According to Lao Dong, on That Tich day (ie 7.7 lunar calendar), also known as Tet Ngau, Mr. Ngau - Mrs. Ngau day), associated with the legend of Nguu Lang and Chuc Nu. On this day, at the sweet soup shops in Ho Chi Minh City, many young people come to enjoy red bean sweet soup. Many people even have to wait nearly 30 minutes to enjoy this dish with the hope of "getting rid of being single".

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thao (living in Go Vap district) shared that this was the first time she enjoyed red bean sweet soup on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month.

"Every year I hear people say that eating red bean sweet soup on Qixi Festival will help you find your soulmate. This year, I finally had the chance to try it out. I'm not sure about the results yet, but I found the shop to be more crowded than I thought," said Ms. Thao.

As for Mr. Kiet (living in Hoc Mon district), this is the second time he has eaten red bean sweet soup with the hope of finding his other half. "Walking around the sweet soup shops in District 5 today, it was quite crowded, many young people like me wanted to go to the shop to eat sweet soup hoping to find love like in the legend" - Mr. Kiet said with a smile.

The owner of a sweet soup shop in District 5 said that this year, the shop had to prepare more ingredients than usual. It is expected that revenue will also increase 2-3 times. "Since opening this morning, the number of customers has been increasing. There are also many orders on the ordering app, forcing my shop to operate continuously," said the owner of the sweet soup shop.

Some photos taken at a tea shop in District 5: