The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

Fortunately, the siblings are quite disciplined; if they say they won't touch the computer, they really won't.

After coming out of the bathroom, Xu Nian rummaged through her drawers and found two red cloth strips that were pressed at the bottom of the drawer. She carefully wrote the word "self-discipline" on them with a black marker and tied them to her forehead and Xu Xi's forehead with care.

Immediately afterwards, he rolled up his sleeves, picked up a broom, and started the big cleaning session.

The takeout boxes and snack wrappers that had accumulated over the days were cleaned up and packed one by one. The balcony was filled with clean clothes and blankets. The floor was mopped again and again until it was sparkling clean. Even the empty cat bowl in the corner was refilled with cat food and water.

Mai Mai lay on the cat tree, holding a cat treat that she had secretly torn open, licking it with her pink little tongue, wagging her fluffy tail, and enthusiastically supervising the two two-legged creatures working hard below.

These two have finally started to take over my territory.

But its happiness didn't last long.

"Brother, MaiMai seems to have not had a bath in a long time. Why don't you take her to the bathroom for a bath?"

"Okay, got it."

Upon hearing this, Mai Mai's fur stood on end, and she quickly tried to find a corner to hide.

Xu Nian was quick; she grabbed the back of its neck and carried it into the bathroom.

"Meow! Meow! Meow!"

Mai Mai flapped her four little paws vigorously, meowing pitifully, clearly resistant to taking a bath.

After all, cats are naturally afraid of water, and no kitten will resist taking a bath.

But resistance was futile; it was quickly soaked by the water from the showerhead, rubbed with foam, and washed clean.

Mai Mai's face fell, looking utterly dejected.

Finally, thanks to the tireless efforts of the brother and sister, the messy house was completely transformed and returned to its former clean and tidy state.

After doing all this, the two were completely exhausted and collapsed onto the sofa.

Xu Xi leaned softly against the man's chest, so tired that she could barely keep her eyes open, and even the tuft of hair on her head drooped limply on her forehead.

Xu Nian was in slightly better condition and could barely lift her hand to gently massage the girl's sore shoulders and arms.

Just then, Xu Nian's stomach rumbled.

He subconsciously reached for his phone, opened the "Missing You Canteen" app, and wanted to order takeout. He didn't forget to ask the girl in his arms, "Xiaoxi, I ordered takeout. What do you want to eat? I'll order it with you."

Upon hearing the word "takeout," Xu Xi immediately shook her head, pointed to the red ribbons on their foreheads, and said with a slightly serious expression.

"Brother, you can't order takeout. Ordering takeout is lazy and shows a lack of self-discipline. Have you forgotten the promise we just made? We need to be self-disciplined!"

Xu Nian awkwardly put down her phone and said helplessly, "But I'm so tired, I don't have the energy to cook. Xiao Xi, do you still have the energy to cook?"

Xu Xi bit her lip, struggled to sit up, and stretched vigorously, trying to shake off her fatigue.

But she had barely stood up straight when her legs gave way and she collapsed back into Xu Nian's arms.

Doing housework is indeed a tiring task. She felt like her bones were limp and she couldn't muster any strength.

Xu Nian chuckled and tugged at the girl's tuft of hair, teasingly saying, "See? You're too lazy to cook either, aren't you?"

Xu Xi's face immediately turned red, and she stammered, "I...I wasn't being lazy! I just suddenly remembered that there were no vegetables in the refrigerator, so even if I wanted to cook, I didn't have any ingredients. It's definitely not because I'm undisciplined!"

"Okay, okay, I misunderstood you." Xu Nian suppressed a laugh and pinched the girl's burning cheeks.

In fact, laziness is not simply a bad thing.

Humans invented the automatic washing machine because they were too lazy to wash clothes. They invented the elevator because they were too lazy to climb stairs. They invented the robot vacuum cleaner because they were too lazy to sweep and mop the floor.

Many great inventions originated from people's desire to "be lazy," and it could even be said that laziness has precisely driven the progress of human technology.

Xu Nian pondered for a moment, then her eyes lit up, and she proposed a compromise: "How about we eat out tonight?"

Xu Xi blinked her big, watery eyes, instantly perked up, clapped her hands excitedly, and nodded eagerly in agreement, "Okay, okay!"

This is a brilliant idea! It avoids both cooking and the undisciplined behavior of ordering takeout, killing two birds with one stone.

After reaching an agreement, the two changed into their outdoor clothes and left the house together.

Fortunately, their accommodation was right in the center of the food street, surrounded by all kinds of delicious food, so they didn't have to go too far to find a place to fill their stomachs.

Faced with a dazzling array of snacks and restaurants on the street, Xu Nian suffered from decision paralysis.

Indecisiveness is practically the ultimate problem for modern people. Even the Analects of Confucius records it: "I examine myself three times a day: What shall I eat for breakfast? What shall I eat for lunch? What shall I eat for dinner?"

It is clear that deciding what to eat for a meal was a challenge even for people in ancient times.

So he decided to pass this problem on to Xu Xi: "Xiao Xi, what do you want to eat? You decide what our dinner is."

Xu Xi tilted her head and thought for a moment: "We've been ordering takeout from the food street lately, and I'm getting a little tired of it. Wanda Plaza is too far, and I don't want to go. How about we try the school cafeteria? I haven't eaten there since I came to school."

"Okay." Xu Nian nodded and agreed, "You said the cafeteria has improved. I ate there a few times with Jiang Xun and the others the other day, and it really is quite good. It's much cleaner and more hygienic than before."

"Then let's go."

......

The afterglow of the setting sun gently bathed every corner of the campus, gilding the entire campus with a warm, golden glow.

At this time, even the latest elective courses of the day have ended, and students leave the teaching building in groups of three or five, arm in arm.

Along the lake, couples sat on benches in twos and threes, whispering sweet nothings to each other.

On the main road of the campus, you can often see the deliverymen of the Sinian Canteen riding bicycles, rushing between dormitory buildings to deliver hot meals to students who are too lazy to go to the canteen.

Jiang Xun sat on the steps by the rostrum on the playground, his hands supporting his chin, looking helplessly at his three roommates in front of him.

Su Zhe was holding his phone, making a video call with his counselor Qin Xin, exchanging heartfelt words.

Xiao Chen, holding his phone, was passionately arguing with his teammates on the other side of the game in an attempt to protect his mother.

Luo Chen put on his headphones and immersed himself in his own world, staring at the anime scenes on his phone screen, occasionally letting out silly giggles.

Not far from them, there lay the overturned high jump bar and the haphazardly scattered high jump mats, standing alone and disheveled in the wind, looking quite forlorn.