It is said that the Southwest King secretly left home
The place where Sikong Rui lives is called Wangxi Reef. The place is slightly remote and there are many undercurrents around it, so not many caravans pass by normally. The fleet set sail at about very early, and the journey, which was originally not supposed to be long, took many twists and turns, and they did not arrive there until the afternoon of the next day.
“Wow.” Duan Yao stood on tiptoe and looked ahead, “It’s so prosperous.”
“Sikong is originally a person who likes luxury and pleasure. If Wangxi Reef is not prosperous, I’m afraid he wouldn’t stay at a place for long time.” Duan Baiyue said, “This place is known as little Jiangnan. If you like it, we can stay here for two more days. “
“Yao’er can stay as long as he wants, but can you leave quickly?” Sikong Rui interrupted after hearing this.
Duan Baiyue said: “No.”
Sikong Rui tried to reason with him: “This is my home.”
Duan Baiyue said: “Tossing and turning, I couldn’t sleep all night.”
Sikong Rui walked to the other side filled with anger.
Duan Yao pouted, wondering if he should also memorize these sentences. They seemed to be quite useful.
On the boulder at the pier, a woman in a yellow shirt is holding a little boy in her hand, and is waving to them from a distance.
“Wifey!1” Sikong Rui responded enthusiastically while hanging on the railing.
Duan Baiyue said: “Look at your hungry face.”
“For the last time, after going ashore, don’t mention any more love letters!” Sikong Rui lowered his voice and gritted his teeth.
Duan Baiyue nodded amiably.
Sikong Rui stepped across the sea in the air and landed firmly on the shore.
The woman in the yellow shirt smiled and adjusted his clothes, and then brought her son over. The family was talking and laughing, and they were very happy.
Duan Yao sighed in his heart, what’s the point of comparing his brother with others? It seems that except for his unlucky brother, everyone in this world is happily married and has children.
Duan Baiyue held up his arm and jumped onto the dock.
“Prince Duan.” Xiuxiu bowed, “I haven’t seen you for many years, but you’re still look fine.”
“We are a family, so please don’t address me outsiders.” Duan Baiyue said, “If my sister-in-law doesn’t dislike it, just call me big brother.”
“Brother Duan.” Xiuxiu said with a smile, “Rui ge2 said yesterday that he was going to pick up brother and Yao’er, and that he would be back in the morning. I didn’t expect that you guys will arrive just now.”
“Then my wifey stayed here all morning?” Sikong Rui was concerned.
Xiu Xiu said: “Just consider it as looking at the ocean view.”
“Come on, come on, let’s go home quickly.” Sikong Rui helped her walk down the rock and walked back together.
Duan Yao held the little baby in his arms and said dumbfounded: “Don’t you want your son?”
Duan Baiyue said: “You can hold him.”
Duan Yao: “Huh?”
Duan Baiyue knocked on his head: “As I said just now, there is no need for the family to act as outsiders. Just take care of him.”
Duan Yao: “…”
What kind of parents are these.
Wangxi Reef is regarded as the ancestral property of the Sikong family. After hundreds of years of development, it has become comparable in size to a wealthy small town in Chu State. The market is bustling and lively, and the streets are filled with the smell of barbecue. Looking further ahead, they can see a magnificent and resplendent mansion, even its tiles seem to glow under the afterglow of the setting sun.
“Young Master, Young Madam.” The butler greeted them cheerfully at the door, saying that the banquet is ready and it could be held at any time.
“We are not in a hurry. I’ll take elder brother and Yao’er to look at the guest room first.” Xiuxiu handed her son to Sikong Rui, and asked Duan Yao, “Do you prefer a quieter place, or a more lively place?”
Duan Yao said: “Quieter one.”
“Then how about living in Longyue?” Xiuxiu said, “Except for the sound of the waves, there is no sound at all.”
“Yes.” Duan Yao said respectfully, “Thank you sister-in-law.”
Xiuxiu smiled to Duan Baiyue: “Time flies really fast. In the blink of an eye, Yao’er is already this old. Have you found a girl that you like?”
Before Duan Baiyue could speak, Duan Yao took the initiative to say: “Yes!” Don’t become another matchmaker.
“You sound so excited that it seems that you like her very much.” Xiuxiu joked, “Which young lady is so blessed?”
Duan Yao smiled calmly: “Ah….”
“Sister-in-law, please don’t ask any more questions.” Duan Baiyue came to the rescue, “Even I, his eldest brother, can’t ask who is his sweetheart. He is still a kid, so don’t worry about him anymore.”
“That’s right, I’m not in a hurry.” Duan Yao rubbed his nose and changed the subject, “Does Wangxi Reef have business dealings with Baixiang Kingdom?”
“Baixiang Kingdom? Of course there is.” Xiuxiu opened the courtyard door for them, “Apart from Dachu, Baixiang Kingdom is one of the most affluent island countries in Nanyang. If you want to do business, you can’t avoid them. Why do you suddenly ask about this?”
“This time we are going to Baixiang Country.” Duan Yao said, “We are looking for someone.”
“So that’s how it is.” Xiuxiu said bluntly, “It’s impossible to go to Baixiang kingdom without a guide. It just happens that Rui Ge has been too busy recently, so why don’t you just go out to sea together, so you can have someone to take care of you people.”
Duan Baiyue readily agreed: “Sikong is able to marry such a reasonable person as his wife, he must have really accumulated a lot of virtue in his previous life.”
After the banquet, Xiuxiu took Duan Yao to wander around the island. Sikong Rui sat on a chair in the study and stared straight at Duan Baiyue with accusing and angry eyes.
The Southwest King said: “I am being wronged. It was my brother and sister-in-law who asked you to go to Baixiang Kingdom with me.”
Sikong Rui said firmly: “You must have tricked my wife.”
Duan Baiyue said: “Then take it as it is. Anyway, don’t try to run away this time.”
Sikong Rui fell headlong on the table.
Duan Baiyue put a cup of tea in front of him: “Tell me, how is Baixiang Kingdom doing?”
“What about Baixiang Kingdom?” Sikong Rui sat up, “Let’s talk about what’s wrong with your face first, and what’s wrong with your hands. They are so tightly covered, are you afraid that you will be seen by others and will ruin your chastity?”
Duan Baiyue said: “Yes.”
Sikong Rui: “…”
Duan Baiyue shook his head with a smile: “It’s nothing. I was poisoned by the Bodhi Heart Sutra and my face is just disfigured.”
Sikong Rui raised his fingers and said, “Take it off and let me take a look.”
Duan Baiyue sighed: “You are really a bitch.”
Sikong Rui’s attack was as fast as lightning when he struck at his face.
Duan Baiyue grabbed his wrist and threw him aside.
Hitting the table with a bang, Sikong Rui held his head and yelled, “Bastard!”
Duan Baiyue said: “Your skills are not as good as mine, so it’s your fault that you have to suffer.”
Sikong Rui’s eyes were full of tears, and he was unwilling to sit back in his chair: “Master Nan wrote a letter to ask about Tianchensha earlier. Could it be related to this?”
Duan Baiyue said: “This ends the story of Tianchensha. I came to Nanyang this time not to find medicine, but to find someone.”
Sikong Rui said: “Who are you looking for?”
Duan Baiyue replied: “Chu Xiang.”
“Chu surname, royal family?” Sikong Rui said, “Why are you looking for him? Are you still secretly helping that little emperor?”
Duan Baiyue nodded.
“What benefit did he give you? After so many years of being on the horse saddle, even the chief executive is not as busy as you.” Sikong Rui was extremely puzzled.
Duan Baiyue said: “Answer me in one sentence, can you help me?”
“I’ll help, I’ll help.” Sikong Rui had a headache, begging in his heart to not listen to ‘tossing and turning at night, and weeping at dawn‘ again.
Duan Baiyue was very satisfied: “Good. We will leave in three days.”
Sikong Rui stretched out a finger: “Let’s make an agreement first. After this is done, you will return those letters to me.”
Duan Baiyue nodded: “Absolutely!”
Sikong Rui was on alert: “Let’s sign up a written document.”
Duan Baiyue asked: “Will it be useful?”
Sikong Rui thought for a while and became discouraged.
It will be extremely useless.
According to the degree of shamelessness of this person, not to mention signing a written agreement, even if he posted a bulletin and shouted it all over the street, he cannot be forced to comply when the time comes.
If you are young and ignorant, and make friends carelessly, you can only swallow the bitter fruit yourself. Every time he thinks of it, he sheds tears of bitterness.
Three days later, the fleet set sail again, and Sikong Rui reluctantly said goodbye to his wife. In the next half month, he kept sighing and feeling homesick.
Duan Baiyue said: “Scholars who write couplets on the street are not as bitter as you.”
Sikong Rui said, “Shut up.”
Duan Yao sat on the observation deck, eating red fruits, watching the two of them quarreling, and guessing when the fight would break out.
In the royal city of Chu, Ye Jin was sitting in the side hall of the imperial hospital, looking at a group of ministers in front of him.
It was really a group of ministers. They came in in a mighty manner, and those who didn’t know it thought they were going to start a group fight.
Tao Rende was smiling, his eyes full of expectation.
“Lord Tao.” Ye Jin was exhausted mentally and physically. “You want the emperor to choose a concubine, why don’t you go to the imperial study?” What do you want me to do? What does that have to do with me? What do you want from me?
Tao Rende sighed: “We have already asked His Majesty. We have been talking about it for so many years, but His Majesty has always refused.”
Ye Jin’s head was buzzing. If he doesn’t want to get married, it’s fine. If he doesn’t want to get married, do you think it will be useful for you to come to me?
Tao Rende said: “The emperor loves the Ninth Prince very much, and maybe His Majesty will hear you out. At this age, the late emperor already had three sons and one daughter, but the current emperor is not even willing to accept a concubine, let alone having a son. If he continues to being so stubborn, he will never have a heir.”
Ye Jin asked back: “Is having a heir really so important?”
“The Ninth Prince is a man of the world, so naturally you don’t need to care about these things.” Tao Rende spoke impeccably, “But behind the Emperor is the country and the people of Chu. There are some things that even if you don’t want to do, you have to do them for the people. You can’t just overlook it.”
With such a big hat on3, Ye Jin waved exhaustedly: “Okay, I’ll talk to him.”
All the ministers were overjoyed: “Thank you Ninth Prince.”
Ye Jin dragged his weak steps towards the imperial study.
“Why are you here now? It’s still day outside.” Chu Yuan asked Sixi to serve him sour plum soup, “Where’s Qian Feng?”
“It’s lunch break.” Ye Jin sat beside him, “Don’t read the reports, I have something to say.”
Chu Yuan asked, “What’s the matter?”
Ye Jin said bluntly, “Just choose an empress.”
Chu Yuan couldn’t laugh or cry: “Who is looking for you again, Tao Rende?”
Ye Jin curled his lips: “This time, seventeen of them came together, and they all knelt down at my place.”
“It must be difficult for you.” Chu Yuan arranged his hair, “If you find it annoying in the palace, then go back to Jiangnan. Without these people causing issues, it will be quieter there.”
I’d rather go back. Ye Jin glanced at the report on the table, and wondered, “Huh? Are you planning to invite Lord Wen back?”
“After four or five years of being away, he should have gained enough experience outside.” Chu Yuan said, “In sometime, I will call him back. There are too many posts in this dynasty. With him here, I can feel some ease.”
Ye Jin nodded, and asked again: “Well, are you really okay recently?”
Chu Yuan laughed: “Where did this all come from? What can happen to me?”
“After the journey from the southwest to the royal city, there seems to have a lot more worries than before.” Ye Jin said, “It is said that Duan Baiyue is not in the Southwest Mansion either, and an army was taken out from there and went to unknown places. Are you concerned about this?”
Chu Yuan frowned when he heard the words: “Is he not in the Southwest Mansion?”
Ye Jin nodded: “He has been gone for a long time. I thought you know.”
Chu Yuan gritted his teeth: “No, I didn’t know.”
Ye Jin stared at him suspiciously. If you didn’t know, you didn’t know. What’s with this fierce attitude? Could it be that the Southwest King owed you money and ran away?
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As usual, if there are any mistakes or errors, please contact me and I’ll rectify it. If anyone is willing to help in translation who knows Mandarin, you are more than welcome to assist. In that case as well, please email me.
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Notes:
Nianzi, which means madam. Since he is the husband, i wrote as wife. ↩︎ I intentionally used the chinese way of addressing husband as “Ge”. Since it would have been awkward to address both her husband and his brother-like friend as “brother”. In China, people usually call their crush or lover or even husband as “ge” or “gege”. Please research online for more info. ↩︎ meaning with such a big responsibility over his head. ↩︎
It is said that the Southwest King secretly left home
The place where Sikong Rui lives is called Wangxi Reef. The place is slightly remote and there are many undercurrents around it, so not many caravans pass by normally. The fleet set sail at about very early, and the journey, which was originally not supposed to be long, took many twists and turns, and they did not arrive there until the afternoon of the next day.
“Wow.” Duan Yao stood on tiptoe and looked ahead, “It’s so prosperous.”
“Sikong is originally a person who likes luxury and pleasure. If Wangxi Reef is not prosperous, I’m afraid he wouldn’t stay at a place for long time.” Duan Baiyue said, “This place is known as little Jiangnan. If you like it, we can stay here for two more days. “
“Yao’er can stay as long as he wants, but can you leave quickly?” Sikong Rui interrupted after hearing this.
Duan Baiyue said: “No.”
Sikong Rui tried to reason with him: “This is my home.”
Duan Baiyue said: “Tossing and turning, I couldn’t sleep all night.”
Sikong Rui walked to the other side filled with anger.
Duan Yao pouted, wondering if he should also memorize these sentences. They seemed to be quite useful.
On the boulder at the pier, a woman in a yellow shirt is holding a little boy in her hand, and is waving to them from a distance.
“Wifey!1” Sikong Rui responded enthusiastically while hanging on the railing.
Duan Baiyue said: “Look at your hungry face.”
“For the last time, after going ashore, don’t mention any more love letters!” Sikong Rui lowered his voice and gritted his teeth.
Duan Baiyue nodded amiably.
Sikong Rui stepped across the sea in the air and landed firmly on the shore.
The woman in the yellow shirt smiled and adjusted his clothes, and then brought her son over. The family was talking and laughing, and they were very happy.
Duan Yao sighed in his heart, what’s the point of comparing his brother with others? It seems that except for his unlucky brother, everyone in this world is happily married and has children.
Duan Baiyue held up his arm and jumped onto the dock.
“Prince Duan.” Xiuxiu bowed, “I haven’t seen you for many years, but you’re still look fine.”
“We are a family, so please don’t address me outsiders.” Duan Baiyue said, “If my sister-in-law doesn’t dislike it, just call me big brother.”
“Brother Duan.” Xiuxiu said with a smile, “Rui ge2 said yesterday that he was going to pick up brother and Yao’er, and that he would be back in the morning. I didn’t expect that you guys will arrive just now.”
“Then my wifey stayed here all morning?” Sikong Rui was concerned.
Xiu Xiu said: “Just consider it as looking at the ocean view.”
“Come on, come on, let’s go home quickly.” Sikong Rui helped her walk down the rock and walked back together.
Duan Yao held the little baby in his arms and said dumbfounded: “Don’t you want your son?”
Duan Baiyue said: “You can hold him.”
Duan Yao: “Huh?”
Duan Baiyue knocked on his head: “As I said just now, there is no need for the family to act as outsiders. Just take care of him.”
Duan Yao: “…”
What kind of parents are these.
Wangxi Reef is regarded as the ancestral property of the Sikong family. After hundreds of years of development, it has become comparable in size to a wealthy small town in Chu State. The market is bustling and lively, and the streets are filled with the smell of barbecue. Looking further ahead, they can see a magnificent and resplendent mansion, even its tiles seem to glow under the afterglow of the setting sun.
“Young Master, Young Madam.” The butler greeted them cheerfully at the door, saying that the banquet is ready and it could be held at any time.
“We are not in a hurry. I’ll take elder brother and Yao’er to look at the guest room first.” Xiuxiu handed her son to Sikong Rui, and asked Duan Yao, “Do you prefer a quieter place, or a more lively place?”
Duan Yao said: “Quieter one.”
“Then how about living in Longyue?” Xiuxiu said, “Except for the sound of the waves, there is no sound at all.”
“Yes.” Duan Yao said respectfully, “Thank you sister-in-law.”
Xiuxiu smiled to Duan Baiyue: “Time flies really fast. In the blink of an eye, Yao’er is already this old. Have you found a girl that you like?”
Before Duan Baiyue could speak, Duan Yao took the initiative to say: “Yes!” Don’t become another matchmaker.
“You sound so excited that it seems that you like her very much.” Xiuxiu joked, “Which young lady is so blessed?”
Duan Yao smiled calmly: “Ah….”
“Sister-in-law, please don’t ask any more questions.” Duan Baiyue came to the rescue, “Even I, his eldest brother, can’t ask who is his sweetheart. He is still a kid, so don’t worry about him anymore.”
“That’s right, I’m not in a hurry.” Duan Yao rubbed his nose and changed the subject, “Does Wangxi Reef have business dealings with Baixiang Kingdom?”
“Baixiang Kingdom? Of course there is.” Xiuxiu opened the courtyard door for them, “Apart from Dachu, Baixiang Kingdom is one of the most affluent island countries in Nanyang. If you want to do business, you can’t avoid them. Why do you suddenly ask about this?”
“This time we are going to Baixiang Country.” Duan Yao said, “We are looking for someone.”
“So that’s how it is.” Xiuxiu said bluntly, “It’s impossible to go to Baixiang kingdom without a guide. It just happens that Rui Ge has been too busy recently, so why don’t you just go out to sea together, so you can have someone to take care of you people.”
Duan Baiyue readily agreed: “Sikong is able to marry such a reasonable person as his wife, he must have really accumulated a lot of virtue in his previous life.”
After the banquet, Xiuxiu took Duan Yao to wander around the island. Sikong Rui sat on a chair in the study and stared straight at Duan Baiyue with accusing and angry eyes.
The Southwest King said: “I am being wronged. It was my brother and sister-in-law who asked you to go to Baixiang Kingdom with me.”
Sikong Rui said firmly: “You must have tricked my wife.”
Duan Baiyue said: “Then take it as it is. Anyway, don’t try to run away this time.”
Sikong Rui fell headlong on the table.
Duan Baiyue put a cup of tea in front of him: “Tell me, how is Baixiang Kingdom doing?”
“What about Baixiang Kingdom?” Sikong Rui sat up, “Let’s talk about what’s wrong with your face first, and what’s wrong with your hands. They are so tightly covered, are you afraid that you will be seen by others and will ruin your chastity?”
Duan Baiyue said: “Yes.”
Sikong Rui: “…”
Duan Baiyue shook his head with a smile: “It’s nothing. I was poisoned by the Bodhi Heart Sutra and my face is just disfigured.”
Sikong Rui raised his fingers and said, “Take it off and let me take a look.”
Duan Baiyue sighed: “You are really a bitch.”
Sikong Rui’s attack was as fast as lightning when he struck at his face.
Duan Baiyue grabbed his wrist and threw him aside.
Hitting the table with a bang, Sikong Rui held his head and yelled, “Bastard!”
Duan Baiyue said: “Your skills are not as good as mine, so it’s your fault that you have to suffer.”
Sikong Rui’s eyes were full of tears, and he was unwilling to sit back in his chair: “Master Nan wrote a letter to ask about Tianchensha earlier. Could it be related to this?”
Duan Baiyue said: “This ends the story of Tianchensha. I came to Nanyang this time not to find medicine, but to find someone.”
Sikong Rui said: “Who are you looking for?”
Duan Baiyue replied: “Chu Xiang.”
“Chu surname, royal family?” Sikong Rui said, “Why are you looking for him? Are you still secretly helping that little emperor?”
Duan Baiyue nodded.
“What benefit did he give you? After so many years of being on the horse saddle, even the chief executive is not as busy as you.” Sikong Rui was extremely puzzled.
Duan Baiyue said: “Answer me in one sentence, can you help me?”
“I’ll help, I’ll help.” Sikong Rui had a headache, begging in his heart to not listen to ‘tossing and turning at night, and weeping at dawn‘ again.
Duan Baiyue was very satisfied: “Good. We will leave in three days.”
Sikong Rui stretched out a finger: “Let’s make an agreement first. After this is done, you will return those letters to me.”
Duan Baiyue nodded: “Absolutely!”
Sikong Rui was on alert: “Let’s sign up a written document.”
Duan Baiyue asked: “Will it be useful?”
Sikong Rui thought for a while and became discouraged.
It will be extremely useless.
According to the degree of shamelessness of this person, not to mention signing a written agreement, even if he posted a bulletin and shouted it all over the street, he cannot be forced to comply when the time comes.
If you are young and ignorant, and make friends carelessly, you can only swallow the bitter fruit yourself. Every time he thinks of it, he sheds tears of bitterness.
Three days later, the fleet set sail again, and Sikong Rui reluctantly said goodbye to his wife. In the next half month, he kept sighing and feeling homesick.
Duan Baiyue said: “Scholars who write couplets on the street are not as bitter as you.”
Sikong Rui said, “Shut up.”
Duan Yao sat on the observation deck, eating red fruits, watching the two of them quarreling, and guessing when the fight would break out.
In the royal city of Chu, Ye Jin was sitting in the side hall of the imperial hospital, looking at a group of ministers in front of him.
It was really a group of ministers. They came in in a mighty manner, and those who didn’t know it thought they were going to start a group fight.
Tao Rende was smiling, his eyes full of expectation.
“Lord Tao.” Ye Jin was exhausted mentally and physically. “You want the emperor to choose a concubine, why don’t you go to the imperial study?” What do you want me to do? What does that have to do with me? What do you want from me?
Tao Rende sighed: “We have already asked His Majesty. We have been talking about it for so many years, but His Majesty has always refused.”
Ye Jin’s head was buzzing. If he doesn’t want to get married, it’s fine. If he doesn’t want to get married, do you think it will be useful for you to come to me?
Tao Rende said: “The emperor loves the Ninth Prince very much, and maybe His Majesty will hear you out. At this age, the late emperor already had three sons and one daughter, but the current emperor is not even willing to accept a concubine, let alone having a son. If he continues to being so stubborn, he will never have a heir.”
Ye Jin asked back: “Is having a heir really so important?”
“The Ninth Prince is a man of the world, so naturally you don’t need to care about these things.” Tao Rende spoke impeccably, “But behind the Emperor is the country and the people of Chu. There are some things that even if you don’t want to do, you have to do them for the people. You can’t just overlook it.”
With such a big hat on3, Ye Jin waved exhaustedly: “Okay, I’ll talk to him.”
All the ministers were overjoyed: “Thank you Ninth Prince.”
Ye Jin dragged his weak steps towards the imperial study.
“Why are you here now? It’s still day outside.” Chu Yuan asked Sixi to serve him sour plum soup, “Where’s Qian Feng?”
“It’s lunch break.” Ye Jin sat beside him, “Don’t read the reports, I have something to say.”
Chu Yuan asked, “What’s the matter?”
Ye Jin said bluntly, “Just choose an empress.”
Chu Yuan couldn’t laugh or cry: “Who is looking for you again, Tao Rende?”
Ye Jin curled his lips: “This time, seventeen of them came together, and they all knelt down at my place.”
“It must be difficult for you.” Chu Yuan arranged his hair, “If you find it annoying in the palace, then go back to Jiangnan. Without these people causing issues, it will be quieter there.”
I’d rather go back. Ye Jin glanced at the report on the table, and wondered, “Huh? Are you planning to invite Lord Wen back?”
“After four or five years of being away, he should have gained enough experience outside.” Chu Yuan said, “In sometime, I will call him back. There are too many posts in this dynasty. With him here, I can feel some ease.”
Ye Jin nodded, and asked again: “Well, are you really okay recently?”
Chu Yuan laughed: “Where did this all come from? What can happen to me?”
“After the journey from the southwest to the royal city, there seems to have a lot more worries than before.” Ye Jin said, “It is said that Duan Baiyue is not in the Southwest Mansion either, and an army was taken out from there and went to unknown places. Are you concerned about this?”
Chu Yuan frowned when he heard the words: “Is he not in the Southwest Mansion?”
Ye Jin nodded: “He has been gone for a long time. I thought you know.”
Chu Yuan gritted his teeth: “No, I didn’t know.”
Ye Jin stared at him suspiciously. If you didn’t know, you didn’t know. What’s with this fierce attitude? Could it be that the Southwest King owed you money and ran away?
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As usual, if there are any mistakes or errors, please contact me and I’ll rectify it. If anyone is willing to help in translation who knows Mandarin, you are more than welcome to assist. In that case as well, please email me.
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Notes:
Nianzi, which means madam. Since he is the husband, i wrote as wife. ↩︎ I intentionally used the chinese way of addressing husband as “Ge”. Since it would have been awkward to address both her husband and his brother-like friend as “brother”. In China, people usually call their crush or lover or even husband as “ge” or “gege”. Please research online for more info. ↩︎ meaning with such a big responsibility over his head. ↩︎