"How about this, I take you to pick some fruit? Let's pick your favorite mangoes."
August is the peak season for fruit ripening on the island, with all kinds of specialty fruits available.
"Okay, okay, I love picking fruit the most."
Su Hongping, who came to visit, knew that they were going to pick fruit and offered to go with them.
"Last time, I learned to brew wine from you. Old Ji praised it highly. If we don't drink it all before the time comes, let's go pick some more."
Gu Hongchang pricked up his ears when he heard about the wine and cleared his throat, "Second brother's wife, I'll go and help too. Let's do more."
"Dad, didn't the doctor tell you to drink less?"
Zeng Lingshu looked at him disapprovingly.
Gu Hongchang argued cunningly, "Drinking less fruit wine is good for your health, isn't it what the second son's wife said?"
Lin Jingshu stood on her mother-in-law's side. The old man had a lot of minor illnesses left on the battlefield, and drinking was indeed bad for his health.
"Grandpa, drinking less fruit wine is good for your health, but your body is not suitable for drinking. I will make you something else delicious."
Gu Hongchang felt a little regretful, but since there were other options, he agreed reluctantly.
A group of people went there in a mighty manner and came back with a rich harvest.
When Gu Chengze returned home, he smelled a strong aroma of alcohol and immediately suspected that the old man had been drinking.
Gu Hongchang snorted, "Old man, I am innocent."
Lin Jingshu pointed to the wine vat in the kitchen and said, "This is the fruit wine we made."
Gu Hongchang clasped his hands together, waiting for his grandson to apologize to him.
Who knew he just said "oh" and turned away.
"You little bastard, you don't respect the elderly or the young at all."
Gu Hongchang scratched his head because he couldn't drink the wine even though he smelled it every day.
Finally, the day before leaving, I drank a glass of fruit wine that I had been longing for for a long time.
"My granddaughter-in-law, please pack the pot for me and take it with me. I'm going back to piss off those old guys."
Lin Jingshu smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, Grandpa, I will definitely prepare it for you."
The group was eating when Qi Demin came in from outside.
"Lao Qi, sit down and eat something together."
Qi Demin shook his head, "No, I came here to tell you something."
Seeing his serious expression, Gu Hongchang immediately straightened his attitude and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Chengye called and said Songshan was in the hospital."
"What?!"
Zeng Lingshu was very excited. "What's going on?"
"Chengye called and said that his old injury recurred during training, but it's not a big deal. Chengze is not in the office and couldn't reach you, so he called me."
Zeng Lingshu was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat.
My husband served on the battlefield for many years. After retiring to the second line, his old injuries did not recur for a long time. He went to the hospital for a physical examination and found nothing serious.
Her heart started pounding at this sudden occurrence.
"Don't worry, Mom. Dad will be fine."
Lin Jingshu patted her back to comfort her.
Qi Demin had something else to do, and after he left, no one was in the mood to eat.
Old Master Gu stood with his hands behind his back, anxiously saying, "He must have taken advantage of our absence to not rest properly. I'll definitely teach him a lesson when I get back."
This son is good in every way except that he works so hard that he doesn't even take care of his own health.
Lin Jingshu pulled Gu Chengze aside and asked, "Chengze, have you booked your tickets?"
"It's already been ordered? Why are you asking this?"
Lin Jingshu expressed her thoughts.
The mother-in-law is worried about her father-in-law, and there is no one to take care of him at home. Anyway, her mother is here and there are enough people at home. It would be better for the mother-in-law to go back and accompany her father-in-law, so that they can feel at ease.
The mother-in-law was embarrassed to speak up about such things, and as a daughter-in-law, she couldn't be tactful.
"Thank you, daughter-in-law."
Gu Chengze hugged his wife. He didn't expect that his wife would take the initiative to propose. Marrying her was the luckiest thing in his life.
"As long as Dad is healthy and safe, that is the greatest blessing for us as his children."
"Go book the tickets now, it will be too late if you're late. I'll go talk to Mom about this."
Gu Chengze: "Okay, I'll go right away."
Zeng Lingshu felt more at ease knowing that her daughter-in-law had this intention.
Early the next morning, Gu Chengze drove them to the pier to take the boat.
Lin Jingshu and An An Ningning saw them off at the door, "Have a nice trip."
"Go back. I'll call you back when I get home."
Zeng Lingshu left and Aunt Liu stayed here.
Lin Jingshu had no problem going to work as usual after school started.
The children were very happy to see her back to class.
Everyone knew that Teacher Lin’s painting album was published, and they all rushed to her to learn painting, and their enthusiasm only increased.
Even the teachers in the office kept asking her when the second edition would be out.
Lin Jingshu experienced the feeling of having her identity exposed, and the pressure to update in reality forced her to speed up and complete the second edition of the album.
Taking Lin Jingshu's situation into consideration, Chen Zhuhua specially applied for a business trip to come to the island to find her and get the album.
"Finally done, Jingshu you're amazing!"
Chen Zhuhua held her tightly and refused to let go.
After I left last time, Editor-in-Chief Li learned that Lin Jingshu was working on the second edition of the album, and asked Chen Zhuhua to urge her to finish the manuscript.
Chen Zhuhua knew that Lin Jingshu had a lot of things to do, but she resisted the pressure and didn't tell her.
She didn't expect Lin Jingshu to give her such a big surprise.
Chen Zhuhua happily hugged her and spun around.
Lin Jingshu suddenly flew into the air, and she hugged her in fear.
When Gu Chengze came back and saw the two hugging each other, his face changed instantly and he hurried forward to snatch his wife back.
"Is my wife okay?"
Lin Jingshu shook her head and said, "It's okay, I just feel a little dizzy."
"Sorry Jingshu, I'm too excited."
Chen Zhuhua felt Gu Chengze's cold gaze and quickly shrank behind Lin Jingshu.
"Okay, go eat first. Zhuhua and I have something to discuss."
Gu Chengze couldn't persuade her, so he left worriedly, looking back every few steps.
Chen Zhuhua patted his chest and said thankfully, "Comrade Gu's eyes are so scary."
"Don't take it to heart, he means no harm."
Chen Zhuhua smiled teasingly and said, "I understand. He is worried about you."
Lin Jingshu blushed, and I thought she would be scared, so my comfort was in vain.
The album owners still receive dividends in a 30:70 ratio, and the copyright is in the hands of Lin Jingshu, while newspapers and publishing houses only have the right to use it.
"The publisher has decided to print 10,000 copies for the first edition. Based on the success of the first edition, this edition is expected to see even more purchases."
Chen Zhuhua was responsible for the coordination of the picture album. The album sold well, so she received a bonus from the newspaper and paid more attention to the printing.
After discussing the album, Lin Jingshu invited Chen Zhuhua to have dinner at her home.
Chen Zhuhua said shyly, "I've already made an appointment with someone."
As someone who had been through this before, Lin Jingshu noticed something was wrong at first glance, "Is there something wrong?"
Chen Zhuhua didn't want to hide it from her, so she took the initiative to say, "We're still in contact, but I think he's pretty good."
"Who is it? Is it someone I know?"
Lin Jingshu thought back, she didn't remember Chen Zhuhua having any contact with anyone on the island, except...
An idea suddenly occurred to her, "Could it be Xiao Chen?"
Chen Zhuhua nodded with a red face. It was her first time discussing relationship issues with others, and she felt a little embarrassed.
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