Chapter 1638: Trouble

At this time, the British Colonial District.

Fojilisi.

Qiaozhi mounted his steed and rode quickly toward the address written on the slip of paper.

His face was terribly gloomy at this moment; he did not even know why he seemed to be exceptionally concerned about Masha's affairs.

Perhaps this was what the Longyan people called love at first sight.

Galloping all the way, Qiaozhi arrived at the gate of Masha's plantation before noon.

Before entering, Qiaozhi first straightened his clothes, which had become quite wrinkled from the journey.

Qiaozhi looked at the house where Masha resided and walked forward. M..

He knocked on the door very politely, but there was no response.

Yet Qiaozhi was like a man waiting to see his beloved; he was as restrained as one could possibly be.

His anxious heart never stopped racing.

Bang!

Just at this moment, something unknown crashed into the door, emitting a loud noise that struck at Qiaozhi's anxious heart.

Qiaozhi was stunned, and before he could react—

The door swung open violently.

Masha's angry voice came through: "I will absolutely not agree to be your Mistress, you just..."

Masha looked at the man standing at the doorway, both a stranger and familiar, and a look of embarrassment immediately appeared on her face.

Qiaozhi gave an awkward smile and said apologetically, "Apologies, Madam, for disturbing you."

Masha looked at the man who had invited her to dance at the ball last night and revealed a slightly constrained smile: "I should be the one apologizing; I rejected you last night, and today I have let..."

Masha spread her hands, not knowing how to continue.

Qiaozhi did not mind at all: "It is fine."

"It was my intrusion; as a gentleman, I should have made an appointment to visit you in advance, but my friend told me that you have encountered some trouble."

"So... I wanted to come over and see if there is anything I can do to help you."

Facing Qiaozhi's straightforward and unreserved way of answering, Masha smiled helplessly.

"May I ask who you are?"

"Qiaozhi, Madam, you may call me Qiaozhi." Qiaozhi introduced himself urgently.

"Oh, dear Mr. Qiaozhi, I wonder if you realize how rude your behavior is; we are merely friends who have met once, so you understand."

Only then did Qiaozhi notice his own eager appearance, having discarded all his manners.

Realizing that his language had been even more offensive.

Qiaozhi took a deep breath and looked at Masha extremely earnestly: "Ms. Masha, apologies, I have offended you."

"However, you also do not need to turn yourself into a hedgehog."

After saying these words, Qiaozhi smiled slightly.

He turned to leave.

A trace of regret actually rose in Masha's heart.

She was already a mother of two children, and her husband had died of a serious illness; to the people in town, she was an unfortunate person.

Qiaozhi was a different kind of man.

He was courteous, and according to a sister she was on good terms with, Qiaozhi used to be a soldier and was a war hero of Fojilisi.

Such a highly charming person.

Masha had fallen for him at first sight, but once she thought of her current situation.

Masha sighed, but looking at Qiaozhi's lonely back, what had he done wrong?

He only wanted to come and comfort her.

Masha bit her lower lip gently and gathered the courage to say: "Please wait a moment."

Qiaozhi, who had just taken hold of the reins, was slightly stunned; he turned his head to look at where the voice came from, and it was Masha walking over step by step.

Qiaozhi still squeezed a smile onto his lonely face.

"May I ask what is the matter?"

Masha extended an invitation: "If Mr. Qiaozhi does not mind, you may come into my house to sit for a while; this is an invitation between friends."

"An invitation between friends?" Qiaozhi repeated.

"Yes." Masha nodded.

Qiaozhi pondered for a moment and smiled: "It would be my honor."

Masha brought Qiaozhi into the room, but for some reason, Masha did not close the door.

After cleaning up the tea cup shards, she brewed a pot of good tea for Qiaozhi.

"Mr. Qiaozhi, I wonder if you have ever tasted Oolong Tea from Longyan."

"This kind of tea is fragrant and not cloying, and it lacks the astringency of other tea leaves."

Qiaozhi nodded: "Longyan tea, naturally I have had it; the tea leaves they produce have a very unique flavor."

"I wonder if Ms. Masha has heard that this Oolong Tea paired with white peach has an even richer taste."

"It is said that this is a Fruit Tea just released by Longyan."

Masha was slightly surprised; she had not expected Qiaozhi to know so much.

Because in her impression, soldiers were a group of rough men; although Qiaozhi looked very elegant, and his manners were as such, it still did not change her consistent perception of soldiers.

Especially that a soldier would know about Longyan Tea, such highly specialized knowledge.

Masha smiled: "I did not expect that Qiaozhi, who is honored as a war hero, would know so much."

Qiaozhi shook his head; he had originally known nothing about these things.

Although his father was also a great Plantation Owner, because there were too many brothers and sisters, the education Qiaozhi was able to receive could be described as pitifully little.

This knowledge of Longyan was only popularized during that period when Gelin took him to Longyan City to sponge off others for food and drink.

Qiaozhi took a sip of Oolong Tea, slightly closed his eyes, and savored the fragrance in his mouth.

He exhaled a breath.

"As for a review of this Oolong Tea, there are probably only two words: fragrant and mellow."

"Ms. Masha, your tea leaves are very good."

Masha covered her mouth and chuckled, saying, "If you like them, I can give you some."

Qiaozhi, however, said, "It should be me giving some to you; I still have some Fruit Tea brought from Longyan at home. A thing like this is too wasted in the hands of someone like me."

"It is more suitable for you."

"Another day, I will certainly bring it to you."

Masha said, "Oh, then I must prepare some freshly baked cookies to entertain Mr. Qiaozhi."

"Mr. Qiaozhi, I don't know why, but you are not like any of the soldiers I know," Masha asked curiously.

Qiaozhi let out a laugh, rubbed his chin, and said helplessly, "Perhaps I am just relatively unique."

Masha and Qiaozhi were chatting very happily.

But just at this moment, a man suddenly burst in through the door.

Seeing the two people sitting in the living room, one man and one woman, that man said mockingly, "Yo, isn't this my dear sister-in-law."

"Oh, no wonder you wouldn't be my Mistress."

"So it turns out you found a better-looking pretty boy."

Masha looked at the person who had arrived; he was Dan, the younger brother of her deceased husband.

Hearing his frivolous and shameless voice, her expression turned icy, and she said indifferently, "Dan, he is just my friend. Please do not come to disturb me in the future!"

Dan sneered and said coldly, "You bitch can live here because of my brother. Now that he is dead, all of his inheritance should be mine, not yours!" Recently, the transcoding is severe, which gives us more motivation to update faster. Please move your little hands to exit reading mode. Thank you.