Chapter 525: I Love Orchids (Page 1/2)

Lin Man didn't expect that her second son also liked to grow flowers. Since her baby liked it, she would graft him a pot of colorful roses tonight.

"If you really like it, I'll ask your dad to ask his friends to buy you a pot of colorful roses."

Huo Yian shook his head, "Mom, I don't want to grow roses. I like orchids."

Lin Man was surprised and asked, "An An, you like orchids, but have you ever seen orchids?"

"Yes, I have. My teacher's family has a few pots of orchids. The small flowers have a fragrance, and I like them very much. And my teacher taught us how to draw orchids."

"So An An likes orchids. There are many kinds of orchids. What kind of orchid does your teacher grow? An An, what kind of orchid do you like?"

Huo Yian pondered for a moment and said, "My teacher has a pot of Clivia, a pot of Cymbidium orchid, and two pots of Cymbidium orchid. I like all kinds of orchids."

"Okay, Mom likes orchids too. I'll buy a few pots of orchids and you can help Mom take care of them, okay?"

Huo Yian nodded vigorously, a happy smile on his face, and kept saying, "Yes, I will raise the baby. Mom, you are so good to me. I love you the most!"

His eyes sparkled, as if twinkling with countless little stars. Lin Man smiled and touched Huo Yian's head, her eyes full of tenderness and love.

"Mom also likes our An An the most!"

At this moment, Huo Yixin pouted her rosy little mouth and walked quickly to Lin Man angrily, saying with a face full of grievance: "Mom, you clearly said before that the person you love most is me! How come it's my second brother now? Humph!"

Her big, watery eyes stared straight at Lin Man. Seeing her daughter's adorable jealous look, Lin Man couldn't help but laugh out loud, and quickly coaxed her softly, "Oh, Xinxin is of course Mommy's favorite little baby too! Every one of you is Mommy's sweetheart!"

Hearing this, Huo Yixin's face instantly turned from gloomy to bright, but she still asked worriedly: "Really? Mom, you can't lie to me!"

Lin Man smiled and nodded in affirmation.

Seeing this, Huo Yiwen, who was standing by, moved closer to Lin Man, blinking his bright eyes and asking expectantly, "Mom, what about me? Am I your favorite baby?"

Lin Man was so amused by the children's innocent appearance that she couldn't stop grinning. She hugged Huo Yiwen into her arms and gently replied, "Wenwen and Ningning are of course my favorite babies too! I love each and every one of you!"

At this moment, Huo Qingci walked over with steady steps. He glanced at the children surrounding Lin Man, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said, "Okay, children, it's time to eat. Let's go home first."

After saying that, he picked up the pot of colorful roses on the table and said, "Xinxin, Daddy will help you take this pot of roses back and put it away."

"Thank you, Dad."

Huo Qingci went home and placed the rose pot on the coffee table by the window. Huo Li walked into the living room and sat at the dining table. Looking at the sumptuous meal on the table, he suddenly said, "If your grandmother hadn't passed away, she would have enjoyed her life.

When your grandmother was young, she always said that she liked to eat potatoes, radishes and pumpkins but not meat. In fact, she didn't like to eat potatoes and pumpkins at all, it was because there was no meat to eat at that time.

Now we are well off and can eat meat every day, but it’s a pity that your grandmother is gone.”

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Huo Qingci helped Grandpa and the children to serve the meal, then sat down and comforted him, "Grandpa, if you miss Grandma, let's prepare some chicken, duck, and fish as tribute and go to the countryside to see her!"

Huo Li didn't say yes or no, but continued to murmur, "Your grandma has suffered a lot with me!"

Then he looked at Lin Man and said, "Xiao Man, can you steam some pumpkin to make pumpkin pie tomorrow morning? Tomorrow is your grandmother's memorial day, and I want to go to the countryside to see her tomorrow."

Lin Man didn't expect that even after so many years of Grandma Huo Qingci's death, Grandpa still missed her. Grandpa asked her to make pumpkin pie. She guessed that this must be what Grandma liked. Since tomorrow is Grandma's memorial day, she would get up early tomorrow morning to make it.

"Okay, I'll get up early tomorrow and make pumpkin pie."

Seeing Lin Man agreed, Huo Li said thank you and started to eat. After the meal, Huo Li was in a bad mood and went back first.

The children were cleaning up the dishes and sweeping the floor, while Huo Qingci pulled Lin Man to sit on the sofa to drink tea and rest.

Lin Man asked Huo Qingci, "Grandpa is going to the countryside to pay respects to Grandma tomorrow. Do you want to go?"

"Grandpa said no, he'll go over with his eldest grandson tomorrow. He also said the situation is clear now, and we should be able to visit the grave next year during the Qingming Festival. Then he'll help repair grandma's grave and build a tombstone for her."

"Then prepare some more offerings for grandma tomorrow, Qingci, what does your grandma like to eat?"

"My grandma probably likes to eat pastries. When I was little, she often used flour, rice flour, and glutinous rice flour to make all kinds of cakes. Pumpkin cakes, sweet potato cakes, potato cakes, wild vegetable cakes, steamed cakes, crispy cakes, glutinous rice cakes, sesame balls, and glutinous rice noodles..."

"Your grandma is amazing. She can actually make so many kinds of pastries. Qingci, the sorghum harvest is in October. Let's make some sorghum rice cakes this year!"

"good."

After the children finished their work, they all crowded onto the sofa. There was no place to sit, and Huo Yixin even climbed onto Huo Qingci's legs.

"Dad, great-grandfather said he would take us to visit the Academy of Agricultural Sciences this Sunday."

Huo Qingci asked, "What are you doing at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences?"

Huo Yining, who was sitting alone in a chair, stood up to explain, "Dad, Wenwen saw my sister's pot of colorful roses and started to have a strange idea. He said that since different roses can be grafted together, then fruit trees can be grafted together as well."

Huo Qingci laughed. He didn't expect that his youngest son had the same idea as him.

"Oh, Wenwen, are you trying to apply this to other situations and graft fruits?" Huo Qingci asked Huo Yiwen.

Huo Yiwen nodded. "I want to see if different fruits can grow on the same tree."

Huo Yixin sat on Huo Qingci's lap, playing with his fingers while saying, "Dad, my brother said he wants to be a scientist when he grows up."

Huo Qingci looked intently at Huo Yiwen, who was sitting next to him, and asked, "Wenwen, do you want to be an agricultural scientist?"

Huo Yiwen shook his head. "No, I'm just interested in grafting. I don't want to be an agricultural scientist. When I grow up, I want to work in a military factory or an arsenal."

"Are you planning to make weapons? Who told your arsenal?"

"My great-grandfather told me that airplanes and cannons were all made by smart people. He said I was smart and if I studied hard, I could work in a military factory when I grew up."

Huo Qingci's mind was as clear as a mirror. These four children were all incredibly smart! If we were to talk about who had the brightest brain, it would undoubtedly be the youngest son.