Please Be More Serious Chapter 45-46
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Chapter 45
Their first weekend as a couple rolled round and Yin Ting and
Zhengqing would have loved to spend the days together but Yin Ting had other
plans; because on Sat.u.r.day, Queen YuFei summoned Yin Ting to accompany her. And
on Sunday, the pair was going to see Huizhu.
Yufei was now pregnant, and was also preparing for her
wedding, so she needed the a.s.sistance of her friends. Although Yufei had to
remind Yin Ting that she was now always with Zhengqing, Yin Ting complied
happily.
But Zhengqing was unhappy with this, he thought Yufei was
troublesome. The reason being that YuFei was on leave due to tiredness from
her pregnancy, during the working day Yin Ting could always pop round to see her,
but she did not pick a working day, she just had to chose a weekend. She was
clearly trying to prove something.
But Yin Ting said brightly to him, ‘The fact that she is
willing to bother me is nice. Can someone who doesn’t seem inclined to bother
or manage you be called a friend?’ (Zuben: I’m not inclined to bother or manage
people so…)
Yes, his little girlfriend knew how to comfort the heart.
Therefore, they arranged to have breakfast together, and then
Zhengqing drove Yin Ting to Yufei’s house after which he went to the gym to
take care of his old body. After that he would pick up Yin Ting and they would
go food shopping together, then back to his place to have light snack and a
tidy up, then in the evening he would drive her home to have dinner with her
father.
During the week, Yin Ting had breakfast and lunch with her
father then had dinner with Zhengqing. But on the weekend, being out all day,
it was only right she had dinner with her father. She didn’t want him to
believe that Zhengqing was keeping her from spending time with him. Therefore,
would have a poor impression of Zhengqing.
Zhengqing did not dare quibble, he was rather apprehensive
about Yin Guohao. He was his future wife’s father. When Qin Wenyi told him he
would put in a good word with Guohao at their tea, Zhengqing instinctively felt
apprehensive. Also he realised that Yin Ting had many methods of keeping him in
line while also coping with her father.
When he spoke to Yin Ting about this, she put her nose up in
the air c.o.c.kily and said, ‘Of course, it’s only natural. My mother wanted me to
live well and be happy my whole life. So I have been preparing very diligently
for that.’
Zhengqing realised that all the reviews on restaurants and
places might be her love collection. He realised she derived joy from having
many experiences. For instance, he derived joy from working and making money,
but Yin Ting was the type to seek and share new experiences and she would
happily spend a lot of time and energy on that. As he began to understand her,
he realised he was now deriving half his joy from her happiness. But if she
gave him half his joy, how much joy did he give her? He wondered.
‘Only half?’ she said when he told her, ‘It seems I must work
harder,’ (Zuben: Half at this early stage is really good, dear)
‘Why?’ he asked incredulous,
‘Well, half isn’t absolute dominance in your heart.’
Zhengqing was mollified, ‘Owning half is really good in
business,’
Yin Ting smiled at his expression, she pecked him on the lips
and said, ‘Your seriousness is so cute!’
But he was serious, half the equity plus the right to operate
was a great deal! The terms of the contract are paramount.
She brought it up when she saw Yufei on the weekend who
replied a little ill humoured, ‘Your happiness still loses before the pregnant
about to be married woman.’ (Zuben: Is that so? I’d like to know what that
would turn into when the baby is keeping you up at night)
‘Who is comparing with you,’ Yin Ting replied. Though, in her
heart she didn’t think her love would lose to Yufei.
‘So how are things?’ Yufei asked, she never worried about
their other friends, just this silly Xiaoting.
‘Nothing serious, as you know we just started. He only came
back a few days ago. However, we reached an agreement. I accompany him for
supper every evening; he gets off work early as much as possible. I have arranged time to see him so he cannot tell me he’s working late. We arranged his arrival with the traffic. He gave me money because I am responsible for buying our meals.’ Yin Ting recounted happily.
‘Have you been married for ten years?’ Yufei asked somewhat
dumbfounded, home arrival time with rush hour calculations?
Yin Ting wrinkled her nose, ‘I hope I can be married for ten
years with this pleasant feeling.’
Yufei bit her lip and c.o.c.ked her head in thought, ‘I can’t
imagine what Yingjie would be like in a decade.’
‘I can imagine!’ Yin Ting said with her hand up,
‘Well I guess your imagination must be very good,’ Yufei
replied. She had no doubt that in Yin Ting’s mind everything was beautiful.
‘Of course, you have two children, we have two children. They are having fun together.’
‘…’ Qin Yufei reacted little, ‘Two children, eh? Well I have
one now. But your love is new, how are you going to join in the fun?’
‘I must have two,’ Yin Ting said energetically, ‘Families
with two children are always lively.’
‘…’ It seemed to Qin Yufei that marriage was not far from Yin
Ting’s heart, ‘So are you determined to marry him? Does he share this thought?’
‘There is no need to determine, ah,’ Yin Ting said, ‘We love
each other, naturally it will go down that route. The rest is that we manage
the sentiment and life. What is there to determine, I love this person
therefore it has all been arranged. All we need is to ship the order.’
‘…’ ship the order? She was beginning to sound like Zhengqing.
Her family’s Xiaoting has been brainwashed! It seems Zhengqing was teaching her
all this management nonsense.
Yin Ting ignored Yufei’s dumbfounded expression and
continued, ‘I told you I have laid down rules, I told him the day before
yesterday he had to come back home on time. So the next day, I did not call him
to remind him and he came back on time himself.’
‘What is this?’
‘Not for the sake of others, but for the sake of Justice
(Zuben:?), but it was necessary to adjust his habit.'
‘So you’re congratulating yourself after one day? Wait two or
three months, see if he doesn’t revert.’
‘Two or three months is short. My goal is two or three years,
so he can learn to relax and gave a good work-life balance.’
‘It would be too difficult,’ Yufei said, ‘Some people are
just workaholics, Zhengqing is one. And he expects people to follow his example
too.’(Zuben: When did he ask you to follow his example?)
‘Therefore, someone needs to be there to care for him,’ she
said pa.s.sionately, ‘Yufei, in his confession to me outlined his plan for our
relationship. You may not be sure of him because you don’t know him, and you
think I am reckless, but I have confidence in him. He’s not after a girlfriend.
He has a plan for the future, including pre marital agreements, how many
children, even housework. He wants a home, Yufei, not just love. He wants a
family. And I want to give him that. I know I have money, but he is responsible
for our care. I want to do what I can for him and he does what he can for me.
He is so practical. His words were so touching.’ She finished with a sweet
sigh.
Yufei did not say anything for a while; Yin Ting looked at
her curiously and said, ‘Quickly ask me what he said,’
‘You’re so annoying,’ Yufei snapped (Zuben: It’s the both of
you), ‘What? What did he say?’
‘He said as long as we both like each other, and we both work
hard together that we can last a long time,’
Yufei blinked, ‘What is so moving about that?’
Yin Ting looked like she had been shot, and wailed in
protest, ‘You don’t get it!’
‘I felt that it was very hard for him to write those words.
He thought about it seriously. He’s not the kind to be moved by beauty. See a
cute girl and want to chase chase chase!’
‘Are you talking about players?’
‘You have to admit that there are so many useless guys in the
world.’
‘Ah yes, he is very handsome, very gentle eyes, very
considerate. I want to chase chase chase!’ Yufei said mimicking Yin Ting.
Yin Ting glared at her, ‘Female rouge!’ she said without
malice.
Yin Ting froze, recalling something, ‘Yes oh!’ she jumped at
Yufei and shook her shoulder, ‘But now I have been reborn. I have now learned
to be serious, so serious!’
‘Wait a minute! I am a pregnant woman,’
‘Oh!’ Yin Ting stopped and patted Yufei’s tummy, ‘Are you
alright?’
‘Ah let go,’ Yufei said shooing Yin Ting’s hand, ‘I’m just
worried that you have been turned silly by him. Look at you talking about love
and foolishness,’
‘I am not silly; I only lack inspiration in this aspect.’ Yin
Ting said softly, ‘That’s not right – it’s not that I lack inspiration; it is
that my inspiration has never had the chance to express itself. My routines are
flexible. He is very easy to understand, and I can understand him.’ She rested
her head on Yufei’s shoulder, ‘Don’t worry, Yufei, I have never been so
confident.’
While Yufei and Yin Ting were having their girl talk, Qin
Wenyi and Yin Guhao were meeting for tea. They were also chatting about Yin
Ting and Qiu Zhengqing,
‘Zhengqing is very good ah,’ Wen Yi said to Guohao, ‘I spent
a lot of time trying to convince him to join my company. He is a very cautious
man. Very rational and is not enamoured with momentary gain.’
Guohao smiled and ate a piece of sweet but did not speak,
‘I really wanted him and Yufei to get along, but it did not
work out. Who would have thought it was your Xiaoting that would get caught.’
Guohao drank some tea and replied, ‘Even then, who knows what
would happen,’
‘Children and grandchildren. You see Yufei and Yingjie, we
did not expect it, but now they are married.’
Guohao did not speak for a time, then he said, ‘Honestly, I
would have preferred Yingjie,’
Wen Yi stared in mock horror, ‘Why are you after my son-in-law?’
Guohao laughed and poured Wen Yi more tea.
At that time, Zhengqing was at the cemetery.
He paid obeisance to his parents. With Yin Ting away, he’d
felt agitated. He did not have the desire to look at his work either. So he
simply came to see his parents. He took a bouquet of flowers to Yin Ting’s
mother’s grave. He stood at the head stone somewhat nervously.
The picture of Yin Ting’s mother on the head stone was rather
youthful looking. She looked like Yin Ting. (Zuben: Insert random Chinese
proverb about parents and their offspring involving elephants here)
Zhengqing cleared his throat wondering what to say. He did
not know how to talk to elders for his parents died when he was young. After a
little while he said, ‘Aunt, my name is Qiu Zhengqing, I am Xiaoting’s
boyfriend. I love her very much. Thank you.’
Chapter 46
That evening, Yin Ting went home to
have dinner with her father.
‘Not having a date, tonight?’
‘I do,’ Yin Ting said with a bright
smile, ‘I dumped my boyfriend to have a date with daddy.’
Yin Guohao smiled, ‘Flatterer,’
Yin Ting was happy, he father
looked for relaxed and happy today. ‘Did you have a nice time with Uncle Qin at
tea? Did he invite you to Yufei’s wedding?’
‘Yes,’
‘Yufei asked me to be maid of honour,’
Yin Ting said joyfully, ‘I told her I would agree if she threw the bouquet to
me,’ hoping that her father would understand the implication.
‘Well, to get the bouquet you have
to start practising your skills, but you can’t be like Yufei, getting pregnant
to get me to approve of you two. I will only break the b.a.s.t.a.r.d’s legs and I
will raise my grandchild.’ He said casually
Yin Ting’s face flushed, ‘How could
that…? How would it….?’ She and Zhengqing were just starting and were still
just at the kissing stage. If he was thinking about that…Yin Ting’s face went
even redder and she ducked her head into her bowl.
Guohao’s expression was dark, and
he coughed. He really had not realised his daughter was this deeply in love.
Later that even, Guohao went to Yin
Ting’s room to check on her and tell her goodnight. He found at her desk with a
pile of photos before her immersed in what she was doing.
‘What are you up to?’ he asked.
‘Making a gift for my boyfriend,’
‘…’ Guohao did not reply. He
watched her glance at the electronic photo frame. He knew it was a gift from
Zhengqing, and it was something that he had written and Yin Ting treasured it.
She held it gently while smiling foolishly, and stroking the frame.
Guohao thought of Wen Yi’s
evaluation of Zhengqing. He had only met the younger man once; he seemed mature
and serious and had an air of experience. He was completely different from the
type his daughter had pursued before, so such a feeling of love must have
happened suddenly. Seeing that photo frame he understood; when a man was
pursuing a woman his intelligence quotient went up a few notches. Guohao had
also been like this. Like her mother before her, Yin Ting was a romantic.
Guohao did not make any comments
but asked his daughter to get some rest and bid her goodnight.
The next day, Yin Ting and
Zhengqing met again. He asked if her father spoke of him, ‘Qin Zong said he
would be having tea with your father, did they talk about me?’
‘…’ Yin Tin was reminded of
father’s words, and they had just been kissing. She could feel Zhengqing’s
excitement as he touched her. She had not stopped him, but he had held back.
After they were calm, he started the car and drove on.
He turned to Yin Ting and noticed
her blushing, ‘What happened? Why are you blushing?’ Then he remembered their
enthusiasm kissing earlier, he coughed and said, ‘Next time, just push me
away.’
Why would she do that? She did not
hate him. But decided to tell him what her father said,
‘Dad said if I bring a big belly
back home, he would break your legs.’
Zhengqing almost lost control of
the car. When he got himself together, ‘What did you say that gave him such an
impression?’
‘I didn’t say anything,’ Yin Tin
replied giving him a comforting pat, ‘You men have a common incorrigibility,
therefore, my father was just warning me in advance,’ (Zuben: c.o.c.kblocking)
Zhengqing was unable to refute. But
such a feeling was normal in a relationship. Of course he desired Tingting, but
that was normal and he was really restrained. Could he really not do the naughty?
He got a bit cranky. (Zuben: Unless
you’re planning on taking out a full page ad in the newspaper about your
copulation, Yue Zhang Ren doesn’t have to know)
The car drove past a hospital, ‘Ah,
after the New Year,’ Yin Ting said suddenly remembering, ‘we should find time
to take Miao-dada to the vet.’
Zhengqing frowned worried, ‘Why?’
His dada was very healthy, strong and magnificent (Zuben: LOL) He ate well, had
a chubby body, and slept well. What did he need surgery for?
‘Sterilisation, ah,’ Yin Ting said
blinking, ‘aka castration. You understand, don’t you?’
‘…’ he did (Zuben: What did you
understand?)
‘It needs to be done after seven or
eight months, dada is old enough now. If it isn’t done, he’d going to be
marking his territory everywhere at home, and then he could get destructive. I
asked the vet initially when dada was still straying and he told me not to do
it; he could get bullied by another tomcats otherwise. But now that he has a
home, he can be safe and cared for while he is recuperating.’
Though Yin Ting was explaining
earnestly, it took a different meaning in Zhengqing’s head. She was just
conveying father-in-law’s warning,
‘I’ll think about it,’ Dada was his
cat; he had to fight for him as its master. They were both men, he needed to
help Dada (Zuben: Gotta fight for your right to partay!)
Yin Ting turned to him and said,
‘The cat is not the same as the man, you know that right? I have information on
it and a few cat care books, I will show you.’
‘Fine,’ he realised quickly that
Miao-Dada could not escape his destiny. He sympathised.
‘Why do you have that expression?’
Yin Ting said looking at him, ‘My father would not do that to you.’ she
laughed.
Thank you, my angel, you comfort my
heart.
They arrived at Huizhi’s offices.
It was to sign the contract between Huizhu and Yin Ting. Yin Ting owned 40% of
the shares, and the contract outlined responsibilities and rights amongst other
things. Zhengqing was very thorough in this aspect, not just because Huizhu was
his friend.
They toured the new offices. Yin
Ting had been several times, but it was Zhengqing’s first time. The s.p.a.ce was
tastefully decorated and looked very fashionable. Huizhu told him Yin Ting
helped with the interior decoration, and her eye for colour was good. Yin Ting
smiled happily at her praise. As Huizhu led them around, they walked a few
paces behind her,
Yin Ting preened and said, ‘You
agree that the kitchen and living room are more beautiful.’
Zhengqing reluctantly agreed but he
said, ‘Don’t remind me why it all had to be changed.’
‘I would like to change the study
and the bedroom too,’
‘Would you also like to trade g1?’
Yin Ting coloured and said, ‘You
said something naughty,’
Zhengqing was startled; he blurted
his naughty thoughts out. Now she knew he was a pervert. (Zuben: Calm down
dear) He had been imagining Xiaoting in his bed…he wondered about his father in
law expression if he could see his thoughts. Zhengqing put on a straight face
and said, ‘Why does the furniture colour need to change?’
Ying Ting laughed and said, ‘You’re
quite bothersome,’ she pulled his head closer to her and whispered, ‘Does your
bed squeak?’ (Zuben: If it doesn’t now, it will eventually)
Zhengqing almost tripped on his own
feet, ‘Miss Yin Ting,’ he growled.
Yin Ting giggled.
‘Don’t hara.s.s your boyfriend.’
‘You two,’ Huizhu said calling back
to them, ‘can you please consider the feelings of us single people and stop
flirting?’
Yin Ting bounced forward,
‘Reprimand him, he’s being bad.’
Zhengqing stared in surprise, he
was innocent. He wasn’t the one asking what colour and the squeakiness of his
bed. She had been provoking him.
Huizhu and Zhengqing talked about
business and Yin Ting went to make tea. Huizhu took the opportunity to talk to
Zhengqing,
‘Well done for picking Yin Ting.
Picking her was a smart thing,’ (Zuben: Was it?)
‘Thank you,’ he replied softly. He
also felt that he had made a wise choice.
‘I imagine that if we had got
together, all we would do is talk about work and barely see each other because we
are working long hours. And we would always sleep late.’
Zhengqing laughed. Originally, the
thought would not have bothered him, but now, things were different.
‘You’re really lucky. I envy you,’
‘You’ll also meet someone right for
you,’
‘Will I? I am a woman and past
thirty. The pool is small.’ She said with a shrug, ‘These days, I don’t think
there is anything wrong with being single.’
‘We are similar people. I always
thought the same. But now, I think that having someone is really good. At first
I didn’t know what I was missing, but now my thoughts are different.’
‘Are you trying to say, I don’t
have it so I would not know?’
‘I was referring to myself,’
‘I feel like I am looking in the
mirror when I look at you,’ she said, ‘but I probably would not be like you,
everyone’s luck is different.’
Was it? Zhengqing asked, thinking
of what Yin Ting said about Wu Fei being interested in Huizhu. He did not know
if it was true, even if it was true, he could not guess how it would turn out
for both of them. Zhengqing suddenly found himself not the same as before. He
never used to care about anything outside of work, but now in his old age,
he seemed to be worried about the feelings of others.
But he really could not afford to
think about other people’s hearts, his heart wasn’t settled.
It was late in the night and he
hadn’t fallen asleep. His future father-in-law and his future wife were on his
mind on repeat. His heart was not settled. Then he found himself wondering if
his bed was squeaky. He rocked the bed a few times as he lay there, the action
made him think of Yin Ting. He felt himself harden. He tried to calm himself
down, but to no avail. Finally he got out of bed and went to the bathroom.
Should he take a cold unhealthy shower? Doing that was healthy right? (Zuben:
Cold showers don’t work for me)
[1] g – the p.e.n.i.s.
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