Rebirth from the Ashes

When Fu Qingxuan realized that someone was pursuing Shen Xi or that she had a crush, he was so upset that he called Fu Qingye and asked if he knew who she liked.

Fu Qingye was not aware of this and had never heard her mention it, but like Fu Qingxuan, he somehow felt a little uneasy when he found out. ‘How old is she that she’s already in love at this age?!’

Shen Feng knocked on Shen Xi’s door. “Lazybum, get up! Fu Qingxuan is leaving!”

Shen Xi laid on her bed and wiggled her feet happily as she chatted with Li Yuan. When she heard that Fu Qingxuan was leaving, she texted Li Yuan. “Brother, Fu Qingxuan is leaving, so I’m sending him off.”

Brother: Good.

Fu Qingxuan left. Before leaving, he told the Shen family that Shen Tang did not need to go to the lab with him at this moment. However, he would need a lot of samples when he got back, so they would have to cooperate then. They could take the samples here and mail them over.

Shen Feng tugged on Shen Xi’s arm. “He’s gone. What are you looking at?”

Shen Xi did not speak and only looked at the car that disappeared down the road. She did not know when they would meet again after they parted.

On the way home, they could hear people talking about last night’s fireworks display. Everyone said that it was novel and beautiful, and that it was their first time seeing such a display of fireworks. However, no one knew who arranged them.

Everyone visited each other’s houses on the first day of the New Year.

Shen Xi and Shen Feng hid in the room and did not like dealing with these troublesome social activities. They also did not want to see those greedy people and were afraid they could not resist punching them.

However, the soundproofing of the room was not very good, so they could clearly hear the conversation outside.

They were mostly the same. The people who came over would pay their respects, say something nice, and get straight to the point. Most of them just asked Shen Zhangqing for a job or to borrow money. Some also looked for Shen Xi to teach their children to dance. Those who had no boundaries even asked their children to follow them to the capital to learn dancing.

Shen Feng was furious and paused his game. He threw his gaming mouse and said, “Who the hell are these people?! If we give them a job, they’re lazy and sleazy. If we lend them money, they’ll never return it. Also, learn to dance from you?! They should really just look at their children. Do they even deserve it? Urgh… this is infuriating!”

Shen Xi was reading a book beside him and said calmly, “Is this the first time you’ve seen this?”

These people only wanted to take advantage of the Shen family. Everyone who visited would bring their entire family, especially their children so that they could get red packets.

In previous years, Shen Xi’s parents would give red packets with less than 100 yuan in them. Those people would then comment that the Shen family was rich yet so stingy.

This year’s red packets were indeed miserly.

When Shen Xi went out last night to buy spicy tofu skins, she exchanged a 200 yuan bill with single yuan bills at the kiosk. In the morning, Shen Feng and Shen Xi swapped out the hundred yuan bills in the red packets to the single yuan bills.

Shen Feng said angrily, “Uncle’s just too much of a pushover that people love to bully him. Once my family moves to the capital, we’ll never come back. Let’s see who else they can take advantage of.”

Shen Xi asked, “Have your parents decided yet?”

Shen Feng replied, “Do you think it’s so simple to leave? There’s still so much sh*t to sort out before they leave.”

Shen Xi did not deny it and looked at him. She changed the subject. “How’s your standing in the game recently?”

Shen Feng was smug. “Average I guess, just first in the world.”

Shen Xi flexed her wrist and looked at him with a raised eyebrow. “Do you wanna play one round with me?”

Shen Feng thought about it for a moment. “If you wanna play, we’ll have to go to the cyber cafe. Our home’s internet speed is too slow. Shall we?”

The two of them were about to head over to the cyber cafe when they overheard a conversation in the living room. The woman’s voice was quite loud and she seemed to be talking about Shen Tang’s blind date.

“This boy is good-looking and comes from a good family. They opened several supermarket franchises that have an annual revenue of several million yuan. The boy went to a film school and studied film directing. He just graduated too. He saw Tangtang’s photo and was very pleased. He said that he didn’t mind her blindness and wanted to marry a virtuous and easy-going girl,” the matchmaker spoke nonstop.

“Tangtang will be going to the capital after the New Year,” said Du Juan shyly. “Mrs. Lee, please tell that family that we won’t go for that blind date.”

“Coincidentally, the boy graduated and will be working in the capital. The two of them should just meet up and have a chat. It won’t be an issue. If they can get along, then it’s certainly good, but if not, then forget it. No pressure.” Mrs. Lee continued, “Let me tell you, such good conditions are really hard to come by. You shouldn’t miss out on this boy.”

The boy was a university graduate, and Shen Tang was a blind high school graduate. Although her uncle was rich, his money did not belong to Tangtang’s family. She was getting the better deal in this arranged marriage.

Shen Feng heard this and thought about it for a moment. He whispered to Shen Xi, “His conditions do sound good…”

At least, it was much better than those unreliable scumbags from before. This boy was a graduate and aspiring film director that came from a good family. If he looked decent and had a good character, they could try to get along, but this also depended on Tangtang’s intentions.

Shen Xi sneered and had a stern look in her eyes. “How is that good?”

Shen Feng shuddered from that look. “Then how do you know that he’s not?”

‘This girl…what’s gotten into her? Why is she so scary all of a sudden like she just saw her mortal enemy?’

Shen Xi’s eyes darkened when she thought of the man who caused Tangtang’s tragic death in her past life. She just wanted to skin him alive and looked coldly at Shen Feng. “Do you wanna bet?”

Shen Feng said, “Bet about what?”

Shen Xi raised her eyebrows, but the depths of her eyes were icy. “You said that he’s a good man, but I think that he’s a monster. If you lose, you’ll work for me for free for two years.”

‘I didn’t expect this bastard to come knocking on my door when I haven’t even found him yet. If I don’t meet him, it’ll be a missed opportunity,’ Shen Xi thought.

“Sure.” Shen Feng did not know why she was so hostile toward a stranger, but since it was his sister’s potential husband, he needed to test this man’s character.

In the living room, the matchmaker continued praising the man and said with a smile, “You should think about it. The boy is now in his aunt’s house in the neighboring town. I can arrange a meeting this afternoon if you like. What do you think?”

Shen Zhanglin discussed it with Du Juan and thought that they could consider it if this boy was nice. There was no harm in Shen Tang meeting him for a chat. In any case, it was worth a shot. Who knew if their daughter would fall in love with this man? If they rejected him without meeting first, their daughter might miss out on her destiny.