Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 100 [100] Shared Ownership

"Alright, alright, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Chen Xingzhu was watching from the side, so Xu Jinhuan promptly admitted his mistake to avoid Song Zhiyu from making trouble. "Go and check on Xiao Guai, see where it ran off to."

This way of changing the subject was very effective. Song Zhiyu immediately forgot about settling scores with him and quickly went back to find the cat.

Chen Xingzhu, on the contrary, did not seem to be in such a hurry. He watched Song Zhiyu turn around, then glanced at Xu Jinhuan, before going to find the cat.

Xie Wanqing was the first to go looking for the cat, but Xiao Guai was the least familiar with her and ignored it.

Xu Jinhuan left the room, and her parents came over just then. Song Xiaohui glanced at the three girls and asked her son in a low voice, "Should we keep them at home for dinner? I'm going to buy groceries."

"Need not."

Xu Jinhuan shook her head, "Sister Xie just came back from playing outside, she definitely needs to go home. Xingzhu... I'll ask her later, no need to rush."

Asking too soon will only cause Chen Xingzhu to leave sooner.

"Okay, then you can ask them later."

Song Xiaohui glanced into Song Zhiyu's room again, then looked at her son, before returning to the living room to continue listening to the commotion.

"Hey,"

Xie Wanqing's phone suddenly rang. It seemed to be her mother calling. She answered the phone, hung up quickly, checked the time, and said to Xu Jinhuan, "I have to go home."

Chen Xingzhu glanced at the time and saw that it was already past four in the afternoon. After hesitating for a moment, she said to Xu Jinhuan, "I'm leaving too."

"Oh, you're all leaving?"

Song Zhiyu looked at Xie Wanqing, then at Chen Xingzhu, her tone full of disappointment and regret, but her beautiful almond-shaped eyes sparkled brightly, and she didn't look disappointed or regretful at all.

Xie Wanqing smiled and said, "That's perfect, I'll take you."

That's perfect,"

Chen Xingzhu hesitated for a moment, but Xu Jinhuan agreed on her behalf and then said, "Don't worry, I will take good care of Xiaoguai. I will let you know if anything happens."

"I'll take care of Xiaoguai, what's it to you?"

Song Zhiyu rolled her eyes at him, then gave Chen Xingzhu a sweet smile, her dimples appearing on her cheeks: "Sister Xingzhu, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Xiaoguai. I will tell you if anything happens. If I can't find you on WeChat, I will call you. If you don't answer the phone, I will call my brother... Don't worry."

Chen Xingzhu nodded and said solemnly, "Okay, thank you."

"You're welcome, Xiao Guai is my pet."

Song Zhiyu smiled and said, "It's only right that I take care of it."

Chen Xingzhu was about to turn and leave when she heard this, paused for a moment, then turned her head and stared at Xu Jinhuan with her clear, bright eyes.

There was no room for ambiguity anymore, so Xu Jinhuan had no choice but to tell Song Zhiyu, "The cat belongs to Chen Xingzhu. I promised her before that the cat would just be kept at our house, and she would pay for it if needed..."

Just as Song Zhiyu was about to speak, Xu Jinhuan waved his hand to stop her, saying, "Let me finish speaking first."

He then said to Chen Xingzhu, "For you, the most important thing is to ensure that Xiao Guai has someone to take care of her, right? How about this, didn't we just pay for the pet store together? The cat too..."

Song Zhiyu muttered under her breath, "It was clearly Xingzhu and me who paid for it!"

"Okay, if you two paid for it, then the cat is jointly owned by you two, and I don't have ownership rights. Is that alright?"

Xu Jinhuan sighed, "If there's anything, we can discuss it together. Anyway, we all have the same goal: to make Xiaoguai happy, right?"

Song Zhiyu hesitated for a moment, glancing at Chen Xingzhu, who was also looking at her. Before either of them could speak, Xie Wanqing whispered, "Um, I also want to buy something for Xiaoguai..."

The two girls looked over together, and Xie Wanqing gave a gentle smile: "For example, snacks and toys. I don't need to be its owner. I'll just buy things for it, or I'll pool my spare change when I have some, and then I'll come and see it when I have time, okay?"

Chen Xingzhu had a good impression of this gentle older sister she had just met and didn't mind her coming to see the cats. It wasn't a big deal, but it was obviously unnecessary for her to give money or buy gifts. Just as she was about to refuse, Song Zhiyu's eyes darted around and she said cheerfully, "Great! It's so nice to have one more person to dote on Xiaoguai!"

She turned to Chen Xingzhu and asked, "Sister Xingzhu, don't you think so?"

"Uh-huh!"

Xie Wanqing was overjoyed to hear Song Zhiyu say that, "I'll come see her when I have time and play with her for a while..."

As she spoke, she looked at Chen Xingzhu with hopeful eyes. After Song Zhiyu said that, Chen Xingzhu found it difficult to refuse, which she had originally wanted to say. After thinking for a moment, she figured that Xie Wanqing just wanted to buy something for Xiaoguai, and it wasn't a big deal, so she smiled and nodded.

"Great!"

Xie Wanqing was very happy, "I have a roommate who has a cat, I'll go ask her what cats like later..."

"Let's go, I'll take you down."

After hugging Xiao Guai, Xie Wanqing and Chen Xingzhu greeted Xu Haiguang and Song Xiaohui. Xu Jinhuan saw them downstairs, while Song Zhiyu stayed upstairs to watch the cats and didn't go down.

"Drive carefully, bye-bye."

Xu Jinhuan watched the two get into the car, then stood there watching the vehicle drive away before going upstairs.

"Humph!"

Song Zhiyu was holding a cat and showing it off to Xu Haiguang and Song Xiaohui in the living room. When she saw Xu Jinhuan come back, she pouted and snorted, ignoring him. She even turned halfway around while holding the cat so that Xu Jinhuan couldn't see it.

"Leaving?"

Xu Haiguang and Song Xiaohui were almost used to this and didn't take it to heart. They smiled and asked Xu Jinhuan, "Look at them, they even know to bring gifts when they visit. Next time you go to Xie Zhiqiang's house, remember to tell him in advance and bring some gifts too, so that he won't say you're not thoughtful."

Xu Jinhuan pouted and said, "Don't you have to give me my allowance for this month first?"

"I just got it for you."

Song Xiaohui took out a few bills from under the coffee table and handed them to him. "I've been so busy these past few days that I forgot... We can't always let girls spend money, you know?"

"Anyway, Chen Xingzhu has money."

Song Zhiyu muttered to herself, "If she wants to spend it, let her spend it."

Song Xiaohui said, "It's their money, and it's good enough that they don't covet our money. We can't always make them spend money, can we?"

"Not bad, they gave me six hundred."

Xu Jinhuan counted the money and was surprised to find that he had been given two hundred yuan more than he should have. He silently thanked Chen Xingzhu and Song Zhiyu.

Because Song Zhiyu moved in, her uncle gave her 2000 yuan a month as compensation, which was not a small amount. This greatly reduced the family's financial pressure and gave her the objective conditions to increase her allowance.
Because Chen Xingzhu came to their house, her parents were afraid that they would lose face in front of girls, so they had the subjective intention to give her more pocket money.

'The invitation to the cafeteria was worthwhile!'

The meal he had treated her to noodles earlier was instantly worth it, and Xu Jinhuan put the money away with great satisfaction.

"Meow~"

The raccoon cat is indeed more adaptable. After the house quieted down again, Xiao Guai became naughty again, struggling to get out of Song Zhiyu's arms and standing on the sofa, glancing at the coffee table, looking like she really wanted to jump up.

"You're quite cheeky!"

Xu Jinhuan made a comment, took a picture with his phone, and sent it to Chen Xingzhu.

"Ding Dong"

Inside the moving vehicle, Chen Xingzhu took out her phone and saw the photo Xu Jinhuan had sent. Instead of replying, she opened the photo, zoomed in, and looked at it closely, a faint smile appearing on her lips.

Xie Wanqing stopped the car at a red light, glanced at Chen Xingzhu, and asked with a smile, "Was it posted by Xu Jinhuan?"

Chen Xingzhu looked up at her and nodded, saying, "Hmm... Xiao Guai's photo."

"show me."

Xie Wanqing took her phone and looked at it, then said, "Send it to me, it's so cute!"

"Ah."

The two added each other on WeChat, and Chen Xingzhu forwarded the photos to Xie Wanqing.

"You two have a good relationship, right?"

Looking at Chen Xingzhu's almost flawless profile, Xie Wanqing, even as a top beauty herself, couldn't help but feel her heart flutter. She even felt a little envious of Xu Jinhuan, and her gossip-loving spirit ignited. "Does Xu Jinhuan like you?"

(End of this chapter)