Although she knew she was not worthy of Liu Yifeng, she knew Liu Yifeng was a reliable person, and she still wanted to fight for her future happiness.
Liu Yifeng naturally knew that living in the countryside would inevitably lead to gossip, just like Su Wanru before, there had been rumors about them.
However, this time, the subject of gossip had become Xu Muqing. Fortunately, she was not here and had not heard it, otherwise, he really wouldn't know how to face her.
"I have something to do, so I'll be going back now. Take good care of them and don't let them fall." Li Dongmei was relieved after understanding the situation.
Watching the person walk away, Liu Yifeng suddenly remembered that hadn't she said she was going to the fields? Why did she come back?
Her memory was worse than his dad's.
However, seeing that the person had already left, he didn't make a special effort to remind her.
"Daddy, look, I caught a crayfish!" Tongtong's excited voice called out.
"Me too, I caught one too." Yaoyao was also very excited.
However, they dared not take the crayfish off the bait, for fear of being pinched by the claws.
Liu Yifeng acted as their little helper. They caught one, and he took it off.
In just over half an hour, they had caught nearly half a bucket of crayfish, which exhausted Liu Yifeng.
They, on the other hand, sat on their small stools, completely engrossed in fishing.
At five o'clock, he received a call from Xu Muqing. Xu Muqing's voice was a bit tired on the phone: "Hello, Mr. Liu, I'm done. I'll pick up Yaoyao now. Are you at home? Or are you out playing?"
"I'm at the crayfish field. Call me when you're close, and I'll wait for you by the roadside."
"Okay, I've already set off. I'll be at your village in about twenty minutes." Xu Muqing hung up after speaking.
Soon, twenty minutes passed, and Liu Yifeng indeed received Xu Muqing's call. He told the two children a few words, and then went to the roadside to wait for her.
A moment later, Xu Muqing's car appeared in his sight. Xu Muqing also saw him and immediately drove over, parking by the roadside.
"Thank you for your hard work today. I bought some food for Tongtong outside. It's in the car. Remember to remind me to take it down when we get to your house." Xu Muqing said as she got out of the car.
"If I carry one, I carry two. Don't be so formal next time.
I can see you're not looking well. Did the factory encounter any difficult problems?" Liu Yifeng could see the exhaustion in Xu Muqing's eyes at a glance.
Xu Muqing smiled slightly: "It's nothing. It's just that the clothes at the factory need to be reworked in large quantities due to machine malfunctions.
The delivery time is approaching, so I've been anxious all day.
However, the problems can be solved, it just requires the workers to work overtime for a while.
"By the way, where are the children?" Xu Muqing, unwilling to talk too much about these bothersome matters, changed the subject.
Liu Yifeng didn't understand the industry, so he didn't ask any further questions. He then pointed to the field: "They're having a crayfish fishing competition there! You can take some back to taste later. Yaoyao ate quite a lot by herself at noon!"
"Are all these crayfish in the field yours?" Xu Muqing asked in surprise.
Judging by the size, there must be over ten mu of field. How many crayfish would there be?
She didn't expect Liu Yifeng to not only have an orchard but also to raise so many crayfish. It seemed he wasn't as poor as she had imagined.
Liu Yifeng nodded: "Yes, I've been raising them for almost two months. I'll take you to see!"
Xu Muqing followed behind Liu Yifeng. When she saw the huge crayfish in the field, her eyes widened in surprise: "Are these really the crayfish you raised?"
"As genuine as it gets. I'll bring some back for you to taste later!" Liu Yifeng said.
At this moment, Yaoyao heard her mother's voice. She turned around and saw her mother. She put down the fishing rod in her hand and ran over excitedly: "Mom, you're here!"
"Slow down, don't fall!" Xu Muqing, afraid Yaoyao would fall, also hurried over and held her daughter.
Yaoyao hugged her mother's waist and happily talked about the fun of catching fish and crayfish.
"Mom, catching fish this morning was so much fun. Uncle caught several small fish for us. Can I take two back to raise?" Yaoyao asked expectantly.
Xu Muqing couldn't refuse: "Okay, but since you're raising them, you must take good care of them and not let the little fish die."
Yaoyao nodded happily: "I'll take good care of them and make sure they grow plump and healthy!
Come, Mom, I'll show you the crayfish that Tongtong and I caught. The crayfish here are so big. Uncle also made crayfish for me to eat at noon, and they were delicious." Yaoyao said, pulling Xu Muqing to where she was fishing for crayfish.
Looking at the nearly full bucket of crayfish, Xu Muqing praised generously: "Yaoyao, you and Tongtong are amazing! You've caught so many crayfish!"
"Aunt Xu, would you like to try fishing?" Tongtong asked from the side.
Xu Muqing had never fished for crayfish before. She smiled and asked, "Can I catch one?"
"Of course, catching crayfish is even easier than fishing. I'll give you my fishing rod!" Tongtong stood up and handed the crayfish fishing rod to Xu Muqing.
Xu Muqing had never seen such large crayfish before. She found it novel and started fishing.
As soon as she put the bait into the field, a crayfish took the bait, nibbling on the chicken breast, and wouldn't let go no matter how she shook it.
Seeing that she had caught two crayfish at once, Xu Muqing felt a great sense of accomplishment: "Yaoyao, look at Mom, am I amazing?"
Yaoyao, like a little adult, gave her a thumbs-up: "Mom, you're amazing!"
Xu Muqing fished for a few minutes and then returned the rod to Tongtong.
"Mr. Liu, you've raised so many crayfish, and they're so large. Do you need me to introduce some buyers to you?
I know quite a few people in chain restaurants who can offer high prices!"
Liu Yifeng knew she meant well, but he already had buyers. He smiled and refused: "I already have stable buyers and have signed contracts. I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint your kind intentions."
Xu Muqing was not surprised. After all, with the high quality of Liu Yifeng's crayfish, everyone would be scrambling to buy them, and there would be no worries about sales.
"It's okay. If you need any help later, you can still find me. After all, I'm in business, and my connections can help you a little."
"Okay, thank you in advance.
By the way, didn't you say this morning that you wanted to buy pomelos for your employees as a welfare gift? I've already spoken to Ms. Su. She said she can sell them to you at the wholesale price.
She buys them from me at ten yuan per jin, so if you buy them, it will be at this price.
Do you know when you'll need them? Do they need to be delivered to your company?"
Xu Muqing was not very surprised by the price of ten yuan per jin, as this was the first time she had eaten such high-quality pomelos, which were rare in a hundred years.