I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

Although Chen Junqian was unaware that his sister also had a spare key to his house, he did indeed have a spare key to her house. Chen Xi had brought it over and left it there during the summer vacation. After finding it, Chen Junqian went downstairs alone.

There was no one at my sister's house at that time. My uncle had gone back to Xinjiang, and my aunt had gone straight to headquarters again. Otherwise, the child wouldn't have run upstairs in his cotton-padded coat without anyone noticing.

He picked up the neatly folded pile of sweaters, thermal underwear, and other warm clothes from the bedside table in the other person's room and put them back on. Watching his younger sister slowly putting on her clothes on his own bed, Chen Junqian couldn't help but think of his older sister who had done something similar on this bed.

Since the policy allowing couples to have two children was announced in mid-last month, he has been closely monitoring Shen Nianqiu's mental state. He has even spent more time chatting with her every night, skipping several games with his best buddies. However, her reaction seems to be nothing special, making it seem as if she hasn't even noticed the policy and is still just studying and living normally at school.

Even so, Chen Junqian still plans to visit Lin'an again during this year's winter vacation.

He vaguely remembered that the provinces gradually promoted and implemented this policy after the beginning of 2014, and Zhejiang Province was one of the first to do so.

Secondly, unlike when Shen Nianqiu was in school, she could stay in the school dormitory and didn't have to go home. Winter vacation was a time when she had to leave school and go home no matter what. Just like college students who later got used to overspending and even taking out online loans, they were always afraid of not having enough living expenses and thus being unable to make the minimum repayments during the holidays. The arrival of the holidays was also hard for Shen Nianqiu to look forward to.

Every time this happens, Chen Junqian would wish that reality were some kind of turn-based, two-dimensional romantic comedy world, where when he interacts with the female protagonist, the rest of the world would enter a state of time-stopping. But this is obviously impossible. Everyone has their own thoughts and ulterior motives, and if they were to collide with each other with the force of Mars colliding with Earth, then the chaotic scene that has been flashing in his mind for several years would probably finally be achieved.

However, as mentioned before, Chen Junqian is no longer keen on actively achieving this goal; in fact, he has been intentionally avoiding such a situation.

After the younger sister finally finished dressing, and after they both washed up at home, they walked out of the residential building together into the still chilly morning air, and then they both tightened their collars.

"It seems they're saying it might snow in the next couple of days; the temperature drop this year has been quite severe."

Glancing at the somewhat gloomy weather, Chen Junqian took out his phone again to check the weather forecast.

"It would be nice if it snowed again; we could build a snowman together."

"That would require the snow to be able to pile up. It actually snows every year in Guoning, but most of the time it's just light snow that doesn't pile up and melts as soon as it falls to the ground. I wonder if there will be any bigger snow this year that can be piled up."

Speaking of snow, Chen Junqian remembered something else:

"Xiao Xi should have already learned Xie Daoyun's 'Ode to Snow' by now, right? I remember it was a Chinese textbook in the first semester of seventh grade."

"I've already studied it. It's a good analogy for scattering salt in the air, but not as good as the one about willow catkins rising with the wind. However, I had already read the original text in 'A New Account of Tales of the World' before I went there. And speaking of poems about snow, I recently came across a poem by Zhang Zongchang called 'Ode to Snow' while I was collecting historical jokes."

As a well-known "poet" in modern times, Zhang Zongchang, who created the immortal line "Open fire, blast his mother!" has indeed been quite popular on the internet in the past two years. Chen Junqian had also heard of this name, so after Chen Xi mentioned it, he asked with interest:

What kind?

"Hmm, let me think... I remember something flying in the sky, piled up here and there. Could it be that the Jade Emperor was building his golden palace, sifting lime?"

"Haha, that's quite vivid. But his style could definitely be considered a genre in itself, and it's one of the more distinctive styles in doggerel."

After listening to Chen Xi recite the entire poem with emotion, Chen Junqian himself couldn't help but chuckle.

Just as he was leisurely preparing to have breakfast with his sister before heading to the shop, a mysterious achievement suddenly popped into his mind. Before he could even react, it was unlocked, thus achieving the eightieth achievement milestone.

Immediately afterwards, both of their phones simultaneously received a message from a weather forecast app:

[Blue Alert for Blizzard Weather]

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Chapter 98: 0721 (Bonus Chapter 9/40)

[Blizzard Blue Alert]

The National Meteorological Center issued a blue blizzard warning on December 14, 2013, forecasting moderate to heavy snow in northwestern Zhejiang and most of Anhui within the next 48 hours, with blizzards in some areas (snowfall reaching 10 to 15 millimeters). Snow depth in some areas is expected to reach 5 to 10 centimeters. Furthermore, blue low-temperature warnings and yellow blizzard warnings are still possible within the following month. The public is advised to pay close attention to the latest weather forecasts and warnings and take precautions. In case of emergency, please contact your local emergency services immediately.

"It's really going to snow heavily! It's already reached the point of issuing a snow warning. If it really snows heavily, will the school also have to close for the holidays?"

He didn't even have time to care about his younger sister, who was still carefree and thinking about the school closures and holidays. Chen Junqian was focused on the achievement that had suddenly been unlocked in his mind, ranking exactly eightieth. Beneath his calm and composed expression, a storm was brewing.

Chen Junqian was able to clearly know who triggered most of the achievements he had unlocked in the past, almost all of them. After all, whether it was subjective or objective, whether it was done actively or by a sudden accident, the romantic comedy plots all happened to him and before his eyes, and could be observed by him. But this was the first time that an achievement had been triggered by someone else from a very remote distance.

As for this mysterious achievement that was suddenly triggered by someone, it was also an achievement that troubled Chen Junqian for a long time when he was first reborn, and it was full of inexplicable meaning in all aspects:

【0721】

As we all know, romantic comedies are usually made up of teenagers in their adolescence. The unprecedented physiological changes bring about a fragile, sensitive, and ever-changing psychology of adolescence. It is common for light novels and anime scripts to use this as a setting to create things like adolescent syndromes or superpowers that only teenagers can have.

People are always curious about the unknown changes in their bodies and try to find a balance in terms of psychology and physiology. In this respect, God is indeed fair to men and women, allowing them all to retain the ability to seek themselves inward and in the depths of their souls.

After all, lust is not necessarily a symbol of love, but without lust, that feeling is most likely not love, but something else entirely.

[Condition for achieving this: Become 0721's imaginary love interest by any heroine who is suited for romantic comedy]

To be honest, for a long time after his rebirth, when he hadn't been exposed to anime and manga, Chen Junqian thought it was just some kind of niche slang exclusive to the anime and manga community, like "childhood friend." But as it turns out, even after he started getting into anime and manga and watching one anime series after another, he still couldn't figure out what "0721" was, because he couldn't find it in any anime, manga, light novel, or visual novel.

Logically speaking, what the system should include as an achievement name should be something with a certain influence and popularity, or even a stereotype.

However, from God's perspective, it's normal that he couldn't find the source of the meme. After all, Yuzusoft, the company that created the meme, doesn't have much popularity right now. At this stage, the only visual novels Chen Junqian could access were those from the veteran company AliceA, including the Rance series, which just released its first remake this year. It's highly playable but also incredibly grindy, and even he and Gu Lingguo struggled to play it repeatedly. E-Company, represented by the War Goddess series, and August's "Eisia: Witch's Banquet," which was released two years ago, were also highly praised in their area. The official game source, "Witch's Banquet," wouldn't be officially released until 2015, so naturally, he couldn't play it.

However, after he taught himself Japanese for the purpose of localization and translation, Chen Junqian one day cracked the code 0721 as if solving a riddle.

Simply put, this thing is basically self-comfort, like the dojos for boys.

So from this perspective, this is indeed a mysterious achievement that has nothing to do with him, the person involved, and can be triggered by the female protagonist alone. After all, if he were there, he would have to go to his sister's achievement list and find an even more mysterious achievement, the one with a completely muted name, called "About My Sister Beep ...

Incidentally, Chen Junqian felt he should know very well where this achievement came from, since it was from that part of "Yosuga no Sora". He could only say that it was fortunate that his younger sister was not some mysterious anime fan, and would not go into such a different kind of li-anime.

As for who suddenly unlocked the 0721 achievement today, Chen Junqian even felt that even someone with a little brain like Youyou, who had only watched "Happy Detective" and "Detective Conan," could easily deduce it. But then again, would any detective really deduce such a thing?

It can only be said that 99% of the suspicion falls on his good older sister who lives far away in Lin'an, and the remaining 1% can barely be attributed to the literary girl. After all, in terms of physical attributes and precociousness, the latter is barely the only one in Guoning who is capable of competing with Shen Nianqiu in this field. However, based on her personality, Chen Junqian thinks that she is probably more inclined to tell him these strange ideas directly during their nightly chats. After all, their nightly chats have been quite straightforward for a long time, and sometimes Chen Junqian almost feels that he is also a part of her play.

Putting aside the question of what Shen Nianqiu was like in Lin'an at this moment, Chen Junqian shifted his attention from the 0721 achievement to the newly unlocked milestone reward.

There was no sudden tremor or any extraordinary phenomenon. The newly unlocked reward of the World Will's Favor had not yet impressed Chen Junqian. However, no new milestones had appeared since then, and there was only a progress bar with no visible progress. It was currently stuck there, neither advancing nor retreating, as if it had fallen into some kind of stalemate.

"Hey—bro—what's wrong?"

Only after his younger sister waved her little hands up and down, left and right in front of his eyes several times did Chen Junqian finally pull his thoughts away from his consciousness and refocus his gaze on the world before him. Then he saw Chen Xi's worried expression and reached out to pat her head.

"It's nothing. I just suddenly thought of something. Isn't it going to snow heavily? I'm worried about whether the hickory trees in the mountains will be affected, and there are also company matters to consider."

"...I don't understand. Well, figure it out yourself. I'll go buy you breakfast. What do you want to eat?"

"Hand-pulled pancake, please."

"Oh, I'll go then."

There was no need for her to ask Chen Junqian what flavor he wanted or what toppings he wanted. After all, the two of them had been together for almost half a year and had been living under the same roof for almost two months. This kind of information was naturally within her grasp. After hearing what he said, she immediately ran to the stall selling scallion pancakes to buy some.

The campaign to build a civilized city in Guoning is in full swing, and this is also reflected in the breakfast stalls. Not only has the practice of stalls selling congee, steamed buns, fried rice, and fried noodles bringing their own tables and chairs to set up their dining areas been banned, but all vendors have also been forced to use a fixed style of breakfast carts. While the neat rows of carts have improved the visual appeal, this assembly-line style makes it difficult to even know what is being sold unless you get close. It can only be said that there are advantages and disadvantages.

In Chen Junqian's memory, Guoning had been applying for the title of civilized city for several years, starting at the provincial level and then at the national level. Several factory buildings of the wear-resistant plant and the old employee dormitory where he used to live were demolished as a result, damaging the environment and affecting the city's appearance. In the end, even the entire factory was forced to downsize and move to the suburbs.

Judging by the timeline, it should be next year... It seems I need to think of a way to help Youyou move those walls from her room intact in advance.

There's one more thing to do this winter break—

Stretching lazily, Chen Junqian composed himself and headed towards his sister's location.

In fact, the objective constraints of underdeveloped communication often deepen misunderstandings between men and women. However, it is precisely because of this that the feelings of stubbornly waiting in the same place without knowing whether the other person will keep their appointment, and the feelings of continuing to brave the snow without knowing whether the other person will still wait, feel all the more genuine.

The achievement he had seen once when the achievement system was first unlocked, titled "The Miracle of Cherry Blossoms," was faintly glowing there.

Conditions for achieving this: When you almost miss meeting or reuniting with a certain heroine due to various unexpected circumstances, you still manage to meet her in the end through the efforts of both parties.

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Although the weather forecast predicted heavy snowfall within the next 48 hours, by the time Chen Junqian and Chen Xi finished their midday shop duty, having sold a total of 18 items and achieved an astonishing turnover of 171 yuan, and locked the shop door to meet Lin Mu at the karaoke bar, the sky over Guoning showed no signs of snowing. It remained overcast, and the temperature had dropped significantly, with a biting wind blowing as they walked.

"Ah, Qianqian! I'm here! Xiaoxi too, good afternoon~"

It has to be said that winter is indeed more suitable for girls with a body type like Mu Mu. After all, she is wrapped up from head to toe, and the only thing that can be exposed is her face, which looks even more petite and pretty with the scarf. The somewhat bulky winter clothes also perfectly avoid the shortcomings of her cylindrical figure, which has no chest, no hips, and no height. Instead, she looks particularly cute and adorable, making people want to pick her up and spin her around.

If it weren't for the fact that his younger sister was also there, and that if he only carried one of them and spun her around, he would have had to spin the other one as well, Chen Junqian would have already done it. After all, even with all that winter clothing, the girl in front of him didn't seem heavy, so it should have been easy for him to do.

Good afternoon, Mu Mu.

"good afternoon."

After the brother and sister greeted Lin Mu for a few moments, the three of them headed towards their usual karaoke bar. Although minors are not allowed to enter such places alone, it's the same principle as internet cafes, where minors are not allowed. A significant portion of the income of these two types of establishments comes from minors. As long as they don't order alcohol, the staff won't deliberately stop them.

Because the temperature had dropped, it was clear that everyone was exhaling white breath when they spoke. Lin Mu was obviously quite interested in this purely physical phenomenon, and kept blowing on his palms. Then, when Chen Junqian curiously leaned over to look, Lin Mu suddenly covered his cheeks with his warmed palms, and then revealed a smug and satisfied smile.

Since Chen Junqian's injury two months ago, she has become increasingly accustomed to making these intimate gestures in front of others. In this respect, she is closer to the kind of authentic childhood sweetheart described in the system's achievement description.

But the kind of authentic childhood sweetheart in the system is almost always associated with being a loser.

Looking at the girl in front of him, skin to skin, sharing her body heat, Chen Junqian still couldn't imagine or wanted to see her trigger those 'malicious' childhood sweetheart exclusive achievements. But sometimes, even he himself wondered if she had really thought about love so far.

The main reason is that I triggered the 0721 achievement this morning, and seeing Mumu's performance is indeed a bit too much of a contrast. It's like suddenly realizing that your peers are thinking about buying cars, houses, getting married and having children, while you're still thinking about what games to play after get off work.

With mixed feelings, the three of them booked a large private room. It wasn't their first time at karaoke, so they skillfully put disposable microphone covers on their microphones, tapped them a couple of times to test that everything was working properly, and then started selecting songs.

Lin Mu was indeed still thinking about "Where Are We Going, Dad?", which she had mentioned to Chen Junqian before. The show had been airing for more than two months, and the karaoke song library had finally been updated, so she directly selected it.

Of course, she wouldn't obediently sing the original lyrics; she changed all the "father" characters to "Qianqian," since they were all two-character reduplicated words anyway.

But she wouldn't allow Chen Junqian to change the lyrics as well; his lyrics had to be the same as the original "treasure".

But that's alright, since the two people sitting here are indeed his two most precious treasures whom he doesn't have to worry about the most.

“Baby, baby, time just flies by.”

Following the rhythm of the song, Chen Junqian simultaneously sang the original lyrics word by word to Lin Mu, who was standing next to him singing along, and his younger sister, who was sitting there swinging a maracas:

"You are forever precious."

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Mid-Autumn Festival holiday

As the title suggests, I went back to my hometown to have a family reunion dinner.

Thank you for your continued reading and support. I wish all readers, family, and friends a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and all the best.

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Chapter 99: Reality Is Not a Romantic Comedy (Part 2)

In the following month, just as the Central Meteorological Observatory had predicted, Guoning entered a winter that was long overdue, surrounded by blue alerts for low temperatures and yellow alerts for blizzards.

However, for children and students who are still in this stage of life, snowy weather is just as precious as heavy rain, a rare holiday. What's more, there is indeed Christmas, a true holiday that complements winter and snow, during this period. The trees on both sides of the road in the school are transformed overnight into Christmas trees that are not decorated but are covered with snowflakes and icicles, just as realistic. With the winter vacation approaching, the crunching sound of stepping on the partially accumulated snow is enough to lift one's spirits.

Not far from Guoning, Lin'an, which was also within the range of this blizzard, was the same. Perhaps because there was not much other entertainment at home when she was a child, the two most important festivals in the traditional sense for children, birthday and New Year, did not have much to remember in her mind. Therefore, Shen Nianqiu only read a fairy tale and a few romance novels and remembered Santa Claus very well.

For years afterward, she would fantasize about the white-bearded old man in a red Santa hat coming to visit the children in his sleigh with gifts of all sizes, climbing down the chimneys of each house, and putting the gift she wanted in the stocking by her bedside.

Although Shen Nianqiu's house had no chimney and no stockings to hold gifts by her bedside, she still thought about the sleigh pulled by reindeer every Christmas Eve, wondering if it would arrive soon, just like the classic Christmas carol says, with the sound of bells jingling all the way.

Just imagining such a night makes you feel like it's a crystal-clear night you'd want to bottle up and preserve forever, filled with the quietest things in the world, like pure white snow and starry skies.

However, compared to other children her age, Shen Nianqiu's fantasy lasted too short a time. After all, neither the real Santa Claus nor her parents dressed up as Santa Claus to give her gifts appeared. Having not received a Christmas gift for several years, she naturally threw this fantasy into her hastily ended childhood. However, every year at the end of the year, she still instinctively felt a sense of familiarity, as if it were a holiday to mourn her childhood, a time of joy and sadness.

To be honest, when Shen Nianqiu saw Zhu Wenyun stealing Chen Junqian's phone in the hotel during that summer vacation, she even had the terrifying thought that she could understand the other party's behavior. Although she would not actually do such a thing, it was not that she had never thought about it, but she would be more restrained in her public image.