After eating the pancakes, Chen Yao saw Grandma Chi and Aunt Fang going to the backyard to water the vegetable patch, so she followed them over since she had nothing to do anyway.
It was around four in the afternoon, close to evening but still a little hot. But when Grandma Chi wanted to get a straw hat for Chen Yao, she refused and just smiled and said, "Grandma, it's okay. I've been stuck in the room for several days and haven't come out to bask in the sun. Now's a good time to get some sun."
Grandma Chi nodded with a smile, "That's good. It's good to get some sun from time to time. It's just the right supplement for that or something."
Chen Yao: "Are you talking about vitamin D?"
Grandma Chi: "Yeah, you young people know more. Aye told me the same thing last time, but I didn't remember it."
In the vegetable garden, Aunt Fang had already filled two buckets of water and placed them next to the vegetables that were growing very well.
Chen Yao stared at the juicy green vegetables in the field.
Seeing that she was interested, Grandma Chi gave her a watering can and asked her to scoop water from the bucket, scoop a little at a time, and pour it around the roots of the vegetables slowly, just like teaching a child.
Seeing this, Aunt Fang couldn't help but smile. She handed a hoe to Grandma Chi and said, "Since Yaoyao is watering the plants, let's weed and shovel away some old vegetable stems to make some space so we can sow some new vegetable seeds tomorrow."
Grandma Chi smiled and said, "Okay, I remember there are some spinach and Chinese cabbage seeds left in the warehouse. After we finish planting those, we will go to town to buy some more and plant them in late autumn so that we can eat them during the Chinese New Year."
Aunt Fang agreed: "Okay, then let's plant more white radishes this year. The white radishes that grew last year were all white, plump, and sweet. I remember that we almost didn't have enough to eat. It just so happens that Ah Ye likes them too."
Grandma Chi laughed and said, "What doesn't he like to eat? His stomach is really like a bottomless pit. Especially during those growing years in high school, every time I saw him eating, I wondered if his dad didn't let him eat enough."
Aunt Fang: "Aye has just started college. It's normal for a grown man to eat more. Look at his size, he must eat more to keep up."
Grandma Chi: “Yes.”
Chen Yao listened to their conversation, then looked at the wooden scoop in her hand, clearly bearing the marks of time, and the solid soil beneath her feet. Her mind revived the words of the elder who had spoken earlier: "The daily hustle and bustle of life is most soothing to the hearts of ordinary people. True self and purity are revealed through the joys and sorrows of life."
While she was stunned, Grandma Chi seemed to be calling her. Shen Yao came to her senses and asked, "What's wrong, Grandma?"
Grandma Chi looked at her with a smile and said softly, "Your aunt and I were just talking about you young people dating, and I wanted to ask you, do you have a partner now?"
Her tone sounded very ordinary, without any special meaning. Chen Yao didn't think much about it and replied: "No."
Hearing this, the smile in Grandma Chi's eyes suddenly deepened.
That's good.
......
After Chen Yao finished pouring a bucket of water slowly because of her lack of experience, Grandma Chi and Aunt Fang had also finished their work and came over to join her.
In fact, the vegetable garden was not very big, and they were used to doing it and were very nimble, so the rest of the work was done in a short while.
"You've all worked hard under the sun. Let's go back to the house and rest. A-ye should be back soon." Grandma Chi said while washing her hands.
Then, she looked at Chen Yao and asked with a smile: "Yaoyao, are you tired? This should be the first time you do this, right?"
Chen Yao just smiled and shook her head, "Not tired, although a bit hot, but it's quite interesting."
Grandma Chi looked at her face which was covered with sweat but still looked so beautiful, and she couldn't help but marvel in her heart. This girl was really outstanding in appearance and very easy to get along with. In short, the more she looked at her, the more she liked her.
"What's wrong, grandma? Is there something dirty on my face?" Chen Yao asked when she saw Grandma Chi was staring at her.
"No, no, it's clean and beautiful." Grandma Chi said with a smile, "Come, wash your hands and then go inside to rest."
Chen Yao agreed with a smile. After washing her hands, she also rinsed her feet and shoes under the faucet until all the dirt was washed off before following Grandma Chi into the house.
......
When Chi Ye returned to the B&B, the door to the yard was closed and the living room on the first floor was quiet. He didn't see Grandma, Aunt Fang, or Chen Yao.
He moved the things he bought from the car into the house one by one, and even made some noise on purpose, but still no one came out.
Hmm? Where are the people? Where did they go?
After moving everything, Chi Ye picked up his phone and was about to call his grandmother when he suddenly heard a burst of laughter from outside the yard.
"Cute, right? I think it's cute too. That little thing is so adorable."
"Grandma, do you want to raise it?"
"I'd rather not keep one. Some guests might be allergic to animal hair."
"That's right, but if you want to see the puppy, you can go directly to Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang's house."
"That's right. Hey, isn't that Aye's car parked there? Has he gotten home so soon?"
Hearing the sound, Chi Ye walked out, "Grandma, I just came back, where have you been?"
Grandma Chi walked into the house and said with a smile, "Isn't it that the big white dog next door, Old Jiang's, just gave birth to puppies? I thought I'd go over and take a look."
Chi Ye asked: "Puppy? Do you want to raise one?"
Grandma Chi waved her hand and said, "I won't raise it for now."
Chi Ye: "If you want to keep one, then keep one. If you're worried about guests being allergic to animal hair, just state that clearly on the B&B booking page. Guests who mind will naturally screen them themselves, and I'll help you with that."
Grandma Chi thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll think about it again."
After that, everyone went into the house together.
Chen Yao also deliberately glanced at Chi Ye, asking him with her eyes whether he had bought the spicy crayfish.
Chi Ye happened to be looking at her, and after sensing the greed and anticipation evident in her eyes, he smiled and nodded.
On the dining table——
At this moment, the table is filled with all kinds of food.
Grandma Chi couldn't help but click her tongue and said to Aunt Fang beside her, "Look, I told you this kid has a bottomless stomach. Look at this, does it look like enough for four people to finish?"
Aunt Fang: "It's okay, we're young, as long as we can eat."
Grandma Chi stared at Chi Ye and said, "You have to make sure you finish all the food on this table. Don't waste it."
Chi Ye: "Well, I promise."
Chen Yao silently cast a look of admiration at him, thinking in her heart that this must be the male protagonist who eats the most in all the small worlds and planes, but he is not fat at all.
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