Xia Yanchun felt completely overwhelmed. It felt like ten thousand gazes were focused on her side of the room. She didn't even dare to lift her head, forcing herself to act calm and indifferent as she took tiny bites of her cake.
Realizing something, she hurriedly let her hair down to cover her burning ears.
"Why are you guys... looking at me..." she said in a tiny voice.
If Shen Nian didn't speak up and draw their fire soon, she was going to punch him twice.
"Ahem, w-well... eat the cake, why is everyone so quiet?" Shen Nian scratched his head, at a loss for words for a moment.
Coming right out and saying that he and Xia Yanchun were already in that kind of relationship, that they were officially dating... somehow felt a bit too awkward.
"You two..." Chen Minyue covered her mouth.
"What's wrong, Auntie?" Xia Yanchun quietly peeked up.
"Are you... dating?"
"Mm..."
"Mm." Shen Nian nodded along.
Well, he had overestimated himself a bit. Although he wasn't blushing as furiously as Xia Yanchun, his face was still red.
With both sets of parents staring right at them, he couldn't exactly act like nothing had happened.
Chen Minyue stared at the two in astonishment, then looked over at Wen Zhining, winking and making faces. As neighbors of twenty years, the two mothers had their own unique way of communicating.
Wen Zhining nodded, and Chen Minyue immediately understood what she meant. So Wen Zhining already knew—no wonder she didn't have much of a reaction.
After seeing Xia Yanchun feed his son a piece of cake, Shen Shi's expression went through a series of shifts.
From happy, to overjoyed, to absolutely ecstatic.
Great job, Shen Nian!!!
In a minute, your old man is going to talk some serious trash to your Uncle Xia.
Chen Minyue was still very curious. "When did this happen?"
"Around New Year's. Shen Nian, he specifically came to find me, said he liked me, confessed his feelings, and then... I agreed..." Xia Yanchun rushed to get the words out.
This was the one point she had to emphasize: Shen Nian was the one who confessed to her!
Shen Shi, who had been feeling incredibly smug, suddenly felt his triumphant spirit die on the spot.
Xia Herui, who had been feeling a bit depressed, suddenly wasn't depressed at all. He slapped his big hand onto Shen Shi's shoulder and sighed repeatedly, each sigh louder than the last. "Sigh, sigh, oh man, sigh, well, sigh..."
It seemed it wasn't your son who swept my daughter off her feet, but my daughter who hooked your son like a helpless fish.
What a joke. What else was there to say? The bride price was getting cut in half.
Shen Shi: "..."
Even though Xia Herui hadn't said a single word, Shen Shi felt like he was being ruthlessly mocked.
Damn it, the corners of his mouth were practically reaching his ears! If that wasn't mocking, what was?
Shen Nian, you're such a disappointment. Tonight, your dad is the one who's going to get trash-talked by your Uncle Xia.
"Shen Nian, is that true?"
"Pretty much." Shen Nian took a tactical bite of cake.
"You two, really. Not saying a word about something this big."
Chen Minyue put her hands on her hips. Sometimes she really wanted to scold them. Their families were so close, couldn't they have just mentioned they were dating? Was anyone going to stop them?
Treating their parents and aunties and uncles as part of their little game, huh?!
But then again.
The two kids knew everything about each other, and they knew each other's family situations inside and out. Them dating was something to be highly celebrated!
Finally, a normal older-sister-younger-brother next-door neighbor relationship.
Asking this and asking that, for the first time, Shen Nian felt that his mom talked too much.
Mom, you should just go scroll on your phone. I'll never complain about you being on your phone again.
For the rest of the birthday party, Xia Yanchun barely spoke. She kept her head down shyly, her movements small. After eating some cake and drinking a couple of glasses of juice, she couldn't take the atmosphere anymore and made a sparkling escape.
Back in her own room, she patted her chest with her little hands, and her tense emotions slowly began to settle.
We... we confessed...
Now their relationship was completely out in the open. In the future, if they did anything affectionate, they wouldn't need to find legitimate excuses. Every action would be perfectly justified. Maybe after today, Shen Nian wouldn't ever have to sneakily climb over the balcony again...
Xia Yanchun pursed her lips and threw herself onto the bed, curling her cute, round toes together and letting her calves swing back and forth.
She lay there for a while until her phone vibrated, bringing her back to her senses.
It was a QQ message from Shen Nian.
[Shen Nian]: You little rascal, pulling a huge stunt like that without even giving me a heads-up.
Xia Yanchun typed a reply at lightning speed.
[Xia Yanchun]: Do I have to notify you about what I do? When you confessed to me, you said you would obey my every command.
[Shen Nian]: ?? Are you living in a parallel universe, Xia Yanchun? (Middle finger emoji)
[Xia Yanchun]: Whether you said it or not, I've decided you said it.
[Shen Nian]: ...Alright, alright. I salute the legendary master of imagination, Xia Yanchun.
[Shen Nian]: Are you still coming over? There's one piece of cake left.
[Xia Yanchun]: Save it, I'll eat it tomorrow.
[Shen Nian]: Okay baby. Now I'm going back to my room to fiercely tear open your present.
[Xia Yanchun]: (Pig) (Pig) (Pig)
Xia Yanchun puffed her cheeks in annoyance. How could he make opening a present sound so weird?
If she had known, she wouldn't have given him so many things. She should have just bought him a giant stuffed pig to deal with him.
Knock knock.
The sudden knock on the door made Xia Yanchun instantly tense up.
She didn't even have to think to know it was her mom coming to interrogate her!
"Come in."
"You left so early, I thought you were going to sleep." Wen Zhining walked into Xia Yanchun's room carrying a bowl of sliced watermelon.
The sound of the porcelain plate being set on the desk was a bit muffled but crisp, and Xia Yanchun felt a bit muffled and panicked herself.
"Oh my, Little Chun has grown up. Now that she has a boyfriend, she's forgotten all about her mother. Her mother brings her fruit and she doesn't even acknowledge her."
"Mom, what are you talking about!"
"Hehehe, just joking. But our Little Chun really has grown up. She's so bold now, daring to show off her affection in front of so many people."
"I wasn't showing off!" Xia Yanchun wrapped herself in her blanket, exposing only half her face as her big, dark eyes blinked rapidly.
Wen Zhining's eyes curved in a smile.
After eating a piece of watermelon, she asked, "So you two have been dating for this long... let's see... just over half a year."
"Mm-hmm."
"Over half a year..."
The two kids were stuck to each other every day. Holding hands, kissing cheeks, kissing on the lips... without a doubt, they had definitely done all that.
Given this timeframe...
"When you guys practice driving, does the car have air conditioning?"
Wen Zhining suddenly changed the subject. Xia Yanchun was a bit confused and replied softly, "No, but there's a small fan."
"The sun has been very hot lately. Remember to buy Shen Nian a bottle of water to drink so he doesn't get heatstroke. And don't drive too fast when practicing. You absolutely must pay attention to safety."
"Mm-hmm, I always drive slowly."
"Mm." Wen Zhining poked Xia Yanchun's forehead and repeated, "Pay attention to safety, okay? Mom is going downstairs to hang the laundry."
"Mom, hurry up and go out!"
Catching the hidden meaning in her mother's words, Xia Yanchun huddled softly in her blanket, not daring to peek out.
Only when the door was closed by Wen Zhining did Xia Yanchun start squirming on the bed.
Ugh.
She wasn't a little girl anymore, she didn't need her mom to remind her about that...
So embarrassing, so embarrassing!
...
In the room, Shen Nian carefully unwrapped Xia Yanchun's gift box. Lifting the lid, a whole pile of things was revealed before him.
The first thing to catch his eye was a colorful greeting card.
'Wishing my little brother Shen Nian happiness every day, and a happy nineteenth birthday!'
Shen Nian couldn't help but chuckle.
She just had to take advantage of me even on my birthday. Chunbao really doesn't miss a single chance to get the upper hand.
First came a huge pile of colorful ribbons mixed with some spicy snacks. The next layer down revealed a neatly folded summer shirt wrapped in a bag, and it was even from a famous brand. Beneath the clothes was yet another layer: an Xbox game controller.
Chunbao, you rascal. Even knowing that I can't be bothered to pay attention to you when I'm gaming, you still bought me a controller?
I'm actually tearing up.
Could it be that Chunbao is truly a peerlessly good woman?
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