Rebirth Must Be Happy

"can't read."

After reading the lyrics several times, Xie Wanqing and Chen Xingzhu carefully savored their meaning. Song Zhiyu, however, puffed out her cheeks, looked up at Xu Jinhuan, blinked her big eyes, and said in a sweet voice, "Brother, explain it to me!"

Of course she wasn't that stupid, but she had already figured out what kind of person Xu Jinhuan was. No matter how much she knew, he would always show off. Since that was the case, why not let him put on a good show?
"Simply put, birds and cicadas represent the active and passive parties in a relationship,"

On the coffee table were grapes that Xie Wanqing had just washed. Xu Jinhuan picked up a few, casually popped one into his mouth, and sprawled out on the sofa, adopting the posture of a powerful figure surveying the world: "The 'active' here doesn't refer to actively pursuing someone. Actively pursuing someone is often the one who's passive..."

The three girls listened attentively, their bodies involuntarily leaning slightly forward. Song Zhiyu's curves were not noticeable, Chen Xingzhu's clothes were conservative, and her figure was not very obvious either, but Xie Wanqing's curves were still eye-catching when she leaned forward, even though she was dressed conservatively.

Xu Jinhuan glanced at her furtively, then quickly moved away, afraid of being discovered, and continued, "The cicada is the passive party that waits and watches, while the bird is the active party that can stay away... The rest is up to you to figure out. If I make it too obvious, it won't be interesting. I want to leave room for your imagination."

Seeing that he was really putting on an act, Chen Xingzhu chuckled and scolded, "Didn't you say yourself that you'd write anything for the sake of rhyming, and not to be so nitpicky?"

Xu Jinhuan laughed and said, "The right to interpret this is mine."

"I'll send it to Xingruo to take a look."

Chen Xingzhu took out her phone to take a picture and said, "I feel that the lyrics of this song are more refreshing, and the flavor of love is lighter."

Xu Jinhuan suspected that she was subtly advising him not to think about puppy love all the time. Naturally, it was not appropriate to say much in this situation. He simply hummed the climax of the song once, and Chen Xingzhu followed along and learned it twice before singing it to her younger sister.

"He wrote another song?"

Chen Xingruo quickly saw the message and, knowing her sister was off work today, immediately made a video call. WeChat had just updated to support video calls a couple of days ago, so she used WeChat to make the call. "Did he cheat? Did he pay someone else to write it?"

Xu Jinhuan said irritably, "If someone has the ability to write a song like this, why would they need to sell it to me?"

"Then why don't you write it down and sell it too..."

Chen Xingruo originally intended to use his own words against him, but halfway through her sentence she realized she hadn't paid at all, so she changed her mind and asked, "Did you give it to me?"

"He did it so that you would call him brother-in-law."

Song Zhiyu rolled her eyes, then quickly stood up, distancing herself from Chen Xingzhu to avoid another slap. "Maybe I'll make you call something else..."

Chen Xingzhu glanced at her, and Song Zhiyu immediately put on a well-behaved smile: "I was just joking. My brother did this mainly out of kindness, righteousness, and without expecting anything in return."

She immediately added to her mind a famous quote Xu Jinhuan had uttered several times: 'What's free is always the most expensive!'

Xu Jinhuan ignored her and said to Chen Xingruo, "Choose one of the two songs yourself. You only need to sing one during the auditions at most. Use it for publicity, and then just say you wrote it yourself..."

Chen Xingruo asked curiously, "Why can I only sing one song?"

"What if the event organizers block your copyright?"

Xu Jinhuan pouted, "I don't want to give away the songs I wrote with so much effort for free."

"That makes sense. You're the more cunning one."

Chen Xingruo thought for a moment, then smiled with some surprise, "I didn't expect you to be so reliable."

Song Zhiyu pouted but didn't say anything.

Xie Wanqing remained silent, intently studying the lyrics. She felt that Xu Jinhuan's lyrics seemed to contain a deeper meaning, as if he wanted to say something to her.

Otherwise, why was he secretly glancing at me when he was explaining the imagery in the lyrics?
Did he sense my hesitation and inner conflict?

Xie Wanqing thought to herself, 'Does he mean that no matter what I choose, I'll be like the cicada in the song lyrics, waiting patiently for a non-existent fifth season, until I fly across the northern latitude line and return?'

She felt this was a bit far-fetched, but considering the situation between the two of them and Xu Jinhuan's suggestive gaze, she also felt it was very possible.

'Should we ask him about it?'

She was conflicted, unsure whether she should ask him.

After returning from Yinchuan, the group spent a lot of time together, and the two of them didn't have any more intimate contact. Although Xie Wanqing was very shy and flustered at the time, now that Xu Jinhuan no longer had the environment to act recklessly, she felt a sense of loss, as if something had been lost...

"Thanks, brother-in-law!"

Although Chen Xingruo sometimes didn't like Xu Jinhuan, she knew he was helping her, so she gave him face. Before hanging up, she called him "brother-in-law" again and then quickly hung up before her sister could scold her.

She thought for a moment, took her phone and went downstairs. She found Yu Peishan, who was playing with Chen Xingyu, in the community gym and said, "Sister Shan, could you take another look for me?"

"What are you showing me on such a hot day?"

Yu Peishan was once a literary girl, and even wrote some lyrics, which were sung by her roommate who was the lead singer in the school band. However, due to her family's financial situation, she did not have the environment to pursue her dreams.

The lyrics Chen Xingruo wrote for the last time were significantly better than the previous two, mainly because Yu Peishan helped revise them, so she showed them to Yu Peishan again.

"Lyrics!" Chen Xingruo showed her the phone, and Yu Peishan exclaimed in surprise, "That Xu Jinhuan? She wrote lyrics again?"

"Yup!"

Chen Xingruo nodded, "I still feel it's similar to what I wrote, but my sisters seem to think it's better than what I wrote... Of course, it sounds pretty good when sung."

"Let me see."

Yu Peishan was very surprised when she read the lyrics of "A Little Happiness". She was even more incredulous after hearing Chen Xingzhu's version, which was almost a demo.

If that's true, wouldn't Xu Jinhuan be a musical genius?
"Birds and cicadas?"

Yu Peishan opened the picture and immediately became interested when she saw the song title. This song touched her artistic heart even more than "A Little Happiness," and it had a very artistic vibe.

"You said that youthful innocence is more fitting for first love, like snowflakes falling on the coastline..."

Yu Peishan silently read a few lines, then couldn't help but praise, "I like the lyrics of this song even more; I feel it's better than the previous one..."

"is it?"

Chen Xingruo did not doubt her judgment, and in fact, the eldest sister naturally did not doubt it either, but she was still a little unconvinced by Xu Jinhuan.

Why is it that when you rack your brains to write lyrics, everyone thinks they're bad, but when Xu Jinhuan writes lyrics, everyone thinks they're good?
"Oh, by the way, remember to find someone who can compose music for me."

Chen Xingruo reminded him again, "You should find someone reliable. It's best to sign an agreement first. This was a gift from Xu Jinhuan. If someone else steals it, I'll be furious!"

"Do not worry."

Yu Peishan smiled and said, "I've already asked someone to look for it, but good melodies are much harder to find than good lyrics in China, so we can't rush it."

Chen Xingzhu asked, "You won't steal my lyrics, will you?"

"Don't worry, they don't dare."

Yu Peishan spoke calmly but with great confidence. She came from a poor background and her education was not impressive either. However, after being married to Chen Guiliang for many years, she had managed to build some connections in the industry. The people she approached through these connections naturally understood her importance.

The power of the wealthy is subject to many restrictions in China, but even so, in most aspects, their reach is much more sensitive than that of ordinary people, which is not difficult.

"Oh, by the way, your dad just said he asked around,"

Yu Peishan then remembered something else, "If you really want to develop in this industry, it's best to set up your own company. That would be safer."

"what?"

Chen Xingruo blinked. "My dad set up a company on his own and then signed me?"

"correct."

Yu Peishan nodded. "There are examples like this in the industry, where the entire agency revolves around you... Don't let your enthusiasm fade away too quickly, or you'll be doing your dad a disservice."

"Don't worry."

Chen Xingruo said confidently, "When has my sister Ruo ever gone back on her word? I said I'd call Xu Jinhuan brother-in-law, and I did..."

"You call him brother-in-law?"

Yu Peishan paused for a moment, "Does your sister know?"

Chen Xingruo pouted and said, "Of course she knows, she's probably overjoyed."

Yu Peishan said with a laugh, "It's best not to let your dad know, he won't be happy about it."

Chen Xingruo asked, "By the way, why did my dad call you but not me?"

"Because I'm his wife!"

The house has a swimming pool and a gym. Yu Peishan didn't come here to exercise. The main reason was that there were many other families' children there, so she invited Chen Xingyu to come and make friends. She was chatting with Chen Xingruo on the side when she suddenly seemed to think of something and asked curiously, "Hey, I suddenly thought of a question."

Chen Xingruo, who was looking at the lyrics on her phone, asked nonchalantly, "What?"

"Your sister even has the same voice as you, so theoretically, the way you call your brother-in-law is the same as the way your sister calls him, right?"

Yu Peishan tilted her head slightly, a mischievous smile on her face. "In that case, if you send a voice message to Xu Jinhuan calling him brother-in-law, and Xu Jinhuan doesn't see clearly and thinks it's Chen Xingzhu calling him, wouldn't that be fine?"

Chen Xingruo was stunned. (End of Chapter)