At midday, there were few people wandering around outside, and the courtyard was relatively quiet, which was perfect for the mulberries.

He took Buling's hand and walked with her through the place where she had grown up, pointing out as they went: "There's a basketball court over there!"

Bling looked in the direction he was pointing. It was called a basketball court, but it was just a large flat area with a basketball hoop.

Do you play basketball?

Mulberry puffed out her chest: "Of course, I'm a sharpshooter!"

Bling expressed his doubt: "Why don't you vote for me and let me see?"

Sang Shen felt slighted and naturally wanted to prove himself. He gave Bu Ling a expectant look, walked to the basketball court, climbed a tree next to it, and pulled a basketball out from the branches.

"It's still here after all!" he grumbled.

He climbed down from the tree with the ball in his arms and walked towards the basketball court, not forgetting to wink at Buling as he passed by.

Then he stood in front of the basket, dribbled the ball twice, held it with both hands, jumped, and the basketball drew a beautiful arc in the sky, hitting the basket squarely!

Buling had to admit that Sangshen looked particularly dazzling at that moment, so when Sangshen looked over, she didn't hold back her praise: "Handsome!"

Sangshen held his head high with pride, thoroughly enjoying Buling's praise. He picked up the basketball, just about to try again, when he heard, "Brother Xiaoqi!"

Mulberry: ? ? ?

Bling: !!!

Bling watched as a girl ran straight towards Sangshen from a short distance away, and it looked like she was about to take Sangshen's arm.

Buling was already considering the matter of not returning the bride price in a divorce when he saw Sangshen take a big step back as if she were startled, avoiding the girl's outstretched arm.

That wasn't all. He took a few more steps until he was three meters away from the girl before stopping: "Shen Qingyun, what's wrong with you?"

The girl named Shen Qingyun saw Sangshen's actions and a resentful look flashed across her face: "Brother Xiaoqi, why are you like this? You're so annoying!"

Sangshen frowned in disgust: "Can't you speak properly? If you can't, then shut up. And do you have a frizzy thing on you?" What are you doing twisting around like that!

"Little Seven Brother just loves to joke~" Shen Qingyun covered her mouth and giggled, not forgetting to observe the expression of the approaching Bu Ling.

Buling's smile remained unchanged as she walked to Sangshen's side: "And who is this?"

Before Sangzhen could answer, Shen Qingyun interrupted her: "This must be Sister Buling, right? Please don't misunderstand, I'm just Brother Xiaoqi's... friend."

Sang Shen retorted without any politeness: "Shen Qingyun, are you out of your mind? You're two years older than my wife, aren't you ashamed to call me 'sister'?"

Shen Qingyun's shy smile almost faltered: "So it's Sister Buling?"

"Who's your sister? If you have something to say, just say it. What are you doing here?" Sangshen asked rudely.

Shen Qingyun's face flushed red, and she glanced at Sangshen shyly: "I...I heard that Brother Xiaoqi is back, so I rushed back to see you."

Mulberry was baffled: "Why are you looking for me? We're not even acquainted!"

Shen Qingyun felt a bit annoyed. Seeing that Sangshen was a blockhead, she turned to Buling and said, "Buling... comrade, hello. My name is Shen Qingyun. I grew up with Brother Xiaoqi."

"oh!"

Shen Qingyun: ....

She pressed on, "I'm so sorry, Comrade Buling, I haven't seen Brother Xiaoqi in so long. I didn't pay attention to you just now. I hope you don't mind!"

"oh!"

"Speaking of which, I really didn't expect Brother Xiaoqi to get married so soon. I still remember when we were little, we played house together, and they all wanted me to be their wife. In the blink of an eye, we've all grown up so much~" Shen Qingyun's face showed nostalgia.

"oh!"

Shen Qingyun was so flustered by Bu Ling's three consecutive "ohs" that she didn't know how to continue speaking.

"Bling, are you angry? I didn't mean anything by it, I... I just came to wish you all well."

"Oh!" Bling remained unmoved.

At this moment, Sangshen spoke up: "That's not right, Shen Qingyun. When have I ever played house with you? Are you out of your mind?" He sincerely suggested: "I know a really good psychiatrist here. I can introduce you to him. Considering you're the bookworm's half-sister, I won't charge you!"

Upon hearing Sang Shen's words, Bu Ling almost lost her composure and looked at Shen Qingyun as if watching a show.

Shen Qingyun forced a smile: "Brother Xiaoqi is joking~"

"Who's joking with you? Have you taken the wrong medicine? This is ridiculous!" Sangzhen felt that this person couldn't understand human language. "Lingling, let's go. Don't stay with an idiot, it's contagious!"

"Okay!" Bu Ling said with a smile, glancing sympathetically at Shen Qingyun, whose face looked unpleasant.

This girl's skill level isn't very high!

Even after walking quite a distance, you could still hear Sangshen muttering to herself: "That woman is not right in the head. Lingling, you must stay away from her in the future. What if her disease is contagious?"

Buling glanced at Sangshen's sincere expression and suddenly wondered how this person had found such an outstanding girl.

However, after seeing the stars in the boy's eyes, she answered her own question: it's because of his looks, cough~ and his money!

"Was that Shen Ci's sister just now?" Bu Ling asked.

Sangshen nodded: "Yes, her half-sister, only half a year younger than the bookworm."

Bling did a quick mental calculation: half-siblings, half a year younger—it was a magical math problem.

"Your industry is really messy!" she exclaimed.

Sangshen immediately said, "This is the Shen family's business and has nothing to do with our circle. Besides, which circle doesn't have one or two scoundrels?"

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