Dream of the Red Chamber ~ 18 宝玉出走

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Simplified Chinese
宝玉听得不耐烦，冷然道：『这有什么稀罕，大不了将来成个禄蟲（追逐功名利禄的人）罢了。』宝钗道：『你又编派人家。家里上上下下谁不赞兰儿有出息，怎么就见得也是个禄蟲呢？』

Tradionnal Chinese
寶玉聽得不耐煩，冷然道：『這有什麼稀罕，大不了將來成個祿蟲（追逐功名利祿的人）罷了。』寶釵道：『你又編派人家。家裡上上下下誰不贊蘭兒有出息，怎麼就見得也是個祿蟲呢？』

Simple Translation
Baoyu listened impatiently, and said coldly, “What’s the matter? It’s not a big deal. It’s just that he will become a moneybags in the future.” Baochai said, “You are also making arrangements for others. Who in the family doesn’t praise Laner’s achievements? How can he be a moneybags?”