Perhaps because Yi Shuishui's tone was sincere enough, Li Mingxia's doubts dissipated a lot.

"Miss, you are so polite. How can I accept such a gift?" Li Mingxia quickly returned the greeting, thinking to himself that it was a good thing that he watched a lot of costume dramas in his previous life, otherwise he would not know how to return the gift now, which would be a bit embarrassing.

However, Li Mingxia did not expect that his perfect return gift would surprise Yi Shuishui and Qingmeng.

Wasn't it said that the woman who saved him was just an ordinary country girl? How come she looked so outstanding and lovely now?

But no matter what, the more Yi Shuishui looked at Li Mingxia, the more she liked her. She always felt that the woman in front of her gave her an indescribable sense of intimacy.

Thinking of this, Yi Shuishui looked at Li Mingxia's face and was a little dazed. She didn't know what she remembered.

"Miss?" Qing Meng called Yi Shuishui softly, which brought her back to her senses.

Yi Shuishui looked at Li Mingxia with even gentler eyes, completely ignoring He Changan who was standing beside her.

"I'm sorry for neglecting the guests. Please come in with me quickly. I have a lot to say to you." Yi Shuishui waved at Li Mingxia and said with a smile.

This is not just a casual compliment. Can Li Mingxia hear the "like" in it?

But she had never met this young lady before, so how could she like her?

However, it is strange, but Li Mingxia is also very happy about the kindness shown by others.

Of course he didn't hate it, so he immediately went into the room with He Changan and Qingmeng.

"If you don't mind, don't call me Miss all the time. Just call me Shuishui." Yi Shuishui looked at Li Mingxia who was sitting next to her. She seemed to think that what she said was a bit incoherent, so she quickly added, "My family members all call me that. Is that okay? Mingxia."

It would have been fine if she hadn't added anything, but now that she did, it sounded even more like she was trying to cover up her guilt.

It was just a name, Li Mingxia didn't think much of it, nodded obediently, and said, "Shui Shui."

Hearing Li Mingxia calling her name, Yi Shuishui became even happier and pushed the chestnut cake on the table in front of Li Mingxia: "Try this, I like it very much. If it doesn't suit your taste, there are these."

Only then did Li Mingxia notice that there were a variety of cakes, sweets, candied fruits and dried fruits on the table. At first glance, they were all sweet things that girls would like.

Because he wanted to eat the chestnut cake, Li Mingxia put the brocade box on the table. Yi Shuishui had noticed what was in Li Mingxia's arms from the beginning. She pointed at the brocade box on the table, tilted her head playfully, and said, "Is this something he wants to give to me? Mingxia wouldn't come to my house as a guest and prepare gifts for others, right?"

Li Mingxia looked at Yi Shuishui's coquettish appearance and couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth. This young lady's personality was really likable.

"Of course it's for Shuishui. Even if it's not, now that I've eaten your chestnut cake, how can I have the nerve to say it's not?" Li Mingxia relaxed and joked with Yi Shuishui.

The brocade box was beautiful, and Yi Shuishui loved the bow on it very much. She touched the pink silk ribbon, then slowly unbuttoned the buttons and opened the brocade box.

Before opening it, Yi Shuishui thought of many possibilities, but she was still stunned after seeing the ten plump, white and tender peaches inside.

"This is - a peach?" Yi Shuishui recognized the fruit in the brocade box and said in surprise.

After Qing Meng looked inside the brocade box, she couldn't help but laugh and said, "Miss Li and our young lady are so in tune with each other. Our young lady's favorite thing to eat is peaches!"

But peaches are not easy to preserve and they are not sold here. Where did this Miss Li come from?

"Mingxia, where did you get these peaches?" Yi Shuishui touched the peaches and felt very happy. "Qingmeng, go wash two peaches."

Li Mingxia blinked. Two peaches? Yi Shuishui has one, and the other one——

Li Mingxia glanced at He Changan, who had always been treated as a background board, and felt a little embarrassed.

"I see that Lord He doesn't like to eat these things, so I won't refuse." Yi Shuishui said seriously, as if she really considered He Changan.

"Miss is right. I don't like them." He Changan said indifferently, without even looking at the peaches.

"Mingxia, where did you get these? Are there peaches for sale in town?"

Li Mingxia shook his head. "There are none in town. I bought these peaches from somewhere else."

Seeing that Li Mingxia didn't seem to want to say anything, Yi Shuishui stopped asking. When Qingmeng brought the peach, Yi Shuishui couldn't wait to take a bite.

The familiar yet unfamiliar sweet smell instantly made her feel happy.

"This is the most delicious peach I have ever eaten." Yi Shuishui's beautiful big eyes

She stared at Li Mingxia without blinking, "Mingxia, you are my lucky star. You saved me at the dock that day, and now you have brought me my favorite peaches. God must have seen that I have been too unlucky recently, so he let me meet you."

Although Li Mingxia felt that he did not feel guilty about accepting the thank-you gift of one hundred taels of silver, it would be too unfair to He Changan if all the credit was given to him.

"Shuishui, I didn't actually do anything about what happened that day. The main reason was——"

Yi Shuishui wiped her delicate fingertips slowly. Qingmeng took out a tray from somewhere and said, "There are five hundred taels of silver in it. It's for Lord He. Thank you Lord He for helping me. The thank you gift is very small and really means nothing. Please accept it."

Yi Shuishui's words obviously left He Changan no room for refusal. While speaking, Qing Meng had already placed the tray in front of He Changan.

Looking at the neatly arranged silver in front of him, He Changan said nothing more, "It's inconvenient to carry so much silver. Miss, please change it into silver notes."

I originally thought that such a request would make Yi Shuishui dissatisfied, but I didn't expect that Yi Shuishui, who had always been lukewarm towards He Changan, actually smiled after hearing this.

"Qingmeng, just do as Lord He said." Yi Shuishui gave the order, then took out an exquisite purse from her arms and handed it to Li Mingxia with both hands.

"I embroidered this purse myself. I'm giving it to you, Mingxia."

Li Mingxia took it quickly and with a quick touch he knew there was something in the purse. He thought it should be his one hundred taels of silver note.

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