Chapter 119: Pleasant

Chapter 119: Pleasant

Because someone was holding them back, Cheng Bing slowed down her work, so by the time they left, the sun was already high in the sky.

Fang Yuenian was grinning like an idiot all day. The place they finally chose was the city's most famous lakeside, which was packed with people even on a weekday, but this did not affect his mood at all. On the contrary, it made him feel more relaxed.

Because even though you're in a crowd, you don't have to worry about what others think like you would at school or at home, which is just so great.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was also worried that the two of them might argue, since it's quite easy for two people to have disagreements when they go out together.

However, she had indeed underestimated the friendliness of the two people. Throughout the day, she received a constant stream of photos and text descriptions, which could be summarized as follows: she had a great time, ate well, didn't have to wait for transportation, and always had a seat. In short, she was a lucky traveler. Just before she was about to finish get off work, Cheng Bing sent her a message saying that he was coming to pick her up.

This was the first time Cheng Xiaoxiao had ever looked forward to getting off work so much. Her colleagues, seeing her beaming, asked what good thing had happened that made her look so happy.

“My brother came to pick me up from get off work,” she replied. “I’m taking them out for barbecue later.”

My colleague and I are already quite familiar with her. She knows she has younger siblings and has even seen their photos. She has long admired her family's good genes, so she urged, "Let them come up here. We'll pick them up at the front desk and let the older sisters see them."

Cheng Xiaoxiao smiled and rolled her eyes at her: "Don't make a fuss."

The girls at the next table overheard this and quickly joined in the chatter: "Who? Who's coming to pick you up? Your boyfriend? The one from last time..."

"No, no," Cheng Xiaoxiao said helplessly, quickly clarifying, "I didn't have a boyfriend, he's my younger brother. They're waiting for me downstairs. Ah, it's time, I have to go now, bye!"

Ignoring his colleagues' teasing, he clocked out and slipped away right on time.

The two even brought her milk tea.

Cheng Xiaoxiao recognized the sign as belonging to the famous shop in the scenic area and immediately felt grateful for her two younger brothers' thoughtfulness.

"This is quite hard to buy, did you know that before you went to find out? Did you drink it yourself?" She happily held the milk tea and led the two of them towards the barbecue restaurant, asking, "Is the line long?"

“I bought this especially for you,” Cheng Bing said. “When we first arrived at the scenic area, we saw a lot of people queuing up, but it wasn’t too long when we bought it.”

Cheng Xiaoxiao found it hard to understand: "You've already lined up, why don't you buy a drink and try it? Have you ever had it at school? Did you like it?"

Fang Yuenian glanced at Cheng Bing, recalling their previous experience of sneaking around to drink milk tea, and couldn't suppress her laughter.

Cheng Bing said, "I've tried them, but they were all too sweet. You can have them, sister. We ate a lot of things on the pedestrian street today."

"Oh yeah, I haven't been there in ages. I'll go with Junjun when she comes," Cheng Xiaoxiao thought to herself, then sighed, "I'm so envious of you guys having summer vacation..."

Fang Yuenian hurriedly asked, "Sister, are you tired from work?"

"Things have been alright lately, no need to work overtime. Tomorrow's Friday, how about we go hiking together on Saturday? The weather seems fine, not too hot."

“Okay,” they both agreed.

The barbecue restaurant wasn't far from the company and was also close to her residence. Cheng Xiaoxiao had been there with her colleagues before and had been planning to take the two of them there for a while.

When it came to ordering food, the two of them listened to Cheng Xiaoxiao completely. When grilling the meat, they didn't ask the staff for help. Cheng Bing was in charge of grilling. He did all of this with ease, which prompted Cheng Xiaoxiao to ask him if he used to eat this often.

Fang Yuenian helped clarify: "No, we had a dorm dinner together once, and then a few other close friends had dinner together once. I only remember those two times, but Cheng Bing is a quick learner."

Cheng Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "I can see that now. I used to have my colleagues grill it, but I wasn't very good at it... Niannian, here's some lettuce. The pork belly looks ready. You know how to wrap it yourself, right?"

“Okay, I will,” Fang Yuenian took it, picked out a good slice, rolled it up and wrapped it around a piece of grilled pork belly, and naturally handed it to Cheng Bing’s lips, “Here you go.”

Cheng Bing paused for a moment, then looked up at Cheng Xiaoxiao.

Fang Yuenian realized that his action was a little too much. Cheng Xiaoxiao across from him was also eating her food politely, and her eyes fell on his hand with surprise. So he could only turn around and stuff the lettuce wrap with meat into his own mouth, not forgetting to say first: "...Then I'll eat it myself."

Cheng Xiaoxiao looked at the two people opposite her. She was slightly taken aback, but didn't think too much about it. Instead, she couldn't help but chuckle and said, "You two often eat together at school, right?"

Fang Yuenian could only nod as she chewed her food.

Cheng Bing: "You have to queue to eat in the cafeteria. To save time, whoever gets there first gets two meals."

“People who eat together often are the ones who care whether the other has eaten or not,” Cheng Xiaoxiao’s gaze fell on Fang Yuenian’s hands as he rolled vegetables. “Wrap one for him.”

Fang Yuenian quickly wrapped another piece of meat, but didn't dare to try feeding it again, and handed it to Cheng Bing.

Cheng Bing accepted it and ate it calmly.

These two people seem a bit strange. Cheng Xiaoxiao was a little confused, but couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong with them.

Fortunately, we quickly forgot about it after that.

Everyone enjoyed the barbecue. Cheng Xiaoxiao felt a sense of satisfaction at having successfully fed the two boys, and she even took a picture of them eating to show Cheng Junjun.

They still had to take turns washing up in the evening, and while waiting, Fang Yuenian took out his handmade painting again.

He has entered the process of creating shapes by hand. Because it is a bit difficult, he almost stuck his fingers to the glue several times. Fortunately, the liquid glue is not too strong.

Cheng Bing sat quietly beside him, casually asking how he was feeling today.

Fang Yuenian said, "It's really nice, the scenery is beautiful, and the streets are lively, but I feel like I ate too much, and I'm so full now."

Cheng Bing: "I'll go get you some digestive tablets. Go to bed a little later tonight."

Fang Yuenian didn't have time to look up, and only said, "Oh, okay."

He didn't have time to eat the digestive tablets, his hands were busy but uncoordinated. If it weren't for the agreement not to interfere, Cheng Bing really wanted to push him away.

He peeled two digestive tablets and held them to Fang Yuenian's mouth, saying, "Open your mouth."

Fang Yuenian subconsciously opened her mouth, but suddenly remembered what happened at dinner, and turned to look at him nervously: "I..."

"What?"

Fang Yuenian shook her head, put the digestive tablet in her mouth, and whispered, "I should be more careful in front of Sister Xiaoxiao."

Cheng Bing looked at him for a while, as if she was thinking about something. After a long while, she asked, "If we were to tell them about our relationship in the future, who would you most like to tell first?"

The question came so suddenly that Fang Yuenian stopped chewing.

What do you think?

"I don't know," Cheng Bing said, unable to explain himself. He smiled at Fang Yuenian, "but there's no rush now."

Fang Yuenian nodded; he didn't want his family to think they were just kids fooling around.

"Okay, let's not talk about that. Where do you want to go tomorrow? Or what do you want to eat for breakfast tomorrow?"

Fang Yuenian thought for a moment, "I don't want to go to places that are too crowded. Let's just wander around. What do you want to eat? Hmm, I'll cook you some noodles."

Cheng Bing raised an eyebrow: "You're going to cook for me?"

"Don't look down on me, my skills are superb!"

"Okay, okay, fine."

A moment later, Cheng Xiaoxiao knocked on the door from outside, inviting them to take a shower.

The two quickly agreed, said goodnight, and urged Cheng Xiaoxiao to go to sleep.

After they finished washing up and drying their clothes, there was no sound from Cheng Xiaoxiao's side.

Life outside was so pleasant and easy.

Their travel plans were practically useless. After visiting famous attractions and neighborhoods for the first two days, they started wandering around randomly. One day, they even spent an entire afternoon watching people feed pigeons in a square with a musical fountain.

They prepared breakfast themselves, and once Cheng Xiaoxiao left, they felt at ease and could freely be affectionate and close. Although they needed to be mindful of their behavior when out, they were always together, like a young couple on a leisurely vacation. They only needed to discuss what to eat and do each day, and before going to bed, they would kiss and say goodnight.

For Fang Yue Nian, the past week or so had been incredibly fulfilling and relaxing. He spent every day with Cheng Bing, and saw Cheng Xiao Xiao in the morning and evening. Whenever the three siblings got together, they were always laughing and having fun, doing whatever they wanted.

All of this gave him a feeling that life could be so carefree.

He hadn't felt this way before when he was at home. At school, he was busy studying and didn't have time for peaceful moments. Only now did he seem to see a free future that was just around the corner.

Halfway through the second week, Fang Yuenian and Cheng Bing finished their day out.

They went to a very well-designed library today, and they felt that it was very different from the one at school, so they lingered there and didn't want to leave until Cheng Xiaoxiao urged them twice.

When they returned to their lodgings, they were pleasantly surprised to see Cheng Junjun.

Both of them were surprised and called out "Sister" to each of them. Cheng Junjun waved her hand. She was putting things in the refrigerator while on the phone. When she saw them, she looked them over to make sure they were not missing anything or injured. Only then did she feel relieved and said into the phone, "They are both fine. They went out to play by themselves and didn't get lost."

Cheng Xiaoxiao called from the kitchen, "We're here, right? Wash your hands, dinner's almost ready."

The two agreed to go wash their hands. Cheng Junjun hung up the phone and went to the kitchen to help serve the dishes. Fang Yuenian was already happy to see her, so she asked, "Sister Jun, why didn't you tell us you were coming?"

"It was on purpose, I just wanted to see how you two looked when you came back from your trip," Cheng Junjun said. "You two look great, you had a good time, didn't you?"

Cheng Xiaoxiao said, "That's amazing! You've been running around for so many days, that's incredible. I would have been exhausted by now. Here, Niannian, take this bowl."

"Okay," Fang Yuenian replied. Cheng Bing, who was beside him, casually said, "Second Sister, weren't you going to stay home for a few more days?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Junjun raised her voice: "You don't seem very welcoming to me, do you? I'm reminding you of something: you two are currently occupying my room, you know that?"

Cheng Bing was speechless for a moment, while Fang Yuenian chuckled and quickly slipped away. Author's Note: Thank you to my mentor 9492239 (9492239) for your support! For more exciting content, please leave a message for this book on Liancheng Reading.