Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 221 [220] My back hurts a little

"comfortable!"

The next morning, Xu Jinhuan stepped out of the sleeper car, put his feet on the platform, took two steps forward to avoid the crowd, and then stretched vigorously, "I feel so uncomfortable..."

"Yes, you're the only one who's upset. None of us are upset."

Chen Xingruo curled her lips and deliberately mocked him, "After all, you're the tallest, and we don't have your long legs."

After descending the mountain yesterday, the group had dinner near the train station and boarded the train at 9:30 pm. While waiting for the train, the girls somehow started talking about height.

Xie Wanqing, at 163cm, is about the same height as Song Xiaohui and is praised for having "good proportions and figure." Song Zhiyu, at 165cm, is already considered quite tall even if she doesn't grow any taller.

The sisters Chen Xingzhu and Chen Xingruo look exactly the same height, but the older sister says she is 167 cm tall while the younger sister says she is 168 cm tall. So they stood up and compared their heights, and found that they were still exactly the same.

After the comparison, for some reason, Chen Xingruo came to compare with Xu Jinhuan again, not in height, but in leg length.

The result was obvious: although she was tall and well-proportioned, she was more than ten centimeters shorter than Xu Jinhuan, so she definitely couldn't compare.

So even after getting off the bus, they were still holding a grudge.

"As long as you know."

Xu Jinhuan wasn't going to be modest with her. She smugly turned to Chen Xingzhu and asked, "Are you hungry?"

Chen Xingzhu shook her head: "It's alright."

I'm hungry~

Song Zhiyu pouted from behind, "Isn't there an hour? Let's go have breakfast first. I want to drink some soup."

"Go."

Song Xiaohui smiled and said, "There seems to be one right next to the train station..."

"Walking a few steps is fine too."

Xu Haiguang and Song Xiaohui were quite familiar with Pengcheng Railway Station, so they led them out to find something to eat.

After breakfast, everyone took the train again and arrived back at Suicheng Railway Station at nearly 10 a.m.

"There won't be enough room this time."

This time there were seven of them, and the car was too crowded to fit them all. Xu Jinhuan and her father took the bus, and Xie Wanqing drove them home.

How much did this trip cost?

While waiting for the bus, Xu Haiguang asked his son, "You've been paying for most of it, haven't you?"

"Let me calculate it."

Xu Jinhuan hadn't calculated it carefully yet, but after a rough addition, he said, "The round-trip fare was less than 300 per person, and with the bus fare, it was a little over 2000; accommodation was 3000; food was 1600 in total, mainly because it was expensive on the mountain; the entrance fee was 230, but we got a student discount, so it was a little over 1000 in total; the cable car was 80, so it was 560 in total... I paid a little over 7000, which is a little over 1000 per person on average."

"That's okay."

This was equivalent to three months' salary for Xu Haiguang if he didn't eat or drink, but since it was his son's good intention, and they were going out to have fun, Xu Haiguang and Song Xiaohui tried their best not to think about the money on the way, so as not to spoil the fun.

However, the couple had calculated it privately, and at that time they estimated it to be around eight or nine thousand. Xu Jinhuan was clearly being conservative in his estimate, but even so, it didn't exceed their original estimate.

In other words, the son earned back the money in just two days, and even made a profit.

"Let's not talk about Zhizhi, what about the others?"

Xu Haiguang then asked, "Xingzhu, Xingruo, and Wanqing, what would you say if we gave you the money?"

Instead of making a decision or giving advice directly, he first asked his son for his thoughts.

"Xingzhu will definitely give me the money,"

Xu Jinhuan didn't even need to think to know what Chen Xingzhu would do. "Anyway, those two sisters aren't short of money, so just accept it. If you don't accept it, she might not be willing to go out with you next time."

He paused for a moment before continuing, "As for Sister Wanqing, she doesn't take her parents' money anymore. Even if she had saved up a little bit of money before, there probably isn't much left. If she insists on giving it to them, consider it a debt, and we can use her salary to pay it off slowly."

"Okay, it's good that you have an idea."

The bus arrived, and the father and son boarded together. Xu Haiguang didn't say much, but on the way home, he suddenly asked, "You and Zhizhi... are getting along well, right?"

"pretty good."

Xu Jinhuan asked curiously, "Do we look like we're arguing?"

"I'm just afraid you'll argue."

Xu Haiguang sighed, finally unable to hold back, and said, "These girls are all nice and pretty. Don't let making a few bucks lead you to do something that will embarrass me and your mother!" "What kind of person do you take me for?"

Although Xu Jinhuan felt guilty, he still spoke with a strong sense of justice despite his lack of conviction, "How could I let you and my mother down? Don't worry, our family doesn't have the environment to raise that kind of person."

“We don’t have any at home, but we have money…”

Xu Haiguang glanced at his son and said, "You're all grown up now and you have your own ideas. There are some things your mother and I don't dare to say too much about, for fear that what we say might be wrong and affect you. But you need to be mindful of your character and not do anything unethical."

"Where did you go from?"

Xu Jinhuan said irritably, "What heartless thing could I do? I'll definitely study hard and not let it interfere with my studies... Don't worry."

Xu Haiguang wanted to ask his son, "If you're not guilty, why are you changing the subject? I asked if you've studied!" But he couldn't give any clear advice and didn't know what to do with his son, so he sighed and said nothing more.

"Poor little darling..."

When the father and son returned home, several women were already tidying up. Chen Xingruo was feeding Xiaoguai canned food, while Chen Xingzhu and Song Zhiyu were cleaning up the cat litter box and the cat food and disposable bowls, respectively.

They were away for four days, leaving Xiao Guai with five large bowls of cat food, but it only ate less than two bowls, not even enough for two days on average.

Chen Xingzhu and Song Zhiyu were heartbroken and were treating it to a treat.

"It's probably because we're all away from home, and it's afraid something might happen. Food is limited, so it's trying to eat less so it can eat for a longer period of time..."

Xu Jinhuan started to understand again and helped analyze the situation. Seeing Xie Wanqing helping to mop the floor, he said, "Give it to me, sister."

"fine."

Xie Wanqing smiled gently, "Anyway, I come here often, and Xingzhu just mopped upstairs the day before we left, so we don't need to clean up."

Chen Xingzhu said somewhat awkwardly, "Usually, it's Sister Wanqing who cleans and mops the floor..."

Although she was unhappy at home, she had never done any housework. After moving out, she not only lacked expertise in these tasks, but also often lacked the initiative to do them.

Xie Wanqing was the same at home, but having had experience in university dormitories, coupled with her age and personality, she was more tolerant of these things.

After tidying up, Xie Wanqing, Chen Xingzhu, and Chen Xingruo went upstairs. Song Xiaohui and Song Zhiyu took showers and charged their phones before going out to buy groceries.

Xu Haiguang didn't rest; he took a shower and went to work at the furniture store.

Xu Jinhuan threw his clothes into the washing machine at home and checked the backend data. Thanks to the efforts of the external region—mainly the US region—advertising revenue has been rising these past two days. Today's data shows that advertising revenue on the 17th has already reached 5608.5 yuan.

"bang bang"

Just as Xu Jinhuan was planning her next move, someone knocked on the door. She went to open it and saw Chen Xingzhu standing outside, dressed in a white short-sleeved floral dress, her hair still damp, her purse clutched in her fair hand.

"Are you Xingzhu?"

Having learned his lesson, Xu Jinhuan didn't rush into a judgment; he first confirmed who it was.

Chen Xingzhu rolled her eyes at him, then nodded, walked in, and asked, "Where are your aunt and uncle?"

"Dad went to work, and Mom and Zhizhi went to buy groceries."

Xu Jinhuan sat down on the sofa and saw Xiao Guai excitedly rolling around at Chen Xingzhu's feet. Finally, she stopped doubting and asked her, "What are you doing here?"

"Pay back the debt."

Chen Xingzhu took out a thick wad of banknotes from her bag. "I just calculated it. I'll give you 3000 yuan, including Xingruo's. Is that enough?"

"Are you planning to keep me as a sugar daddy?"

Xu Jinhuan chuckled and took the money. "Don't worry, you're at least a little rich girl, so I won't be polite. Let's say it's 2000 for the two of you."

He counted out ten bills and handed them back. Chen Xingzhu blushed a little because of his teasing words. After hesitating for a moment, she bargained, "Half for each of us."

"We haven't even started dating yet, and you're already disobeying me, huh?"

Xu Jinhuan adopted a dignified and authoritative demeanor, saying, "If you get me in the future, won't you be climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles?"

"you……"

Chen Xingzhu wasn't as good at being a rogue as him. She blushed, glared at him, took the money, got up, and left, saying, "I'm going upstairs."

"Sit a little longer."

No one was home, and Xu Jinhuan was still looking for an excuse to hug and cuddle, as long as they didn't start dating too early. He quickly got up and grabbed her hand, "I think I've been tired these past few days, and my back hurts a bit... Could you massage it for me?"

Chen Xingzhu seemed to stiffen for a moment as he held her hand, then turned around. Her fair cheeks were still flushed with embarrassment, but her eyes revealed a smug look as she sneered, "I knew you had ill intentions towards my sister!"

(End of this chapter)