Chapter 79 Picking Strawberries


    Chapter 79 Picking Strawberries


    Oliver watched Nancy as she left. Then Oliver patted Donny on the head and came back home


    slowly with Donny.


    Oliver found his grandfather was ying chess alone. Oliver walked over to sit across from his


    grandfather and ced half a basket of strawberries in front of him.


    "Did you visit Granny Hill again?"


    The Elderly Mr. Barton nced at Oliver and knew where he had gone.


    Oliver nodded and put a white chess piece on the chessboard.


    Oliver began ying chess with his grandfather. Both of them were silent and Donnyy down


    quietly at the table.


    Until the end...


    "Grandpa, I lost."


    Oliver put down his chess pieces and stood up. He had a tall and slim figure, which was pleasing to


    the eye.


    "Grandpa, have some strawberries. I''ll do my homework first."


    The Elderly Mr. Barton looked at the strawberries in the basket and mumbled with doubt. "Why did


    you bring fewer strawberries than usual today? What did you barter with Granny Hill?"


    After a pause, Oliver kept his reply intentionally vague.


    Oliver went to the small garden where his grandfather cultivated flowers. He moved an orchid nt


    into a container and quietly left with it.


    After the Elderly Mr. Barton finished eating the strawberries, he strolled to enjoy the flowers in his


    small garden as before. He fell silent as he discovered the pit.


    After a few seconds, the Elderly Mr. Barton shouted angrily.


    "Oliver."


    The Elderly Mr. Barton took his cane and went to find Oliver. Oliver had expected his grandfather


    would scold him, so he and Donny hid themselves.


    Inevitably, Oliver was punished and asked to the family rules, although he was not beaten. He wrote


    more than 10,000 words with a brush.


    Oliver kept kneeling on a seat cushion with his back straightened. He stayed up to copy the family


    rules.


    Nancy didn''t know what happened to Oliver.


    Ivan had been drawing in his studio for several hours. Nancy brought some washed strawberries


    and milk to Ivan. She found Ivan''s hands, clothes, and even his face were stained with pigments.


    "Ivan."


    Nancy pulled at the hem of Ivan''s hoodie. Ivan, who focused on drawing, was aware of Nancy''s


    presence and stopped drawing.


    "Nancy."


    Ivan moved his stiff arms and legs with a paintbrush in his hand. He stretched out and clenched his


    fists to massage the aching muscles in his shoulder.


    "My shoulders ache."


    Nancy held a strawberry in her hand and stood on tiptoe to feed Ivan.


    "Ivan, have some strawberries. They are delicious."


    Ivan bent over and bit half of the strawberry off. It tasted sweet and slightly sour.


    "It''s delicious. When did you buy these strawberries?"


    Ivan thought the strawberries looked fresh.


    Nancy said crisply, "Oliver and I went to Granny Hill''s house to pick strawberries."


    Ivan was surprised, "When did you go? Did Olivere here?"


    Ivan didn''t know at all.


    Nancy nodded and also ate a strawberry merrily. She stared at Ivan''s painting and was amazed to


    find it was almost done.


    "Oh my God..."


    Nancy thought she seemed to be another person in the painting. The sunlight prated through


    the bamboo curtain and fell on Nancy. The painting seemed to be bathed in soft lighting.


    " Your drawing of me is more beautiful!"


    "Nonsense."


    Ivan walked up to Nancy and pinched her cheeks, "You are the most pretty."


    Ivan''s praise made Nancy feel shy. Nancy thought she was not as beautiful as Ivan said and Ivan


    just wanted to please her.


    The painting was finallypleted after dinner. Ivan put away all the painting tools and carefully


    took down the painting.


    "I''ll ask someone to have the painting mounted tomorrow. Then I will give it to you as a gift."


    "Thank you, Ivan."


    Nancy hugged Ivan happily. She looked at the painting with pleasure, her eyes gleaming.


    Ivan was satisfied to see Nancy liked this painting so much.


    "Ivan, let me massage your shoulders." Nancy was delighted to get this painting but also felt sorry


    that Ivan had been sitting for almost a day to finish it.


    Nancy pulled Ivan down on the chair and ran behind him. She clenched her fists and thumped


    Ivan''s shoulder to give him a massage.


    Ivan was satisfied with the pressure he received during the massage. Ivan narrowed his eyes


    comfortably and asked in surprise.


    "Nancy, why are you good at massaging?"


    Nancy said as she massaged Ivan''s shoulder, "I will give Granny a massage when she has a


    headache and shoulder pain."


    Ivan thought for a while before he understood that Granny was the one who lived with Nancy in the


    Stream Vige. Ivan''s mother also told him about where Nancy lived before she came back to the


    Brook family. Ivan felt sorry to hear that.


    Ivan decided that he must treat Nancy well in the future. Of course, Nancy deserved such kindness


    from Ivan.


    After a while, Ivan stopped Nancy from massaging, and ate a lot of delicious food together with her.


    Both Ivan and Nancy sat cross-legged, and Gee also stayed with them.


    Ivan was delighted that he could feed Nancy and Gee at the same time!


    Nancy stayed at her uncle''s house for two days. On the third day, Nancy''s parents dressed her up


    andbed her hair out. They told Nancy that they would take her to visit her two great-uncles.


    When Nancy was at Oliver''s house, she heard the Elderly Mr. Barton mention her great-uncles.


    Nancy was nervous when she was going to meet them today. After getting in the car, Nancy held


    her parents'' hands all the time.


    James hugged Nancy tofort her, "Nancy, your great-uncles must be like you very much."


    Nancy held James'' hands and asked nervously, "Really?"


    James nodded firmly. James knew Nancy''s great-uncles would like Nancy more than him.


    After a while, the car drove to a detached ancient vi. Perhaps because James had informed the


    owners of the vi of his visit in advance, the car drove in without a hitch.


    James got out of the car with Nancy in his arms and saw a group of people standing not far away at


    first nce. Among them, two old men with grey hair stood at the front.


    The two elders were older than the Elderly Mr. Barton. They looked at where Nancy was with a


    grave and dignified bearing.


    "Uncle Peter, Uncle Scott."


    James walked over with Nancy and greeted the two old men respectfully.


    The two elders only nodded at James and their eyes fell on Nancy.


    One of the old men was in a daze and talked to Nancy softly.


    "Wee back..."


    Nancy was surprised for a moment, and then greeted the two elders politely.


    "Hello, great-uncle Peter, great-uncle Scott."


    Both two old men''s eyes were red and watery. The old man who talked to Nancy just now was


    Nancy''s great-uncle Peter. He sobered up and wore a faint smile.


    This faint smile shocked the younger generation of the Kingsley family. They thought it was


    unbelievable.


    Peter was always stern and dignified in front of everyone, but he actually smiled at Nancy. He had


    never smiled so kindly at his grandsons!


    Several young people from the Kingsley family suddenly felt jealous and unpleasant. They couldn''t


    help but nce at Nancy a few more times.


    They found Nancy was somewhat beautiful.


    "Come over here."


    Nancy walked up to Peter and gripped his outstretched hand. Nancy greeted him again warmly.


    Peter was beaming with pleasure, "Good girl."


    There was a gasp of astonishment from behind. The young people from the Kingsley family were


    shocked to see Peter smile again. They also thought they had hallucinations. Because Peter not


    only spoke so gently as if he was afraid of scaring Nancy but also praised Nancy.


    The two elders, Peter and Scott, just ignored those young people from the Kingsley family. Both of


    them held Nancy''s hand and entered the vi. Those young people followed them nkly.


    When the two elders were holding Nancy''s hands, they recalled the time when they were young.


    They spoiled their younger sister Anna and gave her whatever she wanted. They always hung out


    together with Anna. They also took the me for Anna when she made mistakes because they


    couldn''t bear to see Anna be punished.


    But now they were old and Anna left them forever. Nancy was Anna''s granddaughter and took after


    her. So the two elders wanted to spoil Nancy just as they doted on Anna.


    But the two elders also realized that Nancy was not Anna after all. Because Nancy had a different


    personality from Anna.


    "Nancy, we are old. And your great-uncle Scott is in bad health. So we can''t fly to L City to see you.


    Youe to visit us frequently in the future, okay?"


    Nancy followed the two elders to heel. She was well-behaved and replied softly.


    "Okay."


    Scott smiled gently and stroked Nancy''s head.


    "Good girl. I am old now. I am happy that I can still see you at this age."


    Nancy tilted her head and smiled at Peter and Scott.


    It was the first time Nancy met her two great-uncles. They gave Nancy a lot of gifts, but Nancy only


    epted some trinkets. She declined to ept valuables.


    "I like these trinkets, great-uncle Peter, great-uncle Scott. You don''t need to give me credit cards


    and money. My elder brother and dad have saved a lot of money for me. I can''t use it up."


    Peter even wanted to transfer some shares in hispany to Nancy. James was stunned that he


    almost begged Peter to abandon this idea.


    James thought shares in thepany should not be transferred at will. James took Nancy here just


    to visit rtives, not to incur the hatred of other rtives.


    Peter whose idea had been rejected looked displeased. Nancy took his hands and persuaded him


    patiently.


    "I will make money by myself in the future, great-uncle Peter. You have given me lots of gifts. I can''t


    be greedy, or I will be a bad child in the future."


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    Nancy''s face crinkled up and didn''t know what to do. It amused Peter so much that he didn''t insist


    anymore.


    Peter also knew that it was a bit too much to transfer his shares to Nancy, but he couldn''t help but


    do it.


    Peter thought he went senile as time went by.


    The younger members of the Kingsley family breathed a sigh of relief, especially the daughters-in-


    law of Peter and Scott. They had a better impression of Nancy.


    The daughters-inw weren''t greedy for money and the shares in thepany. But if Nancy


    epted the shares, it would be unfair to their sons and daughters. So they would be displeased


    for sure. Besides, Nancy wasn''t a member of the Kingsley family after all. If something terrible


    happened, it won''t be good for anyone.


    Nancy stayed at her great-uncles'' house until the evening. She waved her goodbye and returned to


    her uncle''s house. When the car drove to her uncle''s house, Nancy saw at first nce Ivan sitting at


    the door and resting his chin in his hands


    "Ivan!"


    After Nancy got out of the car, she rushed into Ivan''s arms and rubbed her head against his chest.


    "Wee back!"


    Ivan, who was drowsy,ughed happily with Nancy in his arms.


    "Do you miss me?"


    Nancy smiled and nodded her head several times. She threw her arms around Ivan''s neck and


    rubbed her face against him. She said in a sweet voice.


    "Yes, I miss you so much."


    Everyone in the yardughed. But James was jealous and wondered why so many people loved


    Nancy!