Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 188 [187] Can you blow it for me? (Thanks to Alliance Leader 'Yun Zan Neng Wan Liu' for the 410 reward)

"It's not my turn to do the dishes today."

After finishing his meal, Xu Jinhuan patted his stomach and stood up. "I'll go check my train tickets."

The 12306 mobile app is not yet available, but online ticket purchase is possible. Xu Jinhuan opened his computer and checked the tickets.

Later, when Suicheng was built into a high-speed railway station, there were no longer direct trains to Huangshan, requiring a transfer. At that time, the only train from Suicheng to Huangshan was still running, but it took too long, 11 hours, and there were no sleeper berths, only hard seats and soft seats.

Moreover, you have to sit from around 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and you'll need to transfer several times.

"What if we take the high-speed train from Pengcheng in the morning?"

Song Zhiyu, Chen Xingzhu, and Xie Wanqing quickly ran to his room, joining him as a consultant, "How about we arrive at noon, start climbing the mountain, and stay at the summit tonight?"

"It's a little difficult."

Xu Jinhuan thought for a moment and said, "After arriving at Huangshan Railway Station, we still need to take a bus to the transfer center at the foot of the mountain, and then take another bus to the scenic area. It will take almost two hours, and we also need to have lunch. We probably won't be able to actually climb the mountain until two or three in the afternoon..."

The Huangshan High-Speed ​​Railway Station (North Station) of later generations had not yet been built at this time, so people could only go to Huangshan Railway Station, which was originally Tunxi Railway Station.

"what?"

None of the three girls had ever been there before, and they were all a little dumbfounded when they heard this. "So long?"

"Yeah, it's quite far."

Huangshan North Station is closer, but construction of that high-speed rail station hadn't even started yet; it only opened in 2015.

Chen Xingzhu asked in confusion, "Have you been there?"

Online information wasn't as readily available back then, and travel guides were much simpler and far less detailed than those of later generations. The girls had all secretly looked up some guides, but none of them contained what Xu Jinhuan had mentioned.

"I found it online,"

Xu Jinhuan immediately replied, "This is the first time I've taken you guys out to play, so of course I have to put in a lot of effort. I've done a lot of research."

"Cut~"

Song Zhiyu rolled her eyes, clearly disliking the use of the word "们" in his words.

Chen Xingzhu thought for a moment and then asked, "If we stay on the mountaintop tonight and don't come down, and start climbing around two or three in the afternoon, will we have enough time?"

Xu Jinhuan countered, "Are you planning to take the cable car up the mountain?"

The three girls looked at each other, and Song Zhiyu said first, "We don't sit on the way up, but we sit on the way down."

Xie Wanqing smiled and said, "That's what I think too."

"Me too."

Chen Xingzhu nodded as well.

"I hope you'll feel the same way then."

Xu Jinhuan pouted, "In that case, it might not be in time, mainly because my parents are still here."

In fact, Xu Haiguang and Song Xiaohui are both over forty years old now. Xu Haiguang is naturally in better physical condition, and even Song Xiaohui's physical strength is better than that of the three girls.

Xu Jinhuan said this to save face for the three of them, without directly expressing her concern for them, especially Xie Wanqing.

Sister Xie is someone who gets out of breath after climbing four floors; it's hard to say whether she could even reach the top of the mountain without taking the cable car.

"It makes sense..."

The three girls all assumed that the elderly needed care due to their poor physical strength, and when they heard Xu Jinhuan say this, they nodded in deep agreement.

Then the three of them looked at him together: "What should we do then?"

"Let's stay in the city for the night."

Xu Jinhuan said, "Let's take this direct train and arrive at Huangshan Railway Station at nine o'clock tonight. We can sleep in the city for one night, have breakfast the next day, and then set off. We can climb the mountain in the morning and stay overnight on the mountaintop. This way, we'll have plenty of time and won't be in a rush to come down. We can enjoy ourselves and climb at our own pace... How about that?"

"I agree."

The three girls considered it, and Song Zhiyu was the first to agree.

Xie Wanqing then laughed and said, "I agree. It's not fun if you're in too much of a rush."

"Ah."

Chen Xingzhu nodded in agreement.

"There are exactly six of us, so we'll just need to book three standard rooms."

Xu Jinhuan added, "I'll check online beforehand to see if I can book a room online, so I don't have to run around late at night."

"Uh-huh."

Song Zhiyu nodded, "Your work ability is passable, we believe in you."

Thank you!

After the deal was settled, Xu Jinhuan went to tell his parents about the situation. The tentative plan was to depart on the morning of the 16th, sleep in Huangshan that night, climb the mountain on the morning of the 17th, sleep on the mountaintop that night, descend the mountain on the 18th, take a sleeper train back to Pengcheng, and transfer from Pengcheng to Suicheng on the morning of the 19th.

"It's a four-day trip, and I spent two of those days on the road..."

Song Xiaohui sighed, but it was clear that she was still looking forward to it. This was probably the first time she and Xu Haiguang had ever gone on a trip together.

Song Zhiyu advised, "When you go out to play, the scenery is also part of the journey."

Xu Jinhuan entered everyone's ID information online, then bought round-trip tickets. There were no sleeper berths available when they left, and soft seats sold out before hard seats, so they had to buy hard seats.

— Normally, there are fewer soft seats, but they are more expensive and usually sell out more slowly than hard seats. However, this train does not have higher-class seats, and most people going to Huangshan are tourists with good financial means. As a result, the more expensive and more comfortable soft seats sell out first.

"what?"

After buying the train tickets, Xu Jinhuan suddenly realized something: he had taken Xie Wanqing out to play, so should he ask Xie Zhiqiang if he wanted to come?
"No need."

Xu Jinhuan made a decision in 0.5 seconds. With Xie Zhiqiang's physical strength, he would be a burden if he went along. In the end, she would probably have to take care of Xie Zhiqiang, and she would not have the energy to take care of Chen Xingzhu and Xie Wanqing.

So he might as well stay home and play video games.

'Dude, I'm doing this for your own good, I don't want you to get too tired...'

Xu Jinhuan easily prepared herself mentally, slept well, and went to school feeling refreshed. "Do you want to go hiking?"

During the break between classes, Xu Jinhuan saw Xie Zhiqiang looking up LOL strategies on his phone and casually asked him a question.

"Don't go."

Xu Jinhuan asked a brief question, and Xie Zhiqiang refused without hesitation when he heard the keyword "mountain climbing".

'You said you wouldn't go...'

Xu Jinhuan felt more at ease and prepared to buy windbreakers and knee pads online. Since the group of people didn't exercise much, they still needed to be careful. He also planned to take his family to travel all over the country in the future, so buying them wouldn't be a waste.

"Xu Jinhuan, how are you going to celebrate your birthday?"

With the travel arrangements finalized, Xie Wanqing spent the next few days working on the foreign language adaptation, while Xu Jinhuan was busy adapting the Android version. His birthday was fast approaching.

Xie Zhiqiang actually remembered and asked him two days in advance, "It's the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, no evening self-study... want to go online?"

Xu Jinhuan's birthday is on the 21st, the third day of the fifth lunar month. The Dragon Boat Festival holiday is from the 22nd (the fourth day of the fifth lunar month) to the 24th (the sixth day of the fifth lunar month), so he doesn't have to attend evening self-study on his birthday.

This is probably their last normal holiday before the college entrance examination.

Who goes to an internet cafe for a birthday celebration?

Xu Jinhuan complained, then thought for a moment and said, "Let's have dinner together tonight, it's on me, and then you can do whatever you want afterwards."

"That's so embarrassing."

Wang Yuan, who was in front, turned around and leaned over, "Brother Huan, since it's your birthday, how about inviting a few more girls?"

"Shout it yourself."

Xu Jinhuan ignored this and pondered what birthday gift she would receive. Chen Xingzhu and Xie Wanqing would definitely prepare something, but she didn't know what it would be.

Song Zhiyu had no expectations.

What he was most looking forward to was what gift Chen Xingzhu would give him. It would be even better if it wasn't a specific item, as that would mean he could ask for even more gifts on another level...

Unfortunately, for now, it's just a dream.

"It's my birthday tomorrow."

The next day at noon, Xu Jinhuan, fearing they might forget, specifically reminded them during lunch, "Do you have any gifts?"

"No."

Song Zhiyu rolled her eyes. "How can you ask for a gift like that?"

Chen Xingzhu didn't speak, and Xie Wanqing looked at her but didn't say anything either.

"We can just have lunch. If you want to go out and have fun, you can meet up with your classmates again in the evening."

Song Xiaohui asked with a smile, "Want some cake?"

"I want to eat."

Song Zhiyu said expectantly, "My brother and his friends will definitely not invite me to their class reunion tonight. We'll have cake for lunch, and they'll just ignore them when they have dinner."

"You said it yourself, don't come with me later."

Xu Jinhuan quickly finalized the matter, afraid that she would cause trouble, "If you have any blessings to say, just tell me at noon."

"No blessing."

Song Zhiyu rolled her eyes again, "Go ask Sister Wanqing and Sister Xingzhu for it."

Xie Wanqing smiled and said, "Just happy birthday."

When Chen Xingzhu noticed him staring at her, she gave him a shy, reproachful look. Afraid that he would be too blatant, she said, "Let's talk about it tomorrow."

"Alright, I'll wait."

Xu Jinhuan hadn't told her about Wei Jialiang yet, mainly because he hadn't found a good opportunity. Also, since Song Zhiyu got angry a few days ago, she hadn't asked him to show her love letters, and he didn't know if the boy had given up.

"correct,"

After evening self-study, Xu Jinhuan's bicycle tire went flat again, so he went to the supermarket owner to get it in, which delayed him. By the time he got home, Song Zhiyu had already taken over the bathroom.

After Song Zhiyu finished showering and came out, Xu Jinhuan asked her casually, "You haven't received any love letters these past few days?"

"I received it."

Song Zhiyu changed into a black spaghetti strap nightgown, which made her smooth and delicate skin look like milk. Her pretty face was as delicate and sweet as a lotus emerging from clear water. She blinked her long, fine eyelashes and looked at her strangely, "Why are you asking this?"

"You won't even let me see the love letters you receive now?"

Xu Jinhuan questioned, "If I don't look at it, how can I collect materials, how can I write love letters to... to others?"

"I'm too lazy to care about you."

Song Zhiyu ignored his madness and went back to her room.

She washed her hair today, but didn't dry it right away. She went back to her room and played with the cat for a while, then ran out to find an ice cream. When she returned to her room and was playing with her cat remotely, she heard the bathroom door open outside.

"bang bang"

A little while later, someone knocked on the door.

Song Zhiyu walked to the door, munched on her ice cream, waited a moment, and then asked, "Who is it?"

"Who else could it be?"

Xu Jinhuan said irritably, "Mom and Dad are asleep. The little girl is asking a question she already knows the answer to, deliberately ignoring me. I have something to tell you."

"and many more."

Song Zhiyu stood at the door for a while longer before opening it and asking indistinctly while sucking on her ice cream, "You want to see love letters?"

Before Xu Jinhuan could answer, she raised her chin and said, "Perfect timing, I haven't dried my hair yet. Can you dry it for me and I'll show you."

(End of this chapter)