Chapter 40 – 5 Years Old Little Orange (Extra 4)
Novel Title: 长夏醒迟 (Long Summer, Late Awakening)
Author：麦香鸡呢 (McChicken)
Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)
Protagonists: 余炀 (Yu Yang -MC/Gong), 靳吾栖 (Jin Wuqi -ML/Shou)
*Please read at Novels Space.space, the original site of translation. TQ*
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Yu Yang was going to play basketball and asked Yu Cheng if he wanted to go.
Yu Cheng was clinging to Jin Wuqi, saying, “I don’t want to go. I don’t want to play with daddy.”
Yu Yang was annoyed when he saw Yu Cheng sticking to Jin Wuqi. So he walked over and picked him up. “You’re going even if you don’t want to.”
Yu Cheng was lifted up high and futilely kicked his legs in the air. “I don’t want to go! I want to stay with mama!”
“You wish,” Yu Yang said as he hoisted him onto his shoulders. “Stop trying to get attention from my wife.”
Yu Cheng was forced to put on a basketball jersey with a custom-made number: 1,000,000.
“Yu Cheng!” Yu Yang called out to him.
Before Yu Cheng could turn around, a ball came rolling towards him and lightly bumped into his leg. Yu Cheng immediately collapsed to the ground as if he had been hit hard.
“Daddy hit me!!!” he cried out loudly as he lay on the ground. “Mama’s not here, so daddy hit me!!!”
Cheng Che: “… What grudge does your son have against you?”
Yu Yang: “I don’t know. At such a young age, he’s already full of little thoughts.”
He squatted down next to Yu Cheng. “What are you unhappy with me about?”
Yu Cheng turned his head away. “Nothing!”
Yu Yang: “No more candy for you.”
Yu Cheng: “I really don’t have any!”
Yu Yang: “No more chips either.”
Yu Cheng: “Ahhhhhh!!!”
Yu Cheng: “Daddy, I was wrong!”
Yu Yang: “What did you do wrong?”
Yu Cheng: “I don’t know!”
Yu Yang: “Then let me tell you.”
Yu Cheng: “Okay…”
Yu Yang: “You love your mom and I love my wife, you know? Sometimes you dislike me and sometimes I dislike you.”
Yu Cheng: “What should I do then?”
Yu Yang: “So you need to understand me more, listen to me more. When you sleep alone at night, sleep well. Don’t pretend to be pitiful and scratch at the door, deceiving my wife’s sympathy.”
Yu Cheng: “…”
Coincidentally, Jin Wuqi was free and came over. He called out to Yu Cheng.
Yu Cheng jumped up like a carp and ran happily towards Jin Wuqi.
“Mama!!! Daddy hit me!!! And scolded me!!!”
Yu Yang: “…”
Cheng Che: “…”
In the end, it was Jin Wuqi who did the ideological work for Yu Cheng. He and Yu Cheng hooked their pinkies, and from then on, Jin Wuqi would be in charge of Yu Cheng’s snacks. Yu Yang couldn’t intervene anymore. Additionally, Yu Cheng would have three chances per week to sleep with them.
Yu Cheng was happy and kissed Jin Wuqi’s face in a very fawning manner. Yu Yang, who was playing basketball, saw this from afar and called out to him, “Yu Baiwan! Come play basketball!”
Yu Cheng took advantage of Jin Wuqi’s side and didn’t show any more small temper. He smiled innocently at the unknowing Jin Wuqi and said, “Okay!”
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Before, Yu Yang and Cheng Che had gone fishing together in their spare time. But now, Du Yele joined them.
Originally, Yu Yang thought that Du Yele, with his personality, would sit on the stool for only a few seconds before chasing butterflies. However, fishing was indeed a magical thing. It could make even someone like Du Yele shut his mouth and stare quietly at the lake.
Cultivating oneself and maintaining good character.
But Yu Cheng was still young. Yu Cheng didn’t understand. He was only five years old.
Jin Wuqi had just returned from overseas yesterday and was too tired to move today. Yu Yang told him that he was going fishing. Jin Wuqi buried his face in the pillow and only said, “Take Yu Cheng with you.”
Yu Cheng was quite happy and sat in the child seat in the back, looking out the window all the way with his mouth never stopping talking.
“What’s that, Daddy?”
“It’s a bird.”
“I know. But what kind of bird is it?”
“I don’t know about this.”
In fact, Yu Yang was too busy driving to look outside at all.
“Winter is here. Why didn’t the birds go to warm places for the winter?”
“Because our place is already warm.”
“But I’m so cold, Daddy.”
“Who told you to let the window open?”
Yu Cheng closed the window,and the warmth inside the car slowly gathered again.
“Will Uncle Du be there?”
“He will.”
“And will Uncle Cousin be there?”
“He will. He’s already there.”
“What about Auntie Cousin?”
“If you call him that, Zhou Zhou will get angry again,” Yu Yang said. “Call him Uncle Zhou. He’s not coming today.”
Yu Cheng didn’t understand. Obviously, his Uncle Cousin’s wife should be called Auntie Cousin, as they were taught in the videos. But his Uncle Zhou just wouldn’t accept that title.
At the lakeside, Cheng Che and Du Yele were tidying up the fishing rods. Yu Yang carried Yu Cheng out of the car and patted his head. “Go play with your uncles.”
Yu Cheng marched along with his little bucket, humming to himself. Before he even reached the lakeside, he shouted, “Uncle Cousin! Uncle Du!”
Cheng Che set down his fishing rod, crouched down, and caught Yu Cheng as he ran towards him. He lifted him up, pinched his cheek, and asked, “Feeling cold?”
“Not cold!” Yu Cheng hugged Cheng Che’s neck, stretched his head to look at the lake, and asked, “Uncle Cousin, are there any fish?”
“Yes. I’ll help you catch some later,” Cheng Che replied.
Du Yele asked, “Yu Baiwan, did you put your shoes on the wrong feet?”
Yu Cheng looked down at his feet, puzzled, and after a moment said, “I don’t know.”
“You’ve got them on the wrong feet,” Cheng Che told him confidently.
Yu Cheng turned his head and shouted, “Dad! I put my shoes on the wrong foot!”
“Didn’t you put them on yourself? Are you blaming me now?” Yu Cheng’s father walked over with a fishing rod.
Cheng Che turned Yu Cheng around in his arms so that Yu Cheng’s father could help him put his shoes on correctly.
“Put some effort into it. Push with your feet,” his dad instructed.
Following his dad’s advice, Yu Cheng pushed hard, kicking his father in the chest.
“…”
“Daddy, I’m sorry.”
“I accept your apology. But tonight you’re sleeping on your own. Don’t come into our room in the middle of the night again,” his father said.
Yu Cheng slumped his head back onto Cheng Che’s shoulder, feeling despondent. He weakly replied, “Okay.”
As mentioned earlier, Yu Cheng was still young and didn’t understand. He was only five years old.
He had been waiting for almost half an hour and none of the three men in front of him had caught any fish. Instead, each of them was surrounded by three or four unfamiliar men, all staring silently at the lake, not saying a word, not moving.
Yu Cheng missed his mom.
He also missed his Auntie Cousin… No, he missed his Uncle Zhou. If Zhou Zhou were here, he would definitely take him to play and buy snacks.
Suddenly, a stranger walked over to Yu Cheng and handed him a phone, saying, “Hey kid, your dad asked me to give this to you.”
Yu Cheng took the phone. Although he couldn’t read well, he recognized the phone’s call screen. He also knew the word ‘wife’.
“Hello?”
“Where’s Dad?” Jin Wuqi asked him.
“Daddy’s fishing,” Yu Cheng said. As soon as he heard Jin Wuqi’s voice, he immediately felt wronged. “He’s not paying attention to me at all.”
“Neither did he pay attention to me. He answered the phone, said a few words, and then handed the phone to you,” Jin Wuqi said. “But that’s how fishing is. When they catch a fish, go ask for one. You won’t feel bored anymore.”
“But there are no fish yet.”
“There will be,” Jin Wuqi reassured him. “Be patient. It’ll happen soon.”
The adults were all irresponsibly painting rosy pictures for him.
After waiting for nearly twenty minutes, Yu Cheng finally got a freshly caught small fish.
He squatted by the bucket, feeling mesmerised, for almost half an hour.
Then, more and more fish appeared. Yu Cheng’s small bucket was already full.
He was very excited, thinking to himself; It would be amazing if all these were caught by me!
So he squeezed through the crowd to his father’s side and asked in a low voice, “Daddy, can I try?”
“You can.”
Yu Yang took a glance at him, pulled him between his legs, grabbed his hand, and held the fishing rod with him. The father and son duo, with a tacit understanding, didn’t say anything else, just stared straight at the lake.
When Yu Cheng caught his first fish in life, he felt that he had reached the pinnacle since he was five years old.
The people around him all gave him a thumbs up and Yu Cheng was so excited that his little face turned red.
After a morning passed, everyone packed up. Yu Yang looked at the small figure sitting alone by the lake holding a fishing rod and said, “Yu Baiwan, let’s go home.”
Yu Cheng turned his head, put his index finger to his lips, and said, “Shh.”
He whispered, “Don’t disturb my fish.”
“Let’s go home,” Yu Yang whispered back, matching his tone.
Yu Cheng shook his head, then turned back, focusing on the lake.
In the end, Yu Yang, Cheng Che, and Du Yele sat in the car, chatting as they watched Yu Cheng’s figure.
“He can’t even reel in a fish. The fishing rod is so heavy. He might end up fishing himself into the lake,” Du Yele said.
“If there’s any movement, get out and help him pull,” Yu Yang said.
“Okay,” Cheng Che responded.
Yu Yang: “Are you going?”
Cheng Che: “You go.”
Du Yele: “I’m not going.”
Yu Yang: “I’m tired too. I’m not going.”
Du Yele: “Then who’s going?”
Cheng Che: “You go.”
Yu Yang: “I’m not going.”
…
The boring pushing and pulling continued. Suddenly, Yu Cheng shouted, “Dad!” He tightly gripped the fishing rod. “Uncle Cousin, Uncle Du, there’s a fish! I can’t pull it!”
The three looked at each other and then all got out of the car.
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“Mama! Look at my fish!” Yu Cheng started shouting as soon as he got home, pointing to Yu Yang behind him holding a bucket of water. “I caught them all by myself!”
“Only four,” Yu Yang reminded him.
“When you were as big as me, could you catch four fish?” Yu Cheng turned around and asked Yu Yang seriously.
“Maybe the fish caught him,” Jin Wuqi guessed with a smile.
Yu Yang pinched Jin Wuqi’s waist.
“How should we cook them?” Yu Yang asked, looking down at Yu Cheng who was busy by the bucket. “Braised or steamed?”
“What?!” Yu Cheng looked up in shock.
“…Or maybe grilled?” Yu Yang pondered.
“Can’t they be like those small fish?” Yu Cheng pointed to the aquarium in the living room. “The fish tank is so big, can’t we put them in there?”
“Have you ever seen anyone keeping these fish in an aquarium?” Yu Yang’s expression looked like it was hard for him to describe things. “Yu Baiwan, these fish are for eating. Besides, we can’t fit so many in there.”
“We don’t need a lot. Just put the four I caught in there, that’s enough.”
“You’re so selfish,” Yu Yang commented.
That night was almost like a feast of fish. Before cooking, Zhou Zhou called Jin Wuqi, praising how delicious the braised fish was. He suggested they use all of them for braising.
Yu Yang took the phone. “Do you think my house is a canteen? Braising all fifteen fish?”
Zhou Zhou: “Did I speak to you? What’s your business here?!”
“Are you his husband or am I?” Yu Yang took a small bite of the tomato that Jin Wuqi fed him and said as he ate, “I won’t waste time talking to you. Go talk to Yu Cheng, you two have more in common.”
As he spoke, Yu Cheng popped his head out from beside Yu Yang and asked, “Dad, who wants to talk to me?”
Yu Yang handed him the phone. “It’s your Uncle Zhou Zhou, go chat with him. Don’t stay in the kitchen, it’s too dangerous. Go outside and wait for dinner.”
Yu Cheng, carrying the phone, was lured away from the scene. Yu Yang put his arm around Jin Wuqi’s shoulder, about to speak, but Jin Wuqi spoke first.
“You go out too. Don’t stay in the kitchen. It’s too dangerous. Go out and wait for the meal.”
“…” Yu Yang imitated Yu Cheng’s usual coquettish manner, lowering his head to nuzzle Jin Wuqi’s neck like a large dog, silently acting clingy and shameless.
“Stop nuzzling.” Jin Wuqi pushed him with his shoulder, “Go wash the vegetables.”
Yu Yang gave him a kiss on the cheek, then stood in front of the sink, carefully peeling and slowly rinsing the vegetables. He said, “I once had a dream. I dreamt that you came back from a business trip and came to school to pick me up. I said I would go home and cook for you. But you refused.”
“Well, it seems the me in your dream was also quite clear-headed.” Jin Wuqi laughed, “Last time you made fried rice with eggs, Yu Cheng took one bite and said that if the hen knew her egg was made like that, she would cry.”
“Is that the main point?” Yu Yang asked as he leaned over with wet hands. “Shouldn’t the main point be that I dreamt about you?”
Jin Wuqi turned around, leaning against the counter. He then said while mixing the sauce, “I have dreamt about you too.”
“What did you dream about me?” Yu Yang asked.
“Just like this, a very ordinary scene.” Jin Wuqi looked up and smiled warmly at him, “At that time, I thought it could only be a dream. I never expected it would come true.”
“Actually, sometimes I still wonder if I’m dreaming,” Jin Wuqi said.
Yu Yang turned off the water, walked over to him, and wrapped his hands around Jin Wuqi’s waist. He braced himself against the edge of the counter, encircling the omega in front of him.
“If this is a dream, it’s been way too long. Yu Cheng is already five years old.” He kissed Jin Wuqi’s forehead. “Unless I’m dreaming too and Yu Cheng is also dreaming.”
“Yu Yang,” Jin Wuqi tilted his head to nuzzle his nose, “Even if it’s a dream, I want it to last longer.”
Yu Yang didn’t say anything. He could only blame life for being too happy, so happy that it made one doubt if it was all just a dream.
He lowered his head to kiss the omega. The two of them kissed quietly in the kitchen filled with the fresh scent of vegetables. Outside the window, the last rays of the setting sun lingered. The light was gentle and calm, signalling the beginning of a beautiful long night.
“Daddy! Uncle Zhou Zhou said…”
The crisp voice of the innocent child abruptly stopped.
…
Jin Wuqi dipped his chopsticks into the sauce and brought it to Yu Yang’s mouth, saying seriously, “Taste it.”
Yu Yang tasted it and said earnestly, “Not bad. I think it’s good.”
Yu Cheng: “What are you two doing?”
“We’re cooking,” Jin Wuqi said with a smile as he bent down. “Do you want to try?”
Yu Cheng fiddled with his phone and said, “Yes!”
After tasting the sauce and still savouring it, Yu Yang picked him up, wiping his wet hands on his son’s clothes in the process.
“What did Uncle Zhou Zhou tell you?” Yu Yang asked him.
“He said braised fish is super delicious! He told us to eat more!”
While talking, Yu Cheng hugged Yu Yang’s neck and then waved the phone screen at Jin Wuqi beside him.
On the phone was a photo Yu Cheng had just taken secretly. In the photo, Jin Wuqi was bending down with a bowl and chopsticks, smiling at him, while Yu Yang stood next to him, looking down at himself with a slight smile on his lips.
“Alright, I’ll definitely make braised fish for you,” Jin Wuqi said, giving Yu Cheng a kiss on the cheek.
In response, Yu Cheng quickly leaned over. He kissed Yu Yang forcefully on the cheek and loudly said, “Okay! A kiss for Daddy from me is enough! Let’s start cooking!”
Yu Yang, with an expressionless face, held Yu Cheng close to Jin Wuqi, sandwiching him between the two of them, and kissed Jin Wuqi on the lips in front of their son.
“I’m still a bit more of a child compared to you,” Yu Yang said to Yu Cheng.
Yu Cheng: You are so cruel!
Night quietly fell. In the brightly lit kitchen, the tall alpha held the curious little alpha, chatting with him and occasionally freeing a hand to assist the omega who was cooking. The rich aroma of the food filled the air and a faint mist enveloped the warm and gentle scene.
If some moments are so beautiful that they make one fear it’s all a dream, the smell of home-cooked food is always real. It’s authentic and precious, filling all the anxious corners, turning the heart into a warm capital and building an eternal lighthouse.
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*Author’s Note:
[Lemon][Rose] The last extra chapter has been updated.
Hehe, the long extra chapters have come to an end. I’ll work hard to write more short stories in the future [Bunny]
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– McChicken
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*Translator’s Note: Omg that was beautiful. And that was a hella long chapter haha! Two more chapters to go before we reach the end! -K
Next update: 2024.06.18
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