Sunshine and rain

Hao Nan nodded in agreement.

In the classroom, Qi Xu and Wan Xiao Yi were in charge of cleaning duty for the day, and they could only start cleaning after all the other students had left.

Qi Xu then took out her sketchbook again and immersed herself in the world of lines.

When Wan Xiaoyi saw Hao Nan, her eyes lit up as if she had grasped a lifeline, while Hao Nan was also looking for Wan Xiaoyi at that moment.

"My brother's back. Could you please help me clean up? I'll help you next time." She shoved the broom into Hao Nan's hand, slung her backpack over her shoulder, and rushed out of the classroom.

This suited him perfectly; he finally had a legitimate reason to speak to her without needing to make any excuses.

He walked over and sat down next to Qi Xu, propping his head up with his hand, his gaze falling on her sketchbook: "You really like drawing?"

"A question you already know the answer to."

He wasn't annoyed and continued, "What is your dream?"

"A cartoonist." She put away her sketchbook, picked up a broom, and began sweeping the floor.

As he scanned the document, he sighed, "I also want to be a cartoonist, but my skills don't allow it."

Qi Xu paused in sweeping, looked up at him, and said, "Instead of wasting time complaining here, you should focus on your studies. Besides, if you don't even believe in yourself, how can anyone else help you?"

He thought Qi Xu would comfort him, but instead she scolded him. His lips twitched slightly, and he was secretly heartbroken.

After cleaning, the two walked out of the teaching building only to find that it was already pouring rain outside. Neither of them had brought an umbrella, so they had to take shelter under the eaves.

Strangely, sunlight shone through the rain, as if sunshine and rain coexisted. Golden rays pierced the raindrops and gently bathed the two of them.

Qi Xu loved rainy days, and this scene captivated her, causing a smile to unconsciously appear on her lips as she immersed herself in the interplay of light and shadow.

Hao Nan was so brightly lit that he could barely open his eyes. He turned his eyes away and caught a glimpse of her profile illuminated by the light, which made him unconsciously smile slightly.

The rain gradually subsided and stopped, and a magnificent rainbow suddenly appeared in the sky.

Qi Xu jumped up excitedly: "Rainbow!"

Hao Nan echoed, "Yes, very beautiful." His gaze returned to her.

When he got home, the first thing Qi Xu did was to draw what had just happened.

She felt something was missing, and recalling the scene from earlier, she drew herself and Hao Nan in the drawing.

This scene was much more pleasing to the eye. She carefully placed the painting in the drawer and locked it with the key.

Then, feeling quite satisfied, he rolled around on the bed, got up, turned on his phone, and began his gaming journey.

As soon as I opened the game, a huge startup sound started up, so I quickly turned the volume down.

Just then, Han Xue pushed open the door to deliver fruit. Hearing the sound, she laughed and said, "You play this game too? If you can't rank up, you can go to the lobby and find someone to help you." After saying that, she gently closed the door.

Qi Xu ate a bite of fruit and played a few solo matches, only to be eliminated as soon as he landed each time.

Left with no other option, she entered the game lobby and randomly added someone.

On the other end of the screen, Hao Nan was idly propping his head up with his hand, staring blankly at the lobby interface. Suddenly, a friend request notification popped up.

He clicked on her profile. Newbie? He pulled her into the room and messaged her: "Your rank is too low, you can't play."

"Then what should we do?"

Hao Nan was also bored, and thought to himself, "Fine, let's fight."

Then he said to her, "Let me change my number."

I copied her game ID, logged into a low-ranking account, and invited her again.

After adding her to the team, Hao Nan was about to start the game when he noticed she hadn't prepared anything: "Get ready."

Qi Xu hadn't seen the message and there was still no movement, so she asked him why he wasn't playing the game.

Hao Nan was speechless: "How can I start the game if you don't prepare anything?"

"Where should we prepare?"

"Top left corner".

Qi Xu clicked the "Ready" button in the upper left corner, and Hao Nan opened the game and asked her, "Shall we turn on our mics?"

"No." She refused decisively.

As soon as they entered the game, Qi Xu canceled the follow-up and jumped out of the plane. Hao Nan only realized she hadn't followed after jumping off the plane: "Why did you cancel the follow-up?"

Hao Nan felt exhausted; he had never managed such a difficult girl before.

The result was that Qi Xu was eliminated immediately upon landing.

She could only watch him silently, and unsurprisingly, he won first place.

The screen displayed the victory message: "Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!"

The two started a second round, and Hao Nanqian repeatedly reminded him: "Stay close to me this time, I'm number 2 now."

Qi Xu followed closely behind him, and as a result... the two of them landed and were both eliminated.

"How about... we go somewhere less crowded?" Qi Xu suggested.

In the third round, they chose a secluded corner, but were still surrounded from both sides and eliminated together once again.

Hao Nan was beaten red-hot, but he refused to believe it and was determined to win with her!

Just then, he heard the sound of high heels and hurriedly hid his phone and cleared the background apps.

He opened the book and pretended to read it.

Hao's mother walked into his room and saw her son studying intently. She was pleased and asked, "Where's your dad? I haven't been home for days. Has he gone out gallivanting again?"

Hao Nan stared intently at his book: "Mom, I'm studying, don't disturb me." He glanced at his mother out of the corner of his eye.

Hao's mother laughed in exasperation, pulled out his book, and pointed out that the cover was upside down: "Tell me, what are the two words on this cover called?"

He then realized he had held the book upside down and said with an embarrassed smile, "Mom... I know where Dad is, I'll take you there."

Hao Nan took his mother to the restaurant where his father had dined with others, and silently prayed in his heart: Dad, may you have good fortune.

At the dinner table, Mr. Hao, his face flushed, raised his glass and shouted to his friends, "We're not leaving until we're drunk tonight! Keep drinking!"

His friends all saw Hao's mother standing behind Hao's father and tried desperately to signal to her, but Hao's father was oblivious and continued to pour wine: "Drink! Haha."

"You're living a pretty comfortable life, aren't you? You've even started drinking?" Hao's mother's deep voice sounded behind him.

Mr. Hao turned his head, his eyes blurry with drunkenness, and chuckled foolishly: "You look...like my wife..." He shook his head, "No, that's impossible...my wife works in another city..." As he spoke, he went to get another beer.

Hao's mother snatched the beer bottle, slammed it on the table, grabbed his ear, and dragged him back.

The familiar pain brought him mostly back to his senses: "Wife, it hurts, go slower."

Back home, Mr. Hao knelt obediently on the ground: "Wife, why did you come back early? There were still five days left?"

Sitting on the sofa, Hao's mother coldly swept her gaze over the father and son: "While I'm not home, you two seem to be having quite a carefree time."

She glared at Hao Nan, and he immediately stood up straight, like a model soldier.

Mr. Hao quietly moved to the sofa and massaged Mrs. Hao's legs: "Wife, I was wrong. It's all this kid's fault for dragging me to the internet cafe to play games with him."

Hao Nan, caught in the crossfire, immediately retorted: "Hey, Comrade Hao, it was clearly you who wanted to go drinking, don't use me as a shield."

"How dare you talk to your father like that?" Hao's mother immediately scolded Hao Nan.

With his wife's protection, Mr. Hao stood up straight: "Watch your attitude, you brat."

Hao's mother immediately turned her attention to Hao's father, grabbing his other ear and saying, "How dare you talk to your son like that? I was wondering why he'd been going astray lately, and now I know it's all because of you!"

"I was wrong, I was wrong, my wife," Mr. Hao cried out in anguish.

Hao Nan couldn't help but chuckle, but his mother's sharp gaze caught him red-handed, and he instantly suppressed his smile.

Final verdict: Hao's father was forced by Hao's mother to kneel in the living room all night.

When Wan Xiaoyi returned home, she immediately saw a beautiful and gentle woman sitting on the sofa in the living room.

"Wow, you're so pretty, sister! Who are you looking for?" Wan Xiaoyi asked curiously.

Wan's mother came out of the room and introduced with a smile: "This is your brother's girlfriend, Wen Xicha."

Wan Xiaoyi mentally ranted: How did my brother, that idiot, manage to trick such a beautiful older sister into marrying him? She leaned closer to Wen Xicha and whispered, "Sister, did my brother trick you into pretending to be his girlfriend to appease the family's pressure to get married? That's how it's written in novels."

Wenxi Tea smiled gently: "No, we've been talking about this for many years. Novels are all unrealistic."

As they were chatting, Wanjiang pushed open the door and entered.

Wan Xiaoyi stared wide-eyed at him in disbelief and asked, "Who are you?"

"Your brother, it's only been a few years, and you've already forgotten everything?" Wanjiang naturally sat next to Wenxi Tea.

She still didn't believe it and looked closely: "If you're my brother, then who is he?"

They dug out some unflattering photos of him from his youth when he was "letting loose" on his phone and shoved them in front of Wanjiang and Wenxi Tea.

Wanjiang panicked, snatched her phone, quickly deleted the photos, and then shoved the phone back into his sister's hand.

Wanjiang looked nervously at Wenxi Tea, afraid of ruining her image in her eyes: "That's fake, don't believe her."

She just smiled and didn't say anything.

"Why did you delete my photos?"

"Why keep such an ugly photo? It's just a waste of memory."

"You know it's an ugly photo, but I don't know who thought it was super cool back then."

Wanjiang was too lazy to argue with her.

"Bro, tell me how you became handsome?"

"I want to know."

Wan Xiaoyi nodded frantically, her eyes suddenly brightening.

"Eat less junk food, stay up less late, and drink more water."

"What's the difference between saying something and not saying anything at all?" Wan Xiaoyi was really dissatisfied.

Just then, Wan's father came home from get off work. As soon as he entered the door, he heard the brother and sister arguing and shook his head helplessly.

He was very satisfied with Wen Xicha's daughter-in-law and said gently, "Little Wen, how are you getting along with my son? If he bullies you, tell your uncle."

She nodded shyly; it was her first time meeting her parents, and she was actually quite nervous.

Wanjiang noticed her unease and quietly took her hand.

Feeling the warmth from her palm, Wenxi Tea's tense nerves relaxed slightly.

Wan's father called out towards the bedroom, "Is everything ready?"

"Alright, alright." Mother Wan responded and came out, just as she put on the last earring: "Let's go."

After changing her clothes, Wan Xiaoyi came out of the bedroom, put her phone in her pocket, and affectionately linked arms with Wen Xicha, saying, "Sister, let's walk together."

“She’s definitely going to come with me. What would she do with you?” Wanjiang said, pulling his sister away in dissatisfaction.

"You two are not married yet."

"It's about to be settled."

"Anyway, there isn't any now. We'll talk about the future later."

Without saying a word, Wan Xiaoyi grabbed Wenxi Tea and ran out.

When the group arrived at the hot pot restaurant, the two girls naturally sat together.

Wan Xiaoyi also wanted to get her ears pierced. Noticing the delicate earrings on Wen Xicha's ears, she asked curiously, "Sister, does it hurt to get your ears pierced?"

"It's alright, they use disposable ear piercing kits now, it only hurts for a moment. If you want to get it done, you can come find me," Wenxi Tea replied gently.

Wan Xiaoyi nodded happily, and the two exchanged contact information.

"I heard from my brother that you work in another city, right? How am I supposed to find you?" Wan Xiaoyi asked, puzzled.

"I've already moved stores. Once I've chosen a new location, I'll send you the address."

Everyone started taking food, and the steaming hot pot quickly came to a boil, filling the air with a fragrant aroma.

Meanwhile, Qi Xu, who was playing games at home, suddenly remembered that Wan Xiaoyi seemed to have posted on her WeChat Moments that she was also playing "Peace Elite".

She opened WeChat and sent a message to Wan Xiaoyi: "Xiaoyi, wanna play games? Peace Elite."

Her phone screen lit up, and when she opened it, she saw a message from Qi Xu: "I'm not calling, I'm eating right now."

Wan Xiaoyi couldn't wait to pick up a piece of freshly cooked meat, but she was too hasty and burned her tongue. She quickly drank several mouthfuls of iced beverage to recover.