I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

Since he had indeed told his family beforehand that he would be meeting with netizens during the World Expo, and given that Chen Junqian's parents were generally quite laissez-faire, they didn't say anything else about him spending the whole morning there, except to tell him to be considerate of Lin Mu's feelings.

It can only be said that Lin Mu is not the kind of person like Xu Youwei who can hide her thoughts very well. Although she didn't seem unhappy or strange after playing with Chen Jun and the others all morning, it was still obvious that her interest was much lower after entering the China Pavilion than when she was queuing outside.

"Don't burn your tongue when you bite into the skin and the soup. I've already poured the vinegar for you and left it here. I didn't add ginger or garlic because I know you don't like them."

It was obvious to the naked eye that when her son returned and was now accompanying her, quietly giving her instructions and demonstrating how to gently lift the soup dumplings into her bowl, Lin Mu's smile returned, and her tone of voice became much more lively.

"I heard that each of these xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) has at least sixteen pleats."

"Then Mumu, can you count them yourself?"

"The number of pleats shouldn't affect the taste, right? Ahh."

"...You almost splashed it all over me."

"Because, indeed, it's a bit hot."

"Mumu, you should swallow this first before you speak. Here's a tissue. Never mind, don't move, I'll wipe it for you."

Leaning slightly forward, Chen Junqian carefully wiped away the soup that had splattered from Lin Mu's mouth, then shook his head again.

"So let's bite a hole first, drink the soup, and then chew."

"really."

After eating about two, Lin Mu gradually got the hang of the method and rhythm, eating each small steamed bun in several small bites while asking Chen Junqian:

"Will Qianqian be with us this afternoon?"

"I made an appointment with her to go to the Saudi Arabia Pavilion together."

"Oh……"

It felt as if, in an instant, the punctured xiaolongbao in his chopsticks deflated in the same way. Lin Mu continued to ask:

What about at night?

"I'm fine tonight, but we've arranged to go queue up at the Japan Pavilion together tomorrow morning. Apparently, there's some extra limited-edition commemorative gift that you can get by completing all the limited-time interactions there."

"The whole day?"

"It should take a whole day, since I heard it's quite troublesome."

You could sense Lin Mu's hesitation and indecision, but in the end, she still chose to turn her head away.

"Then have fun."

After all, this was something Chen Junqian had already decided long ago; in fact, she herself had 'forced' herself to join this trip.

So if you look at it from another angle, at least she created some precious memories this time. After all, as the other party said, it's impossible for that person to monopolize all of Chen Junqian's time tonight.

However, if she hadn't come over, she would have been able to contact Chen Junqian, who was traveling, via QQ from home. If we put ourselves in the shoes of the girl named Shen Nianqiu, we would realize that she cherished this special time because she could only contact Qianqian via QQ.

but--

If the time she spent holding hands with Qianqian and going out together was special and precious to her, then the daily routine she spent with Qianqian in Guoning was just like that. So there was no need for her to feel uncomfortable or jealous. Rather, it should be the other person who should be jealous of her.

Lin Mu has always been a very empathetic and generous child; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to become friends with Xu Youwei, who was disliked by everyone in the class.

In many cases, she doesn't even need others to tell her; she can find more compelling reasons to convince herself because her family education and upbringing from childhood have shaped her current personality.

Especially, particularly in front of other people.

After all, Lin Mu wasn't the kind of girl who never had a temper or would throw a tantrum. She wasn't the kind of girl who had her own little ideas. Rather, the Mu Mu that Chen Junqian met in early September last year, when they were really acquainted, was closer to her true nature. She would lose money when her parents weren't home, want to eat delicious food, and play games on weekends until Sunday night before realizing she hadn't brought her homework home.

But that was only in front of Chen Junqian.

Just like when Chen Junqian was pulled away by Shen Nianqiu that morning, if there were only the three of them at the time, Lin Mu had no doubt that he could have clung to the other's arm and refused to let go.

Just like the princess in the fairy tale who lives happily in the castle but can only be killed by her wicked stepmother and cursed by the terrible witch, she can't even feel sorry for herself or complain about anything.

Lin Mu would absolutely, positively never do such a thing in front of others.

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy Dragon Boat Festival

I went to celebrate the holiday today, so there won't be an extra update tonight.

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy Dragon Boat Festival, and may all your wishes come true.

Since the author himself did not visit the Shanghai World Expo, most of the descriptions are based on his own observations of the footage and written records, as well as his research of relevant materials. Please forgive any errors or omissions in the details. Thank you for your understanding.

Thank you all for your continued support. I will try my best to update again next month.

Chapter 66: My Sister is an Achievement Master (Part 2)

As one of the most popular national pavilions during this World Expo, the Saudi Arabia Pavilion's main selling points, besides its overall moon-boat-shaped exterior, are its massive curved screen, which covers an area of ​​1,600 square meters.

Unlike traditional IMAX theaters, the IMAX in the Saudi Arabia Pavilion is not a conventional spherical shape, but a super-large three-dimensional screen. Combined with a dynamic platform, it allows the audience to have a strong sense of immersion, as if they are 'flying' or 'floating' while watching the movie.

However, before entering the hall, Chen Junqian and Shen Nianqiu faced a seemingly endless queue.

While waiting to enter, Chen Junqian took the initiative to flip through Shen Nianqiu's Expo passport, which had arrived two days earlier. This thing was a bit like Tang Sanzang's travel permit in "Journey to the West," and its main purpose was to collect stamps for each pavilion visited.

"My sister visited quite a lot of the pavilions, including the China Pavilion, Japan Pavilion, Germany Pavilion, France Pavilion, African Union Pavilion, and Spain Pavilion."

"Since we've already been here for two days, and we've visited quite a few less popular attractions that don't require long queues, but there are definitely some fun things to do there. After we've seen these popular attractions, I'll take you there."

Like ants carrying food, Shen Nianqiu sat on a folding stool and slowly moved forward with the group, putting on a sun hat. She then took out a tube of sunscreen she had prepared in advance from her small bag and waved it at Chen Junqian.

"Let me put some on for you, the sun is quite strong this afternoon."

Unfortunately, although summer vacation is the time when children have the most free time, it is also the hottest and sunniest time of the year. Especially on the road before they enter the air-conditioned spiral entrance, they are basically exposed to the scorching sun.

"I can do it myself."

"I don't believe you really know how to apply this. You boys probably only had prickly heat powder applied to your skin and a few creams applied to your face when you were little."

"...That's really true."

Having his secret exposed by Shen Nianqiu, Chen Junqian had no choice but to raise his hands in surrender, letting the other party do whatever they wanted to his face.

"Even when applying sunscreen, you can't just apply it right away. You have to do some cleansing and moisturizing steps first, otherwise it will affect the sunscreen's film formation or make it dry."

As she spoke, Shen Nianqiu first took out a wet wipe from her bag and carefully wiped away the sweat from Chen Junqian's face, behind his ears, and neck after he closed his eyes. Then she applied lotion and moisturizer again, and after the skincare products were fully absorbed in three to five minutes, she squeezed out an appropriate amount of sunscreen into her palm.

To be honest, after being taken advantage of by the other party, Chen Junqian understood part of why there was a sunscreen-related achievement in his list of un-unlocked achievements. This kind of interaction was indeed full of intimacy and subtle romance in every sense, which was really easy to make people feel uneasy.

Summer is the perfect time to wear sunscreen!

[Without a doubt, summer is the season with the most fan service (fan service) scenes in romantic comedies, and there are naturally many different kinds of play derived from this, with applying sunscreen being one of the representative works.]

Whether it's applying sunscreen to the heroine's back as she lies on the beach untying her bra strap, or watching her accidentally squeeze the milky white liquid of sunscreen onto other parts of her body, leaving a slightly sticky feeling, the moment warm hands combined with the cool, damp sunscreen touch the skin is the perfect way to capture the most wonderful expressions. Go try it!

Condition for completion: Actively apply sunscreen to the female lead who is suited for romantic comedies once in the summer.

Although the system's achievement descriptions were full of all sorts of ambiguous provocations, making one want to say something like "Four vegetarian steamed goose hearts," after nearly a year of battling wits with the system, Chen Junqian knew very well that its judgment mechanism was actually quite stupid in some aspects.

Therefore, when Shen Nianqiu gently and evenly applied sunscreen to his exposed right forearm in the same direction, he also took the initiative to apply a little sunscreen to the other's cheek, which was focused on his work, and rubbed it in circles with his fingertips.

"I already applied it before I came, but if my little brother wants to apply a little more for me, that's fine too."

As expected, both Shen Nianqiu and the embarrassing system in his mind immediately indicated that there was no problem, allowing Chen Junqian to easily unlock and claim another achievement, and the reward for the next milestone was just around the corner.

"You graduated this year, right, sister?"

"Yes, it was about a month ago."

"Will you experience any special feelings?"

"To be honest, it's nothing. Although we were classmates for six years in elementary school, I don't have any memories of spending time together when we were very young. Plus, I'm not the type to have many friends. I didn't even get to sing karaoke at graduation."

Chen Junqian neither agreed nor disagreed with Shen Nianqiu's words. After all, his situation when he graduated from elementary school in his previous life was not much different. Most of his classmates were just acquaintances who could be called by name. In the end, he and Zhong Yu and Lu Cheng ended their elementary school life at the first KFC that Yu Guoning had just opened.

"But how should I put it, I can't say that I didn't have any feelings or songs I wanted to sing at the time, but because of the braces, I didn't really want to go up, and in the end I didn't sing any songs."

Although Chen Junqian had already stated that he didn't care at all, it would be a lie for Shen Nianqiu to say that she didn't care at all. So, from the moment they met until now, she had been intentionally avoiding showing her teeth.

"What song does my sister want to sing?"

When asked this question, Chen Junqian recalled his past life. He vaguely remembered that he, Zhong Yu, and Lu Cheng were singing "The Days on Beijing East Road" and "Hello Tomorrow" back then. Moreover, they sang these two songs again when they graduated from junior high school, which can be considered graduation anthems in a certain sense.

""wish"."

"Oh, that's an old song."

Like "The Days on Beijing East Road," Chen Junqian remembers that this song was also recorded by high school seniors on the eve of their graduation. However, compared to the former, which was only released this year and has not yet become popular, this song is already an old song from more than ten years ago.

"If we're really talking about old times, the children's songs that everyone sings now are even older, and I think they're actually quite suitable for singing during graduation season."

"Indeed, I really like its lyrics myself."

In fact, the year of release is the least meaningful standard for these so-called graduation season songs, because their core themes are often completely similar. Whether it's nostalgia for the past, confusion and experiences in the process of growing up, or aspirations for the future, no matter how many years have passed, you can still instantly feel the scene and mood at that time when you listen to them.

"Right, right, my favorite line is 'Growing up is a door made of leaves, and childhood is a group of dear friends.'"

At this point, Shen Nianqiu seemed to remember something and took out the MP3 player she always carried from her pocket. She handed one of the earphones to the person she had been waiting for, selected the song from the music library, and started playing it. She then began to hum along softly.

The waiting time at the Saudi Arabia Pavilion was estimated to be four hours, but after playing all the songs downloaded into Shen Nianqiu's MP3 player, it would take much longer than that, which was more than enough time.

So she could sit here with him, propping her face up, listening and humming these songs that she had never sung at the karaoke during graduation, just like the lyrics say, "gently day after day, year after year," until they found themselves under another vast starry sky.

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The four-hour wait in line was indeed worthwhile. Although they had imagined it, Chen Junqian and Shen Nianqiu were still involuntarily shocked by the sight before them once they entered the Saudi Arabia Pavilion.

Today's film is "Arabian Journey," which, as the name suggests, mainly presents viewers with the natural landscapes, urban scenery, and cultural heritage of Saudi Arabia.

Once again, they sat down in an empty seat, just like in a movie theater. But this time, Lin Mu was no longer by Chen Junqian's side, nor was there the bucket of popcorn that had been spilled on the ground. Their fingertips no longer needed it to touch, because the moment the lights in front of them went out, Shen Nianqiu had already intertwined her fingers with his and held his hand in hers.

The moment the Arabic music began to play, the entire audience felt as if they were sitting on a magic carpet from a fairy tale, with each audience member lifted into the air. As the camera suddenly zoomed out and then crashed down on the screen, they had just passed through the clouds over the Red Sea and were immediately transported to the seabed.

The azure sea shimmered with golden light under the sun, and the colorful coral reefs seemed almost within reach. You could see the children in the front row reaching out to try and catch the schools of fish that were crashing into them.

In another scene, they seemed to be standing on the edge of a desert cliff again, with hot winds blowing in their faces and yellow sand flowing beneath their feet. Camels and millions of pilgrims walking through it gathered into a golden sea, surging towards their holy city. The entire audience also tilted slightly, giving the two of them an almost weightless and falling feeling. It was as if only their clasped hands could give them some sense of security, so they couldn't help but tighten their grip even more.

After the hustle and bustle of the holy city of Mecca subsided, and as the music gradually softened, the film transitioned to its finale, shifting back to the vast desert, this time at night.

Under the starlight and moonlight, the entire desert seemed to glow with a silvery-blue luster, as if it had fallen into the embrace of the Milky Way. This reminded Chen Junqian of the riddle in the movie "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Tiger's Might" that he had watched with his sister at the cinema earlier this year.

How many stars are there in the sky?

There are as many as the sands in the desert.

The Milky Way spreads across the night sky as lightly as a bride's flowing gown, with tiny diamonds embedded and adorning its hem like countless glittering stars.

To be honest, Chen Junqian had no knowledge of astronomy or constellations, so he couldn't name any of the stars in front of him.