The rebirth waste strikes back / 重生之废材来袭

Chapter 3

[Banana : One kind fellow translator stepped up to the challenge to translate this novel (temporarily?). Please welcome 'XD' (0w0)/

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Translator XD : Translated by XD. Only did a quick edit, but it's good enough to publish (I hope).

Qi Shaorong looked towards the person beside Yi Chuxue and ask: "This young man, who are you ?!"

"My name is Chen Yuan." Chen Yuan watched as Qi Shaorong's gaze turn away while straightening his robes and taking a seat.

"Chen Yuan! This lady is Zhuang Hao's cousin, so is he the cousin of Zhuang Hao's cousin?" Qi Shaorong asked, tilting his head.

Chen Yuan looked at Qi Shaorong's heavy rouge, his scalp feeling numb: "No, I am Zhuang Hao's friend."

Qi Heng lowered his voice, whispering towards Qi Shaorong: "Young master, he is Chen Yuan! One of the Seven Imperial Xiuzhi!"

The so-called Seven Imperial Xiuzhi refers to the royal capital's seven outstanding young men. Of course, the list takes into account the individual's respective talent and ability as well as their background. Out of the seven, Chen Yuan ranked seventh. The first is the famed fiancé of Qi Shaorong.

Chen Yuan heard Qi Heng's whispers and couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction. The competition to become one of Seven Imperial Xiuzhi was very fierce, but once on the list his personal status increased dramatically. Chen Yuan overcame numerous hurdles in order to secure a spot. There were so many people who came to propose to him that his threshold almost broke.

Qi Shaorong glanced at Chen Yuan and nodded: "I remember now, he's the lowest ranking of the seven."

Qi Heng nodded and said: "Should be."

"I heard that the Seven Imperial Xiuzhi are big handsome men! What's up with this one so average?! It must be difficult to try to live up to that name." Qi Shaorong muttered.

"Master, he's the lowest ranking one; you can't ask for too much," Qi Heng whispered.

Qi Shaorong nodded, full of sighs: "That must be it, but I feel like this one getting a place on the list... maybe it was through illegal means."

Chen Yuan: "... ..." These two guys... even while whispering he can still hear, ok?

Qi Shaorong looked at Chen Yuan and smiled: "Chen Shao and Zhuang Shao's relationship must be good!"

Chen Yuan smiled and said: "It's not bad."

"It looks like Chen Shao has a lot more leisure time than Zhuang Shao. In regards to cancelling the engagement, Zhuang Hao doesn't bother but you're here doing all the work," Qi Shaorong said.

"I'm just giving a hand."

"Chen Shao, you know, among the Seven Imperial Xiuzhi why are you at the bottom of the list? You should learn from the one in first place and practice some more. As to what you're doing now..." Qi Shaorong shook his head.

"You're a waste with no magical attributes. Worrying about Chen Shao's talent, really ridiculous." Yi Chuxue laugh with derision.

Qi Shaorong opened his gaudy fan and lazily fanned himself: "I care about many people. For example, I also care about Miss Yi. To be honest, Miss Yi, you ran as far as here for Zhuang Hao's marriage. Some dogs actually chase the mouse. How meddlesome." (TL Note: Proverb "A mouse-catching dog steps on the cats' paws," is supposed to mean that dogs don't have any business chasing mice as it's the cat's job. He's saying that YC cares about things that are none of her business).

"And if I'm not wrong, Miss Yi and Zhuang Hao have little relations with each other. But if I may say so, Miss Yi completed this trip so someone else can wear the wedding dress."

Yi Chuxue frowned, her face turning frosty.

"Did you bring the marriage book?" Qi Shaorong asked.

Chen Yuan nodded and said: "Brought."

"Oh, that's great. Ah Heng." Qi Shaorong pushed Qi Heng out. Qi Heng took out a fire-red marriage book and said: "My young master's copy is here."

"Since we all have no interest in this marriage, let's go ahead and exchange the marriage book and destroy it," Qi Shaorong said.

"Chen Yuan looked at Qi Shaorong and asked: "You also have no interest in this marriage?"

"Oh? What's the point; someone who does not personally come to break the engagement is too lazy for my taste. Even if he was handsome, what else is good about him? Not to mention that with the natural beauty of this young master, what kind of person can I not get!" Qi Shaorong cheerfully said as he touched his face.

Yi Chuxue smiled coldly and observed: "You're really not jealous."

Qi Shaorong smiled and quipped: "Miss Yi, you should be gentle; men like gentle women. You're so mean and therefore aren't good enough.

"Qi Shao, worry more about yourself." Yi Chuxue retorted.

With the wedding book in hand, Chen Yuan couldn't wait to leave Qi Shaorong's Manor.

[TN Note: After they left the Manor]

Chen Yuan took a deep breath and spoke. "The task was finally fulfilled. Ah Hao's fiancé is not very talented, but he has a fiery temper. Fortunately, we were able to break the engagement for Ah Hao. Otherwise, Ah Hao would certainly be scared by this fiancé of his.

Yi Chuxue grunted and said: "That guy is still a bit delusional. He actually said that if someday Ah Hao wanted to get married to him, we must go get his apology and pay him a million gold. Only then will he consider Ah Hao."

Chen Yuan took a deep breath. "Speaking of, that Qi Shaorong fellow really looks ... special." In fact, the other man's powder was so thick that Chen Yuan wasn't able to see the other side's true face.

No author's note this chapter.

TN Note:
There's a lot of humor and puns(?) that I can't really grasp since I don't speak the language.

Many thanks to Miss Q and Yun from Fleeting Phoenix Translations, as well as "K." from the Secret Danmei Confederation for translation help.