Reborn in 2000: I just want to love a few people properly.

Go out and explore bravely, the world outside is vast and boundless!

But home will always be your warm harbor. When you're tired, weary, or exhausted, just go home.

Mom and Dad will always be waiting for you to come back.

This is what Xu Tianchao, a successful middle-aged man, often says to Xu Bo.

But his mother, Liu Xiuqin, didn't think so. Whenever this happened, she would come out of the kitchen, pick up a spatula, and shout loudly.

"Old Xu, if you dare to take my son away from me, I'll never forgive you!"

Watching the news, Lao Xu would always silently light a cigarette without arguing, remaining silent along with Xu Bo next to him.

Xu Bo knocked on the door several times and waited for a long time before finally entering the house.

"So you finally decided to come home! Were you online last night?!"

"etc!"

As Xu Bo was changing his shoes, his mother suddenly stepped forward, sniffed them, and grabbed Xu Bo's collar to sniff them carefully.

Her eyes instantly welled up with tears.

"Old Xu! Your kid's smoking!"

After saying that, she ignored Xu Bo, turned around and sat down on the sofa and started crying.

"Your dad died from smoking! I've never said anything about all the socializing you've done over the years!"

"I just want your Xu family's child to have a stable education, a good job, and to get married, so I can hold my grandson soon!"

"But he started smoking!"

"Where did you learn all this?"

Pointing at Xu Bo, Xu's mother cried out in anguish, her greatest fear being that Xu Bo would go astray.

Xu Bo didn't expect to be scolded as soon as he got home and saw his parents when they were young, but he didn't take it to heart and just leaned close to his mother and opened his mouth.

"I didn't smoke! Smell it, the smell of smoke on my clothes is from that kid Yang Xun smoking."

"My dear son, smoking is fine, it's normal for a man. But your priority right now is to study hard. As long as you're willing to study, I'll sell everything I own to support you."

Seeing his mother still nagging, Xu Bo took out the admission notice from his pocket.

"Ta-da! Look what this is!"

If we hadn't brought this up, Xu's mother probably would have forgotten that she was supposed to pick up her college acceptance letter today.

Xu Ma took the envelope and started studying it with Lao Xu.

"Hey, this is my acceptance letter, shouldn't I be the one to open it?"

Seeing the green envelope being opened, Xu Bo said with some dissatisfaction.

But his status in the family was the lowest, so what he said at that moment was just passing by, and no one would listen.

The house isn't big, just over 90 square meters, with three bedrooms.

Xu Bo's room was at the very back, near the toilet. Before going in, Xu Bo heard his mother nagging.

"I don't know if I'll go astray being so far from home."

"Even though it's a second-tier university, as long as we can get in, it's fine. The Xu family finally has a college student."

"It would be even better if I could study hard and get into graduate school!"

Xu Bo scratched his ear, feeling a bit strange; he thought he'd heard that phrase somewhere before.

Xu Bo never locks the door at home; at most, he just closes it.

The reason for this was that Xu's mother was afraid that Xu Bo would go astray.

Xu Bo turned on the radio, put on some music, and lay on the bed, feeling quite content.

Before he knew it, the aftereffects of his hangover kicked in, and Xu Bo stared into thought as he looked at the posters on the wall.

The familiar manga posters of Captain Tsubasa, Dragon Ball, and Lupin III once again confirmed to Xu Bo that he had returned to the year 2000.

Having already achieved financial freedom in their previous life, they will likely continue to enjoy a life of comfort and abundance in this life, following the normal trajectory.

But now that I've been given a second chance at life, I should do something to change the world.

Then there's one's own feelings.

His ex-wife, Bai Feifei, had just finished her college entrance exams, and he would see her on the day she registered for university.

Divorcing her was his biggest regret, but Xu Bo still loved her.

Although I love quite a few people.

Xu Bo has always insisted on maintaining personal freedom, and that cell phones are the other person's privacy. However, he never expected that his cell phone, which he even takes with him when he takes a shower, would be taken away by his daughter under the pretext of watching a cartoon.

This led to the ensuing chaotic scene.

There are several other women who are also Xu Bo's beloved. In his previous life, he would rather divorce than give up on them, so it's even more impossible for him to do so in this life.

"Let's figure out a way to earn the tuition fees first."

Feeling increasingly exhausted, Xu Bo soon fell into a deep sleep.

When I opened my eyes again, it was already evening. It was pitch black outside, with only dim lights illuminating the road. There was no sound from the television in the living room.

Xu Bo often surfs the internet intensely and once came across a video that talked about when one is most lonely.

This is probably how it looks now.

I made a phone call from the landline; my parents had gone out for a business dinner, but left some food in the kitchen before they left.

It's his favorite dish, sauerkraut stew with glass noodles. Xu Bo has rarely been able to eat this authentic Northeastern dish since he settled in Hangzhou.

I turned on the TV to listen to the news, hoping to find some business opportunities, but it was past eight o'clock and the TV station was showing the finale of "Sunny Pigsy".

The Little Dragon Girl transformed into a spring to save the East Sea; this scene from his childhood brought tears to Xu Bo's eyes.

After finishing the meal, I cleared away the dishes and used the landline to call Chen Ying's family.

"Hello, Auntie, this is Xu Bo. Is Chen Ying home?"

The sound of a child making noise came from the other end of the phone, followed by a tired voice.

"Xiao Bo, Chen Ying and Yang Xun went out to play and aren't home."

"Okay, I got it. Goodbye, Auntie."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Bo left a note, got dressed, and went out.

If they weren't home, they must have gone to that internet cafe on Weisan Road; the three of them often came here to surf the internet.

It was a bit chilly outside, so Xu Bo tightened his coat and walked around Central Avenue to the internet cafe on Weisan Road.

Looking up, the dazzling signboard displays four large characters.

"Excellent Internet Cafe"

At this time of year, the whole country is cracking down on the internet cafe industry, and this boss is still able to defy the rules, so he must have some tricks up his sleeve.

Upon arriving at the corner seats, Chen Ying and Yang Xun were playing Red Alert with headsets on, and a heavily made-up girl was sitting on Yang Xun's lap.

At this moment, she was hooking her arm around Yang Xun's neck, looking at the screen with curiosity.

Xu Bo stood behind them with great interest and watched for a long time. When Yang Xun's base was destroyed, Xu Bo took off their headsets.

"Let's go get something to eat. This is my new girlfriend, Liu Mei."

The girl casually greeted them and then took Yang Xun's arm and walked out first. Yang Xun also enjoyed this feeling very much and winked at Xu Bo and Chen Ying.

"Brother Bo, do you think Yang Xun is still a virgin?"

Young men often hold this aspect in high esteem and feel a sense of shyness that is difficult to express.

"His muse is still waiting for him, do you think he'll reciprocate?"

Xu Bo patted Chen Ying's head and said with a smile.

Arriving at the food stall, the group ordered fried noodles, some barbecue, and three bottles of beer, as usual.

"Come! Let's toast to the best years of our youth!"

After taking a sip of beer, a cool sensation flowed from his heart into his entire body, and Xu Bo felt completely comfortable.

"What happened between you and He Yimei today? I saw her picking something up at the door."

With his arm around the girl next to him, Yang Xun asked loudly, pretending to be loud.

Boys at this age often like to show off, especially when there are girls around.

Xu Bo also gave him face.

"It should be tying shoelaces, and besides, she's already rejected me, why should I bother with her?"

"Goodbye then, the next one will be better."

"Dating is like fishing."

"Some people, you can talk to them, but they'll ignore you."

"After you pretended to leave, she floated back to the surface of the water."

Xu Bo now has a strong aversion to skewers; he uses chopsticks to scrape the meat off the skewers before putting it in his mouth.

His lips were smacking, glistening with oil.

"What I need to do now is improve myself and become a professional fishpond owner."