Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl
Chapter 224 - 223: Recognize One Thing

Chapter 224: Chapter 223: Recognize One Thing

After parting ways at the entrance of the arcade, Zhen Yan insisted on sleeping at the new house, no matter what. Left without a choice, Zhen Yu had to squeeze onto a single bed with Mrs. Zhen, which left her exhausted the next morning, so much so that she woke up wanting to hit someone!

Amidst the sounds of her children’s playfully chasing and bickering, Mrs. Zhen prepared breakfast and called them to eat.

Since it was Sunday and there wasn’t much that could be done, the three of them started the day at a leisurely pace.

"What else can we do today besides paying back the money?" Mrs. Zhen asked as she sipped her porridge.

Zhen Yu answered with a smile, "There’s plenty we could do, but it all depends on how much money we have! How did the clearance sale go? Mom."

Mrs. Zhen swiftly replied, "Not a single pair of sandals left, some odd sizes from the spring and autumn collection remain unsold, and we’re in the midst of selling the winter collection!"

"How much is the stock worth?"

"About six thousand! I just did the inventory before coming over."

"How about cash on hand?"

"Twenty-five thousand. We owe Lao Zhang fifteen thousand, and ten thousand is left for working capital."

Zhen Yu’s eyes lit up, surprised by her mother’s capability. "Then let’s go buy a bed first! I can’t stand another night of squeezing in!"

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zhen glared at her son, "Squeeze? Tomorrow’s Monday, you better roll back to your dorm tonight! My back is nearly breaking!"

Zhen Yan agreed, feeling wronged, and buried his head in his meal, keeping quiet.

Mrs. Zhen amusingly watched her son’s antics, "Don’t play the martyr with me! Once we get the bed, it’s not like I won’t let you sleep on it! Finals are coming up, so go back to school and study hard. There’ll be rewards for good grades!"

"What rewards?" Zhen Yan quickly asked upon hearing this.

Mrs. Zhen didn’t hide it and told her son straight, "I’m planning to buy you a watch! You’re in High School now, and you know how to care about your appearance! Boys wear watches, girls carry bags! Mom gets it!"

"Thanks, mom!" Zhen Yan felt a bit sheepish; he indeed wanted a watch quite badly, as many of his classmates had one, and he felt somewhat inferior without one.

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After lunch, Zhen Yan wanted to go shopping with his mother and sister, but was immediately rejected! Left with no other choice, he headed back to school alone.

Meeting with Boss Zhang and browsing furniture stores, the day flew by.

At dinner time, Zhen Yan returned to the new home as agreed, and the food was already set on the table.

After washing his hands and sitting down at the table, Zhen Yan blurted out, "It’d be great if it could be like this every day!"

Mrs. Zhen and Zhen Yu were stunned for a moment, looked at each other, but it was Mrs. Zhen who spoke, "Soon! At the latest, Mom will come over by May Day!"

"Ah?" Zhen Yan gazed at his mother dumbfounded, "What about Xiao Yu if you come here?"

Zhen Yu laughed, content knowing her brother was concerned for her.

"Silly boy! Your sister will stay at the dormitory!" Mrs. Zhen laid out her daughter’s plan directly, "Our Shoe City will only last until May Day before it has to be cleared out for the Demolition Office! Your sister’s plan is to wrap things up around then and kick off our computer arcade right in time for May Day!"

"Mom!" Zhen Yan, naturally a smiling face and an optimist, put away his usual grin today and said to his mother earnestly, "Xiao Yu is just in junior high, is it okay for her to stay in a dormitory? And the arcade, can we hire someone to manage it? You should stay home and take care of my sister!"

"No way!" Zhen Yu immediately vetoed, "There’s no electronic cash register software yet, relying solely on manual timing is too prone to exploitation! You know, wealth stirs the human heart!"

"Besides, I’m much more self-sufficient than you! You don’t need to worry about me, this is our home from now on. Laha Town is in the past! After Labor Day, it will be me coming over during winter and summer vacations, not you guys going back! That place is no longer our root, you need to understand that!"

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After a long silence, Mrs. Zhen finally sighed softly, "It will be difficult to see those old neighbors again..."

Zhen Yan also said with a downcast expression, "And there’s Fu Yu and the others..."

"Do you guys really need to be like this? Transportation is so advanced, just go back if you want to see them! Sooner or later, Fu Yu and the others will also take exams to come to Qi City. Even if not to the same High School, it’s still easy to meet up!"

"Little sister, do you think Fu Yu can make it to High School? He," Zhen Yan said worriedly.

Zhen Yu directly threw the burden back to her brother, "Whether he can pass or not is up to you now! He said he’s waiting for you to tutor him during the winter break! Also, they’ve installed a telephone at his house, so in the future, you can call him or write letters!"

"Yes, I got it!" Zhen Yan values Fu Yu a lot, their friendship from childhood is no joke. If his help could get Fu Yu into High School, he would certainly do his utmost!

"Brother! This is just High School, and Qi City is only a little more than two hours’ drive from Laha. In the future when everyone goes to university, we’ll all be scattered around, and it’s even less likely to see each other often! Even the best friends can’t stay by your side forever! Because not even family can always do that!"

Mrs. Zhen, deeply moved, said, "Your sister is right! In this lifetime, we depend on our parents in the first half and our children in the second half. A young couple growing old together, I don’t ask for anything else. As long as you both find good people to spend your lives with, I’ll be content! Just don’t end up like me..."

Zhen Yu and her brother exchanged a look, and for the first time, the siblings had the simultaneous thought ’mom should remarry...’

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Zhen Yan did not stay the night, allowing mother and daughter to finally sleep comfortably.

The next day, Monday, Mrs. Zhen went out for loan affairs, while Zhen Yu stayed at home waiting for the furniture store delivery.

No one came in the morning, and Zhen Yu idled alone at home reading books.

Mrs. Zhen had agreed to grab a bite outside at noon, so Zhen Yu also casually ate something at home.

Beginning at one in the afternoon, the furniture gradually arrived.

The folding dining table and four wooden stools that could be tucked under the table were directly placed by Zhen Yu in a corner of the kitchen.

The desk and its matching chair were moved upstairs to the smaller bedroom, prepared for Zhen Yan.

The two beds were also quickly in place, in those days there was no ’buy a bed get bedside tables free’ deal, so yesterday Zhen Yu and her mother directly ordered two simple wardrobes.

What arrived today were a bunch of boards, and a man carried them upstairs and began to assemble them on the spot. Amid the occasional whirring of the electric drill, a layer of dust quickly settled in the bedroom.

As it got dark, just as Zhen Yu sent the installation worker out, Mrs. Zhen returned.

Mrs. Zhen cooked dinner, Zhen Yu cleaned up, and after five o’clock, Zhen Yan also came back, putting down his backpack and stepping forward to help.

When the three of them sat down again for dinner, not only Zhen Yan and Zhen Yu but also Mrs. Zhen finally felt something different.

This was their home! The home that she and her two children had gradually built up, bit by bit!

Her daughter had also said, next time she comes over, to move all three of their household registrations here! By then, they would really be city dwellers!

In the past, she couldn’t even dare to dream about it! Thinking back to when she was young, those educated youths who came from big cities, each one seemed superior, but now...