"A gentleman does not take what others cherish." Upon hearing this, Li Hongyan immediately shook her head with a light laugh.

"How could this be considered taking away someone else's treasure?" Wei Jianjia felt a little uncomfortable seeing her refuse so quickly. "In Xirong, the apple is considered the national tree. Miss Su and the others have never planted fruit trees before. How could they possibly take good care of such a precious tree?"

It would be better if my aunt bought it and handed it over to a tenant farmer in the Qin family to manage.

Perhaps in the future, we'll be able to harvest some apples every year. Whether for selling or as gifts, they'll be an excellent choice.

After saying that, she turned to Su Hua and her brother with a gentle smile, "Miss Su and Young Master Su are both polite and sensible people. They must know what the best course of action is. Am I right, Jianjia?"

Su Hua smiled and looked over.

She looked away uncomfortably, and then humbly waved her hand.

“When it comes to being polite and understanding of the bigger picture, Miss Wei is undoubtedly the best. My brother and I are ashamed to admit that we are not as good as her.”

Upon hearing this, Wei Jianjia swallowed back all the words that were on her mind. She said that her brother and sister were polite and knew how to behave, but that was just talk. Why was she being so modest?

Moreover, is the main point of her words about being polite and having a sense of propriety?

Su Hua answered, but it was as if she hadn't said anything at all.

Whether or not they will give them trees is completely uncertain.

Su Dahu stood behind Su Hua, a slight smile playing on his lips. Since his little sister regained consciousness, she had never lost to anyone when it came to arguing.

Moreover, given Hua'er's personality, whether or not to give something is entirely up to her. If she wants to give it, she will; if she doesn't, forcing her won't do any good.

Seeing that her niece still wanted to continue, Li Hongyan quickly interrupted, "Hua'er and Da Hu have sent such a generous gift. If you still send someone to dig up this tree, how are you any different from a bandit?"

However, if you, Hua'er, need tenants to plant fruit trees, I can assign one or two of them to you. Although they haven't planted apple trees before, they've been growing fruit trees for many years and are experienced in tending to plants.

The crabapples presented as tribute by the Western Rong were so rare that everyone fought over them.

This rarity stems from the fact that the Western Rong people have only ever had one crabapple tree in all these years.

Legend has it that this old apple tree was brought to the Western Rong from overseas a hundred years ago. For over a century, the Western Rong tried countless times to cultivate seedlings from the apple fruit, but to no avail. Therefore, this old apple tree was treasured by successive Western Rong kings.

Now that I hear about apple trees, it would be a lie to say I'm completely unmoved.

If it were anyone else, they would simply spend more money to buy the apple tree. But the Su family is different. Su Hua is Yu Cheng's savior. If the Qin family were to try to take even the things belonging to their savior, they would truly have no shame.

Wei Jianjia's face stiffened slightly, and she was momentarily speechless.

She was clearly thinking of the Qin family, but how did Li Hongyan become a robber who steals things?

“Mother is right, the tenants who grow fruit trees in the village are indeed good.” Qin Yingxian nodded repeatedly, picked up the largest apricot from the fruit plate on the table and handed it to Su Hua.

"My brother said that Sister Su loves to eat apricot blossom pastries the most, and maybe she will also like to eat apricots."

After returning from the mala tang stall yesterday, my brother specially rode his little white bike to the village outside the city to pick the first batch of apricots of the year!

"Sister Su, please try these apricots. Do you like them?"

"You silly girl! What nonsense are you spouting?" Qin Yucheng felt a blush creep down his face upon hearing this.

"I'm not making this up! Every word is the absolute truth!" Qin Yingxian stuck out her tongue and made a face at him, then leaned down and whispered in Su Hua's ear, "Sister Su, you don't know, these apricots were all grown by the tenants on the estate, but my brother has been very stingy lately. He hasn't even let Yingxian taste the apricots here, saying that he's saving them all for Sister Su to eat today."

Although the girl's voice was very low, the courtyard was very quiet, and everyone present heard it clearly.

“That’s right!” Li Hongyan added with a teasing tone, “Not to mention Yingxian didn’t get to eat any apricots, even I, as her mother, only smelled them!”

Qin Yucheng's face was burning hot, but even as it burned, he couldn't help but secretly glance at Su Hua.

The heartbeat was visibly faster in the chest cavity.

Su Hua took Xing'er and couldn't help but chuckle as she listened to the teasing words between the mother and daughter. The small fruit in her palm was slightly larger than a quail egg, with a bright and smooth skin, half yellow and half red, and it gave off a sweet aroma.

Take a small bite, and the sweet and sour juice bursts in your mouth.

"Mmm, these apricots are delicious..." Su Hua felt her lips and teeth instantly enveloped in a sweet and sour flavor. Her big almond eyes narrowed to slits. Compared to cloying sweetness, she preferred a sweet and sour taste, which had a harmonious and balanced beauty.

Compared to the apricot blossom pastries that Qin Yucheng prepared in the carriage, the taste of these apricots is even more exceptional.

Unexpectedly, although Qin Yucheng was young, he was already extremely thorough in handling matters and knew all the guests' preferences perfectly.

She truly is a remarkable person raised in a prominent family.

Seeing that she was eating happily, Qin Yucheng's heart was at ease, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up. "If you like it, eat more. When the other apricots on the estate are ripe, I will pick some for you to eat."

There are dozens of apricot trees in the suburbs of Qingshui County. You can eat as many apricots as you want, as much as you want.

Moreover, when there are more apricots, we can pick some to make fruit wine, which tastes quite good..."

Wei Jianjia found the scene jarringly jarring.

No wonder she didn't see Qin Yucheng all day yesterday. It turns out he went to the spicy hot pot stall in the morning and then went to pick apricots for Su Hua in the afternoon. A young master from a noble family actually lowered himself to do such lowly work.

What's so great about Su Hua?

Was it really just because of the life-saving grace?!

Thinking of this, she stared at the smile on the boy's face, her heart suddenly sank, and her hands clenched into fists in her wide sleeves.

She didn't care about having another savior; she could just give them some money and be done with it. But the position of young mistress of the Qin family and granddaughter-in-law of the Li family could only belong to her, Wei Jianjia. Anyone who dared to take it from her would have their life taken!