I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

"Then I'd better not cooperate."

After putting on her sweater, Shen Nianqiu pulled her legs out of the blankets and sat on the edge of the bed with them slightly raised, as if Chen Junqian was going to help her put on her long johns as well.

It can only be said that the system's achievement judgment for stockings is indeed very rigorous. Although Chen Junqian always felt that these things were essentially no different from long underwear, even after he actually dressed Shen Nianqiu in long underwear from bottom to top, the related achievement in his mind was not triggered.

"I need to go wash up, my hair is all messy... It wouldn't look good if my uncle and aunt saw it."

After she finished dressing, Shen Nianqiu quickly ran to wash up. Chen Junqian then picked up his sister's clothes from the other bedside table and leisurely returned to his room.

Well, all I can say is that Chen Xi, who just came from Shen Nianqiu's place and was also wearing a close-fitting cotton shirt, was a completely different person. No wonder the other person's fanservice achievement can only be unlocked through further physical contact, which is not as impressive as the achievement progress that the older sister gets with just one glance.

After helping his sister get dressed even faster than before, Chen Junqian suddenly remembered that he might be able to help Xu Youwei get dressed again when he went to her house this morning. He felt that it was indeed true that the male protagonist of a romantic comedy had a high threshold like a block of wood. He himself felt that his recoil control skills had improved by leaps and bounds as he practiced every day.

The breakfast session on the first day of the Lunar New Year was uneventful. When the elders asked with concern, "Did you sleep well last night?" Shen Nianqiu smiled and replied, "I slept very well." At the same time, she glanced at Chen Junqian and Chen Xi, making the latter immediately bury their faces in their noodle bowls like quails.

After breakfast, Chen Junqian set off with Chen Jun as usual. Although he was quite curious to see what Chen Xi and Shen Nianqiu would talk about after he left, he had already promised Xu Youwei, so he picked up the gifts, got into his father's car, and headed towards Xu Zhiling's house.

"Youwei doesn't live here much anymore, does she?"

On the way there, Chen Jun took the initiative to bring up this topic.

“I remember Mr. Xu bought her a new house, and it was already renovated.”

"Well, when I start high school in the second half of this year, I should move there completely. Right now, when I'm in school, Youyou will stay here."

"How are her grades now? Are they stable?"

"Although things were a bit volatile last semester, judging from my recent performance, things are pretty stable now."

"It seems like Mumu has made a lot of progress this semester?"

"Well, it's a case of accumulating knowledge and experience before finally making a breakthrough. Maybe there's still a chance to get into the honors class."

"It would be best if both of them could get into Ningzhong, especially Youwei. Sigh, you know, things haven't been going very well at the factory lately."

As a veteran employee of the factory for over 20 years and the director of the branch factory in another city, Chen Jun is very clear about the current situation of Phoenix Wear-resistant Materials Co., Ltd. In the past two years when the market was good, the main factory subsidized the branch factory. However, this year, the branch factory's profits have been used to make up for the losses of the main factory. This is still based on the fact that the main factory in Guoning has reduced its production scale and lowered costs.

"If things really don't work out, there's no need to keep pushing through the deficit and hoping things will get better."

"That makes sense, but it's the culmination of years of hard work. We can't accept it if they just shut it down. Let's think about it some more. But we should just talk about this between the two of us. It's the New Year, so when you get there, don't say anything like that. Just chat with Youwei."

"Ok, I know."

Upon hearing the familiar four-character mantra "It's Chinese New Year," Chen Junqian couldn't help but chuckle.

Before long, the two arrived at Xu Zhiling's house, where he would visit on time every year. However, Xu Zhiling did look a bit tired this year, but it was not for the reasons Chen Jun mentioned in the car. Instead, it seemed to be more of a resentment towards Chen Junqian.

"Junqian is here too. I heard he already brought his girlfriend home this year?"

The moment Xu Zhiling uttered those words, Chen Junqian looked up and saw Xu Youwei resting her chin on her hand by the railing on the second floor, seemingly waiting for him.

...It would be better to just stay in the room and pretend to be asleep, like in previous years, and wait for him to come and help me get dressed!

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Chapter 69: Mu Mu, why don't you play some games first? (Part 2)

Actually, it's not fair to say that Xu Zhiling brought up a sore spot. Firstly, he genuinely didn't see his precious daughter emerge from the room and climb onto the second-floor escalator after hearing the noise. Secondly, this has always been his image in front of Chen Junqian and his son. It's only because Chen Junqian himself is equally adept at playing the game, consistently helping his son deal with things without Chen Junqian making a clear statement, that romantic comedy titled "The Engagement" might have ended up being a difficult story to tell.

"The child is still young. What girlfriend or boyfriend? We should wait at least two more years. It's hard to say what will happen in the future. I've already let him be. This child is very opinionated."

"No way, he'll be sixteen next year too. When I was sixteen, I was already working on my own. Junqian is much more successful than I was back then. What's the big deal about dating? As long as it doesn't affect our studies or cause any accidents, there's no problem. We're not those old fogies, right?"

Xu Zhiling smiled and ushered the two to sit on the sofa in the living room. He then personally brought over two cups of tea, his gaze refocusing on Chen Junqian.

“I’ve always treated Junqian like my own child. If I ever have the chance to bring that girl over to visit me, I’ll definitely give her a red envelope.”

"Yes, thank you, Uncle Xu."

Chen Junqian verbally agreed, but his eyes were already fixed on Xu Youwei's reaction on the second floor. However, probably because they weren't very close, Youyou didn't seem to hear their conversation much. She just kept waving and mouthing to him, as if she wanted him to come and play with her.

"I'm going upstairs to find Youyou first."

After politely taking a sip of the still-scalding hot tea, Chen Junqian pointed towards the second floor, stood up, and spoke to Xu Zhiling. Xu Zhiling waved casually, seemingly wanting to discuss work-related topics with Chen Junqian.

"So slow..."

"Hey, your dad's here to greet me at the door, I should at least exchange a few pleasantries with him, right?"

"Tch, what's there to exchange pleasantries about? He must have asked Qinqin about your sister Nianqiu, right?"

"You know that? Did you hear that?"

Following Xu Youwei into her bedroom, Chen Junqian pulled up a chair and sat down, nodding at Xu Youwei who was sitting on the edge of the bed.

"I guessed it."

Xu Youwei sighed helplessly, her right hand unconsciously playing with a few strands of hair hanging by her ear, before explaining:

"Qinqin, you don't know, when my grandma heard that you brought your girlfriend home, she even called my dad and me back. I wanted to tell her directly that you two were not a couple, but I felt that if I did, the whole village would know soon, so I held back."

Seemingly trying to emphasize that this was merely her grandmother's idea, Xu Youwei huffed a couple of times with a touch of arrogance, posing her own question and then answering it herself:

"Does Qinqin know why she did that? It's because Grandma always thought that the two of us were the most perfect match, and she also gave my dad a lecture."

It can only be said that Xu Youwei's family situation is indeed quite special. This situation, where two generations of elders encourage their child to have an early romance, is subtle to the point of being somewhat abstract in every sense. The fact that Youyou was able to confess her feelings several times a couple of years ago is also inseparable from family factors.

However, she could only talk about it for now. After being smug for a while, she immediately realized her current role and, without even waiting for Chen Junqian to speak, she immediately wilted and started to steer the conversation towards Lin Mu:

"I can't say that we've actually been dating for a while... I always feel like older people of this age really like to make jokes about these things. I bet Lin Mu and the others do the same, right?"

"A little bit, I guess. You'll know when Youyou goes over tonight. It's just a little bit of joking around. And if Youyou is with us this year, we probably won't make any more jokes about it."

"No."

Xu Youwei blurted out those words almost without thinking.

"What's wrong?"

"N-nothing... I really shouldn't have gone with you guys."

"You're thinking about these random things again, aren't you? I've told you before, just let things take their course and relax. We're going to set off firecrackers together tonight, something we haven't done in a long time."

Seeing Xu Youwei's unusually soft and gentle appearance, Chen Junqian felt a bit of a headache. He quickly switched back to his counselor mode, stood up, sat down next to her, and stroked her face with both hands, a smile playing on his lips.

"Although the ultimate goal we are doing this for is to make everyone happy, if it makes someone really sad in the process, then there is no need to carry out this plan in the first place, so Yoyo can call it off now."

After all, the content of that novel was just Yun's own vision for the future; it couldn't guarantee that the three of us would actually turn out that way. Mu Mu specifically went to find that place where we could set off firecrackers this year because she felt you weren't happy this winter break.

"...Of course I know, otherwise I wouldn't have agreed to go along."

Chen Junqian's words of comfort were quite effective. Humans are such strange creatures. Perhaps because she knew that Lin Mu knew nothing about her, she could always retreat back to her initial comfort zone. Therefore, Xu Youwei wanted to continue pushing forward with the plan, even though she sometimes felt quite uncomfortable.

"I originally thought that Sister Nianqiu's visit this time would provoke Mumu, but nothing happened. The same goes for that letter. Has Qinqin read its contents yet?"

"No, but I don't really care. For me, it's enough that my sister put my home address as the mailing address and that the letter was actually returned safely."

"Yeah, it really is quite romantic when you think about it, just like a scene from a movie or novel."

“Youyou’s own story is very similar. After Wenyun’s new book was released, many people on the internet really liked the character Lian Xinyu.”

"...Why do I only see comments about XX bitches and XX mistresses?"

"Ahem, how about we all join in cursing the male lead for being a scumbag?"

After exchanging a few casual words, Xu Youwei asked another question out of the blue:

"Has Mu Mu not fallen for Qin Qin yet? Or has she already fallen for him but hasn't realized it yet?"

"The question itself is unreasonable, because different people have different preferences, whether it is in terms of outward expression or inner psychological feelings. If Youyou applies her own standards to others, the answer will definitely be completely different."

Chen Junqian, who was indeed quite knowledgeable in this area, gave this explanation, and Xu Youwei nodded thoughtfully, but immediately continued to ask:

"But there must be some common ground, like wanting more intimate physical contact?"

As she said this, she unconsciously moved closer to Chen Junqian.

After all, after deliberately avoiding each other, it had been quite a long time since the two of them had been so intimately alone in a room together. So much so that even though they were still talking about Lin Mu, Xu Youwei herself already wanted to hug and kiss him affectionately like before...

The phone on the bed suddenly rang. Xu Youwei woke up as if from a dream and pulled away again. Then she realized that it wasn't Lin Mu calling. After glancing at the number on the screen, she hung up casually.

"Who?"

"My stepmother."

Seeing Chen Junqian's puzzled look, Xu Youwei also pursed her lips and explained:

“Actually, it’s like this every year around this time. She always wants my dad and me to come to her place for the New Year. And every time I don’t go, she makes a sad face. But it’s really unnecessary. Her relatives have nothing to do with me. I don’t like this kind of dramatic behavior.”

As she spoke, Xu Youwei raised the corners of her mouth with a sly smile:

"But I will still accept her red envelopes every year, since my dad also gives his daughter red envelopes, so it evens out."

"It really does sound like something you, Yoyo, would do."

"That's the way it is. Sometimes I've wanted to tell her that she's going to live with my dad now and in the future, not with me. It's enough for her to be good to my dad. She doesn't need to try so hard to please me. That way, everyone can be more comfortable."

It's clear that Xu Youwei has indeed moved past the symptoms of her earlier ward riots when it comes to family issues, and she no longer gets bogged down in internal conflicts over these matters. So after making a couple of complaints, she started sneakily trying to get closer to Chen Junqian again.

"Qinqin—"

"What's wrong? Why are you calling me like that all of a sudden?"

"Although I don't really understand how Mumu defines liking or not liking, my own view on liking someone is very simple: I want to see him, hug him, talk to him, and play with him every moment. So I might have liked you a long time ago."

"Ok, I know."

"I need to hear you admit it yourself. If you admit it, then I can't guarantee that I'll be back in the future... but I can guarantee it today. I guarantee I won't give anything away in front of Mu Mu. I need you to admit that on this point, I'm definitely ahead of Mu Mu."

Seeing Xu Youwei stubbornly staring directly into his pupils, Chen Junqian readily admitted it, even giving her a huge bonus:

“Not only was she earlier than Mu Mu, but Youyou was the earliest.”

Does "earliest" mean "first"?

"I think so."

"Then I'll be number one."

"Number one in the world!"

"Then, Qinqin—"

When the girl's face came closer again, Chen Junqian suddenly realized:

Oh, so this time it wasn't a noun indicating a form of address, but a verb indicating an action.