"Mr. Bai, you're welcome..."

When Mrs. Leng saw Bai Gui's polite appearance, she quickly stood up from her seat.

She was momentarily panicked and at a loss.

But she quickly calmed down and thanked her: "Thank you very much, Mr. Bai, for being a neighbor. We, Leng Zhai, are also grateful. These are some snacks I made specially. Please accept them, Mr. Bai, for your consideration."

Bai Gui then noticed that there was a three-layer lacquered wood food box placed on the small coffee table next to the table and chairs in the living room.

"Thank you very much, Mrs. Leng."

He thanked him.

As a courtesy, you must accept some of the snacks Mrs. Leng gave you. Otherwise, if you are just showing kindness, your neighbors will think you have other intentions.

Besides, some of the snacks made are not worth much, so it’s no big deal to accept them.

"Lao Li, go and clear the snacks in the food box."

Bai Gui ordered.

This lacquered wood food box was a bit worn and looked old, but it was still a valuable possession. He generally understood Leng Zhai. He came from a scholarly family and was not a wealthy family. He would probably not be willing to part with a food box.

What Mrs. Leng sent was only snacks, not food boxes.

Soon, Lao Li came in carrying a food box and some silk materials wrapped in coarse cloth.

This was specifically ordered by Bai Gui.

"Mrs. Leng, you are here to bring snacks. I have to make a gesture as well. This is some silk material that someone gave me a few days ago. I think it is too gorgeous. There are no women at home, so this silk material is wasted. For me,

Selling this silk material is a loss of status."

"So, Mrs. Leng, please don't refuse these silk materials."

Bai Gui took a sip of tea, put down the tea cup, took the silk material from Lao Li, handed it over, and said with a smile.

He doesn't plan to have much contact with Leng Zhai, as long as he maintains a lukewarm neighborly relationship.

This time he gave the silk material as a gift. If he had known his thoughts and understood etiquette, he would not have gone out of his way to say thank you next time, because the return gift was quite expensive, and the silk material would have cost several silver dollars...

When he accepts gifts, he knows the etiquette.

And in return for expensive gifts, I don’t intend to interact with you more.

As for the silk material, I selected some from Bai Xiuzhu's return gift to his family.

This was used to make clothes for his stepmother and sister.

He can just make up for it when he returns to Qin Province.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Bai."

Mrs. Leng sighed secretly. She had already talked about this. If she didn't accept the gift, she would be a little embarrassed.

In fact, she also heard from her daughter that the newly moved owner of Bai Zhai was a famous writer and literati with quite a reputation. So after seeing Bai Zhai give some deer meat as a gift, she planned to take the opportunity to strike up a friendship.

Otherwise, as a woman, even if she is old, she would not be able to come and say thank you.

Now it seems that Bai Zhai does not want to have too much contact with them, otherwise he will not give generous gifts, but choose matching gifts as a return gift.

Mrs. Leng said a few words and said goodbye.

As a junior, Bai Gui sent her out of Bai Zhai, but when she just went out, she met Leng Qingqiu wandering at the door.

Leng Qingqiu is waiting for Mrs. Bai.

"Mr. Bai."

Leng Qingqiu put on her clothes and saluted, very politely.

"Um."

Bai Gui nodded slightly and glanced at Leng Qingqiu, who looked very surprised.

Wearing a cyan dress, a West Lake water-colored veil was draped around her neck that was as white and shiny as porcelain. It was fluttering in the breeze. Her snow-white face was decorated with red lips, and she was charming and had sparse black bangs.

Hidden between his eyebrows, his eyes were slightly cold.

It is exactly in response to the name Leng Qingqiu.

However, this kind of coldness in his eyes is natural and not intentional.

But Bai Gui was used to seeing beauties, and had reached the state of "not recognizing the beauty of his wife." He paused briefly, then turned around and walked back.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Bai."

"Did you also introduce Mr. Cheng to Beiman Girls' School?"

Leng Qingqiu asked.

"Mr. Cheng? She's Sister Huichang, right? By the way, I introduced her to the high school section of Beiman Girls' School."

"What, what's the matter?"

Bai Gui turned his head and was surprised.

It was not easy to conceal his identity. He said that day that he was either Bai Meihe or that he was deliberately telling Leng Qingqiu not to come and disturb him. It was not that he did not know what it meant to hide one's ears and steal the bell.

At this moment, Leng Qingqiu knew his identity, so there was nothing surprising.

Leng Qingqiu's beautiful eyes narrowed and she said: "Mr. Cheng is responsible for teaching our high school department. When she came, she brought your letter of recommendation. Many people in Beiman Girls' School knew that Mr. Cheng was introduced by you..."

"Well, what next."

Bai Gui frowned and stared at Leng Qingqiu.

The implication is: Could it be that you told me to stop because you were talking about these nonsense?

"Then, then..."

Leng Qingqiu choked. She didn't know why she insisted on calling Bai Gui. She just revealed her thoughts inadvertently, but when she stopped, she didn't know where to start. She could only say nonsense that seemed related but unrelated.

"I'm sorry, Miss Leng, if there's nothing else to say... I'm going to leave."

Bai Guidao.

"I……"

Leng Qingqiu was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, he saw the door of Bai Mansion was closed tightly.

She obviously didn't quarrel with Mr. Bai Gui.

Why, Bai Gui, the gentleman who taught her, saw her so indifferent.

"Let's go, Lao Li said. Mr. Bai is already engaged."

Mrs. Leng, as a person who has been there, saw Leng Qingqiu's expression, and she didn't know that Leng Qingqiu had some feelings for Bai Gui. This seemed to be a very unreasonable thing. They had only met a few times, but Bai Gui's conversation, moral character, and wealth

, his fame and appearance are far beyond those of his peers. It is normal for Leng Qingqiu to have feelings for someone like Bai Gui.

"He...he's engaged?"

"Mr. Bai...Mr. Bai is engaged?"

Leng Qingqiu muttered a few words to himself.

It suddenly dawned on me.

Why does Bai Gui avoid her like a snake and a scorpion?

It turns out there was an engagement.

"Let's go, mother, I understand."

Leng Qingqiu nodded, smiled reluctantly at Mrs. Leng, took Mrs. Leng's arm and walked towards Leng's house.

Walking very slowly step by step.

…

A few days passed.

Bai Gui declined Jin Mansion's banquet, packed his bags, and prepared to set off with the caravan that had recently returned to Qin Province.

Inside the caravan there was business from the Wu family.

In Qin Province's large-scale transactions and cross-shareholdings, it is rare to see business that does not involve the Wu House.

The Wu Mansion was in charge of Zhou Ying, and the young master Wu Huaixian had an old relationship with him. They were both township party members. Bai Gui had a clear origin, a clean fortune, and was a celebrity, so the caravan gladly accepted Bai Gui and bought two more carriages.

One pulls goods and one carries people.

Although Bai Gui was proficient in equestrian skills, the journey took too long. The caravan was moving slowly, and it would take at least half a month to reach Qin Province. The journey was bumpy, and riding a carriage was more comfortable than simply riding a horse, so he accepted the offer without rejecting it.

Outside Yanjing City.

Not many people saw Bai Gui off. Although he said that he would leave Yanjing in the near future, he did not tell others the specific date for fear of causing trouble.

"It's okay for you to be in Yanjing these days, but when you return to Qin Province, you can't mess around with others."

"I know your temperament..."

Bai Xiuzhu and Bai Gui hugged each other. After they separated, they said a few thoughtful words and then gave instructions.
To be continued...