After Gu Qili returned to the winery, the plum trees were being pruned for winter, and she put on gloves to help out.
Winter pruning is very important for a vineyard; if all the vines are allowed to grow unrestrained, it would only reduce the average quality of the grapes, so the task was to keep the branches deemed good and cut all the others.
After a busy day, having only a quick bite for lunch, Gu Qili went back to the office and rested her head on the desk.
Recently, she found it particularly easy to become exhausted, had a poor appetite, and sometimes felt listless; she even suspected she might be starting menopause.
Just as Gu Qili was resting on the desk, someone suddenly knocked on the door; rubbing her eyes, she sat up.
Last week they posted a job opening online for a winemaker, presumably someone was here for the interview; indeed, she heard Accountant Wang say outside: "Manager Gu, it's someone for the interview."
