The Childhood Friend Who Keeps Wanting to Sew Her Sweetheart a Pair of Shorts

When Zhou Zhiyao was four, she met a boy her age named Qiu Junyu. Their mothers were friends from the same hometown, so the two of them spent countless holidays in their mothers’ hometown. They played with the local children and grew up in a simple, carefree environment.

When Zhou Zhiyao was thirteen, she followed her grandmother’s instructions and sewed a pair of underpants to give Qiu Junyu for his birthday. Though he was both embarrassed and surprised, he persuaded himself to like the gift.

Time flew, and in the blink of an eye they had grown up. Qiu Junyu realized he was falling more and more in love with the girl who had sewn him those underpants.

At eighteen, he spotted Zhou Zhiyao near her apartment complex, heading out with a handsome boy. He asked the boy if he was Zhou Zhiyao’s classmate.

The boy replied, “I’m her grandpa. If you want to pursue my granddaughter, call me Grandpa first. Once you do, I’ll put in a good word for you.” Qiu Junyu was furious. “Get lost! I’m your great-grandfather!” Zhou Zhiyao chimed in with a laugh. “He really is my grandpa. I told you before I had a second grandpa! He often buys me study guides, and I go to his house to eat the food my great-grandmother cooks.”

“Second grandpa?” He eyed the boy his own age suspiciously, but the other boy answered, “Yes?” He wanted to beat him up...