After being rejected by Mei Yuxin, Deputy General Li returned to his tent, losing all appetite for food and tea as he racked his brains for a new way to express his affection. After much deep thought, inspiration suddenly struck him, and he came up with what he believed to be a brilliant idea.
Early the next morning, Deputy General Li rose early and scavenged around the military camp for materials. He gathered some colorful strips of cloth, borrowed a few pots, bowls, and ladles from the mess hall, and somehow managed to get his hands on a large bunch of wildflowers.
Once everything was ready, Deputy General Li began setting it all up in the open space of the military camp. He used the colorful cloth strips to tie a large heart shape between several trees, inserted the wildflowers all around the heart, placed the pots, bowls, and ladles directly beneath it, and put a wooden board inscribed with sweet words into each and every one of them.
Chapter 74