Chapter 679 Traces of Hands
Looking at her tearful smile, Li Jinxing was a little dazed for a moment, as if she was the same cute little girl in his memory.
Those childhood memories slowly surfaced in my mind.
If his parents' death hadn't dealt him such a heavy blow, if his eldest brother hadn't become disabled and confined to a wheelchair, perhaps he would have maintained a close relationship with his childhood playmates, returning to Liyuan every year for vacation to celebrate with them...
But there are many things where there are no ifs!
"Lin Xiaoxiao..." Li Jinxing murmured Lin Xiaoxiao's name. He had something to say, but he didn't know where to start.
Nie Yao watched Li Jinxing and Lin Xiaoxiao staring at each other, knowing that they needed some private space. She quickly stood up and said with a smile, "You two, I'll go help you wash the fruit—"
After she said this, she picked up the fruit basket and went straight into the bathroom.
In the huge ward, only Li Jinxing and Lin Xiaoxiao were left.
"Second Young Master..." Seeing Li Jinxing looking at her without saying anything, Lin Xiaoxiao picked up a tissue and wiped away her tears. She smiled and said, "Just say whatever you want to say—"
Li Jinxing slowly spread out his hands, looked at the purse in his hand, and slowly said: "This sachet, the production process is very complicated, right? I heard that there are many different Chinese herbs in it..."
"Fortunately, it's not too complicated..." Lin Xiaoxiao didn't expect him to ask about this. She shook her head and smiled, explaining in a low voice: "I picked some in the fields, and some I had to go up the mountain..."
"I was still young at that time, and you were young too. You, a little girl, suffered so much just to help me make sachets..." Li Jinxing frowned slightly, lowered his head and asked, "Did your hands get hurt a lot?"
"It's not as serious as the Second Young Master said..." Lin Xiaoxiao quickly shook her head and smiled.
"Open your hands and let me see!" Li Jinxing said in a deep voice.
Lin Xiaoxiao could only slowly spread out her hands. Her palms looked more weathered than those of her peers, with many calluses and some old scars on them...
Li Jinxing frowned even deeper. One could tell from his hands that they had suffered a lot. Some of the old scars might have been caused by helping him collect herbs, and some might have been caused by farm work!
And his Yaoyao also has a pair of calloused hands, which are the result of the hardships he has experienced since he was a child following his adoptive father in archaeological work!
Seeing Li Jinxing frowning and staring at her hands, Lin Xiaoxiao knew that her hands were not good-looking, and subconsciously retracted them. She smiled nonchalantly and said, "I'm sorry to make you laugh, Second Young Master. My hands have always been like this, and I haven't paid much attention to maintaining them..."
Li Jinxing responded softly, and said thoughtfully: "You are still young and beautiful, you really should take good care of your hands, and do less farm work in the future..."
"No, my father is old now, and my eldest brother can't be relied on, so I have to help myself!" Lin Xiaoxiao shook her head and smiled bitterly, sighing softly: "I have to do it!"
"I can help you hire some people to do the farm work. Your father can rest assured and enjoy his retirement. You only need to be responsible for the management and sales of the orchard!"
Li Jinxing spoke in a calm tone. Lin Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and smiled bitterly, "Second Young Master, you're joking. We're just a small business, how can we afford to hire anyone else?"
"I'll help you with the expenses. In addition, I'll give you a house in the city. It's in your name, so your father can live there in his old age in a better environment..."
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