“Is the coast clear, Vu?” Minh Tuyet whispered through the small opening of her door. Duong Trieu Vu was on the other side, slightly bending his knees so that he can have a clearer sound of what Minh Tuyet was trying to tell him.
“Don’t worry, he’s in the kitchen,” he whispered back. Minh Tuyet carefully stepped out of her room and made her way to the family room. She saw Luong Tung Quang sitting there when she arrived.
“What are you doing here?” she asked, sitting down and started to drink tea. “My aunt isn’t here anymore, so we no longer have to pretend we get along.” Minh Tuyet said.
“…thank god,” she added under her breath.
“Your father invited me here so we can look over some of the past sales of the antique shop.”
“I see. Well, have fun doing business stuff,” Minh Tuyet said and left the room as her father entered.
“Phi Nhung, what am I gonna do?” Minh Tuyet complained as she paced across her room. “I can’t believe this is happening!”
“All I can say is that you shouldn’t have lied to him in the first place; you wouldn’t be in this situation,” Phi Nhung replied as she continues to sew.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door that made Minh Tuyet gasped.
“That could be him!” she cried. She ran across the room and jumped into her bed and let down the curtains. Phi Nhung opened the door and Tu Quyen ran in.
“Minh Tuyet!” she cried.
Minh Tuyet immediately sat up and pushed the curtain to the side.
“What is it?”
“If I’m not mistaken, then I think Bang Kieu is on his way here right now to give you your father’s request!”
“Wh-wha-what? This is not good!”
A loud but somewhat soft voice yelled outside in a clear voice.
“Madame Tuyet! Your father is requesting for you to report to the antique room!”
“Oh my god, that’s him!” Minh Tuyet said as she fell down onto the bed.
“How are you gonna get out?”
“I have an idea!” Phi Nhung said. She ran to the door and in a high pitched voice, she said, “Come on!”
She walked over to the closet and pulled out a small scarf and handed it to Minh Tuyet.
“Wrap that around your face and madame Tu Quyen will help you to the antique room.”
The girls went along with the plan. After a few minutes, they opened up the door and there stood Bang Kieu with his head bowed down.
“Hello, madams; I am new here, so if I had done anything correctly, please do tell me.”
Tu Quyen smiled as she led Minh Tuyet down the steps, who couldn’t see a thing. Phi Nhung then walked out the door to close it. Bang Kieu looked over to her and whispered,
“She must be really ugly, huh?”
Phi Nhung just smiled and closed the door.
“I think we should have this part painted yellow so it’ll look like the sun’s reflection is shining upon the flowers,” Tuan Ngoc said, pointing to a spot on the vase while Tu Quyen and Minh Tuyet just looked around. The door opened and a guard came in.
“Sir, your business partner is here for the appointment.”
Minh Tuyet turned around and was about to order the guard to get her some water, but she hastily turned around when she saw his face.
“It’s Bang Kieu!” she whispered to Tu Quyen.
Minh Tuyet was pretending to shuffle through some documents as Bang Kieu, Luong Tung Quang, and Tuan Ngoc left the room. She and Tu Quyen quickly left the room and back to her room. Bang Kieu was on the side, wondering why the two mistresses were always sneaking around.
“Don’t worry, he’s in the kitchen,” he whispered back. Minh Tuyet carefully stepped out of her room and made her way to the family room. She saw Luong Tung Quang sitting there when she arrived.
“What are you doing here?” she asked, sitting down and started to drink tea. “My aunt isn’t here anymore, so we no longer have to pretend we get along.” Minh Tuyet said.
“…thank god,” she added under her breath.
“Your father invited me here so we can look over some of the past sales of the antique shop.”
“I see. Well, have fun doing business stuff,” Minh Tuyet said and left the room as her father entered.
“Phi Nhung, what am I gonna do?” Minh Tuyet complained as she paced across her room. “I can’t believe this is happening!”
“All I can say is that you shouldn’t have lied to him in the first place; you wouldn’t be in this situation,” Phi Nhung replied as she continues to sew.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door that made Minh Tuyet gasped.
“That could be him!” she cried. She ran across the room and jumped into her bed and let down the curtains. Phi Nhung opened the door and Tu Quyen ran in.
“Minh Tuyet!” she cried.
Minh Tuyet immediately sat up and pushed the curtain to the side.
“What is it?”
“If I’m not mistaken, then I think Bang Kieu is on his way here right now to give you your father’s request!”
“Wh-wha-what? This is not good!”
A loud but somewhat soft voice yelled outside in a clear voice.
“Madame Tuyet! Your father is requesting for you to report to the antique room!”
“Oh my god, that’s him!” Minh Tuyet said as she fell down onto the bed.
“How are you gonna get out?”
“I have an idea!” Phi Nhung said. She ran to the door and in a high pitched voice, she said, “Come on!”
She walked over to the closet and pulled out a small scarf and handed it to Minh Tuyet.
“Wrap that around your face and madame Tu Quyen will help you to the antique room.”
The girls went along with the plan. After a few minutes, they opened up the door and there stood Bang Kieu with his head bowed down.
“Hello, madams; I am new here, so if I had done anything correctly, please do tell me.”
Tu Quyen smiled as she led Minh Tuyet down the steps, who couldn’t see a thing. Phi Nhung then walked out the door to close it. Bang Kieu looked over to her and whispered,
“She must be really ugly, huh?”
Phi Nhung just smiled and closed the door.
“I think we should have this part painted yellow so it’ll look like the sun’s reflection is shining upon the flowers,” Tuan Ngoc said, pointing to a spot on the vase while Tu Quyen and Minh Tuyet just looked around. The door opened and a guard came in.
“Sir, your business partner is here for the appointment.”
Minh Tuyet turned around and was about to order the guard to get her some water, but she hastily turned around when she saw his face.
“It’s Bang Kieu!” she whispered to Tu Quyen.
Minh Tuyet was pretending to shuffle through some documents as Bang Kieu, Luong Tung Quang, and Tuan Ngoc left the room. She and Tu Quyen quickly left the room and back to her room. Bang Kieu was on the side, wondering why the two mistresses were always sneaking around.
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