Rebirth and making money first

After hearing Zhang Jing's words, her younger sister returned to Huizhou to continue working. Not long after, she called Zhang Jing and revealed that everything was just as she'd said—she was pregnant! Furthermore, her roommates, having deliberately let the cat out of the bag, had already learned of her relationship with Jiang Sheng and offered their congratulations. They also urged her to get married, hosting a banquet and handing out wedding candy. However, she blamed the incident on the Hong Kong man.

She also told the Hong Kong man about her pregnancy and asked him what he thought or said. Jiang Sheng was very casual, saying that whether she chose to give birth to the child or abort it, all related expenses would be borne by him.

Faced with this situation, Zhang Zhi was unable to guess the Hong Kong man's true thoughts and intentions, so she asked Zhang Jing to help her analyze what the man was thinking. Did he want the child or did he not want it at all?

After listening to her, Zhang Jing suggested that Zhang Zhi give birth to the baby first. However, Zhang Zhi seemed a little hesitant. Finally, after careful consideration, she decided to consult a doctor for professional advice.

When I received another call from Zhang Zhi, I learned that she was already in Xuzhou. It turned out that a girl from an old neighbor I had met before was now living in Xuzhou, and it was said that the cost of surgery here was more affordable than in Guangdong. After a detailed examination, the doctor found that the fibroids in Zhang Zhi's body had not changed at all, and the fetus was in a completely normal and healthy state. Therefore, the doctor's advice was to wait until the time of delivery and perform a caesarean section, so that both the child and the fibroids could be removed at once.

Upon hearing this news, Zhang Zhi quickly sought Zhang Jing's opinion, and Zhang Jing naturally agreed with the doctor's proposal. She also suggested that if she felt unwell and unable to continue working, she could simply resign from her current position and let the Hong Kong man take care of her and her child.

As expected, the Hong Kong people breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the baby was going to be born. They even told Zhang Zhi, "We have a saying in Hong Kong: Aborting a child brings three years of bad luck. If you can avoid it, don't do it." The two agreed to keep things simple and just register their cross-border marriage. Zhang Zhi rented a house, quit her job, and took care of the baby. When her mother mentioned it, she would say she didn't get a penny of betrothal gifts and that she had a daughter for nothing.

In reality, his mother didn't know that Jiang Sheng only mustered the courage to tell his parents about his remarriage when Zhang Zhi was a week away from giving birth. After all, the whole family assumed he'd be alone forever. "I have something to tell you. You're going to have another grandchild!" This statement shocked the entire family, staring at him and asking, "When did this happen?" "Big brother, when did you get married?" "Is your wife a karaoke girl?" "Did you really marry another mainland girl?" "Big brother, you're amazing!" Even his son was teased, "You're going to have a brother or sister soon. Aren't you happy? You won't be alone anymore."

Only Jiang Sheng's father kept muttering, "Alas! After so much effort, we came to Hong Kong from the mainland to work hard. Who would have thought that one of our descendants would run back to the mainland? Is there no room for them in Hong Kong anymore? What's even more infuriating is that my son has remarried in the mainland and will soon have a grandson. It seems that he plans to stay in the mainland to develop his career! Then all the efforts we made back then will be in vain! Why is this happening?"

Facing his parents' harsh questioning, Jiang Sheng acted confidently. He directly brought out the words that Zhang Zhi had said to him when she was brainwashing him, and responded to his parents: "Just think about it, if I had to live my whole life alone, how miserable it would be! So of course I need to find someone to keep me company!" After hearing this, Jiang Sheng's parents were speechless for a moment.

After a flurry of activity, the whole family accepted the situation. They each began preparing gifts, planning to return to mainland China to visit Zhang Zhi before she gave birth and wait for the baby to arrive. My mother-in-law brought three golds, and my uncle bought a stroller.

Zhang Zhi told Zhang Jing not to worry about the rent and secretly transferred 2000 yuan to her. She asked her to pay three months' rent in one lump sum. At that moment, Zhang Jing felt like a younger sister, while Zhang Zhi acted like an older sister. But constantly asking for money wasn't an option.

Zhang Jing carefully selected three time-travel rebirth stories, all inspired by countless livestreams she'd watched in her past life. She carefully outlined them, intending to turn them into engaging short stories and post them online.

Just as she was about to start typing, a QQ message popped up on her phone. She clicked on it and saw it was from an editor at Tomato. They had sent a detailed call for submissions. While this account primarily accepted short stories, they would also accept long series.

For Zhang Jing, writing a long novel isn't currently on her radar. According to the call for submissions, short stories should be between 3000 and 100 words. Once a story is accepted, authors will have two options for compensation: a fee of 500 to yuan per article, depending on the quality and word count; or a commission based on the number of views.

The editors also invited Zhang Jing to try writing three articles and send them to them via QQ mailbox in the form of a document, or to log in to the website and find a dedicated writing window to create online. However, since she didn't have a computer at home, Zhang Jing had no choice but to go to a nearby Internet cafe to complete the task.

In an internet cafe, Zhang Jing sat in front of her computer, her eyes fixed on the screen. She had just registered an account and was ready to try out two different writing styles. She thought to herself, "Since these stories are all copied from elsewhere, writing them directly should be fine."

Sure enough, thanks to her familiarity with the plots, Zhang Jing finished all three stories in just over an hour. Looking at her newly typed words, she couldn't help but feel a sense of pride. Since she'd already come this far, why not give it another two hours? So, with a single swoop, she wrote three more stories filled with love, hate, and vengeance.

Each of these six stories is more than 10,000 words long, with twists and turns in the plot, and is closely linked. It is very attractive and makes people feel as if they are actually there, with a strong sense of immersion.

To be on the safe side, Zhang Jing decided to archive the stories. She then sent them to the editor she'd been in contact with via QQ, explaining that she'd written the six stories after registering at an internet cafe and hoping for feedback and revisions. At that moment, she felt both excited and nervous, unsure which of them the editor would choose. After all, her future income depended on it. With this in mind, Zhang Jing specifically noted at the end of the email that she was choosing to pay per story. She knew clearly that what she needed most right now was money.

After finishing all this, Zhang Jing exited the internet cafe exhausted and content. So tired! My social security and medical insurance contributions have been suspended since I resigned, which will have a significant impact on my retirement. It's time to find a job.

Zhang Jing dragged her exhausted body back home and was about to take a good rest when she heard a fierce quarrel coming from the landlord's room. After listening carefully, she found that it was the landlord's mother and son who were arguing.

The landlord's son complained indignantly, "Old lady, why are you so harsh and picky about nannies? Don't you know it's so difficult to find a nanny now? I find one for you, and you drive her away! The housekeeping companies are afraid of me, saying that they have tried all the employees in order to make money from my agency fees, but they are still not satisfied!" The old landlord was full of grievances and argued that she was not a picky and difficult person.

Just then, Zhang Jing opened the door and walked in, witnessing the scene. The landlady, upon seeing this, quickly pulled Zhang Jing aside, asking her to be a witness. Zhang Jing, knowing full well that this kind of family dispute was particularly difficult to resolve, struck upon an idea: she lied about needing to use the restroom and slipped away.

After the landlord's son left, the old lady couldn't help but burst into tears. Zhang Jing, seeing this, rushed over to comfort her, expressing her understanding for the old lady's difficulties. The landlord then revealed to Zhang Jing that his son had recently found a girlfriend and planned to bring her home in a couple of days. He had originally not wanted to rent the house to Zhang Jing, but since things had come to this, he had no choice but to do so.

After hearing these words, Zhang Jing felt increasingly annoyed. On the one hand, she knew she had to find a new place to move out as soon as possible; on the other, Ah Long kept calling and asking her out. After a moment's thought, Zhang Jing decided to go after get off work and secretly decided that if there was no other solution, she might as well ask Ah Long to live with her and give it a try. After all, Ah Long hadn't agreed to this proposal in her previous life, so she might as well bring it up again to see how he would react.

Thinking of this, Zhang Jing calmed down a little and began to pack her luggage, preparing to meet the upcoming challenges.