Shen Yuhan asked him curiously: “Husband, what are you doing?”
Shan Qihuan showed his mobile phone interface to him, people from all over the world may covet his property, but Shen Yuhan will not, he can tell Shen Yuhan his mobile phone password, and naturally, he can also let him see his mobile phone.
Since Shen Yuhan explained his identity to Shan Qihuan, no matter what he does, he no longer needs to be secretive, he will not be on Weibo if he can, after reading his Weibo comments, he smiled.
“Why are you arguing with them, they are all strangers.” Shen Yuhan returned the phone to him, regarding these things on the internet, he only treated them as just reading text, he had no sense of involvement, and never cared about it.
“Isn’t this because they keep calling you wife one by one, it’s annoying.” Shan Qihuan knew that his wife was perceptive, but when it came to his own wife, he became particularly narrow-minded.
“You must have done something.” Shen Yuhan sat down beside him and poured him a cup of tea.
There is a teahouse next to where they sit, where they can drink tea and watch the scenery, the gentle summer breeze blows away all the fatigue from people.
“Is it hot?” Shan Qihuan decisively skipped over this topic, he just wanted to show off his wife to others and had no other bad intentions.
“It’s not hot, I don’t know how much longer Xiao Li and the others are going to watch.” Shen Yuhan turned his head and looked in the direction of the lotus pond, the water lilies in this season are still quite beautiful, Shen Yuhan also saw some when we came here just now.
“It’s okay, let’s wait, it’s rare for you to have friends come over to play.” Shan Qihuan actually admired Shen Yuhan for coming to modern times alone, and still making good friends and living a prosperous life, if it weren’t for him being his close confidant, it’s likely that no one would have been able to discover his origin, truly worthy of being a distinguished figure, unlike him, if he were to return to ancient times, he wouldn’t even know if he could survive for more than two episodes.
Shan Qihuan took advantage of the fact that no one else had returned, and praised Shen Yuhan: “You’re really amazing, you can make so many friends in a short period of time.”
Shen Yuhan didn’t dare to take the credit and put all the credit on Shan Qihuan: “It’s all thanks to my husband that I can make friends, if you hadn’t taken me out to see the world, I wouldn’t have been able to get to know so many interesting people.”
“Then you don’t mind that I always bring you trouble?” Shan Qihuan thought about the Shan family, which always seemed to bring bad memories to Shen Yuhan.
“Everything has two sides, yin and yang1陰陽 (yīn yáng): (Chinese philosophy) yin and yang (☯) (two opposing forces in nature); (figurative) two contrasting things; antitheses; (literary) ancient Chinese astronomy, especially the study of the movement of celestial bodies; (literary, historical) occult arts such as astrology, divination, geomancy, etc.; (literary, historical) yin-yang geomancer., there are gains and there are losses2有得必有失 (yǒu dé bì yǒu shī): one can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs; when there is gain, there is loss; every gain must come with a loss; you can’t win ’em all; T/N: Seems to be a part of a longer proverb, 有得必有失，有失必有得 (yǒu dé bì yǒu shī ，yǒu shī bì yǒu dé), where there are gains there must be losses, and where there are losses there must be gains. It means that gains and losses are relative and changing, and you should not worry about gains and losses., and something declines while something else rises3此消彼長 (cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng): something declines while something else rises; wane and wax; trade-off; one man’s loss is another’s gain; refers to the decline of this and the rise of that; everything has two sides or many sides., the more I gain, the greater the pressure I will face, as for my husband, the more capable you are, the greater the responsibility, compared with you, I’m just a small witch in the presence of a great one4小巫見大巫 (xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū): lit. a small witch meets a big witch; minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom); fig. to pale into insignificance by comparison; a small sorcerer in the presence of a great one―feel dwarfed; a giant in the presence of a super-giant; appear insignificant when compared with; an idiom derived from the works of literati, first seen in an essay from Zhuangzi. The original meaning is that when a small witch sees a big witch, he feels that his magic is not as good as the big witch, so he abandons it (Witch: a person who prays for others in the old days). Later, it means in comparison, one party is obviously inferior to the other., not worth mentioning.” Shen Yuhan analyzed it seriously, he really didn’t feel that Shan Qihuan had brought him any trouble, towards his own husband, he only felt more gratitude.
At this time, Shan Qihuan thought in his heart, worthy of being the wife born from an influential family, every sentence was reasonable, and comfortable to listen to, he felt as if he was being praised felt flattered, he said: “Actually, if it weren’t for you, my career wouldn’t have progressed so smoothly, and I wouldn’t have been able to smoothly accept the Shan Group, you deserve half the credit for this, don’t sell yourself short.”
“Alright, you and I are originally husband and wife, there is no need to make a clear distinction.” Shen Yuhan held onto Shan Qihuan’s hand, “Husband, there is something I want to discuss with you.”
“Go ahead.” Shan Qihuan was feeling pleased, Shen Yuhan could have asked for all of his assets to be transferred to him, and he would have agreed.
“I want to learn some basic modern knowledge, I still don’t know how to use a computer, and I’d like to learn some systematic skills.” Shen Yuhan’s connections were naturally not as extensive as those of his husband, Shan Qihuan knew how to keep secrets for him, which was something he couldn’t do on his own.
Shan Qihuan understood what he meant: “Okay, I will arrange for a teacher to come later, and see what you want to learn, if you don’t know how, I can teach you.”
“Husband is too busy, I can learn at home during the day, but don’t find me a cooking teacher again.” Shen Yuhan emphasized.
Shan Qihuan awkwardly turned his head away: “Got it.” When he was looking for a training class for Shen Yuhan, he mainly thought that he was still the original Shen Yuhan, and he also came up with the stupid idea to make sure that he didn’t go out and cause trouble for him.
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Xiao Li and Brother Lin several people left Jiang City before the holiday ended, Shen Yuhan only accompanied them for a day, and they spent the next few days on their own, but Shan Qihuan sent his assistant to book the itinerary and hotel, everything according to the highest standards, after all, they were Shen Yuhan’s friends.
The matter of learning is also on the agenda.
The first thing Shen Yuhan needs to learn is computers, the second is basic English, and the third is mathematics, what he has learned on his own is very basic, and now he may need to deepen his knowledge, in addition, there is also modern social etiquette and so on, to avoid the inconvenience of attending various occasions with his husband every day.
After all the arrangements, Shen Yuhan’s course schedule is not much different from that of an ordinary high school student.
All the teachers invited were carefully selected by Shan Qihuan, and they all signed strict confidentiality agreements, of course, their salaries were also quite high.
Shan Qihuan added a premise to the teachers, his wife had a head injury some time ago and couldn’t remember a lot of common sense, he needed to learn more, they could contact Shen Yuhan and formulate a curriculum, everything would be based on Shen Yuhan’s needs.
Each teacher’s class time is very strict, they will not be allowed to meet, and they will be led in and out by someone.
He wants to protect the only Shen Yuhan in the world, and no one can destroy that.
Shen Yuhan sees his husband more nervous than himself, his mood is complicated, he should be worried, but now he is comforting his husband not to worry, which is also magical. From another perspective, having someone who cherishes him so much makes Shen Yuhan feel incredibly warm.
Men are afraid of getting into the wrong line of work, and women and gers are afraid of marrying the wrong man, he thinks, he didn’t marry the wrong person.
It was another round of learning, and Shen Yuhan absorbed it like a sponge, the teachers were all very professional and supplemented his knowledge blind spots, whether it was modern mathematics or English, he seriously started from scratch.
Shan Qihuan saw that his wife was serious and hard-working, making new progress every day, and making subtle changes every day, he became more like a modern student, the only dissatisfaction is that his wife has to do homework every day, and they haven’t made love for quite some time.
That night, Shan Qihuan managed to get home early from the company, and waited expectantly for his wife to greet him at the door, however, when he got home, he didn’t see Shen Yuhan, he only found out after asking, he was memorizing English words in the study again.
Shan Qihuan once again stood at the door of the study and eavesdropped on his wife reciting vocabulary words, he recalled the time when he heard his wife secretly learn English, of course, he was still not aware of it, he just thought the prodigal son had turned around5浪子回頭 (làng zǐ huí tóu): the return of a prodigal son (idiom); refers to a prodigal son who does not do his job properly and corrects his evil ways, repenting and making a new start. There’s also a proverb for this, 浪子回頭金不換 (làng zǐ huí tóu jīn bù huàn), lit. a wayward son who returns is more precious than gold; a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold; it is rare when someone who has gone astray turns over a new leaf, so we should accept that person with open arms when the person does reform; a person who does not follow the right path is extremely valuable after he corrects his evil ways., and started to study seriously, unexpectedly, he had zero foundation, he sighed again, his wife is so smart that no one can match him, his English pronunciation is becoming more and more standard now, he can’t hear him recite English words with difficulty either.
The wife who is studying hard is really deaf to what is going on outside the window, and he almost doesn’t even remember his husband.
Shan Qihuan knocked on the door: “Student Shen Yuhan, it’s time for recess.”
Shen Yuhan, who was writing English words with his head down, raised his head with surprise on his face: “Husband is back? It’s so early today.”
“If I don’t come back, someone will be obsessed with studying, and forget about me.” Shan Qihuan’s jealousy over Shen Yuhan’s lack of focus on himself was quite obvious.
Shen Yuhan put down the pen in his hand, walked towards his husband, stepped forward, and hugged his waist: “That won’t happen, I was thinking about you just now, I want to tell you something, I need to refer to your opinion.”
Shan Qihuan was hugged by him like this, and the jealousy in his heart disappeared, he hugged him back decisively, when he smelled his wife’s light floral fragrance, he immediately felt refreshed, and his heart moved.
“What is it?” Shan Qihuan asked absentmindedly, staring at Shen Yuhan’s fair and slender neck, wanting to take a bite out of it.
Shen Yuhan let go of him, and just when Shan Qihuan was about to lower his head, he pulled him to the small couch and pressed his shoulders: “It’s like this, Assistant Yang came to me today, saying that there was a state banquet, and asked me if I would go, they wanted me to go onstage, and play a piece of music, he same song I played before.”
“That song, 《A Fleeting Moment, it is But an Instant》?” Shan Qihuan remembered everything related to Shen Yuhan.
“Uh-huh.” He made up the name blindly, but he didn’t expect that everyone is using it now.
“Do you want to go?” Shan Qihuan knew what he meant by asking him this.
“Assistant Yang analyzed the pros and cons of going to the state banquet with me, although I’m not attending the state banquet as a performer, there’s still a possibility that I’ll show my face in front of the media, Husband, you don’t want outsiders to disturb our lives, right, will it be bad for you if I show my face?” This is what Shen Yuhan is considering.
“I also received an invitation to the state banquet, I have no objection if you go with me, let Assistant Yang discuss it with the other party first, if you go on stage to play a song as a guest, I have no objection, if you go on stage as a performer, we will not go.” Shan Qihuan is still aware of the flow arrangement of the state banquet, which is relatively strict, the host will not change the words in the middle of the banquet, better to be safe than sorry6不怕一萬，就怕萬一 (bù pà yī wàn , jiù pà wàn yī): lit. not afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected; one should be prepared for unexpected situations (proverb); better to be safe than sorry; to be prepared just in case; proverb means to warn people to prevent accidents when doing things and not to take things lightly..
“Okay.” He is not an actor, there is no need to perform for others, and besides, he is married, so naturally, he still has to use his husband’s ideas as a reference.
However, Shan Qihuan sighed in his heart, now even the country is trying to compete with him for people, his wife unknowingly has gone to the ‘national’ level, he is also a national treasure.
“Is there anything else?” He stared intently at Shen Yuhan’s lips.
Shen Yuhan saw the desire in his eyes and took a step back: “There should be more…”
There was no way Shan Qihuan could let him back away so quickly, he stretched out his hand and took the person into his arms: “That means there is no more, first finish our business and then we will talk about it.”
Shen Yuhan was pressed by Shan Qihuan and sat on his lap, he moved unconsciously, feeling his husband’s desire, and his face began to heat up.
“Husband, it’s broad daylight now…” He felt that he should struggle a little more.
“It’s not the first time.” Shan Qihuan kissed the corner of his mouth and impatiently began to unbutton his shirt.
Recently, the two of them have been spending less time together, and it is rare for them to have the time to be intimate.
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This state banquet is held to promote the country’s infrastructure, and all business people who have contributed to the country are invited, each of the big shots present is very wealthy, and there are people who are ordinary and low-profile such as Jiang Lao, and there are also people like Shan Qihuan who are often active in the media.
On the day of departure, Shen Yuhan’s old friend group was very active, they usually only forwarded various health tips or terrible social news, but it was different today, they were all asking Shen Yuhan when he was leaving, Shen Yuhan typing was particularly slow in the car, so he handed his mobile phone to his husband, and asked him to reply for him.
Shan Qihuan looked at a group of old men caring about his wife, each and every one of them seemed like beauties in the harem waiting for the emperor’s favor, and his mood was inexplicably complicated.
“How about we don’t go?” Shan Qihuan suddenly hit upon a strange idea7突發奇想 (tū fā qí xiǎng): suddenly have a thought (idiom); suddenly be inspired to do something; to suddenly come up with an ingenious idea; hit upon a strange idea. and asked Shen Yuhan.
“Husband, are you feeling unwell?” Shen Yuhan didn’t follow his husband’s brain circuit, and his face was full of worry.
“I’m fine.” He didn’t want his wife to be surrounded by a group of old men as soon as he stepped out of the car, “Don’t worry, I was just joking.”
Shen Yuhan breathed a sigh of relief: “I heard from Assistant Yang that if we can cooperate with the country at this state banquet, it will be beneficial to our company, right?”
“Right.” Shan Qihuan didn’t expect Assistant Yang to tell him this.
“Is there anything I can do?” Shen Yuhan didn’t know what he could do, or whether the cooperation had been agreed before.
“No need to do anything, we have a professional team following up.” Shan Qihuan explained to him that it was just a formality, had a meeting, and went through the motions, “Have you attended similar banquets before?”
Shen Yuhan nodded: “I participated, one year, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the royal family held a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, my grandmother took me there, but we were not in the same room with father and the others, instead, a separate banquet was opened in a part of the harem, and the people sitting together were all the officials’ wives.” He remembered an interesting incident, “Let me tell you, some officials’ wives were well-educated and showed a good sense of judgment, but some were not, some officials were promoted to officials in the capital because of their good political performance, but not all their wives were sensible.”
Shan Qihuan liked hearing him talking about the Qi Kingdom: “Then what?”
Shen Yuhan said: “During the Mid-Autumn Festival, at our table sat the wife of an official who had been promoted to the third rank for praising the emperor, she originally came from a peasant household, and it is said that she was the one who supported her husband by farming the land, even after the official passed the imperial examination and became an official, he always treated her well. Later, we found out that this madam was particularly fierce and unreasonable8潑辣 (pō la): arrogant and aggressive; (derogatory, in reference to women) shrewish; nagging; bold; courageous; ferocious and unreasonable; fierce and tough; pungent; forceful; bold and vigorous; daring and resolute; fierce and unreasonable.. At that time, a madam from the capital city openly and secretly mocked her for being from the countryside, and not knowing the proper etiquette, this madam directly got into a fight with the other party, and it was the Empress who intervened to suppress this matter.”
“This can still lead to a fight.” Shan Qihuan hadn’t heard enough yet.
“Why not, there are a lot of fights between mesdames, and there are too many inner courtyards…” Shen Yuhan wanted to continue talking, but the driver reminded them that they had arrived at their destination and that it was time to get out of the car.
There are several other luxury cars arriving at the same time as them.
Shan Qihuan got out of the car first, he raised his hand to shield Shen Yuhan’s head, let him get off, and then led him by the hand to walk the red carpet in front of them.
It’s not like celebrities walking on the red carpet live, but it’s laid out on the spot, and there are many domestic and foreign media reporters crazily taking photos of them, Shan Qihuan wanted to help his wife block the camera, but today it’s impossible, there are too many □□ short barrel, he can’t block it at all.
At that moment, several people followed behind them, and the moment they opened their mouths, they spoke in the tone of old acquaintances.
“Xiao Shen, what a coincidence.”
“Xiao Shen!”
“Hey, Xiao Shen.”
“Xiao Shen, Xiao Shen, wait for us.”
Shen Yuhan and Shan Qihuan stopped and turned around, Shan Qihuan thought to himself, where is the coincidence, they obviously inquired about the arrival time of his wife clearly.
Shen Yuhan began to call out: “Uncle Jiang, Uncle Zhang, Uncle Feng… You have all arrived.”
One of the uncles is different, he called Shan Qihuan: “Xiao Shan.”
Shan Qihuan finally found that an uncle had noticed himself, and he smiled slightly, however, the next second, his smile became a little stiff.
This uncle said: “Xiao Shan, I’m sorry, please make room for me, I want to take a photo with Xiao Shen.”
“…” Shan Qihuan gritted his teeth, he watched his wife being surrounded by several old men, while he was squeezed to the side alone.
He knew this would happen!
The author has something to say:
Today is 5219521 (wǔ èr yī): Following the recognition of 520 as a symbol of romance, the number 521 also gradually became associated with love. Lovers in China have now bestowed the number 521 with the meaning “I am willing”, and both May 20 and May 21 are celebrated as Online Valentine’s Days in China every year. The difference between 520 and 521 is that the former is largely a day for women, while the latter caters to men. On May 20, men express “520” (I love you) to their significant other. The subsequent day, women reply with “521” to indicate their reciprocation of love., love you all forever!
Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me between 2021-05-20 12:28:08~2021-05-21 12:32:11 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 SYH says everything has two sides, I suddenly remember Mulan II’s song, Lesson Number One. And now I have this song running around in my head… 😂😂
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