Rebirth: I Want to Be a Hot Heroine

The Spring Festival is the happiest day for everyone in China.

The Spring Festival is not just a festival, it is also a cultural heritage and emotional cohesion.

A number of men and women have gathered in the Qin family's old house, all of whom have come back to reunite and celebrate the New Year.

Some came back from abroad overnight, and some came from other cities...

The old house is a very traditional classical building, with a courtyard layout and a new style.

What catches your eye is the slowly opening vermilion door, with Spring Festival couplets written by Grandpa Qin himself posted on both sides.

Looking up again, I saw a plaque with the words "Shide Liuxin" hanging on it. It is said that this plaque was passed down from the previous dynasty.

Inside, there is a large cloisonné marble desk. Old Master Qin stands in the middle amiably, wearing a dark red Zhongshan suit made of fine fabric and holding a brush in his right hand.

There were a few people standing on the side, and on the left were Qin Guanjiu's uncle Qin Langyi and his family.

Qin Langyi's wife Zhang Ningrong was sorting out the written couplets, his son Qin Lu was playing with his mobile phone, and his daughter Qin Ningyi was helping the old man grind ink.

Qin Ningyi's name is a combination of the "Ning" from her mother Zhang Ningrong and the "Yi" from her father Qin Langyi. Later, her mother said that the word "Yi" sounded more masculine, so she changed it to "Yi".

On the right is the family of Qin Ningyang, Qin Guanjiu’s uncle. His wife Wei Yushan is helping Zhang Ningrong arrange the Spring Festival couplets.

The eldest daughter Qin Shiming was also writing, the second daughter Qin Shiyun was helping her to flatten the paper with a paperweight, and the youngest son Qin Songlei was also helping his eldest sister to grind ink.

After writing a couplet, the old man smiled and said, "Shi Ming's calligraphy is almost as good as mine."

Qin Shiming stopped writing, carefully examined his handwriting and the old man's handwriting, and said modestly: "I dare not compare with grandpa's handwriting."

She has always been modest and cautious, and is the best at flattery.

The old man laughed out loud because of her coaxing.

Wei Yushan looked at the situation in front of her, her eyes turned, and she said, "Our Shiming became a department manager because of your father's appreciation. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid he wouldn't even be able to get into Qin's."

Qin Ningyang glanced at his wife secretly and warned her not to talk nonsense.

The old man narrowed his eyes and stopped writing as he was about to continue. "Shiming's ability is beyond doubt, but she is still young and inexperienced. It would be good for the department manager to polish her."

Wei Yushan was a little unhappy. Her Qin Shiming and Qin Guanjiu were the same age. Why could Qin Guanjiu be the president and CEO at the same time?

Her tone was full of sourness. "Dad, what are you talking about? Isn't Guan Jiu also 26 years old? Our Shi Ming is also 26 years old. You can see our Shi Ming's ability."

The old man immediately got angry, threw down his pen, turned around and walked away, "You want to talk to me about ability, what achievements does the department she is in charge of have?"

The old man turned around and said, "If you tell me about your ability, I will show you my performance."

Qin Shiming's face darkened and she nudged her mother with her elbow for talking nonsense. Wei Yushan gave her an unpleasant look.

Useless things!

Qin Ningyang pulled his wife aside and warned her not to speak again.

Qin Langyi smiled and came out to smooth things over, "It's New Year's Day, let's not talk about work. Our family has finally gathered together, is my second brother's family here?"

Qin Ningyang echoed, "Yes, the second brother's family hasn't arrived yet."

As he was speaking, Qin Guanjiu came in from outside with his parents, holding gifts in his hands.

"Third uncle and great uncle are thinking about you, so they are here, aren't they?"

"Oh, Mr. Qin, you're here at the right time." Wei Yushan said unwillingly. Qin Ningyang couldn't do anything about her and just let her talk.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, aunt. You look a little fatter. It seems that uncle doesn't have any hidden money." Qin Guanjiu said.

"What a joke." Wei Yushan smiled awkwardly. She was indeed a little fatter than before, and Qin Ningyang felt a little embarrassed.

Qin's father and mother also greeted everyone with a smile, and greeted the old man first. The old man's anger just disappeared, and he smiled and said, "It's good that you are here. Today we are all together."

"Grandpa, I brought you a gift. This is a piece of Hui ink from the Song Dynasty."

A hint of surprise flashed in the old man's eyes. He carefully examined the ink stick Qin Guanjiu handed him, touched it again and again, smelled it again and again, and sighed repeatedly: "What a good ink. I can't bear to write with it. Put it in my study."

He patted Qin Guanjiu again and said, "Xiaojiu, you are thoughtful."

"As long as grandpa likes it."

Qin Guanjiu smiled and said that he knew the old man liked these things. He had obtained this piece of ink in his early years and had kept it ever since, and would find an opportunity to give it to him.

Old Master Qin was very satisfied with his eldest grandson. He turned around and looked at his grandchildren and said, "You should learn from Xiaojiu and give gifts. It touches my heart."

Qin Lu was playing with his phone. When he heard this, he muttered in dissatisfaction: "Grandpa, when you give a gift, it's a token of your heart. It's not like you didn't give it."

Old Master Qin looked at Qin Lu with a sharp gaze, "Kid, can what you gave me be called a gift? You just showed me a game skin and said you would help me get to the star level. Is this a gift?"

Qin Lu said stubbornly: "Why not? You didn't play it when you were a kid, so I'm helping you."

Qin Langyi patted his son on the back of his head. Qin Lu glanced at his father and shut his mouth. Zhang Ningrong also kicked him from behind.

Qin Ningyi went forward to help Old Man Qin, "Grandpa, don't pay attention to him. Big brother is very capable, so the gift he gave is naturally good. It's not like us who haven't even graduated from college yet."

Qin Guanjiu glanced at Qin Ningyi and said with a smile: "Ningyi repeated her senior year and was admitted to university. Which university did she get into?"

Qin Ningyi was very upset when he heard about repeating a grade, but then he put on a smile and said, "He only got into Nanjing University, unlike my elder brother."

Qin Guanjiu smiled and said, "You have to learn from me, otherwise our family of scholars will be cut off by your eldest brother."

The old man patted Qin Guanjiu's arm and said, "Among the grandchildren, only your eldest brother is the most capable. He graduated with a doctorate at a young age and knows so many things. Who in this family can compare to him?"

"Dad, Xiaojiu is studying abroad, it's not as difficult as in China." Zhang Ningrong meant that he felt education abroad was easier than in China, and getting a doctorate was not difficult.

The old man spoke softly, his voice as cold as ice, "If that's the case, why don't we send Qin Lu and Qin Ningyi out to take the doctoral exams?"

Zhang Ningrong shut up awkwardly.

"I think Grandpa's idea is a good one. It's okay to go abroad for training. Don't worry, big brother will cover the expenses." Qin Guanjiu raised his eyebrows, his voice full of teasing.

Qin Ningyi put away his smile and said, "Forget about my brother and I. We still want to be filial to our parents at home."

"You have to be filial to your parents. If I remember correctly, Third Aunt was sick a few days ago and she asked me to find a doctor, right?" Qin Guanjiu glanced at Qin Ningyi and took in all the little tricks in her heart.

"What was Ning Yi doing at that time? It seemed like you were at a class reunion. You were at that reunion for a whole week and didn't even step into the hospital."

Qin Ningyi was so embarrassed that she couldn't step down. She had always been humiliated in front of Qin Guanjiu in the past few years. She looked unhappy and said casually, "Maybe Big Brother remembered it wrongly."

"Did I remember it wrong? I hired someone specifically to take care of Aunt San."

Qin Guanjiu deliberately emphasized the word "specially", implying: My people are watching, do you think I don’t know?

Qin Shiming and Qin Shiyun looked at Qin Ningyi who was embarrassed and took the initiative to step forward and said, "Brother, didn't you only bring gifts for grandpa? Didn't you bring any for us?"

Qin Guanjiu had a calm expression. He knew that the two families were tied together and were supporting each other.

But he didn't give a good look to these two people. He just said: "Aren't the cards I usually swipe for you considered gifts? Do you want me to calculate how many millions or tens of millions it is?"

Qin Shiyun laughed and walked away silently.

She knew that she couldn't confront Qin Guanjiu head-on.

Qin Shiming looked at his frustrated sister and said helplessly, "Brother, don't bother with this little money."

"That's right. Anyway, the money was paid by the Qin family. It didn't go to you. I'll just put it on your account next time."

"Brother, how much can I, a department manager, earn?"

"Really?" Qin Guanjiu raised his eyes to look at her, "The bag that Mr. Wang gave me last time must have been worth two million, right?"

Qin Shiming: ...