Rebirth Must Be Happy

"She's already written about cats eating mice, why don't you just watch 'Tom and Jerry'?"

Xu Jinhuan remembered this again, "Why are you looking at the two of us?"

"How would I know?"

Chen Xingzhu gave him a reproachful look. "Why don't you go ask her?"

"No need for that."

Chen Xingzhu's phone rang, and she was chatting on it when Xu Jinhuan asked, "What did you say in the group chat?"

“Say you call me Your Highness.”

Chen Xingzhu said, "Zhizhi is out of school and is making fun of you. My sister and Xingruo have also replied to your messages..."

Xu Jinhuan focused on driving, while Chen Xingzhu played on her phone in the back for a while. When she felt the car slow down, she looked up and asked, "Are we there yet?"

"No, there's a traffic jam."

Xu Jinhuan sighed, "As expected of Beijing, it's already this congested in 2013..."

Chen Xingzhu blushed slightly and scolded, "Don't use foul language!"

"Okay, I'll say it again."

Xu Jinhuan sighed again and said, "As expected of Beijing, traffic jams like this were already happening in 2013..."

Chen Xingzhu smiled, looked out the window, and asked him, "Where are we going?"

"Find a friend."

"do you know?"

"I don't know him. A friend introduced him to me. I'm planning to recruit him."

Xu Jinhuan told a little lie, saying that he was delayed by traffic and it took another half hour before he finally turned into the residential area.

"Looking for a friend, apartment 1702, building 11".

Xu Jinhuan registered at the security office, then drove into the residential area, skillfully made a turn, and parked in a temporary parking space downstairs.

"Let's go."

Chen Xingzhu got out of the car with him and reminded him, "Since this is your first time visiting, shouldn't you bring a gift?"

"No need, just come with me."

Xu Jinhuan walked over and took her hand. Chen Xingzhu blushed a little, but did not resist and let him lead her into the elevator hall.

There was a row of benches against the wall in the elevator lobby, where two elderly women were chatting. They were curiously looking at the two strangers.

Chen Xingzhu was still a little unaccustomed to appearing in front of others holding hands. Her fair and delicate cheeks flushed slightly as she walked into the elevator with him and went up to the 17th floor.

"Ding Dong"

"Ding Dong"

Xu Jinhuan arrived at room 1702 and knocked on the door. Soon, he heard footsteps inside. A woman who looked to be in her late twenties with delicate features opened the door a little, with most of her body behind it. She looked at the two of them with curiosity and vigilance and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

As she spoke, she saw Chen Xingzhu and was clearly amazed. Her guard lowered, so she opened the door wider, revealing that she was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, and slippers.

Xu Jinhuan smiled and said, "Hello, sister-in-law, is this Dong Ruiyang's house?"

"Yes."

The woman nodded. "You are..."

"Hello, sister-in-law,"

Xu Jinhuan greeted her again and introduced, "My name is Xu Jinhuan, and this is my girlfriend Chen Xingzhu. We started a company and wanted to ask Brother Yang to come and help us."

This was the first time Chen Xingzhu had heard him introduce himself like this, and she felt a little shy. However, her instinct to control her emotions was still there when meeting a stranger, so she concealed it and smiled slightly, greeting him, "Hello, sister-in-law~"

"Hello."

The woman smiled back at her, glanced at Xu Jinhuan, then at Chen Xingzhu, hesitated for a moment, and said, "He should be getting off work soon, you two come in first."

"Okay, thank you sister-in-law."

Xu Jinhuan led Chen Xingzhu through the door, changed into slippers, and went into the living room. Chen Xingzhu noticed that the woman was slender, but her lower abdomen was noticeably protruding, so she couldn't help but take a look at her.

Xu Jinhuan asked with a smile, "Is your sister-in-law pregnant?"

The woman helped make tea, saying, "Yes, I'm resting at home." "Let me do it."

When Chen Xingzhu heard that the woman was pregnant, she felt a little embarrassed and wanted to help, but the woman quickly said, "It's okay, it's okay. I'm so bored at home by myself. These things won't affect me... Please sit down."

Chen Xingzhu then sat down next to Xu Jinhuan on the sofa. Looking at him, Xu Jinhuan seemed quite familiar with the place. Leaning back on the sofa, he smiled and said, "What's your name, sister-in-law?"

He was asking a question he already knew the answer to, because he had frequently visited this house in his past life.

In his previous life, Xu Jinhuan was quite ordinary throughout his student years. But when it really came down to it, he began to transform after his horizons broadened in college, though the changes weren't very noticeable on the outside.

Chen Xingzhu was on the verge of falling in love with him because she saw his good qualities. Unfortunately, Xu Jinhuan never showed any outstanding qualities in the conventional sense until her death.

Even after resigning to start his own business, Xu Jinhuan did not have a smooth journey. Starting a business in a depressed environment is not only going against the current, but also against a flood. The young men were very inexperienced compared to the seasoned veterans in society, and the newly established company was bound to be shaky. As a result, conflicts arose, and the partners withdrew their shares and broke up.

Xu Jinhuan was the only one who thought it was worth persisting with at the time, but unfortunately he couldn't convince others. The team disbanded, and they were short of funds and manpower. They were in dire straits. He had no choice but to ask everyone he had met during his short year of entrepreneurship for help.

The person who ultimately pulled him out was Dong Ruiyang, whom he hadn't even met yet.

According to Dong Ruiyang himself, he started his own business when he was very young—of course, he was just an employee. The company was said to be doing very well. He resigned because he couldn't stand some of the boss's practices. He made some money and then partnered with someone to start a business, which also went through several ups and downs.

When Xu Jinhuan started his business, Dong Ruiyang was his upstream supplier, holding traffic related to WeChat and Douyin. He had dined with Xu Jinhuan a few times and their relationship was fairly good.

However, during the company's earlier development phase, there were many "friends" with whom Xu Jinhuan had a decent relationship. When Xu Jinhuan approached him, he didn't have much hope. But after learning about Xu Jinhuan's predicament, Dong Ruiyang not only invested some money but also gave him directions, which helped Xu Jinhuan get through the most difficult life-or-death situation.

It can be said that Dong Ruiyang was the biggest benefactor on Xu Jinhuan's road to financial freedom in his previous life. Without him, Xu Jinhuan would have gone bankrupt long ago and would have had to work for others again.

What's even more remarkable is that in the years that followed, the two had almost no disagreements, whether in life or at work—not that they had none at all, but they remained within a relatively small scope.

Among the people Xu Jinhuan knew in his previous life, there were not only many who were more capable than Dong Ruiyang, but when it came to "character," there was no one who could compare to Dong Ruiyang.

It's not that everyone else is a bad person, but rather that he didn't have much of a relationship with them and hadn't verified their character.

Coupled with their friendship and the kindness shown to him, Dong Ruiyang became his first choice after his rebirth and subsequent entrepreneurship in the capital.

Moreover, as far as he knew, Dong Ruiyang was probably in a low point in his career at that time. It wasn't until Douyin was launched and rose to prominence in 2016 that Dong Ruiyang made the right bet on the industry and rose to prominence along with Douyin's growth, becoming a well-known figure in the industry.

"My surname is Chen."

The person in front of her was Chen Qiaoqiao, Dong Ruiyang's wife. She naturally didn't recognize Xu Jinhuan. However, she was pregnant and knew that giving birth would cost money. Her husband's work was also not going well. Therefore, she invited the two of them into her home with a sliver of hope.

"What a coincidence?"

Xu Jinhuan laughed and said, "My sister-in-law shares the same surname as my girlfriend."

"is it?"

Xu Jinhuan had already introduced Chen Xingzhu's name, but Chen Qiaoqiao hadn't listened carefully. Now, she exchanged a few pleasantries with a hint of surprise.

It was just a pleasantry. This isn't ancient times anymore; people from the same hometown or with the same surname no longer have that kind of bond. In some people's eyes, it's even far less empathetic than being "of the same sex."

What does your company do?

Chen Qiaoqiao brewed some tea for him, and after exchanging a few pleasantries, she finally couldn't help but ask, "What can he do to help?"

"My sister-in-law doesn't seem to have heard of my name, but I'm actually quite famous."

Just as Xu Jinhuan was about to show off, he heard someone open the door. Then a man who looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, tall, with a square face and thick eyebrows walked in. He was clearly taken aback when he saw someone in the house, and then looked at his wife.

"you do not know?"

Chen Qiaoqiao went over, took the backpack her husband was carrying, briefly explained the situation, and then asked with a puzzled look, "They came to you, saying they're starting a business and need your help."

"Hello Yang, I'm Xu Jinhuan, and this is my girlfriend Chen Xingzhu."

Xu Jinhuan found it quite satisfying to say "my girlfriend Chen Xingzhu," so he took the opportunity to say it again, and then said very familiarly, "This is the first time I've met Brother Yang. Let's sit down and talk slowly."

Dong Ruiyang sat down and asked, "How did you know about me? How did you know my home is here?"

"I was asked to do this."

Xu Jinhuan kept everyone in suspense, "That's not important. Let me introduce myself first. I haven't had a chance to tell my sister-in-law yet, but I'll tell her now."

He took out his phone and wallet, placed his ID card on the coffee table, opened Weibo, typed in his name, and said, "My name is Xu Jinhuan. I just finished the college entrance examination this year. I was admitted to Peking University with a lower admission score. If nothing unexpected happens, I will be studying at Peking University in two months."

"Last year I made a little game called 'Flappy Bird,' I don't know if Yang and his wife have played it... This game was featured on CCTV News, it was on CCTV1 at 7 pm... So far, it has earned about 500 million yuan in advertising revenue..."

"I also set up a studio and made a game called Subway Surfers. It did a bit better, with 80 million downloads in six months. It hasn't reached 100 million yet, but it'll be soon..."

As he presented the evidence, he also introduced his great achievements, and he seemed quite skilled at it. Not only Dong Ruiyang and Chen Qiaoqiao, but even Chen Xingzhu was a little confused.

Xu Jinhuan didn't seem like someone who came to ask for help at all; he seemed more like someone who came specifically to show off... (End of Chapter)