Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 177 [176] The Public Enemy of All the Male Students in the School

"Sister, climb..."

"You can handle the rest yourself."

After a moment of silence in the delicate atmosphere, just as Xu Jinhuan was about to speak to ease the tension, Xie Wanqing suddenly interrupted him and turned to leave.

She was still conflicted, feeling shy and embarrassed, unsure of what to do or whether to get angry...

But as soon as Xu Jinhuan opened his mouth, her shyness was amplified instantly, so she subconsciously wanted to escape and simply ran out of the kitchen.

"...Will we go over the mountain?"

Looking at her graceful and alluring back, Xu Jinhuan considered for a moment, then finished speaking.

Otherwise, just those three words feel a bit odd.

He finished washing the dishes and came out to see Xie Wanqing and Chen Xingzhu coming out of Song Zhiyu's room, looking like they were about to leave.

"We walked."

Chen Xingzhu spoke little, and Xie Wanqing tried her best to act as if nothing had happened. She waved to Xu Jinhuan, then greeted his parents, and went upstairs with Chen Xingzhu.

Song Zhiyu glanced at him, then snorted and turned back to her room.

"What are you humming?"

Xu Jinhuan was baffled. "Born in the Year of the Pig?"

"You're the one who was born in the Year of the Pig."

Song Zhiyu's voice came from her own room, and then she closed the door.

Both his parents had to go to work, and Xu Jinhuan also took a nap. Today was Friday, and after class it was the weekend again. Even with his reborn mindset, he felt much happier.

"Come with me for a walk after school."

Back in the classroom, Xu Jinhuan messaged Chen Xingzhu, "I want to buy some things, I need your guidance."

Song Zhiyu is in her final year of junior high school and will soon be taking the high school entrance exam. She doesn't have weekends off, so she still has to attend evening self-study sessions as usual today. Chen Xingzhu has no one to accompany her on the bus.

Chen Xingzhu quickly replied: "What should I buy?"

"Experience the life of a spendthrift."

Xu Jinhuan deliberately kept everyone in suspense, and Chen Xingzhu didn't press for details, simply saying, "Okay."

"Brother Huan, do you have any plans for tonight?"

Before classes even started in the afternoon, many people were already making plans to go out and have fun that night. Xie Zhiqiang and a few others wanted to go play games together.

Xu Jinhuan smiled and said, "Yes."

"Why go?"

"With whom?"

"A date with Chen Xingzhu?"

Everyone around looked over.

"Study hard, why ask so many questions?"

Xu Jinhuan waved his hand, "Don't affect my studies. If I don't get into Peking University next year, it'll be your fault."

"Pooh!"

The group wasn't about to give up. They kept pressing for answers, but Xu Jinhuan remained tight-lipped, neither denying nor admitting anything.

Admitting it will cause trouble, denying it will cause even more trouble; a policy of ambiguity is the best way to deal with it.

The gossip about the two of them has been going on at school for the past two days. After evening self-study, the two were holding hands on the playground very carefully, but the huge playground is naturally full of runners. Given their current fame, it is basically impossible for them not to be recognized.

There was no other way. Holding hands at home was more discreet, but with Song Zhiyu as a third wheel, it was really in the way.

However, even if they were seen, Xu Jinhuan wasn't too worried. Firstly, although the atmosphere on high school campuses in 2012 was far less than in later years, it was still relatively open. Otherwise, even for top students like Chang Yanqiu and Deng Shanshan, who were almost openly dating, the teachers wouldn't have this attitude.

Secondly, both he and Chen Xingzhu have the same confidence. Although their grades are still some distance from Chang Yanqiu and Deng Shanshan, they can still be considered top students.

Moreover, they did not behave inappropriately in public—he didn't mind, but Chen Xingzhu certainly wouldn't.

In this situation, even if the school finds out, as long as their grades don't drop, the school won't force them to separate.

However, Xu Jinhuan clearly overlooked a very important variable: Chen Xingzhu's influence at No. 1 Middle School.

Her grades weren't as good as Deng Shanshan's, which were among the best in the grade, but she was beautiful!
In terms of academic performance, Chen Xingzhu is not as good as Deng Shanshan, but the number of suitors and admirers is estimated to be a hundred times that of Deng Shanshan.

This means that although from the school's perspective, these are two couples of top students, from the perspective of the majority of students—especially boys—they are completely different.

That's Chen Xingzhu!
From junior high school until now, so many people have failed and fallen by the wayside, and Chen Xingzhu didn't even bother with them. Why did you manage to win her over?

"Where are you going?"

As the third period ended, Xu Jinhuan got up to run, but Xie Zhiqiang stopped him, saying, "It's our turn to clean next week!"

"what?"

Xu Jinhuan was confused, then remembered that the class's cleaning system was strange. It was set up by Fu Qingxuan: a thorough cleaning would be done at the end of each Friday, by the students on duty for the following week. The reason was that she believed if Friday's cleaning was the last time the students on duty would clean, they would definitely be perfunctory, but if the students on duty for the following week were to do it, they would be more serious.

After all, the more thorough the cleaning, the more they themselves will benefit next week.

"alright."

After being reborn, Xu Jinhuan forgot about the duty roster. He was too embarrassed to run away, so he could only send a message to Chen Xingzhu, asking her to wait for him.

Chen Xingzhu quickly replied, "Mm."

"Let's go."

After finally finishing the cleaning, Xu Jinhuan decisively abandoned Xie Zhiqiang, who was cleaning up the mess, and ran off to the second floor to meet up with Chen Xingzhu before going downstairs together.

By this time, most of the first and second-year students had left the campus, leaving it deserted. The two walked out together, and Chen Xingzhu asked, "What do you want to buy?"

"Isn't the laptop I'm using now borrowed from Sister Wanqing?"

Xu Jinhuan didn't say it directly, but first explained what had happened: "It's been so long, Sister Wanqing must have needed it at some point, but she never asked me for it. I guess she thinks my side is more important, and she still has too many imacs to use."

“When I borrowed her computer before, she complained that the MacBook Pro was too heavy and wanted to switch to a MacBook Air. Since I’ve been using it for so long, I thought I might as well buy her an Air and switch the Pro for myself.”

In terms of purchase price, the old 2010 Pro model is naturally more expensive, but the Air is a new model, and the new Air is definitely more expensive in terms of current market price. Moreover, if Xie Wanqing really buys the new one herself, it will be difficult to dispose of the old one, and she will definitely be pressured to sell it to a reseller at a lower price.

Trading in your old item for a new one for free is definitely a win for her.

"Ah."

Chen Xingzhu nodded and then asked, "Did you tell your uncle and aunt?"

A Macbook Air costs seven or eight thousand yuan, which is not a small amount. Although it was money that Xu Jinhuan earned herself, she felt it was better to discuss it with her elders before spending so much at once to avoid any unpleasantness.

"Not yet, we'll talk about it later."

Xu Jinhuan laughed and said, "This computer is essentially for myself. I'll use it to exchange with Sister Wanqing. My parents won't object. I won't say anything because I'm also planning to buy them a cell phone."

Chen Xingzhu turned to look at him, blinked, and asked, "iPhone?"

"Ah."

Xu Jinhuan nodded. "I want them to get familiar with smartphones as soon as possible. Although Android phones are cheaper and have large batteries and large screens, these days Android software has all sorts of outrageous tricks. It's easier to buy an iPhone, even if it's more expensive."

"Uh-huh."

Chen Xingzhu nodded, stopped in front of the bike shed, and waited for him to bring his bicycle over.

"what?"

Most of the students had left by now, and the bike shed was empty. Xu Jinhuan skillfully unlocked the bike and pushed it over.

He had only taken two steps when he felt something was wrong. He looked down but didn't see anything stuck. He took two more steps and looked again more carefully.

"Fuck!"

Xu Jinhuan almost couldn't help but curse when he saw that the rear tire of the bicycle was flat and clearly out of air.

He quickly squatted down to check and found that the tire was completely flat. Fortunately, the valve core was lying next to him, so it was likely that the tire was released by pressing the valve core, rather than being punctured.

That way, you don't need to patch the tire; you can just inflate it again.

"what happened?"

Chen Xingzhu noticed something was wrong and came over to ask.

"I'm out of breath."

Xu Jinhuan picked up the valve cap, then pointed to the tire, looked at her and smiled, seemingly quite happy.

"Can it be fixed?"

"Sure, just pump it up again."

Xu Jinhuan smiled and said, "It's alright, we can just find a place to borrow an air pump."

"Was this deliberately damaged?"

Chen Xingzhu found him a little strange, "What are you laughing at?"

"This guy is pretty considerate; he didn't puncture my tires... Hmm, I hope not."

Xu Jinhuan laughed and said, "If it were me, I would probably puncture the tires, and definitely not just once."

"What do you mean?"

Chen Xingzhu was even more puzzled, "Who did you offend?"

"That's a lot."

Xu Jinhuan's smile widened. "Haven't you realized it yet? I'm now the enemy of all the boys in school. I was lucky to have my valve core ripped out this time. Who knows how many people are secretly trying to cause me trouble..."

He said with a rather smug tone, "You know what, it feels pretty good!"

(End of this chapter)