Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl
Chapter 338 - 337: A Date at Ninety-Eight

Chapter 338: Chapter 337: A Date at Ninety-Eight

Zhen Yan did not stay in the room too long, roughly half an hour later, he went downstairs to find Mrs. Zhen.

Although Zhen Yu didn’t know how he talked to Mrs. Zhen, as long as the outcome was good, that was all that mattered.

Perhaps it was because Mrs. Zhen told Gu’s father ’our son also agrees,’ the dinner table was full of good food again!

Before starting the meal, Gu’s father stood up solemnly with a wine glass in hand. "Come! This is the first Spring Festival our family is celebrating together! I hope! Such days can last forever, with each year like today, and every new year like this morning! Let’s clink our glasses first! Then we can start eating!"

"Bang!" Everyone raised their glasses together, except for Gu’s father, everyone else was holding a beverage.

Mrs. Zhen took a sip and felt sweetness all the way from her throat to her heart.

Zhen Yu could see that her brother’s spirits weren’t high, but she pretended not to know anything.

No one could help with such wishful thinking; whether he could get over it all depended on himself.

After dinner, the family gathered in Zhen Yu’s current room, which was the master bedroom and quite spacious. Moreover, and more importantly, the TV was also in this room!

Everyone wrapped dumplings while waiting for the Spring Festival Gala to start. Zhen Yu was as silent as always, while Zhen Yan perked up and chatted with their mom for a bit, and then Gu Qing monopolized the conversation – she really can’t stop talking about her ’handsome little brother’!

Zhen Yu hesitated for a moment.

She could sneak downstairs, but she chose to inform her mother instead.

"Mom, I’m going downstairs to make a call!"

Mrs. Zhen was startled, "Why are you calling someone during the New Year’s? Is something wrong?"

At this time, it was popular to go door-to-door for New Year greetings, and cell phones weren’t widespread yet! Naturally, calling and texting for New Year’s greetings weren’t common. Thus, Zhen Yu couldn’t explain clearly to her mother and simply went along with her saying, "Hmm, I just remembered something!"

"Well, alright then! Speak briefly and then hang up! Don’t disturb others’ celebration of the New Year!" Although Mrs. Zhen agreed, she still reminded her.

Zhen Yu turned around and went downstairs, feeling amused.

Could making a call at this time be considered a disturbance? Disturbing others during their family reunion...

——

Dudu——Dud——

"Hello?"

"It’s me, Zhen Yu."

"Xiao Yu?! Why are you calling at this time? Is Aunt Cheng,"

"She’s upstairs making dumplings! I’m alone downstairs."

"Oh." Han Mingyue answered softly, sneakily glancing at the folks on the sofa.

Han Jiayang was cracking seeds while staring at the TV, and Mr. Han and Mrs. Han, one rolling out dough and the other wrapping dumplings, were not paying attention to him.

"Xiao Yu! I really want to see you!"

"...I can’t get away."

If it weren’t for Mrs. Zhen’s pregnancy, Zhen Yu might really find a day to sneak back.

But now, Zhen Yu was worried about her mother.

"I know!" Han Mingyue thought Zhen Yu’s inability to leave meant that Mrs. Zhen would not let her go, so his answer sounded so natural.

"I want to visit you in Qi City!"

"?" Zhen Yu’s mouth fell open, "Are you serious?"

"Mhm!" Han Mingyue answered affirmatively while nodding, "I want to make a trip before school starts!"

"How will you explain it to Uncle and Aunt? Have you thought of a reason?" Zhen Yu’s voice sounded very calm.

But on the other end of the phone Han Mingyue couldn’t see, she had already tensed up, her free hand clenched into a fist.

"I haven’t quite figured it out yet," Han Mingyue didn’t hide anything from Zhen Yu, "I always feel like saying I’m going to look at houses or go shopping doesn’t sound very convincing."

Zhen Yu hesitated for a moment, then softly suggested, "How about telling the truth?"

"Huh?!" Han Mingyue was completely stunned!

"I mean... let Han Jiayang handle it! Just say he’s coming to see my brother! You accompany him!"

So this is your version of ’telling the truth’... After recovering from the shock of ’scaring herself’, Han Mingyue suddenly felt that Zhen Yu’s suggestion was quite good!

"Okay! I’ll discuss it with Jiayang in a bit."

"Mhm, I’ll wait for your news."

Then, the two chatted briefly about school and the novel. Zhen Yu glanced at her watch by accident and realized the hands were almost pointing to eight o’clock! She reluctantly urged Han Mingyue to hang up.

——

As expected, just as she showed up at the bedroom door, Mrs. Zhen’s sarcasm hit her full-force!

"Did you go to make a phone call or to manufacture one?! I thought you were going to climb through the phone line to their place!"

Zhen Yu shook off the goosebumps, "Mom! I’m not Sadako!"

"What Sadako this and that! Which family doesn’t gather around to watch the Spring Festival Gala during Chinese New Year! Isn’t making such a long call annoying?!" At this point, Mrs. Zhen suddenly felt something off. But before she could think it through, Gu’s father stepped in to ease the tension.

"Okay, okay, it’s Chinese New Year, don’t be so hard on the child." Gu’s father gestured to Zhen Yu with his chin, "Come sit down and watch TV! The Gala is about to start!"

"Okay." Zhen Yu compliantly escaped from her mother and sat down at the bedside.

"You just said you were not ’Zhen Zi’. Who is ’Zhen Zi’? Your cousin sister?"

Sweat! Pouring sweat! At this moment, Zhen Yu just wanted to throw a ’sweating buckets’ emoji at Gu Qing!

God damn cousin sister... Zhen Yu was going into self-imposed isolation online.

Yet Gu Qing just wouldn’t let it go, "Say something! Who exactly is she?"

Zhen Yu squeezed out four words through gritted teeth, "She’s a ghost!"

Hearing this, Gu Qing had a ’you must be joking’ expression. After a few seconds of hesitation, as she opened her mouth to ask more, the opening dance and song of the Spring Festival Gala drowned out her voice...

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Even when Zhen Yu was alone during Chinese New Year in her previous life, she still kept the tradition of watching the Spring Festival Gala.

She had watched so many Galas in her later years that by the first day of junior high school when she woke up in the morning, she’d have completely forgotten the shows!

The only impression left could be described in two words — noisy!

However, after rebirth, watching the ’famous show hosts’ from years ago, she felt an exceptional sense of the holiday spirit.

As the familiar melody started, Na Ying sang an old song from Zhen Yu’s memory with her unique voice.

"Unlock the soul and strip away the blush of spring, dance steps spiraling to break the silence of winter..."

"Zhen Yu! Look at her head, she put on two red pom-poms!" Gu Qing suddenly pulled Zhen Yu to have a look at Wang Fei.

"I see it." Zhen Yu had no reaction; she couldn’t appreciate Wang Fei’s look.

She also wondered what made Gu Qing so excited. Did she find it attractive? Or ugly?

Gu Qing answered Zhen Yu’s question in one sentence, "I really want to know where they sell those! I want to buy a pair too!"

Zhen Yu: "..."

As Zhen Yu silently questioned the cosmos, Mrs. Zhen suddenly interjected, "Xiaoqing likes them? If you like them, we’ll go take a look after New Year’s! We’ll see where they’re sold! Aunt Cheng can buy you a few pairs! Young lady,"

"Why wander in the ice and snow!"