Rebirth Must Be Happy

"Wang!"

"Wang!"

The courtyard gate faces west. As Xie Wanqing and Chen Xingzhu entered the courtyard and were looking around, they saw a yellow dog chained up behind the wall facing the gate, jumping frantically towards them while wagging its tail and barking happily.

'rhubarb?'

Chen Xingzhu had heard Xu Jinhuan mention it and had also seen Da Huang's photo. She recognized him immediately and turned to Xu Jinhuan with a look of surprise and delight to confirm.

"rhubarb!"

Before she could speak, Song Zhiyu had already happily run over, carefully stopping at a distance so as not to get Da Huang's clothes dirty. She patted its head and laughed, "Behave yourself, and I'll let you go."

Xu Jinhuan and Song Zhiyu always let the dog go when they came back, and their maternal grandparents were used to it and didn't care.

"It's so beautiful!"

Xie Wanqing and Chen Xingzhu both came over to look at the dog. They felt sorry for it being tied up, but they also thought its fur and appearance were very beautiful. It was just that the mud on its paws affected its looks a little.

"This was carefully selected by our ancestors!"

With her chin held high and looking smug, Song Zhiyu began reciting Xu Jinhuan's lines, "Let's take it for a bath, it'll be even prettier..."

Hearing this, Song Xiaohui scolded, "Dinner is almost ready, don't run around!"

"Then let's go after we finish eating."

Song Zhiyu lowered her voice and said to the two of them, "There's a small river nearby where you can catch fish."

"Really?"

Xie Wanqing's eyes lit up immediately, "I tried to catch them when I was a kid, but it was a school activity, and I never caught any..."

Her grandparents lived in the city, while Chen Xingzhu's grandparents lived in the countryside. Her parents used to visit them often before their divorce, and she still remembered them, but they hadn't been there for a long time. Moreover, she had been a very well-behaved child and had never caught fish before. She was somewhat eager to try, but felt that it went against the education she had received since childhood, so she looked a little hesitant.

"Don't listen to her nonsense."

Xu Jinhuan smiled and said, "Let's go give Dahuang a bath first. There are fruit trees and vegetables growing outside, want to go take a look?"

"I have seen."

Chen Xingzhu glanced at him sideways, as if showing off, "I saw it at my grandparents' house when I was a child."

"Impressive! Amazing!"

Xu Jinhuan gave a thumbs up and then asked Xie Wanqing, "Where's my sister?"

Xie Wanqing glanced at him, shook her head, and then her attention was quickly drawn to Da Huang.

Song Zhiyu released Da Huang and tried to pull it to the vegetable shed outside by its chain, but Da Huang ran towards Xu Jinhuan instead.

It was quite large. Although Xie Wanqing and Chen Xingzhu found it cute, they instinctively backed away when it got closer, both of them a little scared.

"Don't try to take my clothes off!"

Xu Jinhuan disgustedly pushed the dog away, but Da Huang rubbed its head against his thigh, and then went to rub against Chen Xingzhu's leg.

Chen Xingzhu and Xie Wanqing both knew that guests were coming today. However, Xie Wanqing had to drive. She was wearing light-colored jeans and a beige chiffon top, a common outfit with a loose top and fitted pants, which was used to conceal her upper body curves while drawing attention to her long legs.

Chen Xingzhu was wearing the same lake-blue short-sleeved dress she had worn before. The skirt was long enough to reach her calves, but when Da Huang rubbed against her, Chen Xingzhu instinctively stepped back. Da Huang then lowered its head and rubbed against Chen Xingzhu's bare, smooth, jade-like calves.

"Go aside."

Xu Jinhuan decisively stretched out his foot and pushed Big Yellow's head away.

Are you kidding me? I haven't even licked it yet, and you want to rub it against me?
"Hey, why didn't Big Yellow bark?"

Standing at the entrance to the main room, Song Xiaohui smiled in surprise, "Before, whenever someone came, they would call out non-stop, but today they didn't call out once..."

Grandma laughed and said, "It recognizes people."

Song Zhiyu said, "Didn't it bark when we came here?"

"It's a chirping sound to draw our attention to it, not the kind of wary chirping you hear when you encounter a stranger."

Xu Jinhuan explained, looking at Chen Xingzhu and Xie Wanqing with a smile, "See? Da Huang thinks you two are family."

How do you know what Da Huang's barking means?

Song Zhiyu retorted, then suddenly realized, "Oh! I know, you can understand what Da Huang is saying, so you can too..."

"childish!"

Xu Jinhuan led Dahuang outside for some fresh air, and Chen Xingzhu and Xie Wanqing followed out of curiosity. Seeing some cucumbers and green beans that were almost edible, they helped pick them under Song Zhiyu's guidance.

"You picked them all this morning, did you pick them again?"

After a while, Song Xiaohui came out and called for dinner. She said, amused and annoyed, "It's okay, you guys pick them. Pick them and take them home to eat later."

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Da Huang slipped away to the goose pen, startling a flock of white geese that flapped their wings and squawked loudly, which then led Chen Xingzhu and Xie Wanqing over.

The enclosure was a bit dirty, so they refused to go in and stayed outside to watch the geese.

"My brother was bitten by a goose when he was a child!"

Song Zhiyu began recounting Xu Jinhuan's embarrassing moments. Fortunately, she was now older and didn't dare to say exactly where Xu Jinhuan had been bitten by the goose, otherwise Xu Jinhuan suspected he would have couldn't help but chime in, "I'll make you a goose sooner or later!"

Of course, this could only be said to Chen Xingzhu for now, and even then, it couldn't be said until later; it could be considered a bit of fun. The three girls didn't mind the sun; they strolled around inside and outside, and only led Da Huang into the house when their grandmother called them for dinner.

"Wash your face with well water!"

Back in the courtyard, Song Zhiyu continued to boast, "Brother, you helped us pump water."

"……Row."

Xu Jinhuan went to the hand pump to help press the water. It was an old-fashioned iron hand pump, about the same age as his mother.

Xie Wanqing asked curiously, "What is this?"

Chen Xingzhu said, "I've seen her before, but I don't know her name."

Xu Jinhuan poured some water in, quickly pumping out the groundwater. Song Zhiyu tested it with her hand, and only after feeling the icy cold groundwater did she say to the two of them, "It's cold, touch it..."

"It's so cold!"

The three of them stood there in amazement for a long time, especially Song Zhiyu, who had loved playing in the water since she was a child, and still looked like she was having a great time.

"which one?"

Grandma stood at the doorway of the main room, watching the lively scene in the yard while the fan blew on her. Suddenly, she turned to look at Song Xiaohui and asked mysteriously, "Which one?"

Song Xiaohui naturally understood what she meant. She first gave her a playful glare, then couldn't help but sigh and said, "I don't know either."

"It's not easy to choose..."

Grandma sighed as well, then looked at the beaming Song Zhiyu and asked, "Why does Zhizhi seem to get along so well with those two?"

Song Xiaohui nodded: "It's pretty good."

The old lady looked at her granddaughter and sighed again.

"Grandma, we're done washing!"

Song Zhiyu finally finished washing her face and led the two people and the dog over with a smug look on her face, grinning as she said, "Let's eat! I'm starving... What's wrong?"

As she was drying her hands, she suddenly noticed the old woman's gaze, looking at her as if she were a fool. Confused, she looked at her own soft, white hands and stretched them out, saying, "I washed them very clean, didn't I?"

"Yes, yes, let's eat."

The old lady didn't say anything, but smiled again and invited Xie Wanqing and Chen Xingzhu to sit down quickly.

"Eat vegetables, eat vegetables."

Grandpa looked at the three equally beautiful young girls, then at his grandson, and cheerfully urged them, "Eat more. It's hot, have some cold dishes... the drinks are chilled."

Xie Wanqing and Chen Xingzhu sat next to Song Zhiyu on either side. Chen Xingzhu was next to Xu Jinhuan, and Xie Wanqing was next to Song Xiaohui. They were a little reserved at first, but since they were already familiar with Xu Jinhuan's family, they weren't too reserved and greeted each other and ate together in a very natural and open manner.

"Grandpa, Grandma, let's go to the river!"

After finishing their meal, Song Zhiyu couldn't wait to take Dahuang to the riverbank. Song Xiaohui said, "The sun is so bright, what are we going to do here now?"

"We're applying sunscreen, I brought some!"

Song Zhiyu said with a grin, "We're ready, let's go play for a while first."

Seeing that Xie Wanqing and Chen Xingzhu clearly wanted to go as well, Song Xiaohui glared at Xu Jinhuan with annoyance, and then said to the three girls, "Come back when you get hot, don't wander around, and don't go into the water!"

'If you can't control them, why are you glaring at me?'

Xu Jinhuan felt extremely wronged. He hadn't said a word and didn't want to go to the river at this time. It was so hot and sunny, why would he go now?

"Okay, got it!"

Song Zhiyu readily agreed, applied sunscreen with Xie Wanqing and Chen Xingzhu, and kindly applied some to Xu Jinhuan as well. Then, she happily led Da Huang out the door.

At first, Dahuang was very happy. But when it stepped onto the road, it seemed to jump once, then looked down at the cement road surface, looking a little disbelieving, and pulled on the chain to run to the side of the road.

"It feels hot on its feet!"

Song Zhiyu and the others quickly noticed and realized the reason, and they all burst out laughing.

Xie Wanqing also covered her mouth and laughed, but with Chen Xingzhu and Song Zhiyu right next to her, Xu Jinhuan didn't dare to look too much.

Song Zhiyu let the big yellow dog roam freely, calling out to it every now and then to make it follow. Soon they arrived at the riverbank.

When Dahuang saw the water, it quickly jumped in just like last time, happily doggy-paddled around in it.

Xie Wanqing still remembered Song Zhiyu talking about catching fish. She walked closer to the river and asked Xu Jinhuan curiously, "Are there really fish here?"

Xu Jinhuan laughed and said, "There are definitely some, but whether we can catch them is another matter."

“I’ve seen my brother and his friends do it before. They would surround the water with mud, then pour all the water out before catching the fish.”

As Song Zhiyu spoke, she gazed longingly at Xu Jinhuan, her big eyes blinking, and called out in a sweet, drawn-out voice, "Brother~"

"Don't think about it!"

Xu Jinhuan refused without hesitation. He used to play like this when he was a child because he had a lot of energy and there were other friends with him. But now he was all alone.

The three girls are completely unreliable; if I were to dig the dam and splash water all by myself, wouldn't I be exhausted?
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he noticed that Xie Wanqing and Chen Xingzhu were also staring at him. Chen Xingzhu's eyes were clear and bright, while Xie Wanqing's eyes were watery and charming, both revealing pleading and longing in their gazes... (End of this chapter)