Classmate Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t want to be reborn

Chapter 746 IF·0·18
"Really? Don't try to fool me by saying I have amnesia!"

Li Zhuangsheng thought to himself, "Am I really that lacking in self-awareness? I heard that my grades were terrible in my senior year of high school. How could I be so arrogant?"

Although he had struggled with the choice between Peking University and Tsinghua University when he was a child, Li Zhuangsheng was already in his second year of high school. Before he knew his future college entrance examination results, his biggest fantasy was nothing more than to get into a top-tier university and bring honor to his ancestors.

“Why would I lie to you?” Li Xiuyu raised an eyebrow. “One day you suddenly went crazy and came to my room in the middle of the night and told me that you wanted to go to Peking University. I remember it was in the first semester of our senior year of high school… But you eventually came back to your senses and changed your mind and said that you wanted to at least get into a second-tier university.”

Li Zhuangsheng nodded shamelessly: "Well, at least we've achieved our goal!"

Li Xiuyu scoffed, "You just got lucky."

"My school is doing its job well; sometimes, choice is more important than effort!" Li Zhuangsheng smugly hummed.

He didn't care about the upgrade from a third-tier to a second-tier university; in his mind, he was still a second-tier university student. So be it, at least he had a bachelor's degree, which was within his acceptable range.

His only complaint was about his life choices. He always felt he should have lived a life of passion and excitement, burning brightly in his youth… but wasn't it too uneventful now?
When he watched anime, he couldn't understand the male protagonists' longing for an ordinary life.

What's so great about an ordinary life? What he yearns for is swords and magic, martial arts and horses... to embark on a thrilling dragon-slaying adventure, save the world, and perhaps even marry a princess along the way.

This is the correct way to proceed!
I don't understand why the male protagonists crave ordinariness so much. Don't young people have any vitality? But upon closer reflection, the more a male protagonist craves ordinariness, the more extraordinary his life is destined to be.

Oh dear, is this a contradiction and contrast deliberately created by the author? The writer's soul is briefly online.

No, even so, it has to fit the character setting, right? What young person would yearn for an ordinary life... Oh, maybe it's because these authors are all middle-aged men who have forgotten their younger selves.

In any case, Li Zhuangsheng himself was extremely dissatisfied with his job as a civil servant. He felt that there was nothing good about being in officialdom. How could he bow and scrape before the powerful and wealthy, making him unhappy? He would find a chance to resign sooner or later!

However, after he explained his thoughts to Li Xiuyu last night, Li Xiuyu casually remarked that Li Zhuangsheng's level was not worthy of the word "officialdom," and that if Li Zhuangsheng dared to resign, Li Minghua would definitely use Seven Wolves cigarettes to whip him into a spinning top.

Li Zhuangsheng then became obedient.

Actually, he didn't really want to resign; he was just venting.

Hu Mengdie listened to the brother and sister's idle chatter with annoyance, and she remembered the college diploma in her room drawer.

Is it just a fluke that Li Zhuangsheng even got into a second-tier university? How can there be such a useless person who still has the nerve to laugh and joke around! How could I have married someone like that!

Hu Mengdie felt increasingly distressed as she listened, pressing her phone hard, tears welling up and threatening to fall again.

"What's wrong, honey? Are you feeling carsick?" Chen Lanying noticed Hu Mengdie's expression and gently pressed on her shoulder. "Lie down on me for a while."

Mrs. Hu frowned slightly: "Do you get carsick? You've never gotten carsick before, have you?"

"Hmm, I don't get carsick..." Hu Mengdie sniffed and said softly.

Chen Lanying glanced at Hu Mengdie, then at Hu's mother, and said no more.

The passengers fell silent, with only the soft strains of the song filling their ears.

Li Zhuangsheng closed his eyes again. "Love Song 1980" played over and over again, and he grew increasingly impatient with the lyrics. "Let's change it," Li Zhuangsheng said.

"Change what?" Li Xiuyu asked.

"...Let's listen to 'Singing and Smiling'."

"it is good."

Li Xiuyu quickly operated her phone with one hand, switching to "Singing and Smiling".

What a childish song… Hu Mengdie thought to herself, how old is she, still liking to listen to children’s songs!

Hu Mengdie felt even more aggrieved, and she couldn't stand Li Zhuangsheng no matter what!

A short while later, the car arrived at the hotel entrance.

"Wow, that's amazing! We arrived without even looking at the navigation!" Mrs. Hu exclaimed with a smile.

“I went to university in Nanjing,” Li Xiuyu said.

She was very familiar with Nanjing; back then, she and Li Zhuangsheng often strolled around the city on weekends.

After parking the car, the group went into the hotel. Under Chen Lanying's instructions, Li Xiuyu had already booked two rooms in advance. The two rooms were next to each other; the original plan was for the Li family of three to share one room, and the Hu family of mother and daughter to share the other.

However, when it came to assigning rooms, Hu's mother suggested that the three young people share one room and the two mothers share one room.

Her reasoning was that young people share common interests and chatting with each other might help them recall something. Chen Lanying thought about it and agreed, finding it reasonable.

Actually, Hu's mother had her own ulterior motives. She hoped that Hu Mengdie and Li Zhuangsheng could spend more time together and develop their relationship.

She believed in her daughter's charm; what young boy wouldn't like her? Back then, Hu Mengdie received love letters every few days, and young boys couldn't resist her. Wouldn't she attract Li Zhuangsheng now?
However, she couldn't be too obvious, as if she were deliberately giving away her own daughter, which would make the Li family look down on her. That's why she included Li Xiuyu in the calculation.

Li Xiuyu is Li Zhuangsheng's sister. If we really want to cultivate feelings, isn't it just Li Zhuangsheng and Hu Mengdie?

Although she had vaguely heard about Li Xiuyu's sexual orientation, Li Xiuyu and Li Zhuangsheng seemed to have such a good relationship, so Li Xiuyu wouldn't be so heartless as to lay a hand on his own sister-in-law!
Meanwhile, Chen Lanying also had her own thoughts. She could clearly see that her daughter-in-law looked down on her son!

Although this left her feeling resentful. What's wrong with my son? He's good-looking, honest, has a government job, and earns a decent income! Aside from being bad at sweet-talking and not knowing how to charm girls, what's wrong with him?

Actually, if you think about it carefully, she can understand. A girl who is so beautiful must have had many suitors and must be very proud. Suddenly being told that she is married to a stranger will inevitably make her feel a little scared and wronged... and she even felt wronged. What's wrong with my son!

Well, even so, Chen Lanying could understand Hu Mengdie's current situation. She usually liked this beautiful and dignified daughter-in-law very much. She was gentle, virtuous and didn't cause any trouble. Moreover, her family members were all decent and sensible, except for her younger sister who was pregnant out of wedlock... Chen Lanying was satisfied with everything about her. This daughter-in-law was really rare, so she naturally intended to let the two "rekindle their relationship".

Therefore, she was happy to see Li Zhuangsheng and Hu Mengdie alone together. After all, getting medical treatment in Nanjing wasn't something that could be done in a day or two!

(End of this chapter)