Rebirth Must Be Happy

Are courier services really that good these days?
Are they all delivered to your door?
And the girl didn't tell me about this!
Xu Jinhuan was a little puzzled, but since the other party could accurately say his and Chen Xingzhu's names and delivered the goods to his door, it shouldn't be a scam. So he said, "I'm out here. Just leave it at home. There are people at home."

"I'm sorry, Miss Xingzhu specifically requested that it be handed to you personally."

The person on the phone sounded a little tired, but remained polite and emotionless, speaking in a very gentle tone, "Could you give me an address? I'll come to you."

"Okay, I'll have Liu's Stewed Chicken next to Zhongtai Plaza."

Xu Jinhuan told the other party the address, and then said, "How long will it take you to arrive? I might have to change locations later."

A group of people were planning to go sing karaoke.

"I guess so. Could you please give me the specific address?"

"Liu's Stewed Chicken next to Zhongtai Plaza... or you can just leave it at my house, someone's home."

"I'll be there in about half an hour. Is that a convenient time for you?"

"That should be fine,"

Xu Jinhuan agreed, "I will let you know if there are any changes."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Xu."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Jinhuan returned to the private room. Wang Yuan asked, "Who was that?"

"A package."

Xu Jinhuan sat down with a smile, but before he could say two words, his phone rang again. It was a WeChat message from Song Zhiyu: "Brother, what time are you coming home?"

Xu Jinhuan: "Not sure yet, what's wrong?"

Song Zhiyu: "If you come back early, buy me some plums to eat. I want some."

Xu Jinhuan knew that her eating plums was an excuse, and that she really wanted to urge him to go home early, so he didn't expose her and smiled as he agreed, "Okay, I'll remember."

Where are you all planning to go to university?

Although he was old enough to understand things, the blow of his parents' divorce was too great. Wang Yuan drank a few bottles of beer with Li Hang and was still sober. After chatting for a while, he took the initiative to talk about serious matters.

“If Huan-ge can maintain these grades, you’ll definitely be a shoo-in for a Double First-Class University and can choose a prestigious one. Li Hang can also get into a 985 university without any problem. But for me, Qiang-ge, Chi-ge and the rest of us will be in a bit of an awkward position.”

"Let's focus on studying first."

Hearing this topic, the group of people felt a little melancholy. Xu Jinhuan waited for them to finish talking before smiling and saying, "I'm planning to go to the capital."

Liu Liangfu asked, "Aren't you choosing based on the school?"

Li Hang was a little drunk, but he tried his best to appear sober, commenting, "There are many good universities in Beijing, but the scores are also high, so they are not easy to get into."

Xu Jinhuan laughed and said, "I will only apply to universities in Beijing."

"For Chen Xingzhu, right?"

Wang Yuan laughed and said, "I trust Brother Huan. I'll apply to a university in Beijing too. No matter how good or bad the school is, as long as we're in the same city, I can always rely on you. Even if I end up doing poorly in the future, I won't be too far behind."

He was the only boarding student among them, but he almost never went home during holidays, including summer vacation. It seemed that he was staying with relatives in the city, and there was probably some unspeakable trouble at home. His personality was also obviously more mature than Xie Zhiqiang and the others.

This statement is both a compliment to Xu Jinhuan and a subtle hint to others: instead of choosing a good school in another city, it would be better to stay in the same city and follow Xu Jinhuan.

"I am coming too!"

After drinking, Li Hang slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "We're all going! I've finally figured it out: you can't rely on your parents in this world, but you can rely on your brothers the most..."

This was clearly drunken talk, and no one bothered to argue with him. They finished their meal and prepared to leave to go sing karaoke.

Xu Jinhuan checked the time and realized it had been almost half an hour, so he went to pay the bill and prepared to wait outside for the person who had made the call.

There were six people in total, and the meal, beer, and drinks cost less than 200 yuan. Xu Jinhuan paid the bill, and Wang Yuan waited on the side. They went out together when Xu Jinhuan arrived.

They heard Li Hang shouting outside. The two thought he was drunk and arguing with someone. When they went out to check, they found that it was an acquaintance chatting with Li Hang, Xie Zhiqiang, Liu Liangfu and a few others. However, Li Hang was drunk and was shouting the loudest.

Another group of seven or eight people, including Tang Jingming, Zhang Yu, Xiao Yuanxi, and Wang Qi, all looked over when they saw Xu Jinhuan and Wang Yuan come out.

"Jin Huan is here too?"

Since Tang Jingming took the initiative to explain that he hadn't instigated the accusation, he had clearly been consciously trying to ease the tension with Xu Jinhuan. He was the first to greet her, saying, "It's a pity we didn't meet just now, otherwise we could have eaten together."

Zhang Yu was still a bit annoyed. When he saw Xu Jinhuan, he turned his head away and then secretly observed Xiao Yuanxi's reaction.

When Xiao Yuanxi saw Xu Jinhuan, she gave him a slight smile and waved gently.

Wang Qi greeted them warmly, "Where are you going to have fun?"

Wang Yuan chatted with her enthusiastically and learned that both groups had booked private rooms at the same KTV next door, so he said, "That's perfect, let's take a taxi together, we can even share a ride."

Tang Jingming pulled an Audi car key out of his pocket and said with a smile, "I was bored and just got my driver's license, so I borrowed my uncle's A6 to practice driving. It'll save me the cost of a car."

Wang Yuan and Tang Jingming were already somewhat at odds. After Xu Jinhuan rose to prominence in the class, Wang Yuan almost without hesitation sided with Xu Jinhuan and opposed Tang Jingming. Tang Jingming had recently been trying to mend his relationship with Xu Jinhuan, but he hadn't been polite to him at all. This was clearly a way of showing off that he had a car.

"A6?"

Liu Liangfu was a little envious. "This car must cost at least four or five hundred thousand, right?"

"I've added a lot of optional extras, it's almost the top-of-the-line model, I estimate it will cost over 600,000 yuan on the road, but it's not my car, I'm just practicing driving, there's nothing to show off."

Tang Jingming smiled modestly, then turned to look at Xiao Yuanxi and said with a smile, "How about we brothers show some class and I take a few girls with me?"

"Okay!"

The other two girls, whom I didn't know, immediately agreed, saying excitedly, "I've never ridden in such a nice car before!" "Me too!"

Wang Qi glanced at Xu Jinhuan, then asked Xiao Yuanxi, "Xixi, what do you think?"

"Xixi, you can sit in the passenger seat."

Tang Jingming said to Xiao Yuanxi, "I'm new to driving and not familiar with it yet. Could you keep an eye on things for me later?"

When all five people are seated, the front passenger seat is undoubtedly more comfortable than the back seat. In addition, the natural proximity of the front passenger seat to the driver's seat has always been regarded as having a special meaning in some groups.

Upon hearing Tang Jingming say this, many people at the scene immediately turned their attention to Xiao Yuanxi.

Xiao Yuanxi glanced at Xu Jinhuan, hesitated for a moment, and then smiled at Xu Jinhuan, saying, "Then we'll see you later."

Since Chen Xingzhu's confession, she had clearly felt that Tang Jingming's attitude towards her had become much warmer. Being a perceptive person, she naturally guessed the reason. However, Tang Jingming was a good catch and had a mature personality. In addition, the two had known each other since childhood, so she couldn't treat him the same way she had treated other suitors before.

Today's encounter made her realize one of Tang Jingming's strengths more clearly and deeply: his family.

In the past, Tang Jingming had suffered losses in several open and covert competitions with Xu Jinhuan at school, which showed that Xu Jinhuan was outstanding; otherwise, Chen Xingzhu would not have taken a liking to him.

But once Xu Jinhuan stepped out of the campus and into a wider world, and with the support of her family, the complete Tang Jingming appeared, Xu Jinhuan paled in comparison.

Just like now, when everyone saw Xu Jinhuan come out of the restaurant, their focus was obviously on Xu Jinhuan. But when Tang Jingming took out his car keys and said he had driven an A6, he immediately became the most dazzling star among this group of high-achieving young people tonight.

Xiao Yuanxi didn't consider herself particularly vain; she even had a Mercedes-Benz C-Class at home. But at that moment, she suddenly realized that Xu Jinhuan's family had nothing at all.

If I go with Xu Jinhuan, tonight I'll either have to take a taxi or sit on the back of his old, abandoned bicycle.

The weather is great tonight, but what if it rains?
Besides these thoughts, she had another intention: to raise her own value in Xu Jinhuan's eyes, so that he wouldn't think that having Chen Xingzhu's favor made her, the prettiest girl in the class, worthless.

Moreover, she did not show any contempt for Xu Jinhuan, and even took the initiative to say "see you later," leaving room for their future relationship.

She felt that her handling of the situation was perfect. She waved to Xu Jinhuan, then called out to the others, and together with Wang Qi and the other girls, followed Tang Jingming toward the black A6 parked by the roadside.

"Let's go."

Wang Yuan and his classmates could naturally see the undercurrent of competition tonight. When Tang Jingming drove, Xu Jinhuan was only slightly outshone.

But when Xiao Yuanxi, who had originally volunteered to attend Xu Jinhuan's birthday party, chose to leave with Tang Jingming, Tang Jingming undoubtedly returned to his former status as the class monitor, who was the center of attention in the class.

In his presence, Xu Jinhuan once again became the insignificant, unremarkable person he always was.

Wang Yuan and the others didn't look down on Xiao Yuanxi because of this. Firstly, she came from a well-off family and would definitely prefer not to take a taxi if she had an Audi A6. They couldn't blame her just because they weren't well-off themselves. Secondly, Xiao Yuanxi's behavior was also very good; she was polite and considerate.

Xu Jinhuan naturally didn't care about that. He followed to the roadside, took out his phone to check the time, and found that 34 minutes had passed since he hung up the phone. Why hadn't the deliveryman arrived yet?

A taxi couldn't be hailed immediately, but Xu Jinhuan wasn't in a hurry. He took out his phone and called the other party back.

"Beep-beep-"

The phone was ringing, and Xu Jinhuan looked around boredly, wanting to see if the deliveryman had arrived yet.

Two dazzling headlights pierced the distance, shining like electric lights under the dim streetlights of the summer night, attracting the attention of a group of students on the roadside. After that, no one paid any attention, and those who wanted to hail a taxi continued to hail one, and those who wanted to get in continued to get in.

"Xixi, wait a minute,"

There were railings along the roadside, making it a little difficult for Xiao Yuanxi to get into the passenger seat. Tang Jingming reassured her, "I'll drive the car out first, then you can get in."

"Ah."

Xiao Yuanxi nodded, standing by the car. She glanced at Xu Jinhuan again, seeing him making a phone call as if nothing was wrong, and felt a pang of disappointment. Then she thought, 'He's definitely faking it…'

What else?
Tang Jingming was showing off in front of him, how could he not care at all?
Besides, surely he can't be completely indifferent to himself?

Tang Jingming opened the car door and was about to get in when he saw two bright beams of light slanting towards him, shining on the ground in front of him. Even after reflecting off the road, the light was still dazzling.

A group of people instinctively looked over and saw a black Mercedes-Benz, whose paint color alone exuded a sense of luxury, turn on its right turn signal and slowed down to stop on the side of the road.

It stopped right in front of Tang Jingming's A6.

"The number you dialed is busy..."

At the same time, Xu Jinhuan heard the sound of the phone being hung up, but he wasn't angry. Instead, he continued to look around.

There are usually two explanations for this situation: either the other person doesn't want to talk to you, or the other person has already arrived and doesn't need to answer the phone.

He felt that the situation was closer to the second scenario.

However, Xu Jinhuan looked around for a long time but couldn't see any deliverymen or their tricycles. There was a Mercedes, though, and it was clearly an S-Class.

"You can't exactly deliver packages in a Mercedes S-Class, can you?"

Not a single taxi had arrived yet, but Xu Jinhuan wasn't in a hurry. He even had the mind to complain in his heart as he continued searching for his deliveryman.

Then, he saw the Mercedes stop in front of him, the driver's side door open, and a man in casual clothes got out. He walked straight towards him and asked politely, "Are you Xu Jinhuan, Mr. Xu?"

So he really is delivering packages in a Mercedes-Benz S-Class?

As soon as the other person spoke, Xu Jinhuan recognized the voice as the one who had just called her. She nodded in response and subconsciously glanced at the Mercedes parked by the roadside: "Yes, it's me."

So you really are delivering packages in a Mercedes?

"Hello, Mr. Xu,"

Tang Jingming was holding onto the car door, not yet getting in; Xiao Yuanxi was standing by the roadside, still waiting for the Audi A6 to open its door; the others were also standing by the roadside, all staring at this uninvited guest.

A slightly tired face broke into a noticeably relaxed smile. The other person then took a car key with the Mercedes logo from their pocket and handed it to Xu Jinhuan. "I've delivered your car. Here are your car keys. Please keep them safe." (End of Chapter)