Song Yunqing blushed as she handed him the already packaged cake and explained softly, "Last time you said you liked it with less sugar, so this time I deliberately put two spoonfuls less sugar."

Then he ran away, leaving Cheng Ziqian in a daze, his hands still fixed on the action of catching something.

Although he appeared calm on the surface, his heart was in turmoil. Miss Song had just said that this pastry was specially made according to his taste.

Specially made according to his taste...

After a long while, Cheng Ziqian came back to his senses. The beauty had already run away. He looked at the deserted street and murmured softly, "I haven't paid for the cakes yet... Never mind, I'll pay her next time I see her."

Then Cheng Ziqian, with a worthless smile on his face, returned to the dormitory with the pastries he didn't like.

Song Jinshu, who had been watching the two of them in the corner, grinned. The sour smell of love successfully made him jealous.

After observing for a period of time, I found that Cheng Ziqian's life was indeed simple, and passers-by who had crossed paths with him all had a high opinion of him.

There's nothing wrong with his character, except that he's a little poor.

Song Jinshu was sure that the most valuable thing on Cheng Ziqian's body was that bag of pastries, and all the money in his hand would be gone after he paid off his debts.

The reason he did not starve to death was that he worked part-time in the kitchen of the county school, with three meals a day provided and he only wore green clothes.

However, although he had no money, he had a reputation and was a juren like her, so he would be exempt from all taxes when purchasing land in the future.

If the two of them get together, Song Yunqing will be considered marrying above his station.

If it weren't for Cheng Ziqian's unkind stepmother, Cheng Ziqian's future would never have advanced at all. How could Song Yunqing have taken advantage of this marriage?

"Oh! It's so frustrating!"

Song Jinshu said softly, shook his head helplessly, and turned to go home.

Seeing that the two of them were interested in each other, they were just one step away from being together.

Song Jinshu decided to assist and promote the development of their relationship. Otherwise, with the way these two get along, who knows how long it will take.

In the following days, Song Yunqing would occasionally receive messages from Song Jinshu saying that he wanted to find her a boyfriend.

Therefore, she was absent-minded during this period and couldn't even concentrate on making pastries.

When I was looking at the shop, I even made mistakes in calculating the bills for customers, which made me worried and anxious.

She was afraid that Song Jinshu would really arrange a marriage for her and she would regret missing someone.

Seeing that the fire on Song Yunqing's side was almost ignited, Song Jinshu turned his target to Cheng Ziqian.

One day, Cheng Ziqian accidentally heard a student from the county school say that a young lady selling cakes was looking for a marriage partner and that the marriage would be arranged in the next two days.

But I heard that the young lady had a lover and was reluctant to agree. When her parents asked her who it was, she just said it was her wishful thinking.

In an empty corner of the county school, Liu Yuanyi was talking to himself miserably, his eyes inadvertently glancing at the half-leaked clothes behind the rockery.

Seeing the other party leaving in a hurry, he breathed a sigh of relief, finally completing the task assigned by his cousin.

Acting is so difficult for him!

Well... the content of the book still attracts him more...

Cheng Ziqian was shocked when he heard this explosive news. He left the county school in a daze and unknowingly walked to the corner where he used to peek at Song Yunqing.

In the past, he could still glance at her from a distance to ease the pain of being alone.

But she was about to get engaged, and he couldn't do this anymore. He couldn't use the excuse of buying cakes to see her and talk to her, nor could he see her smile at him anymore.

In the future, she will stay with someone else and have children with him...

Cheng Ziqian was feeling inferior and miserable when suddenly someone pushed him from behind, heading towards the girl he had been thinking about day and night.

Song Yunqing was stunned when he felt his eyes darken. When he looked up, he saw the person in his mind standing in front of him.

She stood up and said softly, "Master Cheng?"

With the beauty so close at hand, Cheng Ziqian could no longer suppress his longing for her. He swallowed and took out the five taels of silver he had saved with great difficulty.

"Ms. Song...Ms. Song! I...I...I have something to tell you."

Cheng Ziqian secretly encouraged himself, then suddenly took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and said, "Can you please not marry someone else?"

It seemed as if a new path had been opened, and he found that the words in his heart were not so difficult to express.

He met the beauty's shocked gaze and finished speaking in one breath.

"I say, can you please not marry anyone else? And don't look at anyone else?"

"The five taels of silver I have are all I have. I originally wanted to pay off my debts and then slowly save up enough to propose to you, but when I heard you were about to get engaged, I felt bad, so..."

"I know I'm too selfish. I don't have a house or savings, so I can't give you a stable life for now. But please believe me, I will earn enough for the bride price within a year and buy you a small yard. I will treat you well for the rest of my life."

At the end, Cheng Ziqian lost his confidence and said hesitantly: "I just need you to wait for me for another year..."

Cheng Ziqian secretly cursed himself for not being a man for letting such a good girl wait for him in vain, but if Song Yunqing really married someone else, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

He has always liked to care about others and consider other people's feelings since he was a child, so let him be shameless and selfish for once.

Song Yunqing opposite her was feeling ups and downs in her mood. The sweetness in her heart filled her entire chest, and a warm current surrounded her body, making her heart beat non-stop.

After listening to him carefully, Song Yunqing's eyes were already filled with tears. She had been waiting for these words for a long time.

As early as the first time she saw him, she had him in her heart.

Although I don't know why he keeps saying that he's getting engaged...

It is true that her elder sister wants to arrange a marriage for her, but they have never met each other.

It was by chance that Cheng Ziqian took the initiative for a while. Song Yunqing was grateful in his heart, but looked distressed for Cheng Ziqian.

"I'm willing to wait for you! I believe in you too!"

Cheng Ziqian stood there in a daze, then he was ecstatic, with the curve of his mouth extremely noticeable.

Then Song Jinshu hid in the corner and saw the two of them staring at each other and smiling foolishly.

She kept her achievements and fame hidden, waiting for Cheng Ziqian to come and propose marriage.

Two days later, Song Jinshu suddenly received a notice from Hao Qiulan.

She replied without thinking, and then Hao Qiulan came with a stack of articles and a letter of promise.

"This is what Ziqian asked me to bring. He said if you approve of his article, he would like to formally meet you."

Logically speaking, although one of them was an official and the other a commoner, they both had the title of Juren.

If Cheng Ziqian wanted to come to her house to ask for a meeting, she would not stop him outside.

His serious treatment showed that he cherished and respected Song Yunqing very much.

Song Jinshu took the article and flipped through it at random. The handwriting was beautiful, the writing was brilliant, and the ideas were unique.

If he were given a chance, he might really be able to pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi.

"I think this kid is good. He is honest, motivated, self-disciplined, polite and has a gentle personality. Do you want to meet him?" Hao Qiulan said softly.

Song Jinshu's mouth curled up, his eyes narrowed with a smile: "Meet! How can I not meet you when I personally arranged this for you!"

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