Rebirth: Growing Up Together

"Can you please stop making decisions for Xiaobai so casually?"

Xu Cheng suddenly yelled angrily.

"Why are you so selfish?"

"You're not the only one among Xiaobai's friends!"

Yu Yu was stunned by his roar.

"There's also my share." Lin Wanzhou, who had chased after him, suddenly ran forward and held Yu Yu's two little hands, "I am also Xiaobai's friend."

Yu Yu was like a puppet being manipulated, staring blankly at Lin Wanzhou as he held her little hand.

"Let's save it together!"

Yu Yu remained silent, but just sniffed hard.

The gentle moonlight sprinkles into the hazy eyes, creating sparkling crystals.

There is nice light.

The three children temporarily left Xiaobai at their second uncle's house and rushed to their own homes under the cover of night.

The street lights are sometimes dim and sometimes yellow.

Lin Wanzhou stretched out her thin fingers, "I have about 300 yuan. Last time, I spent more than 70 yuan on the kidnapping incident. I still have more than 200 yuan. Xu Cheng, how much money do you have?"

Xu Cheng was very frank, "There is still 1 yuan left."

Upon hearing this, Yu Yu frowned and looked at him.

How can this person be like this... He is not as rich as her...

boast!

Xu Cheng is indeed out of money...

I recharged the bulk of 300 yuan on NetEase, and spent a few yuan on remittance fees. In addition, I spent a lot running around with Yu Yu these days, so this is all I have left in my pocket.

Lin Wanzhou jumped in front of Xu Cheng like a little rabbit and asked, "Where's the pocket money your parents gave you?"

“It’s been spent.”

Lin Wanzhou criticized Xu Cheng with anger in her eyes, "Kids always spend money recklessly! From now on, leave your money with me and I will save it for you. Don't spend it recklessly anymore."

"for you……"

"That's weird."

"Xu Cheng, you bad boy!"

Lin Wanzhou began to chase Xu Cheng.

After playing around for a while, Xu Cheng stopped, held Lin Wanzhou's shoulders, and coughed twice while panting.

"It's like this. Although I don't have money now, I have a way to make money. I should be able to make money soon!"

The two girls looked at him in unison.

"Bragging."

Lin Wanzhou turned his head away with disdain, and Yu Yu couldn't help but nodded.

Xu Cheng grinned and didn't say much.

He is now in a more relaxed mood. Since his second uncle is helping with the treatment, the only remaining issue is the money. As long as he discusses the advertising fees with Yu Yu and gives Yu Yu a share of the profit, the matter will be perfectly resolved.

He and Lin Wanzhou sent Yu Yu to the door of his home. Yu Yu's mother-in-law came out and kindly called them to come in.

Yu Yu also invited them in with a red face.

The small yard where she lives is not very big. There are some empty plastic bottles piled at the door. The cart for roasting sweet potatoes occupies a large area of ​​the yard. There are several pots of flexible orchids under the eaves.

Yu Yu waved her hand to signal them to go into the house, and she hurriedly ran to the kitchen to boil water.

Although there were no valuables in the house, it was clean and tidy.

"Xu Cheng, Xu Cheng, look, are these Yu Yu's parents?" Lin Wanzhou waved at Xu Cheng excitedly.

Xu Cheng leaned over to take a look. It was a group photo pressed under the glass. The man and woman in the photo both had pretty faces, and the woman also had the same peach blossom eyes as Yu Yu.

"That should be the case. Look how similar they look to Yu Yu."

There are many photos next to it, one of which should be a group photo of Yu Yu’s parents at work, with the words “Jinghai Qingshui Chemical Plant No. 1994” written on it, and the year is .

"In 94, we were only two years old then." Lin Wanzhou counted on his fingers and muttered, "Qingshui Chemical Plant No. ? I don't think I've heard of it?"

"It's gone now. It closed down during the wave of layoffs a few years ago, and I remember a very serious explosion accident happened there." Xu Cheng said.

"Huh?" Lin Wanzhou looked at Xu Cheng curiously, "How did you know?"

Of course Xu Cheng couldn't tell her because of a memory from before his rebirth.

The incident happened when he was in the first grade of junior high school, in the third best middle school in the city. The protagonist was in the second day after his family passed away...

The investigation found that apart from the deceased relative, the student had no relatives, and his parents had died in an explosion at Chemical Plant No. 3 many years ago.

This incident also focused people's attention on the accident that year, and the families who were injured in the accident revealed many remaining issues.

Under pressure from public opinion, the authorities restarted the investigation into the accident.

Because He Ying had a close friend whose husband also died in the accident, He Ying and Xu Jianghe often mentioned this incident at home, which made Xu Cheng have a very deep impression of Chemical Plant No. 3.

Of course, what impressed him more clearly was that the protagonist of that incident was only the same age as him...

It's really a pity.

"These two are Yu Yu's father and mother." Yu Yu's grandmother brought them two cups of hot water and said kindly.

Lin Wanzhou didn't know much about Yu Yu's family situation and asked curiously.

"Grandma, where are they now?"

"Lin Wanzhou..." Xu Cheng secretly glared at her and gave her a wink.

Lin Wanzhou, who was always smart, immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing and nervously covered his mouth with his hand.

"I'm sorry, mother-in-law..."

"It's not that, it's not that, they both passed away for many years...", a trace of nostalgia flashed in the mother-in-law's vicissitudes eyes.

Xu Cheng asked with concern, "Is it because of illness?"

Grandma shook her head, sighed and said, "It was because of an explosion at work..."

"boom!"

The water cup in Xu Cheng's hand accidentally slipped from his hand, fell to the ground and shattered, with glass fragments flying all over the floor.

His heart, which had just relaxed, suddenly sank...

Orphaned students, bombings, only family members...

No wonder Yu Yu, who had such excellent grades in elementary school, was never heard of during his junior high and high school years.

Thousands of threads have finally come together to form a line.

Chapter 48: A delicate body and a soft waist that can easily fall

In May, the temperature in Jinghai becomes hot.

During this period, Jing'an Communication MP3 R&D project was officially named "Jingting".

This name was chosen with the help of Xu Cheng. It is similar to how Moonlight Treasure Box piggybacked on the popularity of Westward Journey Online. "Jingting" piggybacks on the popularity of "Qianqian Jingting". Maybe when the time comes, many people will buy it and think that the "Qianqian Jingting" that they use every day has come out with an MP3.

As one of the main persons in charge of the "Listen Quietly" project, Xu Jianghe has been either traveling around the country with the product manager or staying in the office to work overtime. He is rarely seen at home.

That day, after the family had finally reunited for dinner, Xu Jianghe called Xu Cheng over.

"Hey, is your borrowed iPod still there?"

"Here, what's wrong?"

"Compare it with our company's prototype and see how big the difference is."

Xu Cheng was immediately excited, "Dad, is the prototype ready? Where is it? Let me see it!"

Seeing Xu Cheng's high expectations for his research and development results, Xu Jianghe was very proud. Ever since he heard Xu Cheng's "high cost-effectiveness" advice last time, the research and development direction of the Jingting project has become to find matching components and suitable suppliers...

Efficiency increased greatly, and within a month, a convenient...cost-effective MP3 prototype was completed.

On the table in his study, Xu Cheng saw the first generation prototype of "Jingting" for the first time. It was uglier than any MP3 player Xu Cheng had ever seen. The engineering plastic body looked black and felt very "solid" in the hand.

"The size is 42.0x89.9x9.8mm, the memory of this model is 128M, and more than 70 songs can be downloaded into it..." Xu Jianghe is very familiar with this little gadget that he has put so much effort into, and he can tell you all the data right away.

Electronic products have an inexplicable attraction to boys. Even if they are ugly, Xu Cheng will hold them in his hands and play with them again and again.

"The needle doesn't poke, the needle doesn't poke..."

However, this first generation of "Quiet Listening" is still quite tear-jerking to use. First of all, let's talk about the operating system. Since D-click's simple operating system had not yet become popular, it took Xu Cheng a while to figure out how to operate it.

The buttons make a crackling sound when pressed, and there is a crisp touch. The screen display occasionally freezes for about a second. In addition, the speaker cannot be played externally. I plugged in a cheap five-dollar headset and listened to it. The sound quality is so-so, and it is completely incomparable with Sony's great sound...

Xu Cheng, who has witnessed the technological revolution, can definitely find a lot of faults if he wants to, but overall, this first generation can almost meet the needs of people of this era, not to mention that this is just a prototype, and it will be more refined with some further refinement.

"Dad, how much are you planning to sell it for?" Xu Cheng asked the question that concerned him most.

"At present, the price of 64M memory is about 1000 yuan, which is at least half the price of foreign products on the market now."

"It's really cheap. I'm optimistic about you! I'll help promote you among my classmates later. You'll definitely be a best-seller once you release it!"

"You, a kid, don't need to worry about these things. Just study hard. Are the scores of the midterm exam out yet? How did you do?" Xu Jiang asked as he moved closer to the seven wolves.

“Not yet.”

"It's not out yet..." Xu Jianghe showed a disappointed look on his face. "When it comes out, you must tell Dad as soon as possible. Dad will definitely reward you well."

"Oh." Xu Cheng nodded harmlessly, "I remember you promised me, Dad, that if I made it into the top ten this time, you would buy me whatever I wanted."

Xu Cheng had already planned what to buy, so he was very concerned about this promise.

"Don't worry, I will definitely buy it for you. The one who cheated you is a puppy."

Xu Cheng: …

What limit is one for one?

Although he was a little speechless towards his father, Xu Cheng was still very happy. With the Jingting Generation, it should not be a problem for his father to gain a foothold in the production department of Jing'an Communications.

Wait for a few days for the scores to come out, and then play another trump card... The person in charge of the production department of Jing'an Communications must be named Xu, right?

The next day, physical education class.

Sit-ups are an essential part of every physical education class. With the whistle of the physical education teacher, everyone disperses and looks for a partner to help stretch their legs.

"Xu Cheng, Xu Cheng, come here quickly."

In the crowd, Lin Wanzhou raised her fair and slender arms high and waved at Xu Cheng, her long brown hair dancing on her light pink T-shirt.

They are old partners. Xu Cheng skillfully pressed down Lin Wanzhou's calves. Lin Wanzhou lay on his back with his hands on his head, his legs bent, and his head facing the sky. A section of his smooth belly was accidentally exposed from his T-shirt, and she hurriedly reached out to pull it.

"One, two, three..."

Lin Wanzhou's nimble figure rose and fell.

As he counted, Xu Cheng turned his head absentmindedly, his eyes fixed on Yu Yu in the corner.

Because she doesn't have a suitable partner, now she can only stay quietly in the corner alone.

A month ago, although Yu Yu was very cautious when it came to the bank card, she finally chose to trust Xu Cheng and used the bank card that belonged to her and her mother-in-law to help Xu Cheng collect advertising fees. Xu Cheng also promised her that he would give her 5% of each advertising fee.

It only took them two days to earn nearly a thousand dollars from advertising, which was enough to pay for Xiaobai's medicine, giving the poor little fat cat a chance to recover.

But now, what Xu Cheng is more concerned about is what happened two years later.

After knowing that Yu Yu was the protagonist of the tragedy, he could not just stand by and watch a young life perish in its prime.

It is conceivable that the sudden death of her mother-in-law was an unbearable blow to Yu Yu at that time...

"Forty-three, forty-four, forty-five..."

Lin Wanzhou had already sat up with his back bent, but found that Xu Cheng was still counting with his head turned to the side, his eyes looking somewhere...

"Damn Xu Cheng..."