Am I just a part of your play

At night, Shen Nian was reading a book alone in his room.

Tonight was a lonely, empty, and cold night. Not only could he not hold the sweet-smelling Chunbao to sleep, but because Li Shiyan was there, it wasn't even convenient to sneak over to her room late at night.

Guys, do you think the little loli will get to eat barbecue tomorrow?

...

The next day, Shen Nian got up early in the morning to go for a run, and bought groceries on his way back.

Spinach, leeks, enoki mushrooms, and tofu skin for the barbecue...

He had plenty of time, so he packed up the grill and everything else so they could be loaded straight into the car later.

To be honest, it had been a long time since he last visited his family's breeding farm. His family had hired workers, so they didn't really need him to help out with the manual labor.

However, as a son, it definitely wouldn't do if he didn't go take a look.

It just so happened that he had a mastery in breeding, and he still planned on inheriting the family business in the future. If he didn't go check it out, what if his dad retired and only left him twenty bucks of inheritance to eat pork trotter rice?

By the time he finished breakfast with his family, it was almost nine o'clock, the time to head out.

"Didn't they say Xiao Chun's friend was coming? Why don't I see her?" Chen Minyue looked around, but didn't see anyone coming out of the open gate next door.

"They'll be out in a bit," Shen Nian said calmly.

"Your dad and I might not have time to look after you kids. There's a lot of water over there, so you have to keep a close eye on the two of them. Absolutely do not go near the water, understand?"

"I know, I know."

Despite her repeated warnings, Shen Nian definitely wouldn't let the two young girls go near the water anyway; it was too dangerous.

It was the middle of winter. Haji-Chun and the little loli wouldn't suddenly get the crazy idea to play with the water on the shore, right?

There were a lot of moss and crab holes on the shore, making it very slippery. If one wasn't careful, an accident could easily happen. When Shen Nian was learning to swim with his dad in the past, he even got cut by a snail shell on the shore and bled quite a bit.

After waiting for a short while, Xia Yanchun and Li Shiyan came out of the gate one after the other. They were dressed warmly, and both wore windproof hats.

"Hello, Uncle and Auntie!" Li Shiyan quickly greeted Shen Shi and Chen Minyue.

Chen Minyue was in a great mood.

What an adorable little girl.

"Let's go, let's go." Xia Yanchun peeked into the pickup truck. "If we squeeze a bit, we can just fit."

The food couldn't be put in the trunk, so Xia Yanchun had to place it on the floor in the middle. Fortunately, it was packed tightly.

It was a pickup truck with two seats in the front and a large bench seat in the back. Seating three people was a breeze.

Xia Yanchun, of course, sat in the middle. With her good bestie on her left and a big idiot on her right, Xia Yanchun felt wonderful.

Living a good life together as a trio was really quite important.

"Did you pick up money on your way out?" Shen Nian, sitting next to her, was almost buried by Haji-Chun's happiness.

With the little loli here, Shen Nian felt there was a high probability that Haji-Chun could just stand at her front door and have a strong gust of wind blow two hundred bucks right into her hands.

"No, can't I just be happy to go out and play?"

"Is a picnic really that fun? What's the difference between this and just eating barbecue?"

"The difference is that there's no one smoking next to us, so we don't have to smell the smoke. It's not so loud that it hurts our ears, and we can also enjoy the sea breeze and look at the scenery..."

"You'll behave once the sea breeze blows a whiff of duck poop your way later."

"You pig." Xia Yanchun poked Shen Nian's arm hard with her small hand. "Why are you ruining my mood? If we really smell it later, let's see if I don't shove my foot into your mouth."

Listening to them bickering beside her, Li Shiyan also felt very comfortable in her heart.

Even with his parents present, they could still joke around so brazenly. It felt like they were one family.

For two people who grew up together, was it more of a familial affection, or more of a romantic love? Or perhaps a balance of both...?

If it started as familial affection and later turned into romantic love, did that count as familial affection changing its nature?

Wow, a conflict between ethics and reality! This was simply...

Too thrilling!

The banter between the two people beside her stopped at some unknown point. Li Shiyan blinked and realized that the car had already driven out of the small town.

The concrete road was a bit bumpy, jolting them up and down, and the inside of the car gradually quieted down.

...

Shen Nian felt bored, so he opened the window a bit and let the cold wind blow through his hair, not caring if it got messy.

"You look like one of those pretentious guys trying to act deep," Xia Yanchun leaned a bit closer and whispered in his ear.

"Did I provoke you again?"

Shen Nian mentally sweat-dropped. Damn, I look so much like Sasuke, what's wrong with acting cool while zoning out?

"No, I was just bored, so I decided to insult you."

"You're unbelievable."

Shen Nian clicked his tongue, propping up his face in boredom, and his thoughts shifted to Xia Yanchun.

He glanced at the rearview mirror and figured that the area around his hand should be perfectly blocked by the front seat's backrest. With this thought, Shen Nian's mind began to race.

One of his hands groped around and stealthily poked Xia Yanchun's thigh.

"?"

Xia Yanchun's almond eyes blinked. She looked down, thinking it was an accidental touch.

Then she watched helplessly as Shen Nian's finger poked her again.

"??"

Oh no! It's a crime committed right in front of the bestie/uncle/auntie!

Shen Nian's audacity made Xia Yanchun feel a bit shy. She formed a flicking gesture and flicked Shen Nian's finger away.

Being flicked on the knuckle actually hurt quite a bit, so Shen Nian obediently retracted his hand.

Just kidding.

Shen Nian poked her two more times.

"Why don't you try acting like a jerk again?" Xia Yanchun glared at him, her ears a little red.

Half out of anger and half out of shyness. In front of so many people, she also wanted to be a quiet and sweet pretty girl, but Shen Nian wouldn't let her and kept teasing her.

"It wasn't me, it was my hand," Shen Nian shook his head and threw his hands up.

"Take your hand out."

"It wasn't my hand, it was my finger."

Xia Yanchun couldn't hold it in and let out a soft laugh, then quickly put on a stern face and huffed, "If you act up again, I'll hit you."

"Mom, she's going to hit me! Quick, kick Xia Yanchun out of the car!"

Xia Yanchun didn't care what Chen Minyue thought; she had already grabbed a small pillow in the car and smashed it against Shen Nian's head.

"Your son is being attacked by a shrew, Mom, aren't you going to do something?"

"Getting hit by a pillow a couple of times won't kill you."

Chen Minyue was speechless. These two kids were fooling around and even dragged her into it.

Am I just a part of your roleplay?

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