The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 211 A fickle person

Two more days passed.

The sun was still shining brightly, no longer drizzling like it had a few days ago. But the ground was wet, and in the early spring chill, a thin layer of ice had formed.

To avoid slipping, Wei Shouzhong cleared the area with a hoe early in the morning before starting to work on making the rocking chair.

The timber was selected early in the morning and brought back by him from outside; he worked on it non-stop all morning.

Yu Tingwan held a bowl, eating and watching at the same time.

The girl slept exceptionally well last night.

When you sleep well, you feel more energetic.

"father."

Yu Tingwan stepped forward.

"Could you make me another box when you have time?"

Wei Zhao used to empty the private coffers of corrupt officials and would throw jewelry at her from time to time. Now, he throws her iron ore every few days, and she's already... out of space.

Wei Shouzhong had no reason not to agree, and without even asking what she needed the box for, he smiled and said yes.

"Yu Tingwan!"

Liu Yan's voice came from outside again.

Yu Tingwan walked out with the bowl in her hand, puzzled: "It seems... I've been coming here a lot more often lately."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yan became displeased.

"How many times have I come here? Yesterday, something happened at the shop, so I didn't come to hang around under your nose. The day before yesterday, I came to look for you, but there were so many people at your house, so I left in a hurry without saying anything."

Yu Tingwan ate her porridge attentively.

"you said so."

"what?"

You mentioned a handsome young man.

Liu Yan perked up, stood up straight, and finally beamed with joy.

"Yeah."

"That's exactly why I came here."

Liu Yan revealed: "Just the other day I went to the bookstore to buy some picture books for my little nephew and that's when I ran into that person."

"Among a group of students, I picked him out at first glance."

It is clearly excellent.

"I noticed a certain arrogance in his words and actions. But that's understandable for a scholar."

Liu Yan: "No man in this world is perfect. They all have some flaws."

“I’m not a great person either. I’m two years older than you, and I’ll be twenty soon. At this age, I’m still not married, and people call me an old maid.”

However, if they don't get along in the future, she won't force herself to suffer.

Bookstores were places where students could copy books, and many students would take on these jobs to supplement their family income.

Liu Yan looked regretful.

"Afterwards, I inquired with the bookstore owner, who only said that he was a stranger and that his surname was Lu."

Very good, not surnamed Zhao.

However, Yu Tingwan couldn't understand it.

"Since you've already run into them, why don't you ask them directly instead of going around in circles looking for the shopkeeper?"

Isn't that just unnecessary?
"This is not something a young lady should do to be reserved and demure."

"But you are a wild man."

It will be exposed sooner or later.

Liu Yan, however, had her own reasoning: "You don't understand. If I just went up to him and said I liked him, wouldn't I scare him away?"

Yu Tingwan thought she was very knowledgeable.

She volunteered herself back then.

Liu Yan: "Are you free today?"

"No time."

"No. You didn't even ask what I needed to do before saying you were busy?"

Yu Tingwan said slowly, "Seeing your eyes darting around so fast, it's probably not a good thing."

"Why not?"

Liu Yan: "Come with me to stake out the place outside the academy and see if we're a good match. If you think we're a good match, I'll investigate your background. If my marriage goes through in the future, you'll be the one who made the difference."

Yu Tingwan's eyelids twitched, and she grasped the key point, even stopping her porridge: "You're going to the academy?"

"correct."

“I think he’s wearing the robes of a student from the county academy. If we wait around for a while, we’ll eventually see him.”

Liu Yan looked around; there was no one there.

"I've thought about it all."

"I'll pretend to be passing by and drop my purse in front of him. Scholars are honest and will surely pick it up and chase after me to return it to me."

"And so, they started chatting."

Yu Tingwan: ...

That sounds pretty unreliable.

"How about it? The academy isn't far. If you don't want to walk, I'll call a carriage."

Hui Niang, who had come out to look for Yu Tingwan, overheard these words.

"Miss Liu, are you going to the academy?"

Liu Yan: "Yes, we're looking for someone."

"Then why don't you go in the evening, when they get out of school around that time? My aunt and I also need to go pick up my nephew, so why don't we go together?"

Yu Tingwan felt her vision go black.

It’s over.

The afterglow of the sunset parted the clouds, dyeing half the sky red, and the outline of the setting sun was drawn across the horizon.

The academy is quiet and secluded, away from the bustling city. Today, the students are returning home, and many people are waiting outside to pick them up. Even with so many people, no one is making a loud noise.

This was Yu Tingwan's first time here.

She looked around and thought it was impressive.

Two stone lions stand outside the academy, and a plaque hangs high above the gate, its characters combining strength and gentleness, vigorous and profound.

It's no wonder that many students are putting in a lot of effort to study in the county.

Liu Yan asked in a low voice, "Why haven't you said a word the whole way?"

Yu Tingwan: "Didn't you notice?"

"I'm afraid you'll fall for my cousin."

She's too direct.

Liu Yan's brows furrowed deeply: "Am I crazy or are you crazy?"

"I've already found someone I like, would I be the kind of person who's fickle?"

Yu Tingwan answered without hesitation: "Yes."

Liu Yan: ? ? ?
"No matter how good your cousin is, with a cousin like you as his sister-in-law, what kind of good marriage can he possibly have?"

Yu Tingwan didn't argue with her.

Liu Yan felt uneasy seeing that she wasn't speaking, so she leaned closer and asked, "Did you hurt yourself?"

Yu Tingwan: "You?"

"I've just come to terms with it now. My cousin isn't someone to be ashamed of."

The girl smiled.

"If he is unwilling, with me here, you shouldn't even think about messing with him."

Hui Niang didn't know what the two were whispering about, but when she saw Wan Niang smile at the Liu family's daughter, she knew that the two got along well.

Suddenly, the crowd began to stir.

"Come out, come out."

Yu Tingwan looked around and saw a group of students, all wearing long gowns with cross-collars, walking out together.

"Goro, over here!"

Someone was waving beside me.

Soon, the students came running over, their eyes brimming with undisguised joy.

"father."

"Come on, let's go home. Your mother cooked some meat today to help you recover."

Watching the father and son leave, Hui Niang stood on tiptoe and peered out: "Wan Niang, can you help me see if A Yu has come out yet? I didn't tell him I was coming to pick him up, I don't want the child to leave without seeing me."

Yu Tingwan reassured her, "Don't worry, Mother, I'm keeping an eye on things."

As waves of students came out and left, the streets became less crowded, and the college became quiet.

"I saw!"

This is what Liu Yan shouted.

She pointed with her finger: "How is it?"

Yu Tingwan looked over.

Thin.

do not know.

Yu Tingwan didn't think it was very good.

Liu Yan didn't expect to hear anything good from her, and turned to ask Hui Niang.

Then… his gaze paused.

She followed the gaze of the student she had chosen and looked back.

The man was holding a book and looking down at it. As he crossed the threshold, he and the student in front of him bowed to each other and said goodbye.

He bowed very earnestly. In contrast, Lu Xuezi was very perfunctory, even displaying an arrogant attitude.

He was an exceptionally handsome young scholar.

She is also extremely shy, and her smile resembles that of an innocent little deer.

It’s over.

Liu Yan... no longer sees Lu Xuezi.

She seems to be the kind of fickle woman Yu Tingwan described.

She felt quite shameless.

But when Liu Yan looked at that face, her face flushed, her heart raced, and her mind wandered. This was a feeling she had never experienced before.

"I I I..."

Reason can vanish.

She felt that the person in front of her was perfect!

Liu Yan didn't care about anything else. She straightened her collar and walked over in a coquettish manner.

Zhao Yu also saw Hui Niang and Yu Tingwan at this moment, his eyes lit up, and he quickly walked down the steps.

Closer, closer.

Liu Yan calculated the distance.

As she brushed past Zhao Yu, she tossed the purse from her sleeve.

Right at Zhao Yu's feet.

Zhao Yu glanced down, then turned to look at Liu Yan's retreating figure.

The clothes Liu Yan is wearing today are very similar to those of the youngest daughter of the village head who kidnapped him.

Zhao Yu pretended not to see it without hesitation.

Liu Yan: ? ? ?
"and many more."

She smiled gently.

"I dropped my purse, sir, won't you help me pick it up?"

Zhao Yu froze, and then, as if he had seen a ghost, he hurried along, almost running.