Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl-Chapter 23 - Pretending What Wool

"Where are you selling shoes?" Zhen Yu abruptly leaned in close and raised her voice by her ear.

"Construction Street..."

Zhen Yu suddenly exerted force, shouting coldly, "The name of the shoe store!"

"Ah! Beautiful Shoe City! I've said it! Let go of me..."

"Brother, make some noise!" Zhen Yu turned her head and spoke to Zhen Yan.

Zhen Yan was momentarily stunned, then took off a shoe and started banging it against the metal security door at the entrance.

"Bang bang bang..." The door wailed under the abuse.

The crowd watching suddenly fell silent, clearly indicating there was a message to be conveyed.

"This lady is the owner of Beautiful Shoe City! She wants to tell everyone about the pros and cons of these shoes from my family! Mainly about genuine leather! Second-layer leather! And the differences and identification methods of synthetic leather! Hope everyone can listen quietly!"

"Begin!" Zhen Yu looked up and said to the woman.

The fashionable woman, frightened by the little girl's piercing gaze, nodded hesitantly.

"Well, these shoes are made of second-layer leather, which is..."

The woman, trying to remain calm, briefly summarized in a few words. Although not very detailed, everyone present understood, and the owner of Sincere Shoe City did not lie.

"They told you it was second-layer leather when they sold it to you! Why are you still causing trouble?"

"Big brother, are you silly? Didn't you hear that little girl call this woman 'shoe store owner'? She sells shoes too!"

"Oh... so the commotion was all about malicious competition!"

"Exactly! They accuse us, the shoe buyers, of not knowing our stuff and even claim their shoes are synthetic leather! Such defamation is too much!"

"Wasn't it 'Beautiful Shoe City' just mentioned?"

"Yep! What about it?"

"I've been to that store, not many styles of shoes, and all displayed inside the counter, nothing like Sincere Shoe City which is much better! You can try on any pair you like!"

"What? You can try on shoes freely in this store?"

"Yes! The racks are against the wall, just go ahead and take down whichever you like, they always have larger sizes, guaranteed to fit!"

"I'll need to go check it out later..."

The fashionable woman, pointed out by the crowd, wished she could bury her face in shame and stutteringly asked Zhen Yu, "Little sister! Please let me go!"

"Afterward," Zhen Yu hadn't finished speaking when the woman immediately interrupted, "I won't dare to come again!"

Zhen Yu remained silent and let go of her hand silently.

The woman's expression changed several times, realizing the audience had heard her earlier words, and today's scene was irredeemable. Her attempt at defamation had failed.

She gritted her teeth, glared at Zhen Yu, and quickly walked away.

After this uproar, Zhen Yu released some of her pent-up bad feelings but still felt a tightness in her chest.

She gave the money to Mrs. Zhen and told her she'd be going home, to which Mrs. Zhen briefly replied during a break, "Your brother and I will eat at the shop at noon, make your own meal at home!"

Zhen Yu nodded in agreement and headed home on her own.

It was not yet ten o'clock when she got home. At the crossroad between going to her own home and going to the Han Family, she paused for three seconds, then turned her steps towards the Han Family.

When Han Mingyue saw her, she was quite surprised and asked with concern, "Arrived?"

"Yeah." Zhen Yu nodded vigorously and flopped onto Han Mingyue's single bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

When Han Mingyue saw her lying on the bed, he froze for a moment, then somewhat embarrassedly lowered his head.

Ever since she started coming over to study, Han Mingyue, who would usually clean his room once a day, now cleaned it twice, once after waking up in the morning and the other at noon.

At this moment, Han Mingyue felt relieved inside, at least he wasn't as sloppy as his brother, Jiaoyang. If he were, he really didn't know if she would disdain coming over to study after entering once.

Han Mingyue stared at the book in his hand but couldn't read a word.

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After a while, noticing that Zhen Yu was still lying motionless on the bed, he finally confirmed that she was indeed in a bad mood.

Thinking about her saying she was going to get alimony today, could it be because of the money?

Biting his lower lip, the young boy gently asked, "Did you have an argument with Uncle Zhen?"

The girl, like a statue, showed no reaction at all.

Just when Han Mingyue thought she would ignore him, she lightly parted her lips and replied faintly, "No."

Han Mingyue softened his voice a bit more, "You, you're in a bad mood."

"Mm." Zhen Yu responded quickly this time, but with just one word.

Han Mingyue hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Can you talk about it?"

Zhen Yu was silent for a while.

Talk? Talk about what?

There's nothing to talk about!

She had long been accustomed to being abandoned and rejected!

Today's issues are nothing compared to her past lives, just a drop in the ocean!

Why wallow in self-pity? Get up and start working!

The system is still waiting to be fed! Without reading, who will give you ability points?

Do you still want to live a good life? Get up, get up!

With that thought, Zhen Yu swiftly sat up, pulled out the fairy tale book volume two, and returned to her bed, quickly immersing herself in the world of the book.

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Han Mingyue watched her actions, dumbfounded. Is she alright now?

But whose room is this anyway? Why does it feel like it's hers?!

She not only ignored his question but also acted as if she were in her own house!

It's a bit too much...

The young boy wanted to get angry, but couldn't muster it. In the end, he helplessly buried his head in his book.

Out of sight, out of mind!

Before lunch, Zhen Yu was about to leave to go home, suddenly asking, "Do you want Zhen Yan's second year junior high study materials?"

Han Mingyue paused for a moment, then nodded, "Yes!"

He was a top student and loved studying.

Having reviewed the first year junior high textbooks with Zhen Yu previously, and finding himself bored with nothing to learn, he was more than willing.

"I'll bring them over this afternoon."

After frequent visits, at her insistence, Han Mingyue no longer accompanied her back.

Of course, Zhen Yu still had to knock on the door when she arrived...

She came in with the study materials in the afternoon and walked into the clinic lobby.

"Ah! Xiao Yu, are you bringing a gift for Uncle Han?" Han Youliang immediately noticed the big word 'Math' on the top cover, but still jokingly said.

"You can't do the clinic's accounting?" Zhen Yu replied dryly, devoid of expression, "Better learn it now, let Aunt Han help you!"

"Ha ha... you little rascal! Go study!" Han Youliang laughed heartily and waved her off.

Zhen Yu placed the materials at the doorway and knocked on the door.

As Han Mingyue opened the door, he saw the items at the girl's feet, hurriedly reaching out to bring them inside.

"They are so heavy! You could have carried less!" Han Mingyue said, putting the materials in the corner beside the desk and straightening up.

"Troublesome." Zhen Yu, already engrossed in her fairy tale book, uttered two words without lifting her head.

Han Mingyue paused, then stopped talking, picked up a pair of scissors from the desk, and cut open the plastic binding the materials.

After sorting the study materials by subject, Han Mingyue took the junior high second year Chinese language book, sat on the chair, but did not open it.

Just like that, he sat not too far, not too close, quietly watching the book in Zhen Yu's hands, silently waiting.