Rebirth in the 90s: Her Counterattack and Redemption

Chapter 1134: Chapter 669: Bragging

The Dragon Mountain Underground Mall is the largest clothing street in Xiangshan City, featuring a wide range of high, medium, and low-end apparel. Although it’s Friday, it’s still quite crowded.

Luo Ye came to the Dragon Mountain Underground Mall naturally to look for a friend; this place is the friend’s favorite hangout, visited every Friday. The reason is that there’s an unwritten rule that new items are displayed on Fridays.

After strolling around twice and deliberately visiting the two shops the friend loves, picking several clothes, Luo Ye lingered until nearly noon. She knows her friend’s lifestyle habits and understands that today is not the day she’ll run into them. It seems she’ll have to look for another chance next time.

The friend is one of the few from her past life. Despite the trouble, she must try. But this lifetime, her relationship with the friend’s family is so delicate... If she didn’t know the inside story, it would be hard to imagine ending up like that.

Luo Ye turned back to smile at Xiao He, who was helping carry the shopping bags behind her, ”Thanks for your help, let’s go pick up Yu Family’s Sister-in-law now.”

”No trouble at all, no trouble at all...” Xiao He said waving his hand, making the bags sway back and forth. Luo Ye’s eyes were full of playful laughter, ”Brother He, the clothes in these bags are all gifts. What if you shake them and they get ruined?”

”Ah...” Xiao He was momentarily stunned, and quickly stopped. He realized these clothes cost a few thousand; if he had to pay for damages... he couldn’t afford it.

Luo Ye chuckled, ”Just kidding. How can clothes get ruined from shaking?”

”Hehe...” Out of instinct, Xiao He wanted to scratch his head, but stopped halfway and quickly put his hand down, feeling annoyed at how foolish he had acted.

Not wanting Xiao He to feel awkward, Luo Ye quickly changed the subject, ”Brother He, you should call your uncle and aunt and invite them to dinner tonight.”

Xiao He shook his head quickly, ”No need, no need, they’ll get nervous...” Then he suddenly realized how Luo Ye addressed him and hurriedly said, ”You’re being too kind, just call me Xiao He.”

Luo Ye deliberately pouted, ”We were getting along so well back then, why are we suddenly distant?”

”You really are easygoing.” Xiao He looked at Luo Ye sincerely, ”Really, the ladies around here are usually quite pretentious.”

”Well...” This time, Luo Ye felt a bit embarrassed, ”I’m not a lady of leisure, just the leader’s... girlfriend at most.”

”The guy’s average-looking, but his girlfriend is really pretty and fashionable.”

”The guy must be wealthy.”

”Probably, otherwise, how could he find such a pretty girlfriend and buy so many things?”

”Why not a wife?”

”Have you seen any wealthy guy buy a lot of stuff for his wife?”

”True, before marriage they might do this, but after marriage, she buys things herself.”

”Exactly!”

”By the way, why didn’t Ni’er come today? She never misses a trip.”

”She’s been taken up by Niu Xiaoyue.”

”I don’t understand, how could she associate with someone like Niu Xiaoyue given her status?”

”...”

The two girls passing by discussed carelessly. Xiao He’s face, already somewhat red, instantly turned as purple as an eggplant, ”Miss Luo, please...please don’t mind them.”

”It’s okay.” Luo Ye said as she glanced at the two girls, who, realizing they were caught, quickly sped up and hurried away.

...

”Miss Luo, it’s really too much trouble for you, having you come to pick me up personally. I don’t deserve it, and yesterday...thank you so much for what you did. If it weren’t for you, who knows what would have happened to me...”

Seeing Luo Ye again, Liu Yuhua was so excited that she became incoherent, rambling on endlessly. This kind of treatment made her feel extremely flattered. The Mayor’s fiancée is actually inviting her and her husband to dinner. She still can’t believe it’s true.

Ever since Yu Hewei called to inform her, her mind has been in a daze.

Xiao He started the car and stuck his head out the window, ”Sister-in-law, we still need to pick up Ni Ni, so let’s talk in the car, alright?”

”Silly me, I saw Miss Luo and completely forgot about Ni Ni.” Liu Yuhua said sheepishly, glancing at Luo Ye, ”Miss Luo, it’s really troublesome this way. I’ll just call Teacher Qian to take her home for a meal, it’ll be fine.”

”It’s on the way, let’s pick up the child together.” Luo Ye said while pushing her into the car, ”Don’t let the child wait too long.”

”Miss Luo...” Liu Yuhua was at a loss for words.

”Ye Xuan isn’t familiar with this area either. Brother Yu and Brother He are his right-hand men, so it’s only right that we all have a meal together.” Luo Ye said as she held her hand, ”And, after meeting Sister-in-law yesterday, I knew you have a good heart, and I like to associate with people who have good hearts.”

”Miss Luo is really kind-hearted.”

”Miss Luo is really kind-hearted.”

Xiao He and Liu Yuhua said almost simultaneously.

As soon as the words fell, everyone laughed together. ”Mayor Ye is also kind-hearted,” Liu Yuhua added, then sighed, ”If it weren’t for Mayor Ye, whether or not my Lao Yu could ever stand up straight and be a man in my parent’s house in this lifetime is still uncertain.”

”Sister-in-law, you’re exaggerating a bit. Yesterday was too sudden, and we didn’t have a proper gift for Grandpa Liu. If it weren’t for considering the local customs, Ye Xuan and I would have gone to offer our birthday wishes personally.” Luo Ye spoke politely, but her impression of Liu Yuhua and Yu Hewei improved once again. From her tone, you could tell they didn’t have much hope for Ye Xuan’s future, but even so, they focused on supporting Ye Xuan wholeheartedly. Just for this alone, they were worth befriending.

The car had just reached the school gate when the end-of-school bell rang. Xiao He suggested, ”Shall we wait here? To avoid missing each other.”

”Is it okay to stop here?” Liu Yuhua looked to Luo Ye for confirmation.

Luo Ye nodded, ”Sure.” Seeing a dense wave of little ones coming from afar, she quickly reminded, ”Sister-in-law and Brother He, make sure not to miss her.”

Liu Yuhua quickly got out of the car, ”I’ll go wait. When Ni Ni sees me, she’ll come over.”

In the crowd, Yu Ni Ni and her deskmate Liu Xiaofeng were arguing, faces red with anger.

After school, recalling last night’s events, Yu Ni Ni excitedly told Liu Xiaofeng that she had also ridden in a car. - Such comparisons are mainly because Xiangshan City is too poor. In this non-key primary school, few families can afford a car, and not many can afford a ride. In fact, considering the city government only has six cars, it illustrates the poverty and backwardness of this county-level city from another angle.

Liu Xiaofeng, a chubby little boy, listened to Yu Ni Ni and looked at her disdainfully with a face full of scorn, ”Your family is so poor, where would you get a car to ride in?”

”There really is one.” Yu Ni Ni raised her hand in a vow, ”Whoever lies is a little dog.”

”Is it a taxi?” Liu Xiaofeng smirked, ”That doesn’t count. It has to be a car that’s not a taxi to count.”

A little girl nearby chimed in, ”Yu Ni Ni, Liu Xiaofeng is right, sitting in a taxi doesn’t count. When my dad takes us to Grandma and Grandpa’s house, we always go by taxi too. I’ve never flaunted it, you really are quite vain.”

Yu Ni Ni wanted to argue, her lips moved, but she said nothing.

She couldn’t help but regret her bragging earlier, but she really wanted to stand out in front of her classmates. She wore the worst clothes in the class, had the oldest backpack, and was always the last to pay various fees. Even though she excelled in academics, because of all this, she always felt a bit defeated and ashamed.

So, after finally getting a chance, she wanted to let her classmates know that she was just like them and wasn’t much different from the others.

Considering Yu Hewei and Liu Yuhua’s work, normally the family wouldn’t be so tight financially. The reason is Yu Hewei’s parents have poor health, come from rural areas, have no pensions, and lack medical insurance. All expenses fall entirely on the children’s support.

And since Yu Hewei is the only college graduate and city dweller in the Yu Family, he naturally bears a more significant burden than others. The Liu Family, who already looked down on him, wouldn’t help, resulting in their consistently tight situation.

Children naturally like to join the fun. What was originally a small matter became widely discussed due to the backing of another little girl, with everyone chiming in.

The strange looks and pointing caused Yu Ni Ni’s eyes to redden, wishing she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

”Ni Ni!”

Right at that moment, hearing her mother’s call, Yu Ni Ni reflexively began to cry. Liu Yuhua hurriedly advanced a few steps and held her daughter, ”Ni Ni, what’s wrong?”

”Mom!” Yu Ni Ni buried her head like an ostrich in her mother’s neck, unwilling to lift it again.

”Who bullied you?” Liu Yuhua asked while scanning the surrounding classmates, ”Who bullied our Ni Ni?” Seeing Liu Xiaofeng also there in the crowd, she pointed at him, ”Was it you?”

Liu Xiaofeng pouted, ”She was showing off and cried when she got exposed, what’s it got to do with me?”

”Mr. Liu, Liu Xiaofeng is telling the truth, Yu Ni Ni said...” A student explained the circumstances, just as Luo Ye arrived. She smiled and took Ni Ni from Liu Yuhua’s arms, ”Who said Ni Ni was bragging? We’re here now to pick up Ni Ni by car.”

The little girl, still upset, was passed over without realizing, letting Luo Ye carry her into the car. Only once seated did she react, ”Uncle He!” She recognized Xiao He, her excitement quickly replacing her panic.

On getting into the car, Liu Yuhua quickly said, ”Ni Ni, hurry and thank Sister Luo. Without her, we would’ve been so embarrassed today.”

”Thank you, Sister, you’re really pretty,” the little girl said sincerely.

”Ni Ni is also pretty,” Luo Ye said with a laugh, kissing her forehead. ”I heard Ni Ni is a top student, so Sister got a gift for Ni Ni. Can you guess what it is?”

”No, no, no...” Liu Yuhua waved her hands in panic, and seemed to be at a loss for words aside from these three.

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