Didn't you go to Teyvat to earn money to support me?

"You mean...Second Miss?"

"It's Kiana, the one who couldn't even get into university and had to go to Japan to repeat high school..." Sirin rubbed her temples. "I never thought human intelligence could be this low. And she's my sister, Sirin's sister—I froze her bank account. She probably only has a few hundred thousand yuan on her at most. She can't survive. It's been a month now. Has she admitted her mistake yet?"

The secretary was pondering whether to let the eldest daughter know that for the second daughter, who came from a common background, several hundred thousand euros was enough to live on for months, or even a lifetime.

"Second Miss...Second Miss has arrived in Japan and even found Ms. Theresa. Not only does she refuse to admit her mistake, but she also said...she also said..."

"What did you say?" Sirin turned her head.

"He said he found a super cute and super powerful landlord and plans to go back to Germany in a few years, overthrow all the tycoons and capitalists, and hang you on a street lamp."

Chapter Forty-Four: Awoo awoo puff puff puff!

At this very moment, Kiana, far away in Tokyo, is unaware that her every move is being monitored by the Shaniat family on the other side of the world.

She and Shen Liang had just finished their shooting practice for the day. The high intensity and focus required for shooting were no easier than other sports. At this moment, Shen Liang's muscles ached all over, and he was drenched in sweat, wanting nothing more than to lie down somewhere. In contrast, Kiana, despite her tank top being soaked with sweat, still looked radiant.

Shen Liang was about to go downstairs to take a shower and ask Rosalia and the others to prepare dinner, but when he turned around, he saw the white fur ball resting its chin on its hand, looking at the huge outdoor swimming pool on the rooftop, and then looking at Shen Liang with a rather shy expression.

"that……"

Shen Liang could tell what she was thinking at a glance.

"Want to use the swimming pool?"

Kiana nodded frantically.

"Actually, I've been really curious about this pool for a while now. I've never been to a rooftop pool before." Kiana chuckled, a little embarrassed. "Well, you understand, I go winter swimming in lakes every winter back in Northern Europe, it's so incredibly refreshing! I haven't swum in ages!"

Curiosity is understandable, but Shen Liang was also curious as to why Kiana, as a young lady from a prestigious family, could only swim in natural lakes.

Why don't you go to the swimming pool?

"There are so many people in the swimming pool, I don't want to be seen naked by so many people!" Kiana shuddered with disgust, hugged her chest and pouted, "Besides, the water is so dirty, some people have skin diseases, some people pee in it, and it hasn't been changed for days... I don't want to go!"

"In fact, it's unlikely that bacteria can survive in a swimming pool environment, so theoretically it wouldn't matter if you drank it," Shen Liang explained. "Chlorine is added, so it's very clean."

The white fluffy ball rolled its eyes at him. "I know, I'm not stupid, but feeling disgusted in my mind has nothing to do with whether I actually feel disgusted! I care more about my psychological evaluation!"

"Ha, women." Shen Liang disdained to argue. Sure enough, all women in the world are the same. There was no point in talking to her about logic. She cared more about "feelings".

This is a typical example of a straight woman.

"What are you laughing at, you stinky landlord? Why don't you take Rosalia and Lilia to the public pool? Would you like that?"

"Impossible!" Shen Liang said firmly.

Kiana sticks out her tongue.

But since Kiana had already shown an expectant expression, Shen Liang considered it for a moment and felt that given her dedication to teaching marksmanship these past few days, it wouldn't hurt to grant her a wish.

So, the floodgates were opened.

Shen Liang lives on the top floor. The developer provided him with a swimming pool with a capacity of 900 tons of water. For the convenience of residents, the multiple water inlets can be filled in about five minutes. Because Shen Liang doesn't use the pool for a long time, it is actually sealed, so no dust or debris will fall in, saving him the trouble of cleaning.

Soon, both the shallow and deep water areas were filled to the waterline, the water pump stopped working, and Shen Liang moved the beach chair next to the pool and put up a parasol, making it look quite presentable.

"Hey, it's nighttime, what are you doing doing this!" Kiana laughed loudly. "There's no sun, and it's still winter. Are you going to stand on the shore in the cold wind?"

Shen Liang was just doing it out of habit; in the summer, he was basically responsible for sunbathing by the pool, getting a healthy tan. It was just a habit now, and he only realized what he was doing when Kiana mocked him, his face turning slightly embarrassed.

"I like the cold air blowing on me, what's it to you!"

"Then you can keep blowing in the northwest wind, you stinky landlord, I'm not going to bother with you anymore!" Kiana couldn't contain her excitement for winter swimming any longer. With a cheer, she tiptoed to the edge of the pool and gracefully plunged into the water!

Shen Liang was stunned.

Although Kiana was only wearing a tight white tank top on her upper body because she was exercising with him, so it didn't matter if she went into the water, she was still wearing a baseball skirt on her lower body.

Then he saw Kiana, who had dived underwater, leap out of the water like a fish, accurately tossing her wet skirt and vest onto a beach chair on the shore, and then making a funny face at Shen Liang.

Shen Liang then realized that she had actually changed her clothes underwater. Knowing that she couldn't see anything due to the water's surface and the darkness of the night, she simply and neatly took off her clothes underwater.

The white underwear she wore underneath was made of a special material from Shaniat, which is breathable and waterproof. To facilitate her vigorous activities, it also served as a sports bra and swimwear, and she could go directly into the water without any problems.

"Hiss—" Kiana, who had just come out of the water, shivered from the cold wind outside. She then pulled back in, leaving only her head above the surface. "Landlord, landlord, it's so cold outside, come down quickly! Don't worry, you'll only feel cold for a few seconds after you go in the water, and then you'll warm up. It'll be much warmer than outside."

Shen Liang instinctively refused, and Kiana showed a dissatisfied expression.

It was a winter night, and he wasn't planning on going into the water. He just wanted to turn on the pool so Kiana and the Arlene sisters could have a good time.

As for him, he can just watch. Winter swimming is not something his body can handle, let alone his status. He is a reliable adult male.

Playing in the water with a sixteen-year-old girl? Are you kidding me?

"You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences!" Kiana had already swum to his feet when he wasn't paying attention. At this moment, she grabbed Shen Liang's ankle and pulled hard, dragging Shen Liang into the water instantly! Kiana reached out to shield him from the pool's edge, then pushed off the pool wall underwater, pulling Shen Liang up and propelling him five or six meters at an accelerated speed!

"See? It's not cold!"

"Awoo! Awoo! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!" Although Shen Liang could swim, he didn't react in time and swallowed several mouthfuls. Because this was the deep water area, the pool was 1.8 meters deep, and Shen Liang's feet couldn't reach the bottom at all. In his panic when he entered the water, he splashed around wildly.

"Don't panic, don't panic, I'm holding you! Hey, landlord, don't panic, I'm holding you!"

"Awoo awoo puff puff puff!"

"Don't grab me, don't grab me... Hahaha, don't grab my waist, hahaha! Landlord, don't be afraid to grab my hand, but don't grab my waist, hahaha!"

Soon Kiana, who was also an expert swimmer, was caught up in the rhythm. The two figures were tumbling and bobbing in the cold water, laughing and screaming all around.

When the dust finally settled, Kiana was exhausted from laughing and lay on the water in a backstroke position, looking utterly hopeless, as if she were a piece of driftwood. Shen Liang held her slender waist and lay on her lower abdomen, equally hopeless, like a drowning person clinging to a piece of driftwood.

Driftwood: "You've pulled out all my hair."

Drowning victim: "You deserved it. And when you swim in a pool, you have to tie your hair up and put it inside your swimming cap."

"You still have the mind to care about this?"

"Your hair is stuck in my nose."

The two exhausted people looked at each other and then laughed at the same time.

"Alright, have you hugged enough?" Kiana said in a low voice with a smile. "You're taking advantage of me and won't let go, huh? Alright, alright, let go now that you've rested enough... Really, Rosalia and the others will misunderstand if they see this."

She did a somersault in the water, throwing Shen Liang off her, and then grabbed his hand again. "Okay, landlord, don't be angry. Come play in the water with me!"

Are you crazy? Someone like me, would I go swimming with you?!

Looking at her bright, hopeful eyes, Shen Liang sighed, and all her remaining anger and thoughts of rejection vanished.

"I'm speechless. You're like Rosalia, never growing up."

"Hehe, isn't the landlord younger than me?"

At this moment, the two were unaware that two little ones, one in pink and one in blue, had been peeking through the crack in the door for quite some time outside the rooftop.

"Waaah... Rosalia wants to play in the water too!"

Lilia grabbed Rosalia, whose eyes were filled with longing, and gave her a look of disbelief. "Silly sister, aren't you just making brother and Kiana feel awkward if you go now?"

"But I want to play in the water!"

“We’ll go to the bathtub, you can play however you want, but your brother only has a few chances left for this important life event!” Lilia glared fiercely at her older sister. “We have to make sure our brother knows that he’s not at the age where he can treat us like little kids anymore. He’s our equal, he’s become a little kid himself!”

"Lilia, shouldn't you have said 'we've grown up' at a time like this?"

Chapter 45 Diesel Oil, Thickeners, and Empty Bottles

Generally speaking, the armies that fight against the continent of Teyvat should be led by those who possess the Eye of God, while the majority of the army should still be ordinary people.

Therefore, even in the war on the continent of Teyvat, one or two pistols would not provide much value.

The production chain of handguns is certainly very valuable, but Shen Liang could not possibly make such a thing, and even if he did, it would be unlikely that he would bring it to Teyvat.

He needs something to deal with the war.

"Brother, do you want to participate in the war between Haiji Island and the Shogunate?" Bronya frowned. She was conducting a system firewall attack experiment for a client, but upon hearing Shen Liang's words, she immediately paused the hacking. This caused the client's domesticated hacker to show a victorious expression, marveling that even Europe's number one hacker, MiCity Hacker Rabbit, was nothing special.

But before he could finish his reflection, Bronya pulled up four server groups, and millions of web crawlers shattered the client's firewall. She didn't even bother to consider the client's feelings and simply sent over the payment account information.

Then she switched the screen directly to Shen Liang's picture, staring at him with a dangerous look written all over his usually expressionless face.

“Bronya believes that participating in national wars is a terrible mistake. Brother should always prioritize his own safety. If going to Teyvat is dangerous, Bronya thinks it's better not to go, let alone join the war,” Bronya said coldly. “If brother is really short of money, Rosalia and Lilia don’t need to eat so well. It doesn’t matter if they are raised in poverty, since they have been raised in poverty for ten years anyway.”

Shen Liang hurriedly turned around. Rosalia and Lilia were sleeping soundly in each other's arms on the bed, showing no signs of waking up. He immediately left the bedroom to prevent the Arlene sisters from overhearing their conversation.

Otherwise, the "Bronya sister" who has always held a high position in the hearts of the Arlene sisters would probably have fallen from grace. They would never have approved of such a sister who persecutes her younger sister by feeding her so much.

"Don't spoil Rosalia and the others so much. They're already willful, and now that they're spoiled, they'll have a hard time navigating society later on," Bronya said calmly, glancing at the Arlene sisters who shared a bedroom with Shen Liang.

"It's okay," Shen Liang said with a warm, older brother-like smile. "Then you can stay out of the workforce."

Can you support them for the rest of their lives?

Bronya really wanted to yell at him, but considering Shen Liang's personality, she figured he might actually agree to raise her. Bronya knew all too well how much Shen Liang doted on the orphanage girls... she herself was an example.

Therefore, the orphanage was able to send the Lin sisters to Shen Liang without thinking or even notifying him, because they all knew that Shen Liang would not refuse.

But it's precisely this kind of unconditional pampering that's deadly!

—You didn't only have one sister in the orphanage!

Bronya sighed deeply.

"I don't want to go to war, I just feel..." Shen Liang hesitated for a moment before deciding to describe his feelings.