我还不要您的工钱 凭什么
“I don't want your pay. Why?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I'm willing to cook for you every day. I'll cook all kinds of Lu cuisine for you.”
我 还不 要您 的 工钱 凭什么
“I don't want your pay. Why?”
“Why can't I pay you for eating your cooking?”
“I'm doing this out of love, not for money, so why are you pushing me away?”
Offering personal services like cooking without accepting payment is a common way in Chinese relationships to transition from professional detachment to personal intimacy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
on what grounds / why on earth
A very sharp and common spoken expression used to challenge unfairness or baffling refusal.
not asking for your wages / working for free
Used to underline that an act of service is motivated by relationship or devotion rather than employment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She will even work for free.”
“It will be deducted from your wages. Not a single cent less.”
“I don't want your money.”