Firstly, I would like to thank Skie M for his/her pledge to me! I haven’t received any pledges for a very long time. So it was rather nice. Thank you for choosing to support me.
Secondly, this chapter was really boring for me to translate. I tried to make it as interesting as possible though. The original is even more boring. But don’t worry, it will be more exciting soon. Remember the novel moves like a snail. The Dowager Empress’s birthday was 2 days ago (vomiting happened two nights ago). Yesterday, Le Yao Yao went to confront Dongfang Bai and listened to him play the guqin. Yesterday night was the boat ride.
Here’s the post for the bots to steal today: Haters (This is based on my own personal experiences. Feel free to read if you like)
In addition, if you appreciate my quality or work, please consider turning off your adblock. It really makes a difference and I will be able to get paid sooner. lol
Any donations or pledges are appreciated. Any amount is better than none. Thanks for reading, guys! I will release the chapter later today.
Chapter 181 will be delayed. I won’t be home until around midnight today and I don’t have time to translate. It will be released on the weekend but please keep in mind that I live in Toronto so if you’re in Asia, you might be 12 hours ahead of me. Please consider reading Supernatural Girlfriend on volare in the meantime. IT IS SO GOOD.
This is a sweet chapter. I liked it! I hope you guys will like it too. Please keep in mind that it takes me a long time to translate and that I have limited brain cells. I know you guys are impatient but please consider reading Supernatural Girlfriend in the meantime while waiting. I know the cover looks very unappealing but trust me, the story is good!!!! The cover has nothing to do with the story or the character. Just like “The Eunuch is Pregnant”, there is A LOT of romantic comedy moments once you get further in the novel. You can also play detective and see whether you could figure out the mysteries on your own. Read it here
Also, the end of this chapter marks end of 136 of the raws. We’re still a long way from Leng Jun Yu discovering her female identity. But, Dongfang Bai will find out she’s pregnant next week!!?
Here’s the post for the bots to steal today. It’s actually very interesting, so if you want to read, click here
Come back later for the actual chapter. Chapter 179
P.S. Any amount of donations and/pledges are appreciated.
P.P.S. I’m also slow because I don’t want to give you guys terrible translations. I have to think over every single line that I translate. Converting it into readable English while maintaining the Chinese meaning is very hard. I also want to make sure you guys are able to picture the setting in your head.
P.P.P.S. Please like and follow “The Eunuch is Pregnant” on facebook! https://www.facebook.com/theeunuchispregnant/ The more you guys comment, like, and share, the higher the chances others will discover this novel. I featured Eksentrysyti‘s tofu comment because it was too good!!! 😉 *check it out*
This is the 4th chapter of the week. It’s the chapter that you guys earned from the art contest from last month! This chapter is ok but honestly there’s so much bs in the novel. lol.. I go through it to cut cut cut cut cutttttt.
Come back in a few hours for the chapter.
My post for the bots today are written for parents!! If you’re a parent reading my translations, you might like it. Click here!
P.S. I didn’t get the riddle either (the donkey and the pig one). I think Le Yao Yao was just playing around with the words??
Today, I found out my Korean student is flying back to Korea next week and I am so sad. I cried so much. I wasn’t prepared because I didn’t think it would be our last session together (He didn’t want me to cry twice so he told me today). It may be the last time I’ll ever see him again. T_T”
Anyhow, I will release this chapter in a few hours. This chapter is very good/funny. I have to translate another chapter tomorrow because this is the 3rd chapter of the week and I still owe you guys another one from the art contest.
Thank you to Alice S for her donation to me! I read your message. Haha. It’s so cute how you guys like to specify which novel the donation is for. 😛
Today, I’m linking a post about my thoughts on self hosting. I am very real with you guys so I tell you everything. If you want to start your own site, read my post first.
I will be releasing the chapter tonight. I’m going to wait a bit longer than usual (I usually post within 2-3 hours). So if you cannot handle the wait, check out my other translations!! If you cannot handle the cliffs, we also have quite a number of finished novels on volare.
Readlightnovel.org stole everything but I guess they don’t read through the whole chapter because they didn’t delete the “Readlightnovel is a piece of shit” comment I threw in the middle of Chapter 172. lolol
Firstly, I would like to thank Corine and Misty for their donations to me. Corine has donated to me a few times previously. Thank you so much for choosing to support me! I am truly grateful you think I am worthy of your money. As for Misty, I love your name. It reminds me of a character from Pokemon.
Secondly, we’re going to be on the boat for awhile. My mom keeps complaining how I’m taking forever (she reads my translations using google translate on a tablet *and all your comments too!* LOL)
Sorry it’s taking so long, guys. I am honestly trying my best. If you can’t handle it, read the raws –> here
Take a look. Chapter 130 has 6000 characters. Chapter 131 has 8000, and chapter 132 has 6000. That’s a total of 20000 Chinese characters! 130 is when Dongfang Bai promised Le Yao Yao he will keep her identity a secret. Please remember that the Dowager Empress’s birthday was yesterday. The vomiting happened last night. The novel moves like a snail and it’s because the author is so detailed and keeps describing everything a hundred times. I already took out of a lot of the explanation but there’s also a lot of dialogue and things happening in between that I must translate because one thing leads to another… *As of right now, we’re around 132-133 of the raws
Since the length of the chapter varies so much, I honestly can’t tell you when you guys will get the chapter that you want because I don’t even know how long it will take me to get there. I can’t just jump right into whatever scene you guys want to read because you will be confused.
Here is the post that the bots can steal today. What is a perfect man? (Note: This is my own opinion so please do not take it personally).
Also, next time I’ll probably tell you guys about the costs of self hosting. I have been asked multiple times by different readers why I do not post or allow others to post my translations on Wattpad. The reason is because I HAVE TO PAY FOR MY SITE HERE, GUYS! IT’S NOT FREE. It’s free for you but I have to pay. Why would I let other people take ad revenue or views from me when I am here making pennies myself!? I’ll be frank. Today, it says I have made about $0.32 and I already have over 3000 views as of right now.
And you may say, “Well, no one told you to pay to host, you could just host your stuff for free on wordpress.” YES BUT I GOT BANNED FROM WORDADS BECAUSE I CHOSE TO TRANSLATE THIS STORY. My site liveandlearn88.com is just there but I make $0 from it ever since wordads’ robots decided my content is too mature.
I wanted ads and in order to do so, I have to self host. Even though hosting isn’t cheap, I do eventually make it back from the donations/pledges and ad revenue. But I just want to let you know that creating a site is like starting a business (NOTE: The cost is definitely much lower than starting a physical business). Please understand I really only earn when you guys donate or pledges (which is optional). Since my product (the translations) is free, it’s more like charity than a business. Nonetheless, I’m grateful for all of you who support me in any way you can. <3 The chapter will be released later.
First of all, I would like to thank an anonymous reader for her donation to me! Thank you so much for choosing to donate to me. It means a lot because I put a lot of time and effort in my translations. I know you guys are just doing it out of kindness. <3
Secondly, a reader suggested I could actually post the chapter in parts and allow the aggregators to steal 1 part… I thought about it, but I don’t want them to steal at all. That’s why I’m making it so difficult for them. It takes me hundreds of hours and millions of brain cells, so I’m really not ok with it.
Also, if you guys are dying from the wait, please consider reading Supernatural Girlfriend. It’s a very good novel if you’re willing to give it a chance (by chance, I mean give it at least 30 chapters). Please do not judge the novel by the cover. It has nothing to do with the story. The MC does not look like that. And the MC is not a ghost either.
You can read it here (I’m the translator and I hope you trust my taste. I wouldn’t spend hundreds of hours translating something that I do not find worthy of being read)
I will release 174 later! This is the bonus chapter that you guys earned from the art contest. <3 . If you want to see the submissions, check out my instagram here (I commented on each and every submission. Thank you for taking the time to draw me such lovely pictures, guys!!)
I’m not sure whether readlightnovel’s bots are confused or what… but they haven’t stolen 172 yet. I’m wondering if someone will manually go and edit that chapter or they will steal it as it is… hm..I guess we’ll find out later on. Haha, if I didn’t want to drive you guys insane, I would keep writing comments in between the chapter lol.. but that might ruin your reading experience so I only called them a piece of shit once.
There are also other sites stealing but sometimes my method works on them. Anyhow, here’s the post for the bots to steal today. Shaming
I will post the chapter up later tonight. Please turn off adblock!! Here is Chapter 173
Don’t forget to comment/like/share/follow “The Eunuch is Pregnant” on facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/theeunuchispregnant/ <– I just asked another question. Do you prefer aggressive, icy face types like Leng Jun Yu or kind, warm types like Dongfang Bai? Personally, I prefer Leng Jun Yu type more… lol…. let me know what you think! And why!!!!
Thanks for all the comments, guys! I read them all! I am so busy these days so I honestly don’t have time to respond. BUT IF U WANT A GUARANTEED RESPONSE FROM ME, COMMENT ON THE FACEBOOK FANPAGE!! lol I promise I will reply within 24 hours.
Next, this chapter is also really boring. I’m so sorry. I cut a lot from the original but it’s still super draggy. (You should be glad I’m not translating word for word. Or else the previous chapter would’ve been twice as long…but the thing is, they would just be playing the guqin. HOW BORING IS THAT? Imagine 2000 English words of playing an instrument. Omg. I don’t want to spend 300 words describing a mountain either. =_=) Chapter 173 will be better though. 7th Prince makes things really lively because he is so funny. Haha.
172 will be released later. This is a Real chapter but still testing <– I need to see if it’ll work on readlightnovel because their bots are too advanced. I think they’re stealing based on the link itself now. It’s no longer whatever I linked. The chapter is already released but I’m trying to see if readlightnovel will steal.. so the beginning part is still there. I wonder if it’s someone manually stealing.
P.S. I can’t increase my release rate, guys. I already translate EVERYDAY! Keep in mind, I need to release 3 Super Girlfriend chapters a week too. I am on contract yo. And I also promised 4 chapters for you guys because of the art contest back in Feb. So, that is 7 chapters. I am not a machine and I cannot translate that fast. I know it only takes 5 minutes for you guys to read, but can you imagine spending 3 hours each day translating? Imagine doing something consistently for an hour a day for a whole year!?! That is already hard enough on its own. It is really hard to be consistent. If you are dying, just read something else in the meantime. Don’t check my page daily or you’re going to go insane. You know I can’t handle daily releases.
Doomed to be Cannon Fodder is also completed on volare (295 chapters). Your Highness, I know my wrongs is also completed on volare (translated by me, 95 chapters)
There are also a bunch of female transmigration novels on volare. Go read the completed novel section if you cannot wait.
Timebun has released over 230 chapters of TMR. Ruyi has released over 440 of PGC. Grenn has released over 160 of BPC. I’ve also translated 115 chapters of Supernatural Girlfriend. So, this should be able to keep you busy for a while.
This chapter is so boring. lol.. it’s the chapter where Dongfang Bai plays the guqin and Le Yao Yao wants to learn. The original raws had over 6000 characters describing it. I’ve cut down a lot of the boring stuff and tried to get straight to the point.
Please understand that in China, the authors of web novels get paid based on the number of characters they write. So, most of the time, there’s a lot of repetition and useless information. If I could, I would skip this chapter but I have to translate it since Leng Jun Yu is going to see them together after…*dun dun dun*.
Anyhow, I will release the full chapter in a few hours. In the meantime, I’ll start translating the next chapter so you guys don’t have to wait as long for 172. (Sorry, I went out yesterday so I took a break from translating.)
Haha. You can watch a clip of me singing an old Cantonese song. I was laughing so hard because my friends kept making fun of me. I included English subtitles!! Click CC! (If you want me to sing properly, go check out my IG @grace7127)
In addition, I’ve created a fb fanpage!! Come follow/like me at https://www.facebook.com/theeunuchispregnant/ If you comment or post anything, I promise I will reply back! (I don’t respond to all comments on this site anymore because I have too many and I feel overwhelmed). I asked you guys the question, “What is your favourite scene from the novel so far?” Hehe. Respond and let me know! I’ll reply back to you guys tonight. 😉 The more you guys comment, like, share, or talk about the novel on facebook, the higher the likelihood others will discover this novel and give it a try. Translating is a lot like being an artist. We have to promote or market our work constantly or no one will ever discover us.
By the way, I’m going to see what happens if I do not link another post. Readlightnovel’s bots are too advanced and still manages to keep stealing. I want to see if I can make this announcement post so long that they would assume this is the chapter instead. In the past, when I used to translate on my original blog, the bots would automatically assume my posts were the chapter itself (no links). So I think if I make this post long enough, the bots will assume this is the chapter.
So I should take the time to write a lot right now. Let me think. Oh yeah! Another reason why I started a fb fanpage is because it makes it harder for me to quit. Personally, I’ve been quite good at being consistent with my releases, but I feel like my temper is very bad. I get so angry at random readers whenever I read their comments from other aggregator sites. They make me want to quit. I’m lucky that I don’t have readers who tell me in my face that I’m too slow and I should just quit so other translators can take over. On volare, I have many colleagues who get treated terribly by readers. In fact, one of my good friends, Prem (the original translator of MY WIFE IS A BEAUTIFUL CEO), told me that there were readers who literally would say to him, “I hate you so much that I read from an aggregator so that you cannot earn any ad revenue from me. You should just quit and let someone else translate because you’re so slow and you’re a piece of shit. You owe us. You don’t stick to your schedule. You’re selfish. You’re ruining my reading experience.” Can you believe it?! He is translating and readers are reading it FOR FREE and they treat him like garbage!! I know he was really slow, but it really kills our motivation if readers do that to us. Although we do get paid ad revenue on volare, unless your novel is incredibly popular, you’re barely making anything. We get paid based on views (per thousand *kinda like youtube*). So, if you only get around 10k views a month, the amount that you earn can only afford you a starbucks drink in a first world country. You might spend hundreds and thousands of hours, but in the end, if no one wants to read your work, you’re screwed. It is similar to those Kpop artists. You can work super hard, but there is no guarantee you will have a fan base.
It is REALLY REALLY REALLY hard to get views and loyal fans. There are hundreds of novels out there and so much competition. I’m fortunate that “The Eunuch is Pregnant” has a very niche and loyal audience. You guys are so nice to me and no one has threatened to make me quit as of yet. (Actually, if anyone threatened to make me quit, I would just quit lol… and only translate on my patrons and those who I feel like I have a financial obligation to do so since they have supported me when they didn’t have to).
Okay, this post is so long now. It should be enough to be mistaken as a chapter lol. I’ll link the chapter later at the end so just come back and check here. <3 you guys! Thanks for being patient. Check out my other translations if you’re dying from the wait. Wow, this post has over 900 words. Damn, I am good.