Chapter 2: Live a Happy Life

I began studying dancing and singing when I was ten, which was too late.

10岁那年初学艺，已经很大了。

It would be best to start learning the zither when you are five and the dance when you are six or earlier to be the leading dancer.

如果你想要成为领舞，你必须五岁习琴六岁习舞或者更早

You have to painstakingly practice throughout the days and the seasons without stopping.

朝夕苦练寒暑不辍。

Because being the leading dancer, your beauty must be extraordinary, and your dance must be outstanding.

因为作为领舞，你必须美貌出众舞技绝伦。

It''s impossible to be the leading dancer for someone like me, but I have refused to accept my fate since childhood. As I grew older, I had to yield to fate unwillingly.

对我来说，当领舞是不可能的，但是我从小就不认命，可是随着年龄的增长，我越来越只能认命。

Now that I''m in this industry, I''ll do my best.

既然我进入了这个行业，那么我会尽我自己所能做到最好。

As the days went by, when I was fifteen, I did pretty well for myself.

日子一天天过去，当我十五岁的时候，我已经过得很好了。

I am an excellent dance girl at the entertainment parlor. I can live a good life.

我在歌伎坊已经成为一个出色的歌伎，我可以拥有一个很好的生活了

But despite my fantastic talent and appearance, I was not as good as the daughters of wealthy families because of my humble background.

但我身世贫寒，即使容貌出众，才艺无双也比不得那些有背景，有家室的名门千金。

I could support myself financially and even be able to finance my whole family to live a good life, but I will never be noble in this life. The ill-fated girl has an unfortunate appearance. The days went by like this.

虽然我有能力赚钱，赚的钱也足够养活我自己，甚至能让我一家人都过上好日子，但是这一生我永远也不能真正地金尊玉贵，薄命女生了副薄命相，日子就这样过着。