Rebirth Must Be Happy

"Uncle, are you going out?"

Behind the door stood Xu Haiguang, who seemed to be about to leave. Song Zhiyu quickly flashed a sweet smile and asked in a very cute tone, "Where are you going?"

"came back?"

Xu Haiguang was a little surprised to find the two of them right outside the door. He then chuckled and said, "I was just about to go see why you weren't back yet. Your grandfather just called to ask if you were back... It's good that you're back."

"The roads are all covered in snow."

Xu Jinhuan explained as she and Song Zhiyu went inside to change into cotton slippers, then asked her father, "Dad, are you going out?"

"Send some sweet potatoes to your Uncle Yongzhen's house; they're great for making porridge."

Xu Haiguang gestured with the plastic bag printed with the words of a certain supermarket, saying, "Miaomiao likes to eat... You guys eat first, don't wait for me."

"Row."

Our family's living conditions are now quite affluent, but when it comes to life itself, it's just about food, clothing, shelter, and daily necessities. Many more "high-end" and expensive things have become commonplace in our home, while the things that our family members like haven't changed much.

For Xu Jinhuan, returning home for the Spring Festival and enjoying the sweet potato and pumpkin porridge he had been accustomed to since childhood was still a pleasure. This is also a childhood memory for many people, such as Miaoyin.

These days, visits from relatives and friends have become much closer and more frequent. These sweet potatoes weren't bought; they were grown by some relatives, and after they dug them up, the best ones were picked and sent over. And it wasn't just one family that sent them; there's a pile of them in the kitchen.

“When you were little, I thought you should study hard, get into university, and find a good job after graduation.”

During the meal, Song Xiaohui suddenly sighed for some reason, "When Huanhuan was in school, the teacher asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up and what her ideals were. She said she wanted to be a scientist, a teacher, and so on... but she never thought that her family would be able to buy a car, and it's only been a little over ten years."

"is it?"

Song Zhiyu blinked in confusion, knowing exactly how to flatter her aunt, "Being a scientist must be much harder than buying a car, right?"

"That's because you didn't grow up in China and don't know how precious a car was when I was a child."

Xu Jinhuan explained with a smile, "Over there... no, I mean across the ocean, the automotive industry has been developed for a long time, while China has only just started..."

Song Zhiyu gave him a playful sidelong glance, then said to Song Xiaohui, "Auntie, isn't it more convenient to have a car? Otherwise, it would be too much trouble to deliver things to Grandpa and Grandma in the dead of winter."

She should have called them "Grandpa and Grandma," but she followed Xu Jinhuan's tone and addressed them accordingly. Song Xiaohui glanced at her niece from her maternal family, seemingly unaware of the difference in detail, and then sighed, "It is indeed convenient, but it costs a lot of money for you to drive in the city. Parking spaces cost money, gas costs money, and there are maintenance fees... It's almost as expensive as raising a child back in our hometown."

Song Zhiyu turned to Xu Jinhuan and said, "Did you hear that? Your aunt is urging you to have a child."

"Stop talking nonsense."

Xu Jinhuan sensed that she was up to no good again, so she glared at her and said, "I'm only a freshman, okay? You're always here making false pronouncements. In the old days, you would have been beheaded."

Xu Haiguang returned shortly after, carrying two sausages. He said he got them from a relative in Sichuan and Guizhou at Yongzhen's house. After putting them in the kitchen, he came over to eat and said, "The new house is so much bigger. It's so troublesome to put anything here... I wish we could move over there sometime."

Song Xiaohui said, "If you want to move, then move over tonight."

Xu Haiguang said, "Why would I move there myself?"

The couple now lives a happy life, except for the occasional bickering they have to manage. Xu Jinhuan and Song Zhiyu ignored these arguments, and Song Zhiyu even tried to fan the flames, but the elderly couple were already familiar with the routine and simply ignored her.

After a quick clean-up after dinner, the four of us, along with the cat and dog, watched TV and chatted in front of the television. Around ten o'clock, my parents went to bed one after another.

This was a very common occurrence at home, and it had happened more than once before, but today was clearly different. After Song Xiaohui finished washing up and returned to her room, the two people on the sofa looked at each other at the same time. When they saw that the other person was also looking at them, Song Zhiyu subconsciously avoided Xu Jinhuan's gaze and stared at the TV again, seemingly very interested.

"I'm going to get a foot bath."

It was too cold, so Xu Jinhuan didn't plan to take a shower today. He said he was going to get hot water to soak his feet. Just as he was getting the water, he heard Song Zhiyu run to the bathroom door and say in a tone that was a bit coquettish but also a bit reserved, "Get more water."

The basin was splashing with water. Xu Jinhuan didn't hear it clearly at first, but after thinking for a moment, she realized what it meant. Then, she turned to look at her and asked, "Are you going to wash too?"

"Ah."

The little girl pursed her pink lips and nodded, "I'll wash first."

"Row."

Xu Jinhuan readily agreed, turned around to look at the hot water, and turned the water temperature up a bit.

Seeing his reaction, Song Zhiyu seemed a little uneasy and asked again, "Will you mind?"

"What's there to complain about?"

Xu Jinhuan answered casually that he really didn't mind. After all, he had kissed those two white legs when he lifted them up last night, and he planned to further explore other uses for them in the future, so naturally he wouldn't mind.

It might sound a little perverted, but actually… well, it really is a bit perverted. However, he enjoys it, and Song Zhiyu doesn't seem to mind, so nothing else matters. "…"

Song Zhiyu didn't say anything more. She seemed to have thought of something too. Her expression was obviously happy, but she also blushed a little. She looked at him with her big, watery eyes, then turned and went back to the living room.

"Wash it yourself."

Xu Jinhuan brought over some hot water and placed it directly at her feet. "Or I can help you wash."

"Then you'll definitely want me to wash your feet for you later, I'm not going to touch your stinky feet."

Song Zhiyu rolled her eyes at him, displaying an air of confidence and composure that "my discerning eyes have seen through everything," but it seemed more like a pretense to conceal her inner nervousness and shyness. "At most, I'll help you pour out the water for washing your feet later."

"The heart of a villain."

Xu Jinhuan could see her nervousness and shyness, so he didn't say much and sat down on another sofa. He couldn't help but find it a little funny. After all, she had been so bold, proactive and cooperative last night. Logically, she should have been more comfortable and composed today, but she was actually more nervous than yesterday.

There was probably some delicate and sensitive thought in it that only a young girl would have and understand. Xu Jinhuan could vaguely guess some of it, but he couldn't fully understand it, so he didn't ask any more questions.

Song Zhiyu took off her socks and put her two fair little feet into the hot water. As soon as her feet touched the hot water, she quickly lifted them up with a "hiss" and exclaimed, "It's so hot!"

"Soaking your feet in hot water is more effective; you'll get used to it after a while."

Xu Jinhuan had just tested the water temperature. Although it was a bit hot, it wasn't unbearable. "Why don't you wait? Anyway, it's cold, and the water will cool down quickly."

"I'm not like you, a dead pig that doesn't fear boiling water."

Song Zhiyu grumbled, her body tensing, hissing as she gasped for breath. She repeatedly dipped her toes into the hot water, then quickly pulled them out. After doing this several times, her fair soles turned red from the heat before she finally put both feet into the water.

Then his face turned into the familiar expression that Xu Jinhuan couldn't see clearly because the lights weren't on last night, but could imagine: his delicate eyebrows were furrowed, his small face was tense, and his whole face was almost scrunched up, looking very painful.

"How about it?"

Xu Jinhuan asked with a smile, a hint of schadenfreude in his voice.

Song Zhiyu ignored him. After enduring the initial heat, her feet gradually adjusted and finally relaxed. She complained, "It's so hot... but it feels so good. I wish it had been this temperature from the beginning."

"Okay, I'll remember next time."

Xu Jinhuan had no idea what the ideal temperature was, but he casually agreed to give the impression first, since Song Zhiyu might not care about such a small temperature difference.

Xu Jinhuan isn't a thermometer, and neither is she!

"Go to the bar."

After soaking her feet for a while, Song Zhiyu quickly lifted her slightly reddened feet out of the water, dried them with a towel, and let Xu Jinhuan continue soaking her feet. She then put on her slippers and went to wash up.

Xu Jinhuan soaked his feet and chatted with Xie Wanqing and Chen Xingzhu on his phone for a while. After all, it was winter, and the water temperature quickly dropped, so he stopped soaking.

Just as he was wiping his feet, Song Zhiyu came over. Seeing him wiping his feet, she came over to fetch the water for washing his feet.

Xu Jinhuan said, "You leave it there, I'll pour it myself, so you won't complain later that I poured your foot bath water."

"You should sit down, that's the real thing."

Song Zhiyu rolled her eyes at him, bent down to pick up the foot-washing water, and turned away angrily, "Otherwise, you'll definitely say that I'm...you're much more petty than me."

"Defamation! I'll sue you for defamation!"

After wiping her feet, Xu Jinhuan got up and went to the bathroom. Song Zhiyu had already rinsed the foot basin and put it away before returning to her own room.

This made Xu Jinhuan a little worried, but he was relieved after washing up and coming out, because Song Zhiyu's door was closed and there was no light inside, while his door was also closed, but the light was on inside.

He hadn't been in the room before, so he obviously hadn't turned on the light.

Moreover, Xiao Guai and Xiao Huang were also at the door.

Xu Jinhuan quickly opened the door and slipped inside, blocking Xiao Guai who wanted to follow him in. He quickly closed the door and turned around, only to see Song Zhiyu sitting on the edge of the bed playing on her phone, seemingly playing Honor of Kings again.

Under the lights, the girl, whose features were still somewhat immature, had long hair, a pure and sweet face, but perhaps due to psychological factors, Xu Jinhuan felt that she exuded an alluring charm.

This time, he doesn't plan to turn off the lights.

The family isn't short of money when it comes to electricity! (End of Chapter)