揾 啱 屋企 find|right|home 揾 啱 屋企 Finding the right home

家朗 同 小艾 一齊 咗 好多 年 ，佢 好 想 早日 同 小艾 建立 一 個 屬於 兩 個 人 嘅 屋企 。 Jialang|with|Xiaoi|together|past tense marker|many|years|he|very|wants|soon|with|Xiaoi|to establish|one|measure word|belonging to|two|measure word|people|possessive particle|home Jia Long and Xiao Ai have been together for many years, and he really wants to establish a home that belongs to both of them as soon as possible.

家朗 打開 收埋 嘅 紅簿仔 嚟 睇 ，用 咗 成 晚 嚟 計數 ：計 嚟 計 去 ，莫講話 買 間 納米屋 同 小艾 一齊 住 ，連 租 樓 都 有啲 掹掹緊 。 Gaa Long|opened|hidden|possessive particle|red notebook|came|to look|used|past tense marker|whole|night|to come|counting|count|to come|count|go|not to mention|buy|measure word for buildings|nano house|with|Siu Ai|together|live|even|rent|apartment|also|a bit|struggling Jia Long opened the hidden red notebook to take a look, spending the whole night calculating: after counting and recounting, not to mention buying a nano apartment to live with Xiao Ai, even renting a place is a bit tight. 頭痕 咗 一 星期 ，家朗 決定 要 用 盡 佢 所有 精力 去 努力 揾錢 ，等 佢 快 啲 揾 夠 錢 ，就 可以 同 小艾 搬 新屋 。 headache|past tense marker|one|week|Ka Long|decided|to||to use up|his|all|energy|to|hard|earn money|wait|he|quickly|comparative particle|earn|enough|money|then|can|with|Siu Ai|move|new house After a week of headaches, Jia Long decided to use all his energy to work hard to earn money, so that he can quickly gather enough money to move into a new home with Xiao Ai.

家朗 嘅 工作 時間 由 公司 原本 指定 嘅 朝 九 晚 五 ，變成 朝 八 晚 十 ，甚至 朝 七 晚 三 ——有時 佢 同事 朝早 返工 ，仲 會 喺 公司 廁所 見到 家朗 喺度 瞌 住 眼 噉 唧 牙膏 刷牙 ……家朗 咁 搏殺 ，為 嘅 都 係 想 公司 畀 多 啲 工作 機會 佢 ，等 佢 可以 早 啲 升職 上位 加 人工 。 Ka Long|possessive particle|work|hours|from|company|originally|designated|possessive particle|morning|9|evening|5|changed to|morning|8|evening|10|even|morning|7|evening|3|sometimes|he|colleagues|early morning|arrive at work|still|will|at|company|restroom|see|Ka Long|there|dozing off|continuously|eyes|like that|squeezing|toothpaste|brushing teeth|Ka Long|so|hardworking|for|possessive particle|all|is|want|company|to give|more|particle indicating quantity|work|opportunities|him|so that|he|can|earlier|particle indicating degree|promotion|higher position|increase|salary Jia Long's working hours changed from the company's originally designated 9 AM to 5 PM, to 8 AM to 10 PM, and even 7 AM to 3 AM — sometimes his colleagues would see Jia Long in the company restroom in the morning, half-asleep while brushing his teeth with toothpaste... Jia Long is working so hard because he wants the company to give him more work opportunities, so he can get promoted and get a raise sooner.

家朗 越 做 越 唔 識 攰 ，星期六日 佢 唔係 繼續 加班 ，就 係 揾 方法 進修 嚟 增值 自己 ；變相 佢 可以 陪 小艾 嘅 時間 得 返 好 少 ，有時 星期六日 都 見 唔 到 面 ，只係 講 一陣 電話 就 算 。 Ka Long|the more|work|the more|not|know|tired|weekends|he|not|continue|working overtime|then|is|looking for|ways|further study|to|enhance|himself|in turn|he|can|accompany|Little Ai|possessive particle|time|only|returning|very|few|sometimes|weekends|also|see|not|able to|face|only|talking|for a while|phone|then|counted Jia Long is becoming increasingly unaware of his exhaustion. On weekends, he either continues to work overtime or finds ways to further his education to enhance his skills; as a result, he has very little time to spend with Xiao Ai, and sometimes he doesn't even see her on weekends, only managing to talk on the phone for a bit.

有 一 朝 ，家朗 瞓 醒 覺 覺得 頭 重重 、周身 都 好 痛 、明明 流 住 汗 但係 又 打冷震 。 there is|one|morning|Ka Long|sleep|wake|felt|felt|head|heavy|whole body|all|very|painful|clearly|flow|continuous|sweat|but|again|shivering One morning, Jia Long woke up feeling heavy-headed, with pain all over his body, clearly sweating but also experiencing chills. 佢 想 起身 返工 ，點知 一 坐 喺度 ，個 胃 就 漲 到 想 嘔 。 He|wants|get up|go to work|but|as soon as|sits|there|the|stomach|then|bloated|to the point of|wanting|vomit He wanted to get up and go to work, but as soon as he sat up, his stomach felt so bloated that he wanted to vomit. 家朗 知道 自己 落 唔 到 床 ， 就 打 咗 個 電話 返 公司 請 病假 ， 然後 同 小艾 講 自己 唔 舒服 …… Jialang|||||||||||||||||||||| Jia Long knew he couldn't get out of bed, so he called the company to take sick leave, and then told Xiao Ai that he wasn't feeling well...

小艾 即刻 放低 晒 手頭 工作 去 藥房 買 藥 ，然後 衝 上 家朗 屋企 。 Little Ai|immediately|put down|all|current|work|go|pharmacy|buy|medicine|then|rush|to|Ka Long|home Xiao Ai immediately put down all her work to go to the pharmacy to buy medicine, and then rushed to Jia Long's home. 小艾 煲 咗 個 白粥 畀 家朗 食 ，又 餵 佢 飲 水 同 食 藥 。 Little Ai|cooked|past tense marker|measure word|white porridge|for|Ka Long|eat|also|fed|he|drink|water|and|eat|medicine Xiao Ai cooked a bowl of congee for Jia Long to eat, and also fed him water and medicine. 家朗 瞓 著 嘅 時候 ，小艾 忍唔住 幫 佢 執屋 ，一次過 揼 咗 好多 食 淨 嘅 杯麪 同 咖啡罐 …… Garlong|sleep|past tense marker|possessive particle|time|Little Ai|couldn't help but|help|him|clean up the house|all at once|throw|past tense marker|a lot of|eat|empty|possessive particle|instant noodles|and|coffee can While Jia Long was sleeping, Xiao Ai couldn't help but tidy up his place, throwing away a lot of empty cups and coffee cans all at once...

家朗 瞓醒 嗰陣 已經 退 咗 燒 。 Garlung|woke up|at that time|already|subsided|past tense marker|fever Jia Long woke up and the fever had already subsided. 佢 見到 小艾 喺 自己 隔籬 瞓著 咗 ：小艾 瞓著 個 樣 ，好 靚 好 平靜 。 He|saw|Little Ai|at|her own|next door|sleeping|past tense marker|Little Ai|sleeping|(measure word)|face|very|beautiful|very|calm He saw Xiao Ai sleeping next to him: Xiao Ai looked so beautiful and peaceful while sleeping. 佢 伸手 好 溫柔 噉 摸 一 摸 小艾 塊 面 。 He|reached out his hand|very|gently|like that|touched|a|touch|Little Ai|measure word for face|face He gently reached out and touched Xiao Ai's face. 家朗 突然 發現 ，「屋企 」唔 應該 只係 局限 喺 一 間 以 呎數 嚟 計 嘅 單位 ——屋企 係 一 份 安全感 。 Ka Long|suddenly|realized|home|not|should|only|limited|in|one|measure word for buildings|by|square footage|in terms of|calculated|possessive particle|unit|home|is|a|measure word for abstract things|sense of security Jia Long suddenly realized that 'home' should not be limited to a unit measured by square footage — home is a sense of security. 而 佢 嘅 屋企 ，就 係 小艾 。 and|he|possessive particle|home|just|is|Little Ai And her home is Xiao Ai.