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It took Li Mu a while to understand the meaning of Yue Renge's words.

"……go home?"

"Yeah." Yue Renge said, "I haven't been back for a long time. I'm always in Huadu, and my family misses me very much. I used to be busy and didn't have time. Now that I think about it, I should go back and have a look."

It was probably because of touching the scene, the soft part of his heart was poked, and for the first time, the homeless prodigal son also began to miss his family.

"Is it far?" Li Mu asked, "If I go, should I prepare something?"

"It's not too far away." Yue Renge said with a smile, "What, you don't know what they like, I'll just prepare it."

Li Mu complied ignorantly, and Yue Renge was very satisfied, "They will like you."

I said I was going to start, but in fact I still procrastinated through the whole summer.It wasn't until early autumn that Yue Renge settled the matters at hand.Dionys issued an announcement and began a half-month long vacation.

Li Mu suddenly didn't have to go to work, and he felt a sense of emptiness, so he stayed at home to pack his luggage and prepare for the trip that started in the afternoon.Yue Renge told him not to bring too many things, but to prepare a few changes of clothes - because he won't be staying for too long.

Before departure, Yue Renge was still busy dealing with the affairs of the bar. Only Dionysia was closed, while Thyme opened as usual.Compared with Li Mu, Yue Renge was more entangled in mundane affairs, and it was quite difficult to really escape.

Li Mu even wanted to persuade him not to go at all.

But Yue Renge said with certainty, "I told them all." He added, "They all welcome you."

Li Mu said he was a little frightened.

"Don't worry, my family is very good." Yue Renge said, "They will like you."

The comforting effect of these words is almost equal to zero, and even served as a reminder.Li Mu suddenly realized a fact, isn't Yue Renge's parents his own father-in-law?

This is not an ordinary friend's visit, this is the rhythm of a prospective son-in-law visiting!

Li Mu went crazy, he called Yue Renge, and his assistant answered, "I'm sorry, Mr. Yue is busy now."

Li Mu looked up to the sky and wept silently.

On the plane this afternoon, it was too late for Li Mu to train his prospective son-in-law on the etiquette.

"I'm sorry I'm late." When Yue Renge arrived, the boarding time was approaching.Li Mu, who was on vacation with Yue Renge, only brought a travel bag, which was very light; seeing Yue Renge dragging the big and small boxes, he blushed, "Are you moving?"

"It's rare to go back once, and the family will send some gifts." Yue Renge took him to check in, "My father's, my mother's, my sister's, and various relatives and friends..."

Li Mu interjected, "You have so many people in your family? I haven't seen you mention them usually."

Yue Renge shook the air ticket that had just been printed, and stuffed it into Li Mu's hand together with the passport, "It's still a long journey, so I'll tell you slowly."

Li Mu opened it hesitantly, and it was written on the ticket: Huadu-Paris.

Li Mu was shocked, no wonder Yue Renge asked him for a passport.Yue Renge added: "My family is not in Paris. Let's take a rest when we get there. I'll show you around."

"...Where is that?" Li Mu only felt that his poor brain couldn't function properly. He had been with Yue Renge for too long, and he almost forgot that this guy was a half-breed—it didn't feel sweet after being in Zhilan's room for a long time. Such a reason.

Yue Renge brushed his hair, pushed the sunglasses that had slipped to the tip of his nose, and smiled brightly at him, "Central France, Burgundy."

Yue Renge is of mixed blood, which can be seen from his appearance.He has lived in China for many years and speaks Mandarin fluently. People who see him for the first time are surprised, but they get used to him after a long time.Yue Renge is very good at integrating into the new environment, and has a good grasp of the local customs and customs, and can even speak a few words of the local dialect.

People who don't know think he grew up locally.

Yue Renge seldom mentioned his family to others, and it was the same with Li Mu.After getting on the plane, Yue Renge took off his sunglasses, "My family is not too big, my father, mother, and a younger sister who is studying." After a pause, "If those helpers are not counted, there are only so many people."

"Help?" Li Mu was surprised.

"Yes." Yue Renge casually said, "My family has a grape plantation. Besides growing grapes, we also make wine."

Li Mu was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time.

French Burgundy.Grape plantation.winemaking.

Putting these words together, it is self-evident what they mean.

"You never told me." Li Mu watched Yue Renge put down the small table and tugged at his sleeve, "You never told me this."

"Are these important?" Yue Renge shrugged at him with a smile, raised his hand and scratched the tip of Li Mu's nose, "Little idiot, even if my family doesn't have a plantation, don't you still like me?"

This is a bit of a fart.But Yue Renge had such a beautiful face, these words seemed playful when he said them.

"I thought I met a little frog, but I didn't expect it to be a prince." Li Mu teased him.

Yue Renge smiled brightly, "It's actually a frog, it's just a wine grower who grows grapes."

To drink wine, go west.Although the United States has begun to brew and promote local wine brands, for many people, wine still depends on Europe, narrowing it down to France.

The most familiar ones are Bordeaux and Burgundy.

As the two most famous wine producing regions in France, tens of thousands of wines are shipped from here to all over the world every year.

As the plane took off and passed through the vast clouds, Yue Renge's voice also rose and fell.The Burgundy region is located in central France, bordered by Dijon to the north, Magon to the south, and the Jura Mountains to the west.The entire Burgundy region is long and narrow. Red wine is the treasure of the northern region, while white wine is unique to the south.There are nearly 1200 grape-growing fields in Burgundy. If you are in the clouds and overlook this magnificent river valley, you will see these green and neat small squares, pieced together to form the most magnificent scene in the entire wine kingdom.

Li Mu visited many places when he was studying, and he has actually been to France as well.But they are only in big cities like Paris and Marseilles.At that time, he didn't know much about wine, and he didn't know that there was such a fascinating existence in this bloody Gaul land.

Li Mu was excited, Li Mu felt his blood rushing upwards, he carefully approached Yue Renge with his eyes closed, "Are you asleep?"

"Huh?" Yue Renge made a vague sound from his throat.

"How long are we going to fly?"

"About... more than ten hours."

"How many hours is ten hours?"

Yue Renge opened his eyes and looked at him with a smile, "We are flying direct, about twelve or thirteen hours. My dear, it is noon now. When we arrive, it should be dawn in Paris."

There are still ten or so hours left, and Li Mu feels a bit difficult, "When we arrive in Paris, are we going to your house right away?"

"See you." Yue Renge said, "Shall I take you to Paris? Then we will take the train to Dijon."

Li Mu stopped talking, he looked like a kid going out for a spring outing, because the journey was too long and he couldn't help feeling bored.But I was apprehensive, yes, I was really apprehensive, this journey to the unknown was too exciting.Yue Renge took off the hat covering his face and pressed it on Li Mu's head, "What do you want to ask?"

Li Mu grinned, "You know I want to ask a question again?"

"Of course, I don't know what you have."

Li Mu was silent for a while, then turned his head, "Does your family have a winery? When did it start?"

Yue Renge thought for a while, "It's a long story. To be precise, our family started running the winery about two or three hundred years ago."

Li Mu couldn't help being awed.

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just a craft that we depend on for a living." Yue Renge said, "The history of wine planting in Burgundy should be much earlier than this. I'll take you to see those famous grand cru gardens another day. You should like it." .”

Li Mu wanted to ask what the grand cru garden was again, but held back.

"The land of our vineyard is purchased in batches. The soil quality of each batch is different, and the quality of the wine produced is also different." Yue Renge said lightly, as if introducing other people's affairs to Li Mu, " We grow grapes, make wine, bottle it, and even sell it ourselves. Our wines are considered to be upper-middle-class, with prices ranging from tens of euros to hundreds of euros. If you like it, I will take you to try it.”

Li Mu was almost dumbfounded.

He has heard every word Yue Renge said, but when combined together, he has to think carefully about what it means.

"You make your own wine...and bottle it?" Li Mu couldn't imagine what kind of scene that would be, "How much space would it take up..."

"In the countryside, there is as much land as you want." Yue Renge rarely saw him showing an ignorant look, and couldn't help feeling cute, "You may think it's high-end, but now in the countryside of China, there are also farmers who form production, processing, sales of integrated industries."

"But that's a minority after all." Li Mu's eyes sparkled when he was serious, "I think it's very powerful."

"Really." Yue Renge was not proud, and smiled calmly.

Li Mu asked again: "But...if your family has such a large property, why didn't you inherit it at home? Instead, you came to Huadu..."

In the middle of speaking, Li Mu stopped.After asking half of the questions, Li Mu had the answers in his heart.

The smile on Yue Renge's face remained unchanged, and he patted Li Mu's shoulder.

In fact, there is no need to say too much, Li Mu also understands Yue Renge's choice.There is no perfect road, only the one you choose and have no regrets is the most suitable choice for you.

"Go to sleep." Yue Renge said, "I'll arrive early tomorrow morning."

Li Mu closed his eyes, then opened them again.He looked out of the window quietly, and there was a deep blue sea under the faint clouds.Night has fallen, and the dots of fishing lights are dotted on the vast sea like fireflies.Not far away is a small coastal town, with colorful roofs stretching together under the night, with cooking smoke rising, and the smell of home quietly rising to the clouds.

The porthole glass reflected Li Mu's face.Yue Renge was already asleep, half of his face covered by the hat.Tomorrow he will be in a new city, Li Mu closed his eyes and wrapped himself in a blanket.

I wish I could come sooner tomorrow.

--------The author says------------

Cat Mom: Ready to start the French part~