Don’t Pretend to be Poor with Me

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The first day Song Yan transferred to his new school, he met his new roommate being blocked by gangsters in an alley asking to pay up a debt.

The stick in the new roommate’s hands fell, and the little gangster fled in defeat, but didn’t forget to yell in anger while running:

“Look at your little white face, if you find a wealthy woman and get rich, how can you still be afraid to pay up!”

The new roommate looked on in approval, and seemed to have realized the light: “Makes sense.”

Song Yan: “……” What kind of nonsense.

So to block his new roommate from going astray, Song Yan began the road to ruin of targeted poverty alleviation for pure and beautiful male high school students.

No money to buy dinner, so he treated him. No money for book expenses, so he sponsored it. No money for a scarf, so he took advantage of the buy one get one promotion from the store in front of the school to send him a scarf.

The eldest young master Song who already had his expenses cut off by his family had no choice but to learn to be thrifty and hardworking.

Later, his dad brought him to attend a dinner banquet: “Come, Xiao Yan, let me introduce you to grandpa Xia’s grandson, Xia Zhiye.”

Song Yan looked at the boy in front of him wearing a custom-made suit, with the worn out scarf that he dredged out from the buy one get one promotion in front of the school wrapped around his neck, and expressionlessly raised up a knife.

That night, in some male high school’s dorm room came the yell of domestic violence: “f*ck off, don’t pretend to be poor with me!”

However the target of the domestic violence patiently coaxed him: “I didn’t pretend to be poor, I’m really poor. But later on I’ll be very rich, and I’ll even give it to my boyfriend to manage, so how about you consider it again?”

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Đừng có giả nghèo với tôi
别和我装穷
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minieya
minieya rated it
June 11, 2025
Status: Completed
This is criminally underrated. The humor is top notch, and there have been a couple of times I almost threw my phone away because of the second-hand embarrassment. It's amazing.

Thank you to the wonderful translators for constantly provided useful footnotes (and for translating, ofc lol) because I noticed the author uses a lot of local references, idioms, metaphors, etc. that I couldn't understand until I read the TL explanations~

About the characters:

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The MC

    • Arrogant and standoffish cat to the ML's playful and affectionate dog (one of the best dynamics, and you can fight me on this)
    • Was unloved and unwanted as a kid, so the ML was the first person to properly love and spoil him
    • How MC would describe himself: cold and indifferent, intelligent, bad-tempered, and has facial nerve paralysis
    • How ML would describe MC: a thin-skinned tsundere, soft-hearted and pampered, easily coaxed and manipulated

The ML

    • Most contradictory person ever (a school tyrant who happens to be the top scorer, broke but also rich, a shameless drama queen that is also very pure and has never dated... etc.)
    • Even though his family is rich, he's down to earth and voluntarily waits hand and foot for the MC (he claims it's to repay his debt for constantly teasing and tricking the MC lol)
    • How ML would describe himself: perfect in every way, so handsome that he doesn't even know what to do with himself
    • How MC would describe ML: s*umbag that's put on this earth to get on his nerves
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Other stuff worth mentioning:

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    • I agree with the reviewers saying MC's tsundere traits were exaggerated too much in the second half of the novel, but the ML was also too manipulative and playing too many dirty tricks with him, so to me there was a balance lol
    • MC's s*erm donor deserves worse, but the stepmom was such a pleasant surprise.
    • Abusing financial power over minors is just as bad as physical and emotional ab*se! I'm so glad I found a novel that emphasizes that.
    • This might be one of the few side CPs that I really, really love.
    • I also love that ML is friends with the ML from the author's other book. I plan to MTL that because I was initially more drawn to the summary of the other novel first, but because the tl wasn't completed, I decided to read this one instead.
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hanyigeol
hanyigeol rated it
January 2, 2025
Status: Completed
God... I didn't think this novel would make me cry so much. I'm not the biggest fans of misunderstandings but this was done perfectly! I also don't read school novels often but this has now opened doors for me wwww

Don't hesitate to read... This is a masterpiece. I was so immersed while reading it, great to read in one go!

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The arc where the MC and ML were separated till the end of the novel, I just cried my eyes out! I'm so happy that our Yan is surrounded by loving people.

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This novel is truly beautiful! Though I'm sad the ending was so simple. I took a short break and went on Twitter and saw a thread about true love, made me think of them. Also makes me realize how lucky I am to be loved by the people around me and to have an amazing boyfriend :) <<less
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fomentingfish
fomentingfish rated it
July 27, 2024
Status: Completed
Super cute, I really like the gongs type of character (henpecked haha). The extras were also very nice, especially the one where their parents were all alive, what could’ve been, and it really shows how all the problems in the entire novel were caused by the protagonist’s father.. I wish their future lives were elaborated on a bit more (jobs, whatever happened to xiaoxiao etc) but the novel is already very good either way. The story didn’t feel long or dragged out and even the misunderstanding of being poor was... more>> resolved halfway through + it wasn’t the main “antagonistic” device (I’m not sure what to call that). The side characters are ok in the development department, you can tell some personality and they do teach the MC things but I just feel they arent very central🙆‍♂️then again they are side characters. The humor was also rather funny, I think the shameless humor is what I find funny so if you do too then definitely check this out. <<less
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dreampop
dreampop rated it
July 10, 2024
Status: c12
Omg, this story is so cute n humorous. It's a Great read and I really like it. I just can't help laughing from chapter 1. The story is superb 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. The couple is truly suited for each other, like peas in pod. It's a must read and it's very likely I will come back sometime in the near future to read it again 💜💜💜

I'm only at chapter 6 n have not stopped laughing... the bling bling Pink flourescent bicycle 🫣🫣, I'm speechless 🤭🤭

The Author's narrative is so good, the choice... more>> of sentences and play on words is just amazing. Tq dear Author for a wonderful story 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 <<less
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Bbsnugs
Bbsnugs
June 29, 2024
Status: Completed
This is such a great novel, the MC and ML’s relationship is really very pure and genuine like they were destined to be together. There are funny social death moments, amazing friends that support them, and heartbreaking emotional struggles for the MC. The ML has been amazing throughout and is the strong pillar that the MC needed in his life. The extras are great too. Very nice read.
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sbob
sbob rated it
June 27, 2024
Status: Completed
Sweet, comedic, mild angst, peppered with lots of fun misunderstandings and character growth.

The slow burn youthful romance between the tsundere MC who is healing from past traumas and the thick-skinned ‘M’ ML whose sharp wit brought his shamelessness to new levels was a great dynamic—I laughed, teared up, stomach tingled and rooted for them the whole way. Their OPness in studying, fighting, scheming and the subsequent face-slapping was satisfying.

Did not expect the bits of smut but hehe. Nice.

The side couple extras were also so good! The naïve cinnamon roll! So... more>> cute.

Favourite, looking forward to re-reading. <<less
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Yumeru
Yumeru rated it
December 19, 2022
Status: Completed
the translation was good and can't stop myself to mtl it. Our Song Yan suffered a lot and finally he met ML that that will make his world colorful. As you read the story you will see how SY slowly open sup and the previous grievances experienced of the couple will be paid back. The friendshp here is also strong, slice of life of being highschool teenagers then slowly becoming mature and independent. Touching and youthful story^^
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Lokilaki
Lokilaki rated it
July 10, 2022
Status: c47
It's pretty decent story with good characters. Song Yan tsundere behaviour is understandable, he actually although rude more on quite side and he wholeheartedly helping people he likes. Xia Xhiye is that active, friendly and doting on his lover type of person that I like.

If I were to nitpick on something wrong, that it would be sudden disappearance of little mahjong in amusement park, like everyone just forgot about her. I wasn't able even enjoy confession. And to tell the truth after that I became uninterested. I guess I give... more>> a try again when there would be more chapters. <<less
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Monicas
Monicas rated it
May 19, 2022
Status: Completed
Love the couple they are really compatible with each other. The Trembling M husband X Domestic Violence wife.
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