Part 2/Season 2 starts here~
Though this ‘season’ is even more slice-of-life, without a main overarching plot. It’s just their daily lives, really
Edited by: Akane, Junyan, Vic, Pierce
Once, Zhao Gongzi and I made a premature attempt at eloping, but unfortunately, it was unsuccessful. After that, he and I made several attempts at eloping, but similarly, they weren’t successful. I suspected that the reason didn’t lie with whether or not the attempts were mature or not, but that there needs to be something deeper that needed consideration. Maybe I shouldn’t resign first every time, or perhaps he shouldn’t take out a huge sum of money from the European bank every time, or maybe it’s because Master Zhao Si shouldn’t so closely monitor my workplace and the place where Zhao Gongzi keeps his money.
In order to placate Master Zhao Si, Zhao Gongzi and I had no choice but to put a stop to our attempts for the moment, and patiently wait for our chance.
For the success of our next attempt at running away, I told Zhao Gongzi, “I’m not quitting work, you also shouldn’t withdraw money anymore. We can’t go and draw Master Zhao Si’s attention.”
Zhao Gongzi stared at the newspaper and said, “Oh.”
Truthfully, he didn’t have any money to take out anymore, and Master Zhao Si didn’t let other people lend him money, either.
To start with, there weren’t a lot of people lending him money anyways.
Master Zhao Si mainly wasn’t letting Thirteenth Madame give any money to Zhao Gongzi.
Thirteenth Madame’s money was all used to buy things for her daughter.
Zhao Gongzi was extremely pitiful. When he went shopping at the department store with me, he held a pair of new leather shoes and pondered for a long time while frowning. He gave up because I said we didn’t have the money to buy it, and kept glaring at me for it.
That pair of leather shoes was very ugly.
Truthfully I could afford to buy that pair of leather shoes and gift them to him.
That pair of leather shoes was very ugly.
I won’t buy them.
That pair of leather shoes was very ugly.
After a while, the phone rang. I was busy, so I asked him to pick it up.
Zhao Gongzi wasn’t in a hurry to pick up the phone. He put down his newspaper, and asked, “Then what is Laozi going to eat?”
“As long as money is enough to use, then that’s fine. When we get to the other side, then I’ll work and earn money. There are definitely a lot of jobs to do in the capital, it’ll be much easier to earn money there than here. Pick up the phone first.”
Zhao Gongzi picked up the call. “I don’t have any money to give you, dad’s not giving me money anymore.”
Zhao Gongzi hung up the phone, and told me, “San Ge said that his workplace was deducting wages, which caused some workers to die of starvation. He led the others in protest, and now he’s been caught. He needs money for bail, do you have six hundred euros?”
“I don’t.”
Zhao Gongzi continued reading the newspaper. “Oh.”
“Let’s tell the Old Master.”
Zhao Gongzi said, “Oh.”
Zhao Gongzi then said, “Actually, let’s just let him stay locked up, at least he’s still alive.”
Of course, we still had to tell Master Zhao Si about this matter.
No matter how painful the matter of San Ge successfully running away was for Master Zhao Si, and no matter how much of an unexpected obstacle San Ge’s successful pursuit for freedom is as a precursor for me and Zhao Gongzi, we still had to try, after all, Master Zhao Si and San Ge were father and son.
Master Zhao Si coldly said, “Ha, still not dead yet?”
Master Zhao Si coldly said, “When he doesn’t have money, he comes to Laozi. Doesn’t he want freedom, a new life? You two leave too! Go run away with him! Scram! Scram and join him in prison!”
Time sure passes, the Master Zhao Si who used to be as gentle as a spring breeze, was no longer sweeping across my and Zhao Gongzi’s faces with a gentle breeze.
Zhao Gongzi turned and started leaving, without even a hint of hesitation. He wasn’t satisfied with just walking away either, he also muttered while walking, “Whatever, what’s it got to do with me, it’s not like he’s my brat.”
Master Zhao Si hollered at him, “You’re Laozi’s fucking brat!”
Zhao Gongzi hollered at him, “Zhao Jiu’s your fucking brat!”
Master Zhao Si hollered at him, “Do you have any fucking shame, you’re already twenty-something and you’re still getting jealous of your little sister!”
Zhao Gongzi hollered at him, “You’re already sixty and you’re still having brats!”
I sincerely wish that these two would stop arguing, Uncle Da Li has been using a reproachful gaze to pierce me all this time.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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Yet he still had to swear at me, “Fuck, it’s all your fault! Laozi can’t even afford to smash a bowl anymore!”
I felt that that was actually quite good, at least he knows not to waste money now.
Zhao Gongzi shouted at me, “Sooner or later Laozi won’t even be able to afford to live in a house!”
“So?” I asked him.
He hollered, “And so you’re not allowed to make eyes at that Ding guy, otherwise Laozi’s going to kill you!”
“I haven’t.”
Zhao Gongzi hollered, “You have!”
I was unwilling to pay any attention to this unreasonable person, so I placatingly said, “I promise you.”
He swore at me, “Fuck, you really were making eyes at him, yet you said that you weren’t?!”
I had had enough. I picked up the pillow then threw it onto the ground, threw it on the ground and picked it up, picked it up then threw it on the ground, threw it on the ground and picked it up, picked it back up then threw it on the ground.
Zhao Gongzi hollered at me, “That’s Laozi’s pillow!”
I calmed down. This was Zhao Gongzi’s pillow, and was our only pillow. Back when we gave away Hamm, in order to prevent Hamm from missing home, we gave him the other pillow to use as a doggy bed. And it was because of this that Hamm at least still remembers my and Zhao Gongzi’s scent. Hamm has gone, and won’t be coming back, so at least we should all keep some memories.
Ever since a young age, Zhao Gongzi has lived surrounded by riches and has many requirements in regards to his living conditions. His pillows are made out of goose down from imported geese, priced at ten euros each.
I would rather spend ten euros to have the police close down that conman’s pillow store.
Zhao Gongzi would rather not buy any pillows if he can’t buy pillows like that, and didn’t let me buy any either. And so, every first part of the night I’m forced to either use Zhao Gongzi’s arm or some other part of his body as a pillow, then in the latter half of the night I’ll pull Zhao Gongzi’s pillow out from under his head and use it myself.
I’m truly very worried about Zhao Gongzi, especially after a few times he fell off the bed and woke up after I accidentally used too much force when I pulled the pillow out from under his head and he believed me when I said that he just had a nightmare. I’m honestly very worried about him.
For this type of spoiled rich heir that he was, it was very easy for him to be targeted by manipulative, scheming people who come from poor backgrounds; then be scammed out of money, body and then, in the end, might even be tricked into running away from home as well.
Oh.
Maybe I need to re-evaluate how Uncle Da Li sees me.
I feel saddened, as if for an impoverished prince, a humiliated beauty or a the grief of a poor, humble couple.
I can’t let Zhao Gongzi fall into such a state, I saw him lick the yogurt lid when he ate his yogurt last week.
I can’t let Uncle Da Li’s prejudiced view become true, I at least have to make Zhao Gongzi feel hopeful for his life ahead of him.
I made an invitation to Zhao Gongzi, “How about we go to a dance party?”
Zhao Gongzi frowned. “What dance party?”
“The dance party that Jin Xian’er organized.”
Zhao Gongzi cursed at me, “It’s only been a week and you’re already thinking about going out to see him!”
I asked, “Zhao Long are you going or not? Don’t regret it if you don’t go.”
Zhao Gongzi hollered at me, “Get me some clothes! Are you waiting for Laozi to go get them myself? What use are you?!”
Zhao Gongzi and I finished changing clothes and styling our hair, then we prepared to leave.
Before leaving, I stuffed a small piece of fabric into his hands, then told him to keep it safe. When I needed it, I might beg him for it.
Zhao Gongzi opened it up and took a look, then cursed at me, “What the hell is wrong with you?!”
I wanted to be romantic with him, but he cursed at me. Not only that, he dragged me back home, then forced me to change clothes from the innermost layer to the outermost again. After making sure that there was nothing missing this time, we finally went out again.
How am I going to spend the coming fifty years with him? He is so unromantic, and I am so Romantic.
Zhao Gongzi swore at me, “The fuck are you sighing for?!”
There were a lot of people invited to Jin Xian’er’ birthday party, and everyone had a dog or a cat. It was to the point that I was even suspecting that this was some sort of special sacrificial meeting from a certain evil cult from the Middle Ages.
Actually, Jin Xian’er didn’t invite me and Zhao Gongzi, he only invited Hao Da, Zhao Gongzi’s old assistant and current manager. Hao Da also had a dog, and also told me about Jin Xian’er daily schedule.
Apart from me, Hao Da didn’t have many friends. What’s more, I seemed to already have the answer to why. I could obtain information about any schedule of Zhao Gongzi, Jin Xian’er and even Uncle Da Li through him.
Jin Xian’er was chatting with someone.
That person said, “Last time I pretended to faint and laid on the ground, my little sweetie pie went and scratched at the door to call people to help. My sweetie’s much better than that husband of mine that went out on a trip to buy groceries and hasn’t come back for four years. “
Jin Xian’er smiled and said, “That’s true.”
Then another person said, “My Bei Bei is good too, my girlfriend only spends my money, but Bei Bei will catch snakes for me to eat. Oh, my Bei Bei is such a cutie-pie, he thinks that I don’t have any money to buy food.”
Jin Xian’er smiled and said, “That’s true.”
Jin Xian’er said, “No matter how friendly my Hamm gets with others, he won’t run away with them. He only stays with me.”
Zhao Gongzi said, “That’s Laozi’s dog.”
Thanks, you both, that’s the doggy that I picked up.
Jin Xian’er turned around, and smilingly said, “Mr. Qiu, Zhao Gongzi, how come you two came?”
Zhao Gongzi said, “We came here in Da Tou’s car.”
Jin Xian’er smilingly glanced at Hao Da. “Was it along the way?”
Zhao Gongzi said, “We called him to come and pick us up.”
Jin Xian’er smilingly glanced at Hao Da again.
Hao Da looked down and pulled down his eyelid, put some dust in his eye, then pretended that some dust got in his eye.
It was I who owed Jin Xian’er. Not only did I owe him on the matter of feelings, but I also owed him on the matter of his patron. Zhao Gongzi used to be his patron, but now, not only did he not have any more money, he had even more time to harass Jin Xian’er so that he couldn’t get close to me.
Good thing there’s Hamm. I picked up Hamm from the streets, I saved his life, he should take my place in recompensating Jin Xian’er.
Anyway, no matter what, I still admire Jin Xian’er. Not only was he my Zhiji, he was also Zhao Gongzi’s friend. It was very difficult for Zhao Gongzi to have friends, because the way he sees people is very complicated, he always feels that everyone wants to scam him out of his money.
Zhao Gongzi said, “Jin Xian’er is not my friend, he wants to scam me.”
Oh.
I didn’t know how to explain to him that it was true that other people truly were trying to get Zhao Gongzi, but Jin Xian’er truly was trying to trick Zhao Gongzi out of his money.
Zhao Gongzi stared at me, and said, “He wants to trick me out of my person.”
Okay then.
Jin Xian’er did want to do that.
I asked Zhao Gongzi, “Do you want to have some yogurt?”
Zhao Gongzi swore at me, “Has Laozi fallen so far as to have to eat mooched yogurt from a party?”
Of course this isn’t my motive.
I said that he was hungry and wanted to eat yogurt, he said that he wasn’t hungry and didn’t want to eat yogurt, I said no you are hungry and want to eat yogurt, he said he just wasn’t hungry and didn’t want to eat yogurt, I said do you want to be hungry yourself and want to eat yogurt or do you want me to help you be hungry and want to eat yogurt? He said he thought about it and felt that he actually was a little hungry and kind of wanted to eat yogurt.
He went to eat yogurt.
I came up to Zhao Gongzi, who was sitting in the corner eating yogurt, and asked him, “Are you Zhao Gongzi?”
Zhao Gongzi held up the yogurt and the spoon in his hands and looked at me warily.
I asked him, “Can I sit beside you?”
Zhao Gongzi cursed, “Are you crazy?”
I sat next to him, then used the tip of my foot to lightly kick him under the table.
Zhao Gongzi swore at me, “Qiu Yixin, are you crazy?”
“Don’t mention my big brother at a time like this.”
Zhao Gongzi swore at me, “You’re crazy.”
I still have fifty years, I can still hurry up and change a person.
I ignored Zhao Gongzi and went to talk with Jin Xian’er about Hamm.
Jin Xian’er said that he would never force the other party in a relationship, he would only make an effort to make the other party realize who exactly it was that was more suited to them, most of the time the other party would stay dense and stubbornly misunderstand, but there would always be times when they understood.
When he finished speaking, he set Hamm down on the floor. Hamm wagged his tail at me, then turned around and held Jin Xian’er’s trouser leg tightly with his paws.
I fed Hamm and clothed Hamm, yet Hamm had been charmed away by an outsider like this.
Jin Xian’er picked Hamm up, then smiled at me. “You can regularly come to see Hamm. Although he’s with me now, you’re still his father. You don’t need to take my feelings into too much consideration, although I’m still a bit unable to completely let go, but at least you left me Hamm.”
I said, “Perhaps I can pay a sum for pet care every month.”
Oh.
Jin Xian’er said, “No need, I can afford to raise him by myself.”
Is it just me, or does this conversation sound a bit weird?
Jin Xian’er said, “I hope that you won’t not come and see Hamm because of Zhao Gongzi. Hamm really misses you as well, you should explain to Zhao Gongzi clearly that you’re just here to see Hamm, not to see me, he should be understanding of you.”
Alright, it’s getting late, I’ve got to go home now.
I went back home with Zhao Gongzi. As I took out my key and prepared to open the door, I was still in a haze of guilt over abandoning my dog. Suddenly, my mouth was covered by Zhao Gongzi, who had been behind me, and who kicked open the door, dragged me in, then asked, “Do you live alone?”
Me: “……..”
Zhao Gongzi swore at me, “Fuck, if you don’t say anything I’m going to kill you!”
Me: “……..”
Zhao Gongzi cursed at me, “Who told you to live alone?! Serves you right!”
Me: “……..”
Zhao Gongzi dragged me, who lived alone, into the bedroom and did beastly things to me.
I needed to seriously try and remember where the key to Jin Xian’er’ house was, as well as consider if he and I had any possibility of repairing our relationship to be what it used to be, for Hamm’s sake.
Zhao Gongzi’s Journal:
Because he couldn’t afford to buy the new season’s leather shoes, Qiu Yixin’s gone insane.
I’m going to get money so that he can buy them.
Rinrin: …..while the thought is nice, Yixin really really doesn’t want those shoes, ok, Xiao Long, please dun get them (for both your sakes). And poor Jin Xian’er, the two clown couple knew everything (they always surprise me with how perceptive they are under the clown and denial and comedy).
Also, 
While these aren’t period-appropriate, I’m just going to put this as an example of the ugly shoes Zhao Gongzi was looking at in this Chapter ( thinking about Zhao Gongzi’s liking of the colour green and his…gaudy, impractical taste.)
Also also, Yixin, you need to talk over kink plays with Zhao Long Beforehand, you can’t just spring them on him hoping he’ll catch on and roleplay with you, he’s not as knowledgeable as you in this (and other things)…
😂 They are so bad at communicating. Thank you for the update ❤
This chapter…😂
There are many lines in Chinese alphabets.. Am I the only one having this problem ???
I feel like those are exactly the kind of shoes he would buy lol
Thanks for the chapter <3
Lol, gosh, both of them! 😂🤣😂🤣 thank you
lol I’m dying XDDD, they’re so perfect and imperfect for each other 🤭
thanks for the chapter!