"Alright, Yaoyao, let's go home first. Grandma called Mom and asked us to come over for dinner tonight. Mom will take you to Uncle Liu's place tomorrow to play with Tongtong, okay?" Xu Muqing interrupted their playful chatter.
Yaoyao reluctantly waved goodbye to Tongtong and Liu Yifeng. "Goodbye, Tongtong! Goodbye, Uncle!"
After watching the mother and daughter leave, Liu Yifeng also brought Tongtong to the orchard.
As soon as Tongtong saw Su Wanru, he ran and hugged her affectionately. "Aunt Su!"
Su Wanru scooped Tongtong up and kissed his little cheek. "Tongtong, have you missed Aunt Su?"
"Missed you!" Tongtong nodded.
"You're such a good boy, Tongtong. Aunt Su has missed you too. Have you been getting used to kindergarten lately?" Su Wanru asked with concern.
"Aunt Su, I made a good friend at kindergarten. Her name is Yaoyao, and we're desk mates. Tomorrow her mom is bringing her to my house to play!" Tongtong immediately introduced his friend.
Su Wanru's eyes flickered towards Liu Yifeng, wanting to know who this Yaoyao was and who her mother was. 138 Reading Network
Liu Yifeng quickly explained, "This Yaoyao is the little girl I saved at the mall a couple of days ago. Her mother gave me that van."
Hearing Liu Yifeng's words, Su Wanru pretended not to care. "What about her husband? Why hasn't he come to thank you?"
Liu Yifeng didn't think much of it and said, "She's divorced, and the child is with her!"
"Divorced?" Su Wanru was taken aback.
She recalled that Liu Yifeng was also a single parent, and that woman was also single with a child. Moreover, being able to attend kindergarten there indicated that the woman was not in a bad situation herself.
If the two of them were together, they would be quite a suitable match.
However, the thought of them possibly getting together made her inexplicably uncomfortable.
Her expression lost its initial smile. "That's great. You're both single parents. If you can build a new family, it would be a good choice."
Liu Yifeng chuckled dumbfoundedly. "Ms. Su, where are you getting all this from? I've only met her a few times at most.
It's mainly because the two children get along so well that I invited the lady's daughter over. Putting aside that I don't have any romantic feelings for her, she might not even be interested in me."
"You're not bad either. You're capable, responsible, have a good temper, and you're good-looking," Su Wanru blurted out when she saw Liu Yifeng putting himself down.
This surprised Liu Yifeng a little. "I didn't expect to get such a high rating from Ms. Su!"
"I'm just stating the facts.
Tongtong, do you want to eat pomelo? The pomelos here are grown by your daddy, and they're delicious!" Hearing that they didn't have any romantic intentions, Su Wanru's mood instantly brightened.
"Yes, I want to eat!" Tongtong nodded his little head.
Liu Yifeng picked a pomelo and took out the flesh.
"Daddy, this pomelo is so delicious!" Tongtong couldn't stop eating.
"Eat more if it's delicious. These pomelos are good stuff!" Liu Yifeng wanted to say that the excellent taste of the pomelos was all thanks to Tongtong's efforts.
But with Su Wanru present, he didn't want anyone to know about Tongtong's astonishing abilities for now.
Being too outstanding wasn't a good thing, especially for such a young child like Tongtong. It was better to be low-key.
Su Wanru, on the other hand, never connected these incredible things to Tongtong, always attributing them to Liu Yifeng's personal capabilities.
By 8:30 PM, a medium-sized truck was loaded to the brim with pomelos, totaling 8,600 jin.
At ten yuan per jin, that amounted to 86,000 yuan.
Su Wanru stated that she would have the finance department transfer the money to Liu Yifeng's account in full the next day.
Liu Yifeng trusted Su Wanru and said nothing.
Afterward, Su Wanru drove back. She had arrangements to make to prepare for selling the pomelos tomorrow.
Only by making a strong start would the subsequent pomelos sell well.
However, she wasn't worried about the pomelos not selling. Her biggest headache now was determining the appropriate price per jin.
After much thought, she decided to test the waters by selling them at twenty yuan per jin. If everyone found it too expensive, she would adjust the price accordingly.
Liu Yifeng, meanwhile, picked over a dozen pomelos to take back to his father and aunt to try. The rest were for his third uncle and the others, one for each family to sample.
Upon returning home, Liu Chunsheng looked at the pomelos in his son's hands and asked in surprise, "Why is this pomelo so big, Yifeng? Where did you buy it?"
Liu Yifeng hadn't told his father about him contracting the orchard yet, as he wanted to give him a surprise. He said, "Dad, try it first and see if it's good!"
"Alright, I'll cut one to try!" Saying this, Liu Chunsheng prepared to get a knife.
But before he could move, Liu Yifeng had already peeled the pomelo with his hands. The peel was so thin that it didn't require a knife; it could be peeled directly by hand.
His jaw dropped in amazement. "The peel of a pomelo can be this thin?"
"Our watermelons can weigh fifty to sixty jin each, so a pomelo with such thin skin isn't surprising.
Dad, try it quickly. I guarantee you've never eaten such delicious pomelos!" Liu Yifeng handed the peeled pomelo to his father.
Liu Chunsheng looked at the plump flesh. He, who was never one to crave food, eagerly took a bite.
The moment he took the first bite, juice spurted out, splashing onto Liu Yifeng.
He hadn't expected the pomelo to be so juicy and incredibly sweet, comparable to the sweetness of watermelon. Each bite was satisfying.
He ate a third of the pomelo in one sitting and was already full.
There was no other choice; the pomelos were too large. Excluding the peel, each one weighed over six jin. A third of that was equivalent to two jin.
"Dad, how was the pomelo?" Liu Yifeng asked when his father stopped eating.
"More than just okay, it's absolutely fantastic. Where did you buy such delicious pomelos?"
"What if I told you we grew them ourselves?" Liu Yifeng said with a smile.
Liu Chunsheng was stunned. "Grown them ourselves? When did you grow them? I didn't know!
Besides, pomelo trees take at least four to five years to flower and bear fruit. When did you plant pomelo trees behind my back?"
Liu Yifeng chuckled and explained, "These pomelo trees were planted by someone else, but I've contracted the orchard!"
"You contracted an orchard?"
"Yes, just recently. The reason these pomelos grew so large is thanks to the growth agent developed by Tongtong."
"I knew ordinary pomelos couldn't grow this big. My grandson is truly capable!
But why didn't you tell me about contracting such a large orchard?" Liu Chunsheng asked, displeased.
Liu Yifeng chuckled, "I wanted to give you a surprise. There's another surprise coming. Do you want to hear it, Dad?"
"Quick, what's the surprise?" Liu Chunsheng was extremely curious.