Selina and Matthew hurried over to stop Peter from overworking. Yet, Peter glared at the both of them, saying, "I have to harvest these vegetables, just in case you two come doing it in the garden again! I can't let you two ruin the garden, can I?"
Selina was at a loss for words.
Matthew was speechless as well.
They looked at each other and felt helpless.
Selina stomped her feet and protested, "Grandpa, what nonsense are you talking about?"
However, Matthew's voice was clear and gentle as he said, "It's okay. Since you already harvested them, I'll cook your favorite dishes, then."
Peter smiled upon hearing that.
He stroked his white beard. "Matthew, your cooking is delicious, and I love it a lot. The thing is, the vegetables I harvested aren't enough for dinner."
"Then I'll help you harvest more," Matthew offered as he bent down.
Selina looked at him with admiration.
She liked how down to earth Matthew was despite his status.
Even Tobias couldn't humble himself like Matthew did.
Later, Matthew asked Selina to join them.
Selina was startled.
She felt a little dizzy looking at all sorts of vegetables in the garden.
"Do you not want to?" Matthew smiled at her.
His smile was dazzling.
Selina got a little flustered looking at it.
She grinned along with him. "Why wouldn't I?"
After that, she bent down and began to harvest.
She was beaming as she did so.
The high-and-mighty Selina Whitlock had turned into a farmer harvesting vegetables. Even thinking about it was hilarious.
However, there was nothing wrong with that.
Peter and Matthew were both in the upper class, but they were also plucking vegetables in the garden.
Selina's smile deepened at this thought.
After a while, Erine hurried over.
She was about to pick some cabbage for dinner that night, but she was dumbfounded at the scene before her.
Erine patted her thighs and exclaimed, "Sirs, how... How can I let you all do such hands-on work? Stop picking the vegetables, please let us servants do this instead."
"Erine, it's fine." Matthew smiled at her. "Just let us work on this. You can busy yourself."
Selina also echoed, "That's right, Erine, just leave this to us while you take care of other stuff."
Seeing that both Matthew and Selina insisted on it, Erine didn't say anything else and left the garden.
Erine was absent-minded as she walked back.
Putting aside the fact that the Perry family suddenly had a vegetable garden, Matthew was even harvesting the vegetables himself. She couldn't believe it.
After working around for a while, they finally returned to the living room with their vegetables.
Selina could almost smell the soil lingering on her body.
She glanced at Peter, and it was the same with him too.
She then glanced at Matthew, but he didn't look the same.
Matthew still looked elegant and noble. No one could tell that he had been working in the garden earlier.
Selina's heart stirred a little.
No matter what Matthew did, nothing could take his elegance away. She admired him for that.
Later, Matthew was about to head into the kitchen.
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