Chen Yuan had always wondered what would have happened if he hadn't met Xia Xinyu.

Or, if he had met Xia Xinyu only after she had died. What would he be like?

Let's just talk about romance.

If Li Youyou confessed to him, he would probably reject her outright.

After all, she was no different from the girls he had rejected in middle school. It wasn't that she was unattractive, or that her personality was bad, but he simply didn't feel anything for her.

As for Zhou Fu...

Hard to say.

But probably, it wouldn't be that kind of feeling either.

Without Xia Xinyu, as things developed naturally, Zhou Fu might have slowly developed feelings for him...

But there was also something else to consider, and that was that Zhou Fu might not even like him.

Perhaps her diligent efforts at making friends were simply because she needed a friend.

Moreover, as far as she was concerned, couples break up, and then can't even be friends, but friends don't, as long as they don't stab each other in the back, their friendship can last forever.

"It's just that she's too pretty." Chen Yuan said stubbornly.

Want me to admit I love you?

Only if you say you love me first.

Or I'll say it, and then you can say it.

When it comes to these romantic brain games, I absolutely won't lose.

"If that's the case, then haven't we already met many times before we knew each other?" Seeing Chen Yuan being so serious, Xia Xinyu also sat up straight and began to get serious, "Then does that mean, you were interested in me before?"

"Yes."

"Your personality is really a bit bad... You'd rather admit that you're a simp, than admit that I'm just different." Xia Xinyu noticed Chen Yuan's inexplicable persistence and couldn't help but complain.

"..."

What does this girl want me to say...?

Admit that you're the prettiest, most girls would be happy, right?

Or does she want me to say, 'Xinyu is my destined heroine'?

That is a little embarrassing.

"What about you?"

Seeing this, Chen Yuan directly asked back.

"I..." Xia Xinyu was stunned, her gaze slightly wandering, and she said uncertainly, "What about me?"

"You've also rejected others before, so where do you think I'm different from other boys?"

"You..." Xia Xinyu stammered, "You're more handsome..."

"And then?"

"And then, you you you are my..."

She couldn't say it!

Chen Yuan was indeed the most important person in her life, as if she had come to Xia Hai just to meet him.

But, if she said these words, it would be too embarrassing, if the other party brought up this sentence in the future... she would be severely ridiculed.

"You're such a hypocrite."

"I'm not a hypocrite, it's just that boys are bolder, it's easier for you to say these things..."

"Then." Chen Yuan put his hands on Xia Xinyu's shoulders, stared straight at her, and said seriously, "Xia Xinyu, I..."

"Wait!" Xia Xinyu's cheeks suddenly flushed red, she raised her hand, interrupted Chen Yuan's casting, and then said forcefully, "Let me say it."

"Then you say it."

"Didn't we agree that I can't say it now, I have to wait... until you win!" Xia Xinyu reminded Chen Yuan to be a little reserved for the time being.

She would definitely do what she had promised.

Even if it was really embarrassing, very embarrassing.

As long as Chen Yuan could fulfill the agreement, and keep the current highest goal of the two in mind, then no matter how embarrassing the words were.

As long as you want to hear them, as long as you love to hear them...

I will tell you everything.

"So now, don't bully me." Xia Xinyu looked at Chen Yuan, her words almost pleading.

And this time, it really amused Chen Yuan.

Cute attack.

It refers to wanting to destroy and ravage something very cute.

That's how he felt about Xia Xinyu.

More than once, he wanted to leave teeth marks on her face.

And what makes it even happier is that Chen Yuan has seen Xia Xinyu's interactions with others, and she is not 'cute' at all. Or rather, she is very understanding of the ways of the world, and knows how to maintain distance.

Her shyness is only for me.

"Okay, I won't bully our Xinyu." Chen Yuan took the initiative to say, "I haven't eaten yet, I'm hungry, let's go out to eat."

"That's right, we have to buy some things." Xia Xinyu stretched out her hand and counted, "Toothbrushes, tablecloths, drinks, fruits..."

"My mom is coming, she should be the one getting these things for me."

As an only child, Chen Yuan basically lived the life of a young master at home. Every time his parents came, they would add things to his small room.

"That was before Xia Xinyu." Xia Xinyu said seriously, "Now that Xia Xinyu is here, if you're still like that, then I'll be embarrassed."

"You really care about face..."

"Okay, just listen to me." Xia Xinyu said quite domineeringly, "After Mom arrives, we have to do the cooking, washing, and cleaning ourselves."

"Ah..."

Chen Yuan wanted to live the life of a young master!

"Don't complain." Xia Xinyu patted him on the shoulder, quite expectant, and encouraged him, "The highest goal of our combination is to work together to make a New Year's Eve dinner."

"Ah, this this this... To that extent, we can go out and make money, right?"

"Make money?" Xia Xinyu fell into thought, "If we don't do well in the future, we can open a small husband-and-wife restaurant..."

Because our Xin Bao was seriously planning things, she didn't even realize that she had subconsciously said the word 'husband-and-wife restaurant', let alone be embarrassed.

It can only be said that she and Tang Siwen still have a very small overlapping area.

"Then let's go."

So, Chen Yuan prepared to go out.

At this time, Yuzi suddenly howled, saying that she wanted to go out.

Then Chen Yuan realized that there was still a shiba inu in his house!

"Damn it, Yu, you haven't said a word in two chapters, you're really good at holding back?" Chen Yuan became nervous.

He hadn't told Yang Junlian about raising a dog yet. If she found out after she came, she would definitely interfere.

Why?

Because raising a dog really wastes energy.

Chen Yuan spends at least forty minutes a day on Yuzi, even though she is already a very well-behaved and lovely girl.

"It's okay, it's okay." Seeing this, Xia Xinyu squatted down and walked to Yuzi, touching her dog head, "Don't worry, we won't abandon you, in a few days you can go to Mom's first..."

"Mom?"

"No, no!"

Xia Xinyu suddenly stood up and turned her head, denying it with a flushed face.

Her hands behind her back were also extremely awkwardly clasping her fingers.

"I seemed to hear Mom just now..."

"You misheard! Yes... You misheard."

………

"Have these two started living together?"

Leaning on the sofa, Yang Junlian was a little suspicious.

At this time, Lao Chen walked out of the room, found her still sitting like this, and not watching TV, so he asked puzzledly, "What's wrong?"

Seeing Chen Jianye, Yang Junlian became angry. She stood up, met his gaze, and said seriously, "Are you hiding something from me?"

No, did this little brat betray me so quickly?

Didn't I tell you to delete it after reading?!

Chen Yuan!!!

"No, I'm not."

Even though his heart was surging, his expression remained calm.

This is the elegant posture of a Southeastern man.

"Did you give Chen Yuan two thousand yuan before?"

"No no no... No such thing, where did I get the money?"

Chen Jianye's posture was a little out of control now.

"Your son's little girlfriend went home for a funeral, your son asked you for the travel expenses, and also gave a gift of one thousand yuan, right?" Yang Junlian questioned.

"Okay." To this, Chen Jianye said seriously, "My son has his own important people and things, I gave it to him, so what if he gives a gift of one thousand yuan?"

"So what?" Yang Junlian was not intimidated at all, and immediately retorted, "Too stingy!"

"Ah?"

Chen Jianye didn't react, with a confused look on his face.

"That's your son's girlfriend, your future daughter-in-law, a funeral is such a big thing, is it appropriate for you to give a gift of one thousand yuan?" Yang Junlian asked.

Chen Jianye: "..."

"When we were dating, we weren't married yet. You only had two thousand yuan a month, and you said you wanted to attend my uncle's funeral, so how much did you give?"

"Three, three thousand."

"You borrowed money and gave three thousand, and it was just an uncle, now it's her parents, do you think you can really give this one thousand yuan?" With her hands folded in front of her chest, ridiculing Lao Chen, Yang Junlian's tone was full of teasing.

"This, this..."

Lao Chen also felt that he had done it too stingy.

In fact, he still had a small treasury of five thousand yuan.

But this was his strategic reserve energy for fishing, drinking, and playing mahjong, and he was reluctant to take it out.

"Hmm?"

"Then, what should I do?"

Chen Jianye didn't know how to make up for it.

"Fortunately, the gifts in Jingnan are generally not high, so your son didn't lose any face. However, next time we have to follow the standards of our Hai Dong."

After Yang Junlian finished speaking, she went to the room.

After a while, she came to him with a big red envelope in her hand, and then handed it out: "Take a leave of absence and go to Xia Hai with me."

"Oh..." Holding the red envelope, Chen Jianye analyzed it in an instant, "Ten thousand."

"You're so sensitive to money, you have quite a bit of a small treasury, right?" Yang Junlian looked suspicious.

"No, I'm an accountant."

"Oh, I almost forgot."

"This, should I give it to her?" Chen Jianye asked.

Yang Junlian nodded and said, "She's a poor child, and she takes good care of your son. This money is said to be a red envelope for the first meeting, but it's actually to sponsor her to go to school. Remember, you have one more daughter in the future."

"I thought you would be very opposed to it, but I didn't expect you to be so humane..." Chen Jianye smiled.

"You, you just like to play the good guy in front of your son, hiding behind and alienating me from my son." Yang Junlian complained unhappily.

"That's not true, my son and I both respect you."

"Come on, go play."

"Okay."

Then, Chen Jianye went back to the room and played games.

How could I have found a husband with the same personality as a child?

But fortunately, the son I taught is capable, and he locked up a beautiful girl when he was a sophomore.

Unlike Chen Jianye, if I hadn't pointed it out, he might not have thought of confessing to me in his life.

Come on, let me watch my son and daughter's love.

Opening her phone and looking at WeChat, Yang Junlian was quite expectant.

Yang Junlian: Xinyu, do you have any group photos, show me, they should be a little intimate.

After five minutes, the other party probably saw the message.

Or rather, she spent five minutes choosing the photos after seeing the message.

Then, she received a photo.

"Wow, my son is so scheming."

In the photo, the two of them were sitting on the subway, both wearing school uniforms, but different school uniforms. Chen Yuan didn't know if he was pretending or really unconscious, but he leaned directly on Xinyu's shoulder.

Then, this little girl smiled and took this picture.

This selfie is better than any posed photo.

After all, Xia Xinyu is really beautiful, this kind of appearance is not out of place even in a TV series. And the heroines in current TV series, how can they be so pure and lovely?

Save it and set it as wallpaper.

Then, send it to my Yang family to see.

The Chen family can forget about it.

………

Hexiang City, McDonald's.

Yang Qiqi was eating a hamburger, when a message came on her phone, it was from her mother.

Mommy: Want to see Chen Yuan's girlfriend?

Yang Qiqi: Want to see, want to see!

Then, a group photo was sent over.

Seeing this, Yang Qiqi's mouth that was eating the hamburger, mechanically stopped, and opened like that. A small piece of lettuce contained in her mouth also fell into the plate.

My god, this is too too too beautiful!

Even I, as a girl, think she's terrifyingly beautiful.

No wonder Chen Yuan is so popular, but he never talks about love, so he's waiting for this level of beauty.

Awesome, high level.

Yang Qiqi: Mom, how did they meet?

Mommy: This is what I heard when your aunt called your dad, let me send a voice message.

A minute later, Mom sent a voice message.

Convert to text.

Mommy: One morning, when your brother went to the district library to study, he was picking books on the bookshelf, and when he happened to pick up a book, his finger touched the girl's, and then the other party walked away shyly. Later, they met on the bus again. After that, the two of them often took the bus at that time with great understanding. One day, it suddenly rained heavily, and your brother didn't bring an umbrella, so the girl took the initiative to offer to share an umbrella.

"..."

Yang Qiqi fell silent.

I don't know how credible this paragraph is.

But if my dad knows about it, it will be the same as the entire Yang family knowing about it.

Even if it's not, it is.

But so what?

I'm just here for the fun.

"Grandpa." Yang Qiqi said loudly to the grandfather next to her who had only a few teeth left and was still eating McNuggets, raising her voice, "Do you want to see Chen Yuan's girlfriend?"

"Ah? Okay, okay."

Grandpa looked delighted.

So, Yang Qiqi opened the photo.

Putting on her reading glasses, Grandpa stared at it for a long time, and then his expression suddenly became serious: "Open Junlian's WeChat."

"...Okay, okay." Yang Qiqi did as she was told.

Then, Grandpa pressed the voice button and said firmly in a vague voice: "Junlian, I want to see a granddaughter-in-law this year."

(End of this chapter)