Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 127 [126] Pretty good at pretending, huh? (Third update)
Xu Jinhuan quickly adjusted her mindset. Regardless of Song Zhiyu's changes, she remained unmoved and asked her, "Are you really alright?"

"It's alright."

Song Zhiyu shook her head and said calmly, "What could possibly be wrong?"

"Okay, let me know anytime if you need anything."

Xu Jinhuan went to the bathroom to wash his face, and after coming out, he asked her again, "Are you going to buy groceries?"

Song Zhiyu, holding the iPad, said, "I've already bought it."

"it is good."

Xu Jinhuan returned to his room and continued to work on the data for "Subway Surfers". In the middle of it, he suddenly remembered that Song Zhiyu hadn't asked him how much advertising revenue he had today.

She was the most proactive and concerned one a few days ago, even more concerned than I was, asking about it every day. She was overjoyed to learn that prices were rising again.

But today, she didn't even ask a single question...

"What's wrong?"

Xu Jinhuan thought for a long time, then muttered something under his breath before continuing with his own work.

Who cares? A crazy girl like her is always having fun. As long as she's happy!
"Have you received your advertising budget for today?"

After her parents returned home, Xu Jinhuan went outside to stretch and took two photos of Xiaoguai, which she then sent to Chen Xingzhu.

Normally, when Xu Haiguang and Song Xiaohui got off work at this time, Song Zhiyu would bring up the advertising fee, but today she was very calm. Song Xiaohui went to the kitchen to work, so Xu Haiguang helped pick vegetables while asking his son.

"It's gone up to 880."

As she spoke, Xu Jinhuan glanced at Song Zhiyu, who was playing with the cat. Upon hearing this, she turned around and said with a slightly surprised tone, "So many?"

Something is very wrong!

Xu Jinhuan clearly saw that she deliberately told her parents, meaning that she was trying to appear normal in front of them.

This also shows that her behavior in front of him was not right.

Something's definitely wrong!

Xu Jinhuan's first reaction was that it was related to Chen Xingzhu, but he didn't think Chen Xingzhu would launch any attack on Song Zhiyu. If that were the case, Chen Xingzhu in later generations would have done so long ago.

"Then that would amount to at least 20,000 a month?"

Song Xiaohui was momentarily stunned. "My annual salary is less than 20,000 yuan, and you earn that back in just one month?"

"It's not that easy."

Parents' feelings still need to be taken care of, so Xu Jinhuan quickly comforted them, "Your salaries are stable, paid every month, but I'm just struggling to make ends meet... Today is good, tomorrow is bad, nobody can predict."

Xu Haiguang was silent for a few seconds before saying, "Making money is a good thing, but it would be best if you could make money now. If you can't, it's okay. Studying is the most important thing. Do your job well first, and everything else is just icing on the cake."

Song Xiaohui also said, "Right, right, what's that word again? Up...what?"

Song Zhiyu said with a grin, "You've got it backwards."

"Yep!"

Song Xiaohui nodded quickly, "That's exactly what I mean."

"Aunt, Uncle, you don't know, do you?"

In front of Xu Haiguang and Song Xiaohui, Song Zhiyu became noticeably more talkative, seemingly no different from yesterday, "My brother makes money from this game because he wants to install air conditioning for you guys..."

Xu Haiguang and Song Xiaohui were both taken aback and looked at their son at the same time.

"Didn't you say before that if you were to install air conditioning, it would only be in my brother's and my room?"

Song Zhiyu smiled sweetly with her dimples, "When my brother gets his game salary next month, let's buy an air conditioner, okay? If his salary is enough, we'll use all his money; if not, we'll have him install one in your room."

Song Xiaohui said, "We don't need one in our room. A fan is enough. We didn't even have a fan before, and we still managed."

Xu Jinhuan said, "Buy it. Anyway, making money from games is an unexpected bonus, so let's just consider it a windfall."

"In that case, we can install it when it gets hot."

Xu Haiguang suddenly said, "Since we'll have to buy it sooner or later anyway, we might as well buy it now and use it sooner, before it gets too hot..."

After thinking for a moment, Song Xiaohui said, "Then let's buy it. We'll have to buy it sooner or later anyway."

"Yeah!"

Song Zhiyu immediately clapped and cheered, her face beaming with joy, showing absolutely no sign of anything amiss. 'This little girl's quite the actress!'

Xu Jinhuan was somewhat impressed. In his previous life, he had been her sibling for many years and had never discovered this side of her. However, he then thought of how well she had disguised herself when she first returned to the country, and it wasn't a sudden improvement in her acting skills.

Once the matter was settled, Xu Jinhuan didn't care much anymore. However, he would definitely go with his parents when buying an air conditioner, so that they wouldn't be taken advantage of if they didn't know much about it.

"Oh right, Mom, I almost forgot to tell you."

Distracted by Song Zhiyu, Xu Jinhuan almost forgot about the important matter. It wasn't until dinner that she remembered, "Chen Xingzhu is taking the high school entrance exam just like me. She lives quite far from home, so I invited her to come to our house for dinner these next couple of days..."

"Good thing!"

Before he could finish speaking, Song Xiaohui said with a look of delight, "Bring it, it's just a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks."

"It's a good opportunity to see Xiaoguai."

Song Zhiyu seemed very happy, and even sweetly asked the cat, "Little darling, Sister Xingzhu has come to see you again, aren't you happy?"

Xiao Guai squatted on the sofa watching them eat, blinked innocently, then jumped down and skillfully ran to her room to find something to eat.

The affiliated high school also has a large area and includes junior and senior high schools. Although Xu Jinhuan and Chen Xingzhu are both in the affiliated high school, one is in senior high school and the other is in junior high school. Fortunately, unlike No. 1 High School, it is not divided into two campuses, but enters through the same gate.

The next morning, Xu Jinhuan rode his bicycle to the affiliated high school as usual, but did not meet Chen Xingzhu. He did not go to look for her, but sent her a message to confirm that she had arrived at the examination hall and made an appointment to meet up after the exam.

The Chinese exam was in the morning, which was still Xu Jinhuan's comfort zone. The difficulty was not high, and he finished the test paper quickly. Then he waited idly.

With half an hour left before the end, students began handing in their papers. Xu Jinhuan didn't force himself to stay up any longer. After confirming that there was nothing left to check, he also handed in his paper and left.

The exam wasn't that strict, so it was okay to leave at this point. However, Xu Jinhuan wanted to wait for Chen Xingzhu, so he wandered around the campus with his phone, practicing his composition and photography.

"Jingle Bell"

He walked and took pictures, and soon arrived at the high school section. He waited for Chen Xingzhu on the way from the exam room to the school gate. Soon the bell rang and after a short delay, the students poured out of the classrooms, out of the teaching building, and towards the school gate like a tide.

Whether it's the high school entrance exam or the college entrance exam, students from good schools are always targeted. Before the exam, many homeroom teachers will specifically instruct students "not to let anyone know that they are from Suicheng No.1 Middle School," so naturally no students will wear school uniforms.

Of course, some students will do the opposite and deliberately wear the uniform of a bad school to avoid trouble.

Chen Xingzhu obviously didn't go overboard. Today she wore white casual trousers and a beige inner layer. While most students were only wearing short sleeves, she still wore a light blue short-sleeved shirt on top.

She is 168 cm tall, which is already quite tall for a girl. Today, her outfit accentuated her figure, making her appear even taller and more graceful. As she walked over, her long, slender legs moved gracefully, complementing her beautiful face and refined temperament. Even in the crowd of students leaving school, she could be spotted at a glance, attracting the attention of many boys and girls nearby.

Xu Jinhuan noticed a boy following her from the side and behind, seemingly wanting to strike up a conversation but too timid to do so. So she pushed her bicycle over and said with a slightly flirtatious smile, "Hey beautiful, where are you going? Shall I take you home?"

As soon as he said this, everyone nearby, regardless of gender, looked over. Most of their gazes were filled with disdain and disgust, or they seemed to be waiting to see him make a fool of himself. Clearly, they didn't think such a frivolous attempt to strike up a conversation could succeed.

Moreover, if you want to pick up girls, you don't need to be rich, but at least ride a relatively new bicycle, right?

How dare you ride this rusty old relic out in public?

Some of the boys seemed eager to try their luck, probably hoping to win the favor of the ladies by teaching the lecherous men a lesson.

Chen Xingzhu glanced at Xu Jinhuan, her eyes seemingly showing some disdain and helplessness, then smiled and said softly, "Okay."

???

The students nearby who heard her answer were utterly astonished, staring at her in disbelief, seriously doubting whether they had misheard.

Xu Jinhuan was also a little stunned. It wasn't surprising that she would agree, but he thought that Chen Xingzhu would at most silently climb onto the bicycle. He didn't expect her to agree so clearly.

This little girl is so well-behaved, it's hard not to fall for her!
He steadied the bicycle, and Chen Xingzhu climbed on with practiced ease, sat sideways, and said to him, "Let's go."

???

This time, even more people who hadn't heard her answer were stunned. The boy who had followed her all the way from the exam hall, but was captivated by her stunning beauty and hadn't mustered the courage to strike up a conversation, was even more frustrated, probably thinking that as long as he dared to put in the effort, he would definitely succeed.

"Jingle Bell"

Xu Jinhuan pressed the bicycle bell hard, then stepped onto the bicycle and rode away with Chen Xingzhu on his back. He felt even better than when he took her out of the school last time.

After all, there's a storyline involved this time.

However, as soon as he stepped out of the school gate, Xu Jinhuan stopped his bicycle by bracing his foot against the ground.

A white BMW 5 Series was parked quietly by the roadside. Kong Lingyu, dressed in a white suit, stepped out of the car and quietly looked at the two of them. She was beautiful and elegant, but her gaze at Xu Jinhuan was slightly sharp, which slightly ruined her originally dignified and elegant temperament.

　Something came up today, so I'll only be able to post three chapters today. Sorry, I'll try to update earlier tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)