Chapter 1: What on earth is a Pineapple Phone?

It is honey

I will drop you off downstairs at your home and then head straight to the store. You can take care of your dinner yourself, or you can go to your sister's house to eat, understood?" Sun Wanhui hung up the phone and said to Xu Xing

I have to go to the wholesale market early tomorrow morning. Even though you are on vacation, please stay calm and do not run around everywhere, understood? If you run out of money, just ask me. When going out to have fun with your classmates, do not be stingy. Sun Wanhui sent him to the entrance of the community and finally reminded him, "Stay away from places like internet cafes."

As someone who has experienced it, after accepting the premise of rebirth and calming down, Xu Xing no longer dwells on the matter of his college entrance examination scores. Instead, he finds greater enjoyment in the subtle joy of time flying by yet being able to start over again.

However, if he were to take the 2012 English examination again with his later proficiency in English, it could only be described as a piece of cake

Isn't this a graduate student under the same advisor as him

What about that girl? The one living upstairs from us, Xiao Li. She was such a nice girl, right? She was talking about online dating with someone on the internet, and in the end, she got scammed, losing tens of thousands of yuan!

As Sun Wanhui answered the phone, Xu Xing's gaze was fixed intently on the mobile phone in her hand

"Mom, you are quite cultured, even Zhou Gong's dream interpretation is known to you." Xu Xing laughed, not intending to explain further, deciding to wait until the results came out to discuss it. But then he was taken aback, turned to his mother and asked, "What is a pineapple phone?"

However, Xu Xing is an exception

Perhaps when they enter university or step into society, these college entrance examination candidates will reminisce about this examination, which was relatively the most fair in the past

Understood. Xu Xing pushed the door open and got out of the car, waving goodbye to his mother inside the vehicle as he watched her drive away from the intersection

Xu Xing agreed.

"Mom," Xu, looking at the car approaching the entrance of their neighborhood, tentatively asked, "I see that selling things online seems to be quite a good business these days. Why don't you try selling clothes online?"

However, for the current leisurely pace, it is precisely the moment that evokes the deepest reflections for him

Xu Xing: "... ... How can you be so easily flattered?"

The final bell for the English examination of the college entrance examination rang.

Name: Yan Chicu

What are you being timid about! I will cover your internet fees

Xu Xing must first clarify what changes have occurred in this world after his rebirth

I have received him, I will send him back, and he will come right away

Do not say it is just a basic line; even the more substantial lines have a chance to be touched upon. It only depends on whether the English exam paper will unfortunately result in a few points being deducted.

As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Wanhui's phone rang

I want you to take charge! Sun Wanhui, unable to endure the sun, pulled him and squeezed into the car by the roadside

But Xu Xing really did not expect that the cold and silent beautiful classmate had short hair when she was young

As soon as he got up and took a couple of steps, he felt as if he had stepped on something beneath his feet

As soon as I sat down, I jumped out with a hiss. I quickly turned on the air conditioning in the car and waited for it to cool down before sitting back in.

"Mom, you might not believe me," Xu Xing said, propping his arm on his chin and gazing out the window, his expression dazed and distant. "I dreamed about the English exam last night, so I am almost certain to pass it today."

"Everything online is a scam." As soon as Sun Wanhui heard this, she became angry, "Have you forgotten? Back when you were in middle school, someone called and said you were hospitalized due to a car accident, asking me to bind this and that, to pay for your medical and prescription expenses, and in the end, I sent two thousand yuan to someone online.

"The scores haven't been released, and the answers are also incorrect. How can you say that?" Sun Wanhui began to speak rapidly, "In the last joint examination, you only scored a little over the first-tier line, and that was because the English paper was easy, allowing you to score over ninety. This time, I've heard students say that the English paper is very difficult. Can you please be honest with me?"

This world is likely not as simple as mere reincarnation

Upon seeing this name, Xu Xing felt a sense of familiarity. After glancing at the photo above and scrutinizing it for several seconds, he finally came to a realization

With these thoughts in mind, Xu Xing arrived at the school gate and immediately spotted his mother, Sun Wanhui, waiting there.

By this time in 2024, e-commerce has developed very well and has gradually begun to encroach upon the market of physical stores

Forget it, in this day and age, many parents indeed regard the internet as a formidable threat. Even if they do not intentionally resist it, the invisible precautions they take are still quite evident.

But Sun Wanhui was unaware of this

"Do you think you are Confucius? Did the Duke of Zhou come to you in a dream?" Sun Wanhui was filled with anger, "When your scores come out, if they don't reach the first-tier line, don't even think about the promised pineapple phone!"

Given Xu Xing's original level, his English score basically remains around 80 points

As soon as the two of them finally got into the car, Sun Wanhui drove home and couldn't help but ask, "Clarify for me, how did you do on the exam? Is there any hope for a first-tier university?"

Initially, he only scored 70 points in English, and no matter how much he improved in the other three subjects, he still fell short of the first-tier score line by three points, which resulted in him being only able to attend an ordinary second-tier institution

Who would have thought that this young body, which had just reached adulthood not long ago, would inhabit the soul of a nearly thirty-year-old man right before the English exam

His performance in his previous life was actually not bad; at least there were no issues with Chinese, Mathematics, and Physics. The only subject he fell short in was English

Thank you for your concern, teacher. Xu Xingchao expressed his gratitude to the proctoring teacher, showing no intention to explain further. After tidying up his stationery, he stood up and prepared to leave

Xu Xing slightly parted his lips as if to say something, his throat moved a couple of times, yet he ultimately chose to remain silent for the time being

Goddamn pineapple phone

Xu Xing walked out of the classroom holding this admission ticket, gazing at the throng of students ahead who had already covered more than half the distance, a bustling crowd where finding a specific person was akin to searching for a needle in a haystack

Oh

He has just completed the English examination paper for the college entrance examination, relying on his years of English proficiency gained from working in foreign enterprises

The boss is generous, see you in the evening

Apple phone ... ... Pineapple phone ... ...

Moreover, Xu Xing's thoughts were not focused on this matter at the moment, but rather on the pineapple phone belonging to his mother.

If all goes well, the English score of 70 from my previous life will be rewritten by him personally

"There is definitely a chance." Xu Xing said with a serious expression

This statement is indeed the truth

After the invigilator announced the end of the examination upon collecting the papers, the liberated youth surged out of the teaching building like piglets released from a pen.

During the college entrance examination that year, she surprisingly found herself in the same examination room as herself

It is quite laborious, approximately twenty minutes, very soon

Since the exam is already over, when it comes time to check the scores, even if I do not remember my examination number, I can simply ask the teachers at the school

In those years, Sun Wanhui failed to catch the wave of online shopping, resulting in a continuous decline in revenue in the following years, ultimately being overwhelmed by a surge in 2019, leaving her store to work for the landlord after more than a decade of operation

I answered the phone, and a voice that was both incredibly familiar yet strange came through: "Brother Xu! Are you going to the internet café tonight?"

His mother, Sun Wanhui, has a physical clothing store in a small alley of the nearby commercial street. She is usually very busy, so it is quite remarkable that she can find the time to pick him up at this hour

Upon picking it up, I discovered that it was an examination admission ticket

The world is changing too rapidly. In the 1970s and 1980s, life was still spent rolling in the muddy fields of the countryside. In the blink of an eye, we have entered the modern urban landscape of steel and concrete, as well as the intangible world of the internet. One cannot blame them for being unable to keep up with the trends

"Why are you taking so long to come out?" Sun Wanhui, wearing a lace-trimmed straw hat, stood under the sun with sweat beading on her forehead. Upon seeing her son emerge, she immediately complained, "It's so hot I could die."

In the field of computer science, females are already scarce, let alone a stunning beauty.

But who would have thought that this year's exam paper would be so difficult, resulting in Xu Xing only scoring 70 points, ultimately falling short of the first-tier line by three points with regret

I still do not know your character? When you make a mistake, your little mouth is sweeter than honey, do you think I do not know you?

If it were not for the subsequent changes in his family circumstances, Xu Xing would have worked hard to gain admission to the graduate program at Minhang University; otherwise, he might have faded into obscurity for the rest of his life

What happened? Upon hearing this, Sun Wanhui immediately furrowed her brows, feeling a bit anxious inside. Did you not do well on the exam? Huh? Is there a problem with your English?

June 7, 2012, at 5:00 PM

Even if it is impossible to exceed the score line by more than ten points, at least one can still strive to reach it.

Sitting at his examination desk, Xu Xing blinked and looked around, only to realize that he was the only student left in the classroom

After some contemplation, Xu Xing decided to give up and stuffed the admission ticket into his pocket

Xu Xing stared at the icon in a daze, momentarily unsure whether to complain or break into a cold sweat

As soon as he turned around and walked a few steps into the community, his own pager rang.

Looking at my mother, who seems to have aged ten years younger, with the weariness left by time fading from the corners of her eyes, I slowly blink and feel that I still need to adjust: "Mom, I suddenly realize that you are quite beautiful."

If it weren't for the fact that he left a deep impression, one would hardly notice that the two of them ended up working at the same foreign enterprise after graduation

I must tell you, the internet is a dangerous thing. Do you know that young man Wang from the building next door? He is about your age and spends all his time in that internet café instead of studying! His life is essentially ruined.

Ah... once again, Xu Xing heard the voice of his high school buddy Li Zhibin, which inexplicably stirred something within him, yet he still teased, "My mom won't let me go to the internet café"

He looked at the energetic senior high school students, sitting alone at the examination desk for the college entrance examination, seemingly still savoring the earlier English test

The appearance of this phone is strikingly similar to that of the Apple 4, but Xu Xing clearly saw the bitten pineapple icon through the gaps between Sun Wanhui's fingers.

Sun Wanhui took out a smartphone from her pocket, and after answering the call, she said to the other end: "Yes, yes, that item is 79, don't be too harsh, if 70 doesn't work, then I won't sell it."

"Classmate, it's time to go." The invigilating teacher, who had already organized the exam papers on the podium, looked at Xu Xing, who appeared lost and dejected, and said with a hint of compassion, "It doesn't matter if you didn't do well on the exam; life is still long ahead. Your parents are probably waiting for you outside, right? Don't let them worry."