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Winter Begonia recap episode 21

Shuiyin Troupe is gearing up for something while Du Qi, Shang Lao Ba and Er Ye are sitting around a table in front of what I believe to be the main house, close to the entrance. Du Qi is reading the lyrics changed by Shang Lao Ba and comments about how good the modification he brought to the composition were as opposed to the lyrics. Shang Lao Ba replies that he did not get an education or otherwise his lyrics wouldn’t be so bad. Bookworm prideful Du Qi tells him to stick to performing while he takes care of the scriptwriting. Er Ye inquiries about the symbols and whether they were drawn by Shang Lao Ba. Arrogant non-rival Du Qi gives him a condescending look and explains those are Chinese musical notation, mainly the Chinese stave, while our cute penguin is smiling at his Er Ye, probably sending signals hoping for some heavy petting (I have read chapter 20 of the novel and now that is all I am thinking) for a job well done. LOL, best girl Xiao Lai interrupts this moment to bring attention to the troupe. I have a feeling Shang Lao Ba completely forgot about that them at that point. Xiao Lai stop being your book self!

He invites the troupe to come and line up. Shit starter Shi Jiu is up first. She sings her part but our penguin is dissatisfied and tells her to stop. He criticizes her acting of a chaste and fierce lady, so why is she making him shiver. Rong Lan is up next and same situation. It turns out they are auditioning for the main female role of the Consort. He is not happy with their vocals and portrayal of the Consort. The girls asks him to demonstrate what he finds is lacking in their performance, but he is unable to put into words. Du Qi suggests they invite someone from other troupes, picking a top performer and paying that person handsomely. Shang Lao Ba reminds Du Qi that next month is the election for top performer so no one would have the time to perform with him, inevitably lend support to him. Dasheng suggests that his boss takes the role of the Consort since he has the quality he is looking for, but he replies who will take over the role of the Emperor if he becomes the consort. Clearly no one in the troupe can play either roles to the level that both picky Du Qi and SXR have set. Er Ye reiterates what Shang Lao Ba mentioned about performers not wanting to perform for another troupe since they don’t want to lose their chances to shine for the election. He suggests looking for an outsider, who may not have the moves but have great singing capabilities that may even surpass that of other bosses. Shit starter Shi Jiu suggests they hire Du Qi as the outside. Is she being serious? For what? Clearly not the dan role. I guess for the emperor role, which makes no sense. Girl, sit your ass down! LOL the look on SXR when she said that! Du Qi replies that she is making fun of him and he has only the skills to fool a layman (like Er Ye?), adding if he had such skills why would he follow their leader instead of making it on the stage.

Boss Niu crashes the party, like he usually does. I swear he always arrives at the most opportune time. Du Qi asks what is wrong with the Opera Association this time around. Boss Niu replies that nothing is wrong and since they made a scene inside the association, no one dares mess with them. DAMN RIGHT! He announces that Yuan Xiaodi is retiring and invites them to a banquet, which will be thrown at the association. Our penguin is stunned by the announcement; Boss Niu confirms, adding that Boss Yuan had contemplated retiring for a while, having not performed a lot in the past years and now that his wife is pregnant, he has decided to branch out into business with his satin shop. You can tell our penguin is saddened by the news. Both Du Qi and SXR are invited, and Boss Niu extends that invitation to Er Ye. Du Qi picks up the invitation card and announces that he won’t go finding Yuan Xiaodi is too phony and he doesn’t like him. LOL, do you like anyone else but our penguin? Boss Niu takes his leave while our penguin is still sad. Layman Er Ye asks about Boss Yuan, having never heard of him; our penguin explains that he has only seen two of Boss Yuan’s performance and they were both amazing. He had hoped to perform with him someday, like he had Boss Hou, but now that he is retiring, he won’t have the chance. He doesn’t understand why Boss Yuan, who is still young is retiring, unlike Boss Hou and wishes he had come to Beijing earlier to fulfill his wish.

Bratty sister Cha Cha’er is sitting with her SIL who is trying to coax her to talk with her brother so the mini cold war could end. CFT enters home and is confronted by his bratty little sister. She asks why he lied to her and he replies if he did he do so. She reminds him of how he basically used her to lure Zheng Laihong so he could make Grandpa Zheng capitulate, while Er Nainai is trying to explain to her that is not her big bro’s fault. Yeah, you are asking a teenager full of hormones to understand complex situation. I understand that back in those days, teenager were basically grown, capable of even marriage, but sis, they still see shit in black and white. CFT tells Er Nainai to stand down and let him discuss with Cha Cha’er alone. Yeah, Er Nainai you are not making things better. She agrees to do so and leaves. He tells Cha Cha’er to take a seat and asks between Zheng Laihong and him, whose life is more important. She responds yours of course. He tells her that he was surrounded by Zheng’s guards who were armed, almost losing his life. If he didn’t use this card, he would have been killed. He admits he should have lied to her and promise not to do it again. She reminds him of the promise he made in the car, but now her friend has been sent back to live with his parents on the countryside since the grandfather was arrested. CFT tells he doesn’t care and reminds her how the debt collectors did not care about not implicating the children to resolve their father’s debt, leading them to live a terrifying life watching their estate being depleted. Her friend lived a good life because of his grandfather’s prestige but now he has to deal with the consequences however indirectly. She’s like bro, you’ve changed since leaving Shanghai. Well, yeah, he became a grown up, darling. He tells her that he had to help support and protect the life. Good lord she is naive. He tells her that she will do so too when she grows up, but she huffs out of the room.

Shang Lao Ba is waiting for his Er Ye who pulls out in his car, which he drove himself, btw. He comes out, looking dapper as always and his bae greets him. He compliments his little penguin for being well dressed, which gets his penguin smiling. GAAAHHHH, they are so cute together! Er Ye fixes his bae’s collar and tells him the outfit fits him. Then he instructs him to eat elegantly in public, as to not scare away the proper Boss Yuan. LOL. Shang Lao Ba replies that he is very elegant to outsiders and pulls out a fan drawn and gifted by Du Hanlin, Du Qi’s pops. Er Ye smirks and tells him to stop showing off. A loud noise puts him slightly on edge, ready to pull his gun, while our penguin smirks, as we see a puffed rice seller and some kids. He’s the one who made the loud boom. Er Ye says he was scared by the loud noise thinking it was a bomb, while penguin chuckles at his reaction.

At the association, Shang Lao Ba is discussing shop with the other bosses. Awww, it is nice to see him hang out with the people of his circle and be respected. Er Ye looks at his baby with his usual “I love this man” gaze when third wheel Fan Lian comes to disrupts his favorite activity. The third wheel asks if he came with an invitation and Er Ye responds that he came to serve Shang Lao Ba and of course my mind goes to my naughty place. Judging from third wheel Fan Lian, he had the same thoughts, as he complain that Er Ye cares more about Shang Lao Ba than him. Honey, take a look at our penguin and take a look at yourself. You are an useless dandy while the other is a cute talented penguin. Yeah, case closed. LOL, Fan Lian tells his BIL that Shang Lao Ba does not even have time for him since he is mingling with the other bosses. LOL, why do I detected jealous pettiness? Someone announces the arrival of Boss Si Xi and oh boy, dafuq is this dude?!!! He is wearing the most gaudy of Chinese attire, yelling out, to bring attention to himself, that everyone, including the top stars are here and prances toward the other bosses LAWD, this one is a piece of work, I can tell. Er Ye is disturbed by that man’s behavior, finding him annoying. Why do I have the feeling the translation is not quite right here? I bet he said something far more disparaging. Fawning Fan Lian tells him the weird man is Sixi’er from Yunxi Troupe, calling him a buffoon. Oh well. Si XI’er stands amid the circle of performers, which include our penguin. You can tell the others don’t him there. He asks the other performers if they are ready for the upcoming election. One of the bosses goes to Shang Lao Ba and talks about his new theater, stating how gorgeous it is. A young boy called Zhouzi looks on with eyes full of admiration. Hmmm wonder who he is admiring.

The opera boss asks Shang Lao Ba if he could perform in his new theater and our kind penguin says it would be his honor. OH BOY, Si Xi’er twirls toward our penguin. LOL, I cannot with this character. He exclaims “Isn’t this the famous Mr. Shang!” Bish you knew he was here, stop overacting. He states that others say Shang Lao Ba is good looking and has a nice temperament. Well, yeah, he is fine af, and? Oh, he looks down on my penguin saying he looks dowdy. BISH, I’m about to throw hands and so would Er Ye. Stupid Fan Lian smiles as he looks on at the scene. This boy sure loves drama. Si Xi’er adds that he wouldn’t have been able to spot Shang Lao Ba due to his plain looking exterior. Our penguin ignores the insulting Si Xi’er, telling another boss that voice still isn’t good, it shouldn’t use the flower-selling tune. Oh, is he throwing shade? Si Xi’er tells him he shouldn’t ignored him and then states that SXR thinks he is above all of them since he is leaning on Commander Cao’s BIL and has Mr. Liu as godfather. He states that SXR thinks he is too good to even show the Jiangs respect, let alone lesser known performers. Hmmm...why should he? While he talking smack, a woman walks into the room, looking for someone. Si Xi’er continues his barbs claiming that if the bosses are not careful with SXR, he might send soldiers after them. This gets his hubby all riled up, but Fan Lian stops him. The woman walks toward the small crowd and ask why there is such excitement brewing among them. Si Xi’er exclaims that it is Miss Yu Qing. Well, looks who actually recognizes an opera performer’s name! It turns out Yu Qing is an amateur performer who was once courted by General Zhao to be his concubine but turned it down. Damn, ballsy. Imma like this woman. It turns out the reason why CFT knows about her is that her refusal made it to the papers. Si Xi’er being his bitchy self snidely greets Yu Qing stating that she came from far and worked her way hard, talking about her career. She tells him not to mention it and that she should call him senior since he is 20 years older. LOL, Si Xi’er is not liking this. He tells her not to be too polite by calling him senior. He turns back his attention on our penguin, making another snide remark, this time claiming that Yu Qing came to Beijing, gracing her presence in their city, and that no one can compare to her beautiful appearance. The boy with the admiring gaze is called Xiao Zhouzi and seems to have his eyes on our penguin. Well, can’t blame him, who can’t keep their eyes off of him. Well hopefully Er Ye won’t catch him in the act. Si Xi’er claims that its no wonder Miss Yu drew general Zhao’s attention prompting him to want to marry her. She replies it is an old story, no need to mention it. He replies that since she is from a rich background, she had no problem turning down the proposal, unlike someone else who is latching on to a handsome, thick and suave powerful businessman. OH LE SHADE. Well, then again....She replies that she is too much trouble for a man like General Zhao or any other wealthy men to handle, since she has a silver tongue and likes to throw shade. LOL, I’m telling you, I love this girl. No worries, I still love you Gu Dali! She adds that she also likes to be jealous of people who are better than her and that people claims she is a bit like Si Xi’er. OMG THIS QUEEN. She continues her put down by claiming that people like them when dealing with powerful people may get slap in the face. LOL. Everyone’s laugh, including CFT who is probably thanking the woman for coming to his wifey’s rescue. An angry Si XI’er calls out Zhouzi, claiming a coward in public while being bold at home, and orders him to go see Mr. Hong for a private performance. Ewww, I do not like the sound of this and judging for how terrified the boy looks, yeah, I am not liking this. Before he leaves, he gives our penguin another gaze, this time catching his attention. Oh, looks like our penguin is about to add another member to his harem. Well, at least distracted hubby this not see this, still laughing at what he witnessed. Then again, I doubt he worries about any other men around his bae. He knows he has no competition and he is absolutely right. Drama Queen Fan Lian tells him these opera bosses are even more vicious than the performers of Shuiyin House. Er Ye speaks loudly that his bae is an excellent manager and everyone in his troupe is loyal to him, none of the other troupes can compare. AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW. The wifey turns around and smiles, happy to hear his hubby compliment him like this. Yo, I love my Queen Yu Qing, but girl your timing sucks. Why are you interrupting such a cute moment!!!!! She introduces herself to SXR who is surprised that she knows him. What? Babe, you are a big time star! She tells him she came to Beijing to watch his performance for a month. Wow, what a compliment. CFT and fan boy Fan Lian comes to invite to one of the best room within the theater. Awwwwww. SXR introduces his hubby and business partner, and as he is about to introduce Fan Lian, the idiot introduces himself as the troupe manager. BIsh what? LOL, she does not shake his hand, simply nods at him. SHAAAADE.

Another person enters the room, wearing a beautiful gold chinese attire. It is the man of the hour, Boss Yuan. Fan Lian dips out to go to the restroom, while Si Xi’er looks sourpussed. Boss Yuan seems to stare warmly at someone within the small circle, and at first I honestly thought it was CFT, and even he thought so too. It turns out it is our Queen, Yu Qing who got his attention. Oh Oh. She smiles but then turns away when CFT realizes what is going on. Fan Lian comes out of the restroom and hears a beautiful singing voice. Drawn to it, he goes to the room where the voice is coming from and it turns out to belong to our Zhouzi, singing for some old dude. Meanwhile Boss Yuan thanks everyone for coming to his retirement banquet, telling them that he is looking forward to starting his new chapter, however, he wants to maintain his friendship with the opera circle, hoping they will support him in his new venture. They raise a glass and toast him. On the dining table, hubby Er Ye grabs the pig trotter that perpetual third wheel Fan Lian was eyeing and gives it to his wifey. AWWW Shang Lao Ba is happy while Fan Lian wishes once again that his BIL would pay attention to him. LOL, not as long as a cutie chipmunk is in close proximity. Boss Yuan does the round and comes to their table. An enamored Yu Qing starts to stand up but is cut by SXR who is too happy to speak to one of his favorite performer. LOL, he is such a fan boy. Once again, he is surprised that someone like Boss Yuan knows who he is. Is he being modest, because that kinda don’t make sense. Anyhoo, it is clear that Boss Yuan knows who he is, as he even cites that SXR is well versed in Kunqu operas, having seen his Peony Pavilion, a well known Kunqu opera and being amazed to the point of not wanting to perform afterwards. Damn what a compliment. YOOO, Fan Lian, you be trying with Yu Qing, serving her food and ish.

You are not even on her radar, she is far more attracted to a certain opera performer. Boss Yuan discuss how impressed he was with that performance, which seems to get Zhouzi attention. Sigh, the penguin is far too modest. He thanks Boss Yuan for the compliments but claims that he might be too young and not skilled enough to make the necessary changes to a certain section, that Boss Yuan considers redundant. He gives him pointers on how to fix that. Hmmm, now I see why people consider Boss Yuan an academic and slightly arrogant, judging from Boss Niu’s reaction, but our penguin takes it in stride. It is clear he wants to learn from those he considers greats, no matter if they criticize him harshly or not. He is so respectful to those he admires. Yu Qing looks on, admiring her crush who acknowledges her. LOL, CFT finds the whole thing amusing, while Si Xi’er is about to start trouble. He gets up and class out for attention, walking toward SXR table, and ask for Boss Yuan to perform for the last time. He agrees to do so and ask what they would like to hear.

Shady bish Si Xi’er of course cannot miss the opportunity and calls on SXR to perform a part of Peony Pavilion called Awakened Dream. Our penguin quickly downs a glass of wine and then pretends he is drunk, his head hitting the table. BWAHAHAHA. CFT looks at him wondering if it is true, while Yu Qing calls out for him. Si Xi’er asks if he is going to perform, but SXR claims he is too drunk to do so, afraid of turning Du Li Niang into Yang Pai Feng and accidentally slap Si Xi’er. BWAHAHAHA. Si Xi’er responds a male role is rude, even if he plays a female role, he might be too violent and beat him to death. Boss Yuan tells the crowd since SXR is too drunk, they should not force him to perform. CFT volunteers to take the drunk bae to a room so he can sober up. Everyone wonder if they are leaving, while Zhouzi looks on, a bit chagrined. The others turn to Si Xi’er asking for him to replace SXR and sing. LOL, the old bish that his voice is no match to Boss Yuan, who looks as if he is about to sink 6 feet under if Si Xi’er had accepted. The sly bish asks Yu Qing to sing instead since she was one of Boss Yuan apprentices and actually got into opera because of him, making her the best match to Boss Yuan. Boss Yuan reminds the crowd that she had a long trip and might be too tired to perform, but the old bish is like, traveling in a car is too tiring? We actors still perform when our parents died. He adds that he had forgotten Ms. Yu was just an amateur, which makes her more privilege than other performers. Boss Niu gets incensed, calling out Si Xi for being drunk and inviting him to sit down to sober up. Like the graceful queen she is, she stands up and responds that since that old bish put her on the spot, she must accept. She turns to Boss Yuan and tells him that since he is about to retire, they should sing together like old time. He agrees.

Er Ye brings his bae to one of the rooms and lightly taps his cheek, knowing he is acting. LOL, he knows his bae. Shang Lao Ba asks if Si Xi’er is nuts for trying to put him on the spot and he was tempted to slap him. If it wasn’t Mr. Yuan’s reception, he wouldn’t have held back. Er Ye is proud of his little bae for growing up and understand the ways of the world, mindful of the occasion along with manners. He even pretended to be drunk to avoid a confrontation. He taps his head in pride. AWWWW. Shang Lao Ba sassy self resurfaces as he tells Er Ye that he likes to act like the senior and take advantage of him. YOOOOO, this can be interpreted in so many ways, and of course in my naughty mind, TEEHEEE.. We get the million watts smile that Er Ye only reserves for his bae.

We see Ms. Yu and Boss Yuan performs. Everyone is looking on, including Zhouzi, who is enjoying it. Damn, these two look good on the stage, you kinda see the intimacy flowing between them. Our penguin is listening attentively in the private room and seems drawn, standing up to watch. Er Ye is fixed on his bae who, in turn, is transfixed on the two performers. LOL he stands up in front of his penguin, trying to get his attention. Hold up, you have this prime piece of hot businessman standing in front of you and you are lost somewhere else?! I command you penguin! Finally, tired of being ignored by his bae, Er Ye blows ligthly on his face (YALLL BETTER NOT GO THERE). This finally gets his attention, as he asks what his hubby is doing distracting him from listening to the two performers. Er Ye replies, that is my question, I am standing there looking fine as hell yet you seem bewitched by something else than my presence. In his cute voice, he says Er Ye (god I love it when he says that), I want to ask Yu Qing to perform with me in his new opera Tale of a Hidden Dragon as his consort. They come out as they hear whispers. Shit, its the baby mama. erhm...I mean the wife, calling out Ms Yu. Sigh, jealous spouses are so annoying, especially since it was a time when polygamy still existed among wealthy men. She states that Ms. Yu is sure is a noble woman coming from a wealthy background and so pretty, elegant, demure and educated. Yet behind this exterior, she is a seductress following her crush. Her husband is like, the hell are you talking? Third Wheel Fan Lian runs toward where SXR and CFT are standing. Ms. Yu responds that she did not come to Beijing for Boss Yuan. The old bish Si Xi’er exclaims that it is his fault that Ms. Yu and Boss Yuan are singing together. Our penguin is like, they only perform why the sudden quarrel. Honey, you kinda went through something similar with Er Nainai. It is about the primary wife trying to assert herself against potential concubines. Third wheel Fan Lian catches them up on the drama, and that Mrs. Yuan knew that Ms. Yu was here, and caught them performing. Did the old bish instigate all this? Knowing him, probably. LOL, our penguin is like, this crazy hag is pregnant, why is she getting all uppity. Mr.s Yuan hormones are raging as she asks whether the crowd would have let her husband and Ms. Yu end up together if she hadn’t interrupted. Bish are u cray? Boss Yuan responds they were simply performing, he was her shifu, teaching her all her operas. His cray wife is like, ohhh, so you are her shifu, so that means I am also her mistress, so you have to recognize as so. Geezus xrist it is just as I suspected. The cray wife wants to assert her position in case her husband takes on Ms. Yu as a concubine, since she would probably lose out on the status level, considering Ms. Yu is from a former aristocratic family. YAWN. Her husband just stands there while his apprentice is berated by his wife. YUCK. Well, our penguin who knows how to be a hero and has a sexy husband always willing to protect him, comments how Boss Yuan is a coward. Damn right, sis! He offers to help but is stopped by his hubby who advises to mind his manners while helping out. Our penguin is like, honey, I am well-mannered and takes his sassy self towards the stage. He yells out that Boss Xi said one thing right, that he has a big mouth. LE SHADE. He adds that Ms. Yu was invited by him to perform a new opera with him. Even though this is Boss Yuan’s banquet, since she is HIS guest, Boss Xi shouldn’t have invited her to sing without his consent. The old bish Si Xi’er notes that SXR has sobered up real quick and asks if that is true, since this is the first time he heard of this. SXR says, bish since when were you privy to hear my business? LOL, seriously, this is the same man who did not inform the Opera Association of his costume design, you think he will divulge of his new opera? He tells the old bish that he does not deserves to know and Boss Niu looks, probably thinking damn right, bish! Boss Xi gets up and tries to go bish slap my penguin, but is stopped by the other bosses. Someone asks SXR to perform with Miss Yu. He asks Boss Yuan if it is okay for him to sing since it is his banquet. Cowardly Boss Yuan says if it is not too much trouble, he will gladly allow it. Seriously, he looks like a whipped little man with no balls. He looks back at his wife and steps off. LOL, he does not even help her get off, this task is left to Boss Niu. That cray cray bish sneers at Ms. Yu before she leaves. Seriously, I was ready to throw hands at this bish, pregnant or not. Stay away from elegant queen! Fan Lian invites his BIL to sit down, while our chipmunk asks Ms. Yu to sing another opera called Lady Thirteen. These two dan ju’er look good on the stage. Boss Yuan and his wife are having a cold war, while Zhouzi is looking at his idol but gets caught by his master. Sigh, this poor boy.

SXR and Miss Yu walk through the hallway. She thanked him for saving her against the raging hormonal Mrs. Yuan. He tells that he dislikes Si Xi’er, the instigator of this whole mess. He admits that he was not lying about inviting her to perform in his new opera. She replies that it is a big deal and will have to think about it. He tells her to think quick and offers a big salary if she agrees, on the same level as his. She tells him that she does not care about the money, it is rare for performers to get a good story of their own, adding that performance is one thing while the script is equally important. You can tell she is passionate about the art form as a whole. He replies that his new opera will become a classic. She sighs and tells him his new opera is indeed a wonderful story and agrees to do it. He warns her that he is a strict leader and will be critical of her performance. She tells him she’s looking forward to it.

Third wheel Fan Lian is driving our penguin and his bae. The cutie pie Shang Lao Ba burst in a giggle, happy to have snagged the elegant Ms Yu as his consort. Seeing his bae happy, Er Ye asks if Ms. Yu agreed to join his opera. He confirms it. Er Ye, being ever observant, ask about the weird vibes he got from Ms. Yu and Boss Yuan and comments as to why Mrs. Yuan was so agitated upon seeing a master and apprentice to sing together. Shang Lao Ba excitedly gossips that Ms Yu was mesmerized by Boss Yuan singing, she decided to learn opera, getting in trouble with her renowned family, to the point of breaking off with them. Boss Yuan taught her everything she knows, but when he got married, she refused to become his concubine, but now he has no idea what is happening between the two. The more experienced Er Ye tells him he should now have a better understanding of what is going on between the two. Wait, what? Did he just casually said these words. Is this an acknowledgment of their own intimate gazes they’ve been sharing, their longing for each other? Seriously, what is this line and how did it fly under the censorship radar???? Anyhoo, he explains that seeing how Boss Yuan gazes at Yu Qing when they were singing, it means that she is in his heart. HOLD UP!!!! Oh my god, I can’t!!! MY SHIP. My little penguin is looking at him, astonishing, as if he is surprised to hear his bae admit what we’ve known since episode 2! Er Ye continues stating that when Mrs. Yuan came to make a fuss, Boss Yuan acted as if he didn’t feel anything. He asks what does that mean? Our penguin is like, what, I don’t get it. Er Ye answers these two never got together. OHHHHHHHHHHH, so the gazes you shoot toward Shang Lao Ba is because you guys haven’t gotten together yet!!! FAINTS. LOL, Shang Lao Ba responds that Er Ye is able to see through that, compliments that he has good eyes and I swear I wished they had cut to third wheel Fan Lian rolling his eyes to say that it’s because his BIL is basically the same towards you. Er Ye tells Shang Lao Ba that he must perform a great opera or he will owe him for all his hard work. HMMM, I like where this is going. Our innocent penguin replies that he won’t be the only one standing on stage, it won’t be enough. Er Ye replies that he now has Yu Qing. He complains that his troupe is not up to the task, especially since they don’t have a good young dan performer, like Lie Yue (who left to become a concubine). Oh look, Fan Lian is finally trying to be useful, as he mentions he may have scouted a young dan performer with a bright spirit. Shang Lao Ba congratulates him for the good timing, while Er Ye is basically me in dashing suave businessman form, dropping snide remarks about his useless BIL finally using his fanboyism to do something good. Geezus Xrist, the third wheel is actually proud of it, despite the obvious insult. Don’t you have any same. He mentions Zhouzi and ask if Shang Lao Ba had seen the young and good looking kid. Er Ye asks if he is that good why isn’t he performing. Fan Lian replies that Si Xi’er is a jealous bish who would not tolerate an handsome young man being better than him, abusing him instead. Sassy Shang Lao Ba replies that it is not surprising since it is Si Xi’er. Er Ye glances at him, which draw sassy Shang Lao Ba to look back, with his cute pouty lips. UGH, kiss already! Er Ye is like, baby will you be like this petty when you get older. Shang Lao Ba states he won’t get old because he will simply end his life once he reaches forty years old, and Er Ye should go his own way. They laugh, clearly it is said in jest, even third wheel Fan Lian joins in on the laugh fest. Shang Lao Ba asks where he could find this rare gem, but Fan Lian replies that Si Xi would not let Zhouzi perform on stage, so nix that idea. Shang Lao Ba replies they should go check Yunxi Troupe house instead.

The next day, they go to Yunxi Troupe house, helped by a neighbor (btw, this is one of the opera consultant for the show). He tells them that Si Xi is mean and critical, so he hesitates to enter not to incur his wrath. Shang Lao Ba says he has no idea what Zhouzi looks like, but the guide tells him he would be the one doing the hard labor. GEEZUS. Er Ye asks the guide to stand by and alert them if anyone comes by. They overhear Zhouzi singing and walk toward the area where the boy is working. He says it is a shame, which draws Zhouzi to his direction. The young shy boy quickly walks toward Shang Lao Ba who asks if he is Xiao Zhouzi. The boy says yes shyly. Shang Lao Ba tells him someone asks to come see him. Er Ye sees the bruise on his face and ask what happened. The boy lies and says he fell down, but Er Ye can see he was beaten. He comments how cruel this is and how he could be maimed if this continue. Zhouzi is just like Shang Lao Ba, asking if he sang well misinterpret Shang Lao Ba previous comment. Shang Lao Ba explains what he meant; that his voice sounds similar to Si Xi’er but since he wasn’t well trained, it is lacking. Shang Lao Ba does a demonstration (BRO, you are going to attract people!). LOL Er Ye does not stop him despite the potential danger. The guide comes rushing to make him stop. Shang Lao Ba tells him they will leave so he won’t put him in trouble. Zhouzi is about to have a meltdown and kneels, begging SXR to save him, promising to make him money. Our penguin tells him being a follower will not allow him to sing. He has to become a master of his own fate in order to become a leading performer. He helps stand up and tells him to find any opportunities to seek him out so they can discuss operas with him. The poor boy kneels again, prompting the guide to hurry him out, fearing Si Xi’er return. Er Ye tells his penguin not to worry, he will do whatever he can not to let a young prodigy suffer within Yunxi Troupe. Such a good hubby. I feel so bad for the boy.

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