Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 180 [179] Late Qing Enlightenment (Fourth Update, Please Subscribe)
"Did you buy cell phones for your aunt and uncle?"

Around 9 PM, Song Zhiyu returned home. She chatted with her aunt and uncle for a while, then rushed into Xu Jinhuan's room, her beautiful eyes wide open, glaring at him angrily, "You even bought a computer for Sister Xie?"

"To be precise, I asked her to exchange my computer."

Xu Jinhuan smiled and corrected her, and before she could speak again, he opened the drawer and took out a phone case. "This is for you."

"Give someone a computer worth several thousand yuan,"

Song Zhiyu pouted and grumbled, "They only gave me a phone case that cost a little over ten yuan..."

"do you want?"

Xu Jinhuan pretended to put the phone case back, but Song Zhiyu snatched it away in a flash.

She picked it up and looked at it. Seeing that it had a SpongeBob SquarePants pattern, which was quite cute, a smile spread across her face. But she quickly put on a stern face, snorted, and turned away.

Xu Jinhuan had just breathed a sigh of relief when she turned back, leaning against the doorframe and asking, "What did you give Sister Xingzhu?"

"..."

Xu Jinhuan thought for a moment, then answered truthfully, "It's also a phone case."

"Ok."

He thought Song Zhiyu would be disgusted, but to his surprise, she seemed quite happy, smiled, and then turned and disappeared.

"What's wrong?"

Xu Jinhuan couldn't understand her thoughts. She didn't know why she was so happy that she had the same phone case as Chen Xingzhu.

But since it was better than picking a fight, I ignored her.
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Upstairs in her room, Xie Wanqing had taken a shower, changed her clothes, and was sitting at her desk fiddling with her new computer.

There was no broadband in this apartment before; it was just installed a few days ago. She has already installed the software and is watching TV.

Although it would be more comfortable to watch on a larger iMac, she still wanted to use the Air, which had a smaller screen and wasn't as clear, for no particular reason; she just really liked it.

As she looked at it, she couldn't help but take out her phone again, hesitating whether to post it on her WeChat Moments and show it off.

I've actually wanted to post this for a while, but I felt it wasn't a good idea, so I didn't. But now I want to post it again.

"I'm not going to brag and say he bought it for me, nor am I trying to take it from Xingzhu..."

After hesitating for a while, Xie Wanqing couldn't resist. She opened WeChat, edited the photos she had taken earlier, thought for a moment, added the words "trade-in" to the post, and published it as a status update.

I then kept refreshing my WeChat Moments and soon saw that many people had liked my posts.

She met a lot of people in college, especially pretty ones. Many classmates or people she met through club activities were very enthusiastic about adding her as a friend. Even though she didn't want to add many people, she still accumulated quite a few.

Almost every time it's refreshed, new people like and comment, and some even ask how much the trade-in subsidy will be.

"We didn't lose money!"

Xie Wanqing typed a reply with a smile, then refreshed the page and suddenly saw a familiar profile picture.

Chen Xingzhu liked the post.

'What does this mean?'

Xie Wanqing immediately sat up straight from her relaxed state, as if to say, 'You see it, but you're still not satisfied?'

Her mind raced, imagining many possible directions, before she thought about how Chen Xingzhu wouldn't be in class tomorrow, and she might run into her...

'Will she ignore me with a long face, indicating she's angry?'

Xie Wanqing had always assumed from the beginning that Xu Jinhuan liked Chen Xingzhu and that they were a couple. If Song Zhiyu hadn't suddenly told her that secret, she wouldn't have had any strange thoughts at all.

Therefore, even if she imagined that Chen Xingzhu might ignore her, she didn't think she would get angry. Instead, she thought about what she could do to make Chen Xingzhu not angry if she did get angry.

Simpler solutions, such as keeping her distance from Xu Jinhuan, or more assertively believing that "they're not together anyway, and I'm not a third party," never even crossed her mind.

'Could she have just liked it?'

After imagining almost every possibility, Xie Wanqing finally started thinking in this direction.

Logically speaking, this is the explanation that best fits Chen Xingzhu's personality, but unfortunately, Xie Wanqing finds herself completely irrational now.

"Sis, where did you get the money to buy a computer?" While she was lost in thought, Xie Zhiqiang suddenly sent a message. Xie Wanqing thought for a moment and then explained the situation truthfully: "Xu Jinhuan bought it, but he's better suited to the Pro, so he swapped it with me..."

"Replacing the old with the new?"

Xie Zhiqiang, though his grades were poor, wasn't completely clueless about these things, and immediately questioned, "What's his motive?"

In the past, Xie Wanqing would never have noticed her brother's subtext, but now she was very sensitive. However, she wasn't guilty and instead adopted the air of an older sister, asking in return, "What do you mean?"

Xie Zhiqiang suddenly felt breathless: "I just find it strange, there's nothing to it."

Xie Wanqing: "Buying a Pro is too expensive, and then I won't need my old computer. Isn't this the best solution?"

Xie Wanqing: "They are all useful, and they also save money."

Xie Wanqing: "What have you been thinking about all day instead of studying?"

Xie Zhiqiang: "It's okay, I'm going to sleep."

Xie Wanqing: "You're definitely playing video games again!"

Xie Zhiqiang: "You really aren't going to move back in? At least come back for a meal."

Xie Zhiqiang: "Dad asked me to try and persuade you today."

Xie Wanqing: "I don't want to go back."

Xie Zhiqiang: "You're not going to cut ties with your parents, are you?"

Xie Zhiqiang: "Even if you don't like Ding Wenjie, they can't force you!"

Xie Wanqing: "Let's talk about it another day."

Xie Zhiqiang: "There's one more thing. I told my parents where you live so they wouldn't worry."

Xie Wanqing: "Mm."

She didn't take it to heart, put down her phone, but lost all interest in enjoying the new computer; instead, she felt a little melancholy.

Especially when she thought about what she saw at Xu Jinhuan's house today, she couldn't help but sigh softly.

My family is financially well-off, and my parents' relationship is relatively stable. Although for a few years my mother felt that my father was not honest with his wife, the overall family atmosphere is still very good.

She had always felt very happy until this argument with her parents made her realize that she might have misunderstood something.

It's not that my parents don't favor boys over girls, but it's not usually obvious. They have enough love, or rather, enough financial means to express their love, so I get a lot of it too.

But when it comes to crucial moments, such as their own lifelong happiness, they behave completely differently from what you might expect.

They didn't care much about whether they liked the person, or even the person's character; they only cared about the person's family background, whether they had money, and whether they had connections...

One drawback of having such a happy childhood is that her perception and views on many things are rather idealistic, even naive.

The direct consequence of this is that when reality reveals its cruel side, she lacks the most basic ability to cope.

She even doubted whether all her years of family life and the love she had felt were fake, all a pretense...

In contrast, she preferred and envied the atmosphere at Xu Jinhuan's home.

'However, this also shows how capable Xu Jinhuan is; he can earn money to buy things for his parents…'

As she pondered, things she had learned from textbooks, things she had never understood or cared about before, began to surface in her mind. Xie Wanqing started thinking about more practical matters:

money!
'If I were like Xu Jinhuan, able to earn a lot of money in high school, and certainly even more in college, would this kind of thing still have happened?'

As Xie Wanqing thought of this, her gentle and charming eyes slowly brightened, as if a bright light had illuminated her originally dark and confused heart.

'I should find a way to make money, just like Xu Jinhuan!'

Her eyes grew brighter, her thoughts clearer, and her resolve stronger. 'I may not have the ability to make money, but Xu Jinhuan does!'

All I need to do is follow Xu Jinhuan, and once he attains enlightenment, I will ascend to heaven!

So, the first step I need to take is...

Be a good assistant to him!
　This is a transitional chapter; things will get exciting soon!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)