BHBF Chapter 50.3

Boss, He’s Becoming a Father (Arc 2) Chapter 50.3: The Bitter Heroine (35)

Shao Yu did not answer, but Shao Yingniang said, “If we calculate the money based on the translation work outside, it would probably be more than your monthly salary, mother.”

 

Hearing this number, Liu Cuifen immediately jumped up and said, “Oh my God, how can you earn so much just by doing such a small amount of work? Is this robbery?”

 

Liu Cuifen asked again, “Also, how do you know how much money a translator earns?”

 

Shao Yingniang smiled slyly and said, “Isn’t there a customer who often comes to our western restaurant as a translator? I asked him today.”

 

Liu Cuifen remembered that there was indeed such a person, and said, “Didn’t your father just learned from the missionaries for a while? How could a half-baked man like him really make so much money? If he harmed our restaurant and made a fool of himself, the manager would blame us.”

 

Shao Yu said, “Don’t worry, I’ll send it to the old missionary once I’ve sorted it out. It will definitely not harm your restaurant.”

 

Shao Yu placed emphasis on the word “your resturant” and teased Liu Cuifen that after just a few days of work, she had already treated the restaurant as her own home and usually liked to say “our restaurant”.

 

Liu Cuifen didn’t hear her husband’s teasing and just said, “That’s good. Although money is good, you shouldn’t ruin things.”

 

Shao Yu smiled a little and did not refute. Instead, he picked up the menu and read it from front to back.

 

As for why the restaurant approached Shao Yu, the reason is simple. Firstly, the restaurant manager was trying to do Shao Yu a favor, and secondly, a serious translator might not necessarily be interested in this small job.

 

In order to avoid suspicion from others, Shao Yu delayed the work for three days before handing it over to his daughter, even though it could have been completed in one night.

 

After the restaurant manager got the menu, he became cautious and asked the customer who often acted as a translator to help review the menu without telling Liu Cuifen and her daughter.

 

“There is no mistake. His translations are quite interesting,” said the translator with a smile.

 

The manager said, “What kind of translation is this? What corresponding words are there? Aren’t they all fixed? How come it’s so interesting?”

 

The translator smiled and said, “There are no mistakes in his English, but he changed a few Chinese words. This change makes it more vivid.”

 

It is still the Republic of China today, and many foreign things are introduced into the country. The same thing has several translated names.

 

Shao Yu only changed a few words at this time, but it made it much more vivid and lovely than other translated versions.

 

Translation work requires “Xinyada” (faithfulness, elegance and expressiveness). In the eyes of this client who is engaged in translation, many of Shao Yu’s translations are in line with the true meaning of “faithfulness, elegance and expressiveness”.

 

“After he organized it like this, your menu looks much cleaner.”

 

The restaurant manager had originally been somewhat blaming Shao Yu for changing the order of the menu and even pairing several sets on his own initiative. When he heard the customer say this, he immediately asked, “Do you really think it’s good?”

 

The customer nodded, then pointed to a set meal on the menu and said, “Give me this, the ‘Yihong Kuailv’ set meal.”

 

The restaurant manager looked down at the set meal and saw that the price was not cheap, so he immediately agreed.

 

When he returned, the customer said, “You just picked a random translator, but you met a good one. You got what you paid for.”

 

The manager agreed hurriedly. Not only did he ask the customer if it was okay to arrange it this way, he also asked if the money was worth it. After getting this answer, the reluctance in his heart gradually dissipated.

 

A few days later, Shao Yu happened to be flipping through the newspaper when he saw a report about a western-style restaurant selling food in a corner late at night: “Why is a western-style restaurant on Yunxi Road selling chicken legs in a corner late at night.”

 

When Shao Yu looked at the title, he felt that it had the flavor of UC. Anyway, it caught people’s attention at the first moment.

 

After all, the Yunxi Road Western Restaurant is very close to here. Many neighbors, even those who did not read the newspapers, got the news at this time and immediately flocked to Shao Yu’s house.

 

“Lao Shao, Lao Shao, is it true that you can buy fried chicken legs for a dime?”

 

“Yes, yes, two of your family members are working there, so you must know.”

 

The report clearly stated that all food that was not sold that day would be sold at one dime per piece after closing time late at night, but everyone was only thinking about fried chicken legs.

 

The neighbors surrounded Shao Yu, and he had no choice but to answer them one by one.

 

Aunt Zhang said, “Why didn’t you tell us about this good thing? Do you still care about us old neighbors?”

 

Instigated by her, the other neighbors nodded and looked at Shao Yu with some reproach.

 

Shao Yu smiled and said, “Didn’t you read the newspaper? This happened only yesterday, but everyone knows about it today. You can go record them all tonight.”

 

After Shao Yu said this, the neighbors no longer cared about it and instead started to make appointments with each other to join in the fun in the evening.

 

Aunt Zhang said again, “Lao Shao, both of your family members are there, so they must be able to record something every day. Can you ask your two family members to help us keep an eye out and secretly keep some good things for us? Don’t worry, we are all neighbors, and we will definitely pay for them.”

 

“We’re not too picky, just bring us a chicken drumstick every night.”

 

“Yes, yes, I want fried chicken legs. My grandson has been craving for them for a long time.”

 

Seeing the neighbors being incited again, Shao Yu said bitterly, “There are reporters watching them. They dare not do such a thing. If they are discovered, they will lose their job.”

 

“Besides, what you can buy depends entirely on luck,” Shao Yu explained.

 

“It’s not a big deal. Why are you making it sound so serious? Are you trying to scare me?” Aunt Zhang said.