Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Chapter 137 Gu Muxue's New Year's Money

Xue Rui stayed awake all night on New Year's Eve.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, he had lunch at Lin Ruoxi's house.

What’s rare is that after the old lady finished her meal, she left two red envelopes on the table.

"And mine?" Xue Rui was a little surprised.

The old lady didn't answer, but just rummaged around on the sofa.

In Xue Rui's opinion, although this red envelope is thin and contains only one or two hundred yuan at most, it contains something else.

A recognition from elders.

Xue Rui smiled and said, "Old lady, can I have dinner earlier? Your meal smells so good, it keeps tempting me."

"No!" the old lady scolded.

Lin Ruoxi was cleaning the table when she heard the two quarreling again. She whispered, "Let's not quarrel during the New Year, okay?"

After saying that, she looked at Xue Rui with pleading eyes again.

Moreover, she thought it was strange that Xue Rui and his grandmother were arguing with each other. They had just finished their meal, so why were they talking about eating again?

This naive girl had no idea that the two people were discussing her.

"Lin Ruoxi, I'm going home for the New Year. I won't be here until school starts. You can take care of the software yourself."

Xue Rui told Lin Ruoxi in advance that it would take a long time for their family to visit relatives.

"Yes, your cell phone." Lin Ruoxi picked up the cell phone that Xue Rui had dropped under the coffee table while sweeping the floor.

Xue Rui celebrated her birthday and spent the New Year with her. She had never been so happy.

"Have a good New Year and don't work too hard." Xue Rui reminded and touched Lin Ruoxi's head.

Lin Ruoxi stood by the window and watched Xue Rui go away. Only when she could no longer see Xue Rui's back did she turn her head away reluctantly.

"Where is the TV remote control?" the old lady muttered. She remembered that she had placed it on the sofa last night.

"Grandma, Xue Rui took the remote control away." Lin Ruoxi said.

When she got up this morning, she saw Xue Rui put the remote control in his pocket.

"What is he doing with the remote control?" The old lady felt like she was being targeted.

"I don't know." Lin Ruoxi shook her head.

She didn't know why Xue Rui did this, but since Xue Rui wanted it, she would give it to him.

"Xixi, then what should I use?" The old lady sighed helplessly.

Her silly granddaughter always thought that whatever Xue Rui did was right and she would never argue with him.

Lin Ruoxi thought about it. She had bought a lot of electronic components before, and infrared remote control was not a complicated project:

"Grandma, wait for me for a moment. I'll make another one."

……

It was already evening when Xue Rui returned to the village. Facing a large group of relatives, Xue Rui was confused. He habitually greeted everyone and wished them a happy new year...

"Happy New Year, Grandpa..."

Seeing Xue Rui with dark circles under his eyes, Grandpa Xue Rui joked, "Xiao Rui, did you steal a cow last night?"

"I'm very sleepy now..."

"Come here, here's the New Year's money your uncle gave you."

……

Lin Ruoxi's simple yet sincere words aroused his imagination and even messed up his biological clock.

It was not until the morning of the second day of the Chinese New Year that Xue Rui was woken up by Xue Yao: "Brother, it's time for breakfast."

"No, I'll sleep a little longer." Xue Rui kicked Xue Yao impatiently.

Xue Yao turned sideways and hugged Xue Rui's thigh, pinching the inside of Xue Rui's thigh.

"Hiss! Yaoyao, you're looking for a beating, aren't you?" Xue Rui cursed.

"Brother, tell me the truth, where did you go yesterday? Why did you have the TV remote in your pocket?"

Xue Yao took out a remote control from Xue Rui's pocket, and it looked very familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere.

Xue Rui rubbed his eyes and saw clearly what was in Xue Yao's hand.

Did he take out the remote control from Lin Ruoxi's house?
His Nokia is a long and thin line, and so is his TV remote control.

Maybe I didn’t sleep and my mind was fuzzy, so I took the wrong one…

However, Xue Rui had no plans to return it, so he decided to wait until after the New Year.

Fortunately, the phone did not fall at Lin Ruoxi's house. This was the only good news.

When he opened QQ on his mobile phone, he saw that Gu Muxue had sent him a lot of messages, including many pictures.

His phone couldn't see the picture and couldn't put it into context, so he simply didn't reply.

In fact, it is not impossible to be perfunctory, just like when a friend sends a 60-second voice message on WeChat, many people don’t even listen to it, and just say: Hahahaha, right, right, too funny, that’s right…

Gu Muxue probably didn't know that Nokia couldn't view pictures. In order to avoid Gu Muxue blaming herself, Xue Rui sent her a text message: "There is no network in the village, so QQ messages can't be sent out."

Soon, Gu Muxue replied to Xue Rui: "Then let's chat via text messages."

Xue Rui was very glad that Gu Muxue was even busier than him during the New Year.

Not only do you have to visit relatives, you also have to travel to other provinces.

Otherwise he really doesn't have enough time.

The two chatted for a long time via text messages until China Mobile sent a bill reminder, and the balance was still 5.8 yuan.

"Mu Xue doesn't want to chat anymore. My phone is almost out of payment."

Xue Rui turned off his cell phone and saw his father basking in the sun at the door, greeting passers-by in the village in dialect.

"Has Jianfeng eaten yet?"

"I just ate it. How's the harvest this year?"

"It's the same every year. It's nothing like your business."...

When Xue Jianfeng was free, Xue Rui walked over and handed all the red envelopes to Xue Jianfeng: "Dad, this is my New Year's money this year. I give it to you for safekeeping."

Xue Rui took the initiative and did not give Xue Jianfeng a chance to speak.

He doesn't need this little money now. There is about 200,000 yuan in his bank card from the income from game and software subscriptions in the past few months.

Xue Jianfeng's expression froze, these were his words.

"See how sensible the big brother is? Let go!"

"I won't!" The little boy held the red envelope tightly in his hand.

A drama of snatching the New Year's money is taking place at the neighbor's doorstep.

Parents are afraid that their children will run around with the money and lose it while playing with it.

But the little boy knew that once he handed over the money, he would never get it back.

Although he would still hand over the money after returning home, it was New Year's Day and there were many adults around, so he was sure that his mother would not beat him in front of outsiders.

"You'd be in big trouble if there's someone outside!" the woman gritted her teeth.

"I won't give it!"

The little boy ran far away with the New Year's money.

Children are like this, even if they get beaten when they get home, at least they can keep themselves warm for a while longer.

Xue Jianfeng looked at the red envelope handed over by Xue Rui, feeling increasingly uncomfortable: "I don't want it, I'll give it all to you this year."

He thought that it wasn't much money anyway, and Xue Rui could only use the money to buy some food and surf the Internet.

Xue Rui's eye twitched, and he thought to himself that his father was really rebellious. He would confiscate it when he refused to give it to him.

Now that he doesn't need it anymore, you don't want to accept his New Year's money?
"You will be in your third year of high school in the second half of this year, and you will take the college entrance examination next year, right?" Xue Jianfeng asked.

Xue Rui thought about it and realized that there were still several hundred days left. Why was Xue Jianfeng asking this?
"I chatted with Lao Gu a few days ago. He said it would be more convenient if you have a degree and suggested that I send you to study abroad," said Xue Jianfeng.

He thought about it and realized that Gu Qingshan was right.

Because children do not study well, families with the means will send them away for further education.

Although it is a fake foreign university, but if you graduate from it you are considered a returnee, which sounds much more impressive than a first or second tier university.

"No, I can get into a domestic university." Xue Rui refused.

He thought to himself that Gu Qingshan had made a good plan, sending him abroad so that Gu Muxue could stay in China to study, right?
"A junior college degree doesn't sound good, you'd better go out and gild your resume." Xue Jianfeng said earnestly.

"Dad, why do you look down on me? Didn't my aunt tell you about my academic progress?"

Unexpectedly, Xue Jianfeng said cheerfully: "When I was in school, my grades were not bad either. I copied from Lao Gu, and he ranked first. I sat behind him and copied from him, and I was able to rank 100th."

Xue Jianfeng judged others by himself and subconsciously thought that his son was the same as him.

Xue Rui was speechless. He knew it was useless to say anything.

"Don't I know what kind of person I am? You and I are cut from the same cloth. You can't fool me."

Xue Jianfeng chuckled, his eyes seemed to be able to see through everything.

Xue Xiaying heard the conversation between the two in the yard. Just as she was about to speak to defend Xue Rui, she saw Xue Rui smiling and shaking his head at her.

"Xiao Rui, why don't you explain?" Xue Xiaying pulled Xue Rui aside and asked.

As a teacher, I can tell whether a student has performed based on his or her own abilities just by looking at the test paper.

"The college entrance examination will prove everything for me." Xue Rui said calmly.

"Oh, this is the New Year's money given to you by your aunt."

Xue Xiaying took out a red envelope, but Xue Rui refused it. She frowned and said, "Why are you being so polite to me?"

She watched Xue Rui grow up and treated him as her own child in her heart.

But Xue Rui was too mature, which made her look like a child.

She was really grateful to Xue Rui. She felt that everything was going smoothly at school recently.

Her class average score was the highest in the grade, and even the logistics engineer greeted her.

The last time she went to change teaching aids, the logistics masters enthusiastically poured her tea.

She is not a fool. How could such a nobody like her get such treatment? I think it was Xue Rui's doing.

What surprised her most was that Director Wang was very kind to her and would praise Xue Rui from time to time.

She felt that she benefited from Xue Rui's help.

"Aunt, how much is your salary? Why are you giving me such a big red envelope?"

Xue Rui would naturally accept red envelopes from outsiders, since his father also contributed money, so the accounts were balanced.

But Xue Xiaying is different. She is not married yet and has no children, so the money she spends cannot be recovered.

Moreover, with Xue Xiaying's salary, she must have spent a lot of time saving and living frugally in order to entertain people during the New Year.

Xue Rui took out a red envelope and stuffed it into Xue Xiaying's down jacket. Inside was five hundred yuan: "Aunt, I'm too young to need a New Year's gift. You should be the one to receive the New Year's gift."

Xue Xiaying blinked. She didn't understand what Xue Rui meant at first.

After thinking about it carefully, she came to her senses.

Xue Rui was saying that she was old.

Xue Xiaying gritted her teeth and said, "Xiao Rui! You really want to piss me off!"

"Grandma, save me!"

When Xue Xiaying heard Xue Rui calling for help, she quickly shrank her neck and ran out the door.

After he was free, Xue Rui turned on his phone out of boredom and found that Gu Muxue had sent him a text message: "Xiao Rui, here's your New Year's money."

Xue Rui looked confused. The WeChat payment function had not been launched yet these days. Where would Gu Muxue get the New Year's money from?
Flipping down, there are a bunch of text messages reminding you that your recharge is successful from China Mobile.

[The current phone bill balance is 10005.8 yuan...]

Xue Rui couldn't help but yelled: "Fuck!"

(End of this chapter)