The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

"Alright, there's no one else here. How long are you going to lie here?"

After carrying Xu Xi up the mountain for a while, Xu Nian flicked her little head.

Xu Xi then stretched and slowly let Xu Nian put her down.

"Hehe, it must be hard for you to carry that bag, let me help you carry it."

Xu Nian didn't stand on ceremony with her and directly took off her backpack and hung it on Xu Xi's back.

After walking for a short while with her bag on her back, Xu Xi started panting heavily.

"What's wrong, Xiaoxi? Are you feeling weak?"

This time, Xu Nian walked in front of her, backing up the mountain while teasing the leisurely Xu Xi.

"Waaah... I can't carry the bag anymore... Brother..."

Xu Xi blinked her big, watery eyes, wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes, looked at Xu Nian pleadingly, and said pitifully.

She originally wanted to share her brother's burdens and help him unload the weight on his shoulders.

But this burden, though light on her brother's shoulders, felt like a thousand pounds on her.

Seeing the little one struggling to stand up straight under the weight, Xu Nian sighed and quickly took the backpack off her back and carried it on her own shoulder.

Xu Xi rubbed her slightly sore shoulders and couldn't help but feel a little guilty about her behavior just now.

My brother carried such a heavy bag, and I pretended to be asleep so he could carry me up to the middle of the mountain.

So she quickly caught up with Xu Nian, walked behind him, and supported the bottom of his schoolbag with her small hands.

"No, Little Creek, that's dangerous."

Xu Nian stopped, turned around, took Xu Xi's soft little hand, and led her up a step.

Although the schoolbag was heavy, it wasn't as heavy as the bricks he had carried, nor as heavy as the goods he unloaded every day at the logistics park.

For him, this was nothing.

The two walked hand in hand uphill, occasionally encountering tourists turning back to go downhill.

Some people didn't come for the sunrise, while others felt that no matter how beautiful the sunrise was, it wasn't as important as their own legs and feet, so they decided to cut their losses in time.

"Can you still walk, Little Creek?"

Xu Nian stopped and looked at Xu Xi, whose legs were trembling slightly beside her.

"I...I can still manage..."

Xu Xi bent over, panting heavily.

Having not exercised for so long, climbing such a high altitude all at once caused every cell in her body to protest.

She regretted it somewhat; she shouldn't have listened to Wen Yao's slander and come to climb the highest peak in Yuncheng in the middle of the night.

Even Wen Yao, who had trained in physical fitness, only talked about it; she had never actually climbed it herself.

It also affected my brother, who is always busy, so he couldn't get proper rest on his days off.

The more she thought about it, the more ashamed she felt.

"Brother, how about... we go back?"

Xu Xi began to have second thoughts.

If she climbed any higher, her little feet wouldn't be able to hold on.

"We're only a few hundred meters away from the summit."

Xu Nian looked up and seemed to see the tents that the tourists had set up on the mountaintop.

He glanced at Xu Xi, who was almost exhausted, chuckled twice, and gently picked her up in his arms, carrying her step by step toward the mountaintop.

"Honey, honey, look, other people can carry their girlfriends up the mountain. I want my husband to carry me too."

A woman, panting heavily, tugged at the arm of the man next to her after seeing Xu Nian carrying Xu Xi up the mountain, her eyes filled with anticipation.

The man looked at his robust wife, who was nearly two meters tall and weighed 180 pounds, and shook his head with a wry smile.

"Honey, that girl is so thin... If you were that size, I could hang one on my chest and carry one on my back."

"Ugh! How dare you call me fat! I'll fight you to the death..."

......

"Phew...finally at the top!"

Xu Nian stomped heavily on the ground at the top of the mountain and let out a long sigh of relief.

The journey here has really exhausted him.

She carried a heavy bag on her back and held an 80-pound kitten in front of her.

However, after looking around at the scenery, he felt it was all worth it.

The distant mountains stretch endlessly.

The moisture in the early morning gathered halfway up the mountain, condensing into a thin layer of mist.

Looking into the distance, the Yuncheng city where I live day and night looks like a small cookie, with the tall buildings just dents on it.

"When you reach the summit, you will see all the mountains below." This must be what they mean by that.

Xu Xi jumped down as well, excitedly took Xu Nian's hand, and looked around.

This was the first time she had ever seen such a spectacular scene, and she couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Through his own tireless efforts (referring to being carried by his brother for three-quarters of the journey), he finally reached the highest peak of Cloud City!

The scenery here is truly exceptional, and even the air feels much fresher.

"Brother, look at that little thing, isn't it the Huanyu Shopping Mall?"

Following the direction Xu Xi pointed, Xu Nian saw a small building.

He squinted and examined it carefully. Although the building seemed small to him, it was already quite large compared to other buildings.

"It shouldn't be. Huanyu Shopping Mall doesn't have its lights on at night. That's probably the tallest building in Yuncheng, the Yuncheng TV Tower."

"Huh? The TV tower is actually this small?"

Xu Xi said in surprise.

The TV tower, which usually towers into the clouds, is now only the size of a grain of rice.

Xu Nian nodded gently.

He looked around and saw that there weren't many empty spaces left; the area was already filled with tourists' tents.

"Let's set up the tent first, there won't be enough space later."

"it is good."

Xu Nian put down her schoolbag and, together with Xu Xi, carefully took out the tent from inside.

This was Wen Yao's way of showing her support after hearing that the two of them were going to climb Shou Mountain. The condition was that Xu Xi would send her a copy of the sunrise photos she took.

Wen Yao: "Climbing a mountain through the clouds is still climbing!"

"Xiaoxi, could you turn on the flashlight for me? I need to study the instruction manual."

"good!"

This tent folds up very well, making it easy to pack into a small ball and take with you.

The downside is that the assembly process is sheer torture.

Xu Nian carefully studied the instruction manual, and gradually frowned.

The tent was a foreign product, and even the instruction manual was entirely in foreign languages, which he couldn't understand at all.

"Little Stream, can you read these words?"

He remembered that Xu Xi had good grades and should be able to understand these more advanced things.

Xu Xi glanced down at it briefly and memorized the assembly steps.

With her English proficiency, understanding this instruction manual would be no problem for her.

"Brother, hold the pole for me, I'll do the installation."

Having learned how to install it, Xu Xi quickly assembled the tent's outline.

Xu Nian assisted Xu Xi from the side, and couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.

It takes the power of knowledge; if it were him, he'd probably be sleeping in a pile of dirt tonight.

Before long, a complete tent appeared in front of the two of them.

"Thank you for your hard work, Xiaoxi."

Xu Nian gently rubbed Xu Xi's little head.

Xu Xi chuckled and snuggled against Xu Nian's chest in a coquettish manner.

Just then, a college student-looking boy walked up to the two of them, his face flushed.

"Um...excuse me, could you please help us set up our tents?"