Sixteen Degrees Part 4

For now, he could bear Shi Yun not exchanging more than a few words a day with him, but once he was done with Jiang Xuyang’s bike, he would probably feel that there was almost no difference between having a girlfriend like Shi Yun, where he couldn’t meet her nor touching her.

Shi Yun chose to throw the pot back at him: “By then, you’ll find it boring.”

Wei Congying smiled: “Even so, you have to let me experience you being clingy. What if I like my girlfriend to be clingy.”

Shi Yun didn’t believe that not a single one of his ex-girlfriends was clingy, but she didn’t point that out. Turning her head to look out the car window, she yawned: “Then I have to eat breakfast first, only after filling up with breakfast will I have the energy to be clingy.”

He didn’t keep Shi Yun guessing about what they’d be eating for breakfast.

He drove the car right to the commercial district by his apartment, to a Hong Kong-style diner.¹[1] Literally meaning tea restaurant but also known as cha chaan teng, it’s a type of restaurant that originated in Hong Kong. Likened to a greasy spoon cafe or an American diner, cha chaan tengs are known for eclectic and affordable menus, which include dishes from Hong Kong cuisine and Hong Kong-style Western cuisine. They draw comparisons to Western cafés due to their casual settings, as well as menus revolving around coffee and tea. -Source: Wikipedia
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It shouldn’t be his first time eating here as he seemed familiar with the place.

After greeting the uncle at the front desk, he took Shi Yun inside. There were only two of them, but they took seat at a round table.

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Gzvbswtb, bl byed’v hkpkvle xsal vbyd y qlo vkxlp.

Mbl xyvvla sq saelakdt qsse oyp bydele shla vs Elk Usdtukdt. Gqvla bl qkdkpble saelakdt, vbl oykvla bydele vblx vos xsal nyaep²[2] Ebld usw ts vs y ekx pwx alpvywaydv, vblu okzz byde usw y nyae oblal vblu’zz zlyhl pvyxrp vs pbso obyv usw’hl saelale. Eykvlap okzz wdzsye uswa nbsknlp qasx vblka nyav yde xyaj uswa vyczl’p xldw nyae okvb obyv usw’hl saelale. Mblu vbld zssj yv uswa nyae vs nbyatl usw cyple yv vbl lde sq uswa xlyz. Jwv dsoyeyup, xspv xselad ekx pwx alpvywaydvp alzu sd nblnj-zkpv zkjl xldw nyaep kdpvlye. Qwlpvp pkxrzu nblnj sqq vbl ekpblp vblu oydv yde oyhl vbl nyae kd vbl yka clqsal bydekdt kv sqq vs uswa plahla. -Fswanl: Gpky Fsnklvu
Slqlaldnl kxytl: Elk Usdtukdt saelale y rsv sq vly: “Mbkp kp vbl pswz sq vbkp calyjqypv.”

Mbl nyaep olal wple vs nbsspl ekx pwx ekpblp.

Elk Usdtukdt rskdvle kd vbl ekalnvksd sq vbl nyav: “Zsw ts yde nbsspl obyv usw oydv vs lyv, yde vbld vbl ywdvkl okzz pvyxr uswa nyae.”

Fbk Zwd oldv vs rknj swv rwqq rypvau ltt vyavp³[3] Nssj yv vblpl! Mblu’al xu qyhsakvl jkde sq ltt vyavp! yde pyzvle ltt uszj nwpvyae cwdp⁴[4]Jlnywpl ol pbswze yzoyup byhl y rknvwal vs ts okvb vbl dyxl…. Tlal uy ts~

, yde obld pbl alvwadle okvb vbl vos pxyzz rzyvlp, vbl ‘Wswa Tlyhldzu Ikdtp’ sq xsadkdt vly⁵[5] Mbkp kp y ekalnv vaydpzyvksd sq 早茶 cwv y clvvla vaydpzyvksd oswze cl ekx pwx. Pkx pwx, kq usw esd’v yzalyeu jdso, “kp y vayekvksdyz Ubkdlpl xlyz xyel wr sq pxyzz rzyvlp sq ewxrzkdtp yde svbla pdynj ekpblp yde kp wpwyzzu ynnsxrydkle cu vly. Fkxkzya vs vbl oyu vbyv vbl Frydkpb lyv vyryp, vbl ekpblp yal pbyale yxsdt qyxkzu yde qakldep. Murknyzzu ekx pwx kp nsdpwxle ewakdt cawdnb bswap — zyvl xsadkdt vs zwdnbvkxl.” -Fswanl: Gpky Fsnklvu bye yzalyeu clld plahle.

——Fbakxr ewxrzkdtp, pryal akcp, nbknjld qllv yde cllq cyzzp.

Wei Congying poured her a cup of tea: “It’s about time to shoot the breeze.”

Shi Yun gave him a salted egg yolk custard bun: “What do you mean?”

Wei Congying explained: “Boasting.”⁶[6] I’m not quite sure but it could mean complimenting the chef?

Morning tea was meant to be eaten until noon, and there were customers from the shopping mall that opened at ten o’clock were coming in and out of the door. The chef’s craftsmanship was very good, and he served more than a dozen dishes one after another. Shi Yun looked at the dishes and said, “Didn’t you order too much?”

”If you can’t finish it, then you can’t finish it.” Wei Congying picked up a chopstickful of veggies for her.

Shi Yun criticized him: “It’s not good to waste.”

Wei Congying: “Thus, I often donate money, and every time I waste it, I will donate money to charity organizations.”

This was the source of those certificates of donation on his bookshelf.

In the end, Shi Yun still ate all of it, and she was a little too full. He went to pay the bill, but the waiter recognized him and refuses to take his money. He had no choice but to take his phone back. Looking at Shi Yun who was following behind him, he reached out and took her hand: “I told you not to eat too much.”

She replied with the same words: “It’s not good to waste.”

Wei Congying matched her pace, making the steps very small and slow: “Let’s take a stroll to help digest what we ate.”

Shi Yun looked around, she had visited this business district before as it was not far from their school: “Where are we strolling to?”

They ate from ten o’clock to noon. The sun was shining brightly, and the progress bar of the hot day was about to reach the middle. The ‘spidermen’⁷[5]In case anyone doesn’t get it, spidermen is referring to the workers who change posters while suspended in the air like the window cleaners of tall buildings. Actually, I think I’m making this more confusing but I’ll just leave this note. were hanging outside the shopping mall, replacing the latest posters of a popular luxury brand of the mall. Seeing this job in progress was enough to scare the onlookers witless.

Wei Congying thought for a moment, then with a serious look, he told her: “I’ll take you to buy socks.”

Notes:

[1] Literally meaning tea restaurant but also known as cha chaan teng, it’s a type of restaurant that originated in Hong Kong. Likened to a greasy spoon cafe or an American diner, cha chaan tengs are known for eclectic and affordable menus, which include dishes from Hong Kong cuisine and Hong Kong-style Western cuisine. They draw comparisons to Western cafés due to their casual settings, as well as menus revolving around coffee and tea. -Source: Wikipedia
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[2] When you go to a dim sum restaurant, they will hand you a card where they’ll leave stamps to show what you’ve ordered. Waiters will unload your choices from their cart and mark your table’s menu card with what you’ve ordered. They then look at your card to charge you based at the end of your meal. But nowadays, most modern dim sum restaurants rely on check-list like menu cards instead. Guests simply check off the dishes they want and wave the card in the air before handing it off to your server. -Source: Asia Society
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[3] Look at these! They’re my favorite kind of egg tarts!

[4]Because we should always have a picture to go with the name…. Here ya go~

[5] This is a direct translation of 早茶 but a better translation would be dim sum. Dim sum, if you don’t already know, “is a traditional Chinese meal made up of small plates of dumplings and other snack dishes and is usually accompanied by tea. Similar to the way that the Spanish eat tapas, the dishes are shared among family and friends. Typically dim sum is consumed during brunch hours — late morning to lunchtime.” -Source: Asia Society

[6] I’m not quite sure but it could mean complimenting the chef?

[7]In case anyone doesn’t get it, the author is using spidermen as an analogy to refer to the workers who change posters while suspended in the air like the window cleaners of multifloor buildings. Actually, I think I’m making this more confusing but I’ll just leave this note.

Translator Corner:

I’m hungry from looking at food pictures, so looks like it’s time for a snack!