Chapter 151 Picking Oranges
Shen family villa.
Shen Changfeng and Ou Zichen were in the study, chatting and occasionally talking about business matters.
Liu Lanzhi didn't know that Ou Zichen and Zhao Jiaying would come today, so she had made an appointment with a group of rich ladies to get a full body beauty treatment. So when Ou Zichen and Zhao Jiaying arrived, she had already gone out.
Ou Zichen also decided to come on a whim. His grandmother wouldn't let him stay at home, and his wife Zhao Yunxi had made an appointment with her best friend Fang Liying, saying that she had something to do, so it was not convenient for him and his daughter to go with him.
With nowhere else to go, I had to come to the Shen family.
Fortunately, their family and the Shen family are old friends, so their sudden visit was very welcome.
Shen Linghao took Zhao Jiaying to the orchard of the villa, wanting to pick some fresh fruits for her to eat.
Zhao Jiaying brought Tangyuan with her today, because she knew that Lin Zhenzhu was going to meet with Su Meng to discuss important matters. Afraid that Tangyuan would disturb them if she was at home, she simply brought it to Shen Linghao's house.
Although Shen Linghao's severe mysophobia was cured a lot by Zhao Jiaying, his mysophobia habit still exists.
He believed that bacteria easily grew on animals, so when he saw Tangyuan following him, he was somewhat disgusted.
Tangyuan is actually not dirty. Zhao Jiaying washes it nice and clean every night.
After following Zhao Jiaying to the Ou Family Manor, a veterinarian would come to check on Tangyuan regularly, so his body is very healthy and he does not carry any bacteria.
But Young Master Shen seldom came into contact with animals and believed that they were dirty, so he disdained them.
Originally, he wanted to leave Tangyuan to the care of the servants and then take Zhao Jiaying out to play.
However, Tangyuan disagreed and Zhao Jiaying was not happy either.
Because it was Tangyuan's first time to come to the Shen family villa, Zhao Jiaying was worried that it would be scared in this unfamiliar environment and with strangers. So it’s better to let it follow me, so I feel more at ease.
More importantly, Zhao Jiaying is not a person who values love over friendship. She cannot forget her best friend just because she has Chen Linghao.
After all, Tangyuan was the companion who always stayed by Zhao Jiaying's side when she was most lonely and lost.
"Brother Linghao, Tangyuan is very well behaved and won't disturb us. Just let it follow us! Right? Tangyuan."
“Woof woof…” Tangyuan responded actively to his little master’s words.
Zhao Jiaying looked at Shen Linghao with a pleading tone and eyes, and finally Shen Linghao softened his heart and agreed to let Tangyuan follow them.
Just like that, Shen Linghao and Zhao Jiaying walked in front, and Tang Yuan followed happily behind, heading towards the orchard.
The orchard is not far away, and it only takes two minutes to walk there.
Now is a good season to eat citrus fruits. Shen Linghao's orchard has several citrus trees of particularly good varieties.
This variety of citrus is not only juicy, but also very sweet, without a trace of sourness. After eating the first one, people want the second one.
"Wow... there are so many oranges here!"
When Zhao Jiaying arrived at the orchard, he was surprised to see the golden oranges hanging all over the trees.
"Does Yingbao want to eat?"
Zhao Jiaying nodded.
"Then wait here and I'll pick it for you."
This kind of citrus tree is not very well grown, only about one or two meters tall, so Shen Linghao's height is enough to reach the citrus fruits on the tree.
Shen Linghao randomly picked a citrus tree and picked a bunch of citrus fruits from it.
Next to the orchard, there is a pavilion for cooling off, with a slate table and chairs.
After picking the oranges, they sat in the pavilion and peeled them and ate them.
"Hmm..., Brother Linghao, this orange is so sweet and delicious!"
"If you like it, eat more. If it's not enough, I'll pick more for you later."
When you have delicious food, you will naturally not forget your best friend. Zhao Jiaying peeled two oranges for Tangyuan to eat, and Tangyuan enjoyed the meal very much.
Having followed Zhao Jiaying for so long, it eats whatever its little master eats and is not picky about food.
These tangerines were not very big, so it didn't take long for them to finish eating all the tangerines that Shen Linghao had just picked.
Zhao Jiaying smacked her lips and said with an unsatisfied look, "Brother Linghao, I want to eat more..."
"Then I'll pick it for you now!"
He stood up and was about to walk towards the citrus tree when Zhao Jiaying suddenly called him.
"Brother Linghao, Yingbao also wants to pick oranges. Has Yingbao ever picked oranges herself?"
The Ou family estate also has an orchard, but usually the servants go there in advance to pick the fruits for Zhao Jiaying to eat. Zhao Jiaying seldom goes to the orchard and has never seen how they pick fruit.
And today, seeing Shen Linghao picking oranges so easily, she also wanted to give it a try.
Shen Linghao naturally would not refuse Zhao Jiaying's request, and specially picked a shorter tree for her so that Zhao Jiaying could reach the oranges at the bottom and pick them.
Shen Linghao taught her that she could pick the bunch of fruits by simply bending the thin branch where the fruits were.
This time, she even brought a basket to put them in. Because she wanted to pick more and give them to Ou Zichen and Shen Changfeng to taste later.
At the same time, she also wanted to bring some back for Lin Zhenzhu, Zhao Yunxi and Ou Zilong to taste. And she can tell them with great pride that these are the oranges she picked herself today.
Shen Linghao also helped her pick the fruits, otherwise Zhao Jiaying, with her small body, would definitely not be able to pick many.
Just like this, the two little adults divided the work and cooperated with each other. Shen Linghao picked the oranges higher up the tree, while Zhao Jiaying picked the oranges at the bottom of the tree.
As I was picking the fruits, I heard a rustling sound.
The sound was not loud, and Zhao Jiaying was enjoying picking oranges so much that she didn't hear it at all. But Shen Linghao, who had very sensitive hearing, heard it and looked in the direction where the sound came from.
A snake about one meter long swam towards Zhao Jiaying's feet. Shen Linghao was terrified because Zhao Jiaying was completely unaware.
And he didn't even know whether this snake was poisonous or not. If Zhao Jiaying was bitten by it, the consequences would be disastrous.
At this time, he was two trees away from Zhao Jiaying. Running over to remind her was no longer possible.
I could only yell at her: "Yingbao, there is a snake in front of you, stand still!"
After hearing Shen Linghao's words, Zhao Jiaying noticed that in front of her, a long, large, black snake was swimming towards her.
At this moment, Zhao Jiaying was very scared because she had been afraid of snakes since she was a child and thought snakes looked scary and disgusting.
Whenever I see snakes on TV, I get creepy. What she saw now was a living, breathing big black snake slowly approaching her.
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