Chapter 51

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Translator: Cheese

Bitches

Warning: There is one paragraph where a character briefly mentions contemplating suicide. It’s not in depth or explicit, but proceed with caution if you are sensitive to the topic.

Last time they came to Didu, they only had time to visit the aquarium. They had time during this trip, so everyone decided to go visit the night market, food court, and other such places.

The streets were crowded with people, and the air was filled with the aroma of all kinds of foods. A few people walked around while eating ice cream and fried skewers, looking completely at home.

The most frightening ones were Xi Yun and You Pinyan. One person held a handful of insects–grasshoppers, bamboo worms, scorpions, silkworm chrysalis1… all sorts of unusual things, eating with a look of intoxication.

You Pinyan heartily recommended that Su Tian try fried bamboo worms, saying they were super delicious, but Su Tian vehemently declined.

She had always refused to eat soft, fleshy insects.

The disappointed Young Miss and Xi Yun disdained the three who didn’t know how to enjoy delicious foods, and one big and one small figure happily ate.

Su Tian, He Qingwan, and Liu Kaiyan: “…”

They didn’t need to enjoy such delicious food, thank you.

They also saw someone selling parent-child clothes. Xi Yun saw one with a yellow dog, and his eyes lit up. He wanted to wear this one with jiejie…

After being gazed at with such yearning eyes, Su Tian silently forked out the money and finally bought two more sets. The five of them put it on, and everywhere they went they attracted countless glances.

Along the way, Su Tian also decided on the Young Miss’s and Mr. Ultrarich’s birthday gifts. She bought a couple necklace for Su Tian and a fountain pen for Xi Yun, as well as manhua drawing supplies for Bigshot Liu…

Back at the hotel, the arrangements were the same as last time, and under the heavy gazes of the other two, You Pinyan triumphantly entered Su Tian’s room.

I can sleep in the same bed with Tiantian again, very happy.

After He Qingwan finished her shower and skincare routine, Su Tian went in to wash. You Pinyan elatedly sat on the bed and waited. Thinking that she would be hugging the soft and fragrant Tiantian all night, her heart was overjoyed.

At that moment, Su Tian’s phone suddenly rang. You Pinyan leaned over to look and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.

Su Tian’s voice drifted from the bathroom. “Xiao Yan, who’s calling?”

You Pinyan: “Unknown number, the area code is Didu’s. Want to answer?”

Su Tian: “Could you bring it over?”

You Pinyan immediately jumped out of bed and passed over the cell phone.

The bathroom door opened a crack, revealing half the girl’s snow-white shoulders.

You Pinyan: “…” It was like she was going in to wash with Tiantian.

Su Tian wiped her hands and accepted the call. As soon as she answered, she heard the girl on the other end sobbing.

“Hello, who is this?…”

No one answered, but the sobs grew even more sorrowful.

Su Tian hesitated before continuing. “Is it Zhang Yingni?”

She had only run into one person she’d known before today, and it just so happened that the Zhang family seemed to have run into some trouble. Su Tian was only guessing randomly, but she didn’t expect it to be true.

Zhang Yingni sobbed until she was out of breath. “It’s me… wuwuwu… Su Tian… I… wuwuwu…”

Su Tian was a bit confused. She didn’t understand what Zhang Yingni’s intentions were for calling her, but the other party was crying so hard, and the two of them didn’t have any deep hatred, so she couldn’t ignore it. She asked softly, “What’s wrong? What happened?”

Hearing it was Zhang Yingni, He Qingwan came over and asked quietly, “Why is she calling all of a sudden?”

Su Tian clutched her phone. “Don’t know, she’s only been crying. Let me ask.”

He Qingwan nodded. Although the two girls had never gotten along since they were children, Zhang Yingni wasn’t a bad child; for her to call Tiantian while crying most likely meant that something big had happened. It was good to ask.

Zhang Yingni was still crying. “My dad… wuwu, what should I do…”

Su Tian sighed and asked, “Does it have something to do with your card being frozen today?”

Zhang Yingni nodded fiercely as she gave an ‘en.’

Su Tian simply put on pajamas and came out. She lay on the bed and slowly spoke to her. After exhausting all her effort, she finally calmed down Zhang Yingni and promised to meet with her tomorrow.

After she hung up the phone, He Qingwan asked what was going on.

Su Tian sighed. “When Uncle Zhang was at the construction site, he accidentally fell from the top. He died on the spot. Auntie fainted after hearing the news and still hasn’t woken up.”

As for why Zhang Yingni’s credit card was frozen, there were probably other reasons.

He Qingwan cried out, not expecting that such a thing had happened.

You Pinyan originally felt a bit of jealousy towards the person who had called Su Tian and taken up her time, but when she heard this, only sympathy remained.

How tragic.

He Qingwan: “Then we’ll go visit tomorrow.”

Su Tian: “Forget it, we shouldn’t go. Just meeting with Zhang Yingni is fine.”

The Zhang family and Su family were very close. Uncle Zhang had passed away, so members of the Su family would definitely be there. Su Tian didn’t even want to look at the Su family.

One, she was afraid that He Qingwan would be sad when she saw them. Two, she didn’t want trouble. She was doing well enough on her own. Whether the Su family was doing well or not, she didn’t have the slightest concern.

In her eyes, the people in the Su family were nothing more than strangers.

Who would be bored enough to care about how a stranger was doing?

Since she was visiting a friend, it wasn’t convenient to bring the bigshots, so the three were left behind to watch the house. Su Tian and He Qingwan agreed on the meetup place with Zhang Yingni and took a taxi.

Mother Zhang was still in the hospital, and the place they designated for the meetup was a cafe near the hospital.

After Su Tian arrived, she called Zhang Yingni. Five minutes later, Zhang Yingni appeared at the cafe entrance.

In the span of a day that they hadn’t seen her, this girl who was as proud as a peacock had completely changed.

She must have stayed up all night. Her eyes were so swollen they couldn’t be covered up by foundation, and her eyes were bloodshot. She was like a delicate flower that had instantly lost all its nutrients–pale and withered.

He Qingwan thought of Zhang Yingni’s adorable2 appearance when she was young and felt heartache. She hurriedly came over and pulled the girl over to sit, calling out to her, “Nini.”

With this call, Zhang Yingni’s eyes reddened once more.

“Auntie He, Su Tian…”

Four words, all spoken with a wobble.

Su Tian handed her a tissue, saying, “Wipe your tears. You’ll be seeing a lot of people today.”

There was no shortage of people who would come to see a joke.

Zhang Yingni nodded and took the tissue to wipe her tears. Su Tian ordered several cups of coffee.

After drinking the coffee, Zhang Yingni’s mood stabilized a bit, and she spoke of her situation again.

The situation worsened overnight.

It turned out that the Zhang family had had problems since long ago–the chain of capital was stretched thin, and Uncle Zhang hadn’t been able to get a good night’s sleep for a long time. Yesterday, when he went to the site for an inspection, he felt dizzy and somehow fell down.

Misfortune followed misfortune3. The cash in the company’s account had also been swept away, and the person had flown abroad yesterday.

Now, the Zhang family didn’t have a single cent in their account. They were completely in debt. Even Mother Zhang’s hospital fees hadn’t been paid yet.

Zhang Yingni: “I wanted to just take my mother and just die, but I’m afraid of pain. Taking sleeping pills is too painful, jumping off the building is too ugly, hanging is even worse… I also don’t know why I called Su Tian…”

As soon as she said this, He Qingwan felt distressed. She tugged her hand, saying, “How much for the hospital bill? Auntie will give it to you.”

Zhang Yingni had always been so arrogant, but now she didn’t even dare to say polite words, afraid that if she said them, He Qingwan would change her mind.

Her mom was still lying in the hospital. She didn’t dare.

She just cried and promised, “Thank you, Auntie. I will definitely return to you twice the money in the future.”

Su Tian stood up to pay the bill. “Let’s go. There’s a bank near the hospital.”

In fact, Zhang Yingni and she didn’t have many resentments other than Zhang Yingni always stealing things from her. Even with the amusement park Uncle Zhang had built, Su Tian often went to play there when she was young and didn’t have to pay for it every time.

Consider it as her paying Zhang Yingni back for the amusement park tickets.

He Qingwan took Zhang Yingni to the bank and took out 100,000 yuan4. She would let her use it first, then she could ask for more if it wasn’t enough.

Zhang Yingni nodded. She decided to wait for this critical period to pass. If the company applied for bankruptcy, they could pack up all the valuable things at home and sell them. There should be some left; at that time, the money would be returned to He Qingwan.

She knew that He Qingwan and Su Yuhe were divorced ,and she shouldn’t have gotten much property. Otherwise, Su Tian wouldn’t have bought that crystal bracelet yesterday. And that watch: she wouldn’t be able to afford it several times over.

Thinking about it this way, she felt even more moved.

The mother and daughter, unaware of Zhang Yingni’s thoughts, dropped her off at the ground floor of the hospital. He Qingwan said, “We won’t be going up. Nini, if you have any difficulties, you can contact Tiantian.”

Su Tian: “My phone is usually on.”

Zhang Yingni nodded, expressing her thanks as she prepared to go upstairs, when a car suddenly parked in front of the three.

As soon as she saw the license plate, He Qingwan’s expression sank.

The door opened, and a middle-aged but still elegant and graceful man came out of the car. He walked straight to Su Tian and He Qingwan, saying, “Tiantian, where did you and your mother go? Even your grandparents5 didn’t know.”

Then, the car door opened again, and a middle-aged woman came out, leading a boy around ten years old.

The woman swept a glance across Su Tian and He Qingwan, smiling. “Jiejie, why are you and Tiantian here? Did you come to see Zhang saozi6?”

Su Tian: “…”

Damn, she didn’t check her fortune for today7 before going out. She ran into this bitch.

[1] Eating insects is seen as yucky or even taboo in the U.S. and other western nations, but it’s a common or cultural practice in 80% of the world’s nations, according to Wiki. They’re a great source of protein and are much less ecologically demanding to raise than common livestock like cows and pigs, so scientists are researching whether it’s a viable alternative to solve global food insecurity. Cool, right?

[2] 玉雪可爱: jade snow + cute/lovely. 玉雪 is often used to describe purity or beauty

[3] 祸不单行: misfortune does not come singly; when it rains, it pours

[4] ~15,400 USD (as of the time of translating)

[5] Specifically maternal grandparents

[6] 嫂子: not literally. Saozi (嫂子) can also used to address the wife of a super-close bro

[7] Literally “didn’t read the almanac”

Cheese: @ those who didn’t grow up eating insects: would you be interested in trying it out? i think the biggest thing stopping me from trying it is that the insect food i see is often made with whole bugs. if you can grind them up or make it so that it doesn’t look like i’m eating a bug, i think i’d be more down to give it a try. i do hear they taste delicious

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