Translator's Introduction: Because of the strict censorship laws in China, this type of fiction uses a lot of euphemisms/coded words.
Chrysanthemum – the lower orifice, "backdoor"
Cucumber, little brother, etc. – d*ck
Shou (uke) – the "bottom" in the relationship, also called 0
Gong (seme) – the "top" in the relationship
Loyal dog shou – this is a type of character in BL fiction. A 100% loyal, honest, and devoted shou, he will endure anything and everything for his loved one. Sometimes, it borders on being masochistic
Scum gong – one of the most popular types of gong characters. Basically, the "bad boy" type, their actions often border on the abusive.
Eat tofu – to take advantage of another person
Chapter One: That loyal dog shouReality is very cruel. Tao Wen, who had gloriously ascended to the rank of magician, finally found a person who was like him. He had set the stage for their earth-shaking love affair, planning to lose his virginity. After shyly asking the other person to take off his clothes and roll in the sheets with him, he suddenly realized that … they were both 0.
D***n! If he had known, he wouldn't have cheerfully paid for the room himself!
How come in novels, there were always more cucumbers than chrysanthemums? Many people were always scrambling to be the gong.
But in reality chrysanthemums are more numerous than cucumbers. Finding a good gong wasn't easy.
Tao Wen sadly said good-bye to the person he had planned to roll in the sheets with who likewise looked very sad, too. They agreed that in the future they would become best buds. Then Tao Wen dejectedly went online and started looking for novels.
The world of novels was always wonderful. After Tao Wen’s shou setback in the real world, he liked to find a warm, fluffy novel with no tragedy tag to comfort and soothe his wounded soul. His favorite type of character was definitely the loyal dog shou.
Browsing novels, Tao Wen found a novel with the "loyal dog shou" tag. In the absence of a gong, he can make do with a shou. Tao Wen started reading it enthusiastically.
The author's writing was very good but she was definitely the type who likes to make readers cry.