Gentleman Rich Person Sir, I'm NOT Yours!

How It Happened

Yù Rú was just another run-of-the-mill person.

Normal.

Kinda boring.

But that's just fine with him.

And he's extremely grateful for his life. And family. Vehemently grateful.

You see, Yù Rú is the classic middle child. But minus the classic syndrome.

Maybe because he's not exactly born in the middle?

The 3rd child of his parents, with a pair of fraternal brother and sister twin as his elder and a little princess born a few years afterwards.

Grand, shining, accomplished older siblings and one crazily instagram-famous baby sister.

And then there's Yù Rú. Mr Unmotivated, let's-just-go-with-the flow...

Heh.

He can't tell you how many times he got sat down for a talk with his concerned parents.

If not for the rest of his siblings taking up space in his parent's attention, he's pretty sure the rate of 'concerned' talks would be even higher.

See? Major help there.

There were even discussions over potential benefits of therapists or professional help.

They were that worried.

Pouring time and effort to research about teenage depression, psychology, biological and hormonal influences.

They're good parents.

He's not a rebellious teenage ball of angst, just unmotivated. So he tried to put their concerns to rest.

Help around the house, you know? A neat house is a nice home and all that jazz. Laundry,   cooking, housekeeping, little home improvements or diy projects that he could tackle by himself.

Pretty soon, he could cook dinners and luncheon with ease, and fix any minor issues with the house. He draws a line at personal unmentionables or laundry folding, however. Nope. That way lies traumatic exposure.

But comically, his parents took it that their 3rd son was morphing into a houseproud shut-in!

So he decides to go out more, maybe pick up some hobbies.

Which eventually landed him in his current (Or past? Future?? Alternative trouser of time???) situation.

But we're getting ahead of ourselves.

Rewind.

You see, in the bid to reassure his parents, our Yù Rú gets out and wander around, looking for part time jobs.

He's out and about in the fresh air, potential source of income, and new human interactions.

3 birds, 1 stone.

And that's how he saw the 'help wanted' sign in the windows of an old curio shop.

And before he knew what was going on, he was putting away countless of hours in that shop. Or rather, in the back room, wrestling with dusty ledgers and ancient record, nailing down this item's history or tracking down that particular ornament's paper trail.

And arguing with the owner, 'call me Grandma Shan'.

Don't let her cute, cuddly old lady looks fool you. That one is a shark.

Anyways.

Most of the common thread of their disagreements stems from three things.

Item one, the proper recording procedures for items in the shop.

Item two, the state of ventilation and lighting in the shop.

Item three, the price of things in the shop.

Doing things the Grandma Shan way™️ meant that Yù Rú will be sneezing up a storm, bumping his way into a full body's worth of bruises, and watching that old woman fleeced someone dry or letting herself be fleeced.

He's marshalling the prefect argument. One day, he'll win.

Believe it!

Heh...nope. Remember that shark thing? Yeah.

Somehow, things plodded away and time passes.

Nowadays, he's the one customers look to when they finally made up their mind to make the purchase.

And Grandma Shan, that old dragon, spent her days lazing away the time with countless costume soap operas on the 42' wide screen, from a multitude of satellite channels.

For the sake of catching up with all potential serials, she even cough up an online connection so that Yù Rú could link her up to numerous web tv.

But, then again, even Yù Rú was hooked. Those c-dramas are addictive!

When you're constantly exposed to certain things, you can't help but soak up a few things.

Yù Rú developed an interest in his heritage. Bit by bit.

He even sat down for a talk with his parents and elder siblings, asking for their opinions and views. His baby sister called him a history otaku, in a loving way of course.

"Excuse you! It's history buff!"
"Yeah, rightt~..."
"May you step on a lego."
"Hey! Rude!"

And one day Yù Rú realised that he's no longer Mr Unmotivated. And due to his overwhelming immersion into this wonderful rabbit hole, he isn't a run-of-the-mill person anymore, either.

Thanks to his parents, Grandma Shan, college, and self study, he could even boast of the Four Arts!

Imagine his surprise over the combined graduation present from his parents, siblings, and Grandma Shan.

The shop! And everything within!

And they really meant everything!

As you can tell, this was how It™️ happened.