Seems a bit double-standard.

Xia Yanchun seemed to have died a little inside.

After realizing what Shen Nian meant, she felt completely awful. She subconsciously covered her chest, glaring at him with a mix of anger and embarrassment.

He was so despicable!

How could such a weirdo exist in this world? She had already indulged him, yet he turned around and made fun of her!

"You... you're never going to touch them ever again!"

Her tone was incredibly fierce. Back in the day when she used to scold Shen Nian, she used this exact same fierce tone, as if a real screaming match was about to break out the very next second, ending with them ignoring each other.

Seeing the girl blushing so hard that her face looked like it could drip water, Shen Nian tactfully withdrew his hands. Having nowhere to put them, he scratched his hair.

Sigh, it seemed like Hachi-Chun was being a bit of a hypocrite.

She was perfectly happy making fun of others, but the moment someone made fun of her, she would throw a little tantrum.

"I'm not playing with you anymore, you hypocrite," Shen Nian picked his nose, looking completely nonchalant.

"You're the one being a hypocrite."

Xia Yanchun pursed her lips. It was something that required mutual consent in the first place. She simply revoked her permission, and Shen Nian called her a hypocrite. Wasn't this exactly what they meant by biting the hand that feeds you, turning a favor into a grudge?

Shen Nian was truly spoiled. He didn't know how to respect his older sister at all. She would have to indulge him less in the future and punish him by banning him from drinking Pepsi for fifteen days.

Anyway, as sworn enemies, they were both as bad as each other, so neither had the right to judge!

"Alright, alright, don't be mad."

"I'm not mad."

"That's what angry people usually say." After Shen Nian finished speaking, he went out of the room and brought back a chair. "Let's bask in the sun together."

"...Hmph."

Shen Nian moved the chair to the balcony and sat down right away. Beside him was an empty chair that was already there.

Did he just assume she would sit next to him and keep him company in the sun? This guy, Shen Nian... he was looking down on her way too much!

Since she said she was going to indulge him less, she really meant it. Xia Yanchun was determined not to let Shen Nian have his way. She walked to the balcony in frustration, saw how comfortable Shen Nian looked, casually shook his chair, and then climbed back to her own balcony.

"Not going to keep me company in the sun?"

"No! You don't deserve it!"

"..." Shen Nian glanced at her and didn't make a sound. If she didn't want to, then fine. A mere Xia Yanchun was nothing to worry about.

Xia Yanchun didn't say anything more and went straight back to her room, but she didn't close the balcony window.

A few minutes later, clanging and banging sounds came from the room again. Shen Nian took a look—whoa, Xia Yanchun had dragged up a traditional wooden armchair.

"Awesome, you even brought out new gear. Is it for me?"

"You're not all that, but you sure dream big."

With a clatter, Xia Yanchun pulled the armchair open. This thing had been sitting in the storage room. She had just wiped it down with a damp towel, and now it was ready to sit on.

For sunbathing, it was best to have this kind of chair that could rock and be comfortably leaned against. A rigid, square chair like Shen Nian's would just make your back ache and your butt go numb after sitting for a while.

The armchair was a bit old, so lying on it produced a slight creaking sound, but it was harmless. As long as it was comfortable, that was enough. Xia Yanchun lay down, bathing in the warm winter sun, feeling absolutely wonderful.

"So you still chose to keep me company in the sun after all. Chun'er, you're such a tsundere." Shen Nian cackled. Chunbao is so cute.

Hearing this, Xia Yanchun immediately furrowed her brows. "I was planning to sunbathe anyway, okay? Don't flatter yourself, classmate Shen Nian."

Shen Nian didn't take the bait and pointed at the armchair. "Is that comfortable?"

"Very."

"Then I'll buy one too."

"What for? This one at my house has just been gathering dust. Plus, they're expensive. This kind of chair costs a hundred or two. You're not allowed to buy one."

Wanting to buy whatever he saw, that idiot Shen Nian didn't know how to manage his money at all. Once he started working in the future, he would definitely live paycheck to paycheck.

"Who are you to me, bossing me around like that?"

"Your older sister!"

"Really? How come I didn't know?"

"Have you already forgotten how you used to call me 'sister' every single day? You just called me that a few days ago."

"I don't remember. That never happened."

"If you can't remember, I curse your big toe to get two mosquito bites while you sleep tonight."

"Damn, that's ruthless."

It was obvious she was harboring a lot of resentment; Xia Yanchun really held grudges.

The feeling of getting two mosquito bites on your big toe was comparable to mixing milk tea with minced garlic. Just thinking about it was agonizing.

The sun wasn't too intense, casting a warm glow on their bodies. Under the sunlight, it didn't even feel cold wearing just pajamas, though it was a bit glaring.

Shen Nian blocked the sun with his hand, casting a shadow over his face. He saw the cotton-like white clouds, the long contrails left by a passing airplane, and Xia Yanchun's two little feet swinging back and forth, tapping against each other rhythmically.

Wasn't she in a pretty good mood? Chunbao really was something else.

Shen Nian's life was very fulfilling.

Studying when busy, playing games during his free time, sunbathing in his hometown during the holidays, and teasing the neighborhood sister he had grown up with. The days passed by just like this, one by one.

It was pretty nice.

The sun was high in the sky, and the sunlight was completely blocked by the roof. They couldn't get any sun at noon.

If they sunbathed any longer, they would probably get tanned anyway.

Next door, Xia Yanchun had already been asleep for a while. It seemed that lying on the armchair to sunbathe was indeed very comfortable.

Shen Nian watched Xia Yanchun sleep for a bit, then quietly pulled his two chairs back into the room. Since the sun couldn't reach them anymore, he decided not to wake her up.

He went downstairs and ate lunch.

Considering they were going to have a picnic at the breeding farm in a few days, Shen Nian took advantage of the afternoon to bring out the barbecue grill that hadn't been used in a long time.

There were still pitch-black charcoal marks on it, and the grill grate was completely blackened. Shen Nian felt a bit disgusted and planned to buy a new one.

A complete set for a barbecue grill actually only cost around twenty or thirty. Even including brushes, disposable cups, bowls, and bamboo skewers, it wouldn't exceed fifty.

Buying another three catties of charcoal would be enough for a whole day.

He wasn't a stingy person. He wouldn't make the little loli girl buy these things. If he didn't buy them, Xia Yanchun would find time to buy them herself.

However, as for the ingredients, he would have to wait for the little loli girl to arrive and then go to the supermarket with Xia Yanchun to buy them.

Shen Nian wheeled the electric scooter out, and just as he turned back to lock the front door, he heard Xia Yanchun, who had woken up at some point, calling out to him from above.

"Where are you going?"

"Going to the supermarket to buy some things."

"Wait for me, I want to go too."

Without waiting for Shen Nian to agree, Xia Yanchun ducked back inside.

After waiting for two minutes, when he saw Xia Yanchun again, she had already changed into an outdoor jacket, paired with size thirty-six white canvas shoes, looking very energetic.

The power of a sweet-style beautiful girl was truly terrifying.

She grabbed onto Shen Nian's shoulders and hopped onto the backseat with a huff.

"Not mad anymore?" Shen Nian asked with a chuckle.

"I already said I wasn't mad, you're the one who didn't believe me."

In the town, no one wore helmets when riding scooters. Xia Yanchun could directly rest her chin on Shen Nian's shoulder, and her two small hands slid along Shen Nian's clothes and slipped into his pockets.

"What are you going to the supermarket to buy?"

"To buy a barbecue grill and stuff."

"Oh," Xia Yanchun muttered. "I was thinking of going to buy that too..."

"What a coincidence. Great minds think alike. It seems our relationship has already reached the level of being the number one best friends in the world."

"Tsk, tsk, we're still far from it."

"What if I want us to be the number one best friends in the world today?"

"Then think about it some more. Who knows, maybe it'll come true in a little while."

Hehe, just kidding. No matter how much you think about it, today isn't going to be absolutely perfect.