Chapter 437 Sisters

"Sigh, forget it." Xu Nian pinched her cheek helplessly.

"Hmph, you'll find out after I change my brother." Xu Xi said, getting off the bed and heading to the dressing room next door.

Xu Nian watched her retreating figure and sighed silently.

He was still grieving over Xu Xi's departure and couldn't muster any energy. How could changing his clothes easily dispel that grief?

After some time, the locker room door was gently pushed open, and a faint scent of perfume wafted in.

Xu Nian didn't open her eyes, assuming Xu Xi had changed her clothes, and said with a hint of helplessness, "I told you, it really can't be today..."

Before he could finish speaking, a small foot clad in black stockings suddenly stomped firmly on his face.

Under the man's wide eyes, the girl slowly lowered her gaze, gave him a disdainful look, and said lazily, "Idiot, I'm just tired and fell asleep, not dead. What are you being so sentimental about?"

……

After Xu Xi returned, Xu Nian also returned to her normal life.

He goes to school on time during the day and listens attentively in class. After school, he meets up with Long Teng and the others to exercise together.

In the evening, when he got home, he and Xu Xi would get together and play rock-paper-scissors to decide who would cook dinner.

Of course, Xu Xi would always deliberately slow down his punch by half a beat, secretly watching Xu Nian's hand gestures before adjusting his own punch.

Xu Nian knew this girl would cheat, but he didn't say anything. Even though he was very tired after studying and training outside all day.

In the end, Xu Nian would always sigh with a frustrated look, turn around and walk into the kitchen, while Xu Xi would stick out her little tongue, secretly rejoicing, and then skip and hop behind him to help out.

The saying "those who are favored are fearless" probably describes this perfectly.

As for the fat cat Mai Mai, as soon as she sees her male owner enter the kitchen, she knows that she will definitely get an extra meal. She happily surrounds Xu Nian's feet, meowing incessantly, wagging her fluffy tail rapidly, and occasionally rubbing her head against his trouser leg, acting cute and affectionate.

However, there are exceptions. If Xu Nian comes home and sees the girl wearing black stockings, sitting on the sofa with her little feet up, staring at him with that cold and intimidating gaze, he will skip the rock-paper-scissors game and obediently go into the kitchen, set out sweet seasonings, and start a fire to cook.

After all, compared to being able to slack off, one's own life is more important.

Xu Xi never wanted to taste those terrifyingly bad dishes again.

After school that day, Xu Nian walked out of the school gate and, as usual, went straight to the black SUV under the shade of a tree, opened the car door and got in.

Xu Xi, sitting in the driver's seat, had a cute little figurine that looked exactly like her hanging around her neck. She was holding her phone, intently watching the anime playing on the screen, occasionally covering her mouth and letting out a silvery laugh. Her eyebrows were curved, and she looked extremely adorable.

"Aren't you busy lately? How come you have time to pick me up every day?" Xu Nian sat down in the passenger seat and brushed her hair aside.

Xu Xi put away her phone, leaned against the man's chest, and said with a grin, "Of course. Sister Xi has already arranged the company's work for next year. Every day at work, I just play games and watch anime with Yao Yao. It's so carefree."

Xu Nian was somewhat amused and exasperated: "What's this? Is the boss leading the way in slacking off?"

Xu Xi chuckled, then deliberately put on a sullen face, pretending to look aggrieved, and mischievously poked his chest.

"My brother is the real boss, and I'm just a lowly employee working for him! I earn 3,800 a month, get off work hard every day, and even have to pay for my own gas to pick him up from school. And you won't even let me slack off? Is there no justice? Is there no law?"

"Okay, okay, you're right." Xu Nian was amused by her nonsensical words and couldn't help but pinch her little cheek.

Xu Xi snuggled against the man's chest like a docile kitten, greedily inhaling the comforting scent emanating from him, her face filled with contentment.

A moment later, she straightened up, fastened her seatbelt, started the car, and drove home.

On the way, Xu Xi suddenly remembered something, turned her head to look at him, and casually asked, "Brother, your monthly exam results are out, right? How did you do? Did you improve?"

Hearing this, Xu Nian immediately looked worried: "I'm okay with science subjects, I perform quite consistently, but my humanities subjects are really bad, especially politics and Chinese. My teacher said that my expression skills are insufficient, and my answers are always incoherent."

"Poor communication skills?" Xu Xi turned her head and looked him up and down, her little face full of confusion.

When Xu Nian was with her every day, he seemed like a chatterbox, with endless things to say, rambling on and on. She didn't think there was anything wrong with his ability to express himself.

Xu Nian nodded seriously, her tone full of frustration: "For example, when we were taking a politics exam, the teacher wanted us to answer '<o' (salute)."

"So, what was your answer?"

"I thought so in my heart, but when I put it down, it became o/" (surrender).

"After I finished writing and the papers were collected, the teacher called me over and said my handwriting looked like an 'o' (Nazi salute)."

Xu Xi couldn't help but laugh out loud, slapping her thigh as she watched his comical imitation.

"I didn't want to either," Xu Nian sighed, hanging her head and looking frustrated. "The main problem is that although I have the image and the ideas in my mind, I don't know how to express them clearly. I can't find the right words, and when I write them down, they seem very clumsy."

"Don't worry, don't worry~ It's okay, brother."

Xu Xi reached out her small hand and gently patted the man's head to comfort him.

"No one is omniscient or omnipotent, and not everyone is good at learning, so don't be too hard on yourself."

"Look at Yao Yao's husband, Xu Bowen. His academic performance is terrible; he can't even remember basic formulas. His college entrance exam score wasn't even as high as his shoe size. But he's amazing in sports, and he's still very successful! Last year at the Olympics, he even won a gold medal in sprinting for our country. How awesome is that?"

Xu Nian smiled wryly and shook her head gently.

He looked out the window at the setting sun, his eyes somewhat lost.

Although he already had enough wealth to last several lifetimes, he still wanted to study hard and improve his cultural knowledge.

In the past, when he saw this beautiful sunset, he would at most exclaim, "Wow, this sunset is so beautiful!"

Now, seeing this magnificent sunset, he can calmly say things like, "Look at those golden clouds on the horizon, don't they look like old letters that were never sent, burning into silent ashes in the twilight?"

Culture can change a person's speech and boost their confidence. Especially now, standing next to Xu Xi, he needs an excellent cultural foundation to equip himself.