Chapter 979: Chapter 979: Crabapple Trees Gu Qiaoqiao looks fresh and pretty . The group easily climbed to the top of the mountain. The mountaintop was covered with lush green grass and exposed rocks, with a few solitary trees standing there, and the rest was shrubbery, behind which clusters of blooming azaleas could be seen. Before the group set off to climb the mountain, Chu Chengfeng announced the rules for the spring outing. After all, with so many people, there had to be regulations to maintain order. Such a large number of people definitely required some discipline to keep things in check. Otherwise, if everyone went their own way and something happened, Chu Chengfeng couldn’t bear the responsibility. These rich young men and women, if you don’t set rules for them, might truly act recklessly; the privileged environment has fostered their ignorance of the consequences. Thus, when setting the rules, Chu Chengfeng was quite strict and declared solemnly that anyone who acted alone would be expelled from the team, never to associate again. Although everyone continued to joke and laugh, they seriously listened to the warning, knowing Chu Chengfeng’s words made sense. In the mountain woods, if someone strayed alone and lost their way, not knowing north from south, it would be disastrous should anything occur… Even though the biggest city was close by, there were still some wild animals here in the suburban forests. Therefore, on the mountain top, no one ventured off by themselves; everyone stayed together, taking pictures for each other and some even enjoyed the distant scenery. At that moment, Gu Qiaoqiao was standing on the other side of the mountain, where she laid eyes on a birch forest, the straight white trunks and tender green leaves shimmering in the sunlight with a layer of green light. Shang Qing stood by the shrubs, waving and yelling to Gu Qiaoqiao and An Xiaotong, “Come quickly, there are sea crabapple trees here, we can eat Begonia Fruits if we come back in autumn…” Gu Qiaoqiao and An Xiaotong headed over to where Shang Qing was. Sure enough, these few solitary trees were indeed Begonia Fruit trees. Not surprising, as sea crabapple trees are quite common here in the Imperial Capital. The girls took photos under the trees, though it was a bit of a pity that these sea crabapple trees had just formed buds and hadn’t bloomed yet. Sea crabapple flowers generally bloom around April and May. Once they bloom, they can enchant everyone, beautiful and radiant, known as the national beauty. Perhaps it’s because the temperature here is a few degrees lower than in the Imperial Capital. In the Imperial Capital, many old courtyard houses have sea crabapple trees planted since they are scentless when they flower and can also purify the air in the courtyard. Moreover, in autumn, the trees will be laden with Begonia Fruits. They look similar to the sand fruits in the Northeast. But their color is bright red. Unlike Northern sand fruits, which can be yellow. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel•fire.net Begonia Fruits can be used for making sugar-coated skewers in the winter, topped with a layer of sugar frosting, a delicious treat. At that moment, Gu Qiaoqiao stood beneath the tree, across from Chu Chengfeng, who was taking pictures of the girls. After he finished, Chu Chengfeng went on to attend to others, being the team leader wasn’t easy, both mentally and physically demanding. Shang Qing then pulled An Xiaotong to another place, while Gu Qiaoqiao remained under the sea crabapple trees, looking toward the opposite mountain peak.