I turned reality into a romantic comedy

Because winter is here and it gets dark faster, the two of them had to shorten their after-school adventures, which had lasted for a whole semester. After all, even without their parents' instructions, wandering around outside after dark is a risky thing in itself.

However, since Xu Youwei's expression clearly showed that she didn't want him to refuse, or rather, that she would bite him if he dared to refuse, Chen Junqian had no choice but to agree.

"it is good."

"But we all have to get home before dark."

"Don't worry, it won't be too late."

As the broadcast of the morning exercises ended, Xu Youwei, guessing that her classmates would be back soon, returned to her seat contentedly.

Then, for the rest of the day, whether she saw Lin Mu give Chen Junqian that big castle-shaped greeting card or followed Zhu Wenyun to give Chen Junqian a pair of gloves, she didn't try to talk to him again. She just quietly waited until school was over.

Then, Chen Junqian followed Xu Youwei to the place where they went on their first adventure after school, the alley where they had set off firecrackers and played with sparklers.

The place was still deserted, quiet as if it were far removed from the hustle and bustle of the city, which even made Chen Junqian a little curious about how Xu Youwei had found such a place in the first place.

"Actually, what I disliked most about Christmas this year was that it didn't snow. A winter without snow and Christmas without snow are just not fun at all."

When it came to this time when it was just the two of them, Xu Youwei seamlessly switched back to her energetic and lively self. As she spoke, she pulled out two cans from the inner pocket of her backpack, which resembled Doraemon's pocket.

When she handed it to Chen Junqian, he realized that his class's disciplinary committee member had brought in two cans of snow spray sometime during the day.

Before he could react, Xu Youwei had already preemptively pressed the spray can on his head, and white foam fell from there like snowflakes, soon covering his hair and shoulders.

"This stuff is very flammable, and it's very dangerous if it gets on people."

Although he had been caught off guard by the prank, Chen Junqian made no attempt to retaliate. Instead, he casually shook his shoulders and hair, removing the fluffy, wispy foam, and then asked:

"You didn't put a lighter in your bag again today, did you? It's really dangerous to put them together like that. Don't bring them together again in the future."

"We're not setting off firecrackers today, so there's definitely no firecrackers."

Although Xu Youwei was initially a little disappointed that Chen Junqian hadn't spent the day with her, she knew in her heart that what he said was true and that he genuinely cared about her. So, after pouting slightly, she obediently listened to him, no longer pointing the spray can at people, but at the ground in front of her.

It must be said that as a loyal reader of "Artistic Imagination", Hsu Yu-Wei has indeed inherited Uncle Neil's skills in this regard. In addition, she already has a certain foundation in painting, so in just a few strokes, she actually managed to draw a lifelike Santa Claus on the ground with a snow sprayer.

Of course, a snow spray can only hold so much. After drawing a design, Xu Youwei shook the nearly empty can in her hand, then simply signed her initials XYW on the side, and gestured to Chen Junqian with her chin, indicating that he should also draw.

However, it can only be said that Chen Junqian did not have the talent in this area. Therefore, after thinking for a while, he did not choose to paint. Instead, he played to his strengths and wrote "Merry Christmas" in a flowing manner, like writing calligraphy. Then, imitating Xu Youwei, he left the initials of his name, CJQ.

There was no way around it; his name had quite a few strokes, and he always felt that writing it out would be subtly inadequate. Since Xu Youwei was also using an abbreviation, Chen Junqian followed suit.

The result was that the two abbreviations, placed side by side, created a strange atmosphere reminiscent of a confession wall, the kind of image that would definitely be criticized by onlookers as "a coward who doesn't even dare to use his full name when confessing online."

However, Xu Youwei didn't seem to notice anything amiss, so Chen Junqian, feeling slightly embarrassed, handed back the unused snow spray can to her to see if she had any further details to add.

Somewhat to his surprise, Xu Youwei, who had said she wanted to spend more time with him outside before school ended, seemed to have suddenly lost interest. She stood there, looked at him, shook her head, but still put away the snow spray can, and then turned away decisively.

"Let's go, it's so cold."

There was nothing he could do; the other person's personality could change so quickly that it sometimes felt like they were using some kind of magic spell. However, Chen Junqian had gotten used to it, so he nodded indifferently and left the alley with Xu Youwei.

Then, the two of them continued to wander aimlessly around the city of Guoning, just like before. At first, Chen Junqian thought that the other party had made some special preparations or arrangements when he said this at school, but in fact, apart from the snow spray can at the beginning, nothing else had changed.

If there was anything unusual, it was that Xu Youwei insisted on taking him to several clothing stores on the street, from gloves to scarves, as if she wanted him to try them all on, but he didn't buy anything, as if she was just killing time.

After trying on another scarf, Chen Junqian suddenly remembered a certain achievement he hadn't unlocked yet, and with a "let's give it a try" attitude, he suggested to Xu Youwei for the first time:

Why don't you give it a try?

"sure."

As Xu Youwei tied the scarf, Chen Junqian, as if he had accidentally gotten stuck on his own side, quickly wrapped the other end of the scarf around his neck for a few seconds, and then he actually heard the familiar ding-dong sound.

[Scarf tangling incident]

Winter is always white... cough cough, the most classic season for romantic comedies, loneliness and liveliness, cold and warmth, the contrast is always an element that makes people's hearts flutter.

Whether it's through passing objects or direct skin contact, it always manages to make the male and female protagonists blush and their hearts race at some point. So try sharing a scarf with the girls, using the subtle height difference to wrap the shorter female protagonists into a warm-looking dumpling, and then be forced to walk close together. Believe me, this is how to start a romantic comedy in winter.

Condition for achievement: Share the same scarf with the heroines who are suited for romantic comedies once.

As expected, the system's judgment in this regard is somewhat idiotic.

As the tenth achievement that Chen Junqian officially obtained, unlocking this achievement also signifies that he has finally reached the first stage of achievement unlocking rewards, and can receive the physical talent that the system probably extracted from a sports student's film set.

However, Xu Youwei was unaware of all this. After being encouraged by Chen Junqian to try on several scarves, she actually grew to like the scene of wearing something and standing in front of the mirror to be evaluated by him. As a result, until the two of them parted ways and went home, it all turned into her changing clothes in various ways. She was even reluctant to leave at the end, and seemed to want to drag Chen Junqian shopping again the next day.

Actually, she just wanted to know the other person's various body sizes. After seeing that Zhu Wenyun had given her gloves, Xu Youwei was thinking of giving her something similar, since Chen Junqian's birthday was next month.

With this thought in mind, Xu Youwei walked home slowly as always, ignoring the gingerbread house decorated with various chocolates and candies that was obviously bought by her suddenly appearing 'little sister' through coaxing on the living room table, and went into her room alone as always.

She rummaged through the corner of the room and found the U-Love-Me milk tea that her father had left there. Then, she carefully selected a taro flavor, bypassed a woman busy in the kitchen, quietly filled a thermos with hot water, and then returned to her room with the milk tea. She sat down at her desk and opened the greeting card that Chen Junqian had given her that day.

After reading the card twice, which contained nothing special and was just a regular friend's blessing, she picked up her pen again and stared at Chen Junqian's signature. After hesitating for a while, she finally wrote her own name below it.

Then, Xu Youwei did what she hadn't dared to do two hours earlier while holding a snow spray can: she carefully drew a big heart around their names with a pen.

The milk tea in my palm felt comfortingly warm.

Sure enough, rather than wanting to be cherished by him, she actually wanted to cherish him only in her own hands.

Chapter 48: Where Will You Be a Thousand Years From Now? (Two Chapters Combined)

2010 was the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese lunar calendar.

As for why Chen Junqian can remember it so clearly, it's mainly because starting from the Year of the Ox last year, the Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf series, which swept the TV animation market with the popularity of the TV version, began to try to enter the ranks of animated films and release a zodiac-themed film every Chinese New Year.

However, unlike last year's "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Super Snail Adventure", Chen Junqian watched this year's "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Tiger's Might" in the cinema.

To be more precise, he was 'forced' to take his sister to the movie theater.

It was the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, the Little New Year in the south. Chen Xi, whom they hadn't seen for a while, was taken by his parents to Chen Junqian's grandmother's house to celebrate the New Year. After a hearty lunch, the adults naturally went about their business, some playing cards, some playing mahjong, and some chatting away. The two children were dropped off at the movie theater along the way.

In fact, Chen Junqian himself did not dislike this job. After all, it was another good opportunity to earn kickbacks. Adults would not specifically calculate the price of movie tickets and popcorn, so they would often have ten or twenty yuan left over, which naturally became Chen Junqian's hard-earned money for taking care of the children.

Although he himself seemed to be just a little over a year older than Chen Xi, in the eyes of adults, being good at studying was equivalent to being sensible. Chen Junqian, who ranked first in the grade in both the midterm and final exams, was the most sensible child in the world, bar none. Therefore, his godmother entrusted Chen Xi to him with complete peace of mind.

Well, even setting aside these external factors, Chen Junqian doesn't actually dislike this milestone film that is about to become the first domestic animated film to break 100 million yuan at the box office.

After all, the quality of the early Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf theatrical films was indeed quite good. It's just a pity that the quality declined all the way down. Finally, in the Year of the Goat five years later, they made a desperate attempt but still failed to defeat "Boonie Bears: Snow Daze". Only then did the handover between sheep and bear in the field of domestic children's animated films come to an end.

Incidentally, Chen Junqian had originally thought he could get another system achievement while watching the movie, but it never triggered. It was probably because the little girl sitting next to him, swinging her legs and staring intently at the big screen, hadn't been included in the system as the female lead yet.

Secret Encounters at the Cinema

As a classic setting where one can engage in innocent one-on-one flirting or playfully engage in public displays of affection, movie theaters have always been a frequently featured location in romantic comedies. After all, who doesn't enjoy having a little bit of physical contact, intentionally or unintentionally, in such a dimly lit yet crowded place?

Whether it's the fingertips accidentally touching each other in the same popcorn bucket, the tissue wiped away when the female lead cries over the movie plot, or legs pressed together, restless feet, you watching the movie and me watching yours, these are all the most innocent yet real heartbeats of youth.

Conditions for achieving this: Watch a movie together with the heroines who are suited for romantic comedies and achieve any of the above scenarios.

Forget about accidentally touching each other's fingertips in the same popcorn bucket; Chen Xi was practically stealing popcorn from between his fingers, and Chen Junqian still hadn't heard a single "ding" sound. He could only shake his head helplessly and continue watching the movie with her.

If Chen Junqian were to choose the most memorable scene from this movie, it would probably be the climax in the later part of the film, where Grey Wolf, having unleashed his full potential, shouts "I love—the frying pan!" while lifting a thousand-ton weight to save his wife.

After all, back in September of last year, the online song "If You're Going to Marry, Marry Gray Wolf" quickly became a hit after its release, thanks to the popularity of the animation. Even elementary school students like Chen Junqian could hum a few lines of the catchy lyrics, "If you're going to marry, marry Gray Wolf, that kind of man is a role model."

Sure enough, as soon as the movie ended and the two of them left the theater, Chen Xi's first topic of discussion with him was this scene.

"I think Grey Wolf is so handsome, especially when he said that line."

"That's probably the power of love."

The younger sister, who had almost eaten a whole bucket of popcorn while helping one person, wiped her mouth and fingers, and unconsciously patted the little girl's head. Seeing that the other girl didn't seem to mind at all, Chen Junqian silently complained to himself.

It's safe to say that if he hadn't been left out, he would have made a huge progress today. After all, this kid seems even easier to fool than Lin Mu, and who knows where he's gotten to in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

As soon as Chen Junqian thought of Lin Mu, he actually saw her familiar figure in the lobby of the movie theater.

There's nothing we can do; that's how it is in a small county town with only one movie theater.

The other person seemed to have come with her mother. She quickly spotted him and excitedly waved to him while running over like a little penguin. Petite girls do have a special kind of cuteness when they wear winter clothes. The red and white down jacket paired with a scarf made her look as adorable as a doll that stepped out of a New Year's painting.

"Qianqian, Happy Little New Year!"

Happy Little New Year to you too.

After exchanging blessings, she looked at Chen Junqian holding hands, but her gaze then drifted to the counter in front of her, where she saw Chen Xi seemingly wanting another bucket of popcorn. She then proactively asked:

"Is this your sister? She's so cute."

"Yeah, my sister."

Explaining their kinship from beginning to end seemed rather complicated, so Chen Junqian simply nodded in agreement. After all, she did call him brother, and since they shared the same surname, she was practically his younger sister.

"Did you bring your younger sister to the movies?"

Lin Mu, of course, had no idea that Chen Xi was simply having a social anxiety episode. At this moment, her mind was completely absorbed in the frying pan. She thought that Chen Xi simply didn't know her and therefore didn't want to talk to her. However, since she had come over to talk to Chen Junqian, she naturally turned her head back to continue chatting with her childhood sweetheart.

"Yeah, I just watched the episode of Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Tiger's Might".

"Ah, I watched this a few days ago. Today I came to watch Avatar with my mom. Has Qianqian seen this before?"

Although the concept and prototype of 3D movies were proposed and born as early as the last century, for most domestic audiences, Avatar was indeed the first blockbuster that introduced them to the 3D movie mode.

It is precisely because of this that since Avatar was released in mainland China last month, its box office has been rising steadily. I remember that it finally won the title of the second highest-grossing film in mainland China with a total box office of more than 1.4 billion RMB.

"I heard that to watch this kind of 3D movie, you have to get special glasses from the staff beforehand. Once you put them on, you can experience an immersive 3D effect."

Sure enough, for kids, no plot or big production value matters as much as the gimmick of 3D. Lin Mu was quite animated as he talked about it.

"I haven't seen it yet, but I'll probably find time to watch it later."

"That's it..."

Lin Mu pursed her lips thoughtfully upon hearing this, her eyes darting between Chen Xi, who was still lost in thought, and Chen Junqian. She felt that if it weren't for this little burden, she would have immediately invited him to the movies. However, in the end, she made up her mind:

"Then I'll tell Mom I won't watch it today either, and we can watch it together next time, okay?"

"...Isn't this unnecessary? After all, we're already here."

I couldn't help but utter one of the three most common Chinese sayings for comforting people, and by the way, the other two are "It's the New Year" and "It's still a child."

You know what, it seems like this scenario could actually be used today.

“It’s okay, Mom and I will just watch another movie. We haven’t bought the tickets yet, so watching ‘Avatar’ is also a good idea. Since ‘Avatar’ is the first 3D movie I’ve ever seen, I especially want to watch it with Qianqian.”

Lin Mu had already said so much, so Chen Junqian had no choice but to nod in agreement.

"Let's make an appointment later."

"Okay, you can take your little sister home now. Goodbye, sister—"

Completely unaware that the other person had said goodbye, Chen Xi, with her exceptional human-computer intuition, finally snapped out of her daze after Lin Mu returned. She then shook Chen Junqian's hand.

"friend?"

"Yeah, good friend."

I thought my brother didn't have many friends.

“Why do you have such an idea?”

"Because you've read so many books and watched so many cartoons, and played so many games, yet you still have time to make friends."

Feeling as if he had been suddenly struck by a powerful blow in his past life, Chen Junqian patted his sister's head again.

Well, he's starting to understand why the male protagonist in those romantic comedies the system mentioned likes to pat heads. It seems like it's really addictive, especially for a kid like Chen Xi who doesn't react much when touched.

“Let’s go home and I’ll take you to dig up some Terracotta Warriors. They were a gift from another friend who came back from a trip to Xi’an.”

"Oh, the Terracotta Army."

The moment history-related topics are mentioned, it's as if a switch has been flipped for Chen Xi, and he immediately perks up.

"Brother, do you know which dynasty the Terracotta Army belongs to?"

Chen Junqian, who has completely adopted a child-rearing and child-coaxing mentality, simply shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"It's from the Qin Dynasty, unearthed from the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor. Brother, haven't you seen the latest TV series 'The Myth'? It tells a story from this time."

Unlike the 2005 film version of "The Myth" starring Jackie Chan and Kim Hee-sun, the TV series version of "The Myth" only started airing at the beginning of last month. However, since "Chinese Paladin 3" which aired last summer was a huge hit, people often mistake Hu Ge's face for Jing Tian from the other show.

"It's really good. I love the character Su Su. Jin Sha, who plays her, also sings very well."

Forcibly resisting the urge to say that "Su Su will be written out of the show in episode eight," Chen Junqian nodded in agreement with the other person's topic.

"Indeed, I also like her rendition of 'Myth of Stars and Moon'."