Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 129 [128] My brother likes you very much

"Stop for a moment,"

When they arrived at the entrance of the residential area, Chen Xingzhu poked his back with her fingertip and said, "I'm going to buy some fruit."

"Row."

Xu Jinhuan didn't stop her. He stopped his bicycle and accompanied her to the fruit shop. Chen Xingzhu chose a box of lychees and a bunch of grapes, while Xu Jinhuan picked up a few bananas and paid before she did.

Chen Xingzhu felt embarrassed to argue, and seeing that he had paid first, she didn't try to take it from him. She followed him out of the fruit shop before handing him the money.

Xu Jinhuan laughed and said, "No need, I'll pay this time."

Chen Xingzhu glanced at his expression and whispered, "Your money hasn't arrived yet."

"It's only a matter of time, and I have enough money on hand right now, so don't worry."

Xu Jinhuan hung the bag on the bicycle handlebars. "Are you still riding?"

"..."

Chen Xingzhu hesitated for a moment, then didn't insist on giving him the money. Instead, she put it away and said, "Let's go."

"it is good."

Xu Jinhuan pushed his bicycle and entered the residential area with Chen Xingzhu. Just then, he heard Miaoyin's excited voice from behind: "Xu Jinhuan!"

The two turned around and saw Miao Yin staring wide-eyed, looking surprised and incredulous: "Chen Xingzhu, you're here too?"

Chen Xingzhu was a little embarrassed, smiled, and didn't say anything.

Xu Jinhuan asked, "From which exam room did you run back?"

"Our school."

Miao Yin quickly caught up with the two, secretly glancing at Chen Xingzhu, and then replied to Xu Jinhuan, "Envious, aren't you? I know you two are both at the affiliated high school."

"how do you know?"

"You two are celebrities, of course I know that."

After chatting with Miaoyin for a few minutes, they parted ways in front of the building entrance. Xu Jinhuan locked his car, then carried the fruit upstairs with Chen Xingzhu, handing the fruit to her at the door.

Chen Xingzhu probably felt that this was too deliberate and a little embarrassed, but she did not refuse. After he took out the key to open the door, she followed him into the house.

Song Zhiyu was playing on her phone on the sofa when she saw the two of them. Her beautiful eyes seemed to have an automatic background removal function, directly removing Xu Jinhuan from her field of vision. She smiled and greeted Chen Xingzhu, "Sister Xingzhu."

Chen Xingzhu glanced at her, seemingly surprised, then smiled and nodded, greeting Xu Haiguang and Song Xiaohui, "Hello, Uncle, hello, Aunt, I'm sorry to have troubled you."

"No no."

Song Xiaohui had specially changed her shifts; she'd been working the night shift for the past few days. She was home in the mornings, and the meal was already prepared. She quickly invited her to sit down, adding, "Why buy fruit? Don't buy any, we have plenty at home..."

"give it to me."

Xu Jinhuan took the fruit from Chen Xingzhu and placed it on the coffee table. "You're familiar with this place, go wash your hands."

Little Guai actually remembered Chen Xingzhu. It appeared out of nowhere and rubbed against Chen Xingzhu's legs. Chen Xingzhu squatted down, petted it, and then carried it to the bathroom together.

Xu Jinhuan broke off a banana, but before she could even peel it, her mother scolded, "We're about to eat, why are you still eating bananas?"

"alright."

Xu Jinhuan sighed, saw his father take a large bottle of cola from the refrigerator, so he eagerly poured himself a glass, gulped it down, and then let out a comfortable burp.

Chen Xingzhu quickly finished washing up and came out. Xu Jinhuan washed his face and came back. Everyone else was already seated. His parents, Song Zhiyu, and Chen Xingzhu sat facing each other on either side of the dining table. There were bowls and chopsticks and a chair on the short side of the table between Chen Xingzhu and his father, obviously reserved for him.

Xu Jinhuan sat down and saw that his cup was also more than half full of drinks. He picked it up and said with a smile, "Let's celebrate the first time the five of us have eaten together, and also wish Xingzhu and me good luck on our exams."

"Take the exam well."

Both her parents smiled and picked up their cups. Song Zhiyu glanced at Xu Jinhuan and cooperated perfectly, picking up her cup first and then looking at Chen Xingzhu.

Chen Xingzhu looked slightly shy, picked up her cup, and smiled at Xu Haiguang and Song Xiaohui, saying, "Thank you, Uncle, thank you, Aunt."

"Eat your food, eat your food." Xu Haiguang and Song Xiaohui urged, looking at Chen Xingzhu with increasing satisfaction. "After you finish eating, take a nap to get enough rest so you can continue your exams this afternoon."

Song Zhiyu added with a smile, "Sister Xingzhu, you can sleep in my room. I slept this morning, so I'm not sleepy... Xiao Guai is in my room too. It lies down next to me and sleeps when I sleep."

"Ah."

Chen Xingzhu nodded slightly, glancing at her as she responded, a hint of doubt in her heart.

During their brief encounter, she noticed Song Zhiyu's unusual behavior but didn't say anything, instead picking up her chopsticks and focusing on eating.

"Buzz"

"Buzz"

Chen Xingzhu's phone vibrated in her pocket. She took it out to look at it, then turned on Do Not Disturb and put it back in her pocket.

Xu Jinhuan glanced at the message from "Mom" and looked at Chen Xingzhu's almost perfect profile as she ate with her head down. She sighed inwardly with a pang of heartache.

"Never mind, it's my turn to wash the dishes this week."

After the meal, Chen Xingzhu wanted to help clear the dishes, but Xu Jinhuan stopped her, saying, "If you help, someone will complain that it's unfair."

"whispering sound!"

Song Zhiyu originally wanted to act like a normal younger sister and not pay attention to him, but she couldn't help herself when she heard this. Before she could even think about it, she subconsciously clicked her tongue.

Seeing Xu Jinhuan looking over, she quickly reverted to the aloof demeanor expected of a normal younger sister—or more accurately, the distant and polite attitude expected of a fifteen-year-old cousin who had just divorced and was living in her older cousin's house.
"Sister Xingzhu, let's go."

Song Zhiyu ignored him and said to Chen Xingzhu, "Bring Xiao Guai along too."

Song Xiaohui also smiled and said, "Go and rest for a while, take a nap."

Chen Xingzhu followed Song Zhiyu back to her room. Xu Jinhuan tidied up, and Song Xiaohui said, "Alright, alright, you should rest too. You can do it again after the exam."

"Great!"

Xu Jinhuan, lacking any principles, immediately slacked off and slipped away.

With plenty of time to spare, Xu Jinhuan didn't go to sleep immediately. Seeing that Song Zhiyu's door was closed, she quickly ran to the bathroom to wash her face and then returned to her own room.

He deliberately left the door open, lest Song Zhiyu come out and see that he had closed the door, and then guess that he was in the room and that the person washing the dishes was not him.

Although the little girl has been acting strangely these past two days, seemingly less concerned about these things than before, he has extensive experience in this area and will not let his guard down.

If you don't pay attention to the details, your past mistakes will be brought up sooner or later!
"buzzing"

"buzzing"

Inside Song Zhiyu's room, Chen Xingzhu's phone vibrated again. She took out her phone and saw that it was another message from Kong Lingyu, but this time it was a voice message.

Song Zhiyu sat on the bed next to her, swinging a white round shoelace around, which made Xiao Guai chase and jump around on and under the bed.

"Actually, after my brother told me about you,"

While playing with Xiao Guai, Song Zhiyu casually said, "I've also thought about it, hypothetically, what would happen if I lived with either my dad or my mom, and then they started a new family..."

Chen Xingzhu gazed at her quietly, noticing the faint smile on her still-youthful, sweet face, but devoid of any joy or happiness. He spoke in a somewhat ethereal tone:

"I think if they find happiness, I will definitely be happy for them, but I definitely can't accept calling a stranger 'Dad' or 'Mom' in a short period of time. But calling them 'Uncle' or 'Aunt' is fine too."

"If I'm lucky, and that uncle or aunt treats me very well, I'm willing to call them Dad or Mom. After all, it's a new family. If they're willing to treat me like their own daughter, I'm willing to treat them like my own parents. But the probability of that is too low."

"However, it doesn't matter if they're not as good to me. The main thing is that they've found happiness. I don't mind if I suffer a little grievance, as long as my own parents are good to me."

"If that uncle or aunt treats me too badly, I definitely won't just sit there and be bullied. I'll fight back, I'll argue, and if he has children, I'll bully his children too... Anyway, I'll definitely get revenge!"

"Furthermore, I will make my parents divorce that person. He's so mean to me, he can't be a good person!"

She paused for a long while, even her gesture of flicking her shoelaces to amuse her little one was no longer as earnest; she just gave it a perfunctory flick. She continued, "But what if that uncle or aunt is a nice person, and it's actually my own father and mother who keep hurting me..."

She fell silent for a long time, but then she didn't continue the conversation. Instead, she turned to Chen Xingzhu and said, "Sister Xingzhu, my brother is a good person. He likes you a lot and feels sorry for you."

(End of this chapter)