Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

"What I mean is, don't try to please her."

Xue Rui never expected that his younger sister would use her status as his sister-in-law to try and sell herself to someone of higher value.

She could even bluntly say that she wouldn't support the idea of ​​marriage if anyone didn't try to please her.

Lin Ruoxi is too weak-willed, and Xue Rui is afraid that Lin Ruoxi will be bullied by Xue Yao.

"Hmm, but I think... Yao Yao has a point. I want to be with you..."

Lin Ruoxi paused, wanting to say the word "marriage," but fearing it would put pressure on Xue Rui, she changed her words:

"If I want to be with you, I have to appease your sister-in-law."

Xue Rui paused for a moment and explained, "Generally speaking, being flattered is the privilege of the brother-in-law."

"It's a pity, I don't have a brother-in-law to curry favor with."

Xue Rui's tone was full of regret, but the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up, betraying his true feelings.

Both of my girlfriends are only children, and neither of them have a spoiled brother-in-law.

The father-in-law is stubborn and dislikes people, but the mother-in-law is broad-minded.

She's a true winner in life.

Lin Ruoxi tilted her head, asking in confusion:

"Why can the brother-in-law be flattered, but the sister-in-law can't?"

Lin Ruoxi felt that Xue Yao's request was not high; she just wanted some special attention.

"Hmm, it's a bit complicated..." Xue Rui fell into deep thought.

Lin Ruoxi's stubborn curiosity kicked in again, and she immediately asked such a complicated social question.

In fact, under the traditional family structure;
As the heir of the wife's family, the brother-in-law has a very high status and can create a lot of resistance. If you want to marry someone else's sister, you must please the brother-in-law.
The situation is different for a sister-in-law. She is a family member on the surface, but unlike others, she will get married, and her influence on her natal family will gradually decrease after marriage.

Besides, they're not married yet. If the sister-in-law is too difficult, she might scare away any girls the brother brings home, leaving him a bachelor forever...

Essentially, it's a choice to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and girls naturally have the initiative in marriage.

Therefore, it's already good enough if the sister-in-law doesn't order her sister-in-law around; there's absolutely no need for her to try to please her sister-in-law.

But Xue Rui was afraid that Lin Ruoxi wouldn't understand all this, so he pinched Lin Ruoxi's cheek and said:

"Xixi, you don't need to think so much. I'll handle these things."

Lin Ruoxi smiled, her eyes crinkling. Xue Rui still cared about her so much.

But Lin Ruoxi wanted to gain the approval of all of Xue Rui's relatives, so she had to work hard to maintain her relationship with Xue Rui's family. She said softly:
“Rui, since the brother-in-law wants to curry favor, the sister-in-law should too.”

"Xixi, you are a girl."

Xue Rui smiled and patted Lin Ruoxi's head. Lin Ruoxi was completely unaware that it was a bit of a loss for a girl to get married, and many girls used this as an excuse to constantly demand benefits before marriage.

"You are the boy I love."

As Lin Ruoxi spoke, she picked up the bowl and chopsticks. Xue Rui blew on the scalding hot wontons and then pressed them to her red lips to test the temperature, as if feeding a child.

Xue Rui sighed deeply. He didn't know if Lin Ruoxi had understood the meaning behind his words, but Lin Ruoxi's current attitude clearly indicated that...
"You'll become my live-in son-in-law, and I'll take good care of you for the rest of your life."

Is it absolutely necessary to accept this "soft rice" (a metaphor for being taken advantage of)?
Xue Rui thought to himself, no matter what, he was a young, promising, tall, rich, and domineering CEO, right?
Would I be a kept man?
How can it be!

"Ah~ Open your mouth." Lin Ruoxi put the wonton to Xue Rui's mouth.

Xue Rui habitually opened his mouth and swallowed the wonton in one gulp.

"Is it tasty?"

"Well, it's delicious."

……

After breakfast, Lin Ruoxi changed Xue Rui into a new set of clothes, dressed him properly, and then took him downstairs to bask in the sun.

The two sat on the steps by the door. Lin Ruoxi's face was flushed from the sun. She gently rested her head on Xue Rui's shoulder, glancing at his face from time to time with a happy smile.

Xue Rui, on the other hand, held one hand above his phone to block the direct sunlight from making the screen clearer and also to block Lin Ruoxi's view.

On the screen was a New Year's greeting text message from Gu Muxue: 【Happy New Year! Wishing you a wonderful mood, excellent health, a sweet life, and deep affection…】

Xue Rui couldn't help but smile. Gu Muxue was so cute; every word she uttered was full of reduplicated words.

Suddenly, Xue Rui noticed Lin Ruoxi move slightly on his shoulder. He instinctively turned off the screen and asked:

"Xixi, why are you staring at me like that? You should be on your phone while you're in the sun."

Lin Ruoxi's soft voice came from beside her ear: "You look so beautiful when you smile, I can never get enough of looking at you."

Xue Rui touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed. The little girl always praised him unexpectedly.

How can he feel safe playing on his phone after that?
"Xi Xi, it's the first day of the Lunar New Year this year. Don't you need to send New Year's greetings to anyone?" Xue Rui tried to distract Lin Ruoxi.

After all, even he has to send many text messages, some to school leaders and some to business partners.

As for Lin Ruoxi, it was even more necessary. For example, Professor Ma from Jiaotong University helped Lin Ruoxi more than once...

Lin Ruoxi paused for a moment, then leaned to the side, took out her phone from her coat, opened the text message interface, and began to edit a message.

In fact, Lin Ruoxi had already set up a timed New Year's greeting text message and sent it to everyone in her phone contacts.

If we're talking about who didn't post...

She didn't text Xue Rui; she felt it would be strange to text him while she was with him.

But Xue Rui has already said it out loud, even saying that you need to use your phone while sunbathing.

In that case...

At this moment, Xue Rui saw Lin Ruoxi playing on her phone, so he continued to chat with Gu Muxue on his own phone.

Suddenly, a New Year's greeting text message popped up on the screen. The sender was Lin Ruoxi.

Happy New Year! I want to see you smile more.

Xue Rui turned his head and looked at Lin Ruoxi with a surprised expression.

"Don't...don't you like it?" Lin Ruoxi asked weakly.

Because she was standing shoulder to shoulder with Xue Rui, Lin Ruoxi chose to chat via text message.

This way, the task of "playing on the phone and sending text messages" proposed by Xue Rui can be completed simultaneously.

Xue Rui nuzzled Lin Ruoxi's hair and typed on his phone: [Give me a smile during the New Year.]

"Hehe~" Lin Ruoxi squinted her eyes, gave Xue Rui a sweet smile, and continued to lean on Xue Rui's shoulder.

"Xixi, can you read the text messages for me? Just read who sent them, there are just too many."

Xue Rui's eyes were getting tired from staring at the phone, so he handed it to Lin Ruoxi.

Lin Ruoxi took the phone and found that most of the senders were Xue Rui's employees.

She asked hesitantly, "Rui, do you want to reply to everyone?"

"Of course not, I just wanted to hear who sent it to me," Xue Rui explained.

"Hmm, what do you want me to remember?" Lin Ruoxi continued to ask.

Xue Rui was taken aback. He had forgotten that Lin Ruoxi had a photographic memory. He laughed and said, "Xi Xi, are you showing off to me?"

“No, I think you want me to remember the greetings that every employee sends,” Lin Ruoxi replied.

Xue Rui chuckled and shook a finger: "Wrong. That's not how you be a boss. You don't need to remember who wished you a Happy New Year. You just need to remember who didn't."

"Hmm, but I wished everyone a Happy New Year," Lin Ruoxi said blankly.

Xue Rui's expression was strange. Without saying a word, he took Lin Ruoxi's phone and examined it for a while.

He noticed that Lin Ruoxi had not only sent a New Year's greeting to every employee, but had even included the recipient's name in the message, and her tone was extremely polite, making her stand out from the sea of ​​mass-sent texts. A boss sending New Year's greetings to employees? What kind of nonsense is that?

Suddenly, a message popped up on my phone.

[Mr. Lin, I didn't expect you to pay so much attention to me. I will definitely work hard this year!]

Xue Rui: ……

Xue Rui smiled wryly. In Lin Ruoxi's heart, everyone was equal, including Lin Ruoxi's employees.

"You're never too old to learn," Xue Rui said, having learned something new. He returned the phone to Lin Ruoxi.

Often, you don't need sophisticated management skills; sincerity in return for sincerity is the highest form of management.

"Snapped!"

A firecracker went off, causing Xue Rui and Lin Ruoxi to shudder simultaneously, turning their heads to look in the direction of the sound.

"Don't run away, you were the one who threw firecrackers at me just now."

You can't catch me!

Xue Yao and her neighbor's five- or six-year-old son were chasing and playing in the alley.

While threatening him, Xue Yao walked slowly, occasionally throwing a firecracker behind the little boy.

"Yaoyao, you're so naughty."

Xue Rui scolded in annoyance, his sister pretending not to be able to catch the little boy, forcing him to use all his strength.

"I want you to take care of it?"

As Xue Yao spoke, she threw a handful of firecrackers in Xue Rui's direction, which made a crackling sound.

"Rui, Yaoyao is just playful, she's not a bad person at heart."

Lin Ruoxi quickly grabbed Xue Rui's arm, not wanting Xue Rui and Xue Yao to have a conflict.

"She's not bad? She's planning to sell me for a good price, making it sound like I'm some kind of big shot," Xue Rui joked.

"Rui, you're a piece of trash."

Lin Ruoxi subconsciously refuted Xue Rui's statement.

Xue Rui was shocked. Had Lin Ruoxi scolded him?

How come... I feel a little comfortable?

Lin Ruoxi noticed that Xue Rui's expression had changed. She thought about it carefully and realized that what she had just said didn't seem like a nice thing.

“Um, you’re a thing,” Lin Ruoxi quickly corrected.

"Xixi, you're scolding me again." Xue Rui's expression was unfriendly.

"No, no, no...you're not..."

Hearing Xue Rui's anger, tears welled up in Lin Ruoxi's eyes, and she began to stutter.

"Can't I just be a person?"

Xue Rui suppressed a laugh; he had finally caught Lin Ruoxi making a slip of the tongue.

Now he's in trouble; he has no choice but to tease the little girl.

Suddenly, Xue Rui was shoved hard, and Xue Jianfeng's mocking voice came from behind: "Xiao Rui, is that you?"

Xue Rui turned around and met his father's disdainful gaze.

Xue Jianfeng gently raised his neck, gesturing for Xue Rui to look in Lin Ruoxi's direction.

Xue Rui looked down and saw Lin Ruoxi with her lips tightly pursed, looking up at her timidly, tears welling in her eyes.

Only then did he understand why his father said those things. It was clearly because: "They're already stupid, and you're still teasing them. Are you even human?"
Xue Rui sighed inwardly. Lin Ruoxi was too sensitive when she was with him; she could be frightened to tears by just a few words.

Xue Rui lowered his voice to a very low level: "Xi Xi, don't cry, I'll take you to play with firecrackers."

"Mmm," Lin Ruoxi replied, her voice choked with emotion.

Xue Rui took a lighter out of his pocket and handed it to Lin Ruoxi: "Go ahead, have fun."

Afterwards, Xue Jianfeng stood in front of the door, feeling extremely empty. His eyes kept scanning the alley, hoping that someone his age would come out and chat with him.

If I had to say what I looked forward to most during the Spring Festival, it would be chatting with the villagers and occasionally showing off a little.

After all, he has both a son and a daughter, and his career is successful, so he can be considered to have returned home in glory.

Especially this year, the house was renovated, and two luxury cars were parked in front of the house. More importantly, his son brought his beautiful girlfriend home, and he had to find someone to show off to.

After waiting for a while, Xue Jianfeng still didn't see anyone pass by, and he felt a slight sense of disappointment.

Visiting other people's homes to show off would be too much of a risk, so he shouldn't be too proactive this year.

Suddenly, the neighbor across the hall came out of their house.

"Happy New Year, Lao Zhang. Have a cigarette." Xue Jianfeng took out his cigarette case and started chatting naturally.

"Jianfeng is back. Have you seen my son?"

The man took the cigarette, casually tucked it behind his ear, and tilted his head back, looking around the alley.

Suddenly, he noticed his son lying on the ground, crying his heart out, while behind him stood a tall girl, her voice ringing with laughter: "Try running one more time."

"Jianfeng, do you know whose daughter that is? She's such a grown woman, how can she bully a child?"

The man, unaware of the full picture, assumed his child had been bullied.

Xue Jianfeng was a little embarrassed, and he said sternly, "Yaoyao, why are you teasing the child?"

Before he could even say two words, his own child had already bullied someone else's child?
“Dad, he fell down on his own,” Xue Yao retorted, dissatisfied.

"Yaoyao has grown so tall! You guys have so much fun."

The boy's father smiled when he heard this, and didn't take it too seriously. As long as it wasn't intentional bullying, it was fine. Which kid in the village doesn't fall down sometimes?
Xue Jianfeng and the man exchanged a smile and continued looking in the direction of the children.

"Isn't that your Xiao Rui? And who's that pretty little girl next to him?"

The middle-aged man exclaimed in surprise, "It's rare to see such a beautiful girl."

"You have no idea how good Xiao Rui's wife is at studying. She's even been in the newspapers. You know Tsinghua and Peking University, right..."

Xue Jianfeng praised him with great enthusiasm.

People from other villages might not understand, but they'd all heard of Tsinghua and Peking Universities, which Lin Ruoxi was very proud of.

……

At this moment, Xue Rui was playing with firecrackers with Lin Ruoxi, while Da Huang was jumping around at Xue Rui.

With a muffled "bang!", the stainless steel basin shot into the air, and Big Yellow raised its head and barked wildly at the sky.

Wow! It's so high!

Lin Ruoxi looked at Xue Rui with a smile in her eyes. As long as she praised Xue Rui more, he would play with her a little longer.

"Brother, what's wrong with Da Huang today?" Xue Yao stared blankly at the sky, her expression equally blank.

Almost everyone squinted and looked up; after all, who wouldn't want to take a second look at a flying stainless steel basin?

"That's Big Yellow's dog bowl," Xue Rui said nonchalantly.

Lin Ruoxi stared blankly at Da Huang, her eyes filled with deep guilt.

With a "clang," the stainless steel basin emitted a crisp and melodious sound.

The little boy had just gotten up from the ground when he was hit hard by the dog bowl again, and his expression visibly contorted, looking like he was about to burst into tears at any moment.

Xue Jianfeng suppressed his smugness, his eyes twitching incessantly.
"Xiao Rui! You really know how to get into trouble!" (End of Chapter)