Reborn in the 80s: My Whole Family Secretly Hears My Thoughts and Goes Wild with Success! - Chapter 171

“Besides, a person’s body is just a shell. You should judge someone by their heart.”

He Bin puffed out his chest. “My sister told me that.”

“Little Xiang, silly boy. Your sister tricked you.”

Lu Shuangshuang stood on her tiptoes, reaching up to ruffle He Bin’s hair, but found she couldn’t reach. He Bin bent his knees slightly, turning his face away and pursing his lips.

Lu Shuangshuang couldn’t help but smile, roughly tousling He Bin’s hair. The short buzz cut was a bit prickly.

He Bin straightened up. “How did my sister trick me?”

“Look at your brother-in-law. Is your sister the type who doesn’t care about looks?”
“Although Chen Can isn’t much of a person, you can’t deny he’s decent-looking.”

Lu Shuangshuang felt a little pleased with her own discovery. “Your sister, you know, she’s not someone who only cares about the inside.”

“That’s not contradictory. It doesn’t mean looking at the heart requires finding an ugly person, and no one says beautiful people have ugly hearts.”

He Bin kicked up the bike stand. “My sister had a second part to that. She said in this matter, you can have your cake and eat it too. She just told me when I look for a wife in the future, don’t just think about how pretty she is and ignore her heart.”

“She told me to find a girl who is beautiful on the outside and beautiful on the inside.”

He Bin stole a glance at Lu Shuangshuang. She was bowing her head to smell the flowers in her arms, the setting sun casting its light on her, making her look like a beautiful painting.

Perhaps he had already found her.

“When you find her, let me meet her. I’ll help you vet her. Although your sister has good taste,” Lu Shuangshuang patted her own chest, “my judgment isn’t bad either.”

“Of course, when I find someone, I’ll let you take a look for me too. They say men understand men best.”

Lu Shuangshuang placed her hand on He Bin’s shoulder. “Even though you’re just a brat and not quite a man yet, I believe in you. Mainly because there aren’t any other men around me.”

“Men and women should maintain boundaries. Don’t be so touchy. And, how am I not a man?” He Bin stepped forward, one hand on the handlebar, the other braced on the back seat, trapping Lu Shuangshuang between him and the bicycle.

He was backlit, but the youth’s eyes were incredibly bright, making Lu Shuangshuang somewhat unable to meet his gaze.

Lu Shuangshuang bit her lip and murmured, “You’re still young, that’s all. What kind of man are you?”

“So, in a few years, will I be a man in your eyes?”

Lu Shuangshuang didn’t have the capacity to think about this question anymore. He Bin was like a little heater, making her whole body feel unbearably warm.

“You… you step back a bit.”

Lu Shuangshuang pushed He Bin. Seeing her flushed face, He Bin took a big step back.

“Even if I’m young, I’m still a man. Don’t be so handsy with me from now on.”

He Bin thought for a moment, then added, “That goes for everyone else too.”

Lu Shuangshuang was quite indignant. She stuck her tongue out at He Bin. “Pfft, a little kid trying to boss me around.”

He Bin heard her. He looked at Lu Shuangshuang, who turned her face away, pretending she hadn’t said anything.

“Get on the bike.”

“Oh.”

Lu Shuangshuang obediently sat on the back seat. She glanced at her watch. “Oh no, Little Xiang, it’s already 6:15! Maybe just drop me off here. Hurry back, don’t be late and get punished.”

“I said I’d take you to the main gate, so I’ll take you to the main gate. Sit still.”

Even if he pedaled like the Wind Fire Wheels, he couldn’t make it back to the martial arts school by seven. Since he was going to be punished anyway, there was no use rushing.

“Alright, it’s not far from our Song and Dance Troupe from here. I can walk.”

“You’re more long-winded than Auntie Li in our compound.”

He Bin sensed Lu Shuangshuang was about to jump off the bike. He reached back and grabbed her. “If you don’t want us both to fall, don’t move.”

“I know you’re concerned about me. Next time, just buy me an extra popsicle.”
“Next time, I’ll treat you to shaved ice and lamb skewers at the night market. The one I went to with your sister last time. There’s a shaved ice place there that’s really good. We didn’t dare try the lamb skewers, so I don’t know if they’re tasty. You can try them for me.”

Lu Shuangshuang’s mouth watered as she spoke. She had really wanted to eat them that day.
But seeing Ye Zhiqiu not eating them, she felt too embarrassed to eat any either.

She loved eating, but she was also prone to gaining weight. Her weight used to often exceed the limit. Now that she’d just gotten back her position as deputy lead dancer, the troupe leader had repeatedly warned her to control her weight.

“Fine. Then when the time comes, I’ll eat, and you’ll watch. I’ll tell you what it tastes like.” He Bin held back a laugh.

Lu Shuangshuang instantly felt miserable. “I’m not treating you anymore. How can you bully someone like that?”

“Who’s bullying you? Didn’t you say you wanted me to try it and tell you the taste?”

He Bin teased Lu Shuangshuang. “You said you’d treat me. You can’t go back on your word. Besides, I’m not stopping you. You can eat.”

Lu Shuangshuang shook her head vigorously. “No, I can’t eat. I need to learn from Zhiqiu.”
“The first thing I’ll do when I can’t perform anymore is eat and eat, making up for all the things I couldn’t have.”

Right now, she was holding on by this belief, and of course, also for the position of deputy lead dancer.

She didn’t know how long she could be the deputy lead dancer, but she wanted to give it her all this time—not for anyone else, just for herself.

“Then I’ll treat you when that time comes.”

“I’ll remember you said that, you know.” Lu Shuangshuang leaned over from the side to look at He Bin. “You can’t complain that I eat too much then.”

“I won’t.”

“Oh, and if you haven’t started earning money by then, just forget it. You can treat me whenever you start making money.”

“Okay.”

Lu Shuangshuang happily began to hum a tune. She wasn’t a great singer, but He Bin thought it sounded just fine.

After seeing Lu Shuangshuang to the main gate of the Song and Dance Troupe and watching her go inside, He Bin turned his bike around and left.

He was, of course, late in the end. Ye Jiawu kept him company in the punishment, having waited for him.

He Bin didn’t hide it from Ye Jiawu, telling him he was late because he was seeing Lu Shuangshuang home.

Ye Jiawu was shocked. “Why were you seeing her home?”

He Bin was concise. “She hired me to pick her up and drop her off from now on.”

Ye Jiawu’s tone became light and cheerful. “That works out perfectly then. We can go together in the future. You go pick her up, and I’ll go pick up Xiaomei.”

He Bin turned to look at Ye Jiawu, who was puzzled. “Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Are you…” He Bin thought for a moment and changed his words. “It’s nothing.”

“No, you’re making me curious. What did you want to say?”

“Really, it’s nothing.”

“Not acceptable. Tell me.”

“I wanted to ask you, do you like Dong Xiaomei?”

Thud!

Ye Jiawu lost his balance and fell off the balancing beam.

He Bin jumped down after him. “Are you okay?”

Ye Jiawu’s entire face turned bright red. “What nonsense are you talking? I don’t have any improper thoughts about Xiaomei! I’m just worried about her safety.”

“Right, a real gentleman.” He Bin patted Ye Jiawu’s shoulder and climbed back onto the balancing beam.

Their master had punished them to stand for an hour. When they finally got down, their legs were trembling.