I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

As for Chen Junqian himself, he never actually had the idea of ​​raising Xiao Xi into a two-dimensional, template-like younger sister character. Otherwise, he wouldn't have just let her wake him up every morning for so many years.

After all, if he really wanted that kind of model opera, Gu Lingguo next door could address him in different ways every day, like a perfect younger sister character, constantly appearing before his eyes.

Sink your consciousness deeper and deeper, focusing it on an achievement that has already been activated, named "Sister's Life".

I may not have the ability to achieve great things, but I was born to be this girl's brother, something no one else can take my place for.

Then, I slowly drifted off to sleep.

When he hears that name again, he will regain his senses and begin a new day, a new year, a new life.

After Chen Junqian fell into a deep sleep, another untapped romantic comedy achievement in his mind suddenly began to flash, showing signs that it was about to be unlocked.

If achievements could also have their own thoughts, the achievement "[Love-filled Bento Boxes are a Must]" would probably be championed by a single person, raising the banner of the Zhu Wenyun Party. The achievement "[0721]" would probably be counting on its own fingers how many times it has been triggered by that person. The achievement "[The Battleground is in Progress]" would probably be the one most easily ridiculed, since it has been challenged for several years.

As for her current achievement called "marriage contract," she must be confused and caught in some kind of paradox. After all, in the past, the only ones who could awaken her and make her see hope were her childhood sweethearts like Lin Mu or Xu Youwei. Occasionally, she would wonder if a fiancée character with a marriage contract would suddenly appear, like in "Nisekoi."

But why am I going to the "little sister" achievement section right now?

Sister, engagement.

These two words should never be put together.

Just like the previous incident caused by Lin Mu, the achievement milestone reward page jumped slightly at this moment, and the progress bar moved forward a little more.

Frankly speaking, marriage contracts always either exude a feudal atmosphere of "arranged marriage by parents and matchmakers" or a high-class atmosphere of "marrying someone of equal social standing and forming a powerful alliance," or "taking responsibility for the family business." In any case, they always feel very formal, so they have always been something that Chen Junqian could never reach, something he would never see or come into contact with in his life.

However, in many films and television dramas, lines such as the following often appear:

"If we brothers each have only one son, let them become sworn brothers; if they both have only one daughter, let them become sisters; and if one has a son and the other a daughter, let them become husband and wife!"

Compared to betrothal, this kind of purely verbal agreement, where the parties involved are often just joking about an arranged marriage, is actually more common. After all, people can say anything when they're drunk at the dinner table, but nobody takes it seriously. Just like the promise between children to "play together forever," it has no binding force or credibility.

So Chen Xi carefully recalled the stories she had heard from her parents.

My mother became Chen Junqian's grandmother's godmother not long after she was born, and the close relationship between the two families started around that time, which is about forty years ago now.

Because of this relationship, her father and Chen Junqian's father also had a good relationship. Considering her father's eloquence honed from his sales work, his love of drinking, and his tendency to joke around and act like brothers after drinking, Chen Xi felt that her father had most likely said the things mentioned above.

Now all we need to do is confirm it.

Quietly walking from her room to the door of her parents' bedroom, Chen Xi heard voices coming from inside. Without thinking, she pressed her ear to the door and began to play the role of an eavesdropper, a role that was always present in the scene of the two plotting.

Did you know that Junqian brought his girlfriend home today?

Is that true?

"Well, Guoning probably doesn't know since you only got back this afternoon. It's the girl Junqian brought home for Chinese New Year last year. She's his girlfriend this year. I bet they were dating back then last year."

"Shen Nianqiu, is that your name?"

"Yes, the tall and beautiful girl, she's two years older than Junqian."

"No wonder Xiaoxi came home looking so down tonight. I bet she's jealous of her brother."

"Go away, you haven't been back for a year, and when you come back you make up stories about your daughter like this. What kind of father are you? If she hears this, she'll hit you."

“I never made up stories about her. I saw it all clearly. When we were in Xinjiang, every time I talked to my daughter on the phone, she kept calling me ‘brother,’ she was much closer to her than I was her father.”

"I don't know if she's jealous of her brother, but you're jealous of your nephew."

"If they really have those thoughts, I'd be jealous, I'd be overjoyed."

Hearing her father humming a few words inside, Chen Xi carefully pulled the doorknob down a little. Although the door wasn't fully opened, the noise clearly reached the room.

"Xiao Xi? Still awake so late? Did you come out to use the bathroom?"

Soon, Chen Xi heard her mother's questioning voice from inside, so she simply opened the door.

"Yes, it's me. I'm not asleep."

"He's not asleep. I think he's not planning to sleep. He looks like he's about to go out."

Unlike her parents, who were already in bed in their pajamas, Chen Xi was still bundled up in winter clothes, clearly not planning to sleep and ready to go out. Therefore, she could only endure her mother's teasing and change the subject.

"I overheard them talking about my brother outside just now."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xi's father gave his wife a knowing look before replying with a smile:

"Hey, what about that girlfriend he brought back? Xiaoxi should know her, right? What do you think of her?"

"Sister Nianqiu is doing very well."

"Is it the kind of relationship where I'd be willing to have her as my sister-in-law?"

"...This is puppy love."

Not wanting to answer her father's question directly, Chen Xi avoided his gaze and whispered something.

“If this happened to someone else’s child, it would definitely be considered puppy love, but Junqian is different. If I treated him like a child, he would still be working hard as a salesman at my company right now.”

Chen Xi's father was quite dismissive of this.

“That girl named Shen Nianqiu is two years older than Junqian, right? She’ll be an adult next year, so she can’t be considered young anymore. It would be good for them to develop their relationship in advance.”

"However, it seems that her family's financial situation is indeed a bit lacking. If things aren't handled well at home, it could actually cause quite a lot of trouble."

"Does Dad know about Nianqiu's family situation?"

"Of course I know. Junqian went to Lin'an this time using company connections. I'm a long-time shareholder, after all. Luckily, that girl named Shen Nianqiu didn't intend to send money home. Otherwise, I would have called my sister-in-law and the others about it long ago. After all, she's not the only pretty girl in the world. With Junqian's background, he can find anyone he wants in the future."

At this point, he wore a rather regretful expression again:

"Actually, if I had to choose, Lin Mu would definitely be better. That way, our family would have more say in the company. We have a good relationship now, but we're not family after all."

Just as Chen Xi was about to complain, "Why does everyone think Lin Mu is the best?", she suddenly heard her father change the subject and mention her:

"But the best one is definitely our Xiaoxi. We know her well, and it would be a perfect match to strengthen our family ties. Godfather and Godmother would definitely be happy, and Xiaoxi would definitely like your brother, right?"

"...Um, well."

Unlike his daughter's faint, mosquito-like humming, the father's voice suddenly rose in pitch:

"Right, right? And to be honest, I even talked about this with my brother and the others before. What was it called again? An arranged marriage, yes, that's it—"

"It's the two of you!"

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Chapter Sixty-One: Everlasting Joy, Never Forgetting Each Other (Two Chapters Combined)

If Chen Junqian were to choose a few areas for improvement for the system as a user, he would like to see the name of the first person to trigger each achievement displayed, so that he doesn't have to start brainstorming about an achievement that he must have achieved while he was asleep as soon as he wakes up in the morning.

【engagement】

[Words that sound like they come from fairy tales and plays.]

[Because it can serve as both a guarantee that lovers will eventually be together, and a dramatic conflict that breaks up couples to unfold the story.]

[Condition for achievement: Establish any form of engagement with any female protagonist who is suited for romantic comedy]

Unlike the previous [0721], which also appeared suddenly but whose triggerer he guessed in a second, several answers popped into Chen Junqian's mind in an instant for this sudden achievement.

His first thought was whether it was because he had brought Shen Nianqiu home yesterday, and she had come as his girlfriend, and after meeting his parents, she had been temporarily accepted by them, thus bypassing the system's notoriously stupid achievement judgment mechanism.

Or perhaps something unexpected happened to Lin Mu and Xu Youwei, because the two previous signs of this achievement were related to these two people, which fully proves that both sets of parents are actually very willing in this regard. Now that Shen Nianqiu has suddenly intervened strongly as an external factor, it may become the opportunity for them to make a formal decision and thus achieve this achievement.

However, Chen Junqian quickly realized something else: if someone successfully achieved this accomplishment, the character's suffix attributes on that person's personal panel would likely change as well.

Clicking on Shen Nianqiu reveals that she is still the older sister.

Take another look at Lin Mu; they're still childhood sweethearts.

Finally, there's Hsu Yu-Wei, whose suffixes "first love" and "ex-girlfriend" remain unchanged.

The same applies to Zhu Wenyun and Gu Linguo.

With a touch of surprise, Chen Junqian finally opened Chen Xi's personal panel. He too couldn't help but feel a subtle mix of emotions as he looked at the five characters on it, the thought 'So these characters can be combined in reality?' popped into his head.

[Sister, fiancée]

……All right.

In a sense, this is indeed a romantic comedy.

After finding the person involved, Chen Junqian closed his eyes and pretended to sleep as usual, planning to ask his sister what had happened when she came over later.

Actually, if you trace the process back from the result, you can easily imagine what exactly happened. Chen Junqian remembered that his uncle finally came back to Guoning from Xinjiang yesterday to celebrate the New Year. Although he was not in Guoning, he would always make a few jokes after each online meeting with Chen Junqian, saying strange things like that the house was bought because Xiaoxi wanted to live closer to him.

Unlike Lin Mu and Xu Youwei's parents, probably because they had a long-standing relationship with his family, and given his uncle's personality, the success of this "marriage agreement" likely stemmed from the other party's unreliable words.

So the key issue now is what Chen Xi's attitude is, or whether he participated in the process of achieving this, and if so, what role he played.

After all, it can be seen from the conditions for achieving this achievement that it does not actually require a male and female protagonist in a romantic comedy. It is something that can be arranged by the elders without the two of them. Therefore, in many romantic comedy works, it exists as a setting that is present from the beginning and is determined before the story takes place.

Chen Junqian wanted to know if his sister was involved so that he could deduce her current thoughts and deep-seated feelings, and then consider his own attitude and response.

There's a feeling that as everyone grows up, the bond between An Muxi and her is slowly crumbling. Both Lin Mu and Chen Xi are beginning to show a worrying sense of instability in their personalities.

Fortunately, Chen Junqian had already resolved most of the other people's issues within the allotted time, so there wasn't much pressure in focusing on the two of them now. And compared to the other leading ladies who were much more adaptable, these two should be better off... right?

As Chen Junqian was pondering this, he soon heard the familiar footsteps and the sound of the door opening, which he heard every morning, and the footsteps stopped by his bedside as always.

Today, Chen Xi spent significantly more time observing and waiting here. In fact, she rarely did this in winter, since her brother was far less worthy of observation at this time of year than in summer. The blankets on the bed were always tightly wrapped around him, and all he could see was his face.

However, perhaps because of what she heard from her parents last night, Chen Xi suddenly felt that the face she had seen countless times had become different again, as if she had been given a filter by the world.

Just like Chen Junqian thought before going to sleep last night, she might indeed be a girl who lacks confidence in relationships. Just like those players in MOBA games who only play the meta-defining monsters and claim that every punch is the result of hard work and sweat, even after realizing the limitations of her sister's identity early on, Chen Xi still craves the inherent strength of this position.

In this new version of the new era where she has to transform or risk being brutally beaten by the Trisolarans, she didn't immediately put on her childhood sweetheart's clothes, but instead chose a more useful and powerful identity.

But this is just a matter of course, isn't it?

After all, her father admitted to it last night.

Looking at Chen Junqian's sleeping face, Chen Xi suddenly remembered that when she was a child, she once asked her brother about historical prophecies and predictions. At that time, she was particularly curious as to why these metaphysical things were so accurate, and Chen Junqian's answer to her was, "If they were inaccurate, they wouldn't be recorded."

I remember my brother telling her a story back then.

Everyone knows the story of Han Xin enduring humiliation by crawling between someone's legs. This teaches us to learn from Han Xin's wisdom in enduring temporary humiliation before achieving success, and not to be reckless and ruthless, which could ruin our future.

But actually, a thousand years later, another historical figure faced the same predicament as Han Xin. However, when faced with the other party's provocation of "Do you dare to stab me?", he ultimately chose to actually take a knife and kill the other party. He was then thrown into prison, but because of his previous reputation, he was eventually released by his superior who appreciated him. In the end, he even established a great dynasty and ascended the throne as emperor during the chaotic Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. His story also became one of the prototype events for Lu Zhishen's three punches to kill Zhen Guanxi in "Water Margin".

This person was Guo Wei, the founding emperor of the Later Zhou dynasty.

In fact, many things are like this. Just like the saying, "Great scholars will debate the classics for me," the two families may have had such an agreement before, but that is not important. What is important is that Chen Xi's father now really thinks that the two of them have such intentions, and that the two of them being together is indeed very helpful to the cause of both families. Then, these jokes from back then can be naturally included in the official history books, just like the two stories mentioned above.

This was the key reason why Chen Xi wanted to take the initiative to test, or even guide, her father to say those words last night; however, the process went even more smoothly than she had imagined.