Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 116 [115] Talking about love while eating (Fourth update)

"You even took Chen Xingzhu's phone back?"

Xu Jinhuan returned to the classroom, and Li Hang couldn't help but ask him again to confirm, "How did you do that?"

Xu Jinhuan laughed and said, "Shameless."

"I believe that."

Xie Zhiqiang couldn't help but complain from the side, feeling that Xu Jinhuan was quite shameless in front of his older sister.

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"So simple?"

In classroom 9, Chen Xingzhu tried out "Xu Jinhuan's Game" on her phone. Seeing that she easily passed through the pipes, Zhou Wei couldn't help but want to try it herself. "Let me borrow it and play it for a bit."

"I've downloaded it too."

Hu Yingxin used an iPhone 4 and found the game through a search. Because of its small size, she downloaded and installed it directly using her mobile data.

"I'll order..."

The game started, and Zhou Wei pressed the screen to make the bird fly. It quickly soared high, and just as it was about to crash into the pipe, she panicked, yelling, "Come down, come down..."

With a loud crash, the little bird was killed instantly.

"You have to wait until it goes down before you can light it."

Fearing she might lose interest in playing, Chen Xingzhu quickly advised, "Don't rush, make sure you're sure before you click."

Zhou Wei said, "I know, I'll play one more round."

"Haha, I made it!"

Hu Yingxin successfully flew over the first pipe and couldn't help but show off. As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a "thud" and her bird crashed and died.

"Give it to me!"

Zhu Xinyao couldn't help but try to snatch it away, "Let me try... You're so stupid!"

"what!"

Zhou Wei was extra cautious this time, but she still crashed into the third pipe and died. She was getting a little frantic. "Let me try again..."

"Is this the game Xu Jinhuan made?"

The commotion caused by the girls quickly attracted the attention of nearby students, and one of them asked, "I'd like to go and try it out too."

Soon, everyone in the class with an iPhone couldn't resist trying it out. They were all very curious about what kind of game Xu Jinhuan had created that Chen Xingzhu couldn't help but play in class.

"so hard!"

"Yup!"

"My highest score is only 5!"

"Hahahaha, I have 13 points!"

"Brilliant!"

Inside Class 11, the students who were playing were already exchanging ideas with each other, and some were even showing off their high scores.

Someone asked Xu Jinhuan, "Brother Huan, can you see your friends on this leaderboard?"

"Yes, you can add friends by entering their game name."

Xu Jinhuan answered patiently, "You can also add them as QQ friends or WeChat friends directly."

"Let me try... What's your WeChat ID, Huan-ge?"

During the rest of the long break, classes 9 and 11 basically played games, and the same thing happened during the subsequent breaks.

This game is not easy to pick up alone because it's too easy to get frustrated, but its charm can be quickly demonstrated when everyone plays together in a classroom and there's a sense of competition.

When school was over, many students in the class weren't in a hurry to eat. Instead, they picked up their phones and started playing games, hoping to score points and surpass the people they wanted to compare themselves to.

Students without iPhones can only borrow other people's iPhones to play, which inadvertently enhances and highlights the prestige of iPhones in this era, thus making iPhone users even more satisfied with the game.

Scarcity increases value; the fact that it can't be played on a low-end Android device only proves that this is a high-end, good game.

These days, many iPhone users have this sense of superiority, even among students.

"Didn't you say you would make an Android version?"

Xie Zhiqiang wasn't interested in the game at first, and didn't even understand why his sister seemed to like it so much. But now that he saw everyone else in the classroom playing it, he finally understood. When they left after school, he couldn't help but ask Xu Jinhuan.

"It will take some time, and it will definitely adapt after that."

Xu Jinhuan can only make empty promises for now. The hype and reputation haven't picked up yet, mainly because there's no income. He has absolutely no motivation to adapt the Android version; it's too much trouble.

"Hurry up!"

Wang Yuan and Li Hang, who were also using Android phones, couldn't help but urge him on, "I think it's pretty fun... I'll help you promote it later!" "Bye!"

These past few days, Xu Jinhuan seemed to have no luck with Chen Xingzhu, rarely running into her at school. He didn't press the issue and rode his bicycle home.

"Has your sister's transfer to another school been finalized?"

Back home, Song Zhiyu was cooking, and her mother was still sitting beside her, holding the cat and talking to her. Before Song Zhiyu could ask anything, her mother couldn't help but ask first when Xu Jinhuan returned.

"I didn't see Teacher Fu today. I'll ask her when I see her later."

Actually, asking Zhuang Cheng'an would have yielded the same result, but Xu Jinhuan hadn't thought of it at all at the time, so there was no need to tell Song Zhiyu, lest she discover that she wasn't as important to her as Chen Xingzhu.

Seriously, a girlfriend is definitely more important than a sister. Why would you ask such a question and get angry?
"Okay, I'll just ask anyway."

Song Xiaohui said, "After your dad and I have some time off in a few days, we'll go and say thank you again..."

Song Zhiyu smiled and said, "My brother and I are going too."

“I never said I was going.”

Xu Jinhuan didn't want to suffer along. They weren't familiar with each other to begin with, and there wouldn't be much to talk about if they met. It would either be awkward or they would end up talking about his studies.

Moreover, it might even drag Chen Xingzhu into it...

"Your teacher has helped you so much, wouldn't it be unreasonable for you not to go and thank him?"

Song Zhiyu retorted righteously, "You should definitely go and express your gratitude too!"

Can you think before you speak?

Xu Jinhuan couldn't help but complain, "Did you do me such a big favor, or did you do me such a big favor?"

"Although they were helping me, they don't know me. They're only helping me because of you."

Song Zhiyu refuted him logically and with evidence, "So you helped me, and your teacher helped you, let's keep things separate."

Song Xiaohui couldn't help but laugh and said, "What you said makes a lot of sense."

"Right? I knew Auntie would understand!"

Song Zhiyu smugly glanced at Xu Jinhuan, "Don't even think about slacking off..."

"Okay, okay."

Xu Jinhuan was too lazy to argue with her over such a small matter. Overall, the little girl had been quite well-behaved at home during this time and hadn't caused any trouble, so he didn't mind being a good older brother.

After lunch, Xu Jinhuan checked the download count and was almost shocked to find that it had surpassed 500!
And the number of online users is over 400!

"Is it really that outrageous?"

Xu Jinhuan gained a direct understanding of Chen Xingzhu's influence for the first time. After thinking for a moment, he simply took a picture and sent it to Chen Xingzhu.

"Ding Dong"

At Chen Xingzhu's home, Li Gaoyuan was away on a business trip, so only Kong Lingyu, Chen Xingzhu, and Li Yunxue were eating.

Because she guessed that Xu Jinhuan might check the game data when he got home at noon, Chen Xingzhu was waiting for him. So she deliberately carried her phone with her while eating, and even turned on the notification ringtone in case she couldn't hear it.

When she heard her phone ring, she pretended not to care and ate the food in her mouth before putting down her chopsticks and calmly taking out her phone.

'525 people have downloaded it?'

Upon seeing this data, Chen Xingzhu's eyes lit up, and she typed, "Is it a lot?"

"Compared to other games, it's not much, but my game is small, there was no promotion, and it was added suddenly, so it must be a lot."

Xu Jinhuan expressed full affirmation of the role she played, saying, "When I checked yesterday, there were only 200 downloads, and it more than doubled in one day..."

"Are you done yet?"

Just as Chen Xingzhu was about to type a reply, she suddenly heard Li Yunxue say loudly and angrily. Looking up in confusion, she saw Li Yunxue glaring at her, "My phone kept ringing. I was watching TV and didn't know! It's so annoying!"

Chen Xingzhu glanced at the TV playing "Empresses in the Palace," said nothing, silently muted her phone, and then briefly replied to Xu Jinhuan: "That's good."

Xu Jinhuan: "Chen is absolutely amazing!"

Chen Xingzhu: "Will this be useful for the game?"

Xu Jinhuan: "Of course, it might even get featured on the recommendation list."

Currently, there aren't many featured spots on the App Store, and they are all manually reviewed and recommended. Generally speaking, if the download volume doesn't make it into the charts, it's not very meaningful. However, if the download data is outstanding, it will naturally attract the attention of the back-end reviewers more easily.

"Are you still playing on your phone?"

Chen Xingzhu held her phone, a slight smile just appearing on her lips, when Li Yunxue spoke up again, then complained to Kong Lingyu, "Mom, look at her... she's playing on her phone while eating, she's definitely chatting with someone..."

Before Kong Lingyu could speak, she snorted at Chen Xingzhu, "Were you chatting and flirting with that person from last time? Otherwise, why are you so lovey-dovey, not even putting down your food..."

　Day 3, completed!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)