Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Chapter 40 Choose one of the two
"No...this is yours." Lin Ruoxi refused repeatedly.

From beginning to end, Xue Rui stood in front of her, blocking all the attacks for her.

She knew that this money came from Xue Rui reselling her land.

In her hands, the land was worth only over two thousand yuan a year, but in Xue Rui's hands it was worth ten thousand yuan.

She pushed the money back. Originally, she only planned to take 50,000 yuan from Xue Rui because the land was only worth 50,000 yuan.

But Xue Rui actually sold the land at such a high price, and before she could even open her mouth, he gave her another 50,000.

"Take it, otherwise where will the money come from to buy medicine for grandma?" Xue Rui said in a firm tone.

With these hundreds of thousands of dollars, plus the school scholarship, Lin Ruoxi can be said to be a small wealthy woman, and she doesn't have to live such a hard life.

"Thank...thank you, I will pay you back later." Lin Ruoxi said with red eyes.

How she wished that Xue Rui was really her "brother", but she knew that was impossible and that Xue Rui was just acting.

"If you can't pay it back, I'll use your people as collateral."

Xue Rui smiled wickedly and pinched Lin Ruoxi's face, which was smooth and tender.

Lin Ruoxi blushed and was a little at a loss.

It's lunch time.

Lin Ruoxi prepared lunch for a few people, and Xue Rui specifically asked for chicken.

Because we were leaving anyway, and it was impossible to keep these living creatures in the village in the city.

"Where do you plan to let them live, rent a house?" Ren Jun asked.

“It’s not impossible.” Xue Rui drank a mouthful of chicken soup and smacked his lips.

Lin Ruoxi asked in a low voice: "Will it be... very expensive?"

"For just two of us, the maximum cost is more than 10,000 yuan a year. Let's go look for a house this afternoon." Ren Jun said with a smile.

Houses in Hedong are not expensive, especially the rental price. A house of more than 100 square meters costs only more than 10,000 yuan a year.

"As long as it's close to the school." Xue Rui didn't care too much. Renting a house was not a hassle.

"I remember your old house was near No. 2 Middle School. I lived there for a while when I was in high school. Did your father sell it?" Ren Jun asked.

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about it. It's still empty." Xue Rui's eyes twitched.

It was his own stuff, but Ren Jun had to remind him...

His family's old house has been empty since he was in primary school, and the furnishings inside have never been moved. His mother said that it was kept in its original state as a reminder so that they can look at it from time to time in the future.

However, as far as he could remember, he had never been back once in twenty years.

Not only him, but everyone in his family had forgotten about this incident.

People are like this. They always wonder what's the point of keeping old things. But in fact, the more they keep them, the more they forget about them.

"I...I'm doing fine in the village." Lin Ruoxi said in a low voice.

Although we have money now, grandma still needs money to buy medicine, and if she wants to continue her studies in the future, she will also have to spend money.

This money is simply not enough.

There is still income in the village, but if you go to the city, there will be no source of income and you can only live off your savings.

Ren Jun was stunned: "What's going on?"

Xue Rui repeated what happened in a low voice.

"You are so good! You want someone to move without their consent?"

Ren Jun was stunned. It turned out that it was Xue Rui's wishful thinking from the beginning.

"Do you think this shabby house is habitable?" Xue Rui said confidently.

"This..." Ren Jun looked back.

He was choked by the cracked walls of the mud house and the roof that was about to break.

Xue Rui moved the stool closer to Lin Ruoxi and whispered, "It's not up to you to decide whether to go or not. Ask the old lady."

Lin Ruoxi was shocked. From beginning to end, her grandmother didn't say a word, and she didn't know whether she was happy or unhappy.

"Grandma, can we move to the city?" Lin Ruoxi asked in a gentle tone, as if coaxing a child.

"Okay." The old lady spoke briefly and only said one word, but her eyes looked at Xue Rui several times.

Xue Rui raised his eyebrows and gave the old lady a thumbs up. He had prepared the old lady in advance.

If he didn't want to drag Lin Ruoxi down, he had no choice but to go along with him.

Although...it is very likely that Lin Ruoxi will belong to him in the future.

But the old lady actually had no choice.

It’s not that the elderly are short-sighted, it’s that the elderly can’t see the future.

At the moment, the old lady’s only wish is to make Lin Ruoxi live a better life.

Lin Ruoxi's beautiful eyes widened in surprise. Grandma told her to stay away from Xue Rui last night, and today she spoke for Xue Rui again.

But since grandma was willing, she had no reason to refuse.

After dinner, Lin Ruoxi cleaned up the house and looked for something to take away.

"Aren't you taking the certificates with you?" Xue Rui asked. Those are all honors.

In his opinion, the only valuable thing in this family, besides Lin Ruoxi, is the award certificate.

"No, there are many that haven't been posted yet." Lin Ruoxi shook her head.

Xue Rui sighed. To Lin Ruoxi, perhaps the certificate was the least valuable thing because it could not bring her parents' praise.

When Lin Ruoxi was cleaning up, he was holding a stack of cash and a bunch of empty red envelopes.

According to the contents of Lin Ruoxi's diary, red envelopes were given to the villagers who had helped Lin Ruoxi.

It is easy to add icing on the cake, but it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow.

Although the total amount is only a few thousand yuan, I have to repay the favor.

Each of the red envelopes Xue Rui packed had just enough money, not less.

Moreover, he opened a few cartons of cigarettes, one red envelope for each pack of cigarettes.

In fact, the money you have to pay back is not as expensive as these cigarettes.

But the etiquette must be in place.

But for these, Lin Ruoxi had to deliver them personally.

"Go, return the money. I wrote names on each red envelope. Each person gets a pack of cigarettes."

Xue Rui gave Lin Ruoxi another task.

How could Lin Ruoxi, a silly girl, understand these things?

She carried a schoolbag and went door to door to repay the money.

In fact, she had been planning to pay it back, but Xue Rui had actually thought about it in advance.

With a smile on her face, she gave red envelopes and cigarettes to each family.

"Xixi is going to live in the city? I don't know when I can see you again. Come in and sit with me."

"Auntie Wang, I have something else to do." Lin Ruoxi refused apologetically.

"Come back often if you have nothing to do."

……

If it were any other time, she wouldn't be able to resist the enthusiasm of these people and might chat for a long time.

But today, Xue Rui gave her a strict order, requiring her to go back within an hour, so she had no choice but to refuse everyone.

If no one was at home, she would squeeze in from under the door.

So, it didn't take an hour to pay back the money, it only took half an hour.

"Well, no more ink." Xue Rui yawned.

The reason why he gave Lin Ruoxi such an order was very simple.

Because Lin Ruoxi doesn’t know how to say no and is a typical people-pleasing person.

Faced with such kindness, she would not refuse and would accept it. If she continued to send gifts like this, she would not be able to finish them in three days.

If he gave a death order, Lin Ruoxi would subconsciously have to choose between "rejecting others" and "making Xue Rui angry".

Choosing the lesser of two options, Lin Ruoxi would choose to reject others.

Lin Ruoxi herself didn't realize that she was different today than usual, she just didn't want to make Xue Rui angry.

"See if there is anything else we need to take?" Xue Rui asked.

"No more." Lin Ruoxi shook her head.

"Let's go if it's gone." Xue Rui picked up Da Huang and left.

Dahuang bared his teeth and pretended to bite Xue Rui, but Xue Rui grabbed his mouth.

"Can Dahuang go too?" Lin Ruoxi was a little surprised. She had originally planned to give Dahuang to the villagers to raise. She heard that it was troublesome to raise a dog in the city.

"Don't you bring rhubarb?"

Xue Rui looked puzzled. How could he abandon such an obedient dog?

"Lin Ruoxi, where did Dahuang come from? Does he have a touching past? Otherwise, how could he be so spiritual?" Xue Rui stroked the dog's head.

Lin Ruoxi fell into reminiscence, and after a long while she answered, "Well... I bought it at the market for five dollars."

"No, this story is too ordinary. Please make up a new one for me."

(End of this chapter)