Rebirth: Growing Up Together

"Hehe~"

Lin Wanzhou was very happy. She squatted in front of Xu Cheng with a sly smile, holding her cheeks with both hands, "Then who is prettier, me or my mother?"

"Ah? Why are you two competing..."

“You must tell me!”

She winked at Xu Cheng again.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem, if your mother and you fell into the river at the same time, couldn't I save you..."

It took Xu Cheng quite some effort to finally get past this fatal question.

Lin Wanzhou was wearing her mother's clothes and sitting happily on the sofa, dangling in the air with her toes tiptoed in high heels that were much bigger than her feet.

She just did this action unconsciously, and had no idea that this action had a provocative meaning.

Xu Cheng turned her head away embarrassedly, while Lin Wanzhou pulled Yu Yu aside to talk about girls' topics.

"You'll look good if you cut your hair like this... Yu Yu, your skin is so smooth and feels so comfortable to the touch, like high-quality silk... What skin care products do you use?"

"Yu, Yu Meijing... and Dabao..."

"Yu Yu, don't always wear this school uniform. You looked very good in Xu Cheng's clothes last time. Come and try on my clothes..."

Yu Yu lowered his head and shook his head vigorously.

"Xu Cheng...you haven't changed into new clothes for a long time. Why do you always wear this white T-shirt...although it looks good, it's also interesting to change it occasionally..."

"It would be nice if the clothes were simple and neat... Besides, when I grow taller, I can wear more mature clothes..."

He really couldn't accept Xu Cheng wearing those cute boys' clothes now.

"More mature clothes? Then why don't you try on my dad's clothes... I also want to see Xu Cheng as an adult... hehe."

"Never!"

Seeing three people having a costume party, Lin Wanzhou pursed her lips and took a deep breath as she was the only one having fun.

"I made a decision!"

"Let's go shopping for clothes!"

I changed my clothes again and went out to the Jinsheng Department Store in the center of Jinghai City.

Xu Cheng couldn't help but say, "Lin Wanzhou, you've become much braver now. You even dare to go shopping for clothes by yourself..."

"It's because you're here... I feel more at ease with a boy protecting me..."

"Having me to protect you is one thing, but aren't you afraid that the salesperson will cheat us out of our money?"

"Don't worry, I'm very good at bargaining!" Lin Wanzhou patted his chest confidently.

Xu Cheng suddenly recalled that this girl had been the absolute main force of the school debate team in high school.

Sitting in the first debater's position, with his proud temperament and sharp words, his terrifying suppressive power can make the other four debaters unable to raise their heads.

Xu Cheng had watched it several times as a spectator, and Lin Wanzhou's wonderful performance still impressed him to this day...

This may be talent.

While walking, they suddenly stopped, Lin Wanzhou pulled Xu Cheng's clothes, and pointed to the opposite side of the mall.

"Hey, look, what are they doing over there?"

Xu Cheng looked in the direction she pointed and saw what seemed to be some business doing promotions, a small shed with a banner hanging underneath.

"Penguin Mail invites you to write a letter to be sent ten years later..."

Chapter 52: Need to pay extra money?

Thinking back carefully, Penguin Mail seems to have been launched not long ago.

It can be regarded as a follower of the trend. Not long ago, the big brothers Sina, NetEase, and Sohu all launched email services, and Pony Ma also quickly followed suit and launched a product, but it was simply based on the defense.

It would take several years for Penguin to acquire Foxmail before it could really become useful. (Foxmail was the email service with the largest number of users in China at that time.)

At this time, under the small red shed opposite the shopping mall, the people who should be Penguin's sales staff are promoting Penguin Mail.

Inviting you to write a letter and send it ten years later...it's quite intriguing.

"There are so many people over there, what are they doing?" Lin Wanzhou looked around curiously, "Let's go over and take a look!"

"Hey, Lin Wanzhou, please cross the road slowly..." Xu Cheng hurriedly reminded.

"I'm watching the car. My mother-in-law is so nagging!"

There were a lot of people under the red shed, and there were also a lot of penguin-related items, including inflatable dolls, stuffed dolls, standees, posters, mugs...

Lin Wanzhou stared with wide eyes, "Eh? Isn't this QQ?"

A female staff member in work clothes saw Lin Wanzhou, walked over with a smile, and bent down to look at her.

"Ah! What a cute kid! Do you know QQ too?"

Lin Wanzhou nodded. "I know. I also use QQ. My online name is Boss Zhou. I'm female. My rating is two stars. My QQ number is 13xxx..."

Xu Cheng patted her head helplessly, "Silly, why did you reveal all your information?"

The female staff member covered her mouth in surprise, "Oh my god, you used a five-digit QQ number! Did you register it yourself, Mr. Zhou?"

The five-digit QQ number, or OICQ number as it was called at the time, was only issued for a short period of time and was mostly registered by Penguin internal employees.

"I didn't register it myself. I... uh uh..."

Lin Wanzhou's mouth was covered by Xu Cheng. He stood in front of the little fool and explained to the female staff innocently.

"It was given to her by her father. Her father started using the Internet very early."

Lin Wanzhou heard Xu Cheng's words from behind, raised his calf in dissatisfaction and kicked him on the butt.

Xu Cheng turned around and glared at her, but Lin Wanzhou turned her head away, looking as if it was none of her business.

Yu Yu, who was standing by, was frightened by Xu Cheng's gaze. He waved his hands fearfully, indicating pitifully that it was not him.

The female staff member thought that Lin Wan Zhou was really interesting, so she bent down and said to her, "Little Zhou boss, do you want to join our event? It's very likely that you will become the youngest participant in our event!"

She briefly explained their activity. Participants can record an audio file here. The staff will set up a program and the audio file will be sent to the participant's designated email address as an email attachment ten years later. So if you have anything you want to say to yourself or others ten years later, you can record it.

Lin Wanzhou was very excited. She thought this activity was very interesting. "Sister, I want to sign up to participate! How can I participate?"

The female staff member smiled and clapped her hands, "Just follow me, I'll secretly take you to the queue..."

Lin Wanzhou hesitated and squeezed her hands. "Cutting in line? That's not good... The teacher said cutting in line is uncivilized..."

"It's okay, ladies first, girls even more so."

Xu Cheng was so confused after hearing this.

What kind of nonsense is this...

The female staff member opened the blocking railing, let Lin Wanzhou in, and led her to an iron and steel tile house next to the shed, leaving only Xu Cheng and Yu Yu there.

Seeing the door of the hut closed, Xu Cheng felt inexplicably worried. After all, he had experienced the Internet age and had seen countless weird trafficking methods, whether in movies or in the news.

If the light is dark...

"I'll go over and see her." Xu Cheng said to Yu Yu.

He walked closer, stood on tiptoe across the railing, and tried to peek into the cabin through the window, but his view was blocked by a computer monitor.

"Hey, Lin Wanzhou, um... I'm waiting for you here, hurry up!" Xu Cheng shouted towards the cabin.

Just at this time the female staff member also came out, heard the noise, and looked at him with a smile.

Lin Wanzhou's voice soon came from the room. It was very clear, but seemed a little muffled due to the barrier of the house.

"Got it~ Stop nagging me!"

Nothing outrageous happened. Lin Wanzhou came out of the cabin unharmed and jumped back to Xu Cheng.

"What are you doing in there? Is there anyone else here besides you?" Xu Cheng asked worriedly.

“There was no one else. I just filled it out and sent it to someone, and then taught me how to record a voice message.”

"Oh, then, who did you send it to?"

"What is it to you?" Lin Wanzhou ran to Yu Yu's side.

"Just tell me what the recording is about."

"Hehe, guess what..."

She began to walk again with a little jump, her long hair fluttering in the air.

They said they wanted to buy clothes for Yu Yu and Xu Cheng, but Yu Yu refused to buy any, and Xu Cheng didn't like anything either, so in the end it was Lin Wanzhou who kept trying on clothes.

"Oh, I like both of those clothes, but if my mother doesn't allow me to buy them, she will definitely scold me...My mother is so selfish, she just doesn't want me to look better than her, she doesn't allow me to wear pretty skirts, and she doesn't allow me to put on makeup..."

Lin Wanzhou had a sad face and kept chattering to Xu Cheng and Yu Yu about all the bad things her mother had done.

"Xu Cheng, please help me say something bad about my mother!"

"Please set up the elevator properly...don't keep turning your head."

"Oh."

Tired from shopping, the three children squeezed onto a bench to rest.

Lin Wanzhou's little feet were dangling in the air. She complained with a bitter face, "My feet are so sore... How come both of you are fine..."

Xu Cheng smiled and said, "Who told you to eat so much every day and not exercise? You'll become as fat as a pig in the future. Who will you marry?"

In fact, it was because he and Yu Yu were strolling in a very Buddhist way, while Lin Wanzhou was running around picking and choosing, and his feet must be sore.

"I, I'm as fat as a pig...I'll marry you! I'll piss you off to death!" Lin Wanzhou said what she thought was the most appropriate words to respond to Xu Cheng.

Such an abrupt confession made Xu Cheng feel embarrassed. He coughed twice, covered his stomach and began to look embarrassed.

"Oh, my stomach hurts. It might be because I ate too much ice this morning. You guys wait here for a while. I need to go to the bathroom first."

“Eh~” Lin Wanzhou pinched her nose in disdain, “What a hassle. Then go and come back quickly. Remember to wash your hands.”

"Got it~ You guys just stay here and don't run around!"

Xu Cheng took a look at the surveillance camera above his head before leaving. He walked to the bathroom, turned around, slipped into the safety passage next to it, ran down the stairs and went straight to the red shed where the penguins were.

He ran breathlessly to the red shed, and the female staff member noticed him, "Hey? Little boy, you are the little boy just now."

"Great, I was looking for you, sister." Xu Cheng's smile was full of sunshine. "Um, sister, I want to see what the girl who was with me just now recorded, okay?"

The female staff member covered her mouth and smiled, "Of course not. Our company will never disclose user privacy casually."

"But she and I are friends, is that not possible?"

"That's not okay, kid."

Xu Cheng took a deep breath, took out a 50-yuan bill from his pocket and quietly handed it to the female staff member.

"Sister, can you please send me a copy secretly..."

The female staff member laughed so hard that her body shook. "You are such an interesting kid, but our company has strict requirements. This kind of disclosure of personal privacy..."

"I'll add another fifty!"

"Do you have an email address? Leave me one and I'll find it and send it to you later..."

Chapter 53 Starlight fills all childhoods

Telecommunications business hall.

"Sir, we'll take care of everything for you."

The service staff in the business hall handed three PHS phones to Xu Jianghe with a smile.

"Is there anything else you need?"

"No more, no more." Xu Jianghe smiled politely and walked to He Ying with three pagers.

"This thing is pretty good, and the package is really good. I bought one for each of us."