Tokyo Not So Hot

Shen Nian hugged Chunbao, kissed her on the forehead, and was just about to talk to her about college majors when Xia Yanchun broke free from his embrace and sat in the massage chair.

Shen Nian chuckled, "I bought it just for you to enjoy."

"You're not sitting in it."

"How can I sit when you're hogging it?"

"Then you'll just have to deal with it."

"Alright, alright." Shen Nian had nothing to say.

Letting Xia Yanchun enjoy herself comfortably for a while, Shen Nian pulled up a chair to sit next to her, staring straight at her.

"Have you decided what major you want to apply for?"

"Not yet... what about you?"

"Me neither."

"It's so hard to choose."

For someone who doesn't have much interest in any particular major, choosing one is a very troublesome task.

"Should we ask Li Shiyan?"

"I asked her already. She said she might apply for computer science..."

"Huh? Coding?"

Shen Nian pondered over it, already picturing the little loli girl flipping through books while frantically typing code, confidently clicking run only to find out it wouldn't work.

To be honest, he thought the little loli girl would study something related to finance and go home to inherit her family's small business in the future.

"No, it's a major under the computer science category called digital media technology. I looked it up, and it seems to be about making movies, special effects, and games."

"I see." Shen Nian nodded. "What, do you want to follow suit?"

"I don't know. If I don't know what to choose, I think this major sounds pretty good too."

"If you want to apply for it, then go for it." Shen Nian had already activated his auto-follow mode.

"...Let me think about it some more. I'll make up my mind tomorrow." Xia Yanchun reached out and tugged at Shen Nian's fingers. "Don't you have a major you want to apply for? You can just choose your own."

"I'm completely clueless too." Shen Nian waved his hand.

"Alright."

"Come on, get up, let me sit for a bit."

"Ah, let me lie down for a little while longer."

"Get up, get up."

"I yield to you." Xia Yanchun gloomily gave up her spot.

The two took turns sitting until five in the afternoon, when Xia Yanchun finally ran home to wash the rice and cook dinner.

Shen Nian also had to cook for his parents, but cooking was just a breeze for him.

Surely there isn't anyone who is twenty-five years old and cooks food that even dogs wouldn't eat, right?

Shortly after six o'clock, the sky was covered with layers of light clouds, one next to another.

The afterglow dyed the edges of the clouds a faint golden-red. When the wind blew, it looked like millions of fish scales swaying gently on the horizon.

There was no such thing as rush hour in the town. Even at this time, there were still only a few cars on the road.

As soon as Chen Minyue and Shen Shi got out of the car, they could smell a delicious aroma of food.

Upon entering the house, Shen Shi immediately noticed the large massage chair on the side and went to try it out. He accidentally tried it for over twenty minutes. Shen Nian had already finished eating and had to come out to call him back to the kitchen for dinner.

"Oh my, this thing is really comfortable, haha."

"It should be comfortable, it cost several thousand bucks."

"That expensive?!"

"There are even more expensive ones. Ah, it's fine, I've made quite a bit these past two days."

"You brat, you're doing well for yourself."

"Guaranteed, guaranteed. Go eat."

After saying that, Shen Nian went upstairs and fiddled with his game. It wasn't until nine in the evening that he entered the bathroom to wash away the heat.

During the ten or so minutes he was showering, his phone received a few messages. One was a WeChat friend request with the note Director Huang, which Shen Nian accepted immediately.

The other was a message from Chen Dong.

[Chen Dong]: Which university are you applying to?

[Shen Nian]: Nanjiang University.

[Chen Dong]: You're actually not going to Tsinghua or Peking?

[Shen Nian]: It's too far. What about you?

[Chen Dong]: I put Jing University as my first choice, but I'm a few points short, so it doesn't feel very safe. My second choice is Nanjiang University.

[Shen Nian]: Not bad. It's just a pity you're a few points short.

[Chen Dong]: It is a bit of a pity, but my score is what it is. If I can't get in, then I can't. It would be great if I could, but it's not like I have to go to Jing University.

[Shen Nian]: Do you know which university Ma Mingfan wants to apply to?

[Chen Dong]: I just asked him this morning when we were playing games together. He said he wants to try for Nanjiang University, but it's a bit of a stretch. His second choice is the neighboring Zhong University.

[Shen Nian]: Guessed as much. Good choice, bro, good choice. I'll go talk to him.

Shen Nian leaned back in his chair, playing with the hair tie Xia Yanchun had slipped onto his wrist when he had taken leave to come back earlier. He sent Chen Dong a meme of a little yellow man raising his hand from Tieba and didn't reply further.

He then turned around and called Ma Mingfan.

The call was answered instantly. "What's up, Bro Nian, what's up, Brother Nian."

"Have you eaten? If not, eat my fist."

"It's nine o'clock, of course I've eaten."

"What are you doing?"

"Nothing much, just hung someone up for sixty seconds."

Shen Nian almost cried in fear from the head-patting monster after hearing just a few words.

How can you be so selfish, bah!

Fortunately, Shen Nian wasn't playing anymore; his future was bright.

"I heard you want to apply to Nanjiang University?"

"Yeah, did Chen Dong tell you?"

"Yeah, I just asked." Shen Nian scratched his cheek. "What major are you applying for?"

"I chose to accept adjustments. For my second choice, I want to apply for computer science at Zhong University. What about you? Real men come and go all-in on computer science with me!"

"I haven't decided yet."

Whether it was AI or digital media technology, both belonged to the broad category of computer science. Shen Nian figured that he and Xia Yanchun would eventually end up in the computer science category as well.

Shen Nian asked again, "Hey, what did Liang Jing score?"

"How dare you assume I definitely know Liang Jing's score?"

"You actually didn't ask?"

"Well, true, but I did ask. A little over six hundred."

If Hajima got into Nanjiang University, the two of them would probably be stuck in a long-distance relationship.

Shen Nian muttered in his heart and smiled, "I see. What are your thoughts?"

"What thoughts." Ma Mingfan was sweating bullets. "It's not like I'm dating her..."

"Oh." Shen Nian was a bit surprised, but didn't press further. Maybe they were still in the ambiguous stage before confirming their relationship.

Of course, he couldn't rule out the possibility that the two would eventually drift apart due to the distance and time apart, their high school passions slowly fading until they became nothing more than ordinary classmates.

That was Ma Mingfan's private affair. Shen Nian had no say in it and could at most just enjoy the gossip. The only thing he could secretly help with was the college application.

Hajima's feelings for Liang Jing were definitely not as simple as just ordinary classmates. If the two were in a superposition state of secret crush and ambiguity, Shen Nian could only wish them a smooth journey to getting together.

As long as he didn't end up listening to "Tokyo is Not Too Hot" alone and secretly resonating with it in the future.