Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 54 [054] Really complementary
"My father's family actually had a pretty good living condition when he was a kid. It was considered pretty good in their time."

Xu Jinhuan pretended not to notice that Chen Xingzhu was angry and deliberately used other topics to distract her. Girls are emotional creatures. No matter what method is used, as long as she calms down, it will be much easier to coax her.

"My grandparents opened a small hospital in the village. Medical resources were scarce back then, so people from all over the place would come here if they had a headache or a fever. The material conditions were pretty good."

Xu Jinhuan continued, "However, my father has always had a problem. He can't eat any Dongxing vegetables like garlic sprouts, onions, and leeks. My grandmother gets angry and thinks he's too spoiled. She deliberately makes these dishes every now and then and forces my father to eat them."

When Chen Xingzhu heard this, he didn't know whether he was surprised, or resonated with it, or maybe he was tired. In any case, his pace finally slowed down as he went downstairs, and he was obviously listening to what he was saying.

"My dad would throw up after eating, which made my grandma even angrier. She would make him eat alone every time. While the family cooked, he would just eat steamed buns with pickles and fermented black bean paste."

Xu Jinhuan continued, "My dad didn't make any noise or fuss, he just ate his steamed buns quietly by himself, but my grandma thought that this was a silent act of resistance, a sign of his unwillingness to accept.

"So one time during dinner, grandma brought my dad a plate of dumplings stuffed with leeks and eggs, stir-fried leeks with bean sprouts, and a few pieces of bean cakes. She meant you either eat leeks or bean cakes..."

At the corner of the first floor, Xu Jinhuan finally paused and asked her, "Do you know what bean cakes are?"

Chen Xingzhu thought about it seriously and shook his head blankly.

"It would be easier if you were willing to talk..."

Xu Jinhuan, experienced and relieved, explained, "They just use a machine to press soybeans into round cakes... These are usually used to feed pigs."

Chen Xingzhu showed disbelief again.

She always felt that she was wronged at home because her mother treated her differently. However, in terms of material life, no matter her biological mother, stepfather, or biological father whom she had not seen for many years, they had never treated her badly. She had always been relatively free in terms of diet and clothing.

In short, there is a lot of pocket money.

But after listening to the story of Xu Jinhuan's father, she felt for the first time that her mother was quite good to her and that her life was not as miserable as she had originally thought.

"My dad still chooses to eat bean cakes,"

The two walked out of the apartment together, and Xu Jinhuan came forward to walk side by side with her. "My grandma was very angry when she saw it. My dad had just taken a few bites of the bean cake when she was slapped several times..."

Chen Xingzhu couldn't help but stop when she thought about the scene of fierce conflict, and felt a little sorry for the kind and steady uncle just now.

She asked softly, "How old was your father?"

"high school."

Xu Jinhuan came to the bicycle and motioned Chen Xingzhu to sit on it. Chen Xingzhu was still angry that he had lied to her, but she also wanted to know what would happen next. After hesitating for a moment, she finally climbed onto the back seat of the bicycle and sat sideways.

"My dad was originally a high school student in the county, living on campus. After this incident, he skipped school and went to work in the city..."

"and after?"

Chen Xingzhu has already started to invest.

"Dang-dang-dang-dang..."

Cong Miaoyin hummed the tune along with the melody in the headphones, walked out of the unit door with light steps, subconsciously glanced at the road, and saw two figures walking away in the twilight of the setting sun.

This is……

She suddenly opened her eyes wide, suspecting that she had seen it wrong.

Chen Xingzhu!
Chen Xingzhu was actually on the back seat of Xu Jinhuan's bicycle!

And it appears here!!
What's happening here?
It was as if water was boiling in her little head, with bubbles bubbling out continuously, and inside each bubble was a big question.

"Xu..."

Xu Jinhuan had already walked away with Chen Xingzhu. Cong Miaoyin gave up the idea of ​​calling him and began to imagine different versions of the love story in her mind. They were romantic, poignant, and touching...

"My grandparents asked someone and learned from a relative that my dad was working in the city, so they didn't pay much attention to it..."

Xu Jinhuan continued to tell Chen Xingzhu stories of the past, "My father never returned to his hometown in those years. Later, he met my mother, got married, and had me. Only then did my grandparents' attitudes improve..."

Chen Xingzhu asked again: "Why?"

"My aunt is in poor health and can only give birth to one child, a girl. My grandparents have traditional ideas. To put it bluntly, they favor sons over daughters." Xu Jinhuan smiled. "After a hundred years, they still expect their eldest grandson to see them off, so their attitude has improved a lot."

He was obviously short on content, but Chen Xingzhu was so engrossed in the story that she didn't notice and continued to ask, "What's your uncle's attitude?"

"My dad didn't want to associate with them at first. Later, when I got a little older and my mom kept persuading him, he finally agreed to go to my grandparents' house..."

Xu Jinhuan sighed, "However, my dad never eats at my grandparents' house. Grandma specially prepared a large table of his favorite food, but he refused to eat it. He also ignored me when I called him..."

Chen Xingzhu sat on the back of his bicycle, left the community, basked in the evening breeze, looked at the lights of thousands of homes, and kept running over the shadows of the tires cast by the street lights, heading towards the campus.

"I can understand."

After a while, she answered softly.

"I understand that, too."

Xu Jinhuan smiled and continued, then added, "I mean I can understand you."

Chen Xingzhu didn't respond.

"So my parents spoiled me a lot since I was little. No matter what I didn't like to eat, they never forced me to eat it. That's why I became a picky eater..."

"So, you have low blood sugar?"

Chen Xingzhu asked curiously, feeling that everything connected.

Xu Jinhuan responded, "How clever."

"So how much pocket money do you have every month?"

Chen Xingzhu thought about what she saw at Xu Jinhuan's house today and felt puzzled. Xu Jinhuan's family was not well-off, but not poor either. Especially with the character of his uncle and aunt, how could they let their son be so destitute as to beg for food from others?
"Four……"

Because the plan went so smoothly, Xu Jinhuan was somewhat careless and answered subconsciously. Fortunately, he reacted immediately and continued, "Forty."

"40?"

Chen Xingzhu couldn't help but raise her voice. Sometimes she went shopping to relax by herself and spent more than 40 yuan a day!

"40 a week."

Xu Jinhuan also knew that this figure was a bit exaggerated, so he quickly made amends, "You used to pay me weekly, but recently you've been more confident in me, so you've started paying me monthly..."

"How pitiful!"

Chen Xingzhu's kindness and maternal instinct came into play, and she immediately felt very pity for him. She was originally a little dissatisfied with his sudden request for noodles, thinking it was too presumptuous, but now all her dissatisfaction had disappeared.

'Fortunately, I have money.'

She secretly calculated in her heart, and suddenly felt that their conditions were quite complementary. Xu Jinhuan was short of money, and she had money; she lacked the warmth of family, and Xu Jinhuan obviously had it...

'Is this his purpose?'

This thought flashed through his mind, but was quickly dismissed by Chen Xingzhu. He didn't believe that anyone could calculate people's hearts and reactions to this extent, and that someone was a high school student.

"There's still time, don't worry."

Xu Jinhuan calculated the distance and comforted Chen Xingzhu, "The brakes are broken. I'll ride slowly."

"fine."

Chen Xingzhu had already seen his "foot brake" and was worried that he might hurt his foot, so she comforted him, "Don't worry, the evening study session is very relaxed today."

In fact, Xu Jinhuan was now full of regrets. If the brakes were normal, he could pretend to brake normally like other boys who were carrying girls.

From his observation, Chen Xingzhu must have felt pretty good when he was involuntarily crashing forward according to Newton's law...

The temperature has dropped. I have a fever. Please be safe.

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(End of this chapter)