Rebirth: Growing Up Together

Chapter 27 Guardian Plan

Xu Cheng kept dozing off during the morning classes.

Looking at the blackboard, my eyes closed unconsciously, my head dropped rapidly, and then suddenly woke up, repeating this over and over again, like a chick pecking at rice.

"I'm sorry, Xu Cheng. It's all my fault that you didn't sleep well last night." Lin Wanzhou stuck out her tongue at Xu Cheng embarrassedly.

Although both of them went to bed very late yesterday, she was in good spirits. Perhaps it was because there was someone guarding her, and the inexplicable sense of security made her sleep unusually soundly.

"It's okay." Xu Cheng waved at her. He had been thinking of ways to break the impasse last night. He didn't doze off until dawn outside the window, then he lay down beside Lin Wanzhou and took a short nap.

In this era, parents' concepts about education are still relatively crude, and there is no guidance from educational experts. Children in rural areas are basically left to grow up in a free-range and wild manner. Even in a family with good conditions like Lin Wanzhou's, the parents rarely realize how much psychological trauma their quarrels will cause to their children.

Jing Tian and other wealthy beauties in the entertainment industry have revealed that they experienced long periods of quarreling between their parents in their childhood, which harmed their growth. Xu Jinglei also admitted that the reason he did not get married was, to a certain extent, because his parents' quarrels caused him to fear the family.

Recalling the scattered memory fragments of his previous life, Xu Cheng remembered that he once heard He Ying say that there was a female leader in the publishing house who had been separated from her husband for many years. Now she can basically correspond to Gao Manman. In other words, Lin Wanzhou will continue to grow up in such a low-pressure family environment.

This is something Xu Cheng will never allow!

Last night, I thought of many ways, such as scolding Lin Wanzhou's parents, asking Lin Wanzhou to write a touching letter to her parents, and asking the teacher to talk to her parents...

But it seemed that the angry Lin's father and mother would not listen at all, and Lin Wanzhou said that she had cried and persuaded her parents many times, but it could only make them stop fighting for a short while, and they would start quarreling again after a while, which was only treating the symptoms but not the root cause.

Gao Manman is a strong woman who left a deep impression on Xu Cheng. Lin Wanzhou's father is a businessman who cares a lot about men's face. If they don't really see how much harm they have caused to their daughter, neither of them will bow their heads first.

"Your mother is so strong, almost the strongest woman I have ever met. If she said she wanted to separate from your father, I think she would probably do what she said."

Lin Wanzhou looked bitter. "That's just my mom's personality. She's always the one who makes the big decisions in our family. Dad and I don't dare to resist."

Xu Cheng understood, "The second child thing was just a trigger. Your father has been grudged for a long time, and it all came out because of this matter. But until now, neither of them has mentioned divorce, which means they still left each other a little chance."

"Mom will never give in. In the past, whenever she was angry, Dad would apologize. But this time, Dad became so fierce. He was drunk at home and even smoked at home..." Lin Wanzhou sighed in frustration.

"Maybe they just lack the opportunity to properly explain their feelings to each other. Don't worry, Lin Wanzhou, I already have a solution..."

Lin Wanzhou's eyes flashed with hope, "What's the solution?"

"I'll tell you this afternoon. V me 50 first. I'm going to go out and have some fun."

"What are you talking about, Xu Cheng?"

"Give me 50 yuan first. I need to go buy something. My pocket money...was all spent on other things."

Xu Cheng's family gave him a lot of pocket money, but he had a hole that needed to be filled with money, and he couldn't come up with any extra money at this time.

Lin Wanzhou looked at Xu Cheng in confusion, took out a delicate small leather bag from her schoolbag, pulled out a fifty-yuan bill and handed it to Xu Cheng, saying softly.

"Xu Cheng, you... please don't cheat me of my money, okay..."

"Uh..." Xu Cheng said, "I am really useful. Besides, when did I ever cheat you out of your money?"

Lin Wanzhou pouted, "You forgot, when you were a kid, you told me you wanted to play the company's game, and you cheated me out of the 50 yuan in my piggy bank."

Xu Cheng was very embarrassed. He didn't expect that Lin Wanzhou remembered this little bit of his childhood so clearly.

"It's not a lie. Fifty percent of the shares of our Qiangsheng Group are yours. When Qiangsheng Group makes money in the future, we will definitely give it to you."

At noon, almost all the children went to the cafeteria to eat, but Xu Cheng, carrying a small schoolbag, sneaked out of the school gate with Lin Wanzhou.

He waved down a taxi.

"Where are you going, kid?"

"Uncle, let's go to the adult store."

The driver picked his ears and reconfirmed that there were two elementary school students sitting in the back.

"What did you say? I didn't hear you clearly."

"He said an adult products store, uncle." Lin Wanzhou explained to Xu Cheng word for word. She was still curious about what kind of store this was and why she had never heard of it before.

Seeing the driver's expression as if he was about to call the police, Xu Cheng quickly explained, "Uh... that store is owned by my mother's friend. Let's go find that person."

The taxi driver wiped a cold sweat and said, "What did I say..."

It would be reasonable to look for someone he knows, otherwise it would be really weird. He has been driving for so many years and has heard all kinds of strange stories, but this is the first time he has seen an elementary school student looking for an adult products store.

Lin Wanzhou looked at Xu Cheng in confusion. It was obvious that he was lying just now.

"Xu Cheng, why did you lie to me... um..." Xu Cheng quickly covered Lin Wanzhou's mouth when she almost revealed the truth, and explained quietly in her ear.

"It's all part of my plan. This is our little secret. You must not let the adults know."

Lin Wanzhou blushed and nodded, indicating that she understood.

This little secret sounds exciting.

The two children got off the car in front of the store. Lin Wanzhou looked into the store curiously. Xu Cheng felt embarrassed standing there and didn't dare to go inside.

Although it is no longer the Qing Dynasty and people's minds are gradually becoming more open, it is still too shameful to run into such a store in broad daylight, and as an elementary school student!

Forget it! As long as you are not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed.

Xu Cheng hardened his heart, stomped his feet, and rushed in, pulling Lin Wanzhou's soft hand. There was a strange fragrance wafting through the store, and the dazzling array of goods almost dazzled the two children.

"Xu Cheng, what is that?" Lin Wanzhou felt like he had walked into a whole new world and was curious about everything.

"Uh, it's some kind of egg...Don't talk anymore, just watch me do it, otherwise our plan will be leaked." Xu Cheng reminded her.

"Oh." Lin Wanzhou nodded ignorantly.

A middle-aged woman dressed sexy came out from the inner room and greeted.

"Hello, what would you like to order...kids!" After seeing the expressions of the two customers, the shopkeeper raised her voice.

Xu Cheng's cheeks flushed as he stammered in his answer.

"Auntie...I want to buy a ball gag."

Chapter 28 The Most Gentle in History

Q: How to say the most coquettish words in the most cowardly tone

After saying this, Xu Cheng panicked, and the owner became even more panicked.

Although the Industrial and Commercial Bureau does not prohibit the sale of these goods to minors, the shop owner was still panicked. She has served all kinds of customers, but this is the first time she has seen such a young child.

"Little boy, do you know what that is? This is not a toy for children."

Lin Wanzhou frowned as he listened to this, and whispered in Xu Cheng's ear, "Xu Cheng, aren't toys just for children? Are there toys for adults?"

"Uh...I'll explain this to you when you grow up."

Xu Cheng continued to act harmless, "Auntie, I don't know what it is. My dad asked me to buy it for him. He asked me to buy one for him on the way home from school."

The shop owner frowned. This was the first time she had encountered such a rare thing. What kind of father was this? It was fine to ask a child to bring you a pack of cigarettes, but what parent would ask you to bring this kind of thing?

Of course, despite all the complaints, she still had to do business. She took a small black box from the cabinet and handed it to Xu Cheng, "10 yuan."

The two of them ran to the hardware store and got a hemp rope.

"Are you hungry? Let me treat you to something to eat."

"Okay, okay, I'm already hungry."

The two children sneaked into a Hangzhou Xiaolongbao restaurant that can be found everywhere except Hangzhou, and ate two baskets of buns and two bowls of wontons, finishing them all.

The so-called spring fatigue, summer sleepiness, autumn exhaustion and winter hibernation always make people feel sleepy in the afternoon in spring, as if the head is dizzy as if under a spell. Lin Wanzhou wiped his greasy mouth with a tissue, and stretched his body in an arc, like a lazy kitten, revealing a small section of his slender waist.

On the way back to school, Lin Wanzhou pulled at the corner of Xu Cheng's clothes.

"Xu Cheng, it's already afternoon, can you please tell me your solution?"

Xu Cheng put his arms behind his head and said, "Your parents are very proud people. When there is a conflict, they will only think that the other party is wrong. No one is willing to take the initiative to bow their heads. If the marriage is not saved in time, the gap that has been created will be difficult to repair."

Lin Wanzhou understood what Xu Cheng meant and felt very disappointed. "But I always feel that this time, Dad will not take the initiative to apologize like he did before when he made Mom angry."

Xu Cheng stopped and looked at Lin Wanzhou seriously. "So they need an opportunity to make both of them realize their mistakes, and my method can create such an opportunity."

"What can we do?"

Xu Cheng blurted out two words.

“Kidnapping!”

"Kidnap you!"

In a suspenseful web drama that Xu Cheng had followed in his previous life, the male protagonist, in order to ease his relationship with the female protagonist, planned to kidnap their stupid son in a hurry.

Although the operation was very ruthless, in Xu Cheng's opinion, this method might be a strong medicine to repair the marriage relationship between Lin's father and mother.

"Xu, Xu Cheng, what are you talking about?" Lin Wanzhou was frightened by Xu Cheng and looked at him with shock in his eyes, "Who wants to kidnap me?"

"Of course I'm going to kidnap you."

"No, Xu Cheng, if I get kidnapped, my parents will definitely look for me like crazy." Lin Wanzhou said anxiously, "And, what if the matter gets out of hand and the police arrest you?"

"I just want to use their anxiety and worry to make them realize the mistakes they made." Xu Cheng explained to her carefully.

"Don't worry, I won't be arrested even if the matter gets out of hand. Besides, I was going to make a big deal out of it. People often say that you won't know how to cherish something until you lose it. Your parents left you alone at home because of a quarrel, and now you can't find it. Do you think they will blame themselves and realize how stupid they were?"

Lin Wanzhou was still quite worried, "But, but they might also blame each other... What if they quarrel?"

"Silly boy, didn't they quarrel enough before? Anyway, there is no worse ending, why not give it a try? Maybe your parents will take a step back because of this matter and eventually their relationship will be eased. And if everything goes according to my plan, I am very sure it will be a happy ending."

Lin Wanzhou clenched his fists, still hesitant, saying "but, but..."

Xu Cheng tidied up her hair, held her two small hands in his palms, and looked straight into Lin Wanzhou's clear eyes.

"Stop worrying about it. Don't you want your family to return to its previous state as soon as possible? Do you really want your mother and father to live separately and not see your mother for a long time?"

Lin Wanzhou looked at Xu Cheng with red eyes, and finally nodded heavily.

"Then you, then kidnap me!"

……

Lin Wanzhou was busy the whole afternoon, as if there was endless work to do.

Xu Cheng leaned over curiously, "What are you writing?"

"Today's homework." Lin Wanzhou said seriously, "Even if you are kidnapped, you can't fail to hand in your homework. By the way, should we ask the teacher for leave?"

"Uh……"

"You must not hand in your homework! And you must not ask for leave!" Xu Cheng quickly took away her homework book. "I bought those things to make the kidnapping look more realistic. Could it be that the kidnappers would let you ask for leave from the teacher before kidnapping you?"

Lin Wanzhou nodded thoughtfully, and then nervously reminded, "Xu Cheng, have you carefully planned where to take me? You won't lose me, will you?"

"Don't worry, I have a plan, don't be afraid."

Today's afternoon seemed particularly long. The school bell rang and the campus loudspeaker played a popular song "You Are My Life"

"How many people once admired your appearance when you were young?"

"Who knows who is willing to endure the ruthless changes of time?"

"How many people have come and gone in your life?"

"Do you know that I will always be by your side as long as I have you?"

The two children walked together to an abandoned construction site outside the school. The sky was filled with sunset glow, and Lin Wanzhou's skirt had turned a gauze red.

"Is it okay to kidnap here?"

Xu Cheng looked around and saw no one was around. "Let's go. I've kidnapped you."

"Then why don't you tie me up and leave?"

"Just hold hands."

The most gentle kidnapping case in history was born.

Chapter 29 You are a Child of the Universe

Gao Manman had just got off work. She had been living in another house purchased by her family for the past few days. Just as she changed her shoes, her cell phone rang.

When she saw the name in the note, she hung up impatiently, but the phone rang again.