Starlight Has No Past - Chapter 38 Part 1

Translated by Team DHH at http://dhh-workshop.blogspot.com.



Starlight Has No Past
Chapter 38 Part 1

Grandma didn’t come to the table until Auntie Zhong brought out the last dish.
The elderly lady had come from an intellectual and conservative family. She looked up at the young couple sitting across from her and didn’t know how to start a conversation with them.

Qianxi put a winter jujube into her mouth while saying: “Grandma, you look terrific today, your complexion is great.”
The old lady stared at her, making Qianxi almost choke on the jujube.
Ye Qiao looked around: “Where are uncle and aunt?”
“They’ve gone to work.”
Grandma’s tone of voice didn’t sound very cordial. The smile on Ye Qiao’s face froze, she exchanged a look with Zhou Tingsheng.
The elderly lady was always a kind and generous person. She was graceful, approachable, and usually spoke with a kind smile on her face. It must be what had happened earlier this morning that had displeased her.

The atmosphere at the table became rather uneasy. Only Qianxi sighed: “I finally have a normal meal! I really don’t want to go back to work. Why can’t I have a 7 day vacation for the Autumn Festival?”
Ye Qiao acted as if nothing had happened and continued the conversation: “You should be a full time employee next month, no?”
“There’s no difference. The hospital cafeteria doesn’t care whether you’re full time or an intern!”

Zhou Tingsheng also joined in: “Which hospital?”
“It’s on Caohe Road and Qingjiang Road. It’s quite close to my apartment. It would be nice if I could bring Auntie Zhong over to cook for me. Hmph, it’s my dad. He won’t let me hire someone to do the housework for me. He said I’d be living a luxurious and wasteful life.”
When Zhou Tingsheng heard the location, the expression on his face changed ever so slightly. Ye Qiao continued the conversation after noticing Zhou Tingsheng had stopped responding.
Fortunately, Qianxi the chatterbox was there and carried the conversation till they had all finished eating breakfast.

After breakfast, Ye Qiao and Zhou Tingsheng said their goodbyes to Grandma. Grandma was about to say something but stopped herself when she saw Qianxi was present. In the end, she only told them to be careful on the road.
Ye Qiao was exhausted after getting in the car and collapsed into the passenger seat: “It was like playing a spy movie at the breakfast table. Did you see how grandma looked at me just now? I’m scared to come back for Chinese New Year……”

Zhou Tingsheng helped her buckle the seat belt: “Don’t act like that from now on.”
Ye Qiao looked at him intently: “What do you mean ‘that’?”
Zhou Tingsheng concentrated on driving and seemed to be referring to something else: “So you don’t feel uncomfortable now? I have some mooncakes in the back of the car.”
“Can’t eat it.”
“You only had two bites of har gow at the table.”
Ye Qiao listlessly said: “I’ve lost my appetite.”

Zhou Tingsheng gave a hearty laugh: “With mental resilience like this, you still have the guts to play with fire. Making me feel embarrassed gave you a good appetite?”
Ye Qiao recalled how Zhou Tingsheng had gone along with her back in her room and disdainfully raised her eyebrows: “Hmph, ungrateful.”
“Alright……” While stopping for the red light, Zhou Tingsheng tried to reach for Ye Qiao but missed her, only grabbing a strand of her hair with his finger tips. “We created such a fuss at my first visit to your family. I’m wondering if I can go back in the future.”

“Sure you can. I heard that my uncle and aunt did something similar in their younger days…...At that time, my grandpa was still healthy and personally beat my uncle up until one eye was larger than the other.” Ye Qiao happily retold her family secret, quite proud of it. “Don’t be fooled by their appearance now. Qianxi’s personality doesn’t come from nowhere, it’s in the family’s DNA.”
Zhou Tingsheng raised his eyebrows: “So this is your family tradition.”
Ye Qiao pretended not to know what he was referring to: “What family tradition?”
Zhou Tingsheng laughed: “Nothing. I mean your cousin’s a very interesting person.”
Ye Qiao chuckled: “You like my cousin now?”
Zhou Tingsheng slightly pulled on that strand of hair in his hand as a warning: “Don’t get over excited.”

Translated by Team DHH at http://dhh-workshop.blogspot.com.