Anyone who has been pressured to get married knows exactly what it feels like.
Approaching twenty-six, girls in the town at this age would usually have been set up on blind dates long ago.
Shen Yue was still doing fine, mostly because her parents were open-minded. Although they would occasionally urge her to find a boyfriend, they didn't nag her on a daily basis.
But the Chinese New Year was a different story.
Even if her parents didn't nag, the relatives who came over for dinner would. It was incredibly annoying. Especially now that Shen Nian and Xia Yanchun were dating, those people would definitely say things like, "Your younger brother has a partner, but you still don't have anyone in sight."
Just imagining it for a second was enough to bring on symptoms of depression.
"Shen Nian, do you have any ideas on how to stop them from pressuring me to get married this year?"
"No, and if they don't pressure you, I will."
"What kind of younger brother are you? When other people's older sisters get married, the younger brothers cry their eyes out because they can't bear to let them go."
Shen Nian smiled faintly. "I can only say they are good actors. If my lazy sister who constantly bosses people around got married, I would be flying with joy."
"Oh, you've got some nerve. Just wait, I'll make your future kids cry every single day."
"We can talk about that when the time comes."
Shen Yue's room had already been cleaned, ready for her to just move her bags in.
As for the household chores, Shen Nian could handle them all by himself.
He wouldn't get tired, and he had a lot of free time at home. If he didn't do some chores, he would just run off to play with Chunbao anyway.
Shen Yue flopped onto her bed, looking as if she had nothing left to live for, feeling like her life had lost its purpose.
Some of her college classmates were already married and had asked her in advance to be a bridesmaid in April. In another two years, they would probably all have kids, while she was still a single woman who had never even been in a relationship.
She had reached the age where she had no choice but to worry about marriage and dating.
"Do you want some green dates? I'll wash a couple for you," Shen Nian suddenly poked his head through the doorway.
"Yes, wash a lot."
"Deal."
Shen Nian washed a whole small basket of green dates and brought them to Shen Yue's room.
He took a bite of one himself; it was crisp and sweet. Just as he turned to leave, Shen Yue called out to him again.
"Shen Nian, if I can't get married in the future, you have to let your kids take care of me in my old age. This is an order."
"...Why are you thinking so far ahead?"
"Just tell me if you can do it or not."
"Fine, fine, fine. You will always be my older sister, okay? As long as I don't go hungry, you won't either."
"Now I can rest easy." Shen Yue waved her hand. "Go on, get out of here."
"..."
Scared to tears by the old fairy.
Whether Shen Yue could get married or not was actually something Shen Nian didn't take too seriously.
If Shen Yue wanted to get married, then he hoped she would. But if she ended up not getting married, it wasn't like the family couldn't afford to support her.
Not to mention, Shen Yue's own salary was quite good. She had even gotten a promotion recently. Even without relying on the family, Shen Yue could live a very comfortable life on her own.
Having his children provide for her in her old age was mostly just a joke.
"By the way, Sis, are you going to buy a car? If you have that plan, I can sponsor you a little."
"I do! I was just planning to buy a car myself." Shen Yue suddenly perked up. She propped herself up on the bed, swinging her lower legs up and down, and asked happily, "How much can you sponsor me?"
"I can help you out with a few tens of thousands. You can't expect me to pay for half of it, right?"
"A few tens of thousands, that works."
"How about you tell me your budget, and I'll help you pick one."
"Sure, but I haven't decided yet. I'll let you know in a few days when I make up my mind." Shen Yue dragged out her voice and muttered, "Oh man, it would be so great if someone could secretly upgrade the specs for me without me knowing when I get the car."
"Are you making a wish right now?"
"Ah, I accidentally spoke my mind! I'm definitely not hinting at you, Shen Nian. Just pretend you didn't hear anything."
"Got it, got it. I didn't hear a thing, hehe."
Shen Nian slipped away. When he said he didn't hear anything, he meant it.
Secretly upgrading the specs? Why didn't she just ask him to secretly buy her a BMW?
Daydreaming in broad daylight, his sister really was something else.
In the afternoon.
Xia Yanchun came up to the second floor to hang out with Shen Yue for a bit, and then went up to the third floor to find Shen Nian.
The room door was closed, and Xia Yanchun just pushed it open and walked right in.
Nowadays, she wasn't afraid of Shen Nian doing anything sneaky in his room, especially in broad daylight.
Things like politeness had a very low presence between nineteen-year-old childhood rivals.
"Ha!"
Shen Nian: "..."
Who could understand the crazy vibe of someone stomping over to open the door and just shouting "Ha!"?
"What are you 'ha'-ing about? Can't you see I'm playing on the computer?"
"Playing games again."
"If I don't play games, what should I play? Play with you? Stop joking, Xia Yanchun, playing with you is worse than playing Legends of the Three Kingdoms."
"Stop talking to yourself and putting people down, okay!"
Xia Yanchun was furious. She came over with good intentions to hang out with Shen Nian, but all she got was a round of belittling. Anyone would be angry for a couple of seconds.
Shen Nian paused his game, took off his headset, swiveled his chair around, and wrapped his arms around Xia Yanchun's slender waist. "So, what are you looking for me for?"
"Can't I just come find you to hang out? If not, I'll just leave."
"Come sit together for a while."
She was originally a bit reluctant, but since Shen Nian insisted, Xia Yanchun had no choice but to sit sideways on his lap.
The closer she got to Shen Nian, the taller she felt he was. Even sitting on his lap, her line of sight was only parallel to his.
"Are you going to take me along in the game?"
"If you want to play, it's not impossible."
"I don't really want to play. I'll just watch you play."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Then here's the headset for you." Shen Nian gently placed the headset over Xia Yanchun's small ears.
Xia Yanchun rarely wore this kind of over-ear headset and found it uncomfortable. When she live-streamed, she always used wired earphones. In her stereotyped impression, only gamers used this kind of headset.
Sure enough, it was very uncomfortable, making her ears feel stuffed.
Shen Nian resumed playing his game at this moment, and unfamiliar drumbeats echoed in Xia Yanchun's ears.
"Doesn't it bother you not to hear the game audio?" Xia Yanchun looked sideways at him.
"Not really."
"Then you play. I'll sit here."
Xia Yanchun slid down and sat between Shen Nian's legs, facing the computer. This way, Shen Nian's arms could reach out from both sides of her, making it more comfortable for him to hold the controller.
She was the one who gifted him this controller, after all!
The computer screen was flashy and colorful, with characters flashing in and out. She didn't understand it, and her mind was only on Shen Nian. She leaned back softly, gently resting her feet on the edge of the desk. It didn't block Shen Nian's view, and she could be perfectly comfortable. She was simply too smart.
"This headset feels really uncomfortable to listen to. Should I buy a new one for you?"
"This headset of mine cost over six hundred. If you buy a new one, it'll have to be in the thousands."
"Is it that expensive?!"
"Hehe, if Chunbao wants to give me a gift, it should be a four-figure one."
"I'm not giving you one then. Buy it yourself."
"No love anymore?"
"Nope."
"Alright, alright, I can't be bothered with you. Just don't interfere with my gaming."
"..."
And so, Xia Yanchun lay in Shen Nian's arms for half an hour.
She enjoyed the leisure time, looking at the computer screen for a while and then checking her phone. Fortunately, the chair Shen Nian bought was large and soft enough, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to stay there for so long.
When Shen Nian's game screen went dark, he would reach out and massage her shoulders. It felt like she was sitting in a massage chair, so comfortable she could just melt.
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
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ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
