Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl
Chapter 254 - 253: A Tremendous Test

Chapter 254: Chapter 253: A Tremendous Test

While dinner was halfway done, Mr. Han and Mrs. Han came back. Zhen Yu was forcibly kicked out of the kitchen, and of course, Han Mingyue was no exception.

"Out, get out! Xiao Yu, you’re not allowed to enter the kitchen from now on!" Mrs. Han pushed one with each hand, shoving her son and Zhen Yu out of the kitchen together, then standing by the door she said: "Tomorrow I’ll buy some pastries to keep at home. If you’re hungry after school, just eat some of those. We’ll cook dinner when we come back! Ming Yue, really, when Xiao Yu came over to cook, why didn’t you stop her!!"

Han Mingyue, who got caught in the crossfire while watching: "I was wrong, Mom! I will definitely stop her from now on!"

You little rascal! At least you know better! Mrs. Han nodded contentedly, allowing the two to leave.

The two walked shoulder to shoulder towards the sofa. As soon as they stepped out of the kitchen’s domain, Zhen Yu, with a laugh, raised her arm high and patted Han Mingyue on the shoulder, "Nice! Strong will to live, huh!"

Han Mingyue: "???"

But Zhen Yu just laughed without saying a word.

Seeing that she didn’t elaborate, Han Mingyue didn’t press further, and just reiterated what Mrs. Han just said, "My mom said you’re not allowed in the kitchen, did you hear her?"

"I didn’t hear." Zhen Yu said earnestly.

"...Stop joking around." Han Mingyue tried to hold back a smile with pursed lips.

Yet Zhen Yu widened her eyes and feigned innocence, continuing to tease: "I’m not joking! I really didn’t hear!"

"Then I’ll say it again!" Han Mingyue suddenly went into acting mode, serious faced and mimicking a lecture: "You are not allowed in my house’s kitchen from now on! Don’t even think of touching anything in there! If you happen to break the Queen Mother’s Treasure Bowl, you’ll be in big trouble!"

"Pfft... Treasure Bowl!" Zhen Yu couldn’t help but burst into laughter because of his performance, "Haha... tycoon, let’s be friends!"

Han Mingyue laughed along with her, "Sure."

Although he was not used to bantering, making her happy for a moment was quite pleasant.

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At night, lying on the single bed that once belonged to Han Mingyue, Zhen Yu stared blankly at the ceiling, sleepless.

Let’s be friends! She wasn’t just saying it. Because the year and a half to come was a huge test for her, testing whether she would eventually become Han Mingyue’s ’sister’.

They say the flower season is at sixteen, the rainy season at seventeen. Han Mingyue was already fifteen. Had he been a girl, he would be at the age where romance begins to bloom.

At least in her previous life, Zhen Yu fell in love with Han Mingyue at that age. And then she loved him for a lifetime, unrequited...

Boys... Zhen Yu was not a boy! She naturally didn’t know at what age boys typically start to feel different about the opposite sex for the first time.

So the best strategy, of course, was to treat everyone the same!

"Ah!" Zhen Yu sighed deeply.

What can she do?! How can she make Han Mingyue not develop a ’family-like’ feeling for her when he sees her every day for 365 days a year?

That’s really too much to ask! She hasn’t even dated and is she now forced to experience the ’old married couple’ routine first???

The thought of possibly meeting Han Mingyue in the morning with bird’s nest hair and eye boogers made Zhen Yu jump out of bed immediately!

Set the alarm! She must set an alarm!

Six o’clock!

No! Five o’clock!

And make breakfast too, maybe even win over the future mother-in-law’s favor!

After setting the wake-up alarm, Zhen Yu began to ponder how she could minimize contact and encounters with Han Mingyue in the future...

"Arghhh!!!" Zhen Yu, agitated, banged her head against the headboard.

No wonder they say ’art comes from life’! Not everything in novels is made up!

Let’s talk about the three possible outcomes of being childhood sweethearts! That’s just outright realism there!

The best scenario, of course, is being mutually in love and getting married! A slightly worse one would be ending up as a brother-sister relationship, with no romantic sparks!

And the worst kind, which is exactly what Zhen Yu fears the most! I treat you as a brother/sister, but you want to have my babies...

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No matter how troublesome things are, they have to take a backseat to life.

The next day, Zhen Yu, who got up super early, had just finished making breakfast when Mrs. Han woke up.

Hearing noises from the kitchen, she thought there was a burglar! But when she went in, she found it was Zhen Yu.

"You child, why are you up so early! Aren’t you not having school today? You don’t need to make breakfast in the future! Little kids need more sleep to grow taller! Did you hear me?"

Zhen Yu avoided answering directly and explained with a smile, "Auntie, I have to go to Qi City with my mom today and won’t be back until tomorrow."

"Oh, right! Then later on, you can go with your uncle!"

"Okay, Auntie. The food is ready, please go wash up."

"You child! You are not allowed to get up this early again in the future! Be obedient..." Mrs. Han continued talking as she walked away, quickly disappearing outside the kitchen door.

But Zhen Yu didn’t take it to heart at all.

Making dinner was clearly not feasible with the time she had after school! Like yesterday, she only managed to get halfway through...

Making breakfast wasn’t difficult and killed two birds with one stone! How could she possibly be obedient?

Besides, living in someone else’s house, she can’t just expect meals to be served up without lifting a finger...

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After breakfast, Zhen Yu followed Han Youliang to the town center, while Mrs. Han and her two sons stayed at home.

The Zhen Family’s household registration had long been transferred to their new house in Qi City, and they applied for a loan of fifty thousand yuan but only got thirty-six thousand approved, which had already been deposited into Mrs. Zhen’s bank account.

Zhen Yu had already called the man selling computers in advance.

Since they had agreed to visit and pick up the merchandise in March or April, and to follow the lowest price, her first choice was still this shop.

She asked the owner to assemble two computers in advance, one with high-end specifications and the other with mid-range.

Upon arriving in Qi City, Zhang San’er and Li Si’er, who had been notified in advance, came to meet them at the station.

The four of them dropped off their luggage at the new house, and without even taking time to drink water, they headed straight for the electronics mall!

The young male owner of the computer shop was surnamed Zhang, so Zhen Yu called him Brother Zhang.

After asking Brother Zhang to install several of the most popular single-player games on both computers, Zhen Yu tried them out to get a feel for the computers’ performance.

The difference wasn’t too big, but the price differed by over a thousand!

Zhen Yu sat still at the computer desk and went straight to the point, "Brother Zhang, how much for the mid-range configuration?"

After inspecting the merchandise, it was naturally time to talk about the price.

Brother Zhang readily said, "Seven thousand for walk-in customers! I won’t haggle over every little bit with you, it’s a fair deal! If you can take eight units, I’ll give them to you for six thousand each!"

"Brilliant! That’s really brilliant!" Zhen Yu immediately replied, "Give me an 80% discount!"

"..." Brother Zhang gritted his teeth, which kid from which family is such a haggler!!! And throwing lines at me! Do I look like a fool!

While internally grumbling, he outright refused, "No way! I can’t sell it at an 80% discount!"