The Farming Saint in the Starry Wasteland (Elizabeth Schofield) novel Chapter 397

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Chapter 397 Best Grapes in the World

Chapter 397 Best Grapes in the World

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His eyes locked onto a nearby bunch of dark purple grapes, almost black. His throat moved as he swallowed without thinking,

He probably thought he hid it well. But in the quiet, his widened eyes and that tiny swallowing sound gave him away.

A slightly older soldier beside him, with tanned skin, nudged him with his elbow. The young soldier stiffened at once, staring straight ahead–but out of the corner of his eye, he kept sneaking glances at the grapes.

Elizabeth saw all of it.

She stopped walking, her smile growing deeper. Then she followed the direction of his gaze on purpose and asked, “Do you like these grapes?”

The young soldier jumped. His face turned red right away. He waved his hands quickly. “Ms, Schofield, no! ! just… I’ve never seen grapes that look this nice.”

After struggling for a moment, the best word he could come up with was “nice.”

Elizabeth laughed softly. Even Baxter, who had been serious the whole time, showed the faintest twitch at the corner of his mouth

‘These are called Nebula Grapes,” Elizabeth said as she walked under the vines. She gently lifted the dark, glossy bunch and plucked it with a light twist. “We developed them here on the farm. They’re very sweet, with thick flesh, lots of juice, and a light

‘ose scent.”

As she spoke, she picked a few more of the ripest, fullest bunches.

The soldiers watched her, unsure what to do.

Baxter stepped forward, trying to stop her. “Ms. Schofield, this isn’t proper. We have rules. We can’t…”

‘Rules say you don’t take things from civilians for free, right?” Elizabeth cut in with a bright smile, holding several bunches of grapes in her arms. “But aren’t you civilians now? There’s no military base here, just a farm and some friends helping out

She deliberately stretched her words, her eyes sweeping across the men, who were trying to stay serious but were clearly unto the grapes. “And besides, you came all this way to deliver such important spaceships for me. What’s wrong with me storing some fruit from my own farm? This is just me saying thank you.”

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Before anyone could respond, she started placing grapes into the hands of the nearest soldiers “Go on, try them we may not have much, but we have plenty of fruit if you don’t eat, that means you’re looking down on our tam might just codiam te Commander Hewitt and say his soldiers don’t like our produce!”

Her tone was light and teasing It broke the stiff distance between them almost at once

When she mentioned Trevor, the soldiers glanced at each other They wanted to refuse but didn’t dare “look down on it ofthimi So, they stood there awkwardly, holding the grapes, and looked to Baxter

Baxter looked at Elizabeth’s bright, open smile. Then he glanced at the grapes in his hands, catchung, then sweet scent Fitaliy he noticed the eager looks in his younger soldiers‘ eyes. He let out a quiet sigh. A faint smile appeared on tus usually serious tave “Since Ms. Schofield insists, we thank her Maintain your composure”

“Thank you, Ms. Schofield!” This time, their voices carried a hint of excitement

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Chapter 397 Best Grapes in the World

The soldiers stopped refusing and carefully held their grapes.

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The round–faced young soldier couldn’t wait anymore. Still trying to remain proper, be discreetly picked the smallest grape and popped it into his mouth.

His teeth broke the thin, firm skin. Sweet juice burst instantly, filling his mouth. It carried a light, cool rose scent.

The flesh was smooth, without any grit. It was sweet but not overwhelming, with just the right touch of sourness that awakened every taste bud.

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