Heavenly WifeCh14 - Pearl in the Shell

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The process of copying the English homework was a bit messy; in this specific situation, the gap between perception and reality was quite wide. 

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Although Feng Yang understood English and its many rules, he hadn’t written these curvy alphabets before; they resembled insects, and were really awkward to write. Furthermore, he needed to imitate Little Feng Yang’s handwriting, so the morning passed with a bit of difficulty.

Fortunately, the teachers didn’t call on Feng Yang in any of their classes, including Lin Jingyun, who didn’t show much concern for him. Considering that he’d just jumped off the building not too long ago, perhaps they didn’t want to upset his emotions. r9aMoB

Feng Yang thought that this was good, because he didn’t like talking very much, especially in class.

As for after class, that was another story.

At the end of the morning class, Feng Yang called Qi Ze and Zhang Qingjie, who were just about to go out to eat. “You two will be on cleaning duty later.”

Qi Ze and Zhang Qingjie had both asked for sick leave on Saturday, and because they didn’t want to bother their parents by asking them to request for an extra sick day, they had come to class today. Before the break, both of them had hid from Feng Yang and didn’t dare to talk to him. 

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But they still hadn’t escaped!

Qi Ze subconsciously said, “Why? Our cleaning duty is on Saturday.”

Feng Yang smiled and said, “Did you two come to school last Saturday?”

Don’t blame him for bullying certain people. Especially these two jerks, who used to bully Little Feng Yang in the past.  xslaJt

There were forty-eight students in their class. Even if one-third of them dirtied the class, there would not be much litter to pick up. What was more, less than one-third of the class would leave their mess around, because Lin Jingyun had a very high standard for cleanliness and demanded they clean up the classroom every day.

Little Feng Yang had been scheduled for clean up duty on Mondays, on top of which, he had been forced to help these two out every Saturday. He was always very tired from studying the night before, but still had to take on their cleaning duty. He used to even line up to buy their lunches for them. If he hadn’t done even one of these ‘tasks’ well, the two of them would block and bully him on his way home.

“Clean it up later.” Feng Yang added, “If the classroom is not clean when I come back, I will take you two out for a walk in the evening.”

“You, you don’t go too far!” Qi Ze was still a little unconvinced about Feng Yang. In these two days at home, he’d thought more and more about the event that had transpired between them.  HG5vXb

He was still afraid of Feng Yang, but at the same time, he felt very suffocated. When had he ever suffered such grievances in school before? Today, he saw that the way his classmates looked at him and Zhang Qingjie had changed and become strange. 

I have lost all my face!

“Forget it, Qi Ze.” Zhang Qingjie hurriedly held on to Qi Ze. He had almost died of fear in the bike shed before. That event had become etched deep into his memory and all the way down to his bones. He was really afraid of Feng Yang.

“Speaking of which, before you think I’m doing too much to you, think about how much you’ve done to me in the past.” Feng Yang continued, “Especially you, Qi Ze, I don’t want to dirty my own hands, so you’d better not give me such a chance, otherwise…” HdnX6L

Feng Yang smiled and shook Qi Ze’s arm, and…

“Ah!”

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Qi Ze screamed—the place Feng Yang had touched instantly felt like it was on fire. However, when he unbuttoned his sleeve to check for a wound, there was nothing there!

The fact that Qi Ze and Zhang Qingjie used to bully Feng Yang wasn’t a revelation to his classmates, but a common occurrence. So, the students didn’t think that it was strange that Feng Yang would fight back.  2nsJAZ

Even a cornered rabbit would bite its attacker. As for Qi Ze’s scream just now, perhaps he was pinched by Feng Yang, right?

He deserves it!

Feng Yang heard all kinds of comments from his classmates, but no matter whose side they were leaning toward, he didn’t care. 

When he turned on his mobile phone, he saw that a money transfer had come through from the short-haired woman who worked at the barbershop. It was for six hundred yuan.  vfkYgS

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At this time, a group of students were running to the canteen to have their lunch. The ones who were late would miss out on all the good food, as the favored items would quickly sell out. 

In the past, Little Feng Yang had never rushed for lunch like this, because he would not buy expensive meals even if he did reach there quickly. 

But the current Feng Yang was different. He thought that he shouldn’t be fastidious about his clothes and living expenses. If he treated himself poorly even over food, it would be better to just die. After all, he was no longer the poor Little Feng Yang. 8bCKw9

Feng Yang ordered a 16-yuan set meal, which included one bowl of rice, two kinds of meat dishes, two kinds of vegetable dishes, a bowl of soup and a fruit.

Sixteen yuan wasn’t that expensive, but it was the best set meal that his school had. Feng Yang spent the same amount of money on this one set meal that Little Feng Yang—if he’d been alive—would have spent on four days worth of meals, and also deposited 100 yuan in his meal card.

“Hey! Feng Yang, you’re getting rich now, ah?” When He Tingting came over with her meal tray, Feng Yang had just finished depositing his money and was starting to eat. She saw crispy fried tenderloin and braised snow fish on Feng Yang’s plate, and asked with a smile, “Can I sit here?”

“En.” Feng Yang placed a soft piece of the fried tenderloin on the table, and then pushed it toward Hua Cheng. “Eat it.” ihM35s

“Ga!” 

Today, Hua Cheng had not just stayed inside Feng Yang’s sleeve, but had ventured into his desk, and had even flown around the trees on the school grounds for a while. However, the morning had passed quickly and even after searching here and there, he hadn’t found any insects that he liked to eat, so he was hungry by noon. 

As soon as he saw that Feng Yang had brought him food, he hurriedly hopped over to him and began to peck at the meat.

“Oh, it’s so cute, isn’t it?” He Tingting was sitting opposite Feng Yang. She couldn’t stand the cuteness of the chubby and brightly coloured little bird and said, “Can I touch it? How chubby it looks. Will it feel annoyed if I touch it? “ NySL41

Feng Yang hadn’t said anything yet, but Hua Cheng had already hopped onto the back of her hand and had started to rub his head against it. 

“Ga!”

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He Tingting immediately pushed her plate forward. “Here, Little Darling, you can choose whatever you want!”

Hua Cheng hopped over to the shelled peanuts without thinking. Y7w9Jk

He Tingting took out two for him and put them on the table. “Do you want this?”

“Ga~ Thank you!”

After he said that, more and more people seated around them looked at him. After all, the sound they heard was clearly not from a human. The class monitor and the student council member, who were not far away, walked over together and filled up the remaining four seats.

Hua Cheng rolled one of the peanuts over to Feng Yang with his beak. Feng Yang then twisted the shell and sprinkled the peanut on the table. Hua Cheng ate it with relish. Once he finished that one, he rolled another one over to Feng Yang and said, “Ga, eat another one.” mGQfHk

“You can’t eat anymore. You won’t be able to fly if you eat more than this.”

Hua Cheng then bounced up and down, again and again, in front of Feng Yang. “Another one! Eat another one!”

Feng Yang was not moved by this. 

The class monitor smiled and said, “Give it another one. It’s so smart. It’s unreasonable not to eat.” VMizDR

He also took a peanut and cracked the shell open. But Hua Cheng just looked at the peanut and didn’t eat it. He looked at the peanut that the class monitor had deshelled for him and turned his head away. He closed his eyes and raised his little head in a haughty manner.

Doesn’t it eat everything that anyone gives it? Hey!

The class monitor smiled awkwardly. “This little bird recognizes its owner.”

Feng Yang twirled the peanuts on the table. “Recognizing its owner is only a small aspect, the main reason is that you are not a woman.” mYddWS

“Ah, it’s a male bird? So fat, I thought it was a mother. It’s like, female birds are generally fatter, isn’t it? “

Feng Yang: “En.”

Hua Cheng: “…” Don’t you talk like that!!!

Hua Cheng did not dare to provoke Feng Yang, so he pushed the husks of the peanuts toward the class monitor with his beak to express his dissatisfaction.  bv8r7l

After that, he ran back to Feng Yang. He could fly, but he was afraid that his wings would flare out and contaminate the others’ unfinished food, so he chose to run. But the table was a little slippery and, after a few steps, he did a split and made people laugh.

Feng Yang thought that his little fat bird was too disgraceful today. He grabbed him and put him on his shoulder. “Behave yourself. I’ll take you out after I finish eating.”

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Hua Cheng rubbed Feng Yang’s neck. “Master is the best!”

The people around them couldn’t help but come over and ask Feng Yang what the name of his bird was, how old it was, and so on. Feng Yang began to answer them one by one, but later he felt that the number of people who were curious was increasing, so he ate quickly and left the canteen. HUFBEr

“Feng Yang, aren’t you going back to the classroom?” He Tingting saw that Feng Yang was not walking in the direction of the classrooms. Last Saturday, she’d been a little afraid of Feng Yang. But she had a big heart, and thought that he was being cruel only to Qi Ze and Zhang Qingjie, so the fear had diminished.

“I want to buy a school uniform,” said Feng Yang. 

The supermarket inside their school campus also had a school uniform sales point. Because there were many students in the school, they could buy additional school uniforms here as well, especially if their present ones were worn out or if they’d lost them. 

People who wanted to buy school uniforms could order them at the beginning of their study year, or they could also order them during the year at any time, and then have them shipped over from the manufacturer. SK fI2

“Let’s go then. I’ll buy some water on the way.” The class monitor said with a smile, “I’ll treat you to ice-cream.”

“Then we thank you.” In addition to the class monitor and Feng Yang, the student council member, He Tingting, and Wang Na, a total of five people, went to the supermarket.

When they arrived at the supermarket, Feng Yang suddenly remembered that he had not yet returned the carton box that he’d borrowed. Previously, when he was picking up the bicycle parts of his damaged bicycle, he had borrowed a box from the supermarket owner to carry the parts home; he was supposed to have returned it to the owner, but had forgotten about it completely once he burned the bicycle to the Underworld.

He must tell the supermarket aunt.  PXlaL5

So, after Feng Yang entered the shop, he did not go to the school uniform counter immediately, but followed the class monitor and the others to the food section. However, the supermarket owner wasn’t there, and the people from the school uniform counter were helping at the cash register.

The student council member was good at talking, and asked the elder sister of the shop with a smile, “Big sister, why are you the one collecting money today? Where’s Aunt Qin?”

The big sister replied, “Aunt Qin and her husband have just gone out. It seems that they have received some good news. They were very happy when they left. But when I asked them what it was, they didn’t tell me.”

“Feng Yang,” said the class monitor. “You choose an ice cream too.” ql4H t

Feng Yang said thanks and took one. 

He couldn’t tell what it was, but after listening to what the big sister said, he felt a bit strange.

When ordering the school uniform, Feng Yang was a little distracted. He Tingting asked him, “Are you alright, Feng Yang?”

Feng Yang said, “I’m fine.” AiGPQf

In this mortal life, he basically had no taboo he needed to avoid. Only that madman Ban Yu had left him with a headache. However, he was back at school now and Ban Yu couldn’t come in either.

As Feng Yang thought this, he scanned the code and paid the money.

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He bought two sets of uniforms, they were both in good condition. The school uniform sales office had them in his size, so after paying, he got the uniforms directly. Two sets for 177 yuan, which was really cheap compared to the price of private school uniforms, but the quality was still good.

Feng Yang wanted to change his uniform from tomorrow onward. As for Ban Yu, he decided not to worry about him so much. A person of his age and with his state of mind, it would be impossible for him to enter his school on the pretext of studying. 40NI v

What he didn’t know was that, at this time, Ban Yu had already set up a meeting with the couple that owned the supermarket.

Aunt Qin, the owner of the supermarket, smiled and asked Ban Yu, “Young man, you really want to rent my supermarket for two years at the price you offered?”

Ban Yu didn’t speak. 

Liu Dacheng, who was standing next to him, smiled and said, “Yes, my Young Master’s fiancee is studying in your school. He wants to be closer to him. Please think about it, we can sign the contract at any time.” AdsQVx

Aunt Qin excitedly looked at her husband. “Dazhu, do you want to sign it or not?”

Wang Dazhu hesitated for a moment and said, “Can we think about it again?”

This person would give them a million yuan to rent the supermarket for two years. Such a kind of huge fortune would never happen again in a hundred years. 

But this good opportunity had come too suddenly, so he must think about it. D5KtSU

What if he’s a liar? Although the principal had called them to this meeting in person, but…

Wang Dazhu asked uncertainly again, “Young man, are you sure you want to spend a million yuan to rent our supermarket, rather than buy it?”

“Yes, it’s useless to buy it, because my fiancée will study in this school for two years at the most,” said Ban Yu.

Aunt Qin asked, “Which class is your fiancée in?” clhAUS

After thinking for a long time, Ban Yu said gloomily, “I don’t know. We had a little fight and my fiancée didn’t tell me.”

Aunt Qin nodded. “Well, we’ll think about it again. Can we reply to you by evening?”

“Yes,” said Ban Yu.

Aunt Qin patted Wang Dazhu and motioned for him to leave. She quickly thought about whether to rent the shop out or not. 0yLdVp

After Ban Yu saw the couple go, he asked Liu Dacheng, “How about the pearl I asked for, has it been prepared?”

Liu Dacheng had just breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Ban Yu hadn’t said anything that he shouldn’t have during the meeting. 

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But when he asked about the pearl, Liu Dacheng’s head started to hurt again. “Young Master, I’ve prepared the pearl. But it still has its shell. Do you think that’s fine?”

Ban Yu replied without thinking, “Naturally, that’s fine. Bring it to me.” znYTve

Liu Dacheng carefully took out the ‘pearl’ that his son had found not too long ago and handed it to Ban Yu. 

Ban Yu looked at it carefully. It was good. Although the pearl came with a shell, it had been opened and looked very good. The bead nestled inside was bigger than his fist, and it was very round. It was just that, it was not bright enough!

Ban Yu then said, “The luster is not enough, is there a better one?”

Liu Dacheng wiped the sweat from his forehead. “Young Master, perhaps you don’t know this, but this pearl shines.”  8xJwY

Liu Dacheng then flipped the switch under the shell, and the pearl suddenly lit up!

Very, very bright! The light was constantly changing! Colorful light!

Ban Yu slapped his thigh in excitement. “Very good! Liu Dacheng is more reliable than the Prime Minister of Turtle. That’s it. Prepare a hundred of these!”

Liu Dacheng said happily, “No problem!” cVw3dO

As long as you believe that this small table lamp is a ‘pearl,’ I can buy a hundred of them!

Previously, Liu Dacheng had been so worried that he would not be able to trick Ban Yu. He had been anxious for nearly two hours. But now, seeing that Ban Yu liked it, the big stone on his heart suddenly lifted!

But then

“Crash!”  Lzcjfd

Liu Dacheng looked down. Ban Yu had broken off the ‘pearl’ and revealed the slender electric light bulb inside.

Ban Yu: “…”

Liu Dacheng: “…”

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Noks: A literal ‘light bulb’ moment at the ending… Our ML is not so easy to fool, Uncle Liu! xD

Frozenmirage: Ahahaha, it’s shining and colorful but BY can’t propose with that, lololol

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

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18 comments

  1. How much a pearl costed? I’m not a jewelry person, but Ban Yu should be able to afford it, yet, he couldn’t get any. Poor Lord Dragon get tricked. If you don’t want the lamp, give me some. My mom has been complaining about lamps.

    Thanks for the chapter~~

    • Real pearls are pretty expensive, since they are really rare and even more rarely a perfect shape/colour. I believe that a pearl that is larger than 1-1.5 cm in diameter is considered large (very much above average, basically unobtainable). Our dear Dragon Lord asked for a hundred perfect pearls of about 0,5 kg, which would be maybe about 7 cm in diameter. Unfortunately our poor human realm is not well equipped for such demands…

    • A real pearl as large as he wants would cost an unimaginable fortune. These days small pearls are affordable thanks to cultivation of them, but huge pearls are incredibly rare. I’m not sure the cost, but I’m sure it’s the type of thing that you just can’t go buy.

      I decided to google to confirm and this is what I found:

      Golden South Sea Pearls ($5000 – $100,000)White South Sea Pearls ($4000 – $100,000)Black Tahitian Pearls ($3000 – $35,000)Japanese Akoya Pearls ($1000 – $10,000)Chinese Freshwater Pearls ($100 – $1500)*Natural/Wild pearls can command very high prices, but are not commonly sold in retail settings.I remember reading, when I was young, about how European royals set great store on pearls. At that time there was no cultivation of pearls, so they depended on divers going down to find them. I’m not sure the percentages, but not every oyster would contain a pearl, not every pearl would be of a decent size, and not every good sized pearl would be of good quality. A good string of high quality pearls that was uniform in size was basically priceless. I’m sorry for getting carried away but my first thought when BY brought up pearls was how freaking expensive they would be. And now you gave me a chance to talk about it 😂😂

      • Oh dear the spacing got messed up. But those prices are for a single pearl. Since he is a dragon who highly valued wealth, I imagine he’s aiming for the most expensive, even if the current him can’t tell the difference at all lollll

  2. I can still understand the ML’s actions since he was mentally ill and unable to think straight. But the fact that his whole family was supportive of his antics is rubbing me the wrong way. How old is ML again? Isn’t it very possible to call the police on him? Was his family planning to use their ‘influence’ to manage things if that ever happen?

    Thank you for the chapter!