Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studion/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
At the first day of the lunar year, Luosang went to the cinema with Nian Xi. They were accompanied by a man named Rong Ye, who looked gentle and mature. He picked Luosang and Nian Xi up from the family house of Nian Family with a Passat, which was worth about two-hundred thousands yuan.
Ten minutes after they left, Nian Junting tasted the grapefruit handed to him by the steward, then his handsome face darkened in dissatisfaction. âWhy is the grapefruit peeled by you so sour?â He asked.
Sweat trickled down the stewardâs face as he responded, âThat... Not all grapefruits are sweet.â
âThen why all the grapefruits peeled by Luosang were sweet?â Said Nian Junting scornfully. He believed that the steward was trying to pass the buck, and was very irresponsible. âAnd youâre so slow. Are you planting grapefruit?â
The steward wanted to cry but failed to shed any tears. Every grapefruit picked by Luosang was sweet, but he didnât have the luck. âYoung Master, Iâve tried my best. Iâm not a professional grapefruit-peeler after all.â He said.
âBut Luosang isnât one either, is she?â Nian Junting snorted coldly and said, âForget it, I donât want grapefruit anymore. Go make me some a cup of tea.â
Five minutes later, the steward served the tea to him. He took a few sips, then knitted his brows again and said, âYour tea doesnât have the refreshing scent, and taste full of dry bitterness. Itâs awful.â
Not like Luosangâs tea, the stewardâs tea didnât have the nice fragrance which would linger for a long time.
The steward even wanted to die. He graduated from a butler academy, and making tea was a piece of cake for him. However, Nian Junting just criticized his tea for its awful taste.
That didnât make sense.
âYoung Master, I made tea like that before,â said the steward.
âDidnât you enjoy my tea at that time?â He thought.
âYour skill has fallen off,â Nian Junting put down his teacup with disappointment and said, âMassage my shoulders.â
The steward put his hands on Nian Juntingâs shoulder as the sweat broke out on his forehead. But in less than one minute, Nian Juntingâs angry voice could be heard again.
âAre you trying to kill me?â He said, âYouâre breaking my shoulders! Your massage skill is not even half as good as Luosangâs.â
The steward was nearly devastated. Nian Juntingâs grandmother who sat beside him couldnât bear watching this, so she said, âThatâs enough. The steward is responsible for managing this house, not massaging and caring.â
The steward nodded silently.
Nian Junting sneered, said, âDonât try to find excuses for yourself. Luosang is just a carer, but why can she make good tea, peel grapefruits fast and cook well?â
After saying that, he suddenly realized that Luosang was quite capable. She was able to protect him, cook for him and do many other things for him.
Next, without Luosangâs massage, he failed to fall asleep at nap time. And after that, he got up to play mahjong, but played an extremely bad hand. He asked the steward to draw mahjong tiles for him, but the tiles drawn by the steward were even worse than the ones drawn by himself. He lost tens of thousands in the afternoon, so he even wanted to tear the steward into pieces every time he saw him.
Six pm, once getting off the car, Luosang saw the steward walk quickly at her as if she was the savior. âLuosang, youâre finally back! Iâve been expecting you the entire afternoon,â said the steward.
Luosang was startled. âIâm not so close with this steward, am I?â She wondered.
âYoung Master has been in a bad mood while youâre not here. Heâs been angry at me the whole time,â sighed the steward bitterly.
âIs Mr. Nian ever in a good mood?â Asked Luosang.
The steward didnât know how to respond, as he felt that Luosang was quite right.
Luosang assumed that the steward was doing too good in the Nian Family, and had never suffered the difficulties of being with Nian Junting, and believed that was why he was so frustrated now.
She then turned back to say to Rong Ye, âMr. Rong, thank you for your treat this afternoon.â
âDonât mention it. Itâs my pleasure to be with two lovely ladies on the first day of the year. Contact me by WeChat if you have time.â Rong Ye smiled and waved at her, then drove away.