Rebirth Must Be Happy

"I knew it! What were you all looking at?"

Song Xiaohui then understood and said with a smile, "People also need to spend holidays with their parents. Besides, they're not related to us, so we can't bring them to your house every day."

"I thought it was a holiday today, so everyone would come!"

The elderly couple were clearly a little disappointed, but added, "It's alright, bring her again next time, especially that one named Wanqing, she's pretty and gentle..."

"And her butt is big too!"

Song Zhiyu muttered to herself, feeling a strong sense of crisis. She hadn't expected that her grandmother would be so concerned about Xie Wanqing after just one visit.

Moreover, judging from the old lady's demeanor, her impression of Xie Wanqing completely surpasses that of Chen Xingzhu; otherwise, she wouldn't have mentioned one while ignoring the other.

At this moment, she deeply realized the importance of the Star Rain Alliance and that it was necessary to unite and curb the influence of the elders' aesthetic biases.

Why is bigger always better?
My aunt seems to be like that, and now even my grandparents are like that. Most importantly, that guy Xu Jinhuan is even more like that!

This world is so unkind to me...

The young girl, who had just started high school, was filled with resentment.

"Woof! Woof! Awooo..."

Big Yellow was bouncing around, making the chain around its neck taut. When Song Zhiyu saw Xu Jinhuan run over, she followed and patted its head, saying with a grin, "Big Yellow, did you miss me?"

Dahuang excitedly spun around in circles. Xu Jinhuan unchained it, and it immediately circled around the two of them, rubbing against them. The chain quickly formed a figure-eight shape, binding Xu Jinhuan and Song Zhiyu together.

"Stop rubbing against me."

Song Zhiyu lifted her foot to avoid the chains, patted it off, and said, "You're filthy, covered in mud again. I'll take you there later..."

"I'm not going to the river!"

Song Xiaohui said from the side, "It rained a couple of days ago, and the river is deep now. You're not allowed to go to the riverbank!"

"Oh~"

Song Zhiyu pouted, not refuting, but turned to look at Xu Jinhuan expectantly.

"Look, I won't take the blame for you."

Xu Jinhuan shattered her illusions, "Safety is no small matter, and we still have to listen to others in this kind of thing...Grandma, don't you agree?"

"Yes, yes, you absolutely must not go."

Grandma agreed and reminded Song Zhiyu twice more. The little girl rolled her eyes and gave Xu Jinhuan a disdainful look: "Sycophant!"

The two of them took Big Yellow for a walk around their neighborhood. After playing for a while, Song Zhiyu took a bunch of photos of it, as usual.

She posted the photos in the group chat. Chen Xingzhu and Xie Wanqing had both gone home today and probably had nothing to do, so they were also chatting in the group.

On the contrary, Chen Xingruo disappeared for half a day and did not reappear until noon. She was also having a meal with her grandparents and sent them a photo of herself with them. The elderly couple had also been taken to Beijing.

I had to pick up Chen Xingruo in the afternoon, so I didn't stay long after lunch. I said goodbye to Dahuang and set off back.

Grandpa and Grandma saw them off at the gate. As Xu Jinhuan and his family backed up to the main road and prepared to leave, they stood by the roadside waving goodbye and saying, "Come again next time..."

Just as the family was feeling touched and realized that the elderly couple had been feeling lonely because he hadn't visited as often lately, Grandma continued, "...when you come, remember to bring those two girls along!"

"..."

The family was both amused and exasperated. Song Xiaohui could only say, "Okay, okay, don't worry about it!"

Grandpa said, "There's nothing wrong with coming to our house to play. Don't be so old-fashioned!"

"It's more like your thinking is too feudal."

Song Xiaohui gave a reproachful look, waved her hand, and then closed the car window and left.

Xu Jinhuan really wanted to ask, which feudalism are you referring to?

Is it this kind of feudalism, or that kind of feudalism?

But this is something that can't really be said out loud, not even to one's parents.

Otherwise, who knows what kind of attitude they'll be met with?

"Brother, can I come with you?"

Downstairs, Xu Jinhuan helped put down the fruits and vegetables he had brought from his hometown. Just as he was about to leave, Song Zhiyu put on a pitiful look and stared at him expectantly, "I promise I'll be a good girl, okay?"

Before Xu Jinhuan could speak, Song Xiaohui smiled and said, "Go ahead, your dad and I will go to the store to take a look."

Xu Jinhuan asked Song Zhiyu, "Aren't you at home with Xiaoguai?"

"Hmm—" Song Zhiyu thought for a moment, then picked up Xiao Guai and kissed her twice, saying, "Little darling, I'm going to pick up Sister Xingruo first. She's my sister, how could I not pick her up? I'll play with you when I get back..."

"Alright, you two sisters are very close."

Xu Jinhuan sighed, took her downstairs, and drove Chen Xingzhu's S500 to Kong Lingyu's building.

Chen Xingzhu quickly got out of the car and subconsciously walked towards the passenger seat, only to see the passenger door open by itself. Song Zhiyu got out of the car and smiled sweetly, "Sister Xingzhu, did you miss me?"

Chen Xingzhu hadn't expected her to come along, but she didn't mind. She said softly, "We're going to get on the highway. Could you watch the car for him?"

"It's okay, my brother drives much more steadily than Sister Wanqing."

Song Zhiyu pulled her to sit down at the back. "Sister Xingzhu, I have something to tell you, but please don't be angry when you hear it."

Chen Xingzhu asked in surprise, "What?"

Xu Jinhuan immediately understood why Song Zhiyu had come; she had come to find Chen Xingzhu to "ally with Wu against Cao." He found it somewhat amusing but remained silent to avoid getting into trouble.

"As soon as we got out of the car, my grandparents were still staring at it..."

Xu Jinhuan focused on driving, while Song Zhiyu vividly described the scene from the back: "She asked: 'Where are those two pretty girls from last time? Why didn't they come? Especially the one named Wanqing...'"

Xu Jinhuan couldn't help but say, "They didn't say anything at the time. Grandma only asked why those two girls didn't come last time."

Song Zhiyu asked fiercely, "Are you saying that Sister Wanqing and Sister Xingzhu aren't pretty?"

"Okay, you're awesome."

Xu Jinhuan indicated that he would no longer speak.

Chen Xingzhu smiled and said, "Grandma still misses us? Then we'll go again next time."

That's not the point.

Seeing that she hadn't grasped the key point, Song Zhiyu said in a tone of exasperation, "The key point is that Sister Wanqing only went there once, and my grandma... why did you just call her 'grandma'?"

Xu Jinhuan said, "Because I just said something."

Song Zhiyu ignored him and didn't care about Chen Xingzhu's form of address, "My grandma only remembers Sister Wanqing..."

The fact that she brought these things up in front of Xu Jinhuan was itself a test, but she was too embarrassed to say it too clearly, so she only said half of it before staring at Chen Xingzhu with a knowing look.

Chen Xingzhu glared at her, but didn't say anything, only saying, "Don't worry about these things."

Song Zhiyu asked, "Then what's there to argue about?"

Chen Xingzhu didn't answer, but smiled and said, "Why don't you think about where else you want to go?"

"Ok."

Song Zhiyu didn't insist, and added, "I also met his older sister this morning, Xu Caiwei. Her personality seems similar to Wanqing's, but she's not as pretty as Wanqing, and she's not..."

She gestured with her hand in front of her chest, "It's not that big."

Seeing that she was still talking like that in front of Xu Jinhuan, Chen Xingzhu gently pinched her. Song Zhiyu pretended to pinch her back, but was glared at by her and didn't dare to fight back. So she turned her head angrily to look out the car window to show that she was angry.

Chen Xingzhu didn't try to persuade her. After a while, she took out a sealed mooncake from her pocket and handed it to her: "Here, a crystal mooncake that someone gave me."

Song Zhiyu turned her head to look and saw that the mooncake was not very big, only about half the diameter of the common local mooncakes. The crust was crystal clear, and the inside was purplish-red, with a liquid-like feel as if it were being soaked in light. It was very beautiful.

She hesitated for a moment, exchanged a glance with Chen Xingzhu, and thought: 'Even though she pinched me, she's now trying to please me. Even if I don't win, we're even... and I get to eat a mooncake too, what a win!'

She took it and asked demurely, "What kind of filling is this?"

"It should be purple sweet potato and red bean paste."

Chen Xingzhu smiled and said, "Didn't you say you like sweet food and don't eat salty food?"

"Uh-huh!"

Song Zhiyu tore open the plastic bag, took a small bite, squinted her eyes in enjoyment, and asked, "Is this only for me?"

Chen Xingzhu said, "That's right, didn't you say you'd save some good food for you?"

"Hehe~"

Song Zhiyu nodded, wanting to show off the mooncake to Xu Jinhuan, but then thought it was too childish, so she gave up the idea and focused on eating the mooncake.

As she ate, Song Zhiyu turned to look at Chen Xingzhu and saw her smiling gently at her. For some reason, she felt that the scene was somewhat familiar.

'It's kind of like I'm feeding Xiaoguai and watching it eat...'

She muttered to herself, quickly dismissing the absurd thought, and thought: 'With my intelligence, who would want to keep me?' (End of Chapter)