I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

Chen Junqian did not answer the question directly, but instead extended his only free left hand to grasp his sister's palm:

Why didn't you wear more clothes?

"I'm afraid of making too much noise."

After Shen Nianqiu finished speaking, she found her reason somewhat amusing and smiled.

"It sounds like you're doing something wrong."

"Doesn't that count?"

"If Xiao Xi dares to come over in the middle of the night, why shouldn't I?"

"She's got nothing to lose."

"Didn't I? Just talking about sleeping in the same bed, a girlfriend would have more confidence than a sister, right? Or does your brother also acknowledge her engagement?"

As someone who knew Chen Junqian's true thoughts, Shen Nianqiu knew very well that he would never acknowledge such a so-called engagement that truly solidified a relationship. After all, it would be like pushing someone's progress to the finish line all at once. Her status as his girlfriend was only obtained through an equivalent exchange because he was not in Guoning. The idea of ​​her being his fiancée seemed impossible to her.

"Of course, my sister can be fearless. As for the engagement, didn't Xiaoxi not mention it at all when everyone was at the dinner table tonight?"

"I know that."

As she spoke, Shen Nianqiu bent down and moved closer to Chen Xi, tucking the blanket around her a little. Her younger sister was sleeping soundly, muttering something under her breath, her arms still wrapped around Chen Junqian, her expression as peaceful as when she was a child. However, Shen Nianqiu completely ignored this, looking at her with a gentle expression:

"Xiao Xi is actually really cute, isn't she?"

"I totally agree with that, especially when you're asleep; it's not necessarily the case when you're awake."

The two chatted idly, exchanging a few words, until the clock on the wall slowly struck midnight. Shen Nianqiu, who was always watching it, smiled at Chen Junqian at the very first second of the New Year's bells:

"Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year."

Then, instead of getting completely drunk from drinking millet wine, and despite the divination revealing an ominous sign that she would never be able to get married, the older sister still went to bed with him, holding him and telling him that they would spend the rest of their lives together.

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Chapter 208: Fragrant

Unlike previous years, Xu Youwei had officially moved out of her home to live alone, so she no longer needed to passively wait at home for Chen Jun and Chen Junqian to come and pay their respects. Instead, she could take the initiative to do so.

Xu Youwei went to bed early last night. After having New Year's Eve dinner with her father, she went to the countryside to visit her grandmother. However, her grandmother kept saying strange things like, "I'll watch TV for a while and then fall asleep. Why don't you go to the next village and find Chen Junqian?" Although Xu Youwei was indeed tempted, she decided to give up when she thought about the chaotic scene of a girlfriend versus a fiancée possibly taking place there. After all, if her ex-girlfriend were involved, the situation would only become more complicated.

She never thought she could handle everything as well as Zhu Wenyun, especially after the recent 'conflict' with Lin Mu. She felt increasingly awkward in this increasingly complex interpersonal or emotional drama, unable to truly participate like Shen Nianqiu and Chen Xi, nor able to help mediate as an outsider like Zhu Wenyun.

In short, I hope Qinqin can resolve the relationship between these two. She's both the older and younger sister, and he's the one caught in the middle...

With this thought in mind, Xu Youwei said goodbye to her grandmother and made an appointment to visit her again the next day to wish her a Happy New Year. She then returned to her home alone and went to bed even earlier than usual. As a result, she woke up earlier in the morning. She rubbed her eyes, sat up in bed, and checked her phone. It was only a little past six in the morning.

However, both her brain and body were indeed sending signals that she had slept enough, and her development in all aspects was quite in line with her age. Therefore, at this point, she could definitely be considered a graceful young girl. So she got out of bed, washed up briefly, and went into the kitchen to open the refrigerator.

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, there was no hope of buying breakfast. Fortunately, after living alone, Xu Youwei had mastered basic kitchen skills, and her refrigerator was filled with dumplings and wontons that Chen Junqian had recently specially prepared and delivered... Let's have steamed dumplings for breakfast today.

When Xu Youwei took the dumplings out of the refrigerator, she unconsciously recalled the way Chen Junqian made dumplings that day.

The boy rolled up his sleeves, dipped his fingers in flour, and moved with such skill that it seemed he was only helping out occasionally. He picked up a dumpling wrapper, added filling, folded it in half, and pinched the edges in one smooth motion. The dumplings he made were all symmetrical and had tight edges, much better than his mother's. In the end, he insisted that Wang Hongling be his assistant in charge of mixing the filling. She was like a magician, and in no time, she had conjured up a whole table of dumplings.

What's even more outrageous is that he didn't just remember one person's taste; he specially prepared several completely different fillings. Lin Mu loves shrimp and corn, so he gave him a box. Chen Xi likes cabbage and pork but doesn't like too much fat, so he also gave her a separate box. Zhu Wenjun has a light palate and prefers the three-delicacy filling, so he deliberately added less salt.

Xu Youwei stood to the side, looking at the separated fillings, feeling very complicated. On the one hand, she felt that Chen Junqian's ability to remember that she liked chive, egg and meat filling showed that he really cared about her. On the other hand, his ability to remember everyone so clearly made her feel a little uncomfortable.

But thinking about it later, it makes sense. After all, the other party's intention was to reach everyone. Regardless of whether the final result can be achieved, Qinqin still put in a lot of time and energy throughout the process. It is not an easy task to write down everyone's hobbies, experiences, and dietary restrictions.

Eating dumplings on the first day of the Lunar New Year is perfectly reasonable.

It's perfectly reasonable to eat dumplings made by Chen Junqian himself.

Xu Youwei nodded as she added water to the steamer and placed the dumplings one by one on it. The plump white dumplings were already frozen solid, but the edges were pinched very neatly. As she looked at them, she couldn't help but smile slightly.

Once the water boils, steam rises quickly, and the kitchen gradually fills with the aroma of chives and minced meat.

Xu Youwei was initially quite looking forward to it, but as the fragrance became more pronounced, she suddenly realized a problem.

She's going to Chen Junqian's house to pay her New Year's visit later. If she eats chive dumplings for breakfast, won't her mouth taste bad?

In a way, this matter was entrusted to Lin Mu, since she was still in her hometown in the mountains this morning. Compared to having Chen Xi go and call her childhood sweetheart, she felt it would be better to have Xu Youwei go over earlier to replace her for a day, since both of them would be going to pay New Year's visits in the afternoon anyway.

Realizing the problem, Xu Youwei's expression immediately turned serious as she stood in front of the steamer. She looked down at the dumplings in the pot, which were almost cooked. It would be wasteful to take them away now and not eat them. Sigh, I'll brush my teeth again after I finish eating, and then chew gum on the way. If necessary, I'll put a mint in my mouth one last time when I meet Qinqin.

I don't know why I suddenly care about this kind of thing. When I was little, even if Qinqin smiled and said there was a leek stuck in her teeth, I would just grin and show my teeth so that she could pick it out for me.

A few minutes later, Xu Youwei sat down at the table and carefully finished the plate of steamed dumplings with chives, eggs and meat filling. She had to admit that they tasted very good. The filling was perfectly seasoned, the chives were fragrant, the eggs were tender, and the meat filling was not dry and was very juicy. Dipping them in vinegar, she couldn't stop eating them.

After finishing her meal, she immediately brushed her teeth twice, then rinsed her mouth with mouthwash, chewed some gum for a while, and gently breathed into the mirror to make sure there was no noticeable taste before Xu Youwei picked up the New Year's gifts she had prepared and went out.

Xu Youwei was in a good mood along the way. After all, she used to wait for Chen Junqian to come to her, but this year the roles were reversed. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, she occasionally encountered neighbors visiting each other with gifts. Everyone wished each other a Happy New Year, and Xu Youwei responded politely, but she didn't stop walking much.

There were hardly any cars on the street at this time, so Xu Youwei thought about it and decided to ride one of the family's electric scooters out the door. More and more high school students are using them to go to and from school now, so Xu Zhiling bought one for her as well. However, Chen Junqian always felt that it was not very safe, so Xu Youwei had not ridden it much. It was only because she saw that the road conditions were good early in the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year that she felt at ease and rode out the door, heading towards Chen Junqian's grandmother's house in the countryside.

Upon arriving at their destination, Chen Jun opened the door for Xu Youwei. He was startled at first upon seeing her, then burst into laughter.

"Youwei's here? Happy New Year."

Hsu Yu-wei immediately and obediently handed over the gift:

Happy New Year, Uncle Chen.

Chen Jun accepted the gift with a gentle smile:

"You're here already, why did you bring anything? Come on in, it must be cold outside."

"It's alright, not too cold."

Xu Youwei entered the house and changed her shoes. Her gaze naturally swept around the living room. She knew this place like the back of her hand. She had spent countless holidays here when she was a child. She quickly realized that the Chen family was preparing breakfast in the kitchen, so she looked towards the inner room.

Chen Jun seemed to know who she was looking for. After putting the gift aside, he took the initiative to speak:

"Junqian hasn't gotten up yet."

Xu Youwei's heart skipped a beat. Waking up had been Lin Mu and Chen Xi's prerogative for a very long time, but she maintained a calm expression.

Did Qinqin stay up very late last night?

"No, they should have gone to bed before midnight. They don't watch the Spring Festival Gala anymore, and there are rules against setting off firecrackers. They used to be so sleepy at this time."

Xu Youwei nodded, then gave a very polite smile:

"Uncle Chen, I'll go wake Qinqin up."

"Well, it's past seven now, it's time to get up. I've had enough sleep. This is the only room available."

"I know, I used to play cards with Qinqin here on a straw mat."

Chen Jun looked up from the living room, seemingly wanting to say something, but Xu Youwei had already started walking towards Chen Junqian's room. After slowly pushing open the door, she froze at the doorway.

In Chen Junqian's bedroom, the curtains were still drawn, making the light somewhat dim. The childhood sweetheart she was supposed to call was lying in the middle of the bed, fast asleep, but it wasn't just one person.

Shen Nianqiu was on his left and Chen Xi was on his right. The three of them squeezed onto the same bed. Luckily, the bed was big enough and the three of them were hugging each other tightly, so there was no risk of them falling off.

It has to be said that Youyou has really developed a lot of mental fortitude. More importantly, all three of them were properly dressed. When Xu Youwei went over to take a look, Chen Xi had half her face buried in the blanket, one hand was still holding Chen Junqian's sleeve, and her brows were slightly furrowed, as if she was still struggling with someone in her sleep. Shen Nianqiu was lying on her side, closer to the blanket, her hair was spread out on the pillow, and the rest of her body was under the blanket, so Xu Youwei couldn't tell what position the three of them were in for a moment.

Chen Junqian lay in the middle, his expression calm to the point of innocence. He was probably squeezed between the two sides and couldn't turn over, so he could only maintain a fairly upright sleeping position, truly sandwiched between his older and younger sisters, surrounded by four peaks on all sides. The two female protagonists, who were three years apart, had an astonishingly similar development in this respect, which made Xu Youwei, who always thought she was definitely above average, take notice.

She got up at six in the morning and was worried about the smell of chives while steaming dumplings. She brushed her teeth twice, used mouthwash and chewing gum, and now she came to wish everyone a Happy New Year with a mint in her mouth. But then she saw this scene. For a moment, Xu Youwei even felt that the chive, egg and meat dumplings she had just eaten suddenly didn't taste good anymore. She felt like she had worked for nothing.

I should have just sprayed Qinqin with a mouthful of salt water... no, I should have suffocated her with the smell of chives.

Although she was thinking this, Xu Youwei's first reaction was to take out her phone from her pocket, open the camera function, point it at the bed, and a soft shutter sound rang out in the quiet bedroom. She was saving this wonderful little gadget that she didn't know when she would need to use.

After doing all this, she walked to the bedside and patted Shen Nianqiu's shoulder:

"Hey—Sister Nianqiu."

Shen Nianqiu frowned her pretty brows, but still didn't wake up, so Xu Youwei had to go around to the other side of the bed and pat Chen Xi again.

"Chen Xi?"

Chen Xi stirred slightly, her voice very soft, as if she were still talking in her sleep:

"Mmm... Brother... Hold me tighter."

Xu Youwei's lips twitched slightly. Why don't you hum those ramblings in your sleep too? If I'd known you weren't Qinqin's sister at all, I would have...

She took a deep breath, raising her voice slightly as she spoke, and pulled the blanket down a little. But when she did, Xu Youwei was dumbfounded, because the three people's postures, or rather, their hand movements, were even more exaggerated than she had imagined.

No, although she doesn't have much experience sleeping with people, can someone explain to me what kind of dream content she would have at night to make these three people's hands and feet be placed in such strange positions? This is already at the level of sleepwalking, right? For example, suddenly dreaming of 'Ah, why is there a big chicken leg here and then I eat it in one bite' or 'I am piloting a giant robot and I advise you to operate its joystick' or something like that.

Just as Xu Youwei was in shock, the cold air that rushed into the bed as the blankets were pulled back immediately woke all three of them up.

When Chen Xi opened her eyes and saw Xu Youwei standing by the bed, she was fully awake. She didn't even notice for a moment that there was someone else in her and Chen Junqian's bed.

"Xu Youwei?"

Shen Nianqiu was also awakened by the noise. She rubbed her eyes, sat up, and let out a long yawn. Chen Junqian, who woke up at the same time, subconsciously pulled his hands away from where he had been playing around, and then lifted his face, which had been washed with face wash all night. He felt a little dazed.

"Yo yo... what brings you here?"

Xu Youwei looked at the three people, unsure of what expression to wear, and could only give a curt reply:

"I've come to wish you a Happy New Year."

"Why did you come here on your own initiative this year... Wait, Sister Nianqiu, what are you doing here?"

Only then did she belatedly realize that someone else was still there. Chen Xi immediately rolled over, pinning Chen Junqian down, and made a retreating gesture towards Shen Nianqiu:

"Did you arrive this morning or last night?"

"Hmm? Who knows?"

Shen Nianqiu simply waved her hand dismissively, straightened up from the bed and stretched, displaying her beautiful body curves to the fullest. Chen Xi was about to question her when Xu Youwei immediately raised her hand to interrupt her.

"You two can wait a bit. By the way, do Aunt Wang and Uncle Chen know that the three of you are sleeping in the same bed?"

After these words, Chen Xi and Shen Nianqiu fell silent. It could only be said that they were quite bold to sneak over and raid the place last night. However, if the elders caught them in the act, the situation would become complicated. It was mainly because either of them could find a reason to sleep with Chen Junqian, but three people sleeping together was indeed too advanced.

"So you'd better go back to your rooms right now, straighten your clothes, and don't keep lying here."

Hearing Xu Youwei's words, Chen Xi surprisingly didn't refute them. Shen Nianqiu also casually buttoned up two buttons on her shirt. The two of them lowered their voices, seemingly shifting the blame to each other, while obediently starting to tidy their hair and clothes. However, neither of them showed any intention of leaving, seemingly planning to tell anyone who came that they were there to wake Chen Junqian up.

However, Chen Junqian quickly put his clothes on. He didn't want to appear too sloppy or like a 'scumbag' in front of his parents and elders. Seeing that the two weren't leaving, he simply got up on his own.

"Alright, just like last year, I'll bring you both your clothes. You can't go to breakfast in these pajamas, can you?"

"Uh-huh."

"Go, brother."