Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Xue Yao took a few steps back, then looked at Xue Rui with a smug expression, thinking that her older brother had gotten himself into big trouble today.

The little boy covered his head, tears welling in his eyes as he looked around as if searching for something.

Lin Ruoxi sighed and prepared to go up and comfort the little boy.

"Xi Xi." Xue Rui grabbed Lin Ruoxi's arm and shook his head slightly.

It didn't hurt much to be hit on the head by a stainless steel basin; it just made a loud noise.

The little boy looked around, clearly observing the situation.

If someone tries to comfort him, he will burst into tears to vent his grievances and gain more attention in return.

But if no one comforts you, just hold back your tears, because it's really pointless.

Xue Rui astutely grasped the little boy's psychology, which is why he stopped Lin Ruoxi.

Lin Ruoxi noticed the change in the little boy. When she bent down, the little boy was clearly about to cry, but after Xue Rui stopped him, the little boy stopped crying.

"A real man doesn't cry, don't you think? Little man, right?"

Xue Rui said with a smile, then handed the firecracker to the little boy:
"Do you dare to fire the cannon?"

"dare!"

The little boy shouted defiantly.

"learned."

Xue Yao looked surprised. She understood her brother's strategy: first, he used praise to calm the little boy down, and then he used reverse psychology to divert the little boy's attention.

Nowadays, little boys no longer care about being hit on the head; they think they've shown manliness in front of adults, their innocent faces full of pride.

"Rui, you...you're so good at comforting children."

Lin Ruoxi looked at Xue Rui with eyes full of admiration.

"The reason is simple: a child who isn't comforted has no right to cry..." Xue Rui explained softly.

Raising a child is similar to training a dog. Once a child develops a conditioned reflex that crying will elicit care and candy, they will instinctively burst into tears at the slightest unhappiness.

This is why there is a saying that "a doting mother spoils her son".

Especially when dealing with boys, the appropriate use of "praise to the point of killing" can have surprisingly good results.

“Hmm…” Lin Ruoxi fell into deep thought.

She couldn't help but think of herself and Xue Rui.

When I first met Xue Rui, he was always harsh with me, but I didn't cry then, I was just scared.

After being with Xue Rui, she became a girl who cried easily.

It wasn't that she had become weak, but rather that her tears could elicit Xue Rui's gentle words...

Lin Ruoxi pursed her lips and chuckled to herself. She didn't intend to change her habit of crying because she was a child who needed to be comforted, and she had the right to cry.

Suddenly, a "waaaah!" came from behind, and the little boy burst into tears.

Xue Rui's body trembled violently. He had only comforted her for a few minutes, so why was she crying again?
He turned his head and saw the little boy holding a stainless steel basin, with a large yellow dog following closely behind, baring its teeth and growling threateningly.

To put it simply, the little boy was frightened to tears by the big yellow dog.

"Hahaha!" Xue Yao squatted by the roadside and laughed until her stomach hurt.

The older brother took Dahuang's dog bowl to set off firecrackers. Dahuang didn't say anything, but the moment the little boy picked up the dog bowl, Dahuang chased after him and scared him.

So, Dahuang is a snob too.

If I can't afford to mess with Xue Rui, then I can at least afford to mess with you.
……

Whose dog is that?

The boy's father hurriedly grabbed a stick from the roadside and went up to chase away the yellow dog.

However, how can a two-legged person catch up with a four-legged dog?

Big Yellow took off running and disappeared in an instant, but the direction it disappeared in was none other than Xue Jianfeng's yard.

At this moment, Xue Jianfeng could no longer hold back. He just wanted to show off in front of his neighbors, so why was it so difficult?
The neighbor's child has been experiencing a series of misfortunes, and most importantly, each one is related to his family.

Even dogs can smear him.

Damn it, how can someone be this unlucky?
Xue Jianfeng's face was so gloomy it could drip water.

"What's going on with you guys?" Xue Jianfeng asked in an unfriendly tone.

Lin Ruoxi subconsciously stood in front of Xue Rui and bowed her head to apologize to the boy's father who had rushed over: "Uncle, I'm sorry, Dahuang is my dog."

The man smiled faintly, not taking it too seriously. He reached out and touched his son's head: "Does your head still hurt?"

Lin Ruoxi hurriedly raised her hand: "I lit the firecrackers too."

Xue Yao was shocked. In her mind, Lin Ruoxi was a very principled person, but today she actually took the blame for Xue Rui?
Xue Rui suppressed a laugh. The little girl had learned to lie through her teeth and was actually taking all the blame upon herself.

"Sigh~" Xue Jianfeng hesitated, then could only let out a long sigh.

Since Lin Ruoxi has already said that, how else can he "educate" Xue Rui?
So he winked at Xue Rui.

Xue Rui nodded and smiled at his father, then said to Xue Yao, "Yao Yao, go home and get some treats for the children."

The little boy's eyes lit up when he heard there were snacks, and he ran towards Xue Rui.

“I’m a man, it doesn’t hurt.” The little boy pointed to the dent in the stainless steel basin and said proudly, “My head is harder than it.”

"Then you play with your older brother and sister, and come back for lunch."

The boy's father smiled and turned to leave.

"Come on, you're with me today."

Xue Rui patted the little boy's head, thinking that children in the village are easy to raise; he himself seemed to have grown up the same way.

Parents only need to call their children home at mealtimes.

"Hello, Uncle," the little boy said, wiping his nose.

"Little boy, you should call me brother." Lin Ruoxi bent down and used a tissue to wipe the little boy's snot.

"It doesn't matter what you shout."

Xue Rui smiled and waved his hand, having long been accustomed to this form of address due to his life experiences in his previous life.

"Whatever." Xue Jianfeng glared fiercely at Xue Rui.

By doing this, you're making yourselves equals to me?

Xue Rui's lips twitched, and he said to the little boy with a serious expression, "Call me brother."

"Okay, brother, where are we going to hang out?" the little boy called out in a clear voice.

Xue Yao came out carrying a bag of snacks, and when she heard what the little boy said, she couldn't help but frown.

Where should I go to make a living?

Is this something a five or six-year-old child would say?
"Brother, all you do is lead kids astray," Xue Yao scolded irritably.

"Corrupt him? He'll find out later that he can brag about what he did to me today for the rest of his life." Xue Rui's lips curled up.

"I don't believe it." Xue Yao sneered, taking it as her brother bragging.

"Yaoyao, you're still young. You'll understand when you're older."

Xue Rui took the snacks and left without looking back.

When he later became a business tycoon, a figure on par with Chow Yun-fat, the little boy pointed to his photo and said to his peers:
"I used to work with Boss Xue."

Isn't that statement sophisticated enough?
Xue Yao watched her brother's departing figure, feeling that something was amiss. Normally, her father would have made a sarcastic remark, but he hadn't today. Could it be that her father also agreed with her brother's explanation?
"Dad? My brother was just bragging, why didn't you join me in talking about him?" Xue Yao asked.

Xue Jianfeng exhaled a wisp of smoke: "Yaoyao, although I'm very reluctant to admit it, what your brother said is true..."

Even he himself often boasted about Xue Rui.

Just like the fireworks show that Xue Rui put on, it made him look good in front of his peers.

Even those leaders who are usually high and mighty become much more polite to him when they mention his son.

After all, Xue Rui alone can generate so much additional tax revenue, so who wouldn't want to keep Xue Rui in the local area?

Xue Yao is not yet at the stage of experiencing real society, and she cannot understand how terrifying it is that Xue Rui's net worth can reach nine figures at the age of less than twenty.

There's a saying that goes, "Like father, like son."

Xue Jianfeng laughed smugly, believing that Xue Rui was still his son no matter what, and that he couldn't be separated from him.

Xue Yao can also benefit from being with Xue Rui.

"Yaoyao, I don't need to worry about your brother anymore. Your mother and I will focus our attention on you from now on. We'll wait until you get into university..."

Xue Yao frowned. Not wanting to listen to her father's nagging, she interrupted him:

“Dad, if my brother’s achievements far surpass yours, then the saying ‘like father, like son’ is no longer appropriate. It should be ‘like son, like father.’”

"Cough cough..." Xue Jianfeng coughed because of Xue Yao's words. He threw his cigarette on the ground and pointed at Xue Yao with trembling eyes, "Say it again if you dare."

"I'm going to find my brother." Xue Yao grabbed Da Huang's hand and ran off.

……

Following the sound of firecrackers, Xue Yao found Xue Rui and Lin Ruoxi next to a wheat field.

At this moment, Xue Rui was still setting off firecrackers. After lighting one, he quickly covered it with the stainless steel basin, then looked up and watched as the basin shot into the sky and crashed to the ground with a clanging sound...

After the stainless steel basin hit the ground, Lin Ruoxi ran to pick it up and handed it to Xue Rui, receiving a pat on the head as a reward.

The little boy next to him was also setting off firecrackers, but he was using a can of eight-treasure porridge instead, and he was chasing after the flying can.

"Mine is taller than yours!" the little boy shouted excitedly.

……

Xue Yao frowned. She didn't understand what was so fun about such a childish game. She might as well go home and play a couple of rounds.

But all three of them seemed very happy, genuinely happy.

It's actually a cycle: when you're young, you think setting off firecrackers is a lot of fun, but when you get to adolescence, you think it's too childish...

However, as I got older, I started to feel that setting off firecrackers was better than playing games. After all, setting off firecrackers requires much higher specifications than playing games. Games only require a computer, but setting off firecrackers requires friends to play with...

Suddenly, Xue Yao loosened the rope in her hand, and Da Huang dashed out, grabbed the dog bowl not far away in its mouth, and returned to Lin Ruoxi's side, wagging its tail.

"Big Yellow, what brings you here?"

Lin Ruoxi squatted down, her tone tinged with dissatisfaction.

She was having a great time with Xue Rui when Da Huang came and took her job away from her.

But Big Yellow's tail wagged as if waiting for her praise.

She patted Dahuang's head, handed the stainless steel basin back to Xue Rui, glanced at him weakly, and then lowered her head, hoping for his praise.

This time, however, Lin Ruoxi's eyes were unfocused, and she didn't seem very confident, as if she didn't deserve the reward because she hadn't picked it up herself.

Xue Rui chuckled. The little girl was so adorable; she was actually jealous of the dog.

He patted Lin Ruoxi's head as usual, earning her a sweet smile in return.

Lin Ruoxi was secretly delighted. No matter who picked up the item, Xue Rui would still pat her head.

It's just that there's an extra big yellow piece in the middle; it's no different from before.

With a "bang," the dog bowl flew into the air again. Da Huang dashed out in one step, while Lin Ruoxi stood still, waiting for Da Huang to retrieve the dog bowl.

Xue Rui joked, "Xi Xi, you're born to be a boss. You've learned how to outsource so quickly."

Lin Ruoxi pouted and asked weakly, "Then... will you still touch me?"

"Of course." Xue Rui hugged Lin Ruoxi's face and rubbed it against her cheek.

Such a cute girl, who could resist her?
Xue Yao held up her phone and hid in a corner to film the two of them.

Xue Yao always believed that only when her two sisters-in-law were in competition could she gain more benefits.

Since he couldn't compete with his two sisters-in-law, he could only set his sights on his older brother.

After thinking about it, she decided to threaten her brother with the video.

"Brother, I want to show you something."

Xue Yao swaggered over to Xue Rui and handed him the phone.

Xue Rui didn't understand when he first saw the video, but after he clicked exit, he realized that it was actually Gu Muxue's chat interface.

threaten me?
Or was it a threat against Lin Ruoxi?
Xue Rui smiled faintly, sent the video directly to Gu Muxue, and then sent her a voice message:
"Mu Xue, Xi Xi and I are setting off firecrackers."

Xue Yao felt empty inside; her older brother seemed completely unafraid of threats.

"By the way, Yao Yao said she wanted to get some extra lessons from you. The practice problems I bought for her last time weren't enough; she didn't really feel anything after finishing them..."

Xue Rui continued.

"Slander! This is slander!"

Xue Yao was immediately thrown into a panic.

She hadn't forgotten the pile of study materials at home. She finally had a few days to relax during the Chinese New Year, and her brother actually slandered her like this!
Xue Yao snatched the phone and deleted the videos and audio messages on the screen one by one.

……

On the other end of the phone, Gu Muxue sat on the ping-pong table in the troupe, surrounded by a large group of noisy children.

"Thank you sister!"

"Shh~ Keep your voices down, you guys get the fireworks yourselves."

Gu Muxue held her phone to her ear, listening to the voice message Xue Yao sent.

However, halfway through the conversation, the entire message was retracted...

Without even thinking, she guessed that Xue Rui was arguing with Xue Yao.

She also watched the video Xue Yao sent; Xue Rui was playing with Lin Ruoxi.

She really envied Lin Ruoxi, who seemed to always be carefree and could play any game with Xue Rui.

No wonder Xue Rui didn't chat with him much this morning.

When the child saw Gu Muxue put down her phone, someone asked:
"Sister Muxue, you bought us fireworks last year, but why didn't my brother come last year?"

Gu Muxue's expression was blank; more than one child had asked her this question...

Children have really good memories.

"He's very busy this year and doesn't have time to come."

Gu Muxue gave a bitter smile, realizing she had brought it upon herself, but she still corrected him earnestly:
"Xue Rui also bought the fireworks this year, so you should thank him too."

"You all stand in a line, and I'll take a video of you, okay?"

"it is good!"

The children shouted in unison. (End of Chapter)