The two of them had lunch in the office, Shan Qihuan was really afraid that Shen Yuhan would catch a cold, so he asked Assistant Qu to bring him some cold-preventive tonic, and gave it to him to drink, after that, he put him on the bed, and forced Shen Yuhan to take a nap.
After Shen Yuhan fell into a deep sleep, Shan Qihuan returned to his desk and sat down, preparing to deal with some emails, there were hundreds of emails in his mailbox every day, some of them would be handled by Assistant Qu, while some of them needed to be checked by himself.
It took a few seconds to turn on the computer, Shan Qihuan adjusted the mouse, and then saw the poem written by Shen Yuhan on the paper printed with the company’s LOGO when he was bored, it turned out to be Classic of Poetry, which was quite classical, written from top to bottom, and then from right to left, although the characters are not in simplified Chinese, he could still recognize them.
The fishhawks sing gwan-gwan, on sandbars of the stream. Gentle maiden, pure and fair, fit pair for a prince1關關雎鳩，在河之洲。窈窕淑女，君子好逑 (Guān guān jū jiū, zài hé zhī zhōu. Yǎotiǎo shūnǚ, jūnzǐ hǎo qiú): Excerpt from the Classic of Poetry, the first song of the “Airs of the States”, “Fishhawk” (Guān jū 關雎).… [Note 1]
Shan Qihuan also wrote a few lines along the blank space where he stopped.
The reeds and rushes are deeply green, and the white dew is turned into hoarfrost. The man of whom I think, is somewhere about the water. I go up the stream in quest of him, but the way is difficult and long. I go down the stream in quest of him, and lo! he is right in the midst of the water2蒹葭蒼蒼，白露為霜。所謂伊人，在水一方。溯洄從之，道阻且長。溯遊從之，宛在水中央 (Jiānjiā cāngcāng, báilù wèi shuāng. Suǒwèi yīrén, zài shuǐ yīfāng. Sù huí cóng zhī, dào zǔ qiě zhǎng. Sù yóu cóng zhī, wǎn zài shuǐ zhōngyāng): Excerpt from the Classic of Poetry, “Lessons from the states”, “Odes of Qin” (Qín Fēng 秦風), “Jian Jia” (jiān jiā 蒹葭).… [Note 2]
After he finished writing, he compared Shen Yuhan’s handwriting with his own, Shen Yuhan’s handwriting was delicate, with graceful strokes, unique in style3獨樹一幟 (dú shù yī zhì): lit. to fly one’s banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner; to stand out; hoist one’s own unique banner―develop a school of one’s own; to have attitude of one’s own; develop one’s own unique style; be highly original; blaze one’s new trail., on the other hand, his own handwriting had sharper strokes and left traces on the paper, he left handwriting on a piece of paper, which was somewhat memorable, so he put the paper away and locked it in a drawer.
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Shen Yuhan was woken up by Shan Qihuan, but he didn’t send him directly to the cooking class after getting up.
Shan Qihuan took the mobile phone, and handed the sweater to Shen Yuhan: “Put it on, I’ll take you to see a little gadget.”
He had just woken up and was still a bit confused, but Shan Qihuan didn’t tell him to put on a jacket, so he probably didn’t have to leave the company door yet.
“Where to?”
“The company has just opened a leisure and entertainment area, I’ll show you around.”
“What kind of leisure and entertainment area?”
“You can take a guess.”
Shen Yuhan shook his head: “I can’t guess.”
Shan Qihuan said confidently: “I’m sure you won’t be able to guess either.” He pulled Shen Yuhan into the elevator, and then got off the elevator on the tenth floor.
Work has started at this point, Shen Yuhan also met many employees who were very curious about him, everyone who saw Shan Qihuan called him Chief Shan, then quietly looked at Shen Yuhan, after they left, they ran around holding their mobile phones to spread the news4奔走相告 (bēn zǒu xiāng gào): to rush about spreading the news; to spread the news (idiom); go around telling the news; rush about spreading the news/passing on the message.!
The boss has brought the boss’s wife on a tour, come and see the fairy-like boss’s wife!
At this time, Shen Yuhan didn’t know that after being publicized by the little girl at the front desk, he had been labeled as the ‘Fairy Boss’s Wife’.
All the way downstairs, there are employees reporting progress in the group, wondering where their final destination is, and wanting to observe the mysterious boss’s wife, who is said to be more beautiful than celebrities.
The boss and the boss’s wife were relatively intimate, the employees of the company had heard a lot of rumors about their mutual love, now seeing is believing, they were not surprised, but felt that this was just a matter of course, the boss and the boss’s wife are indeed as loving as the rumors say.
Shan Qihuan took Shen Yuhan to the tenth floor, but they didn’t go to the office area, instead, to the staff leisure and entertainment area on the tenth floor.
The administrative department has a high level of efficiency, the tasks that were assigned on Monday have already been completed this morning.
Today is the first day that the newly added leisure and entertainment area in the the tenth floor is open.
The decoration of Shan Qihuan’s company is very modern and technological, the color of the floor tiles is something that Shen Yuhan has never seen before, just now, he saw a robot carrying a courier box, when it saw Shan Qihuan, it even took the initiative to say hello to him, Shan Qihuan replies back to it, saying it had work hard, Shen Yuhan once again had an eye opening experience, he is getting more and more convinced that his husband is an amazing person, so powerful.
When they arrived at their destination, Shan Qihuan brought Shen Yuhan to stand in front of a transparent glass door, through the glass door, he saw there were shelves in the room, and there were two employees wearing aprons inside, they are either holding toys in their hands or arms, or holding cats!
He saw it, there were many cats inside!
Some are jumping up and down, some are chasing and playing, and some are quietly squatting in a corner to sleep!
There are also many different breeds, some of which Shen Yuhan has never seen before, they look like white tigers.
Shan Qihuan took out a mask from his pocket and put it on, then asked Shen Yuhan: “Do you want to go in?”
“Yes. “Shen Yuhan replied subconsciously, but turned his head to see his husband put on the mask: “How come you use this?”
Shan Qihuan explained to him: “I can’t inhale cat hair, my nose gets itchy, it doesn’t matter if I accompany you inside for a while.”
Shen Yuhan was a little worried, he knew that some people would get sick if they inhaled cat hair, he still remember that after he had seen other people keeping cats in the car before, his husband had said then that he couldn’t keep them, it turned out that it wasn’t because he didn’t allow himself to keep them, but it was for physical reasons.
“It really doesn’t matter?” Shen Yuhan was a little worried whether this condition would cause great harm to him.
“It’s okay, let’s go in.” Shan Qihuan pressed the mask on the bridge of his nose.
Shen Yuhan doesn’t know why Shan Qihuan’s company kept such cats, but after seeing so many little tigers, his eyes were filled with smiles, at this moment, all the unhappiness hidden in his heart vanish like smoke and disperse like clouds5煙消雲散 (yān xiāo yún sàn): to vanish like mist and smoke; to completely vanish; to disappear; vanish like smoke and disperse like clouds—completely vanish..
He looked up at Shan Qihuan and pushed the door open.
After the employees hired to take care of cats met the legendary company boss, they were first shocked, then they looked at the other person, who was as delicate as a prince, and thought to themselves, this is the rumored boss’s wife!
A slightly chubby girl, who was a little nervous, blurted out directly: “Hello, Big Boss and Boss’s Wife!”
Shen Yuhan burst into a laugh, he didn’t even know that he had been addressed as the boss’s wife, his face was hot, but he still responded: “Hello.”
Shan Qihuan nodded with his big boss face: “You guys go ahead and get busy, we just came over to take a look.”
Shen Yuhan, however, was much more friendly than Shan Qihuan: “Can I play with them?”
The slightly chubby girl is obviously more lively and bolder in front of the boss’s wife: “Yes, they are all very docile, cats that don’t like people won’t come over when they see strangers.”
By now, two cats had already come up to Shen Yuhan’s feet and rubbed against his calves.
Shan Qihuan found a chair and sat down, he didn’t go near the cats’ play area.
Shen Yuhan looks at a bunch of cats, and as long as they are docile, he strokes them one by one, enjoying the happiness that only an emperor could enjoy back then, in modern Internet terms, he is now like a sea king6海王 (Hǎi wáng): (literary) overlord of the sea; (literary) maritime sovereignty; (slang, neologism) player (person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship)., doting on each cat one by one.
He also had a good talk with the employees, who take his words as if they were an imperial edict!
Because the cat with black fur and white tail is called Moli Cangzhen7墨裡藏針 (mò lǐ cáng zhēn): Ink concealed in silk floss, should be a pun for the idiom, 綿裡藏針 (mián lǐ cáng zhēn), lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom); fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance; a wolf in sheep’s clothing; an iron fist in a velvet glove; a soft appearance but a dangerous heart; kind on the outside but vicious on the inside; also a metaphor for being soft on the outside and hard on the inside, has a more formal structure and has a derogatory connotation., the cat with its four feet all white is called Taxue Xunmei8踏雪尋梅 (tà xuě xún méi): to walk in the snow to view the flowering plum; Walking in the snow in search of plum blossoms—a scholar who appreciates the scenery and painstakingly writes poems., the cat with yellow, black, and white colors all over its body is called Gun Dijin9滾地錦 (gǔn dì jǐn): lit. rolling brocade; rolling tapestry; a creative and poetic name, the name conveys a sense of elegance and beauty, likening the cat to a rolling piece of intricately woven fabric; T/N: Seems to be a pretty common name for 3 colors cat. 
, every cat that looks very ordinary has an extremely elegant nickname.
The boss’s wife is the boss’s wife, he is indeed different, out of the ordinary10不同凡響 (bù tóng fán xiǎng): lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding; out of the ordinary; out of the common run (usually of literary and artistic works); different from the common herd.!
Shan Qihuan, who was sitting next to him, also listened in, he didn’t even know that when he saw Shen Yuhan skillfully lifting the cat’s chin, the corners of his mouth under the mask rose slightly.
The cat leisure and entertainment area is close to the window, making it convenient for the cats to bask in the sun, the afternoon sunlight fell on Shen Yuhan, enveloping him and a group of cats in it, making for an extremely cozy scene.
The employee asked Shan Qihuan: “Boss, can I take a photo of the boss’s wife?”
Shan Qihuan said: “Okay, but don’t take pictures of the face.” Then he also took out his mobile phone and took several photos.
Shen Yuhan seemed to sense something, he turn his head toward Shan Qihuan and smiled, this smile entered Shan Qihuan’s heart, as if a seed fell into the soil, and began to take root and sprout silently.
After playing for half an hour, Shen Yuhan thought that his still had a job, and couldn’t accompany him all the time, so he washed his hands, and told him that he had had enough fun.
Shan Qihuan couldn’t stay too long and took Shen Yuhan out of the leisure and entertainment center.
After walking a few steps outside, Shan Qihuan suddenly asked him: “Do you want to take one back to raise it?”
Shen Yuhan shook his head without thinking and said: “No, they are fine here.”
He thought, he was a kitten wandering in this strange world, seeing them was like seeing himself at this moment, they were his reflection, they were kept by someone, while he was accidentally picked up and kept by his husband.
It is enough to have him alone in the house, if he keeps other kittens and puppies, he will be sour and sad.
Shan Qihuan said: “Are you sure? There is only one chance to choose.”
Shen Yuhan lowered his head, grabbed his hand, held his fingers and said: “It’s enough for my husband to keep me.”
Shan Qihuan chuckled: “That’s right, it’s very troublesome to keep you.” One person is enough to consume his energy.
Fortunately, he is not short of money, he still has energy, and can still coax him.
“How am I troublesome?” Shen Yuhan doesn’t agree with this.
Shan Qihuan asked him: “Then tell me where are you not troublesome?”
Shen Yuhan glanced at Shan Qihuan and hummed: “I’m not troublesome everywhere.”
Shan Qihuan was about to argue with Shen Yuhan, but Assistant Qu sent him a message at this time, and the two of them returned to the office.
Assistant Qu first handed the prepared hand warmer to Shen Yuhan, and also charged it for him, worthy of being a gold medal assistant, considerate and useful.
Shen Yuhan held the hand warmer he had just received and studied it, it was really convenient.
Assistant Qu doesn’t have to worry about the boss’s wife now, and directly reports the itinerary to Shan Qihuan: “Boss, for the banquet tomorrow night, do you need to choose a female assistant to accompany you, or go alone.”
Shan Qihuan didn’t remember what kind of banquet was being held tomorrow: “What kind of banquet?”
“It’s a banquet hosted by the Qi family in the name of Elder Qi’s birthday, possibly to pave the way for his grandson, to build up his connections, and to look for young talents for his granddaughter.” Assistant Qu reminded his boss, “The other three houses of the Shan family might all be there.”
“I’d find it strange if they don’t go.” Shan Qihuan glanced at Shen Yuhan who was holding a hand warmer, “There’s no need to bring anyone else.”
He’s already married, so what’s the point of bringing someone else with him.
“Shen Yuhan, come with me to the banquet tomorrow night.”
Shen Yuhan hugged the hand warmer and nodded: “Okay.” He didn’t expect that he would have to participate in a banquet in the modern times, although he had experienced many battles11身經百戰 (shēn jīng bǎi zhàn): lit. veteran of a hundred battles (idiom); fig. experienced; seasoned; have fought a hundred battles—have gone through numerous battles; to have great experience; be battle-seasoned. in the banquet hall, he was still a little nervous.
Since Shen Yuhan sneezed twice at noon, Shan Qihuan wouldn’t let him go to the cooking class.
At four o’clock in the afternoon, his husband took him to leave work early.
Shen Yuhan got into the car holding his new favorite hand warmer, he put his coat on the outside, and placed the hand warmer on his abdomen, at first glance, it looked like he was pregnant.
Shan Qihuan exchanged a few words with Assistant Qu before getting into the car, as soon as he got into the car, he heard Shen Yuhan sigh slightly.
He couldn’t help but say: “Why are you sighing at such a young age?”
Shen Yuhan blinked at him: “Honey, I’m not young anymore, I’m already twenty.”
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[Note 1]: Excerpted from 《The Classic of Poetry》.
[Note 2]: Excerpted from 《The Classic of Poetry》.
Today, one chapter is worth two chapters!
When I see the little angels eagerly holding coins and nutritional drinks, I also feel greedy.
However, in order to ensure quality, I can only write 5 to 6 thousand words a day, otherwise, I will have to stay up until three o’clock in the morning every day, sometimes I would even revise, and delete hundreds or even thousands of words, there is really no way to increase the deal.
How much nutrient solution can I have without the deal… I’m just asking…
Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me between 2021-03-16 12:05:26~2021-03-17 12:04:35 or irrigated me with nutrients!
Thanks to the little angels who threw the landmine: [T/N: Lots and lots of usernames]; Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!
When I’m just MTL-ing by myself, I’m really happy if the chapter is long, but when I translate it myself, I feel like the chapter is endless… LOL
