After a simple rebirth

For Fu Ying, the first important thing at the beginning of her junior year was not her part-time job or studying, but to pick up Zhang Dian.

Zhang Dian, who served in the army for two years, retired this year.

He went to North China and served in the army, but Fu Ying didn't ask for details.

Zhang Dian said that his squad leader asked him to stay, but he refused because his brother had already stayed and the family couldn't have two sons away from their parents.

Of course, I also sought the opinions of his parents, but his father's opinion was useless, and his mother also felt that it would be better for her to have her younger son back.

Fu Ying was quite surprised when she heard about it. She was not surprised that Zhang Dian retired from the army, but she was surprised that his brother could hold on for so long. His brother was an old straight man, and he must have met a good leader, otherwise he would not have been able to hold on.

Zhang Dian kept asking Fu Ying whether she wanted to pick him up, but Fu Ying was not sure whether she was free, so she did not agree.

But Fu Ying looked at the time and found that he was indeed free. After all, it was Monday and he arrived at the station in the evening, so he was even more free.

She pretended to have something to do and left the school only after dinner.

I first bought a bunch of baby's breath to represent hope. The purple baby's breath was surrounded by small carnations, wishing him unlimited possibilities in the future.

Then she didn't reply to his message, since she usually studied at school at this time.

He sent a message to Fu Ying saying that he would arrive at 8:30, but Fu Ying didn't reply.

I bought fried chicken and Coke at 8 o'clock, and then waited directly at the high-speed rail exit at 8:15.

Fu Ying knew that he must have reported the time later. Then she looked at the big screen at the high-speed rail station and saw that the train would arrive at 8:15. Adding the time for picking up luggage and waiting for others to leave the station, it was estimated that he would be able to leave at 8:20.

Sure enough, a lot of people started coming out at 8:17. Fu Ying kept watching and saw three tall green figures among the crowd on the escalator.

Fu Ying saw Zhang Dian, the one with the broadest shoulders.

Fu Ying originally wanted to hide in the corner and wait for him to find her, and then jump out to give him a surprise.

Later I thought, don’t make it so complicated, just pick someone up and wait.

Fu Ying looked over there, and Zhang Dian also looked over there. There was nothing they could do. Although it was the exit, there weren't many people waiting. The person standing there holding a bouquet of flowers was very conspicuous, and everyone coming out would look at her.

Discipline prevented Zhang Dian from rushing to the front to check tickets first, and they were almost the last ones to come out.

Zhang Dian came out and immediately walked towards Fu Ying. Fu Ying was still recording a video, thinking of taking a picture of him as a souvenir. When she saw him coming, she immediately said "Welcome back".

Zhang Dian suddenly hugged her. Fu Ying was stunned, with her hand holding the phone still stuck between them.

Speaking of which, this is the first time the two have met in this life.

Zhang Dian was thinner than when they were together in the previous life. Fu Ying felt a little strange when he hugged her.

Plus, we used to communicate remotely via text and occasionally video, so this felt weird.

Zhang Dian didn't hold her for too long and soon let her go.

"Thank you, I knew you would come pick me up."

Fu Ying was speechless. How did she know that? If she had known, she would not have come.

Before Fu Ying could speak, Zhang Dian continued,

"Why do I smell fried chicken?"

Fu Ying handed over the bag in her hand.

"Here, I know it's inconvenient for you to eat in the team, so I bought it just now. Although you can go and have a meal directly after you come out of the platform, you still have to wait for the order, so you can satisfy your craving first.

By the way, do you want to eat here or outside? I also brought you cigarettes and a lighter, but this is considered indoors, so you can’t smoke. You have to go out to the square.”

Hearing the smoke, before Zhang Dian could say anything, one of the people who came down with him came over.

"This is my sister-in-law, come on, let's go outside and talk."

Fu Ying looked at Zhang Dian.

Zhang Dian didn't explain, he just introduced to Fu Ying that he was a fellow villager and they happened to be retiring from the same regiment. Then he took the things in Fu Ying's hand and walked outside.

He had a backpack and a suitcase, pushing the things in one hand and holding food in the other.

Fu Ying followed with the flowers.

Among the three people who came out together, one of them should be a sister or something like that who came to pick us up. She didn’t say hello much and left anyway.

This one didn't know what was going on, so he followed them out.

The square was still a bit stuffy at night, so the three of them found a side area with fewer people. Fu Ying took out the lighter and cigarettes she had prepared and gave them to Zhang Dian.

She didn't know much about cigarettes and alcohol, so she bought a mid-priced brand of Hongshuangxi that she knew.

Fu Ying knew that Zhang Dian learned to smoke in junior high school, and later on he became addicted to smoking. She didn't know what would happen next, as he didn't look like quitting smoking.

Zhang Dian took the cigarette and gave it to the boy, who thanked Fu Ying. The two smoked skillfully, and Fu Ying didn't get too close, not wanting to inhale too much secondhand smoke.

Fu Ying looked at Zhang Dian's index finger and middle finger. They had not turned yellow from the smoke. It might be because he was too strict inside and was not smoked enough.

Fu Ying listened quietly to the two people's conversation and only answered when asked.

Fu Ying also found out that the boy was picked up by her sister, who contacted her before leaving the station and said he had not arrived yet.

Zhang Dian's elder sister and his mother originally said they would come to pick him up, but Zhang Dian refused and decided to just take the bus back by himself.

For some reason, Fu Ying felt that he just wanted her to pick him up.

Before the boy finished smoking a cigarette, his phone rang. The other boy answered it, put out his cigarette, said hello, and walked towards the bus exit.

Fu Ying asked about Zhang Dian's arrangements. Zhang Dian's family was in Yangcheng, so she didn't know whether he would go to live at her house.

Zhang Dian nodded. His eldest sister had just given birth to a child, whom he had not seen yet. His mother was also here helping his eldest sister take care of the child, so it was a good opportunity for them to go and see.

After he finished, Fu Ying took Zhang Dian directly to buy subway tickets. Knowing that he had never taken the subway before, Fu Ying also carefully introduced to him how to buy tickets and transfer.

Fu Ying's school and her sister's home were both in the east, so the two walked together for quite a while, but Fu Ying got off the bus a few stops earlier.

The two chatted on the way. The feeling of chatting online and actually getting along was quite different. Fu Ying inexplicably felt like she was in love in person.

But Fu Ying was very careful and changed the subject when she felt something was not right.

Fu Ying's stop arrived. She got off the subway and waved to him through the glass.

Zhang Dian is one of those who received an admission notice to join the army. His student status is still retained and he will have some rest after being discharged from the army. Zhang Dian said that he will report after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The two still contacted each other occasionally as before. Zhang Dian stayed at his eldest sister's house for three days, and then returned to his hometown for a few days.

Zhang Dian had to go back to submit paperwork, collect his retirement benefits, and pay tribute to his grandmother with his mother.

Then Fu Ying heard from Zhang Dian that her mother wanted to buy a house. Of course, her mother initially wanted to rebuild the house in her hometown, but her grandfather was living there and she was not allowed to tear it down and rebuild, so she could only buy a house.

Her mother wanted to buy a house in a residential area. The family had saved some money. Zhang Dian now had a pension and his brother also had a salary, so the family didn't have much pressure to support them.

Her mother thought that both sons were not interested in getting married so early, so she bought one house for the family to live in first, and then sold the other one after the two brothers got married. She would use the money to pay the down payment and then mortgage the house again.

After hearing this, Fu Ying didn't know what to say. She didn't express her opinion, nor would she interfere in the affairs between the mother and son.

It was the same in his previous life. Zhang Dian had barely saved tens of thousands of yuan after working for several years. He wanted to buy a smaller house for himself and pay off the mortgage slowly.

It just so happened that his mother also wanted to buy a house, so his mother asked him to take the money and said she would go look at houses. Then the house was bought and the owner was Zhang Dian. However, on the day of moving in, his mother asked him to sign an agreement stating that the house belonged to him and his brother in half.

Because the down payment for the house was partly paid by Zhang Dian, partly contributed by his eldest sister, and the rest was from the savings of Zhang Dian's parents.

But it was Zhang Dian who paid the mortgage because he was capable and responsible, and also because his brother had been unemployed for those two years.

Later, there was some resistance. Zhang Dian wanted his parents to pay off the mortgage themselves, or sell the house to split the payments.

However, bound by filial piety and sense of responsibility, Zhang Dian came to pay back the loan a year later. However, his brother was also asked to contribute to the household expenses, giving an amount almost equal to the mortgage every month, as living expenses for his parents.

It was hard for Fu Ying to say whether her mother was right or wrong. From a selfish point of view, it was better for Zhang Dian to have his own house. But Fu Ying knew that she was not suitable to get involved in such things. To put it nicely, she was fighting for the interests of her own family. To put it bluntly, she would be accused of sowing discord.

There is a sentence that Fu Ying was deeply impressed by: Love can never beat family affection.

She didn't want to test human nature.

So Fu Ying didn't express her opinion at this time. She just listened and let them communicate on their own.

A lot of things happened in the previous life, and the key reason was that his family bought the house at the wrong time. His family bought the house during the blockade, when the house price was close to the highest. Not to mention how much money they lost, a big problem was that their family had no work and no income for half a year, which can be said to be the origin of Zhang Dian's debt.

Of course there are many reasons, this is just one.

Back to this life, housing prices will continue to rise, but it is not a bubble yet. It is okay to buy now. There are still a few years left, so it won't be that difficult if his family has savings.

And to be honest, the location of his house is good. There are kindergartens, high schools and markets nearby. Later, it was planned as a development zone, so it is quite suitable for living.

Fu Ying thought a lot, but didn’t say it out loud.

There are still too many unknowns between her and Zhang Dian. They are suitable to be friends, but she doesn't know what the next step will be. At least she won't give an answer now.

Zhang Dian didn't want to hear her opinion, he just wanted someone to share his thoughts with.

Later, their family discussed it themselves and decided to tear down the house next door and rebuild it. The house next door was already a dilapidated building, and of course when they bought it, they mainly bought the foundation.

I heard from Zhang Dian that they would tear down all the house and build a part for their family to live in first. After he and his brother get married, they would divide the land and build their own houses.

When Zhang Dian was celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival at home, Fu Ying also went home, and this time she brought some Yunnan-style ham mooncakes that Fu's parents loved to eat.

Sure enough, when Fu's parents saw this mooncake, they called their friends and asked them to come and eat the mooncakes from their hometown together.

Fu Ying has also gotten used to it. Little things that can make her parents happy are considered good things.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhang Dian reported for school and Fu Ying did not go. Fu Ying had only been to their school once and she was not familiar with it.

The next morning, Zhang Dian said he would wait for her at her school playground.

Fu Ying was used to going to bed early and getting up early. When she woke up and saw this message on her phone, she was confused.

After washing up, I told my roommate that I was going out first, and then went to the playground to find Zhang Dian.

Zhang Dian, wearing a black T-shirt, was leaning against the basketball hoop in a daze. Noticing Fu Ying's appearance, he looked over at her.

Fu Ying felt puzzled. It must be no small matter to come to her so early, and Zhang Dian seemed different.

If I was a tall and resolute young man on the day of my discharge from the army, then today I am like a complex and profound young man.

Young man, Fu Ying had a flash of inspiration. He couldn’t be the same as himself, but was he reborn?

Puzzled, Fu Ying asked him what was wrong.

Zhang Dian seemed to have something to say, but he was talking about it, and there was a deep meaning in his eyes.

Fu Ying looked into his eyes.

I have to say that although Zhang Dian's nose is not particularly straight, his eyes have always been beautiful. His peach blossom eyes are not enchanting, his double eyelids are particularly natural and beautiful, and his eyelashes are naturally thick and curled. This is the eye shape that girls dream of.

Especially when viewed from the side, the amber pupils, paired with the double eyelids and eyelashes, it is hard not to be amazed.

Fu Ying was still daydreaming when Zhang Dian finally spoke.

"Nothing. I heard you say before that the rice noodle rolls at your school are delicious. It just so happens that I didn't have breakfast, so I wanted to come over and have some with you."

Fu Ying looked at him in confusion. This reason was very powerful and seemed to be fine at first glance.

So Fu Ying took him to the No. 1 canteen, treated him to rice rolls, and generously gave him a cup of soy milk.

For a while afterwards, when Fu Ying was wondering if she was thinking too much, Zhang Dian would always accidentally reveal his true colors.

Fu Ying thought about it and decided not to expose the truth. She was a junior and he was a freshman, and they would not graduate soon. Plus, Fu Ying didn't want to talk about this so early, so it would be better for her to play dumb for the time being.

But Zhang Dian is not very good at hiding.

One evening, knowing that Fu Ying was free, Zhang Dian asked her to have a meal together at the food court at the side door.

After the two met up, Zhang Dian asked what they wanted to eat, and Fu Ying shook her head to indicate that she had no idea.

Actually, yes, she loves spicy hotpot, but she never makes any requests when eating with others, and she is not picky about food.

Zhang Dian didn't ask too many questions and took her directly to the Chaoshan noodle soup restaurant. Fu Ying was still looking at the menu, but Zhang Dian had already ordered the food.

"Boss, I want a pork noodle soup with fried dumplings, and a goji berry pork offal soup rice noodle, with less pork offal."

Fu Ying didn't deny it, but smiled as she sat down.

Zhang Dian didn't know why she was laughing. Seeing that she was just laughing and not saying anything, he didn't ask. He got her a bottle of soy milk and got himself a bottle of orange juice.

When the dishes were served, Zhang Dian spoke again.

"Give me the pork offal."

Fu Ying laughed again, without concealing it, and without stopping, she passed the pork offal to Zhang Dian.

Zhang Dian couldn't help it.

"Did something good happen to you? You look so happy today, smiling the whole time."

Fu Ying shook her head and didn't answer his question.

"Brother Zhang Dian, how are you adapting to college?"

"I'm older than you, so how can I be your junior? I feel like that's what college is like, with classes every day. Now they're all theoretical classes, so practical lessons are more interesting."

"Why aren't you a junior? Let's sort them by year of admission. I'm a junior, so I'm your senior. Please call me Senior Fu Ying!"

Zhang Dian ignored her.

"I don't recognize you. You're not from my school. I won't call you senior."

After dinner, they returned to school. Fu Ying rarely took the initiative to send a message to Zhang Dian.

Ying: When did it start?

zen【? What are you talking about? 】

Ying: [I have never told anyone that I love wolfberry and pork offal soup, and I never order it when I go out with others, let alone anyone knowing that I eat this soup but not pork offal.

No matter how well-informed you are, you can't possibly guess my unpopular hobbies that I never reveal, right? 】

zen【You are talking about this.】

Ying: Or tell me, why didn’t you ask me what I wanted to drink and just gave me soy milk?

Aren’t young people the default drinkers of cola? Few people drink soy milk, right? 】

If pork offal was a coincidence, soy milk certainly was not.

In her previous life, Fu Ying suffered from polycystic ovary syndrome, and the doctor told her to eat more soy products, especially soybeans. Fu Ying remembered this.

But she usually doesn't eat breakfast and rarely drinks soy milk. Therefore, when she eats out, she will drink soy milk, trying to supplement as much as possible.

But he seldom ate out in this life, so almost no one knew about it, let alone Zhang Dian, who he seldom saw.

Only because Zhang Dian and Fu Ying had been together for several years in the previous life and had eaten together more often did they clearly know this detail.

Fu Ying is still waiting for Zhang Dian's answer.

zen【Then when did you know about this? 】

Ying [I had my doubts the day you registered for school, but I was only sure today when we had dinner.]

zen【Okay, I didn’t expect it to be exposed so early.

It was the night I reported for duty that I had a very long dream.

In fact, I don’t know whether this can be considered a rebirth or a few more years of memory.

I saw when we met, the years we were together, and our efforts to pay off our debt.

Fu Ying pondered, so he was the same as herself, his memory only went up to the time when the debt was paid off. What about the marriage afterwards, did he “see” it?

Ying: What was the last scene you saw?

zen【It's the scene where we celebrate paying off our debt and have a meal together.】

Fu Ying understood and didn't explore further or say much. She didn't want to make it a suspense film. Anyway, both of them were getting better.