"What do you do at your grandpa's fishpond?" Xia Kening asked Song Yunshen while playing a game. "Fishing?"
"Yeah, I caught three fish this afternoon," Song Yunshen said shamelessly, without batting an eye. "But it wasn't just fishing, there was something else too."
"What else?" Xia Kening turned her head curiously, her two feet on the chair surface sticking out her round toes and wiggling cutely.
"There are so many!" Song Yunshen listed them off one by one. "We... I also picked a lot of vegetables in the garden, helped my grandfather hoe the ground and sow seeds, fed the chickens in the chicken coop, looked after the rabbits, and even went boating on the fishpond."
As Xia Kening listened, she imagined things in her mind. Then, thinking of the big bag of vegetables and a grass carp that Xia Jinshu had brought back that evening, she couldn't help but click her tongue in envy.
Although she hadn't gone home to find out exactly what time her older sister had left that morning, just from what Song Yunshen was saying, she felt that her guess was pretty much the truth.
"When are you going to your grandpa's house again?" Xia Kening asked curiously. "I want to go fishing too."
Song Yunshen hesitated slightly upon hearing her words.
Since I've already taken Xia Jinshu there, if I take Xia Kening too, should I also take Xia Yunuo in the future?
He didn't care, but he was afraid of being misunderstood by his grandparents.
Just the thought of bringing Xia Jinshu along made it impossible for my grandfather to hide the teasing expression on his face.
If Song Yunshen took three different girls to the fishpond, he had no idea what his grandparents' expressions would be. They probably wouldn't beat him up, would they?
Seeing that he remained silent, Xia Kening assumed that Song Yunshen didn't want to take her, and immediately became a little unhappy, muttering under her breath, "If you don't want me to go, then forget I said anything."
Upon hearing this, Song Yunshen raised his eyebrows and deliberately leaned over to pinch her cheek. "What? I didn't say you couldn't go."
"Then why did you think about it for so long? Isn't it because you don't want me to go, but you can't think of a reason to refuse?" Xia Kening snorted and slapped his thieving hand away.
I was worried about you.
"What are you worried about?" Xia Kening looked suspicious, not understanding what he meant.
Song Yunshen Shen chuckled and ruffled her hair, "With your small frame, I'm afraid you'll get dragged into the water by a big grass carp when you're fishing."
Upon hearing this, Xia Kening immediately retorted angrily, "You're talking nonsense! How could I be that weak?"
"Then you've never fished, you don't know how strong fish are underwater." Song Yunshen said, suddenly grabbing Xia Kening's wrist and pulling her into his arms. "Look, even like this, you can't hold on."
"No, no, you pulled me suddenly, I wasn't ready." Xia Kening half-fell onto Song Yunshen, one hand supporting herself on his thigh, and angrily sat back in her chair, then said defiantly, "Try it again if you dare."
"The fish in the water don't give you any advance notice. They just bite the hook without giving you any time to prepare," Song Yunshen said with a chuckle.
"Then how much better are you?" Xia Kening said, then suddenly rolled her eyes, smiled slyly, and then abruptly reached out and grabbed Song Yunshen, pulling him towards her. Song Yunshen didn't expect her to do this so suddenly, and was actually pulled by her, stumbling and almost falling on Xia Kening.
Fortunately, he was much larger Xia Kening, so he stopped halfway through the attack and sat back down in his chair.
"Look, look, you'll get suddenly grabbed too." Xia Kening raised her chin triumphantly.
Song Yunshen looked at her speechlessly, thinking to himself that this little girl was really completely unprepared. If he hadn't stopped himself, he would have pounced on her.
"Alright, alright, I promise you." Song Yunshen waved his hand and said, "Next time we go to Grandpa's house, I'll ask you to come along, but remember to bring an extra set of clothes."
"What's the meaning?"
"Even if you get pulled into the water by a fish, at least you have some clothes to change into."
"You're the one who got dragged into the water by the fish!" Xia Kening snorted and kicked him in the thigh.
Song Yunshen didn't mind at all; with quick reflexes, he reached out and grabbed her ankle.
Xia Kening screamed in surprise, and Song Yunshen pulled her and the ergonomic chair she was sitting on over there.
With a mischievous grin, Song Yunshen deliberately tickled the sole of Xia Kening's foot with his left hand. Xia Kening immediately half-reclined on the chair, bursting into laughter, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.
"No, no, no, it tickles so much! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please let me go~" Song Yunshen scratched her while secretly pinching her little toes a few times, playing with them for a while before reluctantly letting her go.
The two of them bickered and chatted while playing games, occasionally even punching and kicking each other, laughing and arguing. Before they knew it, it was 8:30.
Xia Kening shut down her computer, leaned back in her chair, and let out a long sigh.
At this time every time, she always felt like she hadn't had enough fun and wanted to stay longer, as if this hour was no different from a minute of normal time, and it would be over in the blink of an eye.
But actually, she didn't just want to play games; she wanted to stay with Song Yunshen and play with him.
Actually, you can play Genshin Impact on your phone even when you're at home.
But aside from occasionally opening it to do some daily tasks, she never plays games on her phone at all.
I don't feel that way.
She could only truly experience that kind of joy when she was playing at Song Yunshen's house.
It must be because the phone screen is too small, Xia Kening thought to herself.
When I make a lot of money in the future, I will definitely set up a study room for myself and buy myself a super luxurious computer, just like Song Yunshen's.
Thinking of this, Xia Kening stood up and couldn't help but ask Song Yunshen, "How much money have our videos made?" When Song Yunshen heard her ask this, he simply took out his phone, opened the backend of Bilibili and Douyin, and showed it to her.
"My earnings from Bilibili are currently around 180 yuan, and from Douyin it's a bit more, around 250 yuan," Song Yunshen said. "Do you want it now? Half of it is yours, about 200 yuan, which I can share with you."
Xia Kening blinked, surprised that she had already made a net profit of two hundred in less than half a month.
If that goes on for a full month, wouldn't it be four or five hundred?
Adding the 250 yuan that Song Yunshen paid her for surrogate liver surgery, that's quite a lot of money.
This can be considered a solid first step towards having my own study and computer!
Xia Kening stroked her chin, calculating seriously, then looked at Song Yunshen with a solemn expression. "By the way, how much are the house prices around here?"
"Why are you suddenly asking this? Do you think you can buy a house with just two hundred yuan?" Song Yunshen was amused by her.
"Oh, why are you so nosy? I'm just asking."
"Let me think about it," Song Yunshen recalled for a moment, then said, "It's probably between 15,000 and 30,000, depending mainly on the property and location."
"So expensive?!" Xia Kening's eyes widened.
She only knew that housing prices in Linhang City were high, but she had never actually looked into it. Go to Bing search engine to see the latest chapter!
Upon hearing this number, and comparing it to his own monthly income of less than a thousand, he counted on his fingers.
Assuming I can earn 1000 yuan a month, even if I don't eat or drink for a year, I still can't afford one square meter of a study room.
With that thought in mind, Xia Kening walked into the living room and looked around Song Yunshen's large apartment. She felt that the light was too dazzling and all she could see was money.
If she had to earn that money herself, it would take her forever.
"What are you thinking about? Why aren't you moving?" Song Yunshen patted her head and walked towards the front door. "You're not calculating how long it will take you to save enough money to afford a house, are you?"
Xia Kening blushed upon being called out and muttered softly, "No way, what nonsense are you talking about? Instead of buying a house, it would be more convenient to swap souls with you and then not switch back, just take over your place."
"You're dreaming." Song Yunshen sneered and flicked her forehead with his finger.
Xia Kening let out a groan, quickly covered her forehead, angrily kicked him, and then slipped out the door.
After seeing Xia Kening off, Song Yunshen took out his phone and sent a message to his beloved Teacher Xia.
[ Song Yunshen ]: Teacher Xia, is it the same as usual tonight?
[ Xia Jinshu ]: Okay, I'll go to the rooftop at nine o'clock later. [ Song Yunshen ]: OK
Back in his study, Song Yunshen edited some videos, waiting for nine o'clock so he could have a voice call with Xia Jinshu to memorize vocabulary.
Meanwhile, on the other side...
Xia Kening had already strolled home.
Upon entering the house, she didn't rush to the living room, but instead went straight into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and saw a third of a cake left, along with various kinds of vegetables.
Tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants...
They were all picked from Song Yunshen grandfather's vegetable garden.
But what about the fish?
Xia Kening looked around curiously and finally found the grass carp in the kitchen sink. It was filled with water, and the fish was temporarily kept in the water. It was quite big.
With such a big fish, we'd probably use the head to make soup, the body to make braised fish, and the tail to steam – three uses in one fish.
Xia Kening clicked her tongue twice, turned and left the kitchen, returned to the living room, went to the bedroom door, knocked, and peeked in, finding both of her older sisters there.
So she chatted casually for a bit, then went to the bathroom and took a shower. When she came out again, it was already past nine o'clock at night.
Xia Kening pushed open the bedroom door again, and as expected, Xia Jinshu was no longer there; only Xia Yunuo was inside.
"What's wrong now?" Xia Yunuo heard the noise, turned her head and saw Xia Kening walk in. She frowned slightly and asked in confusion.
"Can't I come in if there's nothing wrong?"
"So you want to do your homework?" Xia Yunuo asked expressionlessly, pointing to the empty seat next to Xia Jinshu. "Since your older sister isn't here, you can sit down and do your homework for a while."
"Who has homework to do?" Xia Kening pouted, her eyes darting around as she considered how to ask the question, while casually changing the subject, "Have you finished your cake?"
"We didn't finish it all; there's still a little bit in the fridge. We can have it for breakfast tomorrow." Xia Yunuo immediately became impatient upon hearing the word "cake." "If you have nothing else to do, just go out. I still have homework to do."
"Sister, you're so fierce! Let's chat." Xia Kening leaned closer to Xia Yunuo and continued casually, "When I came back at noon today, neither you nor my older sister were there. What were you doing?"
"Nothing much," Xia Yunuo replied casually. Knowing that Xia Kening and Song Yunshen swapped souls, she naturally knew about her tutoring job, but she couldn't reveal her knowledge of their soul swap. "I went to the library," she said.
"What about your older sister?" Xia Kening didn't care where Xia Yunuo went at noon; she probably just went to Song Yunshen's uncle's house for lunch. She was more concerned about Xia Jinshu's whereabouts this morning.
"She went out to play with her deskmate. Didn't you just hear her say that?" Xia Yunuo said calmly, showing no intention of sharing information with her bratty younger sister, and instead helping Xia Jinshu cover up the lie.
"What time did she leave?" Xia Kening asked again. "A little before nine," Xia Yunuo replied casually, then her gaze sharpened, and she asked suspiciously, "Why are you asking that?"
"I already said we were just chatting," Xia Kening said, trying to avoid her second sister noticing anything amiss. "And what time did you leave? You didn't even eat lunch at home, leaving me to cook for myself."
"I haven't been eating lunch at home lately." Xia Yunuo's heart tightened; her attention had indeed been diverted. She immediately made an excuse, saying, "I've been going to the library with my classmates lately."
"Who are you trying to fool? Aren't you going to see Song Yunshen?" Xia Kening pouted. "He went to his grandfather's house today, so who else could you be going to the library with?"
"He's not the only classmate," Xia Yunuo stubbornly. "Why are you so concerned?"
Having successfully diverted Xia Yunuo's attention, Xia Kening whistled twice, pretending she didn't want to continue the conversation, turned around and left the bedroom, waving her hand and saying, "Okay, okay, I don't care about you anymore, you can continue doing your homework."
After saying that, she left the bedroom, returned to her bed, and then let out a long sigh.
Is it not even nine o'clock in the morning yet?
Song Yunshen left home at exactly nine o'clock, so everything matched up.
Why is my older sister's job as a tutor getting stranger and stranger?
Was she really going to be Song Yunshen's tutor?
It was one thing for her to go out for meals and dates on Song Yunshen's electric scooter before, but this time she actually went to Song Yunshen's maternal grandfather's house. Is this even acceptable?!
What girl would go to a boy's relative's house alone with him?
What kind of behavior is this!
Xia Kening pouted, looking a little unhappy.
Next time she swaps souls with Song Yunshen, she'll have to find a way to do something bad so that her eldest and second eldest sisters will both hate Song Yunshen.
This is for their own good.
Song Yunshen is such a wicked person.
He was forced to venture into the lion's den because his soul had been swapped and bound to the enemy.
In order to protect her two older sisters, she had no choice but to make the sacrifice herself.
Xia Kening was almost moved to tears by deceiving herself like this.
It wasn't until 9:30 that Xia Jinshu returned that Xia Kening snapped out of her daze, glanced at her older sister who was walking back to the bedroom, and silently took out her phone.
[ Xia Kening ]: What are you doing? [ Song Yunshen ]: Thinking of you.
[ Xia Kening ]:???
[ Song Yunshen ]: I was just about to take a shower when I thought about how you had played with my body for more than twenty minutes. It's hard not to think about you.
[ Xia Kening ]: Get lost! Don't say that!
[ Song Yunshen ]: Then go ahead and scroll through Douyin. I need to take a shower. I don't have time to deal with you.
[ Xia Kening ]: Hmph! As if I want to talk to you.
[ Song Yunshen ]: Who asked what we were doing first?
[ Xia Kening ]: It's just a greeting. I've sent it to more than a dozen friends! I don't need yours.
[ Song Yunshen ]: Hehe, look at the screenshot of the message.
[ Xia Kening ]: This is my personal privacy, please do not provide it. Go take a shower!
After chatting with Song Yunshen for a while, Xia Kening's mood improved considerably.
As she lay on the bed, her toes dangled, and she pulled the SpongeBob SquarePants from the bedside table into her arms. Song Yunshen went into the bathroom, took a quick shower, and then returned to the bedroom. He immediately took out his Future Diary from the drawer and opened it to the latest page.
The Future Diary hadn't been updated tonight, so Song Yunshen scrolled back to the entry from July 20th.
Upon closer inspection, the diary entries had been altered.
It seems that Xia Jinshu wrote her diary entry for tonight while he was taking a shower.
Song Yunshen became interested and immediately sat down at his desk to carefully read the contents of this newly published diary.
[Sunday, July 20, 2025]
Today is my birthday, and it's also the day I made a promise with Song Yunshen to go to his grandfather's fishpond.
To be honest, although I was quite looking forward to it when I went, I never expected everything to turn out so wonderful.
I'm afraid I'll never forget what happened today.
[At nine o'clock in the morning, Song Yunshen picked me up at the entrance of the residential area. The fishpond wasn't far away; it only took about ten minutes to get there.]
[His maternal grandfather's family has a Big Yellow named Dahuang ( Big Yellow ). When it first saw me, it barked loudly. I was quite scared, but later I found it was very well-behaved, so I wasn't afraid anymore and petted its head several times.]
[ Song Yunshen took me to experience hoeing, sowing, and picking vegetables.] [In the afternoon, we went fishing. I was very lucky and caught three fish in a row. No wonder all those fishing enthusiasts online love fishing so much; it really is quite interesting.]
[Afterwards, I even taught Song Yunshen how to cook dinner myself, and I didn't expect that he would choose dishes that I like.]
[I've cooked dinner at his house before, so did he figure out which dishes I like during the meal?]
[Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?]
[But even if it's something he observed in his daily life, it's still amazing. I never expected him to pay so much attention to me; he even knew what kind of food I liked.]
[But that's not all that really impressed me.]
[During dinner, Song Yunshen said he wanted to perform a magic trick for his grandmother. I didn't think much of it at the time and closed my eyes with my grandparents as he asked.]
When I opened my eyes again, I saw a birthday cake on the table.
[ Song Yunshen knows my birthday; he asked me when he was setting the password for his door lock.]
[But I never expected that he would remember it, and even make special preparations for it.]
[The moment I saw the birthday cake, I didn't even dare to think for a second, afraid that I had made a mistake.]
[I don't actually like celebrating my birthday. Because it means spending more money, so in the past, if my mom and sisters didn't remember, I would just skip it.] [I never imagined that besides my family, there would be someone else who would specifically remember it and prepare such a surprise.]
[But he didn't just prepare a birthday cake.]
Just when I thought that was all he had prepared, he took me boating on the fishpond that evening, performed magic tricks for me, and showed me another surprise.
[To be honest, looking back now, those magic tricks he performed earlier were definitely a deliberate attempt to lower my guard.]
[And I actually fell for it; I didn't think twice at all.]
[When he tricked me into closing my eyes again, and then opened them once more, I was wearing glasses.]
[In that instant, I suddenly realized that when he took me to the optician last weekend, it wasn't because he wanted to get his eyes checked, but rather an excuse to take me there.]
[And all of this started simply because, on the way home from grocery shopping with him, I casually mentioned that I was nearsighted.]
[Unexpectedly, he was able to remember it all the time.]
I haven't cried in a long time.
I learned a lesson when I was very young: crying solves nothing.
[That's why I prefer to keep smiling.] [But today's crying seems different; it actually makes me very happy and fulfilled.]
I used to think I was someone who could sacrifice everything for my mother and sisters.
But today I suddenly realized that I seem to have a selfish side too.
[It turns out I can also have desires for more.]
I don't know if this kind of thinking is good or bad.
[But regardless, since Song Yunshen prepared such a surprise for me, I should at least reciprocate.]
[Well, consider it a return gift. But I don't think I know when his birthday is; I'll have to find a chance to ask.]