Looking at the electric scooter in front of him, Song Yunshen was a little dumbfounded.
He didn't know Xia Yunuo was here when he arrived, so he rode his electric scooter with Xia Kening as a passenger.
With three people going home together, the little electric scooter felt a bit crowded.
This put him in a dilemma. He scratched his head and asked the two girls behind him, "Should I call a taxi?"
"Why take a taxi?" Xia Kening immediately said, "There's plenty of room for three people. My sister and I are both very light, right, second sister?"
Xia Yunuo clearly didn't mind, so she nodded in agreement with her sister, saying, "Yes, it's okay, it's such a short distance, taking a taxi would be too wasteful."
"Um... how are we supposed to sit here?" Song Yunshen asked as he helped the electric scooter out and stopped it in front of the three of them, then looked at the two women.
Xia Kening rolled her eyes and suggested, "Sister, sit in the back, I'll sit in the middle, Song Yunshen will sit in the front, how about that?"
"Why aren't you sitting at the very back?" Xia Yunuo glared at her and asked.
"My arms are short, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on properly," Xia Kening said matter-of-factly.
"No, if you push Song Yunshen too far forward like this, it'll be inconvenient to drive the electric scooter," Xia Yunuo shook her head and objected. "Then, Second Sister, you sit in the front, let Song Yunshen sit in the middle, and I'll sit in the back," Xia Kening said, and started to climb onto the higher ground in the back.
Seeing this, Xia Yunuo subconsciously glanced at Xia Kening's chest, then immediately realized what was happening, reached out and pulled her back, straddling the back seat. "You're shorter, you should sit in the front, that way you won't block Song Yunshen's view."
"You're the shorter one!" Xia Kening said angrily when she saw that she had taken her seat. "You're only a few centimeters taller than me. Even if you sit in front, you won't block Song Yunshen's view!"
"I'm already seated, what's all the fuss about?" Xia Yunuo, displaying the domineering presence of an older sister, remained calm, patted the empty seat in front of her, and beckoned to Song Yunshen, " Yunshen, come on up."
As it drew closer to 9 p. m., Song Yunshen decided not to let the two of them continue arguing. He simply agreed to Xia Yunuo's plan and plopped down in the empty seat in front.
After settling in, he moved back a bit until he felt he couldn't move any further and there was enough space in front of him. He then stopped and gestured to Xia Kening.
Xia Kening didn't argue with her sister any further. She squeezed into the empty seat in front of Song Yunshen and sat in his lap. Then she deliberately squeezed back a little, pressing her whole body into Song Yunshen's chest.
"Don't move around, you're squashing me!" Xia Yunuo, sitting in the back, couldn't help but complain as she felt the pressure coming from the front.
She peeked out and saw Xia Kening completely nestled in Song Yunshen's arms, and suddenly felt a tiny bit of regret, wishing she had been sitting in front.
But the thought of her little sister sitting in the back, her chest pressing against Song Yunshen's back, immediately made her give up the idea.
It's completely one-track mind, blocking both ends.
It felt like no matter which option she chose, she would lose out. "Fine, fine, squeeze in~" Xia Kening hummed twice in the front seat, deliberately burrowing into Song Yunshen's arms a couple more times.
Xia Yunuo was so angry that she gritted her teeth. Finally, she gritted her teeth, stretched out her hands, and directly placed them between Song Yunshen and Xia Kening, hugging Song Yunshen's stomach to separate him from Xia Kening.
Seeing this, Xia Kening quickly retaliated, grabbing Xia Yunuo's hands and placing them on her waist, then loudly proclaimed, "Second sister, you have to hold me tight, otherwise what if I accidentally fall?"
"Why don't you just hold on to the front? How could you possibly fall?" Xia Yunuo said irritably, trying to pull her hand back.
But Xia Kening's grip was quite strong; she held onto her wrist tightly and wouldn't let go.
Song Yunshen was sandwiched between the two of them. After all this commotion, the two of them squeezed him tighter and tighter. He was surrounded by the sweet fragrance emanating from the girls, which was really hard to resist.
"Alright, alright, stop fooling around." Song Yunshen quickly intervened, patting their hands. He then placed Xia Yunuo's hands on his waist and let Xia Kening lean against his chest. "Hold on tight, I'm off."
After starting the electric car, Song Yunshen deliberately avoided the main intersection and chose to exit through a small intersection at the northwest corner of Wanda Plaza. He made a slight detour before heading towards Tangning New Residence.
"Why did we go this way?" Xia Kening asked curiously, looking at the direction Song Yunshen had chosen.
"There might be traffic police at the main intersection. It wouldn't be good if we got pulled over," Song Yunshen explained helplessly. "I don't know if carrying passengers on an electric bike is illegal, but if the traffic police see us with both of you on board, we'll definitely get arrested."
"No wonder." Xia Kening nodded in realization, then teased with a grin, "Isn't your family supposed to be very powerful? Don't you have any relatives who are traffic police?"
"Anyway, I don't have the impression." Song Yunshen recalled, "But I'm not sure. After all, our family is relatively big. I can barely recognize my cousins' generation, but I don't know many of my generation." "Why is this? Shouldn't people of the same age be more familiar with each other?" Xia Yunuo also asked doubtfully in the back seat.
"We were more familiar with each other when we were younger, but after entering junior and senior high school, we saw each other less often because we were mostly at school, so we weren't as familiar with each other anymore," Song Yunshen said. "After all, they are elders, and their appearance doesn't change much even after a few years, so we can still recognize them."
"But many peers, if you haven't seen each other for a year or two, can suddenly grow taller, and if you haven't chatted much during that time, you can quickly become strangers."
"Besides, even though we're said to be the same age, many of my older brothers and sisters are probably seven or eight years older than me. When we were little, I could follow them around and play, but now they're all working and married. How could we possibly have anything in common?"
After hearing his explanation, Xia Kening and Xia Yunuo both showed expressions of sudden realization, gaining a new understanding of the characteristics of large families.
Song Yunshen also took the opportunity to distract himself a little while chatting, otherwise, being attacked from both sides by the two sisters would be too much for him at such a young age.
Fortunately, the distance between Wanda Plaza and Tangning New Residence is not far, usually only five or six minutes.
However, with only three people in the car tonight, Song Yunshen still drove a little slower, prioritizing safety. It took about seven or eight minutes before they arrived at the entrance of Tangning New Residence.
Just then, by sheer coincidence, a traffic policeman rode his motorcycle past the entrance of the residential area and happened to see Song Yunshen and the other two. He immediately drove to the side of the road and stopped in front of them.
"What's going on with you guys?" the traffic policeman asked after getting out of the car. "You were illegally carrying passengers."
Song Yunshen and his two companions were startled by the sudden appearance of the traffic police and quickly jumped off their electric bikes.
Slightly embarrassed, Song Yunshen coughed and inwardly cursed his bad luck. He quickly stepped forward with a forced smile, "Brother, I'm so sorry, it's my fault, it's my fault. Look, we've already arrived at our destination, please forgive us." "No way, you've already arrived at your destination, that makes it even worse." The traffic policeman glanced at Song Yunshen, then looked at the two delicate-looking girls, and couldn't help but click his tongue. "And one of you isn't wearing a helmet. Where's your ID?"
"I didn't bring it..."
How old are you?
"Forehead..."
The traffic policeman raised an eyebrow and glared at him irritably. "You're so young, you should be more careful about safety."
It's unclear which safety aspect they're referring to.
"Illegal passenger transport is a 20 yuan fine, and not wearing a helmet is also a 20 yuan fine," the traffic police officer said matter-of-factly. "Considering this is your first offense and your apology was quite good, you can also choose to post a self-criticism on WeChat Moments. If you get 20 likes, the fine will be waived. It's your choice."
"Then let's just impose a fine," Song Yunshen said without hesitation.
A problem that can be solved with money isn't a problem.
But when Xia Yunuo heard that the fine was 40 yuan, she immediately felt sorry for him and quickly grabbed Song Yunshen, then asked the traffic police, "Can I post it on my WeChat Moments instead?"
"That won't do." The traffic policeman immediately shook his head in refusal. "He's the one riding the bike; he has to issue the ticket himself. Otherwise, he must be fined."
"Oh, it's okay, it's only 40 yuan." Song Yunshen patted Xia Yunuo's small hand to comfort her. "That won't do, after all, if we're talking about breaking the rules, it's all three of us breaking the rules." Xia Yunuo shook her head, then bit her lip and said, "I'll transfer you 20 yuan, Ningning can forget about it, we'll each pay half."
"I wasn't wearing a helmet just now, so I should be the one to pay the price." Xia Kening pouted and complained when she heard that she wasn't entitled to anything.
The traffic police officer was speechless when he saw the two girls arguing over who would pay the fine. He wondered what kind of magic this guy possessed that made them so infatuated.
"Alright, alright, stop arguing." Seeing that the two of them were even going to split the fine, Song Yunshen had no choice but to take out his phone and say, "It's just posting on WeChat Moments, I'll post it."
"I'll tell you the format, just follow it." Seeing this, the traffic police officer explained the specific format for his WeChat Moments post.
Song Yunshen nodded and tapped his phone screen, quickly posting a message on his WeChat Moments.
[ Song Yunshen ]: On August 24, 2025, at 8:53 PM, I was riding an electric bike on Tangning Road and illegally carrying two people over the limit. After being educated by the traffic police on the spot, I have fully realized my mistake and hereby offer my self-criticism. I can get the fine waived if I collect 20 likes. I would like to warn everyone: electric bikes are not allowed to be overloaded. Safety comes first. Let this be a warning to everyone.
The post quickly garnered many likes after being shared on WeChat Moments.
Comments immediately started popping up in droves.
Song Yunshen refreshed the page a few times, then his lips twitched, and he felt his toes digging into the ground, utterly embarrassed.
[ Xu Zhuoyue ]: Hahahaha! You've finally met your match! I'll reluctantly give you a like, it's hilarious!
[ Zhong Long ]: Brother Shen, be careful! Two of you is too dangerous. [ Deng Shitao ]: Brother Shen is awesome!
[ Kang Ping ]: Liked.
[ Song Mingyuan ]:?
[ Song Wantang ]: How come there's another one?
[ Zhao Zeheng ]: Remember to get the little girl home safely.
[ Song Jiaxuan ]: Serves you right.
[ Song Jiayao ]: What's going on? What did I miss?!
[ Song Minggui ]: Shouldn't we do something about him? @Song Mingyuan
I accumulated 20 likes pretty quickly; the requirement was met in just two or three minutes.
Song Yunshen, speechless, showed the traffic police the number of likes on his WeChat Moments. After confirming it was correct, the traffic police gave them another lecture before finally letting the three of them leave.
After the traffic police left, Song Yunshen quickly deleted the post he had just made on his WeChat Moments, but it was too late.
That Xu Zhuoyue had already posted the screenshot of his WeChat Moments to Class 5's QQ group. Song Yunshen felt his phone vibrating constantly, and when he opened the class group, he knew everyone was discussing this.
He couldn't help but click his tongue and silently made a note of Xu Zhuoyue in his notebook, planning to deal with him later.
"Let's go, let's go. I was thinking of riding my bike to take you downstairs, but I'll pass now," Song Yunshen waved his hand and said to the two of them.
"Okay, then we'll head back first. You should go home early too." Xia Yunuo nodded and led Xia Kening towards the residential area.
Xia Kening followed her second sister, turned her head, waved to Song Yunshen, and said with a grin, "Bye-bye~"
Watching the two women's slender figures disappear around the corner, Song Yunshen couldn't help but sigh, thinking to himself that today was truly unlucky.
However, he didn't rush home. Instead, he waited patiently for a while. As it approached 9 p. m., he got on his electric bike again and, instead of going back to the West District, drove straight into the East District, arriving at Building 17.
By this time, Xia Yunuo and Xia Kening had returned home in batches.
To avoid arousing suspicion from Yan Zhenxia and Xia Jinshu, Xia Kening deliberately arrived home two or three minutes late.
After all, both her eldest sister and mother had Song Yunshen's WeChat. If she connected it with Song Yunshen's WeChat Moments post earlier, and if she went home with her second sister, it would be easy for them to connect it to her.
However, Song Yunshen deleted his WeChat Moments post very quickly. Xia Jinshu and Yan Zhenxia were both busy and didn't notice at all.
When it was 9 p. m., Xia Jinshu finally put down her pen, stretched, got up, and went out, taking the elevator to the rooftop as usual. Once on the 18th floor, she couldn't wait to pull out her phone and send WeChat to Song Yunshen.
[ Xia Jinshu ]: Are you ready? It's almost 9 o'clock.
[ Song Yunshen ]: Senior, are you on the rooftop?
[ Xia Jinshu ]: I'll be there soon, how about you?
[ Song Yunshen ]: I've arrived too.
Upon hearing this, Xia Jinshu was startled and instinctively looked up, but saw no one at the entrance to the rooftop.
She breathed a sigh of relief, pondering the true meaning behind Song Yunshen's words.
The next second, Song Yunshen poked his head out from the rooftop entrance and smiled at Xia Jinshu, who was halfway down the stairs, saying, "Good evening, senior."
"Ah!" Xia Jinshu exclaimed in surprise. Only after recognizing Song Yunshen did she come to her senses, clutching her chest and panting heavily, "You scared me to death!"
"Didn't I tell you? I'm here too." Song Yunshen said with a chuckle, "Surprised or not?"
"More like a fright." Xia Jinshu rolled her eyes at him helplessly, then quickly went up to the rooftop, enjoying the evening breeze, and asked him in confusion, "Why did you come here?"
"I was out tonight and came back around 9 pm. I remembered that my senior comes to the rooftop every night, so I thought I'd just stroll over and take a look," Song Yunshen said to her with a smile as he stood by the railing, gazing at the night view. "I feel like memorizing vocabulary here is even more effective." "Really?" Xia Jinshu walked over to him, smoothed her hair which was ruffled by the evening breeze, and then said, "Then let's not delay our business and start memorizing vocabulary."
"I'll do whatever Teacher Xia says."
Song Yunshen diligently memorized vocabulary on the rooftop for half an hour. Only after 9:30 did he put away his phone and stretch by the railing.
"School starts next Sunday," Song Yunshen said. "Yes, the first week is the first week of school with exams, so you have to do your best," Xia Jinshu encouraged with a smile.
"Of course, after all, it's related to Teacher Xia's bonus. If I get a perfect score, I'll bring home a 6,000 yuan bonus." Song Yunshen waved his hand and said generously.
"Well, thank you so much then." Xia Jinshu covered her mouth and chuckled. "My demands aren't high, just get at least 100 points so I can get a small bonus."
"I don't like hearing that, Teacher Xia. Even if you don't believe me, you should at least believe in your own teaching abilities, right?" Song Yunshen said, dissatisfied. "I think a score of 110 is still possible."
"Then why don't you try harder and get 120 points?" Xia Jinshu teased. "I'm still waiting for your aunt's free braised chicken privilege."
"Oh right, I almost forgot." Song Yunshen nodded in realization. "Then it'll be 120 points, I said it, I'm definitely going to get it!"
"During the first week after school starts, students who have finished their summer homework won't need to attend evening self-study sessions; they only need to take the entrance exam," Xia Jinshu said. "You should be able to finish your summer homework, right?"
"Of course you can." Song Yunshen nodded confidently. After all, he didn't need to write it; he could just give it to Xia Kening.
"That's good." Xia Jinshu nodded. "If you finish your summer homework, you can go straight home after the first week's exams. We'll still come to your house for lessons until the full two months are up."
"Wouldn't it be unnecessary to fill the pot so full?"
"Of course I need to, especially since the English exam doesn't start until Wednesday, so I'll need to continue tutoring in the days leading up to it," Xia Jinshu said earnestly. "That's settled then."
"Alright then." Song Yunshen nodded in agreement.
Since it originally started on July 5th, it's reasonable for it to end on September 5th.
After they finished talking, the two prepared to leave and took the elevator together, first going to the 10th floor.
After the elevator doors opened, Xia Jinshu stepped out, then suddenly remembered something, turned back to look at Song Yunshen, and said with a slightly flushed face, "Since you've worked so hard this summer, I've prepared a surprise for you the day before your English exam. I hope you get good grades."
"Huh?" Song Yunshen was a little surprised. He was about to ask what the surprise was when the elevator doors closed.
Mama Xia actually thought of preparing a surprise for him?
Song Yunshen couldn't help but feel expectant, and he was quite restless.