Rebirth Must Be Happy

"Oh, Mr. Xu? It's a pleasure to meet you!"

Zeng Bin was dressed in luxury brands, and he was even wearing sunglasses while playing on his phone in the room. The way he spoke was somewhat like the stereotypical image of "Master Jing" that people joked about after IP address was displayed in later generations. In short, he looked like a show-off!
After Fu Zirui helped with the introductions, Zeng Bin took off his sunglasses. It seemed as if he had been wearing sunglasses just in preparation for this cool moment of taking them off. He walked over and shook hands with Xu Jinhuan firmly.

He then glanced at Chen Xingzhu, a look of obvious amazement on his face. He reached out his hand to her, his smile bright but somewhat like the "crooked-mouthed war god" smile described in old online novels. He said in a deliberately cheerful tone, "I've seen your sister's show, and of course you were there too. You're much prettier in real life than on TV..."

Chen Xingzhu's first impression of this person wasn't very good, so she smiled faintly and didn't reach out.

Xu Jinhuan patted Zeng Bin on the shoulder and laughed, "People from the capital are indeed different. Your ancestors weren't from any banner, were they?"

"that is not."

Seeing that Chen Xingzhu did not shake hands with him, Zeng Bin seemed a little dissatisfied. He pushed Xu Jinhuan's hand away, raised his head slightly and said, "My grandfather's generation came to Beijing. He was a minor official. My father went into business during the reform and opening up period. The family has several companies. Of course, I myself am not very capable, unlike President Xu who is young and promising."

Xu Jinhuan laughed and said, "Nine out of ten startups fail. If I were a second or third-generation rich kid, I would have given up too."

Seeing that the two seemed to be at odds, Fu Zirui quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "It's almost noon, and the rain has stopped. To celebrate the first time our 702 dorm is all together, let's have lunch together?"

Zeng Bin smiled and said, "I have no problem with that, but I don't know if President Xu, who is so busy, has the time?"

"I really don't have time."

Xu Jinhuan smiled apologetically at Fu Zirui, "I originally thought we would have a get-together in the evening in our new dorm. I had arranged to meet with my high school classmates at noon. Why don't you guys meet at noon first, and I'll treat you next time?"

Fu Zirui laughed and said, "That's fine, how about we change it to the evening?"

The last question was directed at Zeng Bin. Zeng Bin returned to his seat, shaking his leg and pouting, and said, "Since General Manager Xu has spoken, what can I say? I can only obey the organization's arrangements."

Xu Jinhuan smiled and said, "Okay, then please send me the time and address later, Brother Rui, and I'll be there on time."

"Okay, okay."

Xu Jinhuan greeted the semi-transparent Yu Ze again, then took Chen Xingzhu's hand and left. Just as they left the dormitory, they heard Zeng Bin's voice behind them: "What the hell? Starting a business makes him think he's all that..."

The voice was quite loud, clearly meant for Xu Jinhuan to hear.

Chen Xingzhu looked up at him, a faint smile playing on her clear, bright eyes, seemingly a little gloating. She asked softly, "Aren't you going back?"

"No need."

Seeing that she seemed to be hoping for her to get into a conflict with her classmate, Xu Jinhuan chuckled and reached out to pinch her smooth and delicate cheek. "Besides, it's not a bad thing."

"Ok?"

"Otherwise, if no one's there to step up my act, how am I supposed to show off?"

Chen Xingzhu rolled her eyes at him slightly, ignoring the gazes of the boys in the corridor and elevator, and went downstairs with him, leaving the boys' dormitory.

Suddenly, he added, "I noticed that your dorm doesn't seem to have a private bathroom?"

"Yes, public restrooms, public bathrooms, and the bathhouse on the basement level."

Xu Jinhuan sighed and chuckled, "Have you ever been to a public bathhouse?"

Chen Xingzhu shook her head, seemingly imagining that scene, her fair cheeks slightly flushed, "No."

"I'll take you there sometime... Of course, you'll go to the women's bathhouse, and I'll go to the men's."

As Xu Jinhuan spoke, he suddenly thought of an idiom and laughed, "A crane standing among chickens... I was talking about myself, not you."

"..."

Seeing him chuckle, Chen Xingzhu felt puzzled, rolled her eyes at him, ignored him, and said, "Shall we go now?"

"just go."

Because of Xu Jinhuan's influence, many of his acquaintances applied to universities in Beijing. Xu Jinhuan created a Beijing group and invited them all in, totaling more than twenty people. They all came over for a meal this time.

"Why don't you call your sister and ask her if she wants to go?"

Xu Jinhuan had asked Xie Wanqing before, but she was reluctant to go and refused. After getting into the car, he said to Chen Xingzhu, "She won't come if I call her, but she might come if you call her."

"I won't shout." Chen Xingzhu fastened her seatbelt and refused without hesitation. "You shout it yourself."

"..."

Xu Jinhuan glanced at her, not daring to continue the topic, so she took out her phone and sent Xie Wanqing a message: "We're about to head over now, do you want to come along, sister?"

Xie Wanqing replied quickly, and seemingly afraid of being misunderstood, she sent a voice message, her voice gentle yet with a hint of teasing laughter: "No need, you kids can have your get-together, I won't go. I'll go to the graduate student group's gathering later."

'Small?'

Xu Jinhuan thought to himself, "I could make this joke with either Xie Wanqing or Chen Xingzhu, but doing it with both of them 'present' is just asking for trouble." He didn't do anything reckless. After replying, he drove Chen Xingzhu over.

"I almost forgot, I'll call Ruan Jingqiu."

Xu Jinhuan had already driven away when he remembered Ruan Jingqiu and called her. After a few rings, he heard her ask, "Hello?"

“My name is Xu Jinhuan, and this is my number in Beijing.”

Xu Jinhuan smiled and said, "Have you set off yet? I'm coming over now, do you want me to pick you up?"

"Okay, come on then."

Xu Jinhuan drove to her dormitory building and soon saw Ruan Jingqiu coming down in a white dress, accompanied by two girls, presumably her roommates.

"I'll go say hello."

The school is full of top students; you never know when you might need their help. Mr. Xu, who pays great attention to detail, got out of the car to greet them, "Here... is this your roommate?"

"Are you Xu Jinhuan?"

The two girls were surprised to recognize him, and then looked at Ruan Jingqiu, "You...your boyfriend is Xu Jinhuan?"

"I already said no, we were high school classmates."

Ruan Jingqiu was a little embarrassed and said reproachfully, "His girlfriend is in the car, didn't you see her? She's much prettier than me. Have you seen The Voice of China? The one who sang 'A Little Happiness' is his sister-in-law... but she looks just like his girlfriend."

"You might as well just let Chen Xingzhu come down."

Seeing that she had said a lot, Xu Jinhuan smiled and waved to Chen Xingzhu in the car, "Prove it to me, so that there won't be any rumors or gossip that will cause me trouble again."

Chen Xingzhu was playing on her phone in the car, so she got out again, greeted Ruan Jingqiu, and also greeted her two roommates before getting back into the car.

"Our dormitory also has public restrooms and public showers, and it's also a public bathhouse on the basement level."

Ruan Jingqiu chatted with Chen Xingzhu about the dormitory conditions, looking very envious. "I originally thought Peking University would be better, but I didn't expect it to not even have a private bathroom... Some of my classmates who go to regular universities have them."

"What's so special about this? There are also graduates from second-tier universities and junior colleges."

Xu Jinhuan chuckled and added, "But actually, Renmin University is also a public restroom; she just didn't realize it."

"is it?"

Chen Xingzhu paused for a moment, "Let me ask..."

She had just added her new roommate on WeChat and in the group chat, and after confirming with someone, she quickly frowned, "It really is a shared bathroom..."

"You'll get used to it, just give it a try."

Xu Jinhuan laughed heartily, "Our high school dorms were like this too. At least the university dorms have air conditioning and are much cleaner."

"..."

Xu Jinhuan booked the restaurant himself. There were two tables in a private room. When he arrived, only Wang Yuan, Xie Zhiqiang, and two other people were there. Xu Jinhuan greeted them, ordered some dishes, and then chatted while waiting for them.

As people gradually gathered, they talked about what they had seen and heard at school. Some even asked Xu Jinhuan about his entrepreneurial ventures, and upon hearing that the news of Tencent's investment was true, they couldn't help but exclaim in amazement and envy.

Xu Jinhuan organized the dinner himself, and instead of splitting the bill, he paid for it himself. After the dinner, Ruan Jingqiu prepared to go back by herself, so he first took Chen Xingzhu back to her dormitory, then went back to Jianqiaobo House to talk to Sister Xie about work for a while, and only drove to the new dormitory's dinner party near dusk. (End of this chapter)