As soon as the Ruyi Shop's exhibition ended, Lin Qiao didn't wait to settle the money; she just said she'd settle it all when she came to pick up the blueprints later.
Chun Niang, thinking they had been working hard recently, planned to go to the inn together for a meal. Unexpectedly, Lin Qiao was about to leave. After a brief attempt to persuade her to stay, Chun Niang saw her off at the door.
Suddenly, a waiter ran out with a basket, "Miss Qiao, something the young man just left for you."
Preoccupied with thoughts of Song Tingfan, she had forgotten about the basket. Lin Qiao reached out to take it, "Thank you."
After getting on the carriage back to town, she opened the basket. On top, there was a blooming peach blossom, though it was slightly wilted.
She had kidded Tingfan, saying she would come back when the peach blossoms bloomed, and he took it seriously.
