Xia Ruofei was absent-minded for a moment, and then his eyes regained their clarity.
In his heart, Lin Qiao was like a sister to him, and he couldn't have any improper thoughts about her.
Even if there were moments when he felt a rush of excitement, Xia Ruofei immediately pushed those thoughts out of his mind.
Xia Ruofei scratched his head awkwardly and said, "How about … you ask Jennifer to help you later …"
Although Lin Qiao would usually hold his arm, and her body would be close to him, and he would sometimes rub Lin Qiao's hair intimately, these were all within the normal boundaries between a brother and a sister.
But if he were to apply sunscreen on Lin Qiao's almost naked back like today, it would be a bit too much.
Lin Qiao pouted and said, "Jennifer also wants to apply sunscreen herself! Can't you see that Mr. Tang is helping her? Brother Ruofei … "
Xia Ruofei saw Lin Qiao's somewhat aggrieved expression, and his heart softened for no reason. He said helplessly, "Okay, okay, lie down!"
Lin Qiao suddenly smiled and said, "I knew that Brother Ruofei wouldn't leave me alone!"
After saying that, the little girl immediately lay down on the recliner and said, "Brother Ruofei, you have to apply it evenly! Otherwise, it won't have any effect! "
"Got it!" Xia Ruofei said with a wry smile.
He squeezed out some sunscreen onto his hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally put his hand on Lin Qiao's smooth back.
Lin Qiao's body obviously trembled, and when Xia Ruofei touched Lin Qiao's back, which was as smooth as silk, his heart couldn't help but tremble.
He quickly shook his head and began to apply the sunscreen on Lin Qiao without looking sideways, and the distracting thoughts in his mind were also forcibly removed.
Lin Qiao's bashful face also revealed a joyful smile.
From her shoulders to her back, and finally to her slender waist, Xia Ruofei dutifully applied the sunscreen on Lin Qiao's body.
It was Lin Qiao's first time being touched so intimately by someone of the opposite sex. She felt her body go soft, and her skin flushed red. She couldn't help but secretly clamp her legs together.
After applying the ointment to his waist, Xia Ruofei straightened up as if he had been pardoned and said, "Alright, you can do the rest yourself!"
If he continued, it would be the two perky buttocks that were wrapped in a thin piece of cloth. Xia Ruofei did not dare to continue smearing it.
In fact, Xia Ruofei already felt like he was treading on thin ice during the process of applying the ointment on his back.
He was not a saint. When he touched Lin Qiao's youthful body, it was impossible for his mind not to have any distracting thoughts.
However, he had to constantly remind himself not to have any messy thoughts.
For Xia Ruofei, this was simply torture.
Lin Qiao was not any better. When Xia Ruofei's large hands rubbed her back, she couldn't help but feel hot all over. Her face was flushed as if she had a fever, and she buried her head in the cushion of the chair, not daring to lift it up.
When Xia Ruofei finished applying the sunscreen on her, she said in a mosquito-like voice, "Thank you, brother Ruofei!"
Xia Ruofei smiled bitterly and waved his hand. "It's nothing. Hurry up and apply it. Get ready to go in the water!"
"Oh …" Lin Qiao secretly stuck out her tongue. A shy smile appeared on her flushed face.
Lin Qiao began to apply the sunscreen on her perky buttocks and beautiful legs. Xia Ruofei quickly turned his back. The scene was too tempting. Xia Ruofei did not dare to look anymore.
Lin Qiao raised her head and looked at Xia Ruofei. He was wearing dark blue swimming trunks. His skin was very white, but his muscles were very toned. They were full of strength under the sun.
She shyly glanced at him and quickly looked away. At the same time, she couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. Lin Qiao knew that when Lin Hu came home to visit his family, his body was tanned until it was shiny. According to Lin Hu, they trained very hard every day and were often exposed to the scorching sun. She just didn't know why Xia Ruofei's skin was still so white. Could it be that he recovered so well after a year of retirement?
Xia Ruofei's current skin really made a lot of girls jealous.
In fact, dark melanin couldn't be recovered so quickly. Moreover, Xia Ruofei had never used any skincare products. He became like this because he took the Body Tempering Soup and practiced the body tempering posture demonstrated by the golden figure. The impurities in his body were expelled.
In fact, Xia Ruofei himself was also quite depressed sometimes. He was clearly a special forces elite full of strength and explosive power, but he had turned into a pretty boy.
On the other side, Jennifer was applying sunscreen for Tang Yitian. Lin Qiao was a little envious of the loving couple. She shyly asked, "Brother Ruofei, do you need me to apply some sunscreen for you? The ultraviolet rays are quite strong today. "
Xia Ruofei quickly said, "Ah? No, no, no, no. My skin is rough and thick. I'm not afraid of the sun! "
"Oh, got it …" Lin Qiao said, a little disappointed.
After everyone was ready, they went into the sea one by one from the stern deck. Even Tang Haoran excitedly went into the sea with a lifebuoy.
Tang Haoran had learned to swim when he was very young. Moreover, Jennifer and Tang Yitian's swimming skills were not bad. In addition, Captain Emily and the two beautiful female crew members were professional sea lifesavers, so they didn't have to worry too much about him.
Lin Qiao grew up by the sea and had a lot of fun in the sea.
Xia Ruofei also excitedly took Tang Haoran to swim a few laps around the yacht. Swimming in the endless sea, there was a feeling of freedom and unrestrained. It made people feel as if the whole world was peaceful.
Xia Ruofei lay on his back on the sea and looked at the sky blue dome. He couldn't help but feel like he was floating in the air.
It wasn't until Lin Qiao felt a little tired that everyone returned to the yacht. After having a lunch at sea, the yacht weighed anchor and returned to the sea.
For the next two days, Xia Ruofei and Lin Qiao stayed in Tang Yitian's manor. During the day, Xia Ruofei took Lin Qiao to visit the major attractions in Sydney. At night, he gave Tang Haoran appropriate guidance on his cultivation.
Every day, Xia Ruofei also persisted in cultivating at midnight and dawn.
Especially at dawn, Xia Ruofei usually checked on Tang Haoran's cultivation. After confirming that there were no problems, he entered the state of cultivation.
On the third day, Xia Ruofei took Lin Qiao out of Sydney and went to Melbourne.
In the next ten days, Xia Ruofei took Lin Qiao to almost all the places in Australia that were worth visiting.
They went diving at the Great Barrier Reef and experienced the unique natural scenery. They drove to Melbourne's famous coastal road, the Great Ocean Road. They went to Penguin Island to see the world's smallest penguin, the fairy penguin. They went to Nanberg National Park to see the strange living fossils and the spectacular limestone pillars. They even went to Tasmanian Asia's Tasman Peninsula to visit Port Arthur Prison and explore Australia's history.
To this day, there was a saying that Australians were the descendants of prisoners.
Between 1830 and 1877, Port Arthur Prison held more than 12,000 British exiled prisoners.
Xia Ruofei and Lin Qiao saw the ancient churches, gunpowder warehouses, prison cells, and guard towers built by the prisoners.
They visited so many places in such a short period of time. Their schedule was very full.
Xia Ruofei also thought that Lin Qiao's trip abroad was not easy, so he tried to take her to as many places as possible.
In fact, Lin Qiao was very happy. She was quite excited along the way. Although she was travel-worn, she never complained about being tired.
However, as the trip came to an end, Lin Qiao's mood began to become a little depressed.
Xia Ruofei did not think too much about it. It was normal for a girl to have mood swings. After all, it would be a few days every month. As a man, it was not convenient for him to ask about it.
Fortunately, they had basically visited all the places worth visiting. In the end, they returned to Sydney.
After staying in Sydney for a day to check on Tang Haoran's cultivation and give him some pointers, Xia Ruofei brought Lin Qiao back to Paradise Farm in Hunter's Valley.
This trip to Australia was coming to an end.
During this time, there were two things that happened.
One was that when Xia Ruofei left Sydney for Melbourne, he received a call from Old West.
Old West excitedly told Xia Ruofei over the phone that the person in charge of Meya Group's sales channel contacted him and said that he would provide the best display space in Meya's supermarkets for West's winery products.
Xia Ruofei did not let Liang Qichao tell Old West about his relationship with Tang Yitian, so Old West thought that his luck had changed. He kept nagging over the phone and advised Xia Ruofei to expand the scale of the plantation and not improve the grape varieties for the time being to ensure the grape yield next year.
Xia Ruofei chuckled and told Old West to run the winery according to his own ideas. There would be progress on improving the grape varieties soon. Regardless of whether it was successful or not, it would not affect the grape yield next year.
Only then did Old West put aside the idea of persuading Xia Ruofei for the time being.
His company's affairs were almost done, and the good news from Meya Group was like a shot in the arm. It filled him with motivation and made him want to put all his energy into the winery's operation.
Xia Ruofei trusted him so much and helped him selflessly during his most difficult time. Naturally, Old West was determined to do his best to help Xia Ruofei run the winery well.
As for the other matter, it was even more dramatic.
Robinson and Zheng Daming had been trying to sell the winery for the past few days. They were already mentally prepared for the price to be lowered.
However, what made them dumbfounded was that the winery owners and farm owners in Hunter's Valley knew that Meya Group wanted to deal with the two unlucky bastards. So, even though they could buy the winery at a low price, no one dared to buy it.
After all, Meya Group had already spoken. They were worried that if they went to join in the fun, they would be blacklisted by Meya Group. That would not be worth the loss.
Zheng Daming was fine. He still had some connections in China. After some persuasion, he finally found a rich buyer in China. Although he sold the winery in a hurry, and some of the equipment that he had just bought with a loan were all discounted, he lost a lot of money. It could be said that it was a serious blow, but at least he was not completely bankrupt.
After his family got the money, they did not dare to stay in Australia. After all, the Vigilante Association was too powerful. Small people like them could not afford to offend them. So, Zheng Daming's family quickly left Australia and ran to New Zealand with the money.
As for whether they could make a comeback in New Zealand, Xia Ruofei did not care at all.
Anyway, he had already fulfilled his promise to Tan Lili. In his opinion, Zheng Peng had received enough punishment. After all, he did not have a grudge against him for killing his father or stealing his wife. He would not kill him.
Robinson, on the other hand, was in a terrible fix.
There was almost no sales there. In Australia, the three retail giants almost controlled all the sales channels. Without the three giants, it was difficult to survive, no matter how good the product was. Although Tang Yitian's Meya Group was in a competitive relationship with the other two retail giants, for a small shrimp like Golden Oak Winery, Tang Yitian only had to personally greet them. The other two retail giants did not hesitate to participate in the ban of Golden Oak Winery.
Coupled with the pressure from the bank and overseas channels, Robinson could be said to be in a desperate situation.
Robinson, who was in a desperate situation, thought of Xia Ruofei again.
He used his connections to send a message to Liang Qichao, saying that he was willing to transfer Golden Oak Winery to Xia Ruofei at a very low price.
Robinson knew that in the Hunter Valley and even the whole of Australia, only Xia Ruofei dared to buy his winery. Others probably did not have the teeth to do so.
Therefore, he was very wise to be humble, and the price he offered was far lower than the actual value of Golden Oak Winery, only six million Australian dollars.
Golden Oak Winery was the largest winery in the Hunter Valley. Compared to West Winery, its value was at least five times.
At that time, Xia Ruofei bought West Winery for 2.4 million Australian dollars, but Robinson only offered six million Australian dollars, which was basically a 50% discount.
He had no other choice. With such a big vineyard, he was losing money every day. Moreover, the bank was pressuring him. If he delayed any longer, he would not even be able to get six million Australian dollars.
Xia Ruofei's first reaction when he heard the news was to directly refuse. He just wanted to teach Robinson and Brodie a lesson. If he bought the winery at this time, it would seem that he deliberately let the Maya Group launch a destructive attack on Golden Oak Winery in order to seize the winery.
However, after Robinson received Xia Ruofei's reply, he anxiously called Xia Ruofei. He was very humble, almost begging Xia Ruofei to buy his winery. He even said that as long as Xia Ruofei was willing to buy it, even if he did not have so much cash, it was fine. He could pay in installments without a penny of interest.
Xia Ruofei saw that Robinson was so pitiful, and he obviously did not want the Maya Group to let Robinson go. After thinking about it, he thought that if he was willing to buy the winery, it would be a great mercy and help Robinson.
So, after thinking for a while, Xia Ruofei finally nodded and agreed.
Robinson felt as if he had suddenly seen light in a pitch-black darkness. He was so happy that he almost cried.
So, while Xia Ruofei leisurely took Lin Qiao around Australia, Robinson also spent time in his winery. Every day that passed was a day that he lost money, and as long as Xia Ruofei did not say anything, the Maya Group would not stop suppressing him. The pressure on the bank was also increasing, and he was tired of dealing with it.
Robinson even suspected that Xia Ruofei deliberately ignored him for a few days so that he could lower his price.
So, when he heard that Xia Ruofei had returned to the Hunter's Valley, Robinson immediately rushed to Fairyland Farm with the relevant documents and property rights lawyer of the winery.
Robinson also very carefully looked for Lawyer Heinz, who provided legal services for Xia Ruofei when he bought West Winery last time. In order to reassure Xia Ruofei, he also said that he would never do anything to the contract.
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