Meng Zhao already knew that Shen Qinghe was skilled, so he let him do it without worry.
When the cooked noodles were placed in front of her, Meng Zhao reached out to take them and inadvertently touched Shen Qinghe's fingertips.
Normally, Shen Qinghe wouldn't care about such a subtle touch, but at this moment, even such a brief contact was enough to make him uneasy.
He truly couldn't understand what Meng Zhao was thinking. She had such a good opportunity last night, why didn't she take it? Could he have misunderstood? But recalling what he'd heard before, the meaning couldn't be clearer; he couldn't have misheard. Could it be… that his sister-in-law had changed her mind and no longer liked him?
At this moment, Shen Qinghe only regretted that he was too slow back then. If he had heard someone talking inside, he would have left quickly. That way, he could have spent time with Meng Zhao without any distractions, which would have been much better than him thinking about this and that all day long.
In the afternoon, a middle-aged woman suddenly entered from outside. She was wearing a crimson jacket and a brightly colored silk flower in her hair. She walked briskly and asked as soon as she entered, "I don't think I've come to the wrong place. Is this the courtyard of the top scorer in this year's county examination?"
Meng Zhao had never seen this person before, but since they had come to her door, she couldn't just ignore them, so she politely replied, "You've come to the right place, this is it. And you are?"
The man didn't answer her directly, but instead said cheerfully, "Oh my, whose daughter is this? She's so beautiful! Tell me, is she engaged or not?"
"I've been married for a long time." Meng Zhao's hair was styled in a married woman's bun, so this person wouldn't mistake her, but she still asked the question, clearly wanting to praise her before getting to the point.
The woman slapped her thigh and exclaimed dramatically, "I knew it! If there were such a beautiful, unmarried girl in this county, how could I, Granny Wang, not know about her!"
After saying that, she didn't stand on ceremony and found a stool in the yard to sit down.
Granny Wang was a cheerful woman with a very loud voice, which Shen Qinghe, who was inside the house, naturally heard. Moreover, he not only heard it, but also guessed the woman's identity before Meng Zhao did.
Wang Pozi, from the east of the city, was a well-known matchmaker in the county. Over the decades, she had successfully arranged hundreds of marriages, earning her a renowned reputation. Shen Qinghe had personally witnessed her running to the academy every day to arrange a marriage, so he recognized her as soon as he heard her voice.
But instead of going out immediately, he did something very ungentlemanly: he stood up from his chair, went to the door, and listened to the conversation outside through the door.
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