Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl
Chapter 73 Favoring Sons Over Daughters

Chapter 73: Chapter 73 Favoring Sons Over Daughters

Soon it was the end of October, and on Sunday night before going to sleep, Zhen Yu lay on her warm kang bed and summoned the system interface.

Name: Zhen Yu

Gender: Female

Age: 13

Ability Points/Knowledge Points: 13/14

Intelligence Category - Full score 100

Memory: 74

Logic: 54

Inference: 30

Analysis: 30

Appearance Category - Full score 100

Appearance: 70

Skin: 65

Figure: 50

Voice: 40

Physical Strength Category - Full score 100

Constitution: 50

Endurance: 42

Martial Force: 50

Burst: 50

Language Category - Full score 100 (Expandable)

Chinese: Intermediate 80

English: Beginner 40

Skill Category - Full score 100 (Expandable)

Female Self-defense Skill: Beginner 21

Cooking Skill: Beginner 31

Computer: Entry-level 10

Writing: Entry-level 10

Emotion Category - Full score 100

Emotional Quotient: 31

Financial Intelligence: 22

System Mall: Not yet opened

Storage Space: Not yet opened

Trading Platform: Not yet opened

After not checking for a month, perhaps due to the onset of winter, Zhen Yu’s skin score increased by two points, and indeed, she did feel that her sun-tanned skin from summer had lightened quite a bit.

Another change was in her Cooking Skill... it was an unexpected yet fruitful progress.

Zhen Yu decided that unless there was an urgent matter, she would add points only at the end of each month. This would help her see if she had been diligent enough throughout the month.

Perhaps due to the eventful month and some additional English tutoring, her ability points for October were 1 point less than September.

She silently decided to increase Logic to 61, using up 7 points.

Zhen Yu allocated the remaining 6 points to Inference.

It was said that reaching 60 points was considered passing, but considering that her Female Self-defense Skill only entered the beginner level after increasing by 1 point, she decided to add an extra point just to be sure.

Looking at the meager 36 points in Inference and 30 points in Analysis, Zhen Yu sighed, closed the system interface, and closed her eyes to sleep.

Tomorrow was another day to double her efforts – the plan for the day starts with lighting the fire.

-

It was Zhen Yu’s turn to light the fire early on Monday.

Among the top ten students chosen to light the fire, aside from Wu Qiong, there was one boy who was a boarder, and on the day they did it, everything in the classroom was normal.

But Zhen Yu guessed that there must have been some merit due to the duty teacher’s presence.

In her previous life, when she had first started to light the fire, the initial time was spent observing while following the duty teacher, and only on the second occasion did she get to operate on her own under guidance.

It was quite a coincidence that the day Zhen Yu had to light the fire was also a Monday.

Just like the day when Zhen Yan had to light the fire, the siblings went to school together, only this time, their destination was the Junior High School First Class classroom.

After swiftly getting the fire started, Zhen Yu placed her lunch box near the stove to keep it warm, then she joined her brother in pulling their stools close to the stove to sit and warm up.

"Little sister."

"Hmm?"

"Grandpa is coming to our house to see me this weekend," Zhen Yan said somberly, "while you were at your tutoring class."

"Oh."

"Little sis!"

"Speak."

"Grandpa said..." Zhen Yan really had a knack for keeping people in suspense, dragging out a single sentence without getting to the point.

"Just say it!" Zhen Yu was getting a little impatient.

Spurred by his sister’s reaction, Zhen Yan spoke much more smoothly, "Grandpa said he wants me to stay with him during the winter break."

Zhen Yu had somewhat anticipated that Grandpa wanted to win over his grandson, but she hadn’t expected such a... direct request.

Without much thought, she directly asked her brother, "Do you want to go?"

Zhen Yan scratched his head, looking hesitant.

After more than a minute, he finally said, "I’m not being unfilial, you know! It’s just, at Grandpa’s place, I don’t have any playmates, and I’m afraid I’ll be bored if I go."

Zhen Yu suggested, "Then you can just go for a few days and come back home."

"Is that okay?" Zhen Yan brightened up, then frowned again, "But it seems like Grandpa wants me to stay there regularly during the summer and winter vacations."

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Zhen Yu started to take things more seriously.

After some thought, she looked at her brother and spoke seriously, "You are currently the only grandson in the Zhen family, and you might end up being the only one."

Zhen Yan was stunned. What did that have to do with staying at Grandpa’s place?

After thinking for a moment, he still asked, "Little sis! What do you think?"

"It’s not about what I think," Zhen Yu said solemnly. "It’s about what you think! Do you want to live with Dad and the mistress?"

"What?!" Zhen Yan jumped up, "I’d rather die than do that!"

Zhen Yu signaled her brother to sit down first, then logically analyzed the current situation for him.

"The mistress is pregnant, but ’nobody’ knows whether it’s a boy or girl. If she can’t give Grandpa a grandson, he will definitely force you to live with Dad!"

"No one can force me! Over my dead body!" Zhen Yan bristled, pacing around and cursing Mr. Zhen for not being worth a damn.

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Zhen Yu spoke this way because, in her previous life, she had lived with Grandpa for many years and had long seen through the old man’s true colors.

In Grandpa Zhen’s eyes, sons and grandsons were treasures, while daughters and granddaughters were less than grass.

At that time, Zhen Yu was living at Grandpa’s place and would often see her five aunts come over with big and small packages to visit him but couldn’t even get a glass of warm water.

Mr. Zhen would hardly ever visit unless it was time to deliver living expenses to the old man and her.

But as soon as he did come, Grandpa would order Zhen Yu to pick the best food from what the aunts brought, cook them a meal, and they would drink together while Zhen Yu poured tea and attended to the drinks.

Ju Zhen, before giving birth, had come over with Mr. Zhen to visit Grandpa and her.

Because of being indirectly kicked out of her own home, Zhen Yu threw a tantrum and refused to cook.

Mr. Zhen then tried to persuade Zhen Yu, "Aunt Ju is heavily pregnant, and it’s not easy for her to come here! Since Xiao Yu can cook now, let her taste your cooking skills."

Zhen Yu remembered that she talked back at the time, only to be severely scolded by Grandpa.

"You ungrateful girl! Staying at my place and you still feel wronged? Aunt Ju is carrying the Zhen family’s eldest grandson! What’s wrong with cooking a meal for her!?"

"I won’t do it!"

"You won’t do it?! Then get out of here! Don’t ever come back to stay with me! Why weren’t you the one who drowned? Why did my eldest grandson have to die and leave behind you, such an infuriating creature!?"

Terrified by being told to "get out" and "not come to stay," Zhen Yu cried and wailed as she cooked the meal, then ran back to her own little room to curl up in her bed and cry her heart out.

-

Later...

Later on, Ju Zhen gave birth to a daughter, and Grandpa didn’t even bother to see her once.

According to the customs back in the northeast hometown, it was the grandparents who should name the grandchildren. Mr. Zhen specially came to ask for a name, but Grandpa just dismissed him with ’Just you decide.’, sending Mr. Zhen on his way.

Ju Zhen was so angry that she refused to visit Grandpa’s place ever again.

-

"Alas..." Zhen Yu sighed. No matter how much Grandpa favored boys over girls, he had never abused her in her previous life.

Although Zhen Yu couldn’t bring herself to feel filial affection for him from the heart, she didn’t want to be defiant either.

In fact, in this life, Zhen Yu simply didn’t want to have anything to do with Grandpa.

But at this moment, she realized that her brother’s custody could become a major issue.

It has to be said, life is full of gains and losses.

"Bro, if Grandpa insists on you going, then just go!"

Zhen Yan’s eyebrows shot up, fuming, "You,"

"I’m saying go to Grandpa’s house!" Zhen Yu explained, "And if you want to come back, just come back! Your legs are on your body, can he really tie you down?"

Only then did Zhen Yan nod hesitantly, "Oh."