Pop Bob
Most flowers have five petals, but gardenias have six petals. As the folk song goes, “Gardenia blossoms with six petals”. Gardenia is thick and big, white in color, slightly green near its base, and extremely fragrant. Its aroma is simply unbearable. Folks in my hometown say its smell is “touching your nose”. Gardenia is so thick and fragrant that it can’t be dusted off, so it’s not highly regarded by the literati, who think that the character of gardenias is not high. Gardenia replies: “Fuck, I just want to be so fragrant and fucking fragrant, can you fucking control it?”
—Pop Bob’s translation of “Summer” by Wang Zengqi