Reborn with a Cell Phone 2007

Ji Shumiao originally thought that she would not see Qingqing again until she went to school, but unexpectedly, that night, Qingqing, covered in frost, knocked on her door, her lips trembling from the cold, and asked, "Can I... take a bath?"

When Ji Shumiao saw her expression, he was shocked and felt something was wrong. He suppressed his anger and took her to the bathroom. Her hands were cracked and bleeding. Ji Shumiao helped her treat the wounds, found plastic gloves for her to wear, and tied the gloves tightly with rubber bands to prevent them from getting wet when taking a bath.

The adults knew that their presence would make Liu Qingqing uncomfortable, so they all went upstairs to make room for the two children.

Liu Qingqing took a long bath and came out wearing the same nightgown she had worn before. Ji Shumiao looked at her and tears started falling again.

She had frostbite all over her body and various bruises.

Liu Qingqing did not try to persuade her this time, but cried with her: "They never treated me as a human being."

Tonight, Liu Kangyu suddenly broke into the kitchen and asked Liu Qingqing to ask Ji Shumiao to come home to play. Liu Qingqing listened to his obscene words and understood what he wanted to do. She cursed him angrily, which made Liu Kangyu furious. Not only did he beat her, he also stripped her clothes and humiliated her, grabbing her hands full of chilblains.

Liu Qingqing didn't know where she got the strength from, she struggled to break free regardless of the pain, grabbed the clay jar of lard from the kitchen and smashed it on his head.

Liu Kangyu, with a bloody head, cursed and called his parents over. Liu Qingqing knew that if she stayed any longer, she would be beaten to death tonight, so she kicked Liu Kangyu who was pulling her calf and ran out.

She had no money on her, so she could only walk towards Ji Shumiao's home with tears in her eyes, following her memory.

On the way, a kind-hearted lady saw her, felt sorry for her, and gave her the scarf she had bought for her granddaughter.

Even strangers could show kindness to her, but her blood relatives did such beastly things to her.

Ji Shumiao said: "Only blood relatives are not relatives."

"I can't go back to that home. Does what you said during the day still count? I'm willing to give it a try. If uncle and aunt can really adopt me, I will repay them with gratitude and use my whole life to honor and support them."

Ji Shumiao hugged her gently: "Don't worry, I won't let you go back. If they don't adopt you, I will raise you."

Liu Qingqing choked up and said, "Okay, I'll be your maid for the rest of my life."

Ji Shumiao said sternly: "There are no slaves in New China."

Liu Qingqing was amused by her serious look.

After applying medicine to the wounds and frostbite on her body, Liu Qingqing changed her clothes and lay on Ji Shumiao's bed, but she couldn't fall asleep.

The whole house of Ji Shumiao's family was equipped with floor heating, which was very warm, so warm that Liu Qingqing's chilblains all over her body were itchy.

Ji Shumiao couldn't sleep either, so he sat up and said, "Come on, my beloved, I'll take you to see my kingdom!"

Liu Qingqing was amused by her and sat up: "Okay."

Following Ji Shumiao, they could go anywhere. Liu Qingqing felt that she would not regret being sold out by her.

Ji Shumiao would never sell her out, so he took out a set of his own clothes and asked her to wear them. Ji Shumiao had already thrown away Liu Qingqing's previous clothes as garbage.

It was not safe for the two girls to go out late at night, so Ji Shumiao called Ji Shulang upstairs and asked him to go out with them, but to go out quietly so as not to be discovered by the adults.

Ji Shulang cursed but got up and put on his clothes.

Ji Shumiao took Liu Qingqing to the office building of Cha Sanmei and Shu Xianghe, turned on the lights to show her the empty company: "Look, this is my kingdom! Look! This is my office. I'll put a desk here and you'll be my secretary here."

Liu Qingqing was amazed: "When you are not in school, this is what you do."

"That's right!" Ji Shumiao put his arm around her shoulders, "So when I said I would support you, I wasn't kidding. I really can support you!"

Liu Qingqing was deeply moved and said with a smile: "Great, now I know that I have found a rich man and my life will be secure."

Ji Shulang crossed his arms and leaned against the door, waiting for the two of them to finish their visit. He looked at his watch and asked, "Shall we go get some barbecue and beer?"

Ji Shumiao snapped his fingers and said, "Night and exact!"

Eating barbecue and drinking beer can alleviate many worries.

It was the first time for Liu Qingqing to eat barbecue and drink beer in her life. After listening to it, Ji Shumiao applauded: "Very good, very good. You have done two first times with me again!"

Liu Qingqing's alcohol tolerance was unexpectedly good. She drank a bottle of beer without feeling tipsy at all. Ji Shumiao's eyes lit up when she saw this - this was her future drinking partner!

It was already 3:30 in the morning when they finished eating the barbecue. Ji Shumiao and Liu Qingqing were standing on the side of the road waiting for Ji Shulang to come out after paying the bill. Then they saw people waving national flags and walking in the same direction in groups.

Ji Shumiao suddenly had an idea: "Let's go watch the flag-raising ceremony!"

Ji Shulang came out of the barbecue restaurant and heard her words. He stretched out his index finger and pushed her forehead: "Whatever you think, you will do."

But he didn't say anything bad, and he even bought national flags and candied haws for the two of them on the way.

Tiananmen Square was already packed with people. Ji Shulang followed behind them, occasionally stretching out his hand to block people from pushing forward.

Liu Qingqing touched her clothes and realized for the first time that a winter night could be as warm as spring.

The national flag rose together with the New Year's sun. The three stood in the crowd, looked up and sang the national anthem loudly.

White doves flew over the five-star red flag fluttering in the wind, ushering in the year 2008.