Rebirth Must Be Happy

Xu Jinhuan opened her eyes and saw a dim light in the room. The sunlight was shining brightly outside the curtains, making it look like a nice day, and it was getting late.

'Am I really a born scumbag, a natural-born scumbag saint?'

There was naturally no Chen Xingzhu or Chen Xingruo by his side; it was just another absurd dream. But it made Xu Jinhuan doubt his own character once again.

However, he didn't dwell on it too much. He symbolically condemned himself to show that he still had a conscience. He took out his phone from under the covers and saw that it was already 8:30 in the morning.

There were no unread messages, but there was a red dot on my Moments. When I clicked on it, I saw that it was a post Xie Wanqing had made about Xiao Huang before, and there were still mutual friends of the two of them liking and commenting on it.

Gathering her courage, Xu Jinhuan broke free from the oppression of the bed, dressed, and left the room. She found Song Zhiyu's door tightly closed, while the cat and dog were in the living room.

Dad was nowhere to be seen, and Mom was in the kitchen. Xu Jinhuan strolled over and asked, "Zhizhi isn't up yet? Who usually walks the dog?"

“Your dad got up early this morning and already slipped away.”

Song Xiaohui answered casually, then couldn't help but complain, "You travel over a thousand miles to come home to pick up the dog, and I don't know what you do with it. You sleep until the sun is high in the sky all day long... Expecting you to walk the dog is worse than the dog walking itself!"

"I'm not here to pick up the dog, I'm just looking for an excuse to go home and see you guys."

Xu Jinhuan spoke fluently and readily agreed. His mother was much easier to please than Song Zhiyu and the others. Once he had made his mother happy, he went to wash up.

When I came out of the bathroom, I saw that Song Zhiyu had also gotten up and was squatting at the kitchen door, wrapped in her cotton pajamas, instigating the cats and dogs to fight.

The puppy is smaller than a cat, and its fighting ability is far inferior. These past few days, it has been disciplined by Xiao Guai and has become very well-behaved. No matter how much Song Zhiyu tries to provoke it, it only wags its tail and does not provoke Xiao Guai. As soon as Xiao Guai shows a fierce look, it immediately tucks its tail between its legs and runs away.

"Alright, go brush your teeth."

Xu Jinhuan walked over and said, staring intently at Song Zhiyu's pretty face, curious about her reaction.

"Oh."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhiyu stood up and met his gaze. At first, she was clearly still pretending that nothing had happened, but after seeing the teasing smile in Xu Jinhuan's eyes, she broke down a bit. Her cheeks flushed slightly as she glared at him shyly before hurriedly going to the bathroom to wash up.

Xu Jinhuan didn't bother her with his sharp tongue. After breakfast, he prepared food and drinks for the cats and dogs, and then set off for his maternal grandparents' house.

"Let me show you Big Yellow!"

Although he had Xiao Huang, Da Huang's position remained irreplaceable. When Xu Jinhuan saw Da Huang jumping around happily after seeing him in other places, he even had a slight urge to take it to the capital.

He started a video call in the group chat, showed off his dog, Dahuang, to Chen Xingzhu and Xie Wanqing, had lunch there, and then went home.

His maternal grandparents even forced him to bring two large cabbages and a pumpkin that weighed half as much as Chen Xingzhu, so that he could take it to the capital to eat.

"So big?"

After taking photos and posting them in the group chat, Xie Wanqing and Chen Xingzhu both expressed a sentiment that Xu Jinhuan found very familiar: "When will we finish eating?"

"I plan to cut it in half when I get home. We might not even be able to finish a third of it if we take it with us."

Xu Jinhuan and the others still have to work, so they won't go home so early. But it's only about twenty days. They won't eat pumpkin every day. Even a third of it is more than ten pounds. They really might not be able to finish it.

Back home, Xu Jinhuan's parents started packing things for her, and she didn't bother to stop them. She figured if she couldn't finish them, she could just bring them back when she went home for the New Year.

In the evening, the family of four went to Xiangyun Yayuan to take a look at their new house. They didn't have anything else to do, they just came to take a look.

After dinner, we watched TV and chatted for a while. It was too cold, so Dad went back to bed soon. Song Xiaohui, on the other hand, had a great time chatting about everyday gossip until almost 11 o'clock before going back to her room to sleep.

Xu Jinhuan soaked her feet beforehand, then washed up and returned to her room. She was chatting with Chen Xingzhu and Xie Wanqing separately when, unsurprisingly, Song Zhiyu pushed open the door and sneaked in again.

And this time, even Xiao Guai couldn't be stopped, as it followed and ran over.

"Forget it, if you can't stop people, you can't stop cats either."

Xu Jinhuan lay down immediately. Xiao Guai, who probably hadn't spent the night here much before, was even more excited than Song Zhiyu, jumping around on the bed.

Song Zhiyu's pure and sweet face flushed slightly, but she put on an arrogant attitude that she didn't care at all. She even brought a tablet with her, and naturally crawled into the quilt to sit down, saying, "I want to play games, you play with me."

"Go ahead and play if you're not afraid of getting cold hands."

Xu Jinhuan took out his phone and went online. Playing games like "Honor of Kings" on the small screen of the iPhone 5S was too uncomfortable, and the first-generation Mate was too laggy. Therefore, he preferred to play on a tablet. Unfortunately, he didn't bring it with him, so he could only watch Song Zhiyu use a tablet while he made do with his iPhone 5S.

Fortunately, the large-screen iPhone will be coming next year, and the Kirin processor will also be launched.

"go to bed!"

After playing two games and winning easily both, Song Zhiyu seemed to be in good spirits. She put down her tablet, took off her thick pajamas, and crawled into bed wearing only her thermal underwear. She wrapped herself up tightly, revealing only her pure and beautiful face, which was flushed and had bright, watery eyes looking at him. "Turn off the light."

"it is good."

Xu Jinhuan turned off the light, plunging the room into darkness. He lay down in the blanket and felt the soft, fragrant body of a girl pressing against him.

"Behave yourself."

Xu Jinhuan now feels like her role has been reversed. It's as if she's always worried about losing her innocence, but in reality, she's also hoping that Song Zhiyu can be more proactive.

Ultimately, he was just burdened by moral obligations, not unwilling... well, in a way, it's more like a role reversal, because that's the mindset of almost 100% of girls in this situation.

The very few who can be ignored are those like Song Zhiyu, who makes boys worry about losing their innocence.

Song Zhiyu didn't answer, but simply leaned closer, then, quite skillfully, snuggled into his arms, quickly adjusting to a comfortable position before closing her eyes: "Sleep."

"Good night."

"Peace~"

Xu Jinhuan closed her eyes, but couldn't help thinking about how to defend herself, how to deal with her, and how to persuade her if she acted recklessly.

As a result, I fell asleep while thinking about it. When I woke up again, I regained consciousness in the dark. I don't know how much time had passed, but when I looked at the curtains, there was no light outside, so I felt much relieved.

I picked up my watch and checked the time. It was only four in the morning, so I couldn't bear to wake Song Zhiyu and went back to sleep.

When he woke up again, he found that it was already daylight, and his pillow was empty. Apart from a lingering sweet fragrance, Song Zhiyu was nowhere to be seen.

"..."

Xu Jinhuan snapped out of his daze, listened intently, but heard nothing. He picked up his phone and checked the time; it was only 7:30, not too late. He got up, dressed, drew back the curtains, opened the window, and left the room. The house was still empty, except for the aroma of pumpkin and sweet potato porridge wafting from the kitchen. Song Zhiyu's door was tightly shut.

Xu Jinhuan tried turning the doorknob, and the door opened easily. He peeked inside and saw Song Zhiyu lying on the bed, fast asleep. Judging from the shape of the blanket, her posture wasn't very elegant, but her face was still very pleasing to the eye. He couldn't help but take out his phone and snap a picture.

Song Zhiyu didn't wake up, so Xu Jinhuan didn't disturb her anymore. After washing up, she went to the living room balcony, stretched, took a picture, and sent it to Xie Wanqing and Chen Xingzhu. After chatting for a few minutes, she heard her parents talking outside the door, followed by the sound of the door opening slightly.

He returned to the living room and saw his father walking the dog and his mother walking the cat. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "You two walk the cat every day?"

Xu Haiguang said, "It's used to it, let it wander around more."

Song Xiaohui asked, "Has your sister woken up?"

"Nope."

Xu Jinhuan felt something was off. Although there was nothing wrong with calling her "your sister," he just felt uneasy and suspected that his mother was deliberately hinting at something, as if it were a "warning."

Song Xiaohui said, "Go and call her. After you finish eating, you should leave early."

'It feels even stranger...'

Xu Jinhuan had no evidence, but she felt her mother's attitude was strange. As she turned to call Song Zhiyu, she couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Am I just feeling guilty and scaring myself?"

Arriving at Song Zhiyu's door, Xu Jinhuan instinctively reached for the doorknob, but quickly realized her mistake and knocked instead: "Zhizhi! Get up!"

“…I can’t bear it!”

Soon, Song Zhiyu's voice came from inside, "I'll sleep for another ten minutes."

"Get up, I have to leave after I finish eating."

"Then go ahead and leave. I'm not going with you anyway, so just go."

The little girl seemed to be throwing a tantrum, so Xu Jinhuan had to coax her through the door, "It's only for a few days, I'll be back soon... If you don't get up later, I'll take Xiao Huang with me too!"

Song Zhiyu didn't say anything more, but after less than two minutes, she opened the door and came out, still wrapped in her thick pajamas. She glanced at him, no longer as shy as she had been yesterday morning. She glared at him angrily and then went to the bathroom to wash up.

"Little Huang, come on, let's go!"

After breakfast, Xu Jinhuan first drove to pick up Chen Xingzhu and Xie Wanqing, and then went home to pick up the dog. Xie Wanqing sat in the passenger seat to watch the car, while Chen Xingzhu watched the dog in the back seat.

"Alright, Mom and Dad, you can go back now."

Seeing that Xiao Huang was in a stable mood, Xu Jinhuan got into the car, rolled down the window and said to his parents, then glanced at Song Zhiyu, "Final exams are coming up soon, study hard, or I'll laugh at you when I get back."

"You'd better leave now!"

Song Zhiyu rolled her eyes at him, then waved goodbye to Chen Xingzhu and Xie Wanqing with reluctance, saying, "Sister Wanqing, Sister Xingzhu, have a safe journey. I'll miss you."

It's unusually cold today, already below freezing. Fortunately, the sun is out, so the highways aren't freezing too easily.

The vehicle was stable, and Xiao Huang quickly relaxed and began to look curiously at the front seats. Fortunately, he was well-behaved and kept an eye on by Chen Xingzhu, so he didn't cause much trouble. However, he was too small and kept trying to peek out the window through the door.

During their journey of over 700 kilometers, they rested at service areas four times. Chen Xingzhu and Xie Wanqing took several photos and sent them to Song Zhiyu so she wouldn't worry about the puppy.

After 4:30 p.m., the three people and the dog returned to Jianqiaobo House. Chen Xingzhu led Xiao Huang upstairs, and Xie Wanqing had already prepared the dog-raising supplies and taught Xiao Huang how to use them.

It's possible that Xiao Guai really played a role. Xiao Huang didn't poop or pee indiscriminately when it was at home in Suicheng, but it also didn't learn to use the toilet—it was too small to climb up. Fortunately, it knew to pee on the mat, so we just had to teach it again here.

"I have a feeling it will still pee indiscriminately."

Watching Xiao Huang wander around the house, getting familiar with its new territory, Chen Xingzhu said with some concern, "Back in Suicheng, Xiao Guai was there to watch over it. It was Xiao Guai's territory, so it didn't dare to pee indiscriminately. But here, we can't watch over it every day..."

"I feel so too."

Xie Wanqing was also a little worried, "Should we keep the doors closed when we're not home? Or should we install a security camera?"

After she finished speaking, before Xu Jinhuan and Chen Xingzhu could say anything, she seemed to be lost in thought, her cheeks flushed slightly, and her gaze began to dart away unnaturally.

Xu Jinhuan suddenly understood. She looked at the sofa, then at a suitable spot to put the security camera, and worried that if she dragged Xie Wanqing into messing around in the living room again, they might get filmed...

Okay, I'm sure I'll get photographed!

'But it's fine, I can just turn off the power beforehand. Anyway, the surveillance camera is mainly for watching the dog when I'm not home...'

This didn't stump Xu Jinhuan, who quickly came up with a solution.

Chen Xingzhu and Xie Wanqing started buying all sorts of snacks and supplies for Xiao Huang online on their way here. They were still excited about it when Chen Xingruo called them via video call, wanting to see the puppy.

After dinner, Chen Xingzhu went home, but she came back the next evening with Chen Xingruo, Yu Peishan, and Chen Xingyu. It was basically the whole family who came to see the dog.

"This dog is really good-looking."

Yu Peishan wasn't particularly fond of mixed-breed dogs at first, but after looking at it and playing with it, she found the dog to be quite cute and intelligent, and couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised. She then added, "It's just that the name is too perfunctory, Little Yellow..."

"I feel so too."

Xu Jinhuan complained that he had complained about it many times before, but Song Zhiyu insisted on calling her by this name, thinking it was fitting.

The little girl was alone in Suicheng, and Xie Wanqing and Song Zhiyu probably felt a sense of compensation and indulgence towards her, so they decided on the name she had chosen.

Do you have time to walk it?

Chen Xingruo probably had the advantage of looking just like her sister, as Xiao Huang was noticeably closer to her than to Yu Peishan and Chen Xingyu. Xiao Huang didn't struggle when held in her arms, and its obedient appearance made the rising idol singer, whose popularity had recently increased, light up. "If you don't have time, I'll take it home and take care of it for you. We have a nanny who can help walk the dog..."

"No, thanks!"

Xu Jinhuan refused without hesitation. If she really let him take Xiao Huang away, he would only tear him apart. "If you like it, you can come here to see it. You can come every day."

Thank goodness, Xu Jinhuan was just saying it casually, and there was nothing wrong with what he said, and Chen Xingruo couldn't possibly have time to come here to watch dogs every day.

But as soon as he said it, he noticed Chen Xingzhu staring at him, her gaze clearly a little strange… (End of Chapter)