Yet You're In Love With an IdiotChapter 2.2

For the first time in his life, Jian Suiying did what a brother should do and went to pick up his brother from his college entrance exams. Of course, his main purpose wasn’t actually for his brother.

His head began to grow big just by driving to the street corner of the exam venue. tpdOs6

Cars blocked the whole street. With a glance, one could either only see people or cars. Even the traffic enforcers arrived to redirect the cars amidst the traffic.

20 minutes passed, and Jian Suiying’s car had only advanced for less than ten meters.

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“Sh*t, the road is blocked. Since we can’t get in, I just get off myself to find them. You turn the car around and wait for us across the street instead.”

His driver also breathed a sigh of relief. With such little movement, anyone would get upset. jy5bQE

As soon as Jian Suiying opened the door, a wave of heat almost swept him back. He squinted at the sun, got out of the car and walked towards the school entrance.

His feet and neck still hurt quite a bit, but it didn’t affect his walking. It was just that the heat was truly unbearable. Fortunately for him, he only needed to walk for a few hundred meters. Jian Suiying wobbled forward, and along with the anxious parents standing with their necks stretched out, he stared at the school gate.

Jian Dashao was tall and long-legged, so he stood out amongst this crowd of parents. He asked an auntie who was standing next to him, and after discovering that there were around three minutes left until the morning exam ended, he hurried to find a shade to patiently wait.

There was nothing for him to do, so he looked around. Then he heard someone from behind call him, “Jian Dashao”. He turned his head to see a tall and handsome man approaching. His appearance was a little similar to Li Yu’s, but he looked more serious and dignified. He walked breezily, and at a glance, one could already see that he wasn’t an ordinary person. “Hey, if it isn’t Li Da Gongzi.”

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It was none other than Li Yu’s elder brother, Li Xuan, who had arrived.

He isn’t particularly familiar with Li Xuan. Li Xuan is different from him, Lao Li was a civil official while his grandfather was a military general. Although they both belong to a class similar to the country’s founding fathers, cultural figures and swordsmen have always looked down on one another since ancient times. His grandfather and Li Lao weren’t like this, but their friendship wasn’t deep either.

Lao Li was different from his grandfather, for he was rather strict with his children and grandchildren’s cultural education. The two were about the same age, but while he was a child running around with mud on his feet and climbing trees to pull out bird’s nests, Li Xuan has been sitting in front of a table studying English. Jian Suiying was always getting himself into trouble, so he naturally didn’t get to play with a good boy like Li Xuan, who was already knowledgeable, reasonable and obedient at a young age.

The two of them have their own social circles, but these circles would intersect and mingle, so they would always greet each other politely. But in the midst of a sea of people under the scorching sun, the two of them ran into each other for the same purpose, which somehow brought their relationship closer. 6 mY49

Li Xuan smiled, pushed through the crowd and shook his hand, “What a coincidence.”

Jian Suiying also smiled, “No, it’s fate. You’re here to pick up Li Yu, right?”

“I came to wait for him, but I won’t be picking him up. He told me that he’s staying with Suilin at your place. I just got off the plane and arrived here so I haven’t had the time to call you. I’m really troubling you with this.”

“What trouble? It’s no trouble at all. Your brother is my brother’s good friend. These two kids have a very good relationship, hanging out together before their exams can relax their emotions and help them in the exam.” Jian Suiying smiled, more or less trying to flatter Li Xuan. yOo9kQ

There is an unwritten rule for those families with names who’ve shed their blood and sweat towards the establishment of the New China, and that is: one member of the family should be promoted from each generation. This means, like Lao Jian’s family, his grandfather has two sons and two daughters, and Lao Jian appointed his uncle, so they focused on promoting him. In the future, Jian Suiying himself can at least reach the ministerial level if he wanted. Whether he can go higher after that would depend on his personal ability. For the other children of the family, even if they join the government, their promotion is limited. This is the so-called balance. His own father became an official for several years and went to work at the sea. His father holds the money while his uncle holds the power, thus the Jian family prospers.

For the Li family, Lao Li appointed Li Yu’s father, and his father appointed Li Xuan. If Li Yu wanted to go for a career as an official, he certainly won’t be as prosperous as his brother, as the Li family was bound to have Li Xuan as the head in the future.

Li Xuan, a very competitive person who had never been separated from the word “excellence” since he was young, worked his way to the top despite being younger than thirty. His future was bright and his career in the government was smooth, and he was basically the best of his peers.

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He heard that some time ago that Li Xuan had been transferred to Guangxi, so he didn’t expect to run into him here today.

Li Xuan smiled and agreed with him, “Yes I know, having a good mood is most important before taking the entrance exams. He lived in your place which was nearer to the examination venue, making things easier for him. I really have to thank you for this.”

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“No need to be so polite, it’s not a big deal. It’s just a bed and a meal after all.”

The two of them smiled at each other and began to chat. plhj5r

After a short while, Jian Suiying subtly changed the subject to Beihai.

He wasn’t just merely chatting with his dad that day, he really did want to get a piece of land in Beihai. He had recently come into contact with a project to produce feed, which could compress costs to a very low level and be very competitive in the market, but the raw materials needed to be imported from Southeast Asia, and the nearest port to this factory was in Beihai. This project is small so he didn’t like it at first, but it was the daughter-in-law of his brother-in-law who wanted him to invest and support it, so he decided to try. If he could ask the government for land in the name of recycling energy-efficient environmental waste, and if he could help this company go public in the future, he would make a fortune. If he can’t get the land in the end, he still has a lot of good projects on hand to focus on instead ass he doesn’t want to waste his money on it.

He thought that Li Xuan was the only one with a reliable relationship, so he decided to probe about it a little.

This wasn’t a good place to talk about such things, however. Li Xuan stared at a group of students going out at the school gate, somewhat absent-minded. He also didn’t answer positively, but he cleverly brought up the idea that they should find the opportunity to dine together and talk about it then. FZ P1e

Jian Suiying also knew that this wasn’t the right time, but he had casually mentioned the matter to leave an impression on Li Xuan’s heart.

A while later, Jian Suiying saw a handsome young boy with red lips and white teeth appear at the school entrance. He was even more excited than Li Xuan, shouting from a distance, “Li Yu, Li Yu!”

Li Xuan looked at him in surprise.

Li Yu didn’t hear as there were too many people. MJ1Wrd

Then Li Xuan also shouted twice, wanting to set aside the crowd to go over, but the eagerly awaiting parents were beginning to crowd to the school entrance so going over became a challenge.

Jian Suiying hurriedly took out his phone and dialled Li Yu’s number.

He saw Li Yu pull out his own phone from afar. He frowned and hesitated, but he finally answered.

Jian Suiying said, “Look to your left.” blSFe0

Li Yu froze and turned his head to see Jian Suiying waving with his older brother standing next to him.

Li Yu smiled at his brother and rushed over, “Ge, why are you here?”

“Mom and Dad didn’t want to come. They said that they got scared of the crowd from the year they sent me for my own college entrance exam. There are too many people and cars during this time, so they let me come instead to see how you are.”

Li Yu showed his snow-white teeth and smiled, “I feel fine.” Then he remembered something and said to Jian Suiying, “Jian-ge, Suilin and I weren’t in the same exam room.” At this, his phone rang, “Hey, Suilin, your brother is here. We’re on the left side of the school gate.” TJtP1Z

Not long after, Jian Suilin also came over with a very calm expression on his face.

Jian Suiying asked in a rare moment of interest, “How was the exam?”

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Jian Suilin smiled slightly, “I don’t feel nervous, so it shouldn’t be too bad.”

“Haha, that’s good, don’t think about it. After all, you still have to prepare for the other tests after.” dSRT43

Li Xuan patted Li Yu’s shoulder. “Your Jian-ge is right, don’t think about it too much. Lao-Er, you gave people trouble in your Jian-ge’s house, did you thank your Jian-ge properly?”

“Ai-ya,” Jian Suiying clapped Li Xuan’s shoulder, “There is still no end to you and this matter.”

Li Xuan laughed, “I’ll be the host for lunch today then. Suilin, where do you want to go for dinner?”

Jian Suilin laughed, “I’m fine anywhere.” NheVkd

Jian Suiying said, “Let’s not go out to eat, I prepared a meal at home. Go, go to my place to rest at noon.”

Li Xuan made a few polite remarks, and Jian Suiying had to let him go home with him to eat.

Li Xuan also went along with it and said, “Alright, then you guys can take a nap after eating.”

Jian Suiying led the three people to the driver that was waiting for them across the street. D7HGXt

When they get in the car, he got a little worried. After all, amongst the four people, not one person was under 180cm tall. One could sit in the front seat, but three had to squeeze in the back. With three big men squeezed in such a small place, it became uncomfortable to think about it.

Jian Suiying regretted driving this small car, and he had to let Li Xuan sit in front of it. Li Xuan also spoke politely, but let Jian Suiying sit in front. After all, the two people weren’t familiar with one another, they have to give each other enough face to have more good interactions in the future.

In the end, Jian Suiying pushed Li Xuan into sitting on the passenger seat. He himself happily ran to the back and squeezed in between his brother and Li Yu.

With Li Yu’s arm pressed against his waist, thighs close to one another, and the boy’s body that had a refreshing scent, Jian Suiying really wanted to turn his head and bite Li Yu’s smooth face. eZujTP

Jian Dashao felt so good that he was almost smiling.

On the way back, Jian Suiying called someone to clean up the house, and to ready lunch. Once they arrived, there is no one inside the house, only a room full of fragrant meals.

Jian Suiying likes to open a bottle of good wine whenever he’s in a good mood. When he first met Li Yu, he didn’t like the bottle of sweet wine they had. This time, he thought that the two young people couldn’t drink, but people like Li Xuan should have to have a tempered kidney.

He didn’t expect that when he just began to take out the wine, Li Xuan smiled and waved his hand, “Suiying, no need. I have serious business to attend to this afternoon, so I really can’t drink.” cJ7iyX

Jian Suiying was disappointed, “Come on, have at least a glass. It’s not right for four men to eat around the table without a drink.”

Li Xuan still smiled politely, but his attitude was very firm. “Next time, I will drink with you, but not today.”

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Jian Suiying had to stuff the wine back into the wine cabinet and asked them to sit down and eat.

The two high school students remembered the teacher’s advice to not talk about the exams they just took, but after a few words, they couldn’t help but shift the topic toward that. OPb9dT

“Hey,” Li Xuan said, “don’t talk about this, your performance would be affected.” He then changed the topic, “it’s really hot today. Even when standing still outside, you’d still sweat.”

“How many days will you be staying here during this trip?”

“I initially set a week since there’s an important meeting to be held, and I just to came back to see my Lao-Er.”

“Then, when you are free in the next two days and when they are done with their exams, I will invite you out for a meal.” 5IOFrM

“No trouble, no trouble. After all, today’s meal is quite good.”

“Today is a special occasion, Commissioner Li can’t just be in my little home. You’ll have to give me this opportunity before you go. Recently, a new Cantonese restaurant has been opened over the Liangma river. The Alaskan emperor crab they brought in has such a big appearance. I have to take you to have a taste.”

Li Xuan who was pushed a few times agreed.

Jian Suiying felt lucky today. Not only did he get to appreciate a little beauty, but he also got the opportunity to have close relations with Li Xuan. It was a small harvest in the love market. He had a keen sense that he was in the midst of great luck, and when luck was good, he had to take advantage of it and have the strength to move up, otherwise, it would be too late. This is what Jian Suiying always believed and followed. PpMxRe

The four of them ate their meal in a harmonious manner, and after, Jian Suiying sent the two students to take a nap while he made a pot of tea and chatted with Li Xuan in the living room.

Young and knowledgeable people with such strong backgrounds can find a lot of common topics, and also becomes very beneficial to each other. The princelings of the capital would get together every now and then, and in addition to contact, the most important thing is to get a lot of useful information.

Li Xuan casually mentioned several potential projects in Guangxi, and they were all attracting investments.

If a young cadre like him wants to accumulate and have qualifications, he’d better leave some performance that can be described in every place he has stayed, which will be of great help to his future development. Jian Suiying is quite willing to work with him, Li Xuan is still so young, he couldn’t decide yet which seat to take in the future, and the projects he mentioned sounded really good. Jian Suiying felt that Li Xuan was quite visionary a lot of foresight, courage and appetite, which couldn’t be seen from his calm and strict appearance. yDOJAC

The two of them chatted for a long time, and the relationship between them got a lot closer. Jian Suiying felt a bit of regret that the two of them haven’t had the chance to meet earlier.

No matter how much he likes beauty, in the end, he is still a man with ambitions, and at this point in time, he has more interest in Li Xuan than Li Yu. If in the past, he wanted to approach Li Yu purely because he met him, now he has another important reason: he has to build up this relationship with Li Xuan through his brother Li Yu.

It was then time for when both Jian Suilin and Li Yu woke up. Li Xuan gave Li Yu a few words of advice and left first. Jian Suilin had the driver take them to school.


TL Note:
Like the rest of the Li family, Li Xuan is a government official, and he naturally has ambitions to rise up in the ranks. Jian Suiying is also an ambitious businessman, so he values Li Xuan more than Li Yu after this meeting, since he could develop better connections. After all, Li Yu is still a student and his status isn’t as high as Li Xuan RvWpys

Translator's Note

da= eldest; gongzi= honorific for a son (of an official or high status). Li Xuan is the eldest son, so this title is used for him.

Translator's Note

The raws actually used “李老爷子” (Li Laoye-zi) for this chapter, in which laoye-zi is a polite way to address an older man, but I decided to keep the “Lao Li” that was used in previous chapters instead for the sake of consistency.

Translator's Note

Beihai is a port area in Guangxi, China. Li Xuan works in Guangxi, so Jian Suiying wanted to take this opportunity to make business.

Translator's Note

pertaining to Li Yu, as he is the second son (二/èr is 2 in Chinese)

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