Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 88 - 87: Not Worth a Single Hair

Chapter 88: Chapter 87: Not Worth a Single Hair

Yang Cuihua always worried that there wouldn’t be enough money at home, so in the mornings, she often couldn’t bear to use white flour and rice and would just eat cornbread instead.

Xu Niannian had no choice but to make a big batch of Liuyue Su and tell Yang Cuihua that if they weren’t eaten soon, they would go bad in a couple of days.

In reality, they wouldn’t spoil even if left for three or four days.

Thus, now Xu Duoyu could eat delicious Liuyue Su every morning.

Xu Niannian amusingly pinched his little face and, thinking of the matter of sending her two younger brothers to school, asked Xu Duoyu, "Duoyu, tell sister, do you want to go to school?"

"Can Duoyu really go to school?" As soon as Xu Duoyu heard he could go to school, he excitedly cupped Xu Niannian’s face with his hands and asked with sparkling eyes, "Sister, are you really going to let Duoyu go to school?"

Seeing the little guy so excited, Xu Niannian couldn’t help feeling pleased, "As long as Duoyu wants to, sister will let you go."

Xu Duoyu had always heard from his cousin Doudou how much fun school was, and he really wanted to go, very much so.

But mom wouldn’t allow it.

Xu Duoyu thought of what Yang Cuihua used to say, the little guy hung his head with the disappointment clearly visible in his eyes.

"But mom won’t let Duoyu go to school. She said that schooling doesn’t lead to success for boys, it’s a waste of money. It’s better to work at home. She also said Duoyu is ugly, ’melon matches melon, bean matches bean,’ no matter how much you study, it’s useless; in the end, you’ll still marry an ugly wife."

Watching Xu Duoyu say these words in his childish, earnest tone made Xu Niannian burst out laughing.

Her mother truly epitomized the saying ’prefer daughters over sons;’ she could come up with such nonsense.

Besides, Xu Duoyu was so young, did he even know what a wife was? Plus, although her little brother was a bit dark, he was exceptionally adorable.

Xu Duoyu tilted his head to look at Xu Niannian, "Sister, what are you laughing at?"

Xu Niannian quickly suppressed her laughter, "Sister wasn’t laughing at anything. As long as Duoyu wants to go to school, sister will send you, okay?"

"Are you really letting me go to school?" Xu Duoyu asked with hopeful, bright eyes.

Xu Niannian nodded very seriously, "Yes."

"Yay, I can go to school!" Getting a definitive answer, Xu Duoyu immediately ran outside happily.

Watching his cheerful silhouette, Xu Niannian shook her head and smiled helplessly.

*

At the C military training camp, Jin Yu was currently on a break and had come back to catch up with a good brother.

The two men sat on the ground, shirtless and dripping with sweat, completely devoid of any image.

But both men were exceptionally attractive with excellent physiques. Despite being covered in dirt, they somehow exuded a rugged, wild charm.

Ye Shaoting caught his breath, rummaged through his clothes pocket for a pack of cigarettes, and tossed it to Jin Yu, who caught it with ease and coolly took one to place between his lips.

Sweat traveled down his resolute chin and dripped onto his chest, his muscular build radiating a sense of power.

"Sparring with you is such a pain in the ass, you’re always so ruthless," Ye Shaoting gasped for air as he lit a cigarette for himself, and Jin Yu leaned over to light his own.

"If I weren’t a bit rough, I’d worry about you feeling wronged," Jin Yu said with a roguish grin.

Ye Shaoting smoked and rubbed his chest, "But you can’t keep kicking my chest, man. You’re still recovering from an injury. If you were fully healed, wouldn’t you just kick me to death?"

"Tch, serves you right if I did. Who told you to be so weak?" Jin Yu retorted.

Ye Shaoting laughed, "Sounds like you’re getting cocky. Hey, I heard from Xiao Liu that you got engaged. Who’s the girl? Let’s hear it— I’m curious. If Zhu Xinyu, with all her stellar qualities, didn’t catch your eye, who could possibly interest you?"

Hearing Ye Shaoting compare Zhu Xinyu with Xu Jiao, Jin Yu clicked his tongue and took a harsh drag of his cigarette, "Compared to being exceptional, Zhu Xinyu isn’t even half as good as Xu Jiao."

He knew that when Ye Shaoting spoke of someone exceptional, he referred to Zhu Xinyu’s excellence, but she truly couldn’t compare to Xu Jiao.

He had never seen a woman as beautiful as Xu Jiao—not only was she attractive, but also incredibly charming.

"Oh, jumping to her defense already? I didn’t even say much," Ye Shaoting chuckled, "Xu Jiao, that’s a pretty name. Even you, a sworn bachelor, are singing praises. She must be something special."

Jin Yu kicked him irritably, "You’re the sworn bachelor."

He just hadn’t met a woman who sparked his interest, that’s all.