the cabbage she had pecked at on the ground, and then deftly took off her latex gloves:
“We’ll take turns feeding them while wearing gloves! Ladies first, let Rongrong feed them for a while, then you, and finally Yu Huan.”
Li Qianqian quickly waved her hand, smiled somewhat awkwardly, and said, "Sister Mengmeng, I'll just take a look."
Lin Yourong moved over and handed the cabbage to Li Qianqian, saying, "Little Qianqian, you can tear off some cabbage leaves and throw them in to feed her."
"Oh." Li Qianqian subconsciously took it with both hands.
A gentle breeze brings warmth and a touch of comfort.
The women exchanged information.
Yu Huan noticed that Lin Yourong seemed to have encountered a small problem when she put on the gloves.
He quickly stepped forward, tucked the two bottles of mineral water under his arm, and gently helped her roll up her sleeves and put on her gloves.
He pulled her hat back a little, raising the brim to reveal her bright eyes.
"Thank you~" Lin Yourong's cheerful voice came through from under her mask.
Yu Huan patted her buttocks casually and said with a smile, "You're welcome."
Lin Yourong smiled gently and bent down to pick up the cabbage from the ground.
A few ostriches huddled behind the fence, their little heads bobbing up and down, staring intently at the cabbage in her hand.
Lin Yourong hesitated and turned to Ji Meng, asking, "You won't peck me, will you?"
“They definitely won’t bite if there’s food for them, just be careful not to get vegetable leaves on you.” Ji Meng clapped her hands, slung her backpack over her shoulder, unzipped it, and took out her camera.
"Ok."
Lin Yourong nodded, held out the cabbage in both hands, and cautiously took a small step forward.
If Ji Meng could feed four ostriches while standing by the fence, Lin Yourong's large stride away meant she could barely feed one ostrich.
Seeing this, Yu Huan walked behind Lin Yourong and stretched out her right palm under the cabbage to help pull it up.
He slightly turned his left arm and gently pushed her forward, saying softly, "Let's go a little further ahead. Although being kicked by an ostrich might cause serious injury, there's a fence in the middle so it can't kick us. Getting pecked by an ostrich is just a minor problem."
"It's a minor problem, but it still hurts."
Although Lin Yourong said that, she obediently took two steps forward, only a fist's distance from the fence.
The smallest of these ostriches is at least two meters tall. From a distance, they don't seem like much, but when you get close, a sense of oppression washes over you.
Yu Huan keenly noticed that Lin Yourong took a small step back and stepped on his toes. He immediately smiled and said, "You're wearing a hat, a mask, and gloves. An ostrich's beak isn't sharp, so it can't break through your defenses at all. What are you afraid of?"
"Well……"
Lin Yourong removed her heel from the tip of his shoe.
A soft "tap-tap" sound echoed gently as five ostriches huddled together behind the fence, happily pecking at the cabbage.
Ji Meng originally wanted to photograph the ostriches, but upon seeing this scene, she quickly turned her camera towards the two of them.
In no time, more than half of a large cabbage had been pecked away.
"Brother Yu!" Yu Huan suddenly heard a shout.
The sound was neither too far nor too near.
He immediately let go, turned around, and looked in the direction from which the sound came.
Zheng Yu and Wang Xianjiao arrived together, each carrying a small red plastic basket.
With a smile, Yu Huan asked loudly, "Where were you playing just now?"
Upon hearing the question, Wang Xianjiao shifted her gaze from Lin Yourong's back to Yu Huan, who was smiling brightly in the sunlight.
Just now, they saw him from afar, embracing a woman and feeding ostriches. The intimate way he looked made the two of them whisper and marvel for quite a while.
Finally, after confirming from her figure that she was Aunt Yu, who had visited her workplace before, she greeted her.
"Your sister-in-law is here too?" Wang Xianjiao asked with a grin.
“Yes, my wife’s friends live nearby, so they came over to visit together.” Yu Huan lightly brushed the cabbage crumbs off his sleeves.
Curious about the small baskets they were carrying, I walked towards the curb to meet them.
Wang Xianjiao said "Oh" and explained, "There's a picking garden behind the farm, so we went and picked some strawberries."
Yu Huan walked a short distance, then stopped. As they approached, she pulled her sunglasses up to her nose and peered into Zheng Yu's basket in front of her.
The strawberries were piled high, and although they were not very big, they looked bright red and juicy under the sunlight.
Yu Huan gently pushed her sunglasses back up on her nose and said, "These are cream strawberries, how much per pound?"
"Fifteen yuan is a great deal, and they even give you a basket if you pick your own fruit," Zheng Yu said with a smile.
This type of cream strawberry does not require complicated artificial pollination, making it relatively simple to cultivate and less expensive, thus resulting in a lower market price.
Although much smaller than regular strawberries, they are sweeter and have a better texture.
Zheng Yu paused, picked up the small basket and handed it to Yu Huan, continuing, "These strawberries are quite sweet, Brother Yu, have some."
Yu Huan didn't stand on ceremony, casually grabbed four strawberries, and asked, "Does the picking garden only have strawberries?"
Zheng Yu laughed and said, "There are also oranges, tangerines and such, but I didn't look at the others carefully."
"Brother Yu, would you like some more?" Wang Xianjiao stepped forward, bypassed Zheng Yu, and handed the small basket in her hand to Yu Huan.
With strawberries in one hand and a plastic bag in the other, Yu Huan found it difficult to take any more.
He shook his head and said, "Four is enough. Let's try them first, and if they're good, we'll go to the orchard to pick them later."
"Oh."
Wang Xianjiao inadvertently caught a glimpse of Aunt Yu turning around, taking a few steps toward them, and then stopping.
A graceful figure, even more striking in the bright sunlight, was observing them.
She quickly raised her right hand and waved cheerfully: "Hi~ Hello, sister-in-law!"
When Yu Huan saw this scene, for some reason, she suddenly felt like laughing out loud.
They have eyes but don't recognize their own idol.
Jiaojiao loves Susu.
I gave you a chance, but you didn’t use it!
(End of this chapter)