After quickly handling his breakfast, Zhou Yuan contacted the female zerg who helped with cooking for his household, asking her to buy more meat. Following this incident, Zhou Yuan was hesitant to go out, fearing being photographed and sparking discussions again. You see, he was still trending on StarNet’s hot search list, without any sign of it dying down.
The appointment with the Male Zergs Protection Association was set for nine o’clock last night. Zhou Yuan took the opportunity to take a shower and change into comfortable home clothes. Then, he sat on the sofa in the living room, reading while waiting for the Male Zergs Protection Association representatives.
They arrived earlier than the appointed time, around eight forty-something. Zhou Yuan opened the door to three tall female zergs. Leading them was an acquaintance of Zhou Yuan, Yuo, who was also one of the recorders accompanying them this time.
Standing beside Yuo was an older female zerg with fine wrinkles on his face, giving him a somewhat stern appearance. Following them was a young female zerg wearing glasses, holding a stack of documents with a serious expression.
The two female zergs were visibly stunned to see Zhou Yuan open the door, then quickly greeted him respectfully.
The older female zerg greeted while bowing, “Greetings, Your Excellency, I am Ron Jebb, the Deputy Minister of the Rights Department of the Male Zergs Protection Association. This is my assistant, Jonah Giles.”
Yuo seemed more at ease, giving Zhou Yuan a military salute as usual, “Greetings, Your Excellency Dixia.”
“Hello, I’m Dixia Wengel.” Zhou Yuan stepped aside, “Please come in.”
After entering the villa, Zhou Yuan welcomed the three zergs to sit on the sofa and asked, “Would you like some drinks?”
He gestured to help them prepare, but Ron and Jonah were surprised and quickly declined, with Ron saying, “Respected Your Excellency, how can we trouble you? We don’t need any drinks.”
“Um, alright then.” Zhou Yuan was somewhat uncomfortable with their deference.
Before starting the questioning, Ron asked a question, “Respected Your Excellency, have you been living here with your female zerg since your marriage?”
“Yes.”
Upon hearing this answer, Ron furrowed his brow and said, “Forgive me for being straightforward, Your Excellency, but your temperament is too kind. Female zergs may mistake you for being easy to manipulate and not take you seriously. After marriage, female zergs should stay at home and take care of their male lords properly. How could they go out to work?”
In the zerg world, most female zergs are expected to take on the responsibility of being the homemaker after marriage, unless they obtain the male lord’s approval.
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Of course, a female zerg’s savings accumulated over half a lifetime are usually not enough for the male lord to spend, indirectly leading to the widespread practice of male lords accepting female attendants.
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Ron had a different perspective on this. He softened his tone and said, “Your Excellency Dixia, you’re just too kind. If a female zerg’s savings are not even enough to cover the expenses of the male lord’s wedding night, he is deemed unworthy as a female monarch.”
“In our zerg society, he would be demoted to a female attendant.”
Doesn’t that equate to being demoted from a legal wife to a concubine?
Zhou Yuan frowned, saying, “Mr. Ron, whether Asta should be demoted to a female attendant should be initiated by me. I believe he’s fine and doesn’t need to be demoted.”
Seeing the male zerg getting angry, Ron stopped dwelling on this topic.
He turned to another question, “Regarding the incident that went viral on StarNet, may I ask why you went to the supermarket to buy daily necessities for your female zerg?”
At this point, Zhou Yuan felt embarrassed. He scratched his toe and said, “I’ve recently turned over a new leaf and swore off gambling. We have enough money at home, so I wanted to bring Asta back home, so he wouldn’t have to work overtime anymore. But his belongings at home were no longer usable, so I went to the supermarket to buy him daily necessities.”
Who would have thought that good intentions would backfire?
Upon hearing this, the three zergs were stunned. Ron then asked, “Your Excellency, are you sure the Marshal didn’t oppress you with his power?”
“Of course not.”
Ron continued, “Your Excellency, our Male Zergs Protection Association holds considerable power in the Elder Council. Even the Marshal cannot shake our authority. Please rest assured that we will not let any male zerg’s rights be infringed upon, especially since you are an A-level male zerg.”
“Please feel free to express your thoughts. We will vigorously defend your rights from being violated.”
Zhou Yuan understood that they thought he was lying, so he had to confirm again.
“Asta did not oppress me with his power, nor did he infringe upon my spiritual and material rights. I can be very sure of this.”
“Alright.” Ron changed the subject.
Zhou Yuan answered several more related questions. Perhaps sensing Zhou Yuan’s attitude, Ron didn’t dwell on it anymore.
Soon, the conversation between the two parties was over.
After seeing off the two Male Zergs Protection Association members, Yuo did not leave with them. Instead, he looked at Zhou Yuan with some complexity.
“Your Excellency, thank you for speaking up for the Marshal,” Yuo said.
“Those things were all my fault. Asta himself did nothing wrong; I was just telling the truth,” Zhou Yuan smiled gently, not concerned.
Yuo’s expression was very complex, and he sighed softly, “Your Excellency, your kindness may be in vain. The zergs in the Male Zergs Protection Association are not good characters.”
“Hmm?” Zhou Yuan felt that he had already made it clear to the zergs in the Male Zergs Protection Association.
Yuo didn’t explain further but said, “You’ll understand later.”
After seeing off Yuo, Zhou Yuan felt somewhat puzzled. He couldn’t help but open StarNet to check the current public opinion trend.
Since last night, after confirming the meeting time with the Male Zergs Protection Association, they had announced on StarNet that they had contacted the male zerg and arranged for a home visit.
Upon this news, many female zergs were waiting eagerly, and related topics about Zhou Yuan kept appearing on the hot search list.
Zhou Yuan glanced at it, but there were no new updates, so he chose to focus on his own tasks, occasionally refreshing StarNet.
Finally, at two o’clock in the afternoon, the Male Zergs Protection Association released the latest announcement.
【Male Zergs Protection Association: Sorry for the wait. Following the assessment of the male zerg’s living environment, mental health, and physical health after the recent meeting, we have identified three major responsibilities regarding the female zerg Asta:
First, Asta’s savings cannot cover the male zerg’s daily expenses;
Second, Asta has to work the day after marriage to support the male zerg, and has not returned home to serve the male zerg for two consecutive years;
Third, despite the male zerg being an A-level male zerg, Asta only provides a 180-square-meter villa without any servants.
Based on these responsibilities, we initially intended to demote Asta from a female monarch to a female attendant and transfer her to another position. However, due to the male zerg’s plea, we will only proceed with the job transfer. During the transfer process, all of Asta’s work will be suspended until the transfer is completed.】
Zhou Yuan: ????
Zhou Yuan: !!Damn it!!
Zhou Yuan finally understood where Yuo’s complicated expression came from before leaving.
Is the Male Zergs Protection Association out of their minds?
Clearly, he had emphasized multiple times that all faults were his (the original host’s) own, but the Male Zergs Protection Association managed to find fault with Asta in every detail!
The more Zhou Yuan read, the angrier he became, feeling like he was about to explode with rage!
But he suppressed his fury towards the Male Zergs Protection Association, opened Asta’s chat window, and carefully crafted a message.
Dixia: [Asta, are you okay now?]
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[T/n:] Next update will be on Saturday. Stay tuned.
Thank you for the chapter! ❤
He just can’t win XD
Thanks for the chapter 🙂
I sense someone’s about to unleash an angry tirade on the starnet 🤣
THANK YOU A LOT FOR THE TRANSLATION
Eagerly waiting for the next chapter
Hope Yuan Yuan unleashes his wrath on the association bs !!
😑This association is worse than the others that appear in similar settings…freaking mind your own business when the supposed “victim” is saying he’s ok!
Thanks for the chapter!
He definitely gotta crush that stupid protection association
wow, I can’t believe how they turned the situation around with only three answers xd