Qingmu gave Crow a death mission: to protect Bi Shenghua while he was away. Crow readily agreed, saying that although the landlady was a bit fierce, it would not allow any evil forces to harm her for the sake of braised pork knuckle.
Bi Shenghua didn't quite understand why she needed protection, or how a Crow could protect a grown woman like her. But after spending a lot of time with Qingmu, she naturally developed a sense of trust and became more and more accustomed to the many inexplicable things he did.
As a result, Bi Shenghua was always followed by a noisy Crow wherever she went, even when she was sleeping or going to the toilet.
Sometimes she got so annoyed that she couldn't stand it anymore, especially when the Crow would follow her into the shower and chatter. She would yell, "You male Crow, you even follow women into the shower! Are you out of your mind?! Have you no shame?!"
The Crow, chased outside, cawed disdainfully at the bathroom door, "With such small breasts, she's still considered a woman?"
Then I heard something hit the bathroom door and fall to the floor, Ding Dong sound, along with the landlady's yelling, "Do you want to die?! Believe me or not, I'll take you to the pet store to be neutered tomorrow!"
The Boss Coal, Guagua, flapped his wings and flew back to the living room, squealing. Suddenly remembering the task Qingmu had given him, he flew back again, standing at the bathroom door yawning. "It was my fault. I shouldn't have said you had small breasts and... books. You have no breasts! Guagua..."
The bathroom door slammed open, and Bi Shenghua, wrapped in a bath towel, rushed out to pluck Crow's feather. The Crow cawed and fled to the living room, landing on the chandelier. It looked at the furious Bi Shenghua and said, "Alright, Ruhua, it's not your fault you're flat-chested. Even the boss doesn't mind, what are you afraid of!"
Bi Shenghua, hands on her hips, trembling with anger, pointed at the ceiling and said, "We're having cat food tonight!"
"Caw!" The Crow hurriedly flew down and hopped in front of Bi Shenghua, fawning, "Beautiful proprietress, beautiful Ruhua..." Seeing that Bi Shenghua was about to hit it, it cried out in panic, "You can hit me, but you can't pull my feathers!"
After a barrage of flattery, the Boss Coal finally got to eat braised pork knuckle again.
"I hate cat food! I hate cats!" The Crow cried out, one foot on the bone of the braised pork knuckle and the other raised Old Gao.
After dinner, the Boss Coal and Bi Shenghua lay on the sofa watching TV. An entertainment program was playing, featuring a South Korea girl group performing a hot dance on stage. The Boss Coal excitedly twisted and turned on the sofa, rapping his own self-composed "crow-style" rap:
Guagua
Your long legs swaying in your dance steps
His eyes ignited the warmth of the stage.
Her slender waist swayed back and forth
Rotate more than 720 degrees
Guagua
Don't tell me you know martial arts.
That would scare me; I'd rather be alone.
Your chest is high, your buttocks are perky, and your curves are exquisite.
But it hides an infinite terror like a demon.
Guagua
Don't tell me you know martial arts.
I want to get closer to you, but I can't find the way.
Are you a fairy sister?
Quickly teach me the Ripple Steps)
Once I've learned it, I'll go to the Vulture Palace and live a life of ease and comfort with you.
Guagua
Guagua
I want to rush onto this stage and dance with you.
But you hid in the artificial fog.
The women on stage all walked with the same steps as you and... (The rest of the text appears to be unrelated and possibly machine-generated gibberish.)
Same straight eyebrows, same V-shaped face
A straight, prominent nose bridge looks cool.
I just realized that what you guys are learning isn't martial arts.
That's the Koreans' unique and unparalleled disguise technique.
Guagua
Not martial arts
Guagua
That was surgery
Guagua
What a painful realization.
You shrew
Guagua
Not martial arts
Guagua
That was surgery
Guagua
shrew
Guagua
Vomit
Bi Shenghua, distressed by her sofa, said, "Keep your claws to yourself, you've scratched the sofa leather!"
The Boss Coal put away his claws, shook his head, and continued singing, "Vomiting... Guagua... surgery..."
Bi Shenghua got so annoyed that she turned off the TV and said, "Go to the bathroom if you want to throw up, don't throw up on my sofa."
The Boss Coal stopped, shook his feathers, and suddenly looked at Bi Shenghua very seriously, saying, "Boss's wife, I have a suggestion."
Bi Shenghua rarely saw the Crow looking serious, so she assumed it had something important to say and asked, "What suggestion? Forget about food; you'll eat whatever I make."
"No, no!" the Crow said seriously. "Do you have any plans to go to South Korea recently?"
Bi Shenghua asked curiously, "What are you going to South Korea for?"
The Crow said, "The boss may not say it, but men always like big things, Guagua, how can you not make it big? If it's not big, it can only be small..."
Bi Shenghua finally understood after listening for a while, then picked up a magazine from the side and slammed it down on the crow's head. "I'll kill you, you dead Crow!"
The Crow scurried to the side and cried out pitifully, "I was just thinking of you, afraid you'd go from being the queen to a concubine!"
Bi Shenghua chased after the Crow, Crow as they fled from the room. "Those two women are both older than you... Although you have more personality... If I had to choose... caw... I'd choose you too... caw... But the boss is a man... caw... It's hard to say... Guagua..."
Eventually, Bi Shenghua couldn't keep up anymore, and neither could the Crow. The two of them lay sprawled on the floor, panting heavily.
Bi Shenghua, panting, cursed, "You... you damn Crow... you're... you're tired of braised pork knuckle!"
The Crow, panting, said, "I... I'm doing this for your own good."
Bi Shenghua said, "You don't need to worry about my affairs!"
The Crow said, "I don't care that your man got kidnapped. Do you think he only has policewomen and flight attendants? Guagua, in that cave in Southern Yunnan, he almost got involved with that woman named Du Juan..."
Bi Shenghua scoffed, "Keep bragging, you haven't even been to Southern Yunnan." Suddenly remembering something, she asked, "Do you know something?"
" Guagua..." The Crow suddenly remembered that Qingmu was its master, so it fell silent.
Bi Shenghua roared, "Who is Du Juan?"
The Crow held its head high with pride, standing tall with an air of unwavering resolve, looking just like a loyal bird that would risk its life for its friends.
Bi Shenghua brought over two bowls and slammed them down in front of the Crow: "Braised pork knuckle and cat food, choose one!"
The Crow said, "Do you think I'd betray my master like this? Caw!" It slowly turned around, glancing disdainfully at the two bowls of food on the ground. " Du Juan? Let me think..."
The Crow began chattering, telling a story about a woman, Japan soldiers, and Qingmu. Bi Shenghua, overhearing this, picked up both basins from the ground and cursed, "You damned Crow, making up stories to tease me!"
" Guagua, I'm telling the truth!" the Crow cawed, chasing after Bi Shenghua's heels. "Absolutely true! Guagua, caw, my pork knuckle, my pork knuckle..."
Just then, Bi Shenghua suddenly received a call from Old Wang, who said he wanted to talk to her. Bi Shenghua agreed and asked him to come to the shop tomorrow. Old Wang, however, insisted on meeting her immediately. Bi Shenghua asked him where he was. He said he was at a teahouse in the south of the city, and that Auntie Zhang was also there.
Bi Shenghua asked Old Wang to send her her location and prepared to drive over. Crow, following Qingmu's instructions, stayed close by her side.
Bi Shenghua said, "Why are you following me? Go back inside."
The Crow said firmly, "For your safety, I must go with you."
Bi Shenghua said, "You've heard that the dim sum at that teahouse is pretty good, haven't you?"