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

A week later, Xu Xi received her admission letter from Yuncheng University.

Wen Yao, Zhao Lin, and Qi Yu were all admitted to Yuncheng University as they had hoped.

Xu Xi could clearly sense that her brother had been very happy these past few days.

Although he outwardly remained expressionless, he would often hold her acceptance letter late at night, carefully tracing each large character with his fingers, a smile playing on his lips.

And so, a wish that had been hidden in her heart for a long time quietly crept into her little mind.

......

"Want to go swimming in the sea?"

Xu Nian asked in surprise.

Xu Xi nodded obediently.

"Yes, yes! It's so hot now, it's perfect to go to the beach to play in the water and swim to escape the heat. Just thinking about it makes me feel so cool!"

Xu Nian stopped washing the clothes and thought about it carefully.

My younger sister got into university, so I should take her out to have some fun during the summer vacation.

If they go swimming in the sea, but neither of them can swim and Xu Xi has certainly not learned, the risk of two landlubbers going into the water is too high.

"How about we go somewhere else? None of us can swim, and it's too dangerous for us to go into the sea."

After weighing the options, Xu Nian shook her head and refused.

Hearing this, Xu Xi lowered her head, her little mouth slightly pouted, and her pretty face was full of grievance.

However, her eyes quickly darted around, and an idea came to her.

"It's okay, brother. Yao Yao, Lin Lin, and Brother Qi Yu are going too. We'll bring life rings and play in the shallows. Nothing will happen!"

Qi Yu is going too.

Xu Nian thought for a moment and realized that she had heard Qi Yu mention catching ducks in the wild pond in his hometown before, so he must be able to swim.

In this way, safety is guaranteed, and it seems that there is no reason for me to refuse.

"Alright then, I'll take a day off and go with you tomorrow."

Xu Nian nodded in agreement.

"Yay!"

Xu Xi jumped three feet high with excitement and skipped back to her room.

She jumped up, landed on the bed, picked up her phone, and sent a message to Zhao Lin.

"Linlin, my brother and I are going swimming at the beach tomorrow, do you want to come along?"

After a while, Zhao Lin replied to the message.

"Forget it, I'm planning to go help Sister Na out tomorrow."

Xu Xi chuckled and typed a line of text on the screen.

"My brother said that Brother Qi Yu is going too."

The "typing" indicator in the chat window flashed for a long time.

"I've thought about it, and it's not like I'll miss out on making money for one more day. It's more important to spend time with you."

Xu Xi covered her mouth and chuckled, quickly covering her mouth so her brother outside wouldn't hear.

Her little feet thrashed about on the bed, knocking shallow dents into the soft blankets.

"Brother Qi Yu, we're going to the beach tomorrow, and Linlin is going too. Do you want to come along?"

Not long after, Qi Yu replied with an OK emoji.

OK! Another one sorted out.

Xu Xi turned over and continued searching for Wen Yao's chat box.

"Yaoyao, the weather is so nice tomorrow, it would be such a waste not to go swimming at the beach together, don't you think?"

"Damn it, in this hot weather, the most comfortable thing is to stay at home with the air conditioning on and watch anime. Don't ruin my determination to watch the second season of My Dragon Maid tomorrow."

"Oh~ But my brother, Linlin, and his Ayu all went. You'll be so bored staying home all by yourself."

(Kanna's sly smile)

At the same time, Wen Yao put down the bag of potato chips in her hand, screwed on the cap of the Coke bottle next to the bed, and angrily punched the teddy bear next to her, cursing under her breath.

"Aaaaaah! You bastards! You actually betrayed the Otaku Alliance!"

She picked up her phone and first angrily rebuked Xu Xi and Zhao Lin for their uncivilized behavior, then reluctantly agreed to the beach trip the next day.

With the last stubborn bone finally chewed off, Xu Xi clapped her hands happily, her little head swaying back and forth, even the ahoge on her head was bobbing from side to side.

In this way, she didn't break her promise to her brother, hehe.

However, this means I can't go swimming in the sea alone with my brother, hehe.

......

The next afternoon, everyone gathered at the entrance of the residential area.

"Tent, charcoal, barbecue grill, food, swimming rings, swimsuits... everything's there!"

Before setting off, the group did a final check on their luggage.

Xu Xi originally only planned to go to the sea for a while and then go home, but Wen Yao said that since they were already there, they shouldn't stay too long, and Zhao Lin suggested having a picnic on the beach, so they decided to add camping and barbecue to the itinerary.

Fortunately, Wen Yao's family's convenience store is like Doraemon's pocket, able to produce anything. All she has to do is get up early and prepare some fresh meat and vegetables to skewer.

After a while, a Toyota Hiace van stopped in front of them.

"How's it going, Brother Xu? Is the car I borrowed any good enough?"

The car window was slowly rolled down, and Qi Yu, sitting in the driver's seat, shouted to Xu Nian with a smug look on his face.

"Not bad, it's big enough."

Xu Nian opened the car door, helped the girls load their luggage into the car, and then sat in the passenger seat.

"Absolutely. Tiger heard that we have a lot of people and a lot of luggage, so he specially got this car from a friend to lend to us."

"Wow, that's impressive! I was worried we wouldn't be able to fit them all in; these tents are huge."

Wen Yao looked at the several tents that had been crammed into the back seat of the car and couldn't help but sigh.

If they were to travel in a sedan or a smaller SUV, they would have to leave behind some of their luggage before setting off.

"This vehicle also has a nickname, the Guangdong-Guangxi Light Infantry Transport Vehicle. It can carry 72 people when it has a passenger capacity of 12."

Qi Yu smiled as he shifted gears and stepped on the gas. The Toyota Hiace slowly started moving, carrying the girls' laughter towards the seaside.

"Ayu, you just got your driver's license, drive slowly. Look, you've scared Xu Nian."

Zhao Lin gently patted Qi Yu's shoulder, her eyes glancing at Xu Nian, who was trembling and hugging herself tightly in the passenger seat.

"Huh? I wasn't driving fast, only about 40 miles per hour."

Xu Nian rubbed her hands together, put her palms to her mouth, and kept breathing on them.

"No...no, I just feel a little cold, the air from the car's air conditioning is so cold..."

"Really? I've already turned the air conditioning down to the lowest setting."

Xu Xi, sitting behind Xu Nian, also huddled up, her little hands trembling as she placed them on her brother's neck to draw warmth.

"Brother Qi Yu, the air conditioning in the passenger seat is blowing too strong. Could you pull over to that food stall up ahead? I need to get some hot water."

"it is good."

Qi Yu slightly turned the steering wheel, and the Toyota Hiace slowly moved towards the large food stall in front of it.

Inside the food stall, the owner was leisurely reclining in a rocking chair, waving a palm-leaf fan while chatting and laughing with several diners.

It wasn't lunchtime yet, and there weren't many customers in the restaurant, so he could enjoy a while of peace and quiet.

Suddenly, a piercing screech of brakes rang out.

When the owner saw a Toyota Hiace parked in front of his food stall, he was startled and quickly jumped off his rocking chair and stood up.

The rear door of the Toyota Hiace was slowly pulled open, and a deep male voice came from inside.

"Frozen...frozen...frozen hands!"

"Holy crap! Run!"

In less than a second, diners dropped their chopsticks and scattered in all directions. Even the owner didn't have time to take off his apron before fleeing through the back door of the food stall.

Xu Xi jumped out of the car with a pink water bottle in hand. Looking at the empty food stall, the ahoge on her head curled into a question mark shape.