Mu Dade stood at the entrance of the County Magistrate's family's villa for a long time, not daring to go in.
First, he was afraid of being caught and gossiped about, second, he feared it could hurt his future official career. But if he didn't go in, he couldn't see Ruan Xiao Jiao.
After all, she was the County Magistrate's little wife, not someone just anyone could meet easily.
Eventually, Mu Dade thought of a plan. He gave a couple of Copper Coins to a little girl on the street to fetch Ruan Xiao Jiao.
He himself found a nearby tavern, rented a private room, and quietly waited for Ruan Xiao Jiao's arrival.
Ruan Xiao Jiao came around dinnertime.
Wearing a green gauze skirt with a jade bead hairpin on her head, she first froze upon seeing Mu Dade, and then burst into tears.
"Brother Dade, you are Brother Dade... I thought, I thought..."
After more than ten years, Mu Dade was moved seeing his childhood sweetheart.
