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Jie pushed her hand back and said, ”Thank you, Miss! I don't want to eat anything. ” As he spoke, a thought came to him and he thought to himself, ”What did he call me?” Eastern Monarch. Isn't that what the Japanese call it? Was she a Japanese girl? ”Why not?” He gave her a furtive glance. She had bright eyes, white teeth, and a head full of black hair; her smile was extremely coquettish. ”She is so beautiful,” thought one of them. Not Japanese. She must have had something to do with the Japanese. ”
The young lady realized that Yijie was looking at her, and she smiled. Grabbing Yijie's hand, she pushed the plum to Yijie and said, ”I'm treating you to some fruits, how could you accept? ”I won't let you accept my kindness.” A hand holding a plum said, ”Miss, I really don't want to eat anything. I thank you for your kindness. ” The lady said, ”I know you have a fire in your heart. Eat a few. Let's just talk and laugh. Don't be so serious about anything. ”
Yijie was moved and said, ”To tell you the truth, we met by chance. I am already very grateful for your concern and advice. How could I have the nerve to eat your food again? ” He put the plum back in front of her.
The young miss sneered and said: ”What about meeting by chance? What embarrassment? I knew that 'people are fated to be together by nature'. When we meet, it is fate that brings us together. If you are embarrassed, then why don't you treat me to a meal? I will not refuse. ” After saying that, he looked expectantly at Yijie and asked, ”How is it?”
The embarrassed Jay was flustered and ashamed. One Jie said, ”Miss, please forgive me. Let me treat you to fruit, that's all right. It's just that I don't have it on me, and I can't buy it on the ship. I'm not ready like you. ” Unexpectedly, that young lady sincerely pestered him and laughed: ”Buying fruits is easy. Now, if you are willing to spend money, you can buy it. ”
”Where is it on the ship?” I'll go buy it. ” The lady then propped up the plum and said, ”These fruits of mine, I can sell them to you.” Yijie smiled at her, took out three pieces of silver, put it down and said, ”Here you go. I'll buy these three plums. I'll treat you to it. ”
That young lady said, ”You were just joking, you actually took it seriously. What kind of three plums are worth all this money? Am I not a scam? ” One Jie said, ”Miss, you don't have to worry. I don't care how much money there is. I'm thinking of returning the favor. ”Please eat the plum and I'll pay you back.”
Miss nodded and said seriously: ”Thank you! I've let you spend it. It's a waste of your food, how can I be so embarrassed? ” He then took out three plums from his pocket and smiled. ”I am not willing to owe others for no reason. These three are mine in return. Now I'm watching, please eat first. ”So we don't owe each other anything.”
Yi Jie was so agitated by her that he did not hesitate. He immediately ate all the plums and threw the cores out of the window. Ji Jie shook his head and said, ”This is a plum from the Yin Slope. It's so sour that it pierces the heart.” It's your turn to eat now, isn't it? ” The young lady smiled mysteriously, picked up three plums and said, ”You've finally fallen into my trap, you owe me a favor.”
One of them exclaimed, ”How did I fall for your trap?” The young miss pushed the money towards him and said, ”Please take the money. I won't sell this plum.” Ah! ”One of them said in alarm,” You have a lot of tricks up your sleeve. How can you go back on your word? ”He's too cunning.”
The lady laughed, ”I was just joking with you. What are you in a hurry for? There will be a time for you to repay me. These three plums, I am not selling them. ” She put the plum back in her pocket.
One of them said, ”Let's just say I fell for your trap. You won't trouble me. I'll buy fruit for you when I get to Shanghai. ” Miss nodded and said, ”You are a good person. ”In the end, for the sake of not owing me a favor, I have to admire you as a real man.”
Through talking and working together, Yijie found that she was not a bad woman, and there were many cute things about her. Yijie had taken a liking to her. JJ asked, ”Miss, how come I can't tell where you are from? Do you live in Beijing? ”
The lady said, ”I won't tell you for now. The longer we spend together, the better you'll know about me. ”
Yijie didn't want to get rid of her now either. While chatting with her, he observed the scenery outside. He didn't know where the boat had gone, but he could see that the flickering fishing flames were scattered all over the surface of the sea. It gave him a feeling of vastness. It reminded him of how vast the sea was.