Chapter 78 Call Me Oliver, Not Ollie
The polytunnel for strawberry growing in Granny Hill's house was not that big, but the strawberries were growing well. Nancy and Oliver could smell the sweetness of strawberries as soon as they entered.
"The baskets are for you. Just go and pick the strawberries yourself."
Nancy held a bamboo basket and looked at Granny Hill with smiling eyes. "Thank you, Granny Hill."
Granny Hill stroked Nancy's fluffy hair and laughed.
"I live here only with my husband. The strawberries are too much for us. You can eat as much as you want. Many strawberries will be ripe tomorrow."
Donny was too big to enter the polytunnel. So Donny sat at the entrance, waiting for Nancy and Oliver.
Gee entered the polytunnel with Nancy. It looked around and seemed to be curious about everything inside.
"You can play in the polytunnel, but don't run around." Nancy rubbed her face against Gee tenderly.
Gee mewed in response.
As soon as Gee landed on the ground, it ran around happily. Gee was small and agile. It lowered its head to sniff at a mature strawberry, and then licked it.
After Nancy picked two big strawberries, she turned her head and saw Gee gnawing a strawberry. The strawberry had almost been nibbled away.
Nancy patted Gee's butt. "Don't nibble at other strawberries."
Gee mewed at Nancy.
The fur around Gee's mouth got wet because of the juicy strawberry. Gee mewed at Nancy in a soft voice.
"Nancy, come here."
Oliver beckoned Nancy over. Nancy stood up with the bamboo basket in hand and squatted down beside Oliver.
"Oliver, what's wrong?"
Oliver handed a big white strawberry to Nancy. The strawberry was half the size of Nancy's palm, with a strong smell of milk.
"This is Allstar strawberry. It's the biggest one in the polytunnel. Here you are."
After Oliver finished speaking, he stroked Nancy's fluffy hair.
Nancy held the strawberry with both hands and smiled sweetly, "Thank you, Oliver."
"I know you would like it. Let's pick more strawberries."
Nancy nodded and picked half a basket of strawberries together with Oliver before getting out of the polytunnel.
As Nancy reached the exit, she was surprised to find Gee holding a strawberry in its mouth. It walked outside the polytunnel with its tail wagging, and then put the strawberry at Donny's feet.
Donny licked the fur on Gee's head. Gee was unsteady on its feet and fell.
"Oliver, look! The relationship between Donny and Gee has improved."
Gee even brought a strawberry to Donny.
Oliver replied briefly. He held Nancy's hand and went to find Granny Hill unhurriedly.
Donny ate the strawberry given by Gee. Then it followed Nancy and Oliver slowly, holding Gee in its mouth.
Gee, who was picked up by the scruff of the neck, curled into a ball. It was motionless and well behaved.
"Granny Hill, I'll bring you an orchid pot plant cultivated by my grandpa later."
The people living in this housing estate were wealthy, so Oliver had to barter with Granny Hill for strawberries. And what the elders liked most was all kinds of flowers and plants.
Granny Hill laughed when she heard Oliver's words, "Ollie, don't you be afraid of being punished by your grandfather if you give his orchid plants to me again?"
Oliver said, "It's okay. My grandfather will only ask me to practice calligraphy."
Oliver thought it would be better if Granny Hill stopped calling him Ollie.
"Okay, I will wait for your orchid plants."
Nancy blinked her eyes, "Then I..."
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