Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

"Yeah, it's my boyfriend!"

Chen Tingting pulled Xue Rui to sit down side by side, preparing to rest her head on Xue Rui's shoulder.

Xue Rui noticed something strange on his shoulder and subconsciously reached out and pressed Chen Tingting's forehead.

"Just classmates."

He is observing his surroundings.

Is this a private kitchen? He thought it was a petty bourgeoisie place with a different world, but this place is just an ordinary house, and the furnishings are very warm, giving him the illusion of visiting someone else's home.

"Dear unfamiliar guest, what would you like to drink?" Zhang Qian said as she bent down, her face slightly flushed.

The borrowed clothes were a bit tight, so she subconsciously unbuttoned the top button.

A flash of white appeared in Xue Rui's peripheral vision, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart: Damn, is this a decent restaurant?

The woman in front of him was wearing a white shirt and an apron tied tightly around her waist, which outlined her proud curves. The woman had very good skin, especially her rather childish face, which made Xue Rui unable to guess her age.

There were just some faint crow's feet on her face when she smiled, but Xue Rui just thought he had met a woman who loved to laugh.

But for some reason, he always felt that the woman in front of him was a bit like Chen Tingting, but she was much more feminine than Chen Tingting.

"Auntie, home..." Chen Tingting was glared at and quickly changed the topic and asked, "What's in the store?"

"Tingting, calling me auntie is too much." Xue Rui said jokingly.

Chen Shen, who had just entered the room, paused and thought that Xue Rui had a strong insight and discovered the clues so quickly?
Chen Tingting grabbed the corner of Xue Rui's clothes and said weakly: "I'll listen to you. I'll call you whatever you say."

There was silence in the room for a second, and everyone pricked up their ears, waiting for Xue Rui's answer.

"It's obviously my sister." Xue Rui joked.

"Auntie is 37 years old this year, why should I call her sister?" Zhang Qian covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Hello sister, what drinks are there in the store?" Chen Tingting said obediently.

"There's tea and wine and coffee..."

"Bring me a pot of tea."

"Officer Chen, what would you like to drink?"

"casual."

Chen Shen has become numb.

Having been a policeman for most of his life, he considered himself knowledgeable, but at this moment he was still shocked by the conversation between the few people. He was so hesitant in looking for his slippers, as if he had entered someone else's house.

After Zhang Qian left, Xue Rui whispered to Chen Tingting, "Tingting, do you and your dad come here often?"

"Old Chen often brings me here to eat." Chen Tingting stared at Chen Shen's eyes, afraid that Old Chen would say something wrong.

"Yes." Chen Shen said, pinching his brows.

Xue Rui looked at Chen Tingting and thought for a moment. Chen Tingting felt like she was back home when she came here, but that was normal because Chen Tingting was a very outgoing person.

The one with the problem is Chen Shen.

Since entering the house, Chen Shen has become very strange, flirting with the beautiful chef;
He was very familiar with the way that woman looked at Chen Shen. Lin Ruoxi looked at him that way every day.

A question popped up in Xue Rui's mind: What is the relationship between Chen Shen and this woman?
Such a big age difference...

"I didn't see that mobile payment could be enabled, and I don't know if the cash I brought with me is enough." Xue Rui muttered to himself as he flipped through his wallet. He wanted to test it out a bit.

Chen Shen pushed Xue Rui's wallet back: "No, no."

His old face felt hot. What was going on?

Chen Tingting brought Xue Rui back to her home as a guest, and asked the guest to pay for the meal?

"It's very expensive." Chen Tingting bit her fingers, thinking back to the days when she worked in Xue Rui's family restaurant. She vaguely remembered the prices of several high-end sets.

If you want to act in a full-scale role, a private chef must be very expensive.

Thinking of this, Chen Tingting raised a finger: "1888 yuan."

"The food is here, please enjoy." Zhang Qian put down two plates of food and winked at Chen Tingting quietly.

Chen Tingting's eyes lit up. These dishes were Xue Rui's favorite ones in the school cafeteria!

She had learned it from her mother before, and it turned out that her mother had already memorized it?
Chen Tingting looked at Zhang Qian's back with admiration.

"I still have a lot to learn..." Chen Tingting said in her heart, and immediately put some food into Xue Rui's bowl.

Xue Rui looked at the shredded pork with hot peppers and spicy chicken nuggets and fell into deep thought. How could these be worth 1888?

Is it the taste?
Xue Rui picked up the chopsticks and took a bite, his expression becoming more and more strange.

It's just ordinary home cooking.

Xue Rui looked around and set his sights on a graceful figure in the kitchen...

He turned his head to look at Chen Shen's slightly red cheeks and swallowed with a "gulp".

It’s connected. Now it’s all connected!

The look in that woman's eyes, plus the fact that Chen Shen was a "regular customer" and the price of 1888...

But why bring Chen Tingting?

Xue Rui looked at the police uniform on the chair and immediately understood.

Cover up your actions and create witnesses.

He is truly a veteran detective.

Damn, you're such a beast!

Xue Rui felt complicated. He had known Chen Shen for two years and never thought that Chen Shen had this side...

"Uncle Chen, you need to take care of your health."

Xue Rui said indifferently, and then he picked up a piece of food for Chen Tingting with chopsticks and whispered in Chen Tingting's ear:

"Don't come to this restaurant again. I'll take you out to eat."

Chen Tingting blushed and nodded. Although she didn't know why Xue Rui said that, it was the first time that Xue Rui was so gentle to her...

"Xue Rui, I'll explain to you after dinner."

Chen Shen looked grim. When Chen Tingting shouted "1888" just now, he shuddered all over.

But what can he do?
His wife and daughter wanted to play house, and he couldn't afford to offend either of them.

Seeing that Xue Rui did not answer, Chen Shen changed the subject and asked, "Xue Rui, what do you want to talk to me about today?"

Xue Rui came with a gift today, obviously asking something of him.

"Oh, nothing, I just passed by and saw Tingting." Xue Rui said with a smile.

Xue Rui didn't want to have too much interaction with people like Chen Shen, so he might as well look for Chen Tingting.

Chen Shen choked. He lowered his head and ate his food, hoping that the "playing house" would end quickly. He really couldn't stand it anymore.

However, what happened today also gave him a deeper understanding of Xue Rui. Although Xue Rui was born a businessman, his moral bottom line in dealing with people is extremely high.

From Xue Rui's perspective, he had a "handle" in Xue Rui's hands, but Xue Rui did not make any demands on him. Instead, it seemed like he was drawing a line between them.

At this moment, Chen Tingting felt dizzy and her little feet were flapping under the table.

Happiness came so suddenly, Xue Rui really looked for her on purpose!
But what should she do?

According to the dating process, we first had dinner, watched a movie, and then went to the hotel...

Thinking of this, Chen Tingting's face flushed.

Is it too fast?

Chen Tingting's eyes changed from confusion to determination.

Xue Rui rushed back to see her specially, what was there for her to worry about?
"Old Chen, let's go to the movies after dinner and may not come back to stay." Chen Tingting said excitedly.

"Snap!" Chen Shen lost his grip on the chopsticks and they fell to the ground.

Xue Rui slowly turned his head and looked at Chen Tingting in disbelief.

This is too direct!

"Well, you and Uncle Chen should go back quickly after dinner and don't stay here any longer."

After Xue Rui whispered a word of advice, he took out a stack of cash and placed it on the table, and shouted, "Beautiful lady, please pay the bill."

Zhang Qian poked her head out of the kitchen and said in surprise, "The dishes haven't been served yet."

"I have something to do, so I'll leave first." Xue Rui raised the banknotes in his hand, placed them neatly on the table, picked up the car keys and turned to leave.

"Old Chen, stop him quickly."

Zhang Qian and Chen Tingting shouted at the same time.

With a "pop" sound, Xue Rui's shoulders were grabbed by a pair of big hands.

Chen Shen had already left before the two shouted, he just couldn't act any more. Xue Rui ignored Chen Shen's attempts to stop him and opened the door.

"Xue Rui, please listen to me." Chen Shen pulled Xue Rui back.

Xue Rui resisted subconsciously, but it was all in vain. He fell to the ground in just three seconds...

Xue Rui couldn't help but curse, "Is this just a small matter? Do you still need to capture him?"

Chen Tingting grabbed Chen Shen's arm: "Old Chen, be gentle! Don't hurt him!"

The room was in chaos.

"Xue Rui, listen to me first." Chen Shen said in a calm tone.

"Mom, go and pull Lao Chen away."

Xue Rui stopped resisting and looked at the people in the room with shock.

"She is your mother?" Xue Rui's eyes were dull.

"Listen to me and I will explain it slowly." Chen Shen helped Xue Rui up from the ground.

……

Ten minutes later, Xue Rui leaned against the sofa with a look of despair. After listening to the whole story, he just wanted to hit Chen Tingting hard on the head a few times.

It wasn't that he was slow to react, but he couldn't imagine that a mother would play this kind of game with her daughter...

Calling your own mother auntie?

See you soon.

"It was a conditioned reflex just now. You know we traffic police always encounter drunks..." Chen Shen explained apologetically.

"Dad, I'm sorry." After apologizing, Chen Tingting rubbed Xue Rui's arm: "Does it still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt." Chen Shen shook his head.

In fact, Chen Shen felt heartbroken!
When he had a conflict with Xue Rui just now, his daughter was helping an outsider...

"Uncle Chen, I wronged you." Xue Rui sighed.

The moment before, Xue Rui was still feeling sorry for Chen Tingting, but now he only felt sorry for Chen Shen.

The only injured person in the whole farce was found.

"Xue Rui, eat some fruit."

Zhang Qian was holding a fruit plate and looking at the boy in front of her with a smile in her eyes.

She likes boys who are tall, straightforward and have a sense of justice the most.

"Hello, Auntie. It's really rude of me to come here empty-handed."

Xue Rui suddenly didn't feel so sorry for Old Chen anymore. At his age, he still has such a lovely wife at home. Who wouldn't be envious?

Zhang Qian sat next to Xue Rui and held his hand: "It's Auntie's fault. I cheated you with Tingting."

"Auntie, you are too young. Who can tell that you and Uncle Chen are a couple?"

Xue Rui was not entirely complimenting. Judging from their appearance alone, there was a 20-year age difference between the two of them.

"Haha, people always say that Lao Chen and I are father and daughter." Zhang Qian laughed so hard that her body shook.

"Is such that."

Chen Shen smiled naively. He was ten years older than Zhang Qian, and he looked older as he had been outdoors in the wind and sun for many years.

"Xue Rui, do you smoke?"

Zhang Qian took out the ashtray from under the coffee table, took out a cigarette and a lighter, tried to light it a few times, and handed the cigarette to Xue Rui's mouth.

Xue Rui looked at Zhang Qian's unreserved actions and wondered if she was testing him.
"Auntie, I don't know how." Xue Rui quickly declined.

Chen Shen felt annoyed. He reached out to take the cigarette from Zhang Qian, but was hit by Zhang Qian.

"Go out and smoke, don't you see the child is here?" Zhang Qian said in an unfriendly tone.

Chen Shen's eyes twitched. He thought that there were outsiders here and his wife didn't even give him face.

Do you really treat Xue Rui as your own family?
He sighed, holding the cigarette box and walked dejectedly to the familiar stairs.

"Old Chen, your wife kicked you out for smoking again?" a neighbor passing by joked.

Chen Shen was furious and said unhappily, "The cigarette was given to me by my wife."

"Tch, ghosts believe you."

……

After a cigarette burned out, Chen Shen pushed open the door again and found several bottles of wine on the coffee table, one of which was bought on the day Chen Tingting was born.

"Auntie, I don't drink." Xue Rui refused again and again.

"As a man, how can you not smoke and drink? You have to do one of these things..." Zhang Qian advised.

Xue Rui looked at Chen Tingting with a puzzled look and asked, "What's going on with your mother?"
"Mom is right." Chen Tingting said loudly.

Xue Rui came to a conclusion in his mind: it is not advisable to stay here for long.

Just when Xue Rui was about to find an excuse to leave, a sigh sounded in his ears: "Xue Rui, have a drink with uncle."

Zhang Qian understood that her husband wanted to have a good talk with Xue Rui, so she shouted to Chen Tingting:
"Tingting, go back to your room and do your homework first."

Chen Tingting was calm and refused to leave. Xue Rui had finally come here, so she didn't want to go back to the room.

Zhang Qian pulled Chen Tingting aside and whispered, "Your father is helping you. Get Xue Rui drunk and keep him at our house."

"Thanks dad!"

Chen Tingting shouted, skipped back to the bedroom, and secretly opened the door a crack to eavesdrop.

Suddenly, her door was locked, and her mother's voice came from outside the door: "Don't eavesdrop!"

……

In the living room, Xue Rui and Chen Tingting's parents sat face to face. He turned his cell phone to silent mode, thinking that the following conversation would be more formal.

"Uncle Chen, I actually came here today to talk to you about something. By the way, I want to tell Tingting that I already have a girlfriend so that she can focus on her studies." Xue Rui said straight to the point.

"Qianqian, let Tingting focus on the college entrance examination." Chen Shen frowned.

Zhang Qian shook her head slightly: "I support Tingting in pursuing Xue Rui."

"why?"

Xue Rui looked confused. Other mothers-in-law would ask for cars and houses, so how come he ended up with someone who lit his cigarette?

This woman has a big problem.

"Study hard and focus on studying?"

"Whose child doesn't grow up listening to this sentence? Is it useful?" Zhang Qian said with a playful expression.

Xue Rui was shocked. This woman was not simple.

"I know best what she is thinking at her age. She likes someone but the whole world is against her."

"If at a time like this, the people closest to her continue to suppress her, what would she feel?"

Chen Shen nodded thoughtfully. What Zhang Qian said made sense. When a person is in despair, he will just throw away everything.

"Xue Rui, you can dislike Tingting, but don't hurt her." Zhang Qian said, holding Xue Rui's hand.

"Auntie, I understand. Keep your distance and wait for her to figure it out."

Xue Rui smiled. It turned out that Zhang Qian was at a higher level than all of them.

Chen Shen saw that the conversation had come to an end, so he smiled and said:

"Qianqian, Xue Rui is here by car, please take the wine back."

Zhang Qian bit her lip and fell into deep thought. She had just promised her daughter that she would keep Xue Rui.

She couldn't go back on her word, otherwise her daughter wouldn't believe her.

"You just said you wanted to drink with the child, but now you don't want to?"

Zhang Qian opened one of the bottles of white wine without hesitation.

"Hey! That bottle is eighteen years old!" Chen Shen slapped his thigh anxiously.

"Uncle Chen, I'll give you a bottle of twenty years old next time."

"You don't understand."

Chen Shen snatched the bottle and gently stroked the yellowed label, his eyes full of heartache and pity.

"It's open now, I'll go fry some peanuts for you." (End of this chapter)