Chapter 13 (1/2)

Translator: purplenails

Editor: DogLeading

Chapter 13: Seemingly normal

”Business is important, but it's less important than health. Look at you, you're obviously wan and sallow lately.” After knowing each other for quite some time, we are considerably close acquaintance. As my speech is a lot more casual compared to before.

”Really? You're not the only one who said so. I'm not sure what's wrong, I haven't had a good night sleep lately.” Yan Pinmin fill up my cup with tea from a teapot and answered me while brus.h.i.+ng her cheeks.

”Missing your husband perhaps. Oh ya, I never ask you about your husband's workplace? I never see him coming back home.” I joked a little.

”O him. He has a Gold futures investment business, which he often flew across borders. In his eyes, our home is nothing less than the hotels.” Yan Pinmin's eyes darkened as she speaks.

”Maybe he's just too busy.” I can never say much about Yan Pinmin's household matters, as I, myself never be in a relations.h.i.+p before. However, based on my princ.i.p.al, try to persuade with forgiveness instead of encouraging separation, I speak only good words for a man whom i've never met before. As the saying goes, one rather demolished ten shrines than to destroy a marriage. If one says a wrong thing and ended a marriage, then one would have to face serious karma.

”Sigh, who knows?” Yan Pinmin seems reluctant to mention about her man. She softly sighed then leaned over and refill my cup.

”With so much being said, I still don't know your husband's name. I can't call him 'hey' when I meet him later, can I?” Notice Yan Pinmin's gloomy expression, I pull a little joke for her.

She was also amused by my jokes. ”Zhang Zhong. As in hanzi, Gong=bow, chang=long. Zhong as in faithful!”

”Right. I always wanted to ask you a question.” she said, while leaning against the chair after she gave me her husband's name.

”Speak!” I said. Sipped the tea before I place it on the table.

”Don't be mad!” Yan Pinmin demanded rea.s.surance before she ask.

”How did you came into your line of work? No discrimination from me, but I just thought that you're so young, have you ever thought of another job? As you have to deal with black wreaths and paper-made people, it must have cost you a proper relations.h.i.+p, haven't it?” She slightly hesitated but asked anyway.

”I inherited this shop from my foster father. I become so familiar with this work ever since I was small, despite it, I can't think of anything which I can work with.” I shrugged.

”Foster father? I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked!” Women are such a sentimental human. When she heard I mentioned about my foster father, she immediately realize my background. Thus, her maternal instinct made her gently place her palm on the back of my hands and apologized.

”Your hands are cold!” I counter-grab her well-preserved hands and felt the softness of her skin. But I regretted immediately after I commented on her hands, it was a real mood spoiler. Only a love-rookie like me would do such a thing.

As expected, Yan Pinmin in her activated maternal instinct mode didn't realize I was grabbing her hands until I commented her hands are cold. As a result, she drew her hand back.

”Naughty little boy, you took advantage on me.” Luckily, she's not angry. Only rolled her eyes on me and protested croquettishly.

”I've finished my tea and it's time to go. I'll come by to pay you a visit after a day or two!” Seeing her reaction, I abruptly stood up and bid goodbye. I am awful in having conversation with women, especially a matured, charming lady like Yan Pinmin.

”Now? Going home? Let me walk you out. Come by anytime when you're free.” Yan Pinmin stood up and ready to escort me to the exit.