novelraw Chapter 611: Aerial Palace, The Fruit is Ripe
Chapter 611: Aerial Palace, The Fruit is Ripe
[Chapter 611: Aerial Palace, The Fruit is Ripe]
Just as Winnie expected, Jennifer Roberts was overjoyed when she was notified that she could serve as Linton's assistant and couldn't wait to agree.
Winnie also quickly sent William Lee to China to take over Jennifer Roberts's position.
In less than a week, on September 25th, Jennifer Roberts appeared on the top floor of Linton Tower to report to Linton and officially began her role as his assistant.
During this time, Linton also took the opportunity to have a good talk with Li Xiaoran, analyzing and planning her future career path.
Ultimately, under his persuasion, Li Xiaoran decided to utilize her strengths and enter the entertainment industry, working toward becoming a movie star.
Under Linton's arrangement, Mira from William Morris soon sent over an agency contract, which was also signed under Mira's name.
However, since Li Xiaoran only had a background in dance and no acting foundation, it was still a bit inappropriate for her to jump straight into filming movies.
Mira suggested that Li Xiaoran first undergo a two-month short-term acting training course. Given Li Xiaoran's current situation, she naturally wouldn't attend any general training classes; instead, professional teachers were hired for targeted one-on-one instruction.
However, the training couldn't start immediately. She still needed to hand over her assistant duties to Jennifer Roberts and guide her for a while until Jennifer Roberts was completely familiar with everything.
As September came to a close, good news also came from the farm.
After three years of growth, most of the fruit trees on the 2,000 acres within the Anderson Farm began to blossom and bear fruit this year, and now the harvest season had arrived.
Linton simply stopped his work and gathered the members of the Harem Group to fly to the farm together for an autumn outing and fruit picking.
Coincidentally, the previously ordered Boeing 737 and 20 Gulfstream aircraft had also been delivered one after another a few days ago.
As a result, except for Xu Qing, Sherilyn Fenn, and Li Xiaoran, who joined later, all the other sisters in the Harem Group now had their own private jets.
Moreover, the interiors of these planes were personalized according to their own hobbies and aesthetics.
When they first received the planes, all the members of the Harem Group were thrilled. They dropped their work and excitedly took their private jets for test flights all over the United States.
However, Linton didn't neglect the others. From the moment Xu Qing, Sherilyn Fenn, and Li Xiaoran officially joined the Harem Group, he had placed orders for them as well; it just would take time for delivery.
The only exception was Mena. When the first orders were placed, she wasn't yet a member of the Harem Group, but as the manager of the Health Care Company at the time, Linton had also provided her with a private jet.
All 21 aircraft were registered under the Health Care Company and purchased with its funds. All future operating costs, including crew expenses, were also covered by the Health Care Company.
The Boeing 737 that Linton purchased was customized by Winnie according to his general requirements, with a purchase cost as high as 150 million US dollars.
The interior of the plane underwent significant modifications. Only 60 of the original 200+ seats were kept, while the rest of the space was turned into bedrooms, meeting rooms, and a lounge bar.
The master bedroom spanned 50 square meters, featuring a massive 4x4 meter bed and equipped with an independent bathroom and shower room.
The meeting room was equipped with the latest conference System, allowing for projections, and also featured an advanced movie projection device, so it could serve as an aerial cinema when not in use for meetings.
The lounge bar was equipped with top-tier audio equipment and, of course, stocked with plenty of red wine produced from the farm.
It could be said that this plane was a mobile palace, fully capable of meeting all needs for work, rest, leisure, and entertainment.
The oversized bedroom, in particular, earned Linton's deep approval. When he first got the plane, Linton took Winnie and Li Xiaoran for a flight.
The experience while the three of them played the 'thousand miles a day' game in the bedroom was far superior to what the small Gulfstream planes could offer.
For this trip to the farm, Linton originally thought they would all take their own planes, but to his surprise, all the sisters of the Harem Group flew back to Los Angeles.
They wanted to take the newly acquired Boeing 737 with him to fly to the farm together.
With 22 sisters from the Harem Group, each bringing an assistant, plus four children—Lina, Alexander, Michelle, and Bruce—and their nannies...
Adding Linton, the new assistant Jennifer Roberts, and two bodyguards, the 60 seats on the plane were almost completely filled.
Except for little Lina, the other three children were over a year old and could already walk and talk, being incredibly adorable.
After boarding the plane, the four children waddled over to Linton, wanting to sit with him.
Seeing the four precious little babies, all calling out in their milky voices, "Daddy, hug."
Linton's heart melted. He took turns picking each of them up and giving them a big kiss. The babies also gave him plenty of Face, giggling and kissing him back on the cheek.
But he eventually faced a dilemma: there was only one seat next to him, so who should get it?
Fortunately, Madonna, Christiana, Monica, and Sophie Marceau were all quite understanding and didn't make it difficult for Linton, each sitting with their own child next to them.
In the end, Winnie sat next to him. Seeing the plane so full, she joked with him, "Honey, it looks like you need to order an even larger plane, otherwise we might not fit next year."
Linton thought about it and agreed. Since he had the money, he might as well be extravagant; convenience was the priority. "Alright, contact Boeing later and order a Boeing 747. Keep 100 seats, and you can design the rest of the interior layout."
...Arriving at the farm, they took cars toward the Garden. As soon as the vehicles entered the Anderson Farm, they could smell the fragrance of various fruits.
Bright red apples, peaches with a rosy blush, snow-white pears, golden oranges... all kinds of fruits hung heavily from the branches.
Considering the need for confidentiality, Carter, the general manager of the Anderson Farm, did not hire outside help to pick the fruit.
First, he recruited the 11 experts who grew ginseng and tea and were currently free. Additionally, after consulting with the Garden's housekeeper, Erica, he had the 100+ staff members from the Garden split into two groups to take turns picking the fruit.
Of course, these people weren't working for free; they were given an additional 200 dollars per day on top of their original salary.
It was essentially an opportunity for everyone to earn some extra money legitimately, and everyone was very happy about it.
Not just for the fruit, but also for the grapes ripening in mid-October and the tea in early May—all would be harvested this way.
This allowed the ginseng and tea cultivation masters, as well as the Garden staff, to earn a significant amount of extra income every year.
Now, there were more than 60 people picking in the orchard every day. Everyone was working enthusiastically, and laughter could be heard everywhere.
Seeing this scene, the women in the car all became interested in picking fruit themselves.
When everyone returned to the main courtyard, the housekeeper Erica had already washed various fresh fruits. She said happily, "Welcome, Boss and Misss. Everyone, please try the fruit we grew ourselves. It's exceptionally sweet and much better than the fruit you buy outside."
While speaking, she also brought out four glasses of juice. "Little ladies and young masters, you can't eat the fruit yet, so I've squeezed some juice for you."
Little Lina, who was already craving it, ran forward, said thank you, took a glass, and impatiently took a sip through the straw, shouting, "Delicious! It's so delicious!"
Christiana, Monica, and Sophie Marceau also hurried forward, each taking a glass to give to Alexander, Michelle, and Bruce.
The children were very satisfied with their drinks, all of them grinning and laughing.
Linton also picked up an apple and addressed the sisters, "Come on, let's all have a taste."
It must be said that it was truly worthy of being nourished by Spiritual Energy. Although these fruit tree varieties were ordinary and not true Spiritual Fruit Trees...
Growing in an environment filled with Spiritual Energy and being nourished by it for a long time, these fruits were rich in Spiritual Energy.
Naturally, the taste was incomparable to fruit grown elsewhere.
After everyone ate, they were full of praise. Jennifer Connelly even came to Linton's side, hugging his arm and saying exaggeratedly, "Oh no, after eating the fruit here, how can I ever eat fruit from outside again?"
Linton stroked her head. "Then don't eat outside fruit. Our orchard is big enough and we've planted enough trees. From now on, everyone will have an unlimited supply of fruit."
This sentence naturally drew cheers from the sisters of the Harem Group, and even the four children joined in the support, "Daddy, you're the best!"
In fact, what they didn't know was that the most critical thing about these fruits wasn't the change in taste, but the subtle nourishment they provided to the body. Long-term consumption would bring immense benefits.
Next, Linton and the group of beauties spent their days picking in the orchard or playing in the back Garden.
The nights were filled with various exciting parties, and life was incredibly pleasant.
Although the trees had only been planted for three years and this was the first year of fruiting, the harvest was still massive due to the large planting area.
The yields for several common fruits—apples, peaches, pears, and oranges—were all over 200,000 kilograms each.
The total yield of all fruits exceeded 2 million kilograms.
Starting next year, when the trees entered their peak production period, the yield could increase by at least another 50%.
Fortunately, the underground constant-temperature cellar built at the beginning was large enough, so storage was not an issue.
Linton was in a good mood and made a grand gesture, giving 100 kilograms of fruit to every staff member in the Garden, every security guard, every employee of the Health Care Company, and every War Guard at Thunder Base, with varieties of their choice.
With such a large yield, Linton and his Harem Group, even with the Garden staff, certainly couldn't finish it all.
However, Linton hadn't even considered selling it. He planned to keep enough for next year's consumption and use all the surplus fruit to brew Hundred Fruit Wine.
This was a wine-making recipe he had found in the Legacy he had received.
This was a recipe for brewing Spiritual Wine, but to brew true Spiritual Wine, the raw Materials would definitely need to be true Spiritual Fruits. Given the current situation, that was naturally impossible.
However, these fruits were rich in Spiritual Energy. Even if he couldn't brew true Spiritual Wine, the quality of the wine would definitely be Heaven-Defying, far beyond what red wine or Spirit Tea could compare to, and it would even be helpful for his Cultivation.
Furthermore, according to the introduction of this wine recipe, the more varieties of fruit used, the better the effect of the wine.
Linton's orchard had over 60 varieties of fruit, which far exceeded the minimum requirement of the recipe.
Previously, he had Carter build a fruit wine factory in the workshop area of the Anderson Farm. All the equipment was ready; the only thing missing was workers.
However, for such an important matter, he naturally couldn't leave it to others. He planned to personally brew it during the Christmas period, at most letting the Garden staff help out with minor tasks.
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