Don't Pick Up Boyfriends From the Trash BinCh48.1 - Love Song on Ice (5.1)

translator: baumkuchen  editors: serefina, glitterypanda

Chi Xiaochi was rather amused by his opening statement. CKh8uR

If I do mind calling you uncle, can we discuss calling you bro instead?

 

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Dong Feihong drove an old, silver-grey Buick.

After they got onto the car, he asked Chi Xiaochi, “Have you eaten yet?” YdZF L

Chi Xiaochi said, “I’ve eaten a little.”

Dong Feihong glanced into the rearview mirror. The corners of his lips curved slightly. “Right now, you’re still growing and you have a lot of training to do. What do you want to eat? Uncle will take you out to eat, and it can also count as us officially getting to know each other.”

Chi Xiaochi confirmed with 061, “Dong Ge really has such a relative?”

061 said, “Even if he does, it doesn’t matter much anyways. Him not appearing in Dong Ge’s memories proves that this person doesn’t make much of an impact on Dong Ge’s fate.”

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As he spoke, 061’s voice naturally turned softer, “If you can’t trust him, just keep your distance. Just take him as another friend who can accompany you for meals. Isn’t having another place to stay a good thing?”

Chi Xiaochi breathed in with a hiss and rubbed his ears.

He really couldn’t take 061 speaking like this. Even a normal sentence would turn warm and alluring when it came out of his mouth. 

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Hearing his quiet breath, Dong Feihong turned and asked him, “What’s wrong?”

Chi Xiaochi said, “I’m a little carsick.”

Dong Feihong steered his car closer to the curb and slowed to a stop. “Think about what you want to eat.”

Chi Xiaochi imitated Dong Ge’s coldness and pridefulness to perfection. “Anything’s fine.” wTWl9t

Dong Feihong said, “Then we’ll just go with my choice.”

He restarted the car. “Do you like eating fish? There’s a restaurant known for its stewed fish nearby. I hear it’s pretty good.” 

Chi Xiaochi raised a brow. “……Mm, okay.”

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Dong Ge didn’t have any dislikes, anything was fine with him.

But stewed fish used to be Lou Ying’s favourite dish.

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His father came from the three northeast provinces and had the deepest feelings of this dish. After his parents died, Lou Ying recorded down the recipe for this dish as a kind of invaluable inheritance and made it for Chi Xiaochi to eat.

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Afterwards, this dish became one of Chi Xiaochi’s favourite dishes.

 

Seeing Chi Xiaochi lost in thought, 061 asked, “What’s wrong?”

Chi Xiaochi said, “This world is a little strange.” yarB6s

The mission target’s surname was Lou, and his surface personality was somewhat similar to Lou-ge’s. Even the original’s host’s memories of the original timeline overlapped a little with Chi Xiaochi and Lou Ying’s past.

Lou-ge had been dead for 12 years, Dong Ge and Lou Sifan had had 12 years of fate together.

Even the original host’s competitive and closed-off nature had a shadow of Chi Xiaochi from a certain period in the past.

……And now there was yet another addition, in this stewed fish. CLkphU

 

061 said, “It is a little strange. I’ll help you keep an eye on this, so you don’t need to worry, just focus on your mission.”

“I’m not worried,” Chi Xiaochi said, “What they say is right, in the unfathomable darkness, there’s a shrivelled calf. If it’s not fate, it’s man’s will.”

061, “…….” Is that what they say. GV1eUu

“You can’t escape fate, but man’s will is also hard to avoid.” Chi Xiaochi propped up his head with a hand against his cheek, looking out at the night view and the multicoloured lights of the vibrant city streets. “Since it’s unavoidable no matter what, then just let the storm rage harder.”

Regardless of whether everything that had happened in this world was coincidental or inevitable, Chi Xiaochi at last knew that this wasn’t aimed at Dong Ge.

As long as he continued to hold his umbrella up for Dong Ge, then he wouldn’t be letting him down.

061 pursed his lips in a smile. FvckYE

He really liked the enthusiastic way Chi Xiaochi spoke, as if nothing could ever faze him or make him care, but his heart was still warmer than most people.

 

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Chi Xiaochi really enjoyed this meal.

Dong Feihong seemed to be able to deal with Dong Ge’s introversion and reticence very well, not trying to maintain an awkward conversation, just choosing to say only the things which were important. qBnvWX

“Go wash your hands?”

“Can you handle spice?”

“I’ll order you a drink, is corn juice okay, or maybe hawthorn juice?”

He would consult with Dong Ge before making decisions, not at all treating him like a child. The way he conducted himself in public really made one feel comfortable. K7pX1H

After their meal, Dong Feihong glanced at his watch. He said, “It’s already so late, come back to my house and stay the night.”

Chi Xiaochi declined, “I need to head back to the team.”

Dong Feihong smiled. His slightly tilted phoenix eyes were filled with tenderness. “I already contacted your coach. You should come and stay at home for the night, get to know the place. It’ll make it more convenient for you to come by next time. I’ll send you back to your team tomorrow morning. Don’t worry, it won’t delay your training.”

He had already spoken to this point, and Chi Xiaochi couldn’t find any reason to disagree, so he nodded. NGdAif

Like a gentleman, Dong Feihong held open the door to the backseat for him. As he reminded him to fasten his seatbelt, he didn’t forget to pop open a White Rabbit candy and stuff it into his mouth. 

As Chi Xiaochi savoured the taste of milk candy filling his mouth, he asked 061, “Why did this person never appear back when Dong Ge was still alive?”

 

So far, the appearance of Dong Feihong had left Chi Xiaochi on edge. WPoYed

“It’s probably the butterfly effect. ……Anyways, isn’t this good?” 061 said, “If it’s as you said, and Dong Ge is still staying in this body, now he has this uncle. He might be able to provide some of the warmth of familial love Dong Ge never received, and let him know what a family should be like.”

Chi Xiaochi said profoundly, “Liu-laoshi, you can know a person and know their face, but still not know their heart.”

061 laughed and said, “You would have to worry about not being able to guess at the hearts of others?”

Chi Xiaochi thought it over carefully for a moment, then said shamelessly, “Beloved official’s words are reasonable.” j15Ftp

061, who had been going to say something, paused.

Soon, he said, “Emperor, from the looks of it, I need to make a visit to the ‘Space Between Moments’.”

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The Lord God was looking for him?

Chi Xiaochi said, “Permission denied.” RNkzAm

061, “Emperor, don’t fuss.”

“You’d be so alright with just leaving me with him?” Chi Xiaochi spoke boldly and confidently, with justice on his side, “What if this Dong Feihong is a shotacon? What would I do?”

061 fell strangely silent for a moment. “…….Mm…… Like last time, when I was summoned to the Lord God’s space when you were still conscious, the Lord God will have another system come and temporarily replace me.”

Chi Xiaochi, “Will it still be 009?” alPfJm

061, “Is there something wrong with 009?”

Chi Xiaochi said, “The main thing is that this time it won’t be very convenient for me to cook something for him.” The other thing was, by the looks of him, 009 was a weak chicken without any fighting power. If anything unexpected truly did happen, he wouldn’t be able to do anything. Unless he could eat Dong Feihong.

061 laughed, “Then let’s just leave it up to random selection.”

Chi Xiaochi asked him, “How long will you be gone?” uqXBjx

061 said, “I can’t say for sure. If it’s quick, it’ll probably be about ten minutes. If it’s going to take some time, you should just go to sleep, no need to wait for me.”

Chi Xiaochi spoke with deep emotion, “Dalang, come back soon. I’ve prepared some medicine for you to drink when you come back.” 

061, “……” Changing settings so quickly huh. 

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061 left. In the next moment, a new clear and bright voice sounded by Chi Xiaochi’s ear, “Hello, hello, can you hear me speaking?”

Chi Xiaochi immediately confirmed that this time, it wasn’t 009.

The person greeted Chi Xiaochi in a familiar manner, “Hai. I’m 089. You’re Chi Xiaochi, huh. A young man with good-looking, delicate features, one look tells me that you have a bright future ahead of you.”

Chi Xiaochi said, “Thank you for the compliment. But I don’t actually look like this.” 6DTcJZ

089 was stunned for two seconds. “I forgot, I forgot. Sorry, I’m an idiot hahahaha.”

Chi Xiaochi thought, this precise self-positioning was comparable to that of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

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089 seemed very lively. He glanced out the window, then asked, “Where are we going ah?”

Chi Xiaochi said, “Going home.” vHEJz0

089, “Going to which home?”

At that moment, Dong Feihong, who was driving, turned around again. “Are you still carsick?”

When 089 saw Dong Feihong’s whole face, he actually stopped his questioning mouth and fell into a minute long daze.

A minute later, he said expressively, “Fuck his father.”  9 PAkB

Two seconds later, 089 spoke again to himself, “No, wouldn’t that just be fucking myself?”

 

Chi Xiaochi, combining and comparing his experience of the two times someone had helped take 061’s shift, thought, having to look after this group of systems must really take a toll on one’s heart. 


sere: I smell a conspiracy. But also corn juice?!?!? ew FheDAx

baum: ehh is it that weird?? XD

Also guys, please stop spoiling in the comments!! Or at least preface it with a spoiler warning orz

Translator's Note

it’s not really called stewed fish, but idk how to tl its name 灶台鱼.

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it’s a spoof of type of common saying, along the lines of ‘fate has a hand in everything’

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insult, you have the backbone of a newly born, wrinkly calf

Translator's Note

eldest son, it’s also how a woman would refer to her husband

Translator's Note

this is a spoof of what Pan Jinlian said to her husband, Wu Dalang, when she was going to poison and kill him in Water Margin haha

Translator's Note

It’s a pun, basically, 自我定位 is like knowing one’s place in the world, but he’s using it literally, and comparing it to the aim/tracking? of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Translator's Note

once again, like fuck his grandma/pa/mother/sister etc

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46 comments

  1. Now I’m really suspicious about this uncle identity. Could is he… Liu-laoshi? I mean, why suddenly 089 cursing when he saw him?

    I’m super curious! Thank you for the new chapter~ ❤❤

    • 089 face was used on DF 😂😂😂 maybe luilaoshi made a data(person) out of 089 face so ChiXiaochi wont notice

  2. Is Dong Feihong….Lou Ying’s father?

    Thanks for the chapter!

    • I kinda feel it like that, since maybe chi xiochi know lou ying’s uncle so Lord cant use that face? And i have bad feelings as to why 061 is being called……O.o

  3. Oh I have a theory! I think DG’s uncle was added to the story later on by the God since he is annoyed by CX. I think the uncle deliberately resembles Lou ge to muddle CX’s head and make him fail the mission! Just a guess though hehe

  4. Warning: Spoilers!!
    I wonder which face 061 gave to this NPC? 89’s or that white haired lad? lol

    I think that the cat will be out of the bag real soon with CXC’s ability of getting information and analyze power~Thanks for the chapter!!

  5. Dong Feihong is controlled by 061 and used 089’s face to act as uncle to Dong Ge since Pig Brain altered Lou Sifan’s data naturally 061 will not play by the rules this time.

  6. So do Dong Feihong Has some connections with 089? His carbon copy? Creation?

  7. Don’t spoil this arc for the people who are just reading right now!!! Out of the first three arcs (well, I’ve only read the three and only through MTL lol) this one is my absolute favorite. And future arcs will have to work extra hard to beat this one. It’s definitely worth it to read unspoiled imo. Trust that a LOT of things will be revealed in the arc, though not everything.

    Ahhhh, I’m so happy we’re at this arc. ❤️❤️❤️

  8. I bet the uncle’s looks is 061’s real body. That’s why 089 reacted like that!!!

    Thanks for the chapter!

  9. Corn Milk is supposedly made from the squishy inside of the kernals of sweet corn.

  10. Huh? Uncle is being given 089’s face? I wonder if he would materialize himself in front of CXC to make him realized that something is really not right. And pig brain’ s timing is impeccable as always, making 061 leave CXC at crucial time, thankfully it’s one of his friend who got assigned. Thanks for the translation.

  11. Corn Juice? Corn Soup is yum. Biting on and sucking a finished corn cob is fine. But corn juice? I’d like to try it, but Id rather eat it tbh.

  12. Soo many traps…..what will happen later on????

    Thanks for another chapter!

  13. I truly love these systems by now. Hope 089 doesnt have to get reformatted bc of this!!

  14. Oh oof, guess I was wrong.

    That pig brain did something again didn’t he!! (`△´+) no wonder 061 gone

    Also, I love 089!! Hahahah

    This father really live up to his name.

    ‘Coincidentally’ get chosen to see his daughter in law huh..

    Thanks for the chapter! 🍀

  15. I’m glad he has such good friends in that place. Also, 089 is my favorite character 🥺 ♡

  16. I finally get it! F**k his father — since Dong Feihong is ahem, you know who, and 089 calls himself daddy, and 023 is apparently the mom… That’d really be doing himself! 😂

  17. corn juice is it bad? I haven’t try it yet but i like corn thats why I’m imagining it taste delicious… Cause sometimes when my mom bring a corn that was already on a can i would drink even the water hihi…and most of all when it was being boiled in a water and when you bite into it the sweet juice is flowing yummy! Especially when its hot…

  18. As he spoke, 061’s voice naturally turned softer, “If you can’t trust him, just keep your distance. Just take him as another friend who can accompany you for meals. Isn’t having another place to stay a good thing?”

    Chi Xiaochi breathed in with a hiss and rubbed his ears.

    He really couldn’t take 061 speaking like this. Even a normal sentence would turn warm and alluring when it came out of his mouth.

    can warrior chi still be called warrior chi if he’s this affected by his own 061 voice kink qwq

  19. Woowww👏👏👏👏😍😍😍😍😍 Chichi finally meets daddy-in-law I’m so happy ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️

  20. remember how Lou ge said that he didn’t need to play by the rules either since the the pig brain isn’t . so he made an uncle to protect (?) xiaochi .

  21. A long time ago I also didn’t know corn juice existed until I was offered it by my friend’s grandma? Aunt? And it was actually good I kinda miss it. That was the only time I drank it, it’s been 6-7 years.