Chapter 36: Magical Girl Transformation (lit. “Monkey Burning Wine”)
Wang Ming: “…”
I’ll stay out of handsome guys’ business, Wang Ming thought, deciding to mind his own business.
After a while, the listless panda returned, actually carrying a newspaper.
Wang Ming: “…”
Wow, I used to see them when I collected scrap, but they seem rare now, Wang Ming thought, watching Ao Chen skillfully unfold the newspaper handed over by the listless panda.
Wang Ming: “…”
I miss my grandpa, Wang Ming felt a pang of homesickness watching Ao Chen’s familiar movements.
“Master, someone will probably visit later,” as Wang Ming was feeling nostalgic, he heard the listless panda reminding Ao Chen.
“I know,” Ao Chen nodded with an air of authority.
Wang Ming: “…”
Looking at Ao Chen, Wang Ming felt the yearning of a young person just entering society for a mature and steady elder brother.
When will I be able to calmly say “I know”? Wang Ming thought.
Then he changed his mind, feeling there was no need to be so serious. After all, the other actually had a throne to inherit, so there was no need for him to sigh about “a true man should be like this.”
As Wang Ming was thinking this, the listless panda, who had sat down beside him, looked at him, pondered for a moment, and spoke to his master.
“Should we get this brother some clothes too?”
Wang Ming: “…”
“Okay, if you need it,” Ao Chen nodded at Wang Ming, giving him an option but not forcing him.
Wang Ming thought for a moment, then shook his head, “I’ll just change into my tea-drinking clothes; I brought clean clothes.”
“Okay, if you need anything, just ask me. Some of our relatives are a bit…you know…” the listless panda said thoughtfully.
Wang Ming: “…”
“A bit…what?” Wang Ming asked.
The listless panda: “…”
“A bit…snobbish,” the listless panda said.
Wang Ming: “…”
Will not taking a breath while speaking really suffocate you? Wang Ming pondered this “physiological question.”
“How snobbish?” Wang Ming asked for details.
“For example, when they see you, they might show an attitude of… ‘Is that all?’…” The listless panda thought for a moment and gave Wang Ming a vivid description.
Wang Ming: “…”
“You had the same expression when you first saw me,” Wang Ming said.
The listless panda: “…”
“Don’t worry about those details,” the listless panda waved his hand.
Wang Ming: “…”
“It’s fine then.” After listening to the listless panda, Wang Ming felt it was fine. He’d been around for years as a bricklayer, had he not seen enough snobbish eyes? He just wondered if Ao Chen would mind his attire.
As Wang Ming thought this, he saw Ao Chen, who had been reading the newspaper, look up at him.
“Just wear whatever you’re comfortable in,” Ao Chen said.
“Then get me a set too,” Wang Ming said after some thought.
Ao Chen’s action was a kindness. Wang Ming felt that since the host had changed clothes, there was probably some sense of ritual involved. Though his tea-drinking clothes were decent, they weren’t the kind you’d see on an insurance salesman, so changing clothes for Ao Chen’s sake was fine.
“Then come with me,” the listless panda looked at Ao Chen, nodded, and beckoned to Wang Ming.
“Where are we going?” Wang Ming stood up, followed the listless panda, and asked along the way.
“To the wardrobe room,” the listless panda said, leading Wang Ming to a separate compartment.
“Is this the wardrobe room? I don’t see any clothes,” Wang Ming looked around the somewhat empty space with a few plants in the corner and asked the listless panda curiously.
“This isn’t a wardrobe room,” the listless panda shook his head.
“This is an elevator room,” the listless panda said, scanning his hand over a hidden area on the wall. The wall parted, revealing an elevator car.
Wang Ming: “…”
“Wow, an elevator room is bigger than my ancestral grave,” Wang Ming exclaimed.
The listless panda: “…”
“I mean, an elevator room is bigger than my ancestral home,” Wang Ming corrected himself.
As Wang Ming finished his exclamation, the elevator arrived.
“Let’s go, the wardrobe room is next to the master’s room; we’ll take the elevator up,” the listless panda said.
Wang Ming nodded and followed the listless panda onto the cyberpunk-style elevator.
The listless panda looked at Wang Ming’s composure and thought this guy was terrifying.
Not only was his ranting skill top-notch, but although he hadn’t seen much of the world, he still had a calm and composed temperament.
Of course, except when facing physical attacks, such as chainsaws.
On the other side,
Wang Ming: “…”
Not only is the elevator room big, this elevator is also big, Wang Ming thought.
Bigger than my master bedroom.
As Wang Ming displayed his “composed temperament” and silently ranted, the elevator reached Ao Chen’s floor.
“We’re here,” the listless panda said.
Wang Ming: “…”
“Are there this many floors?” Wang Ming looked at the numbers on the elevator and asked the listless panda.
“Have we reached the surface?” Wang Ming asked thoughtfully.
The listless panda: “…”
“This space… it’s not the same thing,” the listless panda vaguely said.
Wang Ming: “…”
Forget about whether this guy can explain clearly; even if he can, can I understand it with my limited knowledge? Wang Ming weighed his slightly better than average knowledge and decided to skip this point.
Wang Ming followed the listless panda to the wardrobe room.
Wang Ming: “…”
You call this a wardrobe room? Wang Ming looked at the large house and thought it was much bigger than his rented apartment.
“This is it. Will you pick out clothes yourself, or should I help?” The listless panda turned, looked at the stunned Wang Ming, and asked.
Wang Ming: “…”
“The clothes must be expensive, right?” Wang Ming looked at the glass-fronted wardrobes, full of insurance salesman attire, and said.
“Indeed,” the listless panda nodded proudly.
“I helped the master choose these,” the listless panda straightened his back and introduced.
Wang Ming: “…”
“You’re a life assistant,” Wang Ming said.
The listless panda: “…”
“I don’t do housekeeping,” the listless panda clarified.
“Actually, I shouldn’t be choosing clothes, but the master doesn’t have much knowledge or interest in modern aesthetics,” the listless panda said sadly.
Wang Ming: “…”
“But I remember, you guys can…” Wang Ming started spinning in circles, using body language to replace the words he couldn’t quite recall.
“Magical girl transformation?” The listless panda looked at Wang Ming’s actions and asked in confusion.
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