Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Chapter 4: Poison resistance is really high
Xue Rui felt complicated. The leftover food buckets in the cafeteria were piled up like a small mountain. Who would have thought that in the same place, there were people gnawing on steamed buns as hard as rocks.

He threw the steamed bun on the ground and it rolled far away with a "gurgling" sound.

Lin Ruoxi hugged her knees with her hands, sat there tensely, not daring to move, her eyes fixed on the dusty steamed buns in the distance.

Xue Rui noticed this detail and kicked the steamed bun away, thinking that out of sight, out of mind.

Lin Ruoxi opened her lips slightly and wanted to say something, but seeing that Xue Rui was in a bad mood, she buried her head again.

"Are you mute?" Xue Rui was annoyed to communicate with such an autistic child. He didn't have that much patience.

He brought the food he had just ordered to Lin Ruoxi and said unhappily, "Eat it."

As soon as he said this, he suddenly felt inexplicably guilty. Wasn't the reason why Lin Ruoxi hid here to eat because she was afraid of being discovered by others?

The girl in front of me also has self-esteem, and she is probably afraid that others will laugh at her and feel sorry for her.

And his current behavior is undoubtedly a condescending charity.

Xue Rui thought about it, put on a bohemian look, and said in a frivolous tone: "The food in the cafeteria is the same as pig food, and people are not allowed to waste it. What kind of bullshit rule is this?"

"The student on duty will record his name in the leftovers bucket. If there are too many leftovers, class points will be deducted. I don't want to be scolded by the homeroom teacher, so you'd better eat them quickly, otherwise..."

In order to encourage students to save food, the school arranges several students to supervise next to the leftover food bin with notebooks every day.

If any student leaves too much food, the class's quantitative score will be deducted. Eventually, the person who wastes food will be reprimanded individually by the class teacher. This is the reason Xue Rui gave himself.

But, if the school asks students to supervise other students, can that be implemented effectively?
With Xue Rui's "prestige" among students, no one would remember his name even if he dumped a full plate of food into the trash can.

But Lin Ruoxi naturally didn't know about this because she never left any food.

Lin Ruoxi had no idea that she was being coerced at this point, and her hands were shaking slightly as she took the plate.

"What? You still want me to feed you?" Xue Rui said unhappily.

"I... I'll eat, you... don't be angry." A soft and tender voice came, very pleasant to hear.

Lin Ruoxi picked up the chopsticks and sipped the braised pork in small bites. She secretly glanced at Xue Rui from time to time. When she found that Xue Rui was supervising her, she hurriedly stuffed a few more bites into her mouth. Her mouth was bulging like a hamster.

In the end, she couldn't eat any more and left a whole steamed bun.

"Yours." Lin Ruoxi mustered up her courage and handed over a white steamed bun.

The whole steamed bun can be taken out of the cafeteria and saved for the next meal, but since it was bought by Xue Rui, she has to return it to Xue Rui.

"Who wants that thing? If you can't eat it, just throw it away." Xue Rui didn't take it, but slammed the door and left.

Looking at the bright and clean cafeteria, he finally got rid of the oppressive feeling and cursed to himself: "Damn it, this is 2012, not 1912."

Xue Rui found it hard to imagine that in this age of abundant supplies, there would be students who were so hungry that their faces turned pale and their bodies became emaciated.

After cursing for a few words, Xue Rui suddenly forgot why he came to the cafeteria. It seemed that he came to ask Lin Ruoxi why she had thoughts of committing suicide?
His face was gloomy. Lin Ruoxi had already given him this condition. Why was she still asking? He would also feel that this world was boring.

If it was "Mr. Xue" twelve years later, the money that slipped through his fingers would be enough to support Lin Ruoxi to graduate from university.

But now, Xue Rui is just a high school student, and the only asset he has is the fifty yuan that Gu Muxue gave him in the morning. He really does not have that kind of financial ability.

……

Since he gave his lunch to Lin Ruoxi, Xue Rui decided to go to the store to buy something to eat.

Looking at the students coming and going with ice cream in their hands, Xue Rui quickly found the canteen in the direction the students were coming from.

But the things sold there really made him feel sick.

There were all kinds of spicy strips, such as squid strips, Tang Monk meat... most of them were 50 cents a pack. Xue Rui had no appetite, but other students ate them with gusto.

There are also a wide variety of instant noodles, bread...

It's all junk food.

"A piece of bread for one dollar?" Xue Rui picked up a piece of bread with poor packaging and couldn't help frowning, and threw it back. In the end, he bought a piece of bread for six dollars and a bottle of Coke, which was one of the few foods in the canteen that could be called "expensive".

He took a bite of the butter bread, which was so sweet that it made his throat choke, and it had an indescribable taste of inferiority.

"These students are damn resistant to drugs." Xue Rui sighed and looked at the production date, August 2012, 8.

He was unsure whether it had expired, so he asked the student next to him, "Student, what's the date today?"

The student was visibly stunned, then raised his wrist to check his watch: "August 8th."

Xue Rui: “…”

The good news is that the bread is not expired, the bad news is that today is the 27th, but the bread was produced on the 28th.

Xue Rui crumpled the bread into a ball and threw it into the trash can. He rinsed his mouth vigorously with Coke and sprayed it into the green belt beside him. He actually bought the bread that would be "produced tomorrow".

When Xue Rui watches short videos, he always sees some nostalgic snacks. Many people in the comment section complain that they "lack the flavor" and think they don't have the taste of youth.

This time Xue Rui finally bought the "genuine" product, but he just couldn't be happy.

Xue Rui often frequents high-end restaurants, and his taste has become extremely picky. The food he experienced in high school was difficult for him to swallow.

……

Xue Rui slept for another whole afternoon with an empty stomach. He was awakened by nightmares several times. Each time it was because Lin Ruoxi was lying miserably in a pool of blood, staring at him.

Originally, he would only dream of Lin Ruoxi once every three to five days, but after returning to high school and having frequent contact with Lin Ruoxi, perhaps because of the saying “you dream about what you think about during the day”, the frequency of Lin Ruoxi appearing in his dreams increased significantly.

Lin Ruoxi is a miserable girl, and Xue Rui knows that he shouldn't blame Lin Ruoxi.

But he had been tortured by Lin Ruoxi's jump for so many years, and his sudden death was most likely due to poor sleep quality. It would be impossible for Xue Rui to have no complaints at all.

"I'm going crazy!" Xue Rui looked at Lin Ruoxi's thin back and felt angry for no reason, probably because he was in a bad mood after waking up.

It was already afternoon and time for the activity.

No. 2 Middle School does not have a military management system like other schools, so students are free to move around during the evening self-study period from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

"Pa!" Suddenly, Xue Rui's shoulder was patted hard by a small hand, and he shuddered with fear.

"Fuck..." Xue Rui subconsciously stood up and fought back. He turned his head and saw that it was the little girl who had choked him in the cafeteria at noon. She had thick pigtails and a few freckles on her face.

This is Gu Muxue's little follower, who is a whole head shorter than Xue Rui.

Xue Rui looked down for a long time, but he couldn't remember her name. He clearly remembered that they had a very good relationship in the past, but now he only remembered the nickname "Shorty".

"This girl looks unfamiliar to me. May I ask your name? What is the matter that you would like to ask me?" Xue Rui picked up a fan folded from a homework book and said leisurely.

A hint of doubt flashed across the girl's eyes, but she reacted quickly and bowed slightly:
"Greetings, Master Xue. My name is Mei Lili. Why don't you come to look for Gu Muxue today?"

When Xue Rui heard the name "Gu Muxue", he frowned subconsciously and put away his fan:
"No, I haven't caught up with him after so many years. I can't increase the sunk costs. I have to stop the loss in time."

Mei Lili was obviously stunned. She never thought that such words could come out of Xue Rui's mouth. She threatened: "Aren't you afraid that she will be pursued by other boys?"

"If I can't catch him, who can?"

Xue Rui sneered. Gu Muxue's level was a hell-level dungeon. Want to clear it? It's not that easy.

Mei Lili looked around and motioned for Xue Rui to put his ear close to her.

Xue Rui came closer out of curiosity, and only heard: "Mu Xue went to the toilet three times this afternoon."

"You remember this kind of shit? You have the potential to be a spy." Xue Rui looked weird.

"Why are you so stupid? Why do you think she went to the bathroom?"

"Go to the toilet three times? Frequent urination, urgent urination, and inability to urinate completely." Xue Rui said while counting on his fingers.

(End of this chapter)