Chapter 9 (1/2)
What a doozy chapter 8 was Things slon a bit here in chapter 9 as it starts the next part of the novel I have to say, I feel a little sorry for Xiu Yue He’s trying so hard, and it’s not like he isn’t accomplished himself It’s just that no one can compete with Li Chuan Especially in Xiao Qiu’s eyes
As a side note, I now have an editor ill be going over the previous chapters So if there are little discrepancies right now, that’s why Also, apologies, the translations will also be co a little slower for these next feeeks as I will be traveling But fear not, I will be back soon enough to bring you more of Li Chuan!
[Chapter 9]
This was the first ti roo on the face of one wall It was all photos having to do with building construction: soccer field, theater, airport, gy The most were skyscrapers There was also a few houses whose styles were odd beyond description and whose use could not be discerned
I recalled that he was an architect What’s the word for architect in English? I thought over the vocabulary words I memorized
Architect
In actuality,construction was bricks, wheelbarroood, limestone, and the sparks that would fly from the bea on the side of the street, eating ed to get the chief labor contractor position He even helped build our house
I didn’t want to look at architecture I only wanted to look at hi the walls, the tables, the s, the door, everywhere photos could be placed I put the prosthetic leg back into the bedrooe clothes in the bedroo room Next to the as a pure red couch The floor waswas spotless Next to the bed was a sazines and a few large architecture picture albums There were only two books that looked like they had been used often They probably had nothing to do with architecture
I picked the to discover that the book was quite heavy It had an old-fashi+oned book binding and pages like that of a dictionary, thin and white but wouldn’t rip after years of use The name of the book was:
“A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu”
I heard his steps
“Do you like this book?” He walked in front of
“I don’t know French”
“What is your second foreign language?”
“Haven’t decided yet”
“Do you have a goal?”
“Besides English and Chinese, what other languages do you know?” I asked
“French and Ger in japanese ‘Hajiht choose Italian, or Arabic”
In short, not so made fun of in the future
He looked atwhat I lish nas Past” You study literature Should have heard of it before”
“The Chinese nas Past’”
“Res Past? Mhts you can’t fall asleep, let e, you’ll want to sleep” He chattered by my ear in a low and firm heavenly voice
“Really?” I turned around and found him in his bathrobe with his head leaned over and breathe sweeping past e of the book is about a person lying in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep” He looked atstepie éteinte, mes yeux se fermaient si vite que je n’avais pas le temps de me dire: ‘Je ant French It was as if he was sleep talking, causinglish,
“It says: I have long had the habit of going to bed early Sometimes, when I had put out my candle, my eyes would close so quickly that I had not even ti to sleep’”
“Okay, okay, why don’t you just translate it into Chinese…” His Chinese was also really good!
“I’ood at Chinese…I can only read nine-hundred and fifty Chinese characters My grandfather said that it was enough for me to just know those”
“What? What?” I loudly said, “The country’s literature is wide-ranging and profound How can nine-hundred and fifty characters be considered enough?”
“That’s why, I don’t dare translate it into Chinese I’h at you Promise” I looked at him, “We have always had low expectations for the level of Chinese of overseas Chinese people Although, if you hadn’t confessed, I really wouldn’t have figured out that you were illiterate”
“Illiterate?”
“Mmm, illiterate”
He pro?”
“Don’t ed A little bit of privacy, please”
I tactfully left After a bit, he caelled
“We can go now?” I asked
“We can go now” He saw the backpack on ? Letlooks big, but it only contains clothing You can try if you don’t believe htly smiled and didn’t insist
“How come there are no photos of you here?” I suddenly asked Li Chuan was so handsoh photos of him
“I don’t like to take photos” He said
“But there are so many miscellaneous photos on the wall” I pointed to the architecture photos Of course each one was beautiful, but, when arranged together, it still felt disorderly
“Miscellaneous?” He stared blanked, never thinking I would use that word He was forced to explain,”Architecture is a form of art, Class in the picture was faned by you?”
He nodded, “Do you like it?
“I like it” I gazed at hi an eye, “However, I like your body and your face more”
“My body is handicapped” His eyes fixed on me
“I like it even if it is handicapped” I opened my eyes wide, innocently
His lips were very close tojust taken a shower I liked his scent I stood on tiptoes, wanting to kiss hio quickly”
Li Chuan doesn’t like to eat spicy food,out on a lot of delicious food But he does like to eat Fried Rice Cakes and also Ants Cli a Tree We only ordered three dishes and quickly became full
Li Chuan said that he hadn’t eaten with such satisfaction in a long time He was too busy everyday and could only e part is,” he said, “I also wouldn’t feel hungry>”
“Why do you feel hungry today then?” I asked Not counting the snacks we had in the dorm room, we had already eaten two y today” He answered honestly
“Me too Because of the exams, I haven’t slept well in a few days” I pretended I didn’t understand the i?”
“Go back to the dorm to rest”
He looked at me with somewhat of an reluctant expression, “Okay, I’ll drop you off”
“I don’t need you to drop me off It’s not late I can ride the bus back myself” If he dropssuch a long way requires hiy than a normal person
“I’ll drop you off” He said in an unquestionable tone while paying the bill and taking ates It’s still early, there’s a campus bus that takes students directly to the dorms”
“No”
“Then I would rather you park your car at the presidents’ building” I sighed
“Good idea”
He parked the car at the presidents’ building, and walked me to the dorm entrance, “Does your dorm have a phone?”
“No”
“This is my number” He took out a pen and wrote the number on my palm
“Goodbye” I said
“Goodbye”
I laid down once I got to the dorm room The lower part of my body ached dully I didn’t want to take a shower I would rather his scent stay on my body forever I openedtape when I saw Ning An An walk in
“Heavens, you’re back so early?”
“M?” She wanted gossip
“Just walked around a bit”
“Come on, Xiao Qiu Be honest” She poured me a cup of tea, moved a chair over, and sat below my bed, “Everyone says you had the most capability School has only been in session for two months and you don’t even know your way around here, but you’ve already wordlessly caught a rich husband”
An An was the only one I could ask for help in this dorh I saw everyone else everyday, our friendshi+p was still limited Xiao Rui liked me, but she was particularly busy herself, occupied with dating, and didn’t take friendshi+ps with girls seriously
“We’re just acquaintances” I said
“His origins aren’t co An An said with an experienced look
“I’ins” This was actually true
“Where is he from?”
“I don’t know”
“What’s the difference between your age?”
“I don’t know”
“Who are his parents?”
“I dont’ know”
Ning An An stared at ? If this is called dating, you’ve even started out wrong”
She ese, but spoke Cantonese slang in Mandarin
“We’re just strangers who ca serious, there’s no need to ask about his fae family Just look at his enerations”
I agreed with that point completely
“What else do you know about him?”
“He is an architect Used to study econoo” I said, “Even all this was gathered by you guys”
“Of course ould ask the important questions What is his incoh, “I don’t hand hies”
“Has he treated you to a ? This will say a lot The seafood restaurants on East Street have appetizers that go for two-thousand yuan”
“We’ve gone to a Yunnan restaurant, all the dishes were inexpensive”