Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 78 [078] The Ancestors’ Strict Selection

"Ding Dong"

The two of them were scolded when they returned. Xu Jinhuan swallowed his anger, hung up his shoes, and was sitting in the yard in his slippers basking in the sun with Dahuang when his cell phone rang.

Xie Wanqing sent him several photos. He looked at them one by one and then forwarded them to Song Zhiyu.

Song Zhiyu was watching her grandma and aunt cooking and chatting at the kitchen door. When she heard her cell phone ringing, she picked up the phone with a little surprise. Seeing several photos sent by Xu Jinhuan, she couldn't help but look into the yard in confusion.

She then clicked on the pictures and saw that the first photo was a stone tablet with the words "Hongshan Zhiyu" engraved on it. She was slightly startled, then slid to the next photo and saw Hongshan Temple and Zhiyu Pavilion, with corresponding scenery, and another photo that seemed to be taken from the top of a mountain looking down.

She read it twice, then typed and asked Xu Jinhuan: "Where did you get it from?"

Xu Jinhuan replied: "A friend went to Xiamen and asked her to help take the photo."

Song Zhiyu: "She?"

Song Zhiyu: "Chen Xingzhu?"

Xu Jinhuan: "No, my classmate's sister."

Song Zhiyu: "Is it beautiful?"

Xu Jinhuan would never answer such a boring question. He put down his phone and replied to Xie Wanqing: "Thank you, sister!"

Xie Wanqing replied after a while: "I also recorded a video and will send it to you when I get back."

Xu Jinhuan: "Okay."

Xu Jinhuan: "Are you still in Hongshan Park?"

Xie Wanqing: "Just left, preparing to go to Gulangyu Island."

Xu Jinhuan: "Gulangyu Island has beautiful scenery and is suitable for taking photos."

Xu Jinhuan: "I mean photos with people in them."

Xie Wanqing: "We were originally going there to take pictures."

Seeing that he was clearly typing but she didn't receive any messages, Song Zhiyu guessed that he was chatting with someone else, so she went to look at the photos again and saved them in her phone.

Xie Wanqing sent another voice message, her voice gentle and soft, "I heard from others that the weaving rain on Hongshan Mountain is no longer visible. It only existed before the Republic of China. In the past, there was a mountain called Hutou Mountain opposite Hongshan Mountain. The two mountains were sandwiched together. When it rained, the south wind and the north wind blew together, forming the spectacular sight of interweaving raindrops. When the city was built during the Republic of China, the mountain was opened up to build roads, and the weaving rain on Hongshan Mountain can no longer be seen."

Xu Jinhuan was still listening when she sent another text message: "I'm going to take the ferry."

Xu Jinhuan: "Okay, be careful."

He didn't send the text message to Song Zhiyu. After thinking about it, he sent a message to Chen Xingzhu: "What are you doing?"

Then I waited and waited, until my mother called me to eat, but I didn't get any reply from Chen Xingzhu.

"I'll deal with you sooner or later!"

Xu Jinhuan complained secretly, and helped Song Zhiyu to serve the dishes and get the bowls and chopsticks. The whole family soon sat down at the dining table.

Song Xiaofeng poured wine for his father, brother-in-law, and himself, and then asked Xu Jinhuan, "Would you like some, Huanhuan?"

"No, don't get scolded by my mom."

Xu Jinhuan poured himself a drink, then raised his glass with everyone else and said with a smile, "Welcome home, uncle and Zhizhi."

The whole family raised their glasses together. Xu Jinhuan went to find Song Zhiyu and clinked glasses with hers. Unfortunately, the little girl didn't appreciate it at all. She even raised the rim of her glass higher on purpose, as if she was plotting to rebel and usurp the throne.

"You're just staying at your sister and brother-in-law's house. Not only will you get accommodation, but you'll also have to pay for food."

After eating and drinking for a while, they talked about the future arrangements. Grandpa reminded Song Xiaofeng, and before Song Xiaohui and Xu Haiguang could say anything, he said to them, "Don't feel embarrassed. Even family members have to settle accounts clearly. This is the principle of long-term coexistence."

"I know. I've thought about it a long time ago."

Song Xiaofeng raised his glass and said to Xu Haiguang and Song Xiaohui, "Sister, brother-in-law, I've been away from home for so many years, and you've been taking care of our parents. Now Zhizhi... I'm really causing you trouble, and there's not much I can do. When I came here, I discussed it with Jingxuan. In addition to giving Zhizhi living expenses, I'll also give you $400 per month, which is about a little over 2,000 RMB. Don't think it's too little, and don't be shy. Is that okay?"

He works in the medical field, while Song Zhiyu's mother Xue Jingxuan works in finance. Both are highly profitable industries on the other side of the ocean, so they are both relatively well off financially.

The salary in Suicheng was very low. Song Xiaohui only made a little over 1,000 yuan a month, and Xu Haiguang only around 2,000 yuan. Therefore, they both felt that the salary was too much and hurriedly said, "This is too much..."

"Ok, deal."

Grandpa didn't wait for them to finish and interrupted them with a wave of his hand, "Anyway, he can make money, so don't waste your time on it. It's better to spend money at home than abroad..."

Grandma had been silent the whole time, and only now she said to Song Xiaohui, "Huihui, your father and I have known what you've been thinking for all these years. Since both of you are here today, I'd like to share a few words from my heart. Don't feel like you owe us anything. We didn't raise you to expect anything in return."

She stopped Song Xiaohui and Xu Haiguang from talking and continued, "We brought you home, so you are our daughter, and your brother is an accident... Just like your father said back then, maybe it wasn't the two of us who were destined to have a son, but you were destined to have a brother. You came here, and that's why we have your brother. How could we ignore you just because we have him..." Song Xiaohui's eyes were a little red, and she took the tissue from Xu Haiguang to wipe her tears. Song Xiaofeng hurriedly persuaded her, "Mom, there's no need to say this."

"You don't understand this."

Grandpa waved his hand to silence him, and then said, "Let the two children decide their own affairs. We should not interfere. But no matter what, we are a family. You should not always have any thoughts of rewards. Family members don't talk about those things..."

Song Zhiyu was just listening curiously at first, but suddenly she felt something was amiss and couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Grandma, what was Grandpa talking about? Something about letting the two children make their own decisions...was he talking about me?"

When she finished speaking, she finally understood what she was talking about. Her cheeks suddenly became hot and she subconsciously glanced at Xu Jinhuan.

Xu Jinhuan said: "No, it's rhubarb."

Several elders were amused by his words, diluting the originally sentimental atmosphere. Song Zhiyu's face turned even redder and she snorted, "That's right, it's about me and Da Huang!"

As she spoke, she remembered that Dahuang was tied up in the yard again, so she took her own bowl, filled it with the bones and leftovers on the table, and went out to feed it.

Grandma watched her leave, then suddenly turned to look at Xu Jinhuan and asked with a smile on her face, "Your mother said you have a girl you like? She even brought her home..."

???

Xu Jinhuan glanced at his mother and explained, "Grandma, that's my classmate. He's helping me with my studies. It's not puppy love..."

"it's the same."

Grandma obviously didn't listen to his explanation and said with a smile: "Your mother said that she is very beautiful, as beautiful as Zhizhi..."

Xu Jinhuan laughed and said, "I can't tell whether she's pretty or not. Anyway, she has good grades and can help me with my homework."

"You're telling lies with your eyes open."

It was the first time that Song Xiaohui realized how shameless her son was, and she didn't believe his nonsense.

After chatting for a while, they finally got rid of the somewhat heavy topic. After finishing his meal, Xu Jinhuan picked up some bones and leftovers on the table and went to the yard to see Dahuang.

When Song Zhiyu saw him coming, she looked back, patted Dahuang, and then went back to the house.

Xu Jinhuan didn't care whether she really wanted to hide from him or not. He fed the bone to Dahuang, then took several photos of it with his mobile phone. Finally, he selected two cute ones and sent them to Chen Xingzhu.

I thought she wouldn't reply, but unexpectedly, as soon as I sent it, Chen Xingzhu replied almost immediately: "Is your pet?"

Xu Jinhuan: “???”

Xu Jinhuan: "You ignore my messages, but you reply immediately when I send you a dog message, right?"

Chen Xingzhu: "It's very cute."

Xu Jinhuan: "I'm cute too, but I've never seen you praise me."

Chen Xingzhu: "Is it a yellow dog?"

Xu Jinhuan: “…”

Seeing that the girl was unmoved, he had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​seeking justice. After all, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future. He replied:
"My grandma's pet is called Da Huang."

"Carefully selected by our ancestors, this is an authentic Chinese farm dog."

Chen Xingzhu: "When I was a child, my grandfather also had a big yellow dog, a little bigger than yours, but he was lost later."

Xu Jinhuan: "Da Huang is a female. I'll leave one for you after she gives birth."

Chen Xingzhu replied after a while: "My mother won't let me raise one."

Xu Jinhuan: "It's okay, I'll help you raise the dog, provide the space and feeding services, you just pay the money, and the dog is yours."

Chen Xingzhu: "Really?"

Xu Jinhuan could sense her surprise even through the text, and replied with a bit of amusement: "Really, I'm not lying to you."

Chen Xingzhu seemed to be afraid that he would go back on his word, so she replied again in a split second: "Okay!"

"With this verbal agreement, the next time she sees that cat, she'll definitely think of asking me for help, and she won't be saddened by the cat anymore..."

Dahuang was squatting beside the doghouse with a chain on his hand. Xu Jinhuan was squatting opposite him, thinking secretly with his mobile phone in his hand. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of two figures reflected in Dahuang's eyes and looked up subconsciously.

I saw Song Zhiyu coming in at some point. Her pure and sweet face blocked half of the sky. She was looking down with her eyes wide open, secretly reading the chat history between herself and Chen Xingzhu.

(End of this chapter)