V4C40 – Li Bai Style Poem (2/2)

As Zheng Shaopeng saw Yang Mei before him, he wanted to show off his talent so he said in a genteel voice. “Early bird gets the worm!”

“And the early worm gets eaten by the bird!” Yang Mei didn’t even look at him as she replied sarcastically.

“Ah……That’s also correct, true! That’s the truth of life. Sharks eat little fish while little fish eat shrimp. What a truth you just said!” Zheng Shaopeng said as he tried to make himself look infallible.

“What an idiot!” I muttered in my heart. But on the surface, I still said, “Brother Zheng is not only handsome but also smart. Your train of thought is just like Niao Beng!”

“Ah!” As Zheng Shaopeng heard me praise him like that, my impression in his eyes became quite better as he nodded and said, “Saying that I am like Niao Beng is an exaggeration. I can at most be on the same level as Li Bai!”

After Yang Mei heard his words, she looked at him with loathing. Zheng Shaopeng really thought he will be able to attract the beauty’s attention as he continued to show off his literary talents by saying, “Brother, I just had a stroke of inspiration suddenly. I want to write a poem on the spot. What does everyone think?”

“Brother Zheng has such great talents as well. I never knew you were a ‘frequent brothel patron (refined and elegant)’ person!” I said the word “嫖 (piao)” ambiguously intentionally. Even then, Yang Mei actually understood my meaning and threw a bright smile. {TL Note: The word for elegant and the word for frequent brothel patron are pronounced the same. It’s a wordplay.}

As Zheng Shaopeng saw Yang Mei smile so radiantly, he thought his method had worked and she was attracted to him, so he said happily, “The ordinary can’t understand what the extraordinary says!” For good or for bad, Zheng Shaopeng was still a University graduate. The meaning of his word “ordinary” was obviously referring to the bureaucrats and other people in the government sector. It was a derogatory term. As for “extraordinary,” that was referring to the poets. {TL Note: It’s some ancient stuff where the Officials in the court would listen to the poets, not understand their meaning, applause, and then go home. In the end, nothing changed.}

As Yang Mei heard Zheng Shaopeng claim himself to be a poet, she couldn’t help but smile.

“Little Zheng, then do it quickly. Your uncle and I have quite some anticipation!” Though Mother Yang had settled on Zheng Shaopeng as her son-in-law because of his wealth, she didn’t want to have a son-in-law who was just a douche bag. Now that she heard that the guy could write poetry, she was immensely happy.

“Brother Zheng, go ahead. All of us are listening!” I took a glass of water and sat on a sofa, waiting for this guy to embarrass himself.

“Oh! I will say a Li Bai style poem then!” Zheng Shaopeng cleared his throat, hesitated a bit, and said,

Today is very sunny,

So Yang Mei and I go to Ocean Park,

There is many fish in the block,

I am fascinated as I look at Yang Mei

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That poem was shit, go ahead and read my hit.

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Today’s really sunny,

I go to Ocean Park with my honey,

The fish in the pool are really many,

I look at Yang Mei and forget my granny.

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The above poem is Not For Steal. Property of Ahmad Shahzad. Copyrighted stuff.

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