Outside the courtyard gate, there was a woman leading the way, followed by a young boy, all holding a bunch of things in their hands. The woman leading the way was smiling, saying that the guard sent some gifts to Madam Qiao.

The concierge was stunned for a moment, and a ridiculous thought even flashed through his mind. Zhu Shoubei didn't want to take his wife as a child, right? Why is he so attentive?

The concierge murmured in his heart and hurriedly looked for wintersweet.

When Lamei heard this, she didn't dare to neglect and hurriedly informed Qiao Huaping.

Qiao Huaping was lying on the kang with her arms around Mei Qingying. The two of them had woken up a long time ago. Mei Qingying's head no longer hurt, but she was still a little dazed. Qiao Huaping hugged her and told her some weird stories.

Mei Qingying was fascinated by the interesting stories in the mountains and fields, and she was particularly well-behaved as she snuggled into Qiao Huaping's arms.

When Qiao Huaping heard this, he didn't even raise his eyelids and just said: "I'll just decline it politely."

Lamei agreed and went back to send those women and boys away.

But it wasn't over yet. In the afternoon, Sun Shike came in person with Mo Qian.

This is not Sun Shike's first visit to Liujin Village.

But in the past two years, Sun Shike has never been here.

When Sun Shike led Mo Qian into Qiao Huaping's lively and interesting courtyard, he even fell into a trance.

She hasn't been here for a long time.

Qiao Huaping didn't turn Sun Shike away after all.

She told Mei Qingying to lie down and rest more, and asked Bai Feiye not to disturb her sister.

Bai Feiye nodded obediently and grabbed the little book Qiao Huaping bought for him: "I'll tell my sister a story!"

Qiao Huaping couldn't help but smile and took Wintersweet to the main hall.

In the main hall, Sun Shike was standing in front of the window, with a vase full of flowers on the window sill.

That is a Ru porcelain vase, with pure white glaze, which can be recognized by a discerning person at a glance.

Sun Shike also had a pair in her room, which she placed solemnly on the small table of the Luohan bed. How could they be casually placed on the window sill in the room like Qiao Huaping?

Even the flowers inside are the kind of wild flowers that can be seen everywhere in the mountains and plains.

Sun Shike felt absurd in his heart.

Just at this moment, Qiao Huaping came in with wintersweet. Sun Shike heard the commotion and turned around. The sadness on his face seemed fake but real: "Sister is really estranged from me. I know I offended my sister, but I didn't expect it."

, my sister is not even willing to accept my apology gift."

Qiao Huaping remained silent, and Lamei called out to Qiao Huaping: "Mrs. Sun really wronged our lady. You don't know what happened yesterday... I won't mention the things during the day, but just talk about our lady in the evening."

I was pushed and injured my head, and it happened to catch up with those ignorant people who came to our house to make trouble. It was very annoying. When you sent people over to deliver gifts this morning, our young lady was still feeling uncomfortable. Naturally, our wife

There is no way to do anything else."

Lamei complained, and Sun Shike listened and asked quickly: "How is Yingying? Can the doctor take a look?"

Qiao Huaping then spoke: "I've invited Dr. Zhu to come and see me. I want to rest."

Sun Shike was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer the question.

After all, she had just half-truthfully complained about Qiao Huaping, so how could she have known that there was such a thing.

She sat there with her hands on her knees, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

It was Mo Qian who managed to smooth things over. She held a small brocade box with a pair of extremely smooth pearl earrings. She smiled and presented it to Qiao Huaping: "Madam, look at this pair of earrings.

Do you like it? Our wife just got these earrings, and these pearls are even rarer treasures. She loves them like nothing else, but then she remembered that she also likes pearls, so she hurriedly asked me to put them on and give them to her.

My wife sent it here."

Mo Qian looked at Qiao Huaping eagerly, obviously hoping that she would accept it.

Sun Shike's eyes flashed slightly, his fingers twisted a little, and he didn't know what to say.

When Lamei saw the pearl, her lips moved and she subconsciously looked at Qiao Huaping.

If she remembered correctly, there was a box of pearls that were even more beautiful than this one on her wife's dressing table, and they were left carelessly by their wife.

Qiao Huaping's eyebrows were light: "No reward for no merit, why should Mrs. Sun be so polite?"

They can't go back anymore, so why bother to go back?

In fact, she knew in her heart that it was probably Zhu Shoubei who thought she had gained Mei Yuan's "favor" and pressured Sun Shike to come here.

Or maybe Mo Qian sincerely hopes that they can reconcile...

But, after all, it is meaningless.

Qiao Huaping's refusal made Sun Shike's face change slightly.

She didn't speak.

Or I don’t know what to say.

Mo Qian was a little anxious, but now both sides were a little nervous, and she didn't know what to say.

Sun Shike brought tea to cover up her discomfort.

But as soon as the tea was in her mouth, she was stunned.

This tea has a delicate fragrance in the mouth and a sweet aftertaste. It is much better than the tea in her house. It can even be said that it is compared to the fine tea purchased in Beijing.

Sun Shike's heart became more subtle.

It was as if she suddenly discovered that Qiao Huaping, whom she thought was doing just fine, was actually more refined than her in many aspects?

Sun Shike murmured: "This tea is really good."

Qiao Huaping saw Sun Shike taking a sip of tea and was stunned. Hearing what Sun Shike said, he thought she liked it, so he said casually: "If you like it, I will ask wintersweet to pack some for you later."

She said it very casually.

Ayu also likes to drink tea at home, but the child is a bit picky. Although he doesn't say it, Qiao Huaping can tell by looking at the child's expression whether he likes the taste of the tea or not.

For Mei Qingyu, Qiao Huaping bought a tea tree and planted it in her own space.

This tea was picked by Qiao Huaping from the tea trees in space.

Her space has the effect of promoting the growth of plants. The tea branches are lush and leafy, and the tea they produce is soaked in water. Mei Qingyu likes it very much.

Qiao Huaping didn't take it seriously, but Sun Shike felt a subtle sense of absurdity in his heart.

——Is this Sister Qiao showing off her wealth?

Sun Shike bit her lower lip. Although she knew it was wrong, she couldn't help but think like this.

It was inevitable that she felt a little sour in her heart. It was different now that she had become a high-ranking official in the capital.

Qiao Huaping looked at Sun Shike's expression and could almost guess what she was thinking.

Qiao Huaping's expression became increasingly pale.

Since Sun Shike didn't know whether she liked the tea or not, Qiao Huaping simply assumed that she didn't like it. When sending Sun Shike back, she didn't bother to pack some for her.

Sun Shike took Mo Qian and left in a carriage in despair.

Qiao Huaping stood in the corridor for a while, then turned around, with calm eyes, and told Lamei: "Yao Yao and the others are about to finish class soon. You can make some tea and send it over."

Wintersweet agreed.
Chapter completed!