Rebirth 08: A Happy Life Begins in Elementary School

Chapter 38 Having a Happy Weekend

Li Zhao almost choked, and goosebumps kept spreading all over his body.

What the hell? Li Zhao in his previous life didn't really like playing with ethical dilemmas, so why is someone so eager to offer them up?

"You might not believe me," Zhao Pengwei was sharing his experience of recognizing his father with his classmates, "You guys don't usually read newspapers, do you? The South China Weekly, the number one newspaper in the country!"

Kids love to brag.

It's clearly the top magazine in the South.

"Look at this article, 'Toxic Parenting Advice,' it saved my life."

Li Zhao's ears perked up.

"Didn't I tell you? My mom bought a bunch of books about how to raise me, and she disciplines me according to what they say every day." Zhao Pengwei was clearly a little agitated as he said this. "I'm really upset, but there's nothing I can do. She's my mom, after all."

"Did your mom buy a newspaper?"

"Yeah, she suddenly told my dad these past couple of days that there might be something wrong with those books, and last night she suddenly threw them all into the cupboard!" Zhao Pengwei clenched his fist in the air. "And then! This morning! She praised me!"

Zhao Pengwei's voice was very loud, and he didn't care at all that others would hear him.

You could even say he desperately wants everyone to hear it.

He truly felt that this was a significant event and something to be very proud of.

"What did he say to you?" Liu Mingyu asked.

She complimented me on how quickly I ate breakfast!

It seems his mother hasn't adjusted to the change yet; she needs to work on improving her ability to compliment people.

"Pfft..." Several people couldn't hold back anymore.

Chen Nian couldn't hold back either, and even prepared to get up, his initial stance clearly indicating he was ready to mock Zhao Pengwei.

But Li Zhao intervened and stopped him.

"Huh?"

"It's a good thing for him," Li Zhao said.

"Uh..." Chen Nian was stunned by this sophisticated move. "He said bad things about you before."

"Even the most hateful person has a pitiable side; a good child is one who knows their mistakes and can correct them."

[Your writing helped others, Happiness +1, Total 16]

It was both reasonable and somewhat unexpected.

He wouldn't admit that Li Zhao was a great philanthropist who was always ready to help others and found happiness in helping others achieve happiness.

An empty shell of a person, who hasn't even figured things out for themselves, has no inclination to consider others.

Even if this article was written out of his own anger, helping others was an unintentional act.

But... when it really helped, I did feel a warm sense of fulfillment in my heart.

It is happiness.

There's no need for Zhao Pengwei to know that it was written by Li Zhao, and there's no need for anyone else to know. This outcome itself can be a source of happiness.

Chen Nian didn't say anything more, scratched his head and said, "You're making it sound like you wrote that article."

Li Zhao was taken aback.

Chen Nian was also taken aback.

Just as the school bell rang, Chen Nian suddenly smiled and patted Li Zhao on the shoulder.

"Ah Zhao, when did your acting become so amazing?"

"Well……"

"They're still acting, they're still acting. What city is this 'four-knife' supposed to be?"

How did you know?

"Teacher He mentioned it in class, didn't you hear?"

I definitely wasn't listening; I was reciting the text. Damn elementary school exams, how could there be such an absurd question as dictation of a text?

The conversation abruptly ended when math teacher Lin Wenjuan walked into the classroom.

Chen Nian needs to study hard, while Li Zhao once again has a moment to clear his mind.

In my past life, I was used to having my eyes glued to electronic screens and my attention scattered by fragmented information. Returning to this era before smartphones became popular, time really seemed to pass very slowly.

Li Zhao doesn't have enough happiness in his hands right now.

I'll save up to 25 to see if I can upgrade to a bigger car.

But with next Tuesday already in April, I absolutely had to borrow Huang Keyun's computer to start the process.

If Yuan Nong High-Tech's low point is in early April, it would be awkward to miss it.

In other words, Li Zhao only has this weekend left to save up capital...

How much can you do on a weekend?

Just find a reason to collect all of your parents' coins? Hmm, that's incredibly inefficient.

Trying to find a reason to steal other relatives' gold coins? Your parents will know immediately, and the risk is even higher with extremely low cost-effectiveness.

Li Zhao himself had some pocket money, which he had saved from the red envelopes he received during Chinese New Year since he was a child; it amounted to at least a thousand yuan.

Let's consider improving happiness. Raising happiness by 9 points in one weekend shouldn't be too difficult, right?

Li Zhao gave a self-deprecating laugh.

This is what adults are like; even the topic of "happiness" is treated like a task, like setting KPIs.

"Chen Nian," Li Zhao said solemnly to Chen Nian as he packed his schoolbag after school, "what did we used to like to do on weekends?"

Chen Nian was dumbfounded. What kind of ridiculous question was this?

Are you testing me?

"Yes, when I finally get to go out with you, what do we like to do?"

"Playing badminton, going to the bookstore, squatting at the intersection watching my junior high school seniors..."

"cough."

That's going too far.

This must be Chen Nian's own interest, and Li Zhao was forced to follow along. It must be.

"What's wrong? Are you still able to go out and have fun this weekend? Don't you need to study?"

"No need, it doesn't matter whether you review or not."

Chen Nian's chin has fallen off.

If there were specific scores and rankings, Li Zhao would be guaranteed to be number one in the country without any problem.

Unfortunately, no, this thing is graded, and because the difficulty is not too high for children who have received English education from a young age, the top elementary school students can achieve near-perfect scores.

The actual gap is difficult to reflect.

"Won't your parents say anything?"

"No," Li Zhao shook his head.

"But I'm going to my grandparents' house this weekend."

Old Jiu, don't talk so dramatically. If you communicate like this at work, people will talk behind your back.

Are you free this weekend?

A clear voice rang out—He Shuyao's voice was brighter in elementary school than it was in adolescence, and it sounded even sweeter and softer as she grew up.

"right."

He Shuyao took out Li Zhao's collection of essays from her schoolbag. "I'd like to talk to you about this, and also..."

"A methodology for happiness?"

"Mmm." He Shuyao nodded.

"Okay, um," Li Zhao pretended to have forgotten, not knowing if he had He Shuyao's home phone number from his previous life, "What's your home phone number again? Or can you call me?"

Chen Nian raised a question mark even faster than He Shuyao.

"Why are you making that call? Can't you two talk now?"

"Huh?" Li Zhao really didn't react.

"I want to go outside to talk," He Shuyao said decisively.

The question mark has resurfaced once again after being left to age.

Oh?

It's not a matter of talking over the phone or discussing it now.

Are you two planning to go out and talk?

Etc., etc.

Chen Nian's eyes widened rapidly.

He Shuyao took the initiative to invite Li Zhao to go out and have fun this weekend!

Although we had bought books together at bookstores before, that was by chance. It's different, completely different!