Wen Yan clicked her tongue at Shen Jingchuan: "Why do you have so many excuses? Don't you understand emotional value? You can not provide any substantial care, but you can provide emotional value."
"Come on!" Shen Jingchuan scoffed. "When I have a headache, I find even a mosquito annoying. If someone were chattering in my ear, I'd be absolutely fed up. What's the point of emotional value? Besides, why don't you go?"
"After all, men and women are different. He just came out of the sea and definitely needs to take a shower. If he needs help, you're the more suitable person to help him."
"That seems to make sense. Shall I head over?"
Wen Yan immediately gave Shen Jingchuan a thumbs up: "This is what good brothers look like. Fourth Brother is awesome."
Shen Jingchuan was speechless. He chuckled, "You're really something. Do you think I'm a three-year-old kid trying to fool me?"
"Why not? Look at you, you're smiling quite happily."
"Am I happy? Huh? Two of us got sick on the very first day of our trip and are now holed up in the hotel room."
"Sigh~ What are you saying! Big brother and Yulong didn't want it to be like this either. When you go out to play, the important thing is the atmosphere and mood. If the atmosphere is right, the mood will be right too."
"Okay, I'll go back and create the atmosphere now. But I can't build you a castle."
"It's okay, my brother can just give me a real castle later."
"What the hell?" Shen Jingchuan's eyes widened. "You really have a huge appetite for money, a gaping maw that looks like it's going to devour me."
"Hahaha," Wen Yan laughed, "Why is brother so insecure? Doesn't he believe he will become a trillionaire in the future?"
"Trillion? I like your way of putting it. Say what you just said again."
"What did you just say? Do you want me to repeat it?"
"Yes, repeat it."
"Hmm..." Wen Yan recalled for a moment, she couldn't quite remember what she had just said, "Doesn't brother believe that he will become a trillionaire in the future?"
Shen Jingchuan held up a finger and waved it in front of her eyes: "NO, the first sentence."
"The sentence before that? Um... why does brother seem so insecure? Is it this sentence?"
“That’s right!” Shen Jingchuan reached out and ruffled Wen Yan’s hair, grinning. “It’s not that I lack confidence, it’s just that I’m not your brother at all. You should consider finding another brother to fulfill your wish.”
"Haha, so you were waiting for me here all along. Okay, okay, you can go now, I'm not talking to you anymore."
Shen Jingchuan stopped joking with Wen Yan, grabbed his bag, and left the parasol.
At this moment, Su Yang asked Wen Yan, "Yan Yan, do you really want a castle?"
Wen Yan quickly waved her hand: "Mom, I was just joking with Fourth Brother. We always like to tease each other like this."
Su Yang said seriously, "If you really want one, your dad and I will give it to you when you get married."
"No, no, no, no, I was just joking." Wen Yan wasn't after the Shen family's wealth, and besides, she didn't need the castle; an ordinary house was enough for her.
Given her current assets, even if I gave her a castle, she wouldn't have the money to manage it, which would be quite a hassle.
Moreover, Su Yang just mentioned marriage.
To prevent her from delving deeper into the topic, Wen Yan glanced around and then immediately pointed to a spot ahead.
"Mom, look, my second brother is here. He went surfing and swimming as soon as he arrived. You haven't had a chance to talk to him properly yet, so I'm calling him over."
As she spoke, Wen Yan stood up and waved in the direction of Chen Jinghe.
"Second brother, over here, come quick!"
Shen Jinghe came over after seeing Shen Jingxiu and Shen Jingchuan leave one after another.
Upon seeing Wen Yan greet him, he quickened his pace.
"Where are the others?" Shen Jinghe asked immediately after the family reunited.
Wen Yan replied, "Big Brother isn't feeling well, so Fourth Brother accompanied him back first. Have you had enough lying down? Is sunbathing on the beach comfortable?"
Shen Jinghe frowned slightly: "It's comfortable, but my back hurts a little."
"Oh? You didn't get sunburned, did you?"
"No, I just didn't notice when I lay down and ended up sleeping on two seashells. Here, take it, they're quite pretty. Aren't you always collecting these things?"
After saying that, Shen Jinghe took out two seashells, each about half the size of a palm, from the pocket of his beach shorts.
Wen Yan smiled and reached out to take it: "Second brother, you're so lucky! This conch you just casually found while lying down is prettier than the one I dug out of the sand after walking several miles. Take it back, take it back."
As Wen Yan spoke, she casually put the conch shell into her small iron bucket.
Shen Jinghe noticed the small shovel next to her iron bucket and asked again, "Are you still going to build a castle?"
"Hey! My older brother was supposed to help me, but he's gone back now."
"It's okay, I'm here for you. Let's choose a place."
"Great! I'll be satisfied after building this castle. Where should I choose? Let's go somewhere nearby."
“The nearby area won’t work. To build a castle, you need wet sand, but this place is too far from the sea, and it’s not cost-effective to fetch water back and forth.”
“Then let’s move forward a little. I’ll empty the shells and conches out of the bucket first.”
"I'll take care of it. You just go find a spot you like."
"Okay, I'll go now."
After putting on her sun hat, Wen Yan disappeared in a flash.
Shen Jinghe followed closely behind, carrying an empty bucket and a small shovel.
Su Yang watched the two figures walking one after the other, and leaned happily on Shen Yuan's shoulder.
“Look at the second son, he’s actually very considerate and treats his sister very well. Your decision to adopt Yan Yan was definitely the right one.”
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