Chapter 212 - 212. Gardener

Choon-hee was lazing around in the small house which made it a bit claustrophobic. congested for what? for missing her husband Edwards.

"So what are we going to do for the next few days?" Choon-hee knew he was going to die of boredom, because these few days would be the worst days for him.

"I have a rose garden behind this house, do you like gardening? maybe for a few days you can help me garden" Sam said without feeling guilty at all.

"Your idea is very good, can we see your flower garden now?" Sam nodded, got up and opened the bedroom door. Choon-hee followed closely behind. When she left the room she could see a simple but comfortable living room, the house was well maintained even though it felt lonely. They walked toward the kitchen, and Sam opened the back door.

The cool and chilly morning breeze made choon-Hee shiver. But her eyes shone as a bed of roses appeared in her eyes. Very beautiful, the fragrance of the blooming roses made her heart feel comfortable.

"You like?" Sam asked just to make sure his guests liked his rose garden.

"Of course I like it, I really like flowers. especially roses, I've always dreamed of having a rose garden that can bloom with my own hands". Choon-hee stood in the middle of the blooming roses. The flowers were still wet from the dew from last night.

"Come on, I'll teach you how to pick roses." Sam gives Choon-hee a lawn mower and gloves. the woman put on the gloves excitedly. Sam also wears gloves and has another lawn mower.

"teach me". Choon-hee said quietly.

"Cutting techniques are needed so that roses can flower diligently, especially stems or flowers that have started to dry, they must be cut so that new shoots appear and immediately produce new flowers. There are two kinds of cutting techniques for ornamental roses with different results. The first is to cut the stem (stem) by counting the number of leaf clumps from the top as much as 2-4 leaf clumps. While the second is the opposite, namely cutting the stem from below by counting the number of leaf clumps from bottom to top as much as 2-4 clumps. Well, the purpose of cutting from above is to produce new shoots so that new flowers will grow but the stems will not be too high.

Do you understand my explanation?" Sam asked the woman who had been just daydreaming.

"Actually I don't really understand, but I will try to understand. You cut the stem first, I will pay attention and I will do as you do". Sam just laughed at Choon-hee's innocent face, with a spontaneous movement of himself ruffling the woman's hair, Choon-hee just smiled and let it be.

"Okay, pay attention." Sam cut the roses according to what he told Choon-hee earlier, Choon-hee saw and practiced on the rose stem next to her.

"Can you? It's very easy". Sam said again.

"Yes, I got one rose." Choon-Hee looked at the red rose in her hand, smelling its fragrance deeply. very soothing and Choon-hee likes that.

"The roses are as beautiful as your face." Sam's words sounded very embarrassing, but Choon-Hee tried to be normal.

"I was born beautiful, you should know that." Choon-hee smiled when she saw Sam's face, choon-Hee was a man she had just met. but the treatment is different and appreciates choon-Hee more than what she has received so far.

"This is your first time cutting rose stems like this?" asked Sam, turning his head away from Choon-hee's pretty face.

"Yeah, it's my first time, and I really like it". Choon-hee again cut the other roses, placing them in the flower basket.

"I've been doing this since I was little, it used to be somewhere far from here. My family and I have a rose garden which is bigger than this, in fact our family was an exporter of roses in the past." Sam started talking.

"Who is your family?" Choon-hee asked curiously.

"My wife's family," Sam answered slowly.

"Have you ever had a wife?" Choon-hee stopped her movement, watching Sam busy cutting another rose.

"Yes, 4 years ago, I once had a wife and a daughter. My daughter was a toddler when my wife went to take her." the sound of a long breath, Choon-hee watched from the side.

"Why did your wife leave?" Choon-hee touched Sam's shoulder encouragingly.

"I don't know why she left, but what I do know is that my wife said that she had to help her sister, then after that my wife disappeared without news until now" He said again.

"Your life turned out to be very dark, but you've made it this far. You're great Sam." Choon-Hee stared intently and lightly patted the shoulder of the man who was pretending to be strong beside him.

"That's because I believe one day my wife will be back with our child, although I know it will take a lot of time." He stared at the sky for a while, then looked at the roses in front of him again

"I pray that you can meet your wife and children again, they must be proud to have a husband and father like you. You are still faithfully waiting for them, you still love them even though you don't know where they are now. I was once in a bad position, when my husband and I only walked because of an agreement. But not anymore, my husband and I already love each other." Choon-hee said, remembering the moment when she and Edwards used to have a good relationship.

"I also pray that you can get a greater love from your husband, you are too beautiful and kind to be wasted. You are very kind and it is clear from the look on your face, it is the best thing that no other woman in this world can have. I knew that you were a different woman when I first saw you. Indeed, there must be sacrifices when we love others, one of which is to sacrifice to be hurt continuously. Believe me, everything will pass as long as we are patient." Sam's words were indeed approved by Choon-Hee at this time

"Thank you, because you have been my inspiration". Choon-hee said very honestly.

"It just so happens that my problem is the same as yours." Sam laughed and then continued to cut the roses, Choon-hee nodded and smiled. back following Sam cutting the roses again. Sam said that everything will pass as long as we is patient.

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Choon-Hee had breakfast with Sam in silence, after gardening the roses earlier. They immediately proceeded to make breakfast, and were now eating together. Sam noticed how cute Choon-hee's chewing lips looked cute and adorable. That was all Sam had in mind.

"Sorry if your breakfast this morning wasn't as good as what you usually eat." Sam opened the conversation when they were almost done eating.

"It's okay, I think your breakfast is delicious. Maybe because the ingredients you use are all straight from the garden. I just found out you also have a vegetable garden, your place is very beautiful and I like being here" Choon-hee spoke subconsciously and smiled gently at Sam. 

Choon-hee feels that making friends with new people like Sam has nothing to lose. because Since arriving here she has always treated herself like a queen, not to mention her beautiful and cool garden.

"When you get home later, and you want to come back to my place. I will gladly accept you here, I think my garden also likes it when your soft hands touch them" Sam watched Choon-hee's face turn red with embarrassment.

"You can, I'll keep your promise. I'll be here often if I don't have any meaningful work at the mansion" Choon-hee said quite Excitedly.

"Do you really have a meaningful job? You only need to point out what you ask for, your family will definitely give it. I even think when you ask for the garden that I have, they will pay very dearly" Sam laughed at the thought of how the Berenices had asked for his garden for a fantastic fee.

"You will regret giving me the idea, are you not afraid to lose your beautiful garden?" asked Choon-hee.

"I am a gardener, I can make many more beautiful gardens than this, if I can get money from your family" Sam said very honestly.

"You're really different Sam, you openly ask for money in front of me" Choon-hee laughed and shook her head in surprise, the first time she had come across a man who was always as honest as Sam.

"If your mansion has a lot of land, just make me your gardener. I can make a beautiful garden to spoil your eyes" Sam made an offer, there's nothing wrong with asking the young mistress of the Berenices for a job.

"I'll think later, right now I just want to go home and meet my family.. When everything is under control, I'll call you my friend and my gardener" Choon-hee glanced back at Sam and laughed.