Weekend.
The four of them gathered together.
They got into a rented car and headed for the campsite.
Jiang Feng drove, Mu Yunxi sat in the front passenger seat, and Wang Mingyu and Lin Linyu sat in the back.
As the protagonist, Jiang Feng had already obtained his driver's license.
Given the personality of the old Wang Mingyu, passing the driver's license test would have been completely out of the question.
This time around, it made the current Wang Mingyu realize that it was about time he got a driver's license.
"How's cohabiting life? Who usually does the cooking?" Wang Mingyu eagerly leaned his head into the front row.
"Jiang Feng is better at cooking, so he usually handles it. I'm responsible for covering some of the grocery expenses," Mu Yunxi said with a hand over her mouth as she smiled. "The food Jiang Feng cooks is really delicious."
Jiang Feng's culinary skills were practically conquering her stomach.
Indeed, compared to chatting with Wang Mingyu online, living under the same roof felt so much more real.
Wang Mingyu wasn't particularly surprised by this.
Being close gives one the first chance; such things were completely normal.
Wang Mingyu smiled slightly, and his hand resting on the seat poked Mu Yunxi's cheek from the other side.
Mu Yunxi turned her head, saw that it was Wang Mingyu's hand, and with a smile, she reached out, grabbed it, and gave it a twist.
"Ah!" A wail echoed through the car.
"Hmph hmph, still trying to tease me? You're way too green," Mu Yunxi said, triumphantly wagging her finger.
She rather liked Wang Mingyu's childishness.
After all, who doesn't like an interesting soul?
Jiang Feng had a steady demeanor mixed with a bit of childishness, while Wang Mingyu was childish when he should be, and exceptionally reliable when it mattered.
"Sit properly, you're going to distract me from driving," Jiang Feng frowned and said.
He found that Wang Mingyu always liked to flirt with Mu Yunxi—and she was the woman he had his eyes on!
"All right, all right, I'll sit back down," Wang Mingyu pouted in annoyance.
Mu Yunxi caught that expression, feeling that Jiang Feng was being a bit too harsh on Wang Mingyu.
Wang Mingyu was like a child, which she also found quite entertaining.
Wang Mingyu sat back down and started playing around with Lin Linyu beside him.
Compared to Jiang Feng, who was driving in silence, Mu Yunxi clearly wanted to go to the back and join in the fun.
However, that wouldn't be very nice to Jiang Feng, so she could only watch the two in the back row play.
They arrived at the campsite.
The group began setting up their tents.
Jiang Feng said, "I'll handle it myself, you go over there and rest for a bit."
With that, Mu Yunxi could only sit off to the side, afraid she would just get in the way.
As for Wang Mingyu, he was laughing and chatting away with Lin Linyu.
"Hahaha, not like that," Wang Mingyu walked over to Lin Linyu's side and demonstrated for her. "Watch closely, it's like this."
Lin Linyu followed Wang Mingyu's demonstration and tried again. Wang Mingyu quickly showered her with praise, "Right, right, just like that! Absolutely amazing! A camping prodigy!"
"Hehe, it's not as exaggerated as you say," Lin Linyu said, sheepishly scratching the back of her head.
She hadn't expected setting up a tent to be so easy; she supposed she had learned a new skill.
Besides, the emotional value Wang Mingyu provided her was immense, making her exceptionally happy.
Wang Mingyu stood up, glanced over at Mu Yunxi who was watching them, and waved at her, "Why are you just sitting there? Come over and help, you wanting to slack off?"
Mu Yunxi said indignantly, "That's not it! I just don't know how to set it up and was afraid of getting in the way!"
"Getting in the way? Then hurry up and come give me a hard time, everything's going too smoothly over here." Wang Mingyu walked over and pulled the seated Mu Yunxi to her feet.
Even though she was forced into labor, Mu Yunxi was unusually happy.
Because she didn't want everyone else working while she just sat there.
"Come on, I'll teach you." Wang Mingyu demonstrated once more, and Mu Yunxi nodded, springing into action.
She truly lacked any talent for this, and after trying many times, she still hadn't succeeded.
"It's fine, maybe my explanation wasn't detailed enough. I'll explain it to you again," Wang Mingyu comforted her softly.
He still knew when a situation called for what kind of approach.
"Try it one more time and you'll definitely get it!" Wang Mingyu encouraged from the side, giving Mu Yunxi a huge boost of confidence.
Another try later, Mu Yunxi finally succeeded in setting it up.
She jumped for joy and threw her arms around Wang Mingyu, "We did it! We did it! Hehe, aren't I amazing?! Tell me I'm amazing!"
"Amazing, amazing! You're choking me, hey!"
"Ah!" Realizing she had overstepped, Mu Yunxi shyly let go and coughed, "Ahem, sorry, I got too excited."
"It's fine, you did a great job," Wang Mingyu affirmed, giving her encouragement. "Keep it up."
Jiang Feng, who had already finished setting up his tent nearby, gritted his teeth in resentment at this sight.
What on earth was Wang Mingyu doing?!
This definitely wasn't the brother he used to know!
With the efforts of all three, the second tent was soon put up as well.
Mu Yunxi looked at the tent she had built with her own hands with satisfaction and nodded, "As expected of me!"
"All right, all right, I know you're amazing. Do you want to come and try the barbecue?" Wang Mingyu patted her shoulder and said.
"Barbecue?! Yay, yes!"
The two walked over to the campfire, where Jiang Feng had already started a fire.
Mu Yunxi picked up a skewer of meat and began roasting it over the flames.
"Careful not to burn yourself, let me do it," Jiang Feng said with concern.
"No, I want to do it myself!" Mu Yunxi retorted.
She found that Jiang Feng never let her do anything interesting, and she wasn't a child.
No, wait, she wasn't Wang Mingyu.
Hmph, that guy was way too childish!
Even more childish than her!
As Wang Mingyu walked over and sat down, he heard Jiang Feng say, "Mingyu, go find some dry branches, will you?"
"Huh? But I want to fish by the lake." Wang Mingyu looked completely reluctant.
"There are no fishing rods or bait!"
"This is what you call Jiang Taigong fishing—the willing fish bit the hook!" Wang Mingyu picked up a branch, tied some line he had conjured from somewhere to it, and tossed it straight into the lake.
"Pfft, haha." Mu Yunxi covered her mouth and chuckled.
Lin Linyu raised her hand, "I'll go instead."
"No, you're a girl. I wouldn't feel at ease. Let Wang Mingyu go." As soon as Jiang Feng said this, the expressions of both girls changed.
Mu Yunxi said unhappily, "Hey, what makes you think you can't be at ease with us? What's wrong with being a girl?"
Jiang Feng froze, not expecting Mu Yunxi to catch him on his choice of words.
As the two reached an impasse, Wang Mingyu put away his homemade fishing rod. "Fine, fine, I'll go, I'll go."
He laid the fishing rod aside, stood up, and as he passed Lin Linyu, smiled slightly, extended a hand, and said, "Hey, big sis, would you like to accompany me into the woods?"
Mu Yunxi cast a sidelong glance, glaring angrily at Wang Mingyu.
Into the woods, my foot! That sounded way too... suggestive!
"Sure." Lin Linyu smiled, took Wang Mingyu's hand, and went with him toward the woods.