Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 154 [153] I like to go find Xiao Guai
"..."

Chen Xingruo was immediately silenced by these words, and for a moment she felt unable to refute them.

"If there's something that benefits both of us, but has a very small chance of causing you a great deal of harm, would you betray me?"

Song Zhiyu continued, "Sister, you don't need to answer me. I would believe the answers from Sister Xingzhu and Sister Wanqing, but I might not believe yours."

"Would you believe it if it were either of them?"

Chen Xingruo scoffed, "Do you even believe that yourself?"

Song Zhiyu smiled sweetly: "Of course I believe you."

"Then we have nothing more to say to each other."

Chen Xingruo snorted coldly, "I'll go and persuade my sister to accept your brother."

"Okay."

Song Zhiyu was still smiling, her expression innocent and sweet. "I just said that I've always considered Xingzhu as my sister-in-law."

"..."

Chen Xingruo was furious and shouted towards her sister's room, "Sis, we're done talking."

Chen Xingzhu quickly opened the door and came out, still wearing earphones. She took them off when she entered the living room and asked softly, "Are you done talking?"

"That's it!"

Chen Xingruo was still annoyed, "From now on, we have nothing to say to each other."

"Sister Xingzhu, what I just said is the truth. I really consider you my sister-in-law."

Song Zhiyu smiled sweetly, "Don't listen to Sister Xingruo's nonsense. My brother is amazing. His grades improved so quickly, which means he's very smart; he goes running every night, which means he's very self-disciplined; he's only in his second year of high school and he can earn tens of thousands of yuan a month, which means he's very capable; most importantly, my brother likes you very much, Sister..."

Chen Xingzhu sighed softly, trying hard to recall, but still couldn't figure out how things had turned out this way.

Xu Jinhuan himself has never said that he likes her!

Why does it seem like suddenly, I'm surrounded by topics like "Xu Jinhuan likes you"?

Most importantly, she found out that she didn't deny it, and she wasn't even disgusted by it; in fact, she found it sweet.

"I know."

Chen Xingzhu pursed her lips, suppressing her shyness, and responded softly, seemingly unconcerned that Song Zhiyu would tell Xu Jinhuan these words, "He's fine."

"That's good."

Song Zhiyu didn't press further, and said with a sweet smile, "My sister just moved in, and I guess she still has a lot of things to unpack, so I'm going home now."

"Ok, bye."

Chen Xingzhu saw her off at the door, and Song Zhiyu called out again, "Sister Xingruo, I'm leaving."

"Humph!"

Her response was a cold snort from Chen Xingruo.

When Song Zhiyu returned home, she saw Xiao Guai sleeping on the sofa. She went over and nudged it a couple of times to wake it up. When Xiao Guai looked up in confusion, it chuckled and ran away, refusing to play with her.

She arrived at Xu Jinhuan's door and saw that the door was open and Xu Jinhuan was typing on the keyboard. So she knocked on the door and asked, "Brother, are you taking a shower now?"

"No, you go ahead and wash."

"The water hasn't been boiled yet, I'll go boil some water."

Song Zhiyu snorted, turned on the water heater, and then hummed a little tune as she returned to her room. She lay on the bed, holding her tablet and watching TV, occasionally teasing Xiao Guai with her snow-white toes, looking very relaxed and carefree.

Seeing that she had left, Xu Jinhuan took out her phone and carefully considered how to send a message to Chen Xingzhu. She typed out a bunch of text first, and then sent it: "Are you done packing?"

This was to show his concern. After waiting a few seconds and seeing that she didn't reply immediately, Xu Jinhuan copied and pasted the text he had just sent, paragraph by paragraph:
"I should have told you about hiring Xie Wanqing as my assistant beforehand, but I was too busy today. Here's a supplementary application:"

"I was able to make 'Flappy Bird' so smoothly thanks to Xie Wanqing's help. She is also Xie Zhiqiang's sister. She is in trouble now, and I can help her. It wouldn't be right for me to stand idly by."

"In addition, I am indeed a bit too busy and need an assistant. Also, Xie Zhiqiang is actually paying the salary; I am only helping out in name only."

"Written by Xu Jinhuan on the evening of June 7, 2012. Please approve."

Chen Xingzhu replied after a while: "You don't need to tell me these things."

Xu Jinhuan: "That's still necessary. Could you please approve it, boss?"

In fact, it was precisely because he knew Chen Xingzhu's personality and knew that she wouldn't interfere in these matters that he applied for it.

If it were someone else who was arrogant and bossy, Xu Jinhuan would have kicked them away long ago, instead of even bothering with the application.

Upstairs, Chen Xingzhu pursed her lips, trying to hide the sweet feeling in her heart, and typed back: "Approved."

Xu Jinhuan: "Thank you, leader." Chen Xingzhu: "Did Zhizhi go back?"

Xu Jinhuan: "I'm back. I'm watching TV."

Chen Xingzhu: "Mm."

Xu Jinhuan: "My sister is with me today so I can get used to it. Tomorrow I'll probably have to do it all by myself."

Chen Xingzhu: "It's okay."

Chen Xingzhu: "Sister Xie said she'll be moving in in a couple of days."

Xu Jinhuan: "If all else fails, you can borrow Xiao Guai up there for a bit, just make sure it doesn't scratch things."

Chen Xingzhu: "Never mind, they said I can't keep cats anymore."

Xu Jinhuan: "Then I'll have to trouble you to come a couple more times."

Chen Xingzhu: "It's okay, I also like to go see Xiaoguai."

Upstairs in her room, Chen Xingzhu sent out the message, her cheeks flushing slightly. She was afraid that Xu Jinhuan would understand the hidden meaning in her words, but at the same time, she was also afraid that he wouldn't.

Even when they were close in their previous life, Chen Xingzhu had never done anything like this, so Xu Jinhuan didn't think about it at all and typed back, "Haha, Xiaoguai is indeed very cute."

Chen Xingzhu breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing his message, but then felt a pang of disappointment, thinking, 'Was I too tactful? Did he not understand?'

that……

Next time, could you please be more specific?
She then thought of Xu Jinhuan's birthday, which was only two weeks away.

What gift should I give him?
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"all gone?"

It was past nine o'clock at night when Xu Haiguang returned home. He went to his son's room and asked, then called out to Song Zhiyu, "Zhizhi, do you want some watermelon?"

"eat!"

Song Zhiyu quickly came out of the room, followed by Xiao Guai. They first ran around Xu Jinhuan's room, and then followed Xu Jinhuan's shadow out together.

"Dad, I need to discuss something with you."

While her mother was out, Xu Jinhuan ate some watermelon and said to her father, "Xingzhu and Sister Wanqing are both home for dinner, so this is a meal for seven people..."

After he finished speaking, he felt something was off. Then, noticing that his father and Song Zhiyu were both staring at him, he suddenly realized, "No, no, Xingruo is leaving tomorrow. It's a meal for six people..."

"Pah! You'd love for them to eat at your house too, wouldn't you?"

Song Zhiyu spat out a watermelon seed or two and said, "Then go and call her, tell her not to leave."

"Even gossiping can't shut you up?"

Xu Jinhuan rolled her eyes, then continued to say to her father, "What I mean is, it's so hot, and it's hard to cook for so many people. My income from that game ad has stabilized now, so why don't we ask Mom to quit her job? She's so tired every day, and she only makes a little over a thousand yuan. She might as well stay home and rest for a couple of years."

"That makes sense, I agree."

Song Zhiyu immediately agreed, "Auntie is already tired from cooking every day, so she should rest at home. If it's really not working, she can go back to work after my brother and the others go to university."

Xu Haiguang was somewhat tempted and thought it made sense. His son's game earned more from daily advertising revenue than his wife's monthly salary, so it wasn't worth working so hard.

He would definitely not agree to quit his job and rely on his son to support him, but it's a different story if his wife is allowed to rest.

Moreover, cooking in the summer is indeed a tough job, and it's not easy to install air conditioning in the kitchen. Song Xiaohui has to work and take care of her family at the same time, so she really can't manage it all.

There was no other way before, but now that her son is capable and can earn money, it's natural that she can have an easier time.

Xu Haiguang hesitated for a moment, then asked his son, "Can your game keep making money?"

"The hype will definitely drop after it peaks, but it should be fine for a year or two. If it really doesn't work out, like Zhizhi said, Mom can go back to work after we go to college."

Xu Jinhuan is quite confident about this, as his current income is still far from the game's historical peak.

That's nearly 40 RMB in advertising revenue every day!

Xu Haiguang said, "Okay, when your mother comes back later, we'll discuss it with her."

"I'm glad you agreed."

Xu Jinhuan started praising his father again, "If you agree to this, it's pretty much a done deal. Doesn't my mother always take your word for it when it comes to important matters?"

"You can't say that. Let's discuss it, let's discuss it."

Xu Haiguang was still trying to be modest, but while he was eating watermelon, he couldn't stop the smile from creeping onto his face.

Song Zhiyu noticed this scene, her beautiful big eyes blinking rapidly, as if she had learned another trick.

(End of this chapter)