Even Ambiguity Is at Its Purest

"If it's a long story, then don't tell it." Yan Yuzhu cut him off. She was here to buy groceries, not to listen to Shen Nian tell stories.

Of course, if it was some juicy romantic gossip, she wouldn't mind listening.

What Shen Nian wanted to talk about was obviously not romantic gossip.

She actually really wanted to gossip a bit about the relationship between Shen Nian and Xia Yanchun.

Romance at this stage had nothing to do with materialism or family backgrounds. In the youthful season of first love, even ambiguity was at its purest.

"Teacher, do you really not want to hear the story of how I went to buy fish bait this morning, then went fishing with Xia Yanchun, and caught a huge bucket full of big fish in just an hour and a half, and even sold over a hundred bucks' worth just now?"

Shen Nian put on a disappointed yellow face emoji.

"..."

Since you've already said it all, now I have to listen whether I want to or not.

Yan Yuzhu chuckled lightly, squatted down to look at the fish, and asked softly, "Did you guys really catch these?"

"Guaranteed, Teacher. If it's not sweet, it's free... uh, if it's not delicious, it's free."

"Then can I just take them home directly?"

"Ahem, you still have to give a little something for it."

"Didn't you say it's free if it's not delicious? Since I'm paying now, if it turns out to be bad, are you actually going to refund me?"

Shen Nian gave her a lopsided look and hushed, "I was just joking. Free if it's not delicious? There's no such good deal. When others come to buy fish, the money is already paid. Even if it really tastes bad, they wouldn't be able to find me anyway."

Displaying such an astonishing talent for scamming at such a young age, Yan Yuzhu could only hope that Shen Nian would find a proper job in the future and not get involved in any street stall business.

And if he really did end up running a street stall, please don't sell in this area—go scam someone else.

Running into her students selling fish at the market was quite a novelty, and Yan Yuzhu wanted to support them no matter what.

"Help me bag these few. Um... just bagging them is fine."

"Hm? Teacher, we can kill and clean them here too."

"No need, I'll just do it when I get home."

"...Alright."

Xia Yanchun hadn't said a word, but she still efficiently held the bag open for Shen Nian to put the fish inside.

Once in the bag, the fish started thrashing around wildly. It was a bit scary, so she quickly handed it over to Yan Yuzhu.

"How come you guys don't even have a scale? Aren't you going to weigh them?"

"Everyone asks that. Teacher, just give us fifty."

"I see."

It seemed they had come here in quite a hurry and hadn't prepared a lot of things, or perhaps they were just setting it up for fun.

Oh well, nothing high schoolers did was surprising, especially since they were two top students. They probably had their own ideas.

"Teacher, scan here." When it came to scanning a QR code for payment, Xia Yanchun was no longer silent.

"Scanned it."

"Received. Thank you, Teacher~"

"Mhm."

Carrying the fish, Yan Yuzhu continued walking into the market. She still had more groceries to buy.

Shen Nian pushed himself up by his knees. "Let's go. We'll have someone else kill the rest, take them back to freeze in the fridge, and cook them ourselves when we want to eat. I'm too lazy to keep selling."

"Oh, okay..." Xia Yanchun also stood up and checked today's earnings. "We only made a hundred and eighty today. What happened to the three or four hundred you promised?"

"The weather is cold, and there aren't many people..." Shen Nian scratched his head. He was selling them very cheaply, so a hundred and eighty was actually pretty decent.

Being winter, combined with the time frame from noon to afternoon, the foot traffic was naturally very low. They would definitely sell better around five or six in the evening, but Shen Nian didn't plan on waiting.

They packed up their things and closed the stall.

"We couldn't sell them all... I'm going to severely control you," Shen Nian muttered.

"What does that have to do with me?"

"I don't know, but I'm blaming you anyway."

"I originally wanted to pan-fry a fish for you to eat, but now I plan to fry it for myself."

"I won't eat it unless it's fish pan-fried with artificial flavoring."

"..."

The buckets were packed into the box like nesting dolls. Shen Nian drove the scooter leisurely. Truth be told, these fish were really something—they were still alive after so long.

Squatting and standing up repeatedly just now had exhausted Xia Yanchun's legs, so sitting on the back seat now felt incredibly comfortable.

Her small hands climbed onto Shen Nian's shoulders, and she breathed hot air into his ear. "You're not wearing a helmet again. I'm going to punish you."

She pinched Shen Nian's earlobe, her fingers gently rubbing against the contour of his ear.

Shen Nian shivered. "Stop messing around, it tickles."

"Hurry back, I want to lie in bed and play on my phone."

"Then don't touch me."

"I will touch you, I will touch you. Got a problem with that?"

"No problem, no problem. I yield."

He had annoyed Xia Yanchun the same way just now, and Xia Yanchun was someone who always took her revenge, immediately returning the favor.

Upon returning to their residential compound, Shen Nian was in charge of moving the fish, while Xia Yanchun naturally helped carry the fishing rods and other gear.

After putting everything away, Shen Nian slipped into Xia Yanchun's house again.

Xia Yanchun had already rolled up her sleeves, ready to kill the fish.

"Little chef." Shen Nian leaned against the kitchen doorframe watching her. Chunbao in an apron had a special kind of charm.

A bit cute, and a bit seductive.

Xia Yanchun couldn't be bothered with him. She hadn't killed fish many times and was a bit out of practice, so it took her quite a while to finish killing all of them.

She put them in the fridge to freeze, planning to take them out to thaw and pan-fry at mealtime.

After putting all the fish away, Xia Yanchun washed her hands with dish soap, finally having the free time to pay attention to Shen Nian.

But Shen Nian had already run into her room and laid down.

His jacket was still hanging on the chair. Xia Yanchun put her hands on her hips. "You'd better have changed your pants."

"I did, they're perfectly clean. Smell them, they smell like laundry detergent." Shen Nian tugged at his pants.

"Pig, lying on my bed the moment you get here."

"You come too, hurry up."

"..."

So Chunbao also shyly took off her outerwear and slipped into the warm blankets.

After some shuffling under the covers, Xia Yanchun's head popped out, and she naturally rested it on Shen Nian's arm.

"Looks like you're a pig too."

"You told me to lie down. I'm just indulging you," Xia Yanchun said with well-founded reasoning.

"Yes, yes, yes." Shen Nian chuckled twice and added, "How come you didn't say anything when Teacher Yan came by just now? Did you feel awkward?"

"No, I just didn't know what to say... It was indeed a bit awkward. I feel like the teacher is going to suspect us."

"...Let her suspect then. The teacher probably figured it out a long time ago."

Although she really didn't want to admit it, Xia Yanchun felt the same way. Perhaps she and Shen Nian, in the eyes of others, looked just like one of those secret little couples.

One look and you'd know something was going on, but if asked, they were just ordinary friends.

She and Shen Nian... were indeed exactly like that.

Admitting in front of others that she liked Shen Nian was a super difficult thing to do. Similarly, Shen Nian hadn't admitted to liking her in front of others either, otherwise rumors about the two of them would have spread a long time ago.

Ugh...

Xia Yanchun didn't want to think about these troublesome matters, shaking off all her worries at once.

Hugging Shen Nian, she once again felt the urge to tease him.

"Shen Nian, hehe..."

"What is it? Wanna watch a movie? There's a movie recently with pretty good reviews, I..."

"Shh."

Xia Yanchun's hand slid in from under the hem of his shirt, her warm palm covering his lower abdomen. The girl resting on his arm shifted inward, resting her head against the side of his chest.

The girl had a unique fragrance, and Shen Nian's Adam's apple bobbed subconsciously.

"Holy crap, you're a pervert." Shen Nian was scared to tears; the bad woman wanted to see him make a fool of himself again.

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