Hua'er hurriedly stopped Gu Yumei from shouting loudly to avoid attracting neighbors: "Miss, there's no need to call at the door. I'm just here to deliver a gift and will leave immediately. If you have anything you'd like to know, you can ask my mistress when she visits another day."
"What? Your mistress is coming to visit me?" Gu Yumei was so excited she almost fainted. As a farm girl, she never imagined she'd be visited by an official's daughter.
Hua'er said softly, "My mistress is bored in the village, so she thought of visiting families with daughters in the village."
Hua'er, wary of being noticed by neighbors, handed Gu Yumei a box: "It's all things fit for a young lady. They are specially from my mistress for you, Miss. Please keep them to yourself."
After saying this, Hua'er bowed to Gu Yumei and hurriedly walked away with her head down.
Gu Yumei held the box, her heart brimming with joy.
