I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

He would never raise that annoying fingertip.

The achievement titled "Kiss her and make her blush" has now been completed.

However, it was less about shyness and more about feeling at ease.

Just like the countless goodnights they've said that have helped them both fall asleep peacefully.

This time, however, it was a goodnight kiss.

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I'm at my hometown, going on blind dates.

As the title suggests, I was pulled back to Ningguo by a fear at home that surpassed even the fear of death, and it turned out to be another blind date.

I met one yesterday afternoon, and I'm going to meet another one today.

I should be able to leave by the 29th, then I can resume my regular double-update schedule to make up for lost time. I'm really sorry for the single-update schedule lately, mainly because I've been bothered by various family matters. I'll give my family some more gold coins so I can successfully escape.

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Chapter 88: You are my everything (two-part series)

[Kiss her and make her blush]

The world of romantic comedy is, of course, built through romance. After all, even the legendary creatures with the power to destroy the world, spirits, can be harmlessly sealed away through kisses, and the other heroines are no exception.

A slope where cherry blossoms fall, under the noisy fireworks of a festival, or an empty classroom after school... there are so many scenes and opportunities suitable for your first kiss with her. Whether it is a natural progression of love or an unexpected yet preordained moment, sometimes the moment you are not prepared for can make your heart race more easily than any carefully planned romance.

Condition for achievement: Achieve your first kiss with any heroine who is suited for romantic comedy.

Just like the previous "Confession" achievement, this one is bizarre in every way, as it can be repeatedly triggered by multiple female protagonists. It can only be said that, just like the chosen male protagonist, the system itself is an obvious master of impartiality.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. If even this can't be done, then the underlying logic of romantic comedies can't be built at all. For the audience of romantic comedies, stories like "Why flirt if you don't want to marry?" and "Multiple choices after a party war ending, with all the different female leads having to be matched with other supporting characters" will always be nailed to the pillar of shame. They can't be considered true romantic comedies where everyone has a happy ending.

Incidentally, the reason Chen Junqian had time to think about all these random things was mainly because this first kiss, spanning both his past and present lives, had indeed taken a rather long time, making his thoughts somewhat scattered. If this were really some kind of romantic comedy film set, he wouldn't doubt that the animators would naturally draw an eye-catching silver line between their lips, which remained connected for a long time, on their lips when they finally separated.

But soon, Shen Nianqiu proved with his own actions that the two of them did not need to use this thing to connect, because his sister quickly came close again, as if she felt that since he had taken the initiative earlier, it was her turn to take the initiative this time. She once again sealed his lips with hers, and even began to try to stick her tongue out at him without any instruction.

Since it was indeed their first real kiss, neither of them would utter the classic line, "Why are you so skilled?" But upon closer reflection, it seems that this was a prerequisite for the scene that might appear in the future. After all, with Shen Nianqiu's clumsy yet proactive efforts, Chen Junqian is now slowly moving towards becoming more skilled.

To be honest, before this, Chen Junqian always thought that middle school students' love was no different from that of elementary school students. It was just a matter of kissing, hugging, lifting each other up, and changing the names of husband and wife. But now it seems that he does have a bit of adult arrogance. Kissing, hugging, and lifting each other up seem quite casual, but when he actually experienced it, he could feel a kind of indescribable sense of satisfaction.

Chen Junqian really didn't expect that just kissing would make him and Shen Nianqiu like children playing with a fun new toy for the first time, trying it tirelessly and with great interest for a long time, until they finally lay there together, their bodies hot and weak, not wanting to move a single finger, before temporarily coming to an end.

Even though it was still the two of them sleeping together, after this experience, it felt different from a year ago. No promise could move Shen Nianqiu more than Chen Junqian's initiative. The previously uncertain future finally opened up a little, like the path in the forest splitting into another one. However, unlike the poet in the text who hesitated and regretted stepping on the path, Shen Nianqiu did not hesitate at all.

As a daughter, she certainly couldn't choose her parents.

However, as the older sister, she can indeed choose whose older sister she wants to be.

It is late at night on October 4, 2013.

About five years ago, when I was just a primary school student, I painstakingly dug out my household registration book from a drawer at home, flipped over the page in front of me that was stamped with "deceased," and sent the page with my name on it to the boy on the other end of the chat box.

"See? I'm two years older than you, I'm the older sister!"

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Although it was a rare opportunity to come to Beijing from Guoning, it was the National Day holiday, not the more leisurely summer vacation. Chen Junqian and Xu Youwei had already explored the area, and Zhu Wenyun needed to start preparing for the New Concept Writing Competition, which had less than a month left. Shen Nianqiu had to go back with the Zhejiang team, otherwise they would have to pay for their own travel expenses. So, in the end, the group didn't travel around any further and prepared to go home on the 5th.

Unlike Chen Junqian, who doesn't seem to care much about his own news, Xu Youwei is clearly addicted to this. She also got quite a bit of screen time during the final live broadcast, and in addition to her memes, she unexpectedly showed a deep understanding of the Book of Songs. As a result, some people on the internet started to wonder if Xu Youwei herself was a hidden academic genius, which made a certain student named Youyou, whose grades can only be described as above average, quite happy.

After returning to Guoning, Chen Junqian finally managed to find time to film a skit he had been planning for a while during the last two days of the National Day holiday. This skit was the early masterpiece of Genius Little Panda, titled "Don't Use Cat Fingerprint to Set Your Phone Lock Screen Password."

Hmm... I wonder if the genius little panda himself will later say something like, "I feel like I've always lived in his shadow."

I picked up the kitten, whose full name is Senmu and whose nickname is Sensen, who has been with me for half a year and has known countless cat owners. Then I took out my latest iPhone, which I had recently bought. All the props were ready. My sister next to me had also taken out the camera and gave me a thumbs-up.

As everyone knows, I have a very cute kitten named SenSen.

Add a picture of a cat.

One evening, I was idly playing on my phone when my cat came over. It suddenly occurred to me, "Could I use my cat's fingerprint to set the lock screen password for my phone?"

To verify my idea, I then...

The kitten's tiny, bewildered paw pads were taken and pressed against the ground. In reality, it was just a staged photo. After all, while Apple's fingerprint unlocking technology is still relatively new, it's not so crude that it can't distinguish between a human and a cat. But when it comes to jokes, you lose if you take them too seriously, so it's best to just go through the motions.

[It turns out it works! So now I can use my cat to unlock my phone. If the world were to suddenly end now, and the phone were unearthed as an artifact tens of thousands of years later, maybe a museum would display a plaque saying something like, "A suspected new type of smartphone for cats, unearthed tens of thousands of years ago."]

After fiddling around for a while, I saw that my phone was almost out of battery, so I just plugged it in with the charging cable and went to sleep. After all, I had to get up early for work tomorrow.

[I slept until 8 a.m., wait, no, I clearly set my alarm for 7 a.m. I jumped out of bed, glanced at my phone, and sure enough...]

Here's a picture of the charging cable not being plugged in properly.

The phone wasn't even charging!

But I'm already too late for work, and I have a very important meeting today that I absolutely can't be late for. My current phone password is my modem's fingerprint, but my phone is dead and I can't change it back. What should I do?!

After ten seconds of careful consideration, I made a decisive decision: I would bring the cat to the office.

The accompanying picture shows a bewildered kitten being lifted up.

[But when I tried to board the bus, the conductor stopped me.]

The original joke used the subway station, but not only did Guoning not have a subway at that time, even Hefei, the capital city of Anhui province, didn't have one. Their subway wouldn't officially open until 2016.

"Sorry, sir, pets are not allowed on this bus."

"My cat is very well-behaved and won't run away."

"I'm really sorry, but that's the rule. No pets are allowed."

"This isn't a pet; I don't pamper it at all."

"…………"

Anyway, I couldn't get on the bus in the end, so I had to take a taxi, and I ended up with a very chatty driver.

"What are you doing? Why are you in such a hurry?"

"I'm rushing to work."

"Wow! What kind of company is this that lets you bring your cat to work? Do they run a pet store?"

"No, it's because my cat locked my phone, and I need to use it to unlock it."

Upon hearing this, the driver immediately fell silent, clearly indicating that he also suspected I might have some mental issues.

【I finally got to the office, but then I started to worry again. If my boss or colleagues saw I brought a cat to work, they'd definitely gossip. I couldn't exactly tell them I was so bored I used the cat to set up my fingerprints, and then I stupidly forgot to charge my phone and couldn't switch back, could I? So, I had to resort to my old acting skills from elementary school—pretending to rummage through my bag for ages when I hadn't done my homework, then telling the group leader collecting homework, "Oh dear, I can't find it! Oh no, did I forget it at home?"—and yell, "Oh my god, I brought the cat with me! It climbed into my bag when I wasn't looking!"】

This method actually worked! The people who gathered around to look at the cat no longer thought I was an idiot, but rather that I had gone crazy.

[I finally managed to charge my phone, but because I spent so much time acting out the scene, the meeting had already started. I still hadn't had time to change the lock code, so I had to reluctantly bring my laptop and cat into the meeting room. Today, I was there to demonstrate the company's newly developed mobile software to the visiting clients.]

So, in front of all the clients and the boss, I placed the cat paw on it again, and the phone unlocked with a click, lighting up the screen. Everyone was stunned. Someone immediately asked us what kind of software it was, and why the phone unlocked with just one press of the cat paw.

Add another picture of a kitten pressing its fingerprint from a different angle.

[I had a sudden inspiration and said that because our company attaches great importance to this project, we have very high confidentiality requirements for the product and are afraid that competitors will copy it, so all the phones used for demonstrations must be unlocked with this cat.]

Unsurprisingly, the clients were astonished to hear such exciting business warfare content. They nodded and applauded, indicating they had learned something new. The presentation had successfully gone well and even earned praise from the boss.

After an awkward day, I quickly changed my phone's unlock password back.

The next day, when I took the bus to work, I suddenly noticed a sign on the door prohibiting pets, with an additional note in marker: "Pets are not allowed either."

[Besides, a mysterious rumor has also spread among the taxi drivers in Guoning about a strange man who owns a cat that can operate a mobile phone...]

[(The End) By Doubi's Snickers]

After filming the entire clip, Chen Junqian comforted the kitten, which seemed utterly exhausted from his antics. Then, he turned to his sister, who was squatting beside him, gently stroking the kitten's fur, and asked her:

"I heard from my mom that my aunt came back yesterday?"

"Yes, my dad also came back yesterday."

Did the conversation yield any results?

"do not know."

When Chen Junqian asked her questions, Chen Xi just shook her head blankly. Although it is said that it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality, it does not seem to be an easy thing for her family. Even she herself is gradually adapting to this change in mindset and living environment. Her parents are the same, otherwise this incident would not have happened.

However, Chen Xi herself doesn't seem to care much about this. After all, firstly, as a child, it's unnecessary for her to worry about such things. Secondly, the family's financial power ultimately rests with the main breadwinner, Chen Junqian's uncle. No matter how much his aunt tries to cause trouble, it shouldn't be too serious. If it really comes down to it, she can just consider it a lesson learned, just like how the elderly always need to be scammed by health products a couple of times before they know if they're real or fake.

"Let's not think about it for now. Hmm... I'll go talk to my aunt and uncle later. As for Xiaoxi, let her do what she's interested in. How's the manuscript from last time coming along? Or how about we take some time next weekend to go out and have some fun together?"

Where to go?

"Whatever you want, anywhere is fine. It's still quite hot now, so we can go rafting at Qinglong Bay Reservoir, or watch a movie or sing karaoke, no problem."

In a few days, Hunan TV will replace "Super Boy 2013" with a brand new variety show, "Where Are We Going, Dad?", which also bought the rights from South Korea. It will soon become one of the most popular variety shows in China.

However, for Chen Xi right now, what she is participating in should be called "Where Are We Going, Brothers?"

But perhaps their core values ​​are the same, after all, they truly have a relationship where they are fearless and boundless because of each other, and they are willing to spend their whole lives watching the sunrise together.

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PS2: Those years in junior high school were probably the only time in my life so far when I watched variety shows.

Chapter 89: My Darling, My Darling, I'm Your Big Tree (Part 2)

As it turns out, Chen Junqian wasn't the only one who became enthusiastic about watching variety shows in junior high school. When he returned to school, his classmate Lin Mu immediately ran to his seat after class, habitually propped himself up on the desk with both hands, and started chatting with him about this topic.

"Did Qianqian watch 'Where Are We Going, Dad?' which just aired on Hunan TV last week?"

"Oh, I watched it with my sister."

However, Chen Xi and his family's situation is more like "Where Are We Going, Brothers?", since their fathers are currently in Hebei and Xinjiang respectively, and are the type who are away from home for most of the year due to work. Changing the name to "Where Are We Going, Dads?" doesn't seem out of place.

"I think your opening theme song is really good, especially the line 'Baby, baby, I am your big tree,' it feels like lyrics my dad would write."

For Lin Mu herself, this lyric subtly struck a chord with her, as what she was most proud of was the harmony of her family. Her parents were like a protective tree to her, and moreover—

"Next time we go to karaoke, how about Qianqian and I sing this song together?"

"If it were available, it definitely would be possible, but I doubt their music library would be updated that quickly, right?"

Although Chen Junqian's first karaoke experience after his rebirth was with Shen Nianqiu, if you really count the number of times, he actually went with Mu Mu the most. As for his childhood sweetheart who was bad at singing but loved to sing, Chen Junqian had no choice but to follow the example of her parents and keep the original singers in the karaoke room on the whole time while turning off the scoring system to protect Mu Mu's little self-esteem. However, it seems that he really couldn't sing the songs that were a bit like children's songs too badly.

"Then I'll just use my tablet to play the speakers. I just need that kind of environment."

"Hmm, that works too."