I turned reality into a romantic comedy

"Did you agree?"

"Huh? Um, what's wrong?"

"Grandma says a lot of junk food is unhealthy."

"That's not wrong, but it's okay to eat it occasionally."

Feeling that he might be able to understand what the other person meant, Chen Junqian took the initiative to ask Zhu Wenyun:

What about you? What are you planning to bring along?

"It's probably boiled corn on the cob, dried sweet potatoes, and things like sunflower seeds and peanuts. They're all from our own farm, so they can last a long time and keep us full."

"That's great! I also really love roasted sweet potatoes. How about we take turns eating them?"

"……Um."

It felt like petting a big, proud cat or dog that liked to stare at you, but at least the result seemed pretty good. Zhu Wenyun agreed and finally moved on, returning to the conversation mode that the two of them were used to.

"I've already submitted that previous draft to the website. It's not that I don't want to show it to you, but I want to hear other people's opinions first, revise it, and then show you the best version."

"Well, it's already quite impressive that you were able to write it at all, and besides, it wasn't even written for me in the first place. How do you feel about it?"

"This is probably the first time I've spent so much time writing such a long article, or rather, a novel..."

At an age when elementary school students only need to write 400 words to pass a Chinese composition, creating a novel of several thousand or even tens of thousands of words is indeed a magnificent undertaking, especially for Zhu Wenyun, who had no prior experience in this area.

"But I can definitely feel myself improving. It feels different from writing weekly journals and essays in Chinese exams. I should be able to do a little better in the next essay competition."

As a promising student favored by Chen Junqian, the Chinese language teacher of both classes, Zhu Wenyun was usually the one to take on essay competitions. However, the results of the first two competitions were not particularly good, which led to various rumors.

However, in Chen Junqian's opinion, it's simply that Zhu Wenyun's personality is too hesitant or indecisive, and her adaptability is extremely poor. Once she encounters a situation that she didn't anticipate, she will panic. Therefore, compared to this kind of impromptu competition, she would be better able to complete her weekly journal or this novel with ample time.

Although this time it was still a bit of a drag on.

"If I get selected... there might be prizes and royalties."

For Zhu Wenyun herself, another reason why she agreed to Chen Junqian's writing assignment was that she also wanted to prove herself through this, both at home and at school.

"hope so."

Faced with Zhu Wenyun's imagination having already leaped to the point of manuscript fees and prizes, Chen Junqian couldn't help but chuckle, but still nodded and offered a word of encouragement.

After all, a sense of humor and imagination have always been among the most important qualities. If one day your brain really becomes dull and slow to react to everything, and everyone and everything on and off the screen only shows you a bland and lacking side, then it does mean that you have lost them and lost your last weapon in the face of this world.

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Since it's not yet Chinese New Year, a certain celebrity surnamed Liu and his song "Gong Xi Fa Cai" haven't been fully thawed yet. Right now, the supermarket is playing Top Combine's "Cotton Candy." This new song, released just last year, immediately grabbed a new wave of ringtones and customizable ringtones along with JJ Lin's "Little Dimples," which was released around the same time. It even made people who hadn't heard these two songs hum along to a few lines of the melody.

Clearly, Lin Mu is one of them.

Compared to Chen Junqian's online friend and his sister, Lin Mu's singing skills are undoubtedly characterized by a strong focus on emotion. However, it's not so bad that it's unbearable to listen to. Apart from being quite off-key, her timbre is still very good.

"I want to push the shopping cart!"

As soon as they entered the supermarket, Lin Mu bypassed the shopping baskets and stood proudly by the shopping carts, making a declaration to Chen Junqian and his mother behind him. He even pushed one out of the supermarket without asking permission first.

"Go ahead and push, just don't sit inside."

Lin Mu's mother seemed to be used to her daughter's actions, and then went to get a shopping basket from the side.

"I'll go upstairs first to buy laundry detergent and toothpaste for the house. You and Junqian can shop around downstairs for a bit. I'll be down soon, so don't wander off."

"I know, Mom."

Faced with Lin Mu's generous gesture of making way for him, Chen Junqian reached out and grabbed the shopping cart handle with her. Fortunately, she wasn't the kind of brat who liked to drift around the aisles of the supermarket, so the two of them slowly pushed the cart as they strolled to the snack section, which was a favorite among children.

As one of the top three most desired gifts for children during holidays in this era, the Want Want gift pack is undoubtedly the most eye-catching among all the snacks. Lin Mu quickly grabbed a big bag and put it in the shopping cart, feeling that it immediately took up almost half of the cart's capacity.

Just as Lin Mu began searching for Oreo and the prince, Chen Junqian's gaze was suddenly drawn to another row of products on the nearby shelf.

Kinder series.

For him as a child, Kinder chocolate, which looked incredibly delicious on the TV screen and claimed to have "the same nutritional value as a glass of milk," and Kinder Surprise eggs, which promised to "fulfill three wishes at once," were just distant snacks that existed only in advertisements.

After all, the price of six yuan per piece was far beyond his imagination at that time. It was a price that he would feel bad even if he used his parents' money to buy it, so he would never ask his parents for it.

However, unlike the Magic Ice Cream, which had been completely discontinued by the time he remembered it later, Chen Junqian had bought two of them before his rebirth and tried them. They were actually quite ordinary, even a bit too sweet chocolate flavor, and the little toys that came with the Surprise Eggs were hardly interesting.

So when Chen Junqian saw them again at this moment, he didn't feel anything special. He just glanced at them and followed behind Lin Mu, watching her squat there picking and choosing Oreos and Prince cookies from the shelf.

"Why don't we buy one of each?"

"also."

Seeing the girl in front of him holding a bag of sandwich cookies in both her left and right hands, her ponytail bouncing with joy, Chen Junqian smiled and nodded in agreement, putting aside his thoughts.

When childhood is gone, it's like a bag of snacks that's been eaten up; all that's left is the empty bag in your hand, and memories rustle inside.

Lin Mu found Chen Junqian acting strangely all of a sudden. She walked back, casually put the snacks she was carrying into the shopping cart, then took his hand and smiled at him:

"You can't let me choose all of them, you should also choose what you like."

However, there are always things that can be held onto from childhood to adulthood.

Chapter 42: You call this a homemade bento box? (Two parts combined)

Since the homeroom teacher did not strictly require the students to sit in the same order as in class on the bus, Lin Mu sat down next to Chen Junqian as soon as he got on the bus, carrying a bulging backpack.

Over the course of more than a month, she gradually lost her initial worries and even began to openly display the fact that the two of them had a very good relationship in front of the other classmates.

"Actually, I originally wanted to grab a seat in the last long row and invite Weiwei to sit with me, but unfortunately I didn't manage to get one."

A little unwilling, Lin Mu glanced back at the boys who had already taken out their Ludo games on the long seats in the last row. She mumbled something in her throat for a while, but Xu Youwei, who was separated from her by the aisle, didn't seem to care much. She smiled and said it was okay before turning her head to look at the scenery rushing past outside the window.

As soon as everyone got on the bus, they started taking out snacks from their bags. Chen Junqian, who was sitting by the window, subconsciously opened the window halfway to let in some of the mixed smells that suddenly rushed out of the bus. Lin Mu thought he had seen some special scenery and curiously leaned his upper body over to look out.

Unlike her usual ponytail, Lin Mu's mother had given her a slightly more complicated hairstyle, probably because they were going on a spring outing. The high half-ponytail had loose ends hanging over her shoulders, and she had specially braided it into a three-strand braid with a cherry-decorated hair tie. The remaining strands of hair occasionally brushed against Chen Junqian's nose with the wind, making him feel itchy and wanting to sneeze.

"It's nothing."

"It's just opening a window to let in some fresh air."

After helping Lin Mu back into her seat and fastening her seatbelt as instructed by the homeroom teacher standing in the front row, Chen Junqian casually praised her.

"Your hair looks really good today."

"Yes, I like it very much too."

Has Mumu ever been to Jing County before?

"I think I've been there before? I don't really remember. Actually, I prefer staying at home more than traveling. What about you?"

"I've been there twice, but I don't remember it very well, although I never really look forward to school field trips."

In Chen Junqian's memory, the most memorable spring and autumn outings arranged by the school during his primary school years were probably the spring outing to Jingting Mountain organized before the sixth grade graduation. When all the classes took a group photo at the top of the mountain, it seemed that many students were too tired or simply too lazy to climb to the top. Their homeroom teacher kept nagging about it for a long time, almost as if he wanted to relive the story of the summer camp in Japan.

"I also think the school's spring and autumn outings aren't very fun, but if we have one less day of class, we can treat it as a holiday."

As she spoke, Lin Mu took out a bag of rice crackers from her backpack, gave one to Chen Junqian, and then started crunching on another. After finishing, she subconsciously licked her fingertips, but after realizing that Chen Junqian was staring at her, she still made a slight excuse:

“I would definitely not lick it at home, but wipe it off with a tissue, but I’m not at home now.”

"really."

In fact, Chen Junqian could understand Lin Mu quite well. After all, many of his little actions were indeed instincts or even nature of children of this age. However, as long as he was in front of adults, whether he was eating at his own house or at someone else's house, Lin Mu would generally not exhibit any impolite behaviors such as shaking his leg, picking at his food, sticking his chopsticks into his rice, or eating with his left hand bent over instead of holding the bowl.

While this is indeed a reflection of good upbringing, perhaps because the Lin Mu he first met was the Lin Mu in the form of someone whose parents were not at home, Lin Mu was able to relax a little in front of Chen Junqian, just like he is now.

After eating two rice crackers, he felt a bit salty in his mouth. After rummaging through his bag for a while, Lin Mu finally managed to pull out a round box of Want Want Tea Jelly.

Unlike the "When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut. My grandparents were so happy that they gave me a big slap in the face for my favorite food... Xi Zhi Lang Jelly" that Chen Junqian ate more often and saw more often on TV, this tea jelly seemed to have added ingredients.

Sure enough, after tearing open the packaging like he would a cup of instant noodles, Lin Mu then tore open the individually packaged creamer and poured it over the tea jelly inside. Only then did he pick up the small plastic spoon that came with the package, scoop up a spoonful, and contentedly put it in his mouth, remarking with satisfaction:

"This is super delicious!"

Then, she waved her little spoon at Chen Junqian:

"Would you like some, Qianqian? It's not too sweet, it has a slightly bitter tea flavor."

Faced with this opportunity to rack up achievements that was practically handed to him, Chen Junqian certainly wouldn't refuse. He had just nodded in agreement when another spoonful of tea jelly was tremblingly brought to his lips. He lowered his head and caught it with his mouth, and the bouncy tea jelly rolled directly into his mouth. It did taste pretty good.

And he also managed to get the feeding play achievement again, but unlike Xu Youwei who fed the other person herself, this time Lin Mu fed him.

Just as Chen Junqian was checking the progress of his achievements in his mind and savoring the slightly bitter-sweet taste that was slowly melting in his mouth, he suddenly noticed that Xu Youwei at the other end of the corridor had turned her head over again at some point, with a jelly in her mouth, propping her cheek up as she looked at him and Lin Mu, seemingly lost in thought.

Even after their eyes met directly in the air, she made no attempt to look away. However, judging from the jelly bag in her mouth that suddenly deflated, her mood didn't seem as calm as she appeared.

However, Lin Mu, whose back was to Xu Youwei, did not notice this. She was still gently shaking her head from side to side, hoping to get a word of praise from Chen Junqian. The cherry hair tie she was wearing bounced lightly in the sunlight, sparkling like crushed diamonds.

"good to eat."

"Would you like to eat some more?"

Feeling that watching Chen Junqian eat was more enjoyable than eating himself, Lin Mu eagerly picked up his spoon again, to the point that Chen Junqian really didn't expect him to say "Come on...ah" like the achievement title suggested.

After being fed several more bites, Lin Mu finally seemed completely satisfied and leaned back in her seat, then brought up her birthday at the end of the month:

"October 30th is a Friday. My parents are throwing me a birthday party at the Jintianhai Hotel. Do Qianqian and Weiwei want to come? You can come and eat for free without having to pay a gift."

According to the customs of their hometown, the most important birthday celebration for children is after their first birthday and then their tenth birthday. Generally, it is held in a grand manner, and it seems that Lin Mu's birthday celebration is no exception.

"I should be able to go."

Whether intentionally or not, Xu Youwei echoed Chen Junqian's words immediately after he finished speaking:

"Friday should be fine, I guess."

"Okay! I'll go back and tell Mom and Dad that you can sit at the table with the kids. I'll come find you after I'm done with this."

As the main character of the day, according to the traditional procedure, Lin Mu is in a sense the same as the bride and groom at the wedding. He will have to perform a talent in public and then be led to greet the guests at each table. That's why I'm telling them this beforehand.

The journey of more than two hours was indeed a bit long. Even though they ate and chatted, most of the students felt sleepy after about an hour and a half. Soon they either dozed off or actually fell asleep in their seats. However, Lin Mu was unusually energetic today.

More accurately, it looked more like some kind of awkward, uncomfortable posture.

"...You don't need to use the restroom, do you?"

He immediately noticed a little girl next to him squirming in her seat, looking rather uncomfortable. Considering the child's constant talking since boarding the bus, Chen Junqian whispered to her to confirm.

Yes, a little.

"Wait a minute."

After unbuckled his seatbelt and quietly confirmed with the homeroom teacher, Chen Junqian returned to his seat and whispered words of comfort:

"We'll be at the service area in three minutes. There are public restrooms there."

Thanks to the good news brought by Chen Junqian, Lin Mu breathed a sigh of relief. However, she kept her slender legs tightly together, held the hem of her shirt with both hands, bit her lip, and nodded. The moment the car finally stopped, she quickly got out of her seat and ran towards the restroom.

Chen Junqian, who had been sitting on the bus for more than an hour, took the opportunity to get some fresh air and stretch his body. Soon, he saw buses carrying students from other classes arriving at the service area one after another. Many students got off the buses, some anxious and some relaxed, making it quite lively for a while.

"Hey--"

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind him. Before Chen Junqian could react, a hand, seemingly holding his mouth, covered his mouth. Judging from the action, it even looked like a kidnapping scene.

"Wishing you well...?"

Before he could even call out her name, the girl's hand was already slightly outstretched to Chen Junqian's lips. However, what followed to cover his mouth was not a wet wipe soaked in mysterious anesthetic gas, but something harder, like granules, with a faint fragrance.

In the next instant, the achievement system in Chen Junqian's mind rang again, but this time it was two completely different things from the one in the car. In addition to the achievement "Come on...ah", another achievement that had never been triggered before was also unlocked for the first time.

[Essential for lovingly prepared bento boxes]

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. In romantic comedies, at least one of the female leads always seems to have cooking skills, and she'll hand over the bento box while saying classic lines like, "I didn't make this especially for you, I just bought extra ingredients."

Of course, even those seemingly dark or simple bento boxes contain the precious sentiments of the female protagonists. After all, who would dislike a girl who is willing to wash her hands and cook for them?

Achievement conditions: Being given a handmade bento by the female protagonist who is suited to romantic comedies. Reaching key milestones such as once, ten times, one hundred times, one thousand times, etc., will count as completing one achievement.

At the very moment the achievement was lit up, Chen Junqian, who had subconsciously chewed the foreign object that had entered his mouth, finally realized what the other party had stuffed into his mouth.

The sunflower seeds were peeled one by one by hand and then gathered into a handful in the palm of the hand.

At this moment, Chen Junqian didn't have time to complain about how this thing could be successfully identified as a handmade bento by exploiting a bug, because even though Zhu Wenyun had completely swallowed the handful that was loosely held in his hand, the other party still didn't seem to want to let go. The warm palm was still pressed against his lips, and even actively rubbed it a couple more times as if it didn't mind getting dirty.

So he shouldn't have so easily gotten the impression that he had already smoothed things over a few days ago. In a sense, her thoughts and actions are the most unpredictable. Is that why the system gave her an A rating for action adaptability?