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"You're a smart person, and I don't want to lie. I really don't have any trust in you."

Xia Li looked at the Sun Chun in front of him apologetically. The Xia Li who was usually so calm and collected now was a little out of sorts to him.

"I know all of this. After all, I don't know how long I can stay by your side."

After Sun Chun finished speaking, he took the initiative to distance himself from Xia Li, and his expression also returned to his usual cold and distant expression, as if the person who had interacted with her last night was not him.

Xia Li didn't have much of a feeling in his heart as he looked at him and said, "We still have two hours to walk back. How about I rent a carriage from town?

"No need for now. The last two times you took the carriage back, something unpleasant happened. I don't want this to happen again. Don't you want to go to the bank?"

"You are injured right now, so I have a duty to protect you. Bank, come with me."

Xia Li was really angered by Sun Chun's estrangement, she couldn't hide her words anymore, so she said whatever she wanted to say. Holding Sun Chun's hand once again, she angrily pulled Sun Chun's hand and walked towards the bank, not giving him any chance to struggle.

The money shop was located in the most expensive part of the town. Xia Li pulled Sun Chun and walked a short distance until they reached there, and at the entrance of the house, there was a huge circular metal coin that was meticulously placed there. At the door, there were green clothed employees lined up to greet customers.

"Sun Chun, wait for me for a while. I will save some money and come out immediately."

"No, it's a long time. I'll walk back by myself."

Sun Chun said as he walked to the side and basked in the sun.

Xia Li did not dare delay any further, she entered the bank and carefully took out the money pouch from her bosom. She gave the 90 taels of silver that Ding Liang gave her to the shop assistant at the counter the two times, and gave him the fee to save his money, filling in the bill to deposit the money, and wrote down his name. The assistant then gave Xia Li a bill to deposit the money in his pocket, as proof of his decision to take the next money out.

She put the paper away and hurried out of the bank.

When Xia Li stepped out of the bank, she saw Sun Chun standing there by herself in the sun, staring at the sky in a daze. She did not have any intentions of leaving, so she immediately walked over and urged him.

"We can leave now. This time, I'll hire a carriage for you. Your body needs some rest."

"Alright, go rent a carriage. It must be hard on you to get back."

After Sun Chun finished, he rented a car from Xia Li.

Xia Li brought Sun Chun to rent a carriage, and traveled through the forest and the small mountains, flying straight for the Li Village.

The sunlight passed through the emerald green cover and scattered a patch of gold on the ground. With the spring breeze, the grass on the ground extended its slender waist. From afar, it looked like waves of green waves surging through the fields.

Xia Li closed the curtain of the carriage and shifted his gaze back to Sun Chun who was resting on the carriage with his eyes closed. He seemed to be exhausted these two days, and from the moment he got on the carriage, he had not spoken a single word to her. She was naturally unwilling to admit that Sun Chun was probably angry with her.

Xia Li quietly moved closer to the corner, looking at Sun Chun carefully, compared to the rough looking men in the village, he did not look much better, his nose was handsome, his brows were sharp, and his eyes were cold. He always kept people at a distance of a thousand miles, but this time, he did not show gentleness and gentleness in the tavern for more than a day, causing him to regain his icy face and act like a child.

Thinking about that, Xia Li could not help but laugh. Although she had not known him for long, and had not reached the level of being one of her own, but after getting along with him for the past few days, she realised that Sun Chun was a good person, and had helped her out a lot.

When she opened her eyes wide in an attempt to get closer to him, she suddenly felt that this man was not bad, and she couldn't help but want to get closer to him. Sun Chun suddenly opened her eyes, shocking Xia Li to the point that her heart raced wildly. But it was only for an instant, and not only did she not dodge, she was actually befuddled, and kissed his cheeks. Like a dragonfly touching the water, she quickly pulled away, leaving no traces.

Seeing the moment when Sun Chun was suddenly stunned, Xia Li's lips could not help but release a smile. She was actually also stunned when she finished kissing him, but her reaction was not as big as Sun Chun's. She sat back in the corner of the carriage, consciously keeping a safe distance from him.

"You are truly becoming more and more presumptuous. You are truly a perverted person."

Sun Chun caressed Xia Li's cheek when he asked this question, and stared deeply into Xia Li's eyes, which could not hide the surprise in them.

"I just secretly kissed you. As a man, what's the point of making such a big fuss about it. What's more, I was the one who took the initiative."

When Xia Li said till here, he felt a burning sensation in his ears, until the end, he felt embarrassed and did not dare to say more.

"I was just wondering why I met such a perverted girl. She's really been targeted, and she can't even run away."

Sun Chun said, and closed his eyes again.

The smile on Xia Li's face gradually widened as she endured her bashfulness and quietly sat in a corner. She once again lifted the carriage's curtain and admired the scenery outside.

The carriage stopped in front of the entrance of the courtyard where Xia Li resided, and the coachman cleverly placed a horse stool on the ground. Sun Chun opened his eyes and looked longingly at the plain and simple carriage, then waved at Xia Li who was not far away.

"Help me out of the car."

"You failed to help this time and blocked the way, so I have no choice but to rely on Ding Liang in the future. If he finds out that he had stolen some money, I will send the both of you to the officials together, not caring about your life or death."

Xia Li said, patting Sun Chun's hand away, lifting up the carriage's curtain one step in advance, then stepped down from the carriage.

"Can you bear it?"

As Sun Chun said that, he followed her out of the carriage, his expression was no longer as cold as when he first came, as though he had just melted down a little stream. He stared at Xia Li and extended his hand towards her, and Xia Li helped him down the carriage, continuing to hold his hand tightly.

Xia Li took out 80 gold from his bosom and gave it to the coachman, who waved towards Xia Li before driving the horse carriage away.

"Big brother Chun, where did you go? Why did you only come back now? Why are you two holding hands?"

Hearing that there was movement at the entrance of the small courtyard, Li Xiaoshuang, who had been anxiously waiting for Sun Chun, immediately rushed out. Upon seeing Sun Chun and Xia Li, the excitement on his face immediately disappeared and changed into an angry expression.

Sun Chun took a step back with Xia Li and easily grabbed onto her wrist, forcing Li Xiaoshuang to take a few steps back before releasing her wrist. Although his strength was considered light, it still made her wrist numb, causing her to scream in pain.

"Brother Chun, you bullied me. I've been waiting for you for two days now. Why are you treating me like this? You really don't recognize my kind heart."

As Li Xiaoshuang said that, his eyes turned red, and tears started rolling down his face. He stomped his feet, and ran back home.

Xia Li looked at Li Xiaoshuang who was running far away silently. If it was before, she too felt that Sun Chun treated Little Shuang a little too much, but now, it seemed that it was all for Little Shuang's own good. After all, a strong fruit isn't sweet.

She still had some good impressions of. She was somewhat concerned about Little Shuang being near him, and she definitely could not let him get hurt.

Sun Chun strode into the courtyard and headed towards his own room.

The Lee's had been standing guard inside the courtyard with Xia Qing. Watching Sun Chun leave with an unsightly expression on his face and then tightly closing the door, they naturally saw what had just happened at the entrance. The moment Xia Li entered the courtyard, he went to welcome him.

"My daughter, Mother just saw you and Young Master Sun. The two of you standing hand in hand, angering Little Shuang to the point of walking away, what are you doing?"

Lee's walked over and held both of Xia Li's hands. She didn't dare to think that Xia Li would actually be together with Sun Chun so quickly.

"Mom, don't you want to have a son-in-law overseeing the family in the future?"

Xia Li was clearly much more relaxed than the Lee's, when he held onto Lee's's hand, it could be considered as him tacitly agreeing to Sun Chun's intimate relationship.

"But, but doesn't Little Shuang like the Young Master Sun? Daughter, you cousins have taken a liking to the same man, what should we do?

This time, Lee's finally spoke out his worries. He slightly frowned, obviously feeling anxious, not knowing how to handle the situation in front of him.

Mother, don't worry, we won't hurt Little Shuang, is there anything to eat?

Xia Li didn't want Lee's to worry too much about this matter. While rubbing his empty stomach, he ran into the kitchen and lifted the lid of the pot, which contained a pot of gourd porridge. The bright yellow broth and the golden gourd inside, made Xia Li so excited that he almost jumped out and couldn't wait to scoop up a bowl.

"Mother, did you and your younger brother eat?"

"It's eaten, it's all eaten, this is something Mother left especially for you and Young Master Sun to eat, send him a bowl later as well."

The Lee's looked at Xia Li who was eating sweetly, and warned him repeatedly before bringing Xia Qing to sit on the pile of firewood with a smile plastered across his face.

"Then, Mother, can you tell me where the sweet potatoes came from? I remember that you didn't buy any for our family, nor the porridge noodles for the bran."

Xia Li was extremely clear about the food stored at home, so she was sure that she hadn't bought the Cucurbita and Cucurbita.

"En, your First Aunt sent it over this morning. She said that she did not cook well and specially brought some sweet potatoes for us to try. She expressed her apology."

When Lee's talked about this, he looked around, anxiously grabbing his clothes, as if he was worried that Xia Li would be unhappy.

Sure enough, when Xia Li heard that it was Madam Zhou who sent her the sweet potato porridge, with a bang, she placed the bowl on the stove, causing her face to fall. She felt a little regretful over eating these food, making her believe that it was possible for Madam Qian to apologize.

My daughter, your First Aunt said that you gave her three months' rent, and in the future, she won't cause any trouble for us, and will even get along with us in a friendly manner. Really, if not, why would she send gourd porridge over here. Listen to your mother's advice, and get along with your First Aunt.