Thirty-Eight Degrees Part 1

Content Summary: Wedding

During the Chinese New Year, Shi Yun went back alone.

Grandpa and grandma were naturally happy that Shi Yun was willing to come back, even though conflicts always broke out between their granddaughter and son.

But most of the time, they kept to themselves and Shi Yun would stay upstairs.

But today, Shi Yun heard Shi Xu coming back while upstairs and came downstairs on her own initiative. She did not take the initiative to cause trouble, nor did she ignore Shi Xu. Instead, she honestly called out “Dad”.

Her appearance and attitude were so abnormal that both her grandparents were surprised.

The old couple looked at their granddaughter and son in silence. Shi Yun walked downstairs and stood in front of Shi Xu. She wetted her lips with her tongue and looked down at Shi Xu’s suit pocket, “Dad, I want to trouble you with something.”

As the saying goes, don’t hit someone who smiles at you.

Shi Yun’s abnormal attitude made Shi Xu unsure of what attitude he should adopt. He cleared his throat and asked, “What’s the matter?”

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After Shi Yun learned of this, she stood up from the rattan chair in the yard and offered, “I’ll go buy it.”

After opening the wooden door, Shi Yun bumped into someone coming out of the house opposite before she had even took a step out.

It was He Sui and another girl.

She was not his girlfriend.

Shi Yun took a look and found it was Chu Yue.

Seeing He Sui again, Shi Yun still felt a little embarrassed. After their unpleasant parting that day, the two never contacted each other again.

He stayed at home today and was wearing home clothes. He probably came out of the heated house and wanted to see Chu Yue out, out of courtesy, so he didn’t wear a coat.

Chu Yue was holding a gift box of a four-piece bedding set and a box of two bottles of oil. This was the standard arrangement for wedding invitations in the alleys. Chu Yue breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Shi Yun opening the door and coming out, “You’re home. Here, these are for you.”

They were kids of the same age living in the alley and went to school together.

They also were close to each other.

Shi Yun took the items from Chu Yue’s hands, which were quite heavy. “What’s wrong?”

Chu Yue pointed at the four-piece bedding set in Shi Yun’s hand, a little embarrassed, “I’m getting married.”

Married?

Chu Yue nodded. “The time and place are on the wedding invitation, remember to come.”

Shi Yun put the things in the yard. She didn’t forget to buy soy sauce. The way to buy soy sauce was the same direction as Chu Yue’s way home. They were still arm in arm, just like when they went home from school and went shopping together.

Chu Yue walked to the left of Shi Yun, holding her arm, “I heard that Wu Tai is going to be executed by firing squad.”

Shi Yun looked down at the stone road under her feet. Before spring, there would always be moss growing out of the cracks in the stone road. In about a month, after a drizzle, the moss would appear.

Hearing the name, Wu Tai, Shi Yun’s heart trembled, and she whispered, “Yeah.”

“My brother made a trip to the sanatorium the day the news came out. Once Wu Tai dies, it will be a small psychological comfort for us.” Chu Yue sighed, then brightened up, “Don’t be so sad.”

Shi Yun only verbally agreed, “Okay.”

They parted ways at the door of Chu Yue’s house, and Shi Yun walked to the entrance of the alley alone. The supermarket at the entrance of the alley was very small, and the aisles were very narrow. The boss put out all the things that could be put out, trying his best to sell more things in a place where every inch of space was valuable.

Shi Yun ordered a bottle of soy sauce, paid the bill and went home.

The distance from the entrance of the alley to her home seemed short, but it was actually quite long when walking the path.

After passing two or three street lights, Shi Yun saw a man standing in the narrow alley.

He had his arms folded and his neck hunched, as if the homewear he had on was not keeping him warm enough. He hid in the doorway, shivering.

Shi Yun walked over slowly, and the sound of her footsteps caught He Sui’s attention.

He Sui was waiting for Shi Yun. When he saw her coming over, he smiled at Shi Yun apologetically and said, “I’m sorry.”

Shi Yun didn’t respond for a while.

He Sui scratched his hair, feeling somewhat guilty, “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have been so harsh while calling you disgusting that day.”

“It’s okay.” Shi Yun held the soy sauce in her hand and pushed open the wooden door of her yard. “Later, I thought about it and it was really disgusting.”

Then neither of them spoke. The wooden door made a creaking sound when it was pushed open. It was time to grease it.

As soon as she stepped in, someone called out to her from behind.

“Shi Yun.”

Turning back to look at He Sui, he shook his head again, “It’s nothing, go in.”

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Maybe it’s because they grew up together, but it gave him mixed feelings to think that his childhood friend who he used to play cock fighting and Ultraman cards with had sent him a wedding invitation.

Wei Congying couldn’t put his finger on which emotion he was feeling; lamenting the passing of time or admiring the brave warrior who was rushing towards the grave called marriage.

Looking at the red bomb in his hand, the date was May 1st.

It coincided with the International Workers’ Day Holiday.

Wei Congying was a little confused. He looked at the name on the wedding invitation again and again, and there was nothing wrong with it.

Jiang Xuyang’s name was on it.

The man who climbed trees to find birds was now going to be a groom and get married.

Lin Fang recovered from his shock earlier than Wei Congying. After coming to his senses, he found the man next to him still staring at the wedding invitation. Lin Fang kicked his shoes and said, “Come on, stop looking at it. No matter how you look at it, he’s getting married. He asked who’s willing to be the best man.”

“I can pay, but I won’t work.” Wei Congying closed the wedding invitation and threw it on the coffee table.

They were all unwilling, and in the end this glorious task was given to Xiang Shaoyuan.

Lin Fang had never thought about getting married before, always feeling that such things were too far away from him. Now that Jiang Xuyang was getting married, it was like when he was in school and always felt that he had plenty of time left to review for the final exams, but when he looked at the time on the admission ticket, it would only be one evening away.

However, as long as Wei Congying and Xiang Shaoyuan held on, he could still keep a carefree heart. Xiang Shaoyuan was unreliable and could turn against him at any time. Rather, Wei Congying seemed more reliable, they could imagine anyone else getting married, but Wei Congying’s marriage was akin to a fantasy.

“Why is my marriage such a fantasy?” Wei Congying asked.

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Translator Corner:

Happy Fall! Sorry about the sudden hiatus, I’ve hardly had the energy to open up my laptop after dealing with my daily life for the past month. Updates will resume this week. 🙂