Just in Time Chapter 30 (Part 1)
This chapter was super long, so I split it into two~
Translated by Sylver (ko-fi)
Chapter 30.1: New Year (1)
“Qi Huo, there will be a fireworks display at Jinshui Park tonight. You should take Xiao Cun to see it.” Qi Shuang, holding her bag and stepping on her high heels, walked to the door of Qi Huo’s bedroom and knocked on the door. “Mom has to go out today.”
Qi Huo turned over in bed and yelled, “I’m not going!”
“What did Mom tell you before?” Qi Shuang opened the door, “Song Cun will be your brother in the future–”
“Where the hell did I get a damn brother!” Qi Huo sat up from the bed irritably, “You hid my dad’s affair, you hid your divorce, you might as well hide your remarriage from me too! Who the hell wants a brother!”
Qi Shuang stood in place, her eyes reddening. She opened her mouth, “Xiao Huo…”
Qi Huo hadn’t woken up yet, and was very irritable when he got up. He shuffled past Qi Shuang in his slippers to go to the bathroom.
When he came out of the bathroom, Qi Shuang had already left. There was a stack of money on the coffee table in the living room, with a note underneath.
Qi Huo irritably picked up the note, then tore it up and threw it in the trash.
“Screw Song Cun!” He glared at the stack of money, feeling that his anger was about to break through the limit.
Qi Huo turned his head to look at the clock on the wall. It was half past five in the afternoon.
****
The doorbell rang, and Tang Yi went to open the door.
“Xiao Cun?” Tang Yi was a bit surprised, then quickly let him in, “Come in, it’s been a long time since you last came.”
“Aunt Tang, I came to find Yun Fang to play, so I won’t come in.” Song Cun smiled.
“Sugar went out to play with his classmate.” Tang Yi said.
“When will he be back?” Song Cun asked.
“Auntie is not quite sure, why don’t you call and ask him.” Tang Yi was a bit embarrassed.
Song Cun paused, “Okay, thank you Auntie.”
“Come in and sit for a while.” Tang Yi invited him in again.
“No, Auntie, I have something else to do.” Song Cun tugged at the corner of his mouth and turned to leave.
“Tang Yi, who is it?” Yun Heyu asked from the kitchen.
“Xiao Cun came to play with Sugar.” Tang Yi closed the door, “Seeing that Sugar is not here, he left.”
“This kid…” Yun Heyu sighed, “It’s been half a year since he last came.”
“Maybe it’s because of his dad’s remarriage.” Tang Yi went into the kitchen to help him.
“Qi Shuang is a good person, Old Song can be considered as climbing high.” Yun Heyu laughed, “The two kids can keep each other company.”
(T/N: climbing high “高攀”-make friends or claim ties of kinship with sb. of a higher social position)
“I don’t think so.” Tang Yi shook her head, “Qi Shuang told me that Qi Huo has been difficult to manage since he was a child. You saw it at dinner the other day, although he didn’t say anything, he looked fierce. Xiao Cun is likely to suffer.”
“Not necessarily, Xiao Cun takes after his mother, very cunning.” Yun Heyu laughed, “Pass me the vinegar.”
Tang Yi passed it to him, sighed, “It’s all not easy.”
“Where is life easy?” Yun Heyu shook his head, “Is Sugar not coming back tonight?”
“It’s this late, he’s probably going to stay at Xiao Yi’s place again.” Tang Yi disapproved a bit, “Even if they are dating, they can’t–”
“Well, then you call Sugar back.” Yun Heyu was cooking, “Tell him not to be too eager, or else people will not cherish it.”
Tang Yi punched him in annoyance, “You call him, I won’t be the bad guy.”
Yun Heyu laughed.
****
Jinshui Park covered a large area and was a key greening project in the city center of Wu City. The Jinshui River ran through the entire park. There were many people who come to play on normal days, and even more people come to celebrate the New Year today.
Outside the park was the famous night market in Wu City, with large food stalls and small stalls selling toys, snacks, and clothes, winding down a whole street.
It was already dark at six o’clock, the lights were just coming on, and the crowd was bustling. Yun Fang and Yi Chenliang were walking towards the park while browsing the stalls in the night market, which was not boring.
Yi Chenliang squatted in front of a toy stall, mixed in with a bunch of children, reached out and picked up a nine-ring puzzle, fiddled with it for a while and unlocked a ring.
Yun Fang squatted down with him, picked up a Luban lock, took it apart and put it back together, attracting the admiring eyes of Yi Chenliang and other children.
Yun Fang was a little embarrassed by the attention, he pulled Yi Chenliang up, “Are you hungry?”
“A little.” Yi Chenliang pointed to a large food stall not far away, “Go for barbecue?”
“Let’s go.” Yun Fang pulled him forward, “The fireworks start at eight, just in time for dinner, big brother will treat you.”
“Who are you calling big brother!” Yi Chenliang walked a few steps faster than him.
“I’m older than you.” Yun Fang said solemnly.
“When is your birthday?” Yi Chenliang asked.
“July.” Yun Fang vaguely remembered the birthday on the original owner’s household registration, and felt uneasy as soon as he spoke.
“My birthday is in March!” Yi Chenliang proudly turned his head to look at him, “Quickly call me big brother!”
“I’m talking about mental age.” Yun Fang firmly refused.
“We don’t deal with those illusions.” Yi Chenliang proudly raised his eyebrows at him, elongating his voice to call, “Sugar little brother–”
“Yi Chenliang, come here, I promise I won’t beat you to death.”
Yun Fang clenched his fists hard, and Yi Chenliang took off running.
The street outside the night market was severely congested due to too many vehicles, with horns sounding incessantly.
“If I had known, I wouldn’t have taken this route.” The driver looked back a bit uneasily and laughed, “Ziqi, do you want to call Chairman Chang and his wife?”
Chang Ziqi was looking boredly through the car window at the night market on the roadside, and smiled, “No need.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the phone rang. Chang Ziqi glanced at the caller ID and answered.
“Secretary Wu.”
“Ziqi, it’s like this, Chairman Chang and President Chu have temporarily changed their plans, they are flying to Germany tonight, so–”
“I know.”
“Chairman Chang has arranged for someone to accompany you to Sanya, Ziqi, this time Chairman Chang and President Chu really want to accompany you, it’s just that the incident happened suddenly…”
“It’s okay, I understand.”
After hanging up the phone, the driver looked sympathetically at the young master in the rearview mirror, “Ziqi, Chairman Chang and his wife are busy with work–”
“I know.” Chang Zi Qi had no expression on his face, “Uncle Li, you go back, I’ll get off and walk.”
“Eh? What about the airport?”
“It’s not interesting to go alone.” Chang Ziqi opened the car door and got out, “Don’t worry about me, I’ll take a taxi back later.”
The driver sighed.
He had finally smiled today, but a phone call had brought him back to his original state.
****
“Thirty skewers of lamb, ten skewers of kidney!” Yun Fang looked at the menu, “And two skewers of vegetables, two buns.”
“Add two bottles of beer!” Yi Chenliang added.
Yun Fang glared at him.
Yi Chenliang touched his nose, “Then two bottles of Sprite.”
Next to the barbecue stall was a ring toss game, the laughter of adults and children could be heard from far away. Chang Ziqi, smelling the somewhat greasy smell of barbecue, stood in front of the stall watching the children toss rings.
“Handsome guy, want to try?” The boss handed him a ring.
Chang Ziqi shook his head, “Just looking.”
The boss went to greet other customers.
“Stop!”
“Idiot, if you have the guts, don’t run!”
“Kill him for me!”
Angry shouts came from afar, the crowd was dispersed, and various curses were heard.
Qi Huo pushed the people blocking him in front and ran desperately.
“Hey, are you crazy!”
“What are you doing!”
“Are you sick!”
“Sorry, sorry!” Qi Huo waved his hand without looking back, then neatly pushed the people in front of him, “Excuse me, excuse me!”
“Catch that grandson for me! Kill him!”
“Stop running!”
The originally lively and peaceful night market street was suddenly in chaos.
Qi Huo turned his head to look at the group of tattooed youths who were chasing him relentlessly, and shouted in despair, “Damn it, you really got the wrong person!”
“It’s you! You stole my equipment in the internet cafe last time and unplugged Lao Tzu’s plug! Bastard!”
“Fart! I never go to internet cafes!” Qi Huo yelled angrily as he ran, “You’re insulting my personality!”
Next to it was a ring toss stall. Seeing that there were many people, Qi Huo drilled in. Unexpectedly, someone grabbed his arm and he almost fell into the stall.
“Damn, who are you!?” Qi Huo glared at the person blocking him, feeling a jolt in his heart.
The stupid student council member who almost caught him climbing over the wall last time!
Chang Ziqi frowned, “Why are you running?”
“Let go of me!” The voices of the people chasing him were getting closer and closer, and he was being held back. Qi Huo was instantly furious, “If you don’t let go, you’ll have to bear the consequences!”
Chang Ziqi naturally refused to let go, “What’s your name?”
“What’s it to you what Lao Tzu’s name is!” Qi Huo pushed his arm out, “Go eat shit!”
Chang Ziqi was pushed unexpectedly and bumped into several people. When he turned his head, he saw that Qi Huo had already darted several meters away. He frowned and chased after him.
Qi Huo was caught off guard by Chang Ziqi’s interruption, and as soon as he ran to the barbecue stall nearby, he was blocked by seven or eight people.
“They’re fighting.” Yi Chenliang gnawed on a piece of meat, looking at Yun Fang.
Yun Fang leisurely gnawed on his roasted bun, taking a bite of the bun and a sip of Sprite, “Don’t worry about it, it has nothing to do with us.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a heartfelt shout as if he had found a long-lost relative, “Brother! So you guys are here!”
Yun Fang looked up blankly, only to see Qi Huo looking at him sincerely.
“Good, there are two more helpers!” The people who came after them stared at Yun Fang and Yi Chenliang with ill intentions.
Yun Fang & Yi Chen Liang: “…”
“Kill them for me!” The tattooed big brother picked up an iron rod and roared angrily.
Screams erupted from the crowd, and the scene was chaotic for a moment.
Chang Ziqi, who had just arrived, happened to see this scene. Seeing that the stick was about to hit Qi Huo’s head, he immediately jumped up on the table, made a beautiful spin kick in the air, and the stick was kicked far away.
The scene was suddenly quiet.
Qi Huo turned his head in astonishment to look at him, “Damn…”
“Damn, there’s another helper!” The tattooed boss was almost angry to death, “What the hell are you standing there for! Get him!”
Although Yun Fang and Yi Chenliang were good at fighting, this kind of unwarranted disaster was simply infuriating. Yun Fang was still thinking about his half-eaten roasted bun. He pinched a little brother’s wrist and twisted it. The man immediately wailed in pain, which was quite miserable.
“We have nothing to do with Qi Huo!” Yun Fang yelled angrily.
“Brother, what nonsense are you talking about!” Qi Huo punched his opponent in the eye socket, and he was in so much pain that he shook his hand directly, “Ouch–we are brothers of different fathers and mothers!”
“So your name is Qi Huo.” Chang Ziqi said in a deep voice, kicking away the person who pounced on him.