No one understands rebirth better than me

Chapter 238 Gentleness and Virtue Are Hereditary
Guan Ren has pretty good hands-on skills.

A piece of tape, a few screws, and a few wires.

And just like that, a fan was installed and hung on the roof of the stall.

An Guoguo watched the whole thing from the sidelines, occasionally letting out a sensible exclamation.

Wow, Guan Ren, you're amazing!

"Guan Ren, Guan Ren, what else can you pretend for?"

"Guan Ren, besides pretending, can you also fix things?"

"Hmph, that woman next door, she's always bragging about how her dad can fix appliances..."

"Guanren, Guanren, will you let me be your dad?"

……

Predictably so.

Some things you say come at a price.

When An Shui Rou picked up the feather duster, An Guo Guo started crying and running around the room explaining:

"It's a fake dad, waaaaah! I never said I wanted a real one right now... Guan Ren isn't grown up yet, he can wait until he's older... Ahh! Waaaaah—"

But what puzzled An Guoguo was that her mother wouldn't listen to her explanation at all, and instead pursued her even more fiercely.

Of course, this fierceness was in An Guoguo's eyes.

In Guan Ren's view, even at this moment, with her pretty face slightly flushed and her teeth clenched, Sister Shui Rou was still so gentle.

Is she a beautiful woman who acts like a spoiled child when she's angry...?

She truly deserves to be called a "treasure woman," doesn't she?
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After returning home, Guan Ren sent a message to An Ning on QQ.

[Guan Guan Jujiu: I just came to see you]

Two hours later.

[Ping An: Huh? When is it?]

Guan Ren laughed as he watched:

[Guan Guan Jujiu: Look when I sent this message!]

[Ping An: Oh, I'm doing my homework.]

[Guan Guan Jujiu: Yes, I know]

[Guan Guan Jujiu: So I didn't bother you then, I just went to see your mother and installed a fan for her while I was at it.]

[Ping An: Thank you, Guan Ren, you're so kind! (laughs)]

Even through the screen, Guan Ren could feel Xiao Ningmeng's joyful mood.

In fact it is.

An Ning, sitting at her desk, had one hand on her chest, her face flushed, and she was very happy. Her two little legs were swinging back and forth under the desk.

As a result, she accidentally kicked off her slippers, revealing her little feet in thin cotton socks, which looked like little ice cream paws. Her toes tapped lightly under the table for a while before she finally found her slippers again.

So what did I do in my past life to have such a good friend...?
It's one thing to be so good to yourself.

He's also very good to his younger sister.

She's very good to her mother too.

He was not only my good friend, but also my mother's good friend.

An Ning had doubted for the umpteenth time whether all of this was real, that such an ordinary girl like her could be so lucky.

However, now that An Ning recalls her plan to repay Guan Ren, she is also troubled.

How can I possibly repay such a kind classmate as Guan Ren...?

We can't just listen to him and become his friend, can we?
Little Lemon increasingly felt that just doing this might be a little too much of a burden...

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the next morning.

After returning from the gym, Guan Ren bought some snacks.

"Guan Ren, what you bought isn't snacks! It's clearly my family's braised dishes!"

An Guoguo corrected him sharply, trying to find Guan Ren's mistake, so that maybe he would feel guilty and give her one of the chicken wings he bought.

"This is a snack."

But Guan Ren denied it.

"No."

An Guoguo gave an example:

"Snacks include potato chips, jelly, Peking duck, a scallion, and Tang Monk meat..."

"Those are children's snacks."

Guan Ren lifted the large bag of tempting braised food in his hand:
"These are the snacks for adults."

So Anguoguo had no choice.

Staring wide-eyed, she watched Guan Ren leave.

……

"Seriously, she truly lives up to her title as the 'Little Lemon Goddess'..."

When Guan Ren came to Ping An Fresh Braised Food in the afternoon, he also took a look at the fan he had made.

Then it was discovered that the wires used for fixing had been wrapped with tape several times.

Only after asking An Shui Rou did I learn that it was An Ning who made it.

To be fair, among the girls Guan Ren knows, Gu and Luo wouldn't have done this.

But Little Lemon is different.

"It seems that gentleness and virtuousness really are hereditary..."

Guan Ren sighed as he returned to the entrance of the residential area.

Then he carried the braised food into the guardhouse.

The braised food was bought for him and Grandpa Lin. I also took two cans of "Brave the World".

"Hey sir, it's hot, have a couple of drinks."

"You're so extravagant and dashing today, kid?"

“I’ve always been generous. I usually drink with my mom, but today she finished her yoga practice and went to work overtime, so I was craving it all by myself.”

Guan Ren took a sip of his ice-cold beer, then pointed to the upper right corner of the wall:

"You're the most generous old man, even with air conditioning installed in this old and dilapidated guardhouse."

……

The air conditioner in the guardhouse has been installed for a few days now.

They probably put it on on the day of the closing ceremony of the sports meet.

Guan Ren only discovered this today when he came to visit Grandpa Lin.

……

"It's not that I'm extravagant; it's just that others are pretending."

"Others? Who?"

"Young people I know."

Grandpa Lin pressed the chess pieces, seemingly not really interested in discussing these matters.

Guan Ren recalled the New Year's gifts that Grandpa Lin had given him during the previous year, including the not-so-cheap guitar that he later received.

I reckon the people who came to install the air conditioner for the old man were similar individuals.

"You seem to have a lot of prestige, sir? Are performing arts soldiers so popular?"

"Haha, I've got you cornered!"

The old man happily gnawed on a chicken foot.

……

The two chatted for a while.

Then they talked about Guan Ren's desire to get copyright information.

……

"Oh, okay."

"Wait, old man, aren't you going to show any surprise?"

"What's so surprising?"

Grandpa Lin scoffed:
"I've already given you the guitar. If you don't want to play it, that's fine. But if you start playing the guitar, then writing songs is just a matter of time."

"..."

Well, as expected of a veteran of cultural and artistic performances, he seems very experienced.

"So, are you done yet?"

"No, I looked at the application materials, and they said they needed some kind of proof of the writing process, but I don't have that. This song was just something I came up with on a whim, to be honest, I can't even write out the sheet music properly..."

Guan Ren complained a bit.

I feel like it's too early to do this now. University would be much more convenient, with both time and connections.

"Ah."

Grandpa Lin nodded.

At first, I didn't say anything.

After outmaneuvering Guan Ren, he suddenly beamed and said:
"Kid, if you ask me, you should leave your song to me, the old man."

"I'll give it to you?"

Guan Renxian was stunned for a moment.

Grandpa Lin is really enthusiastic; he dares to ask for anything.

Last year, Guan Ren mentioned fighting with Sun Liang, and he said something like, "Leave it to him."

Well... it was finally resolved...

Although it has nothing to do with the old man, you could say you got lucky because of him.

"What? It's just selling songs? You know I'm a member of the cultural troupe, and you still don't trust me?"

"Oh?"

After Grandpa Lin said that, Guan Ren's thinking changed again.

That's really true.

"Sir, you don't happen to know any big shots in the arts and culture circle, do you?"

"He's not exactly a big shot, nor is he part of the arts and culture circle; he's just a rich man."

"Rich people..."

……

Guan Ren looked like he understood.

For example, his female boss, Ms. Yue, in his previous life.

Guan Ren works at a construction company. Although he is not the chief technical officer, he is responsible for contacting various projects.

It just so happens that the department I work in deals with public construction.

Concert halls, theaters, libraries, and the like.

Therefore, Yue Zong also got to know a lot of people in the arts and culture circle. Although people in the arts and culture circle generally don't have much culture, they are not just good at singing and dancing. Those who have made a name for themselves have basically started to get involved in investment and finance.

Therefore, it is beneficial for the company to get to know such people in the monthly summary.

……

"Hey sir, the person you know, could it be the one who installed your air conditioner?"

"Why are you meddling in so many other people's business? ... You don't need to prepare so many materials, just give me the correct personal information."

"Okay! I'll bring it to you this afternoon!"

(End of this chapter)