Paul had only been at the ranch for one day, and by late evening he was picked up by a vehicle sent by the hospital. When he left, his face was already a little bad, and the helpless pain of illness wore down the patient's will all the time. Xia Nuanxin could only silently wish Paul all the best in his heart.

Five o'clock is the time for Xia Nuanxin to get off work and eat.

To be precise, the warehouse keeper could not leave work before 10 o'clock in the evening, because at any time someone would come to collect the fodder and grain and grass in the various wooden sheds, as well as various vaccines and potions for livestock.

So Xia Nuanxin sat in the living room while eating, while pricking up her ears to listen to the movement outside, and always pay attention to whether anyone outside came to pick up things.

"Miss Xia, you are really different from those Chinese." Anna said as she pulled the rice, with an unconcealed appreciation in her tone.

Xia Nuanxin paused, looked up at Anna, and her eyes showed puzzlement: "Why am I different?" ”

Anna smiled, took off the empty bottle that the baby was holding, changed the nipple and held it for him, and then said, "I have a lot of Chinese customers. Most of them are not bad for money. But within a month of giving birth, they refused to go down to the ground except to go to the bathroom. I wonder if they're going to have something wrong in bed. ”

Anna continued, "But you're different, you're much better than them. More like our New York girls. Most of them go back to work after a week of childbirth. ”

Xia Nuanxin smiled awkwardly, God knows, she is not different at all, she is shy in her pocket, and unfortunately she is about to be swept out of the house by Britney, so she is anxious to find a place to stay.

In the United States, unless you put in the work, there is no place that will take you in for free.

The two were chatting when a burst of angry cheers suddenly came from outside the door.

Xia Nuan was stunned, hurriedly put down his rice bowl, and hurried out.

Outside the gate, Richard angrily held a broom and drove away the flock of chickens that sneaked out of nowhere.

The concrete floor outside the warehouse was covered with golden grain. Today's weather is particularly good, and Xia Nuan saw that the rice in the warehouse was almost humid, so he took it upon himself to move it out and dry it on the ground.

Paul saw it and praised her, but she forgot to bring in the grain in time.

Richard called the person in charge, scolded him with a head and face, and waited for him to drive all the chickens back into the fence, and then he walked towards Xia Nuan in anger.

Xia Nuanxin had already realized her mistake, and as soon as she saw Richard, she couldn't stop apologizing, but Richard didn't appreciate it.

"Who told you to put these paddies out to dry?" Richard asked angrily, and the two mustaches under his chin were eager to come out and dance.

"I'm sorry sir. The cereals are wet and I think the weather is good today, so ......"

Richard snorted coldly: "Good intentions do bad things!" Do you still want to be complimented? The weather in New York is the most unpredictable during this time, the sun is still on one second, and the next it may be cloudy. Since you've made a start, you should have a good ending! How can I hand over the warehouse to you? ”

was scolded by Richard blowing his beard and glaring, but Xia Nuanxin couldn't say a word of rebuttal.

Although she was unwilling in her heart, she had to admit that today's incident was indeed her negligence.

Richard finished scolding, and didn't care about the mess on the ground, and left scolding.

Anna heard no movement outside, so she walked out.

"What's wrong? Ah, what's going on with this rice? Anna was amazed to see the mess of rice on the ground trampled by the chickens.

Xia Nuan stroked her forehead in annoyance, blaming herself for not being so careless.

At this moment, there was a sudden thunderclap in the sky, and a large cluster of dark clouds gathered without warning, and a heavy rain was coming.

Xia Nuan hurriedly beckoned Anna for help, and the two of them cleaned up the mess on the ground.

However, in the morning, when the summer warm heart was drying the rice, in order to make them shine more evenly, they were deliberately spread out very openly, and the drying time was very sufficient, and now it is not so simple to take them back.

Seeing that a heavy rain was coming, both of them were sweating on their heads.

"We've got to hurry."

A huge drop of rain dripped on the back of Xia Nuanxin's hand, and she looked up at the increasingly gloomy sky, speeding up the speed in her hand.

Just as the two were busy, a familiar engine sound came, and a familiar minivan stopped outside the warehouse.

Two or three tall men quickly got out of the car, holding a thick wad of plastic sheeting in their hands.

"Don't scoop it, it's too late, go get a broom." Richard exclaimed.

Xia Nuan's heart moved, and he instantly figured out the key points of the period, and immediately turned his head to get a cleaning bar.

He began to pile up the grain on the ground.

When Anna saw this, she immediately followed suit, and the two of them quickly swept the rice that had been spread out on the ground into a heap like a hill.

Without waiting for Richard's command, the men with the tarpaulins stepped forward in unison, unfurled the tarpaulins in a well-trained manner, and covered the piles of grain.

Two people pressed down on the tarpaulin, and the other went to the side to get a few large rocks and pressed all the corners around the tarpaulin.

No sooner had they done all this than a loud thunderclap fell over their heads, followed by a rainstorm that covered the sky and the sun.

The group stood panting and looked at the rain curtain outside, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If it weren't for Richard's quick movements, the two of them would not have been able to collect all the grain into the warehouse before the rain, no matter how fast they were.

Xia Nuanxin pursed her lips and approached Richard with guilt on her face.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Richard. I didn't mean to ......"

She had expected that Richard would take this opportunity to complain to Catherine and get rid of her so that he could find another person he was happy with.

But he didn't expect that not only did he not, but also called several people to help, Xia Nuanxin couldn't help but change his opinion of this bearded man, and at the same time, he felt more and more guilty.

Richard snorted coldly, still without a good face: "Why do you need the police to apologize if it is useful?" Although you have good intentions, you should also be careful next time, if it is not rice but cotton that is dried today...... Hum. ”

Xia Nuanxin chuckled in her heart, and became more and more guilty of her negligence.

After this incident passed, Xia Nuanxin's perception of Richard also changed. Knowing that the other party is just disgusting and kind, he doesn't need you to open his mouth when it's time for him to help, he has already reached out to help.

With this lesson, Xia Nuanxin's temperament is more calm, whether someone comes to lend goods or receive feed, she registers very seriously.

In just a few days, not only did I get a thorough understanding of the layout and layout of the entire warehouse, but even made a list of all the inventory and new materials, and everything was organized in an orderly manner.

Although Richard didn't say it, his attitude towards Xia Nuanxin improved little by little, and he no longer scared her with words to drive her away.

Seeing that Xia Nuanxin gradually adapted to the life on the ranch and knew how to get along with Richard, Catherine's aunt Emma finally decided to leave for Britney's town.

On this day, Xia Nuanxin got up early in the morning to see Emma off.

The weather was very cold, and she was shivering from the cold as soon as she came out of the bed.

Xia Nuanxin put on a pair of cotton slippers, put on a big cotton jacket, and opened the closed curtains.

Suddenly, the snow white is in full view.

It's snowing!

On the roof, on the branches, a thick layer of snowflakes accumulated.

Not far away, an old man wielded a broom and swept the snow from his yard, puffing into his hand as he swept it.

Xia Nuan's heart was up and down, and suddenly calmed down in this snowy scene full of life.

At this moment, there was a soft murmur behind him.

Xia Nuanxin turned around suddenly, and found that her child didn't know when he had woken up, and was looking at the world curiously with big eyes.

Xia Nuan's heart was soft, she turned around and hugged the child to the window, and let his palm-sized little face face out of the snowy window.

The vast land is covered in silver, and occasionally pedestrians and vehicles sway past the window, and the whole scene is beautiful.

Xia Nuanxin suddenly remembered Liu Fangping's song "Spring Snow":

Flying snow brings spring breeze, wandering in the air. Jun looks like a flower, biased to the east of Los Angeles.

She lowered her eyes and looked at the child in her arms, the corners of her mouth lifted slightly, revealing a gentle smile: "Baby, your name is Xia Luocheng." ”

It was dawning, and the driver who came with Xia Nuanxin and Emma came out together.

Seeing Xia Nuanxin, Emma greeted her and explained a few words, and before leaving, she didn't forget to tell Xia Nuanxin to take good care of herself.

In just one week of getting along, two strangers who were originally strangers turned into good friends who could shush each other. When parting, the two of them were even a little reluctant.

"When Catherine has a baby, I'll come to the ranch with her. When the time comes, let her little baby recognize us Chenchen as her brother. ”

Emma's face flushed with excitement.

Chenchen is Emma's nickname that came up after she heard the name Xia Nuanxin gave to the child, Xia Nuanxin also felt comfortable listening to it, so she didn't refute it, so she acquiesced.

"Hmmm! Have a safe trip. ”

Xia Nuanxin hugged Xia Luocheng, stood under the eaves and watched the car carrying Emma drive farther and farther, gradually disappearing into the snowy sky, and a trace of melancholy suddenly crossed her heart.

She reached out and touched the necklace in her pocket that still had her body temperature, and her eyes were rare and calm, and all her unwillingness and anger gradually melted away with the heavy snow.

She and Huo Beixiao have been together for so long, and it must not be an overnight thing to forget. Now that he has gone back to live his own life, she should also be relieved as soon as possible.

I guess everything will get better with the passage of time.

Xia Nuanxin firmly believes so.