Chapter 1847 - 681: Romance in the Vineyard

Chapter 1847: Chapter 681: Romance in the Vineyard

"How did you know?"

"Haha, isn’t it obvious? For an important gathering like this, your mother would definitely go with your father unless there was something unusual happening."

"Moreover, as far as I’m concerned, even the wealthiest families deal with trivial matters and sometimes parents do argue."

"Your father and mother argue too?"

Zhang Jingdong shook his head: "They argue less frequently, generally only about once every two or three years."

Sophia instantly looked envious: "Then your father and mother are truly in love!"

"They argue less because usually when they are about to start arguing, my mom has already taken action against my dad, and then my dad doesn’t dare to argue with her."

Sophia was initially stunned, then instantly amused: "So that’s how it is! Your mom’s method is quite good!"

Zhang Jingdong turned to Sophia: "You’re not planning to learn from my mom and deal with me like this in the future, are you?"

Sophia adorably shrugged: "Your mom was able to raise such an outstanding man like you and educated you so well, which proves she’s a truly remarkable woman, of course I want to learn from her!"

Zhang Jingdong exaggeratedly sighed: "Oh, I’m caught in my own web! But it’s fine, I’m much smarter than my dad; I wouldn’t let my woman get angry."

Sophia pouted: "Smart move!"

The two laughed as they wandered around the cluster of houses, arriving at the vineyard behind them.

Zhang Jingdong looked around and sighed: "This vineyard is so large, how many acres is it?"

"Altogether it’s over 630 acres."

"Are the grapes here all of one variety, or are there many varieties?"

Sophia patiently replied: "There are five varieties, namely Barbera, Aglianico, Glera, Trebbiano, and Nebbiolo."

"Barbera is the most widely planted grape in Italy, known for its high acidity and concentrated fruit flavors."

"Aglianico belongs to the noble grape varieties, producing red wines with strong tannins and excellent aging ability."

"Glera is the sole authorized grape for Prosecco, characterized by its light fruit aroma and lively bubbles."

"Trebbiano is one of Italy’s most widely planted white grapes, typically used to make everyday table wine."

"Finally, Nebbiolo is hailed as the king of grapes because it can produce complex-structured and highly age-worthy wines like Barbaresco and Barolo."

Zhang Jingdong immediately gave Sophia a thumbs-up: "You’re truly the daughter of a winery owner, you know so much!"

Sophia, having received praise, had a fleeting look of pride in her eyes, but said out loud: "It’s nothing, I just often heard my dad talk about these things when I was a kid, and gradually picked them up."

Curiously, Zhang Jingdong asked, "With such talent, why did you choose to teach in Huaxia?"

Sophia turned to glance at the vast vineyard and sighed: "Because I don’t want to be tied down to one place; I want to live more freely."

"Even though the vineyard brings a wealthy life to the family, I know how much time and effort my parents invested to manage this winery, and I don’t want to live their kind of life."

As she said this, Sophia suddenly thought of something and added: "Besides, if I hadn’t gone to Huaxia, I wouldn’t have met you, so maybe all of this is guided by fate."

Zhang Jingdong immediately laughed: "If you put it that way, then I think it’s truly fate’s guidance."

"And the most magical part is, you went to Huaxia to avoid running the family winery, whereas I came to Europe to buy a winery, so we’ve kind of balanced each other out!"

Sophia couldn’t help but smile as well: "Yeah, the connection between us is quite magical!"

Zhang Jingdong wrapped his hands around Sophia’s neck, saying tenderly: "This vineyard is so romantic, I think if we don’t do something, it would be a shame with such great scenery and beautiful moonlight."

Sophia might have been touched by the beauty of the moment, or perhaps the events at the hotel earlier opened up certain feelings for her.

She gulped hard and unexpectedly nodded: "...Alright, whatever... you want to do... just do it."

Zhang Jingdong was originally just testing the waters; if she’d disagreed, he would have backed off while gaining some advantage, but he didn’t expect Sophia to give him such a pleasant surprise.

Suppressing his inner excitement, he gently lifted Sophia’s delicate chin with his hand: "Are you sure?"

Sophia bit her lip and then closed her eyes in embarrassment.

How could Zhang Jingdong not understand? He was about to kiss her.’

But just then, suddenly a beam of light came out of nowhere.

Then came a man’s voice: "Who’s there!"

Sophia instantly opened her eyes at the sound, looked back, then exclaimed in panic: "Oh no, it’s my father!"

Just as swiftly, Zhang Jingdong snapped back to his senses: "Really? Isn’t your father at the party?"