Translator: Xena
The unwelcomed Chen You stood by the door with his schoolbag on his back, not knowing what to do.
Sheng Qing was pestered by Sheng Guang to go upstairs, and Sheng Jing followed them.
Chen You was ignored and felt like he was no more than the trash can next to him.
“Will I be kicked out?”
The system said, “It’s nothing.”
Chen You stood in place. “Why do you think Sheng Qing didn’t show his displeasure to me?”
System, “…” It has been shown many times, it was you who was blind and dense.
Chen You added, “I read in his profile that Sheng Qing hates being touched by others and has serious mysophobia. I even clung to him in the hospital, but he only gave me a verbal warning and didn’t tell me to get lost. He even brought me into the car. It’s so weird.”
The system was silent. Because you’ve been exposed, idiot.
The other party is currently interested and wants to know who the person living in the body of the little waste is.
“Fortune favors fools.”
Chen You wrinkled his nose. “What do you mean?”
The system replied, “Figure it out for yourself.”
Chen You, “…”
He rubbed the ground with his toes. “I know I’m very stupid, a little retarded, and my brain’s filled with water, but you don’t need to keep mentioning it. It makes me sad.”
The System said, “I won’t say it next time.”
Chen You immediately said cheerfully, “Then I still love you.”
“I’ve remembered what you just said. If you mention it again, I’ll slap you in the face.”
System, “……”
Chen You stood for a long time. The housekeeper auntie stared at him again and again before he saw the man come out.
“What are you doing standing at the door? Come in.”
After getting permission, Chen You took a step towards the door but stopped again when he found that there were no slippers prepared for him at the entrance.
Sheng Qing asked the auntie to get slippers for the boy.
The auntie said, “Sir, we don’t have any extra slippers at home.”
When she saw the man looking at her, she trembled. “The two young masters said no one would usually come to the house except the Master, so…”
“That’s fine.”
Sheng Qing interrupted and said to the boy, “Just come in.”
Chen You looked at the spotlessly clean floor, then at his dirty sneakers. “Dad, I’d better not go in.”
Sheng Qing said, “I’ll ask the driver to take you back to school.”
Chen You, “…” He suddenly couldn’t continue the line after ‘the waterfall plummeted down three thousand feet’.1This line is from a famous poem and the line after is “as if Milky Way is falling from the skies”. I think it means that Chen You couldn’t continue his part because the “script” isn’t being acted out the way it should go.
You don’t play by the rules, do you? Okay, I’ll try it too.
Chen You pouted. “Then I’m leaving.”
No one moved.
Sheng Qing put one hand in his pocket, waiting with interest to see what else the youth would come up with.
Chen You blinked his big, moist eyes. “Dad, happy birthday to you.”
Sheng Qing raised his head, indicating that he had heard it.
Chen You still didn’t move. Stop it, Daddy. You’re going to kill me if you play like this.
At that moment, Sheng Guang’s voice came from the living room, “Why didn’t Xia-Gege come in? Hurry in, wash your hands and eat.”
Chen You’s lips trembled. An angel, an absolute angel!
His stomach was also very nifty, sending out a rumble in time.
Sheng Qing didn’t say anything.
Chen You looked up as his stomach sang to the man. His cheeks turned slightly red, feeling embarrassed and a little awkward.
Very good, his acting has improved by at least 20 points!
Sheng Qing’s lips curled up slightly. “Let’s go back to school after dinner.”
While saying ‘oh’ in his heart, Chen You decided not to play around this time and walked in with his legs skipping.
When Sheng Guang saw the dirty sneakers on his feet, his face froze and a look of disgust flashed across his face.
He shouted towards the kitchen, “Auntie, please add an extra set of dishes and chopsticks. We have a guest at home today.”
The word guest was a subtle one.
It made it obvious that the three of them, father and sons, were a family.
Chen You didn’t care. Silly child, do you think you’re really the young master of the Sheng family? Don’t you normally look in the mirror? Looking at your eyes, nose and mouth, in what way do you look like your father?
Putting IQ aside, we’re all adopted here, there’s no difference.
There were a lot of dishes on the table, all of which were vegetarian. Chen You didn’t get to show off his cooking skills, which was a pity.
With his cooking skills, he could make a flower with just a few strokes.
Sheng Guang pointed to a plate of stir-fried broccoli and said, “Dad, I made this one. How about trying it?”
Sheng Qing picked up a piece of broccoli and put it in his mouth. “Not bad.”
Chen You took a look and saw Sheng Guang’s expression, which was bubbling with happiness.
I understand.
Sheng Qing was a cold-blooded animal. He has a purpose for everything he does and he wouldn’t waste time on insignificant people or things.
Take the original owner of his body for instance, Sheng Qing took him in from the orphanage out of old friendship’s sake, but gradually found that he was too cowardly and unlikely to achieve anything great, so he stopped caring about him.
Value; this was what Sheng Qing cared about the most.
Chen You bit his chopsticks. Sheng Qing was now interested in him. Did that mean he had some value?
He took two mouthfuls of rice. Am I valuable? Seems not, ai.
The system asked, “Do you really think so?”
Chen You snorted. “What do you know? That’s the nature of us Chinese, humility.”
System, “…..”
Chen You ate his meal in silence. The only sound at the table was Sheng Guang’s coquettish voice. Sheng Jing’s personality was a bit like Sheng Qing, so he didn’t talk much.
While eating, Sheng Qing said, “Sheng Xia, aren’t you good at cooking? Go make something.”
Chen You was confused. “Now?”
Sheng Qing replied, “Mn.”
Chen You swallowed the food in his mouth. I see, the food on the table doesn’t suit your taste, is that it?
Seeing the waste walking towards the kitchen, Sheng Guang said in surprise, “Dad, Xia-Gege can cook?”
Sheng Jing also said, “I’ve never heard of it before.”
Sheng Qing put down his chopsticks and said, “We’ll see.”
His actions caused a change in Sheng Guang’s and Sheng Jing’s expressions.
Auntie just changed these, but it unexpectedly still didn’t suit Dad’s taste.
The kitchen was very big. Chen You looked through the refrigerator and found yam and sweet syrup, so he took them all out and prepared to make honey yam.2
Chen You’s father loved it, so he made it every now and then back then, making him very skilled at it.
He deftly cut the yam into small pieces, put them in a large bowl, and then scooped half a spoonful of salt into it to soak it.
After that, Chen You washed the pot, wiped the water off, turned on the fire, poured in syrup and white sugar, stirred it for a while until it thickened, then he put the yam in. After stir-frying evenly, he turned off the heat and moved it to the pressure cooker.
Chen You washed the green and red peppers, quickly cut them into thin strips, put them into the pot, and stir-fried them with the soup.
He hummed a song. Ai, having so many talents is indeed amazing.
The system repeated, “Amazing.”
When the time was up, Chen You opened the pressure cooker and started to arrange the yam on a plate. He then poured the green and red pepper strips covered with soup on top, and the dish was done.
“I’m quite capable, am I not?”
The system said, “So capable.”
Chen You said, “Although I don’t take that seriously, I love listening to it.”
The system suddenly said, “You can make soy noodles with scallion oil3
, eggplant with minced garlic4
, fermented soybean paste5
, cumin potatoes6
, double peppers steamed tofu7
, and enoki mushroom tomato soup8
.”
Chen You was stunned after hearing the list of dish names. “Whatever for? Are those what you like to eat?”
“Next time, I’ll make it for you when I have time. I just don’t know if you can eat it.”
He took the plate out and placed it on the table. “Dad, this is honey yam.”
Sheng Guang smiled and said, “Xia-Gege, this is both sweet and spicy, is it edible?”
Chen You rolled his eyes. “It’s edible.”
Sheng Qing picked up a yam and ate it.
The three boys’ gazes all focused on him.
Sheng Qing commented, “Not bad.”
Just not bad? Nonsense, there is definitely something wrong with your tongue. Dad, I’ll have you checked when I get a chance.
Chef Chen was not happy.
Little Angel Sheng Guang was even more unhappy.
What the hell, that loser actually got the same evaluation as him.
Sheng Jing ate a yam. It was soft, sweet and not greasy. A hint of astonishment appeared in his eyes. He was very surprised.
Dad casually said that Sheng Guang’s dish was not bad, probably because didn’t want him to make a scene. But this one about Sheng Xia should be true.
After the meal, it was time for the father-son love show.
Sheng Guang and Sheng Jing took out their birthday gifts. The former’s was a birthday picture he had painted himself, and the latter’s was a jade carving of 福禄寿9福 – good fortune, happiness, luck. 禄 – good fortune. 寿 – long life. carved by himself.
Both were very high-quality, classy and sincere.
Chen You could understand a little bit of the original’s inferiority. He reached into his pocket and felt the fifty-cent coin.
It’s over, it’s over. I’m so gonna lose face.
It’s okay, I lose face all the time and I’ve gotten used to it. Chen You tried to comfort himself, but it was useless.
“Xia-Gege?”
Hearing Sheng Guang’s voice, Chen You was startled. He took out his hand and accidentally pulled out the fifty-cent coin, which rolled all the way to the man’s feet.
“……”
Chen You gritted his teeth, picked up the coin, and put it back in his pocket. Fifty cents was still money.
He had his eyes to nose and his nose to his heart10He had his head down, basically. Please do comment if I’m wrong thanksss, but damn, the characteristic of the body suddenly appeared. His eyes soured and he was about to cry.
It was so annoying. The water always splashed out uncontrollably.
Sheng Qing noticed that the boy’s nose and eyes had turned red, causing him to recall the snot and tears on his chest. His face instantly darkened.
He pulled out his ringing cell phone, but before tapping the answer button, he said, “Go back to school.”
Chen You uttered “oh,” already with a crying tone.
Sheng Guang’s eyes rolled. “What’s wrong, Xia-Gege?”
Can’t you see Laozi’s opening the floodgates? You’re not as cute as Sheng Jing. Chen You turned his face away, tears streaming down his face.
He lowered his head and walked forward, but Sheng Jing called his attention. “Schoolbag.”
After saying thank you, Chen You grabbed his schoolbag. He was crying and his vision had become blurred so he didn’t know if he bumped into something or what, but he lost his balance and fell to the ground.
It hurts so much, shit. My nose is gonna fall off.
Chen You felt pain even as he breathed. He asked the system, “Did someone deliberately stick their feet out?”
The system replied, “It’s the little angel.”
“…” Chen You cursed. “444, I want to punish him.”
The system said, “Then do it.”
Chen You lay there motionless. Not long after, a hot stream appeared in his nose and flowed out rapidly.
“444, help me smear it, doesn’t matter how miserable it’ll be, do it.”
Sheng Guang asked worriedly, “Xia-Gege, are you okay?”
Chen You looked up, his face covered in blood.
Sheng Guang took a step back in fear. “Xia-Gege is bleeding a lot, Dad, come and have a look!”
Sheng Qing, who was on the phone, ended the call and walked over when he heard this.
The young man on the ground was bleeding profusely, the collar of his clothes was stained red as well.
“What happened?”
Chen You shed blood and tears together, looking so miserable. “Yes… yes… yes…”
He deliberately kept it for a long time to make Sheng Guang, who had done something bad, feel guilty and reveal his flaws.
Scheming-boy Chen You was online.
Sheng Guang said nothing.
Sheng Qing asked Sheng Jing, “How did your brother fall?”
Sheng Jing replied, “I didn’t notice.”
Sheng Guang breathed a sigh of relief.
Just that small action exposed him.
Seeing his father look at him, Sheng Guang forced himself to remain calm and say, “Dad, I didn’t notice either.”
Sheng Qing helped the youth up from the ground and said, “Go wash yourself.”
Chen You pinched his nose and went to the bathroom. He turned on the faucet and asked about the situation from the system.
The system narrated, “Your Daddy hit your third brother.”
Chen You was shocked. Straight up hit him? So scary.
Sheng Qing was a heartless man who could kill even his own parent and brothers. His adopted son was the same as him.
Chen You suddenly shuddered. Oh no, with Sheng Qing’s style, once he found out that he was worthless, wouldn’t he just tell him to get lost and toy with him?
He splashed cold water on his forehead, then washed his nose while watching the diluted blood flow into the pool of water.. “No, I must do this in such a way that Sheng Qing won’t see through all of me at once. Only then will he continue to investigate and study me.”
“How is it now?”
The system described, “Your third brother is crying in his room, and your second brother is talking to your father in the living room.”
Chen You stuffed a tissue into his nose. From what he could see so far, Sheng Guang was only good at studying but his tricks weren’t up to par. Sheng Jing was much more sinister than him.
“What are they talking about?”
The system answered, “Your third brother said he would take you to the hospital.”
Chen You suddenly felt something was wrong. Sheng Jing was probably looking for an opportunity to probe him out.
Shit, when did I reveal my true colors? If even that little brat Sheng Jing knows about this, then the kid’s father…
Chen You didn’t dare think about it for fear of scaring himself to death.
The system said, “Here he comes.”
Sheng Jing stopped at the door, “Brother.”
Chen You simply said, “I have diarrhea!”
The voice was full of energy and didn’t sound like he was having stomach discomfort at all.
A sneer flashed across Sheng Jing’s eyes. He grasped the door handle, about to open the door and go in.
A voice came from behind him, “Xiao Jing, go upstairs and check on Xiao Guang.”
Sheng Jing glanced at the door, took his hand off the door handle, and went upstairs.
From inside, Chen You listened to the sound of footsteps. One set was replaced by another, which were steadier than the previous ones.
The next moment, Sheng Qing’s voice was heard, “Sheng Xia, is your nose still bleeding?”
Chen You moved to the toilet, ready to take off his pants and squat over it at any time. “It stopped flowing.”
Sheng Qing’s voice sounded again, “Your stomach feels uncomfortable?”
Chen You replied, “It’s nothing.”
Even now his voice still didn’t sound like that of someone having diarrhea.
Sheng Qing told him in a strong tone not allowing for refusal, “I’ll give you one minute to get out of there.”
Chen You thought for a while about what to say. He just said he was having diarrhea and one minute was just the time it took to get a sanitary napkin, ptoo, toilet paper, but he wouldn’t even be able to wipe his butt or put on his pants, plus he still had to wash his hands.
Yeah, that’s how it works, it can’t be wrong.
So Chen You said in a panicked voice, “Dad, one minute is not enough. I can’t wipe my butt.”
Sheng Qing said, “Then don’t wipe it.”
Chen You, “…”
3 thoughts on “Chapter 111 – I’m gonna lose face”
i need some updates! 😭, thanks for the chapter ☺️
When is the next chapter gonna come?
When is the next chapter gonna come? ❤️