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In another large basket, there were several bunches of big grapes and raisins. Xu Li placed the basket beside Ivan. "Just deliver it directly. Come to my office tomorrow morning; I have something to discuss with you. I'll have Victor cover your position for now."
"Thank you, Village Chief," Ivan nodded, setting the soda down by the water basin. He picked up the basket and headed home to take a shower and change clothes. As soon as he arrived, he saw the little one from his hometown running around in the yard, trying to catch small bugs. He tightened his grip on the basket's handle.
"Strawberries! Uncle, I want to eat strawberries!" The little nephew ran over excitedly, reaching out with his dirty little hands to grab a strawberry. Ivan instinctively lifted the basket higher. The little guy pouted and began to cry, "Wah! Grandma, I want to eat strawberries! Wah!"
Tamiwa rushed out of the house and saw her son holding the basket high, preventing her grandson from getting any strawberries. She didn’t scold her eldest son but pulled her grandson aside and looked at her introverted eldest: "From the Village Chief's House?"
"Yeah." Ivan glanced at Qi Qin. "Lana invited me over for dinner, and I thought it wouldn’t be polite to go empty-handed, so I got some from the Village Chief's House."
"You like Lana?" Tamiwa immediately frowned upon hearing that name. "You can’t go; don’t you know she’s the Village Chief’s woman?"
"She’s not!" Ivan shook his head firmly. "Lana is different from Daria; she isn’t the Village Chief’s woman. Otherwise, he wouldn’t give me so much fruit."
"Go take a shower now; your dad will be here soon, and he’ll have something to say if he finds out." Tamiwa sighed, taking two strawberries from the basket before leading her grandson inside. Ivan pursed his lips and went to his room. After showering and shaving, he sprayed on some cologne. Just as he stepped out with the basket, Victor opened the car door. The two exchanged glances, and Ivan took off running, making Victor's eyelids twitch slightly.
Inside, he saw his precious grandson clinging to Tamiwa, asking for strawberries. He walked over and picked up his grandson: "In a couple of days, Grandma will take you to pick strawberries; there are plenty of strawberries and watermelons there, right?"
"Oh!" The little guy had already eaten strawberries today and wasn’t too eager anymore. After some coaxing from the elders, he settled down without fussing. Victor didn’t ask what his eldest son was up to; he preferred him to be lively rather than silent all day.
"Uncle Ivan!"
"Wah! Strawberries! And there are watermelons and grapes too!" Natasha exclaimed excitedly as she rummaged through the basket.
Lana smiled shyly at the clean and fresh-looking man before her. "Thank you for bringing the fruit; please have a seat."
Ivan sat down at the dining table in the living room while Lana poured him a glass of cold water before heading back to the kitchen to continue preparing dinner. Natasha washed four big strawberries, handed one to her mother, then offered another one to Uncle Ivan before climbing onto a chair and placing a strawberry in front of her little sister. Xiao Kachusha had just started growing some baby teeth; with her chubby little hands clutching the strawberry, she eagerly sucked on it with her tiny mouth.
Ivan ate a strawberry and picked a few big grapes from the basket. He gently peeled them open, removed the seeds, and slowly fed them to Katyusha as she sucked on them. She loved the slightly sour yet sweet grapes, shaking her legs happily while babbling away in her own little language.
Looking at the obedient and sensible Natasha, and then at the adorably chubby Katyusha, Ivan's not-so-handsome face broke into a genuine smile. He truly cherished these two little angels, and he wished he could care for them like this every day.
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