Chapter 4 — Red Bean Cake on New Year's Eve

…He is definitely confused. Seeing everything at home made him feel annoyed, so he simply packed his things and returned to the library early. Just as he arrived at the library gate, he saw To Thua An again. Someone politely asked To Thua An if he wanted to go out to inquire about his fiancee again. He smiled and nodded. "Who knows, maybe I can meet him." To Thua An said with a smile. Stupid, how can I meet you? In his heart, he laughed coldly. He had already hidden people away. He was the first to know about To Thua An finding a fiancee. Initially, when Ninh Hieu Du arrived, he helped her look at the marriage certificate and knew that the person she was looking for was To Thua An. He criticized her for being a country girl, and originally intended to tell her where he was, so that she could quickly leave the Tiet family. Who would have thought that his father would mention To Thua An in front of him, telling him to learn more about that person, saying that this person's future would be limitless. He suddenly came up with the idea of teasing, thinking about hiding it for a few days, also wanting to let his father see how stupid this person was, how could a cold scholar be worthy of his friendship. After all, his parents were busy and assigned the responsibility of helping Ninh Hieu Du find someone for him. He can fabricate whatever he wants. Who said Ninh Hieu Du doesn't know a word, it's easy to fool. To make them believe more deeply, he condescended to make good friends with To Thua An, and even took him to Phu Cu Quan to spend a lot of money to buy news at once. Of course it was fake, but there was some real information, so To Thua An believed it without a doubt, and was also extremely grateful to him. So after class at the library, To Thua An started trying to make money, just to find a fiancee. One heart cannot do two things. As expected, in the next test at the library, he lost to him. He stood coldly looking at everything, but at the same time his thoughts arose. He wanted to know what was it about Ninh Hieu Du, an ordinary country girl, that made To Thua An miss her so much. He began to pay attention to Ninh Hieu Du. She knows how to make delicious cakes. Although illiterate, the female worker's skills are extremely good. The clothes she makes are soft and fit well. After wearing them once, you don't want to wear clothes made by others again. He suddenly came up with the idea of teaching her to read. At first she studied very well, but the more she studied, the more distracted she became. He got a little impatient, put down his pen and asked her what she wanted to do. She was a little embarrassed: "Can you teach me how to write my name? Also, also, I want to know how to remember my fiance's name. My father taught me many times, but on the way here I got seasick, vomited and forgot everything." He thought To Thua An had something good in the end that was worth her remembering like that. So he said fiercely: "Your name is complicated, it's hard to remember when teaching you, why not learn this." "Small in petty, Du in redundant!" He is very petty. It's clear that the person who is by her side every day is him, so why does she always mention that extra person? But she was a little sad: "What's petty and redundant, I'm not that kind of person..." He had a moment of softness, but right after that, he began to feel why he had to sympathize with someone from the countryside? She and To Thua An are the same type of person. This type of person should not appear in his life. So he pretended to be impatient: "Do you still want to learn? If you want, learn what I say!" Ninh Hieu Du was indeed scared, quickly nodded in response, and listened to what he said. But he still went back on his word, only willing to teach her fiance To. After that, he immediately used the excuse that he was busy with his studies and had no time to teach anymore. For some reason, the more he spent time with her, the less he wanted to tell her the truth. Wait more. Wait until after the exam ends, if To Thua An passes and still passes

Without forgetting his initial intentions, he would tell her where her fiance ended up. If people's hearts change. It's okay. In the following days, he did not hesitate to accept To Thua An's mission, accompanying Ninh Hieu Du on his behalf. He calculated it very well. But he didn't expect that the errand boy who had gone to deliver the cakes would run back in panic. "Young master!" The errand boy gasped, in his hand still carrying the red bean cake he had just brought back. "The person who lived in the same room as Miss Ninh said, three days ago she had quit her job and returned to her hometown."07 After knowing that To Thua An was the person they were looking for, I suddenly felt relieved. Every day at home, I embroider towels, cook rice, and in my free time clean up flowers and grass in the yard, living very comfortably. On the contrary, To Thua An was more stressed than before finding me. First, he rented an empty room in the yard next door. I told him that it was okay for my fiance and my fiancee to live together, but he didn't agree. "That should be the matter after I get married properly and bring you into the door!" He said very reasonably. "Even though there aren't many people passing by here, after all, there are still a few households living here. It's not good to be seen." I was worried that renting a yard would cost a few more taels of silver, but he instead comforted me. "I can make money, don't worry. Now there's no need to go ask for more information, the money saved is enough for the two of us to spend."