I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

"It's very hot to be this close."

"Hmm? Are you shy? Or are you worried about running into acquaintances? I never thought about that during winter break."

As she spoke, Shen Nianqiu also put her hand to her forehead and looked around at the crowd, asking with some curiosity:

"Where's your Mumu? Or did your brother not even tell her I was coming today?"

"Waiting at home."

"Whoa..."

As if she were uttering some profound sigh, Shen Nianqiu pulled her sun hat down again, but despite the sweltering heat, she still insisted on holding Chen Junqian's hand, her little finger circling in his palm.

Fortunately, it was already around five or six o'clock in the evening, and the temperature was much better than when it was hot at noon. Otherwise, if Shen Nianqiu had done this, the two of them would have been sticking together and sweating profusely in no time.

They hailed a taxi waiting in front of the train station. The two rode in the car with the air conditioning blowing cold air all the way to the entrance of the Yunqi Jinyuan residential area. After briefly explaining the exact location and direction of their home, Chen Junqian led Shen Nianqiu home.

Having probably spotted the two on the balcony beforehand, Lin Mu, who was already at home, opened the door a crack and gently pushed it open.

"Long time no see, Mu Mu."

Shen Nianqiu walked into the house first, not even bothering to change her shoes, and greeted Lin Mu, who was standing in the living room, with great enthusiasm.

If it were Zhu Wenyun, she would be wearing an apron and holding a plate of freshly cooked dishes. But Mu Mu obviously couldn't cosplay that, so she just stood there. At less than 1.5 meters tall, she was already at a huge disadvantage in terms of presence compared to Shen Nianqiu, who had fully developed and was now standing next to the height chart she had posted on her door, dreaming of being 1.65 meters tall.

In other words, the place she was standing on was Chen Junqian's house, which she had visited countless times. Moving to an unfamiliar place felt like a repeat of the disastrous experience of the Shanghai World Expo.

"Long time no see, Sister Shen? Is it alright to address you like that?"

"No problem, I like it very much."

Looking at Lin Mu, whom she hadn't seen for two whole years but whose appearance had changed very little, Shen Nianqiu was once again convinced of the idea she had had at this time last year that the other party was just a child. She casually took off her shoes and put on Chen Junqian's mother's sandals. After entering the house, she began to look around familiarly.

"It feels quite new."

"Because we've only been officially living here for about six months, and usually it's just my mom and me living here."

"No wonder. I was actually more interested in seeing what my brother's old house, where he's lived for over ten years, looked like. I felt it would have a more lively atmosphere."

"The old houses have long been emptied out, and they should all be given to the new employees by the factory as dormitories now."

After changing his shoes behind Shen Nianqiu, Chen Junqian answered her questions while dragging in the large suitcase she had brought.

Where is my younger brother's room?

As if he had been waiting for Shen Nianqiu to ask this question, Lin Mu, who was standing next to him, raised his hand almost immediately to volunteer:

"I'll take Sister Shen to see Qianqian's room."

Okay.

Shen Nianqiu simply nodded, and while Lin Mu turned to lead the way, she turned back to Chen Junqian and chuckled softly before following him into the room.

"Qianqian's room was decorated by Qianqian and me when we moved! This bottle is..."

As soon as Lin Mu entered the room, before she could even recite a few lines of her prepared script, Shen Nianqiu had already disregarded the most conspicuous bookshelf and the various decorations on the bedside table, and instead went straight to open the wardrobe. The sudden action caught Mu Mu off guard, and her lines got stuck in her throat, leaving her unsure whether to continue.

"...Why do you need to open the wardrobe?"

Although Chen Junqian and Lin Mu had been to each other's rooms countless times, the wardrobe was still a place they both tacitly avoided touching. Especially after Mu Mu herself entered the stage of secondary sexual characteristics development, even if it wasn't very obvious, there would always be things inside that she didn't want others to see. So, she herself usually wouldn't look into what was in Qianqian's wardrobe.

Unexpectedly, Shen Nianqiu's first action upon entering was to head towards the wardrobe. Mu Mu instinctively reached out to cover her eyes, peeking through the gap with her fingers while trying to verbally stop him.

"Of course I'm checking to see if there's anything weird or strange hidden here. Besides, I'm the older sister, what's the big deal about checking my brother's wardrobe?"

To be honest, the moment Shen Nianqiu slammed the wardrobe door open, Chen Junqian subconsciously assumed that the achievement of "holistic checkup" was about to be completed today. However, after opening the wardrobe, she didn't bother to rummage through it at all. Instead, she reached straight into one of his neatly folded shirts, took it out, unfolded it, and looked at it with great interest.

Then, another previously unlocked achievement, titled "Boyfriend Shirt," suddenly lit up.

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Unlimited bounty in July

To prevent myself from unknowingly reverting to a beast, I've decided to set up an unlimited bounty to push myself. The timeframe is from today until July 31st, which is about half a month.

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After childhood comes adolescence.

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Chapter 75: Mu Mu Through Her Sister's Eyes (Part 2)

Boyfriend shirt

In Chen Junqian's memory, there was only one rainy day two years ago that he remembered vividly, which was almost triggered by Xu Youwei. However, although it was almost triggered, the system's judgment mechanism was actually quite confusing, since the other party was only wearing his socks at that time.

However, judging from Shen Nianqiu's behavior and the increasingly bright achievement name, if Lin Mu hadn't been there, Chen Junqian might have simultaneously received this new achievement and another fan service segment in thirty seconds.

In fact, judging from her small actions alone, his sister had already triggered an achievement called "You smell so good." However, coincidentally, this achievement of deliberately smelling the scent of bedding, pillows, clothes, and other personal items had already been achieved by Lin Mu, who was by her side, two years ago during the Shanghai World Expo. It can only be said that the two of them were indeed competing for achievements back and forth at that time, and it is still considered to be the fastest period of achievement farming since Chen Junqian's rebirth.

However, it was clear that Shen Nianqiu's increasingly blatant and lewd behavior was intolerable to the childhood friend, who quickly stepped forward to try and take Chen Junqian's shirt back from Shen Nianqiu's hands.

"That's so rude."

It has to be said that even when it comes to describing people, little Mu Mu's vocabulary is quite limited. After struggling for a while, all she could come up with was this one sentence, which was weak and had no offensive power at all. So Shen Nianqiu smiled again:

"The person involved hasn't even said anything yet, why are you getting so agitated?"

"Qianqian—you tell her what happened!"

Faced with Mu Mu, who had turned around angrily and kicked the ball back, Chen Junqian decided to appease his childhood sweetheart first. He deliberately cleared his throat, signaling Shen Nianqiu to put the clothes back first:

"These are all clean clothes that were washed yesterday. I'll wear them after I take a shower tonight."

"Okay, I'll put it back now, since I'll wear it after I shower tonight."

Although Lin Mu didn't have an achievement system in her mind that could provide early warnings like a radar, she could still vaguely sense something was wrong just by looking at Shen Nianqiu's exaggerated tone and flamboyant actions. However, her little brain couldn't think of anything as strange as a boyfriend's shirt, so she could only stand by and urge him on, pretending to be intimidated.

"Put it back quickly and fold it neatly."

In fact, if the two of them had looked a little deeper into the wardrobe, or pulled open one of the drawers at the bottom, they could have easily discovered a whole bunch of mysterious anime merchandise. But the two of them had no interest in that at all. After putting the shirt back, they quickly closed the wardrobe door again.

"My brother's bed is so big!"

After closing the wardrobe door, Shen Nianqiu naturally sat on Chen Junqian's bed, leaned against the headboard, stretched her long legs straight, and comfortably stretched out a big yawn.

"Lying down on the bed without taking a shower... that's not clean."

Hey, Mu Mu, you don't seem to have much confidence in saying that, after all, the person next to him has been lying on the bed in his room the most, whether it's new or old.

Perhaps sensing Chen Junqian's gaze, Lin Mu also turned her head away, looking like she was being hypocritical. After all, it was true that only she would sit or lie on the bed at Qianqian's house. Even when Xu Youwei and Zhu Wenyun came here, they would just obediently move a chair and sit in front of the desk. But now Shen Nianqiu just naturally went up there.

"Oh, okay? Shall I go take a shower now?"

Shen Nianqiu's words easily silenced Lin Mu. After all, even she had never taken a shower in Chen Junqian's bathroom. Just imagining the scene made Mu Mu feel a little regretful.

After all, her initial thought was that Shen Nianqiu would just sleep here after moving in.

But once you get there, you realize that the process can be broken down into countless specific and minute steps, including waking you up to say good morning, making and eating breakfast, taking a shower, saying goodnight, and even having a late-night conversation.

As for why Lin Mu knows so much about this, it's mainly because she and Chen Junqian actually stayed in hotels for many days during their summer vacation last year, following this lifestyle and rhythm.

Thinking about this, even Mu Mu, with her good temper, felt a little wronged. After all, if Shen Nianqiu hadn't suddenly appeared, she and Qianqian would probably be in Tangshan now, just like last year. Even if they had already visited Qinhuangdao, there must be other places nearby to visit. And even if they didn't do anything, just living together would be enough for the two of them.

"No need... Let's eat first, it's almost six o'clock."

Even so, Lin Mu didn't show any unusual behavior or seem about to lash out. On the contrary, Shen Nianqiu felt that she was being too serious with a child, so she gave up on saying anything more, and stood up from the bed with a smile, placing her hand on Lin Mu's shoulder.

"Let's eat first, thank you for your hard work."

"It was all done by Qianqian, it has nothing to do with me."

"There's definitely no way there's not a slightest connection, thank you for your hard work."

Sensing that the atmosphere between the two had eased considerably, Chen Junqian also went out and took the initiative to change the topic to dinner. He casually talked about what dishes he had prepared for Shen Nianqiu's arrival that evening, what little tricks he had added while cooking, and also mentioned Mu Mu's help. In doing so, he managed to coax both girls into sitting down at the table.

Chen Junqian's cooking skills, as always, received high praise from both of them. Delicious food does indeed make people feel relaxed. After having dinner together, it was noticeable that the atmosphere between Lin Mu and Shen Nianqiu had improved significantly. This was mainly because after a brief test, the latter had naturally excluded the child from his sphere of threat and even started asking her about the other girls that he occasionally heard about from his younger brother.

Of course, you couldn't get any information from Lin Mu, since Mu Mu's comments were just, "Weiwei has a great personality, we've been really good friends for a long time," "Wen Yun is a little quiet but easy to get along with, and she cooks very well," and "Lin Guo is a very polite and endearing child." Shen Nianqiu just nodded casually in agreement, and once again solidified in her mind that this child was too easy to deal with.

It can only be said that if she hadn't been able to contact Chen Junqian only online, and if she had been in Lin Mu's position and stance, starting from that lost two hundred yuan, it's highly unlikely that any of the other girls would have had any role at all.

The only problem is that the hardware is a bit lacking. After looking at it for a while, Shen Nianqiu almost started to doubt what kind of girl her younger brother actually liked, since her and Lin Mu's styles were two extremes.

However, considering that her younger brother will continue to grow up, she can switch to the cute type at lightning speed. Anyway, although she calls him "older sister," she has already realized that he is much more mature than her. So of course she should take advantage of these two years when she is still taller than her brother to be a good older sister.

Lin Mu, unaware that Shen Nianqiu had already taken the opportunity to conjure up so many random thoughts, was still wondering where Shen Nianqiu would take people after arriving in Guoning. So, she offered her suggestion:

"Actually, Sister Shen can go and get to know everyone herself. It's summer vacation now, so everyone is basically free."

"Yes, that was the plan."

These words came from Shen Nianqiu's heart. After all, she had come all this way not just to see her younger brother. Having finally made it to Guoning, she naturally wanted to meet the other girls besides Lin Mu and see if there were any particularly noteworthy ones. The boy in front of her, who seemed to have not grown much physically or mentally in the past two years, had already passed the test, and it was indeed time to move on to the next stage.

After dinner, the three of them sat there and chatted for a while. Even though Lin Mu felt a little uneasy, he couldn't think of a reason to stay any longer. He called his father to pick him up and then went downstairs to leave. However, he kept looking back every few steps, which made Shen Nianqiu chuckle. She barely managed to resist the urge to tease him.

The encounters at the Shanghai World Expo two years ago were indeed a long time ago, and the time spent together was short. This time, after meeting and chatting with him again, Shen Nianqiu's feelings towards Lin Mu had undergone a subtle change. It was as if she had been thinking about this and that for a long time, only to find that she was actually fighting against thin air.

As soon as Lin Mu left, Shen Nianqiu had already reached behind Chen Junqian, who was washing dishes in the kitchen. Not afraid of delaying his work, she wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her entire upper body against him.

"Aren't you hot?"

"Anyway, you're going to take a shower soon, so it's okay to sweat. I'll wipe you down for you."

Reaching out to gently wipe the beads of sweat from Chen Junqian's forehead, Shen Nianqiu again brought up Lin Mu:

"My brother's childhood sweetheart is more interesting than I thought."

"What aspects are interesting?"

"As for her personality and the relationship between the two of you, she seems so sweet and gentle, making you want to pinch her cheeks. Speaking of which, have you ever seen her angry, little brother?"

"No, at least I haven't seen her since I met Mu Mu."

"Because she's the type of person who doesn't get angry in front of others. Even if she feels something is wrong, she'll probably just go back and sulk to herself. It feels like she's carrying a heavy burden, not that she's putting on airs."

"burden?"

"Well, to give you an analogy, after you know about my family situation, you should also find it natural that I lie to my family and travel all the way from Lin'an to Guoning. Your classmate Mumu has the same sense of naturalness, just the opposite of mine."

At this point, Shen Nianqiu thought for a moment before adding the second half of her sentence: