"Banner Master Big Brother, Banner Master Big Brother~"
"What is it?"
"Elder Sister just took a bigger slurp than me."
Doudou pointed at Yin Xingyue, huffing angrily, very displeased.
Yin Xingyue was a little embarrassed by Doudou's actions.
Shen Siyuan, however, looked completely baffled.
He hadn't expected Doudou to argue with her good friend and elder sister over such a small matter.
The specific incident was this: Shen Siyuan had been too lazy to go downstairs to eat, so he'd cooked himself a bowl of Instant Noodles.
Although Instant Noodles weren't nutritious, they smelled delicious, which held a huge appeal for a child like Doudou.
While a Ghost couldn't eat physical food, they could Consume Essence, so Shen Siyuan let them "eat" first.
He just hadn't expected Doudou to come tattling because her elder sister took one more slurp than her. Shen Siyuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
In the end, Shen Siyuan could only turn on the Computer and put on a Cartoon to get her out of his hair.
After Doudou's accusation, Yin Xingyue didn't feel right staying by Shen Siyuan's side either, so she ran over to watch TV with Doudou.
Just as Shen Siyuan was eating his noodles, he received a text Message from Jiang Tingyu.
"Are you back in Binhai?"
Shen Siyuan couldn't help but smile when he saw the Message.
Her sending this Message meant she had hesitated repeatedly and was starting to lower her standards and bottom line.
Besides, she wasn't really asking if he was back in Binhai; she wanted to ask how his Blind Date went.
But she was too embarrassed to ask directly, so she chose a roundabout strategy.
Since she didn't ask, Shen Siyuan chose to play dumb, replying directly: "Just got back."
"Want to come out for dinner then? I'm alone and pretty bored."
As soon as Shen Siyuan sent his Message, Jiang Tingyu's reply came back instantly.
Shen Siyuan took a picture of his Instant Noodles and sent it to her.
"You're just eating that? Come out, I'll treat you to a Big Meal."
"Nah, I'm almost finished."
"Oh, I see.
Well, maybe next time then," Jiang Tingyu wrote.
Shen Siyuan sent her an "OK" sticker in reply.
Seeing a response, Jiang Tingyu immediately typed again: "You're so lucky, you can go home whenever you want. For me to go home, taking a car isn't enough, I have to take a plane, and the tickets are ridiculously expensive.
I can't afford to go back."
"Distance makes the heart grow fonder.
I go home often, and my Parents just get sick of me," Shen Siyuan replied.
"Ah, is that so? I almost forgot to ask you, how was the Blind Date? Did you two hit it off?" Jiang Tingyu asked, feigning nonchalance.
Shen Siyuan didn't have the heart to call her out. 'Did she really forget? Wasn't asking this question the whole reason she contacted him?'
"It was alright."
Shen Siyuan deliberately gave an ambiguous answer.
"That's such a half-hearted answer. (Pouting.jpg"
"Do you think I'm being annoying?" Jiang Tingyu added.
"Not at all. The person was fine, just not a good fit for me.
Because of that, my Mom got annoyed with me and kicked me out," Shen Siyuan replied, deciding not to string her along anymore.
Jiang Tingyu immediately sent back a sticker of someone laughing out loud.
Then she followed up: "Was your Blind Date Partner pretty?"
She wasn't really asking if his Blind Date Partner was pretty, but whether she was prettier than her. Women are like that, they love to compare everything.
Sure enough, when Shen Siyuan replied, "She was quite pretty."
She immediately asked if she was prettier than her.
The fact that she could ask such a question actually meant she was starting to care about Shen Siyuan's opinion.
So Shen Siyuan replied, "Not as pretty as you."
When a woman asks you who is prettier between her and someone else, never say things like "You have different styles" or "You're both beautiful in your own way."
The correct answer is to just say she's the beautiful one.
As expected, Jiang Tingyu immediately sent a sticker of someone happily pounding the floor.
Next, she sent Shen Siyuan a Mirror Selfie. In the Photo, she was wearing a tight-fitting Diving Suit on her upper body, her wet hair tied up high, revealing a slender neck and narrow, rounded shoulders.
Like a lotus emerging from the water, she was very beautiful and pretty.
"I just got off work."
As Shen Siyuan zoomed in on the Photo to examine it closely, she sent another Message.
"You have to work on a Sunday?"
"Yeah, the weekends are our busiest times. Weekdays are actually more relaxed, so we all have Rotating Days Off."
Shen Siyuan had a moment of realization.
She worked at an Aquarium, so of course the weekends would be when they had the most people.
"Did you have a Performance today?" Shen Siyuan asked, knowing the answer.
"Yeah, I invited you, but you didn't come. (Sad.jpg"
"Next time for sure."
"Then next week it is.
I'll treat you to a Big Meal then," Jiang Tingyu wrote.
Shen Siyuan thought for a moment and replied, "I should have time next week."
He said it this way to leave himself an out.
If he really couldn't make it, he could say something came up at the last minute.
He didn't refuse outright because they had only just met.
The Sunk Cost was still very low, and rejecting her repeatedly would make Jiang Tingyu give up on him directly.
But from Jiang Tingyu's perspective, this reply meant Shen Siyuan had already agreed.
She immediately sent an "OK" sticker, followed by: "I'll be waiting for you then."
"Okay.
You should go eat. My noodles are getting soggy," Shen Siyuan wrote, proactively ending the conversation.
When chasing a girl, you must never be a simp who climbs up a pole for her. Especially with a girl who already has a good impression of you, you can't act overly eager.
Girls are like Kites in the sky. If you pull the string too tight, it will snap.
If you let it go too slack, it will fall.
In short, you need a balanced tension.
Only then will a girl maintain her sense of novelty about you and want to take the initiative to learn more.
Although Doudou was watching the Cartoon, she had been keeping an eye on Shen Siyuan.
Seeing him finish his noodles in a few bites, she let out a heavy sigh.
Yin Xingyue heard her and asked with some curiosity, "Doudou, what's wrong?"
"Banner Master Big Brother is so happy, eating so many Instant Noodles at once."
Doudou's tone was full of envy.
Yin Xingyue didn't quite understand Doudou's thinking.
What was there to be envious about eating Instant Noodles? When she was alive, she ate them all the time, sometimes for all three meals a day.
"My Mom said Instant Noodles are unhealthy and never let me eat them.
But they smell so good, how can they be a bad thing?" Doudou said, a little confused.
Yin Xingyue was a little amused by her.
"Just because something smells good doesn't mean it's a good thing. It's like how pretty people aren't necessarily good people…"
Yin Xingyue's voice grew softer as she spoke, because this was all based on her own experience.
At that moment, Shen Siyuan finished cleaning up his bowl and chopsticks and walked over, calling out, "Stop watching the Cartoon, come over here."
Hearing this, Doudou was the first to run up to Shen Siyuan.
She tilted her head back and asked him, "Banner Master Big Brother, are you going to eat more Instant Noodles?"
"What Instant Noodles? I'm going to teach you something."
Shen Siyuan glanced at the flickering Blue Flame above her head and took out the [Embracing Wind Slumber].
[Embracing Wind Slumber] had the effect of calming the mind and spirit; it should be somewhat useful for them.
"Follow my movements."
Shen Siyuan assumed the Embracing the Universe posture."Oh, so Banner Master Big Brother wants to play a Game with us."
Doudou happily started hopping and twirling in circles.
It seemed she would probably never learn this [Embracing Wind Slumber]. She was just too restless.