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Chapter 486: Chapter 275
On the first day of the trip, no one slept in, and after a leisurely breakfast, the family set off for the beach with all sorts of ’gear’ in tow.
Shen Jingchuan and Shen Jinghe had even prepared their surfboards early on.
Just coming from the hotel, everyone was dressed to the nines.
The men were uniformly in casual shirts and large shorts, while the women wore long dresses and wide-brimmed hats.
However, Wenyan stood out for her refreshing simplicity, holding a small iron spade and bucket.
Seeing her getup, Shen Jingchuan couldn’t hide his confusion.
"Didn’t you say you wanted to learn to surf? What’s with these things? Are you planning to go shell hunting?"
"Yep." Wenyan looked up at Shen Jingchuan, the dappled sunlight seeming to gild the contours of her face.
It left Shen Jingchuan momentarily transfixed.
He curved his lips into a light smile, "Yep, you say, yet you’ve traveled all this way just to go shell hunting. Come on, get in the water and play. I’ll teach you, it’s guaranteed to be a success!"
Wenyan snorted at Shen Jingchuan, "What do you know? The seawater is still very cold. I want to wait until it heats up a bit before I go in. And I also want to build a sandcastle."
"Build a sandcastle?" Shen Jingchuan was at a loss for words, "How old are you to still be playing children’s games?"
"You can still play when you’re eighty if you want to. Right, Yulong?"
Wenyan turned, seeking agreement.
But somehow, without her noticing, Shen Jingxiu had taken the place of the person beside her.
Turning around, she saw Qin Yulong in the back, fiddling with a camera, probably because Su Yang had encountered a problem and was asking for advice.
And Shen Jingxiu responded to Wenyan right away.
"Yes, as long as you want. What kind of sandcastle do you want to build? I’ll help you later."
"Really? That’s great. I’ve already found a picture online, but I’m not sure if we can build it."
"We’ll know if we try."
"Yeah!"
"No way?" Shen Jingchuan couldn’t believe it, "You two are unbearable! It’s one thing for Wenyan to be childish, but big brother, why are you indulging her?"
"Blah, blah, blah," Wenyan stuck out her tongue at Shen Jingchuan, "don’t tell me you’re jealous because big brother isn’t spending time with you."
"Jealous my foot, so do you still want to learn to surf or not?"
"Of course, I do. But Yulong said she’ll teach me, so I won’t be learning from you."
"What?! When did you decide that, and why wasn’t I informed? I had made special preparations in advance."
"Informed about what? It’s not like we had an agreement."
"We didn’t? Didn’t you tell me to compete with Shen Jinghe for the job?"
"Ah?" Wenyan was slightly shocked, "You took that seriously? I thought you were just angry with second brother and said that to spite him."
"... Wenyan, oh Wenyan," Shen Jingchuan wished he could flick her on the forehead, "am I that trivial in your eyes? I’m someone whose word is his bond, okay? I took you seriously, yet you treated it like a joke!"
"Alright, alright, don’t be mad! Seeing that Shen Jingchuan seemed truly upset, Wenyan quickly stepped forward and took his arm. 𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
"Come on, fourth brother, you see, think from a different angle and it’s a whole new story. Look at it this way, you can pretend I chose second brother over you, right?"
"Pretend my foot!" Shen Jingchuan wanted to shake off Wenyan’s arm but found himself inexplicably cherishing the closeness, so he simply put more energy into his words instead.
"You think I’ll be a little happier thinking like that? Do I look like someone easily pleased or cheap?"
"Moreover, you didn’t choose me." Shen Jinghe interjected.
"Second brother? When did you come over, you scared me!"
With a light snort, Shen Jinghe said, "If you don’t do anything wrong, you won’t be afraid of a knock on the door at midnight. Why would you be scared of me approaching in broad daylight?"
Wenyan laughed awkwardly, "You didn’t take that job competition joke seriously too, did you?"
Shen Jinghe scoffed, "Teaching you is no great merit. What if you’re too slow to learn? We’re here on vacation; I’m not wasting my time teaching you."
"Good, good. Wow, speaking of which, your board looks really good."
"Of course," Shen Jinghe said with pride, "it’s a limited edition."
"..." Shen Jingchuan on the other side rolled his eyes, "Aren’t everyone’s boards limited edition? Mine was even designed by two big-name designers."
"Hmph," Shen Jinghe was disdainful, "mine has the world champion’s autograph."
"Who are you trying to fool, a three-year-old? That board is for using in the water, what signature? Can you even see it now? If it was real, it would have washed off long ago!"
"Ignorant. My signature was done with a special pen."
