Only After I Was Reborn Did I Realize That I Had Childhood Sweethearts

The reason Mei Fang suddenly turned around just now was because he suddenly remembered that Lin Youxi’s mother also died in a car accident, just like his own mother had said before. The injured person also looked like they had wounds from a car accident.

Although this happened when Lin Youxi was only three or four years old, she might have recalled this familiar scene.

So, after seeing that patient and hearing the boy crying, Lin Youxi suddenly thought of her own mother and became sensitive and unreasonable.

She was the troublemaker who was always criticized by the teacher in kindergarten, constantly doing things to seek attention, even if it caused others’ displeasure, she didn’t care.

This is the tragedy of growing up in a family without maternal love. No matter how much Mei Fang and Xia Yuan bring friendship and love to Lin Youxi, it is difficult to help her heal.

If you plan to be friends with Lin Youxi for a long time, you must be mentally prepared for this.

Oh, my misplaced sympathy! Why do I always bring trouble upon myself!?

Although Mei Fang kept lamenting his own misfortune in his heart, his actions were sincere.

He never let go of Lin Youxi’s hand.

The location of Heaven Cemetery is already in the suburbs of Baimei County, and you have to take a bus from the bus station like going to Jiangcheng.

Mei Fang was familiar with the transportation in his hometown and quickly found a bus that could go to the cemetery.

Before getting on the bus, Mei Fang reminded Lin Youxi, “Since we’re going to visit your mother’s grave, do you want to buy something to bring to her?”

Lin Youxi shook her head, “I don’t know what my mom likes. My dad always brings a lot of things when he pays respects, and I can’t remember.”

A sentence unintentionally spoken by a child suddenly made Mei Fang, who was already an adult in mind, feel a pang in his nose.

Yes, her mother passed away when she was only three years old.

It has been six or seven years, can she still remember anything about her mother?

“It’s okay to buy something you like, like fruits. As long as it’s something you like, your mom will definitely not dislike it.”

Lin Youxi nodded, then took out three coins from her crumpled pocket.

“This was originally money to play games with you… I’ll buy an apple. Can I buy an apple with three yuan?”

“No need, you don’t have to pay this time.” Mei Fang said, “You keep the money and treat me to the arcade in the future. I’ll buy the apple for you.”

“I want to go too!”

Lin Youxi obediently followed behind Mei Fang. Mei Fang let Lin Youxi pick her favorite apple, and he also took two and weighed them together. Seeing that the store also sold some paper flowers, he bought a bunch of yellow paper flowers from the store and asked for a plastic bag to pack them together.

“Why are you so rich?” Lin Youxi curiously asked Mei Fang, “Didn’t you always say that uncle and auntie only spoil Little Ya and don’t give you any pocket money?”

“Well, about that…”

Mei Fang couldn’t tell Lin Youxi that the money came from selling their retired account to their classmates. After all, the equipment in that account was all handcrafted by Lin Youxi, and Mei Fang was only responsible for providing strategies.

“I discovered that my dad had hidden some money, so I secretly took it.”

Lin Youxi reminded Mei Fang, “Stealing money from home is not good. Uncle Mei will be sad.”

“Well, ill-gotten gains are still ill-gotten gains. I’m just seeking justice.”

“But, I also feel sorry for Uncle Mei. He said he handed over his salary card.”

Lin Youxi sighed, “Aunt Mei is too strict with Uncle Mei. He doesn’t have any freedom.”

“That’s the pressure of being parents…”

“Well, when I grow up, I won’t be like that. If I get married, my husband and I will manage our own money.”

Mei Fang couldn’t help but chuckle after hearing that.

“What husband? You play too much ‘Fantasy Westward Journey.’ Normal people don’t call their spouse ‘husband’.^[1]”

“Then… what should I call him?”

“Of course, it’s ‘husband’ and ‘wife’…”

“But Uncle Mei and Aunt Mei usually call each other by their names, like Lijun and Xiaoxia. Like that…”

“That’s true.”

This was indeed a knowledge blind spot for Lin Youxi.

Her family didn’t have any reference.

“Then, Mei Fang, your and Xia Yuan’s names are so short. Will you not be able to use intimate nicknames when you get married?”

Mei Fang thought for a moment, “But Xia Yuan already has a nickname, it’s called Yuan Yuan.”

“Oh, I see! Then in the future, your wife will be called——”

“No, you can’t call her that! I don’t like that name!”

The two children playfully exchanged words in the bus, making everyone in the front and back seats laugh.

When they arrived at the cemetery, it was already dusk. The damp air made people feel a bit restless, but fortunately, Lin Youxi’s mood had become much more relaxed.

“Do you remember where your mom’s grave is?”

“Of course, I come here with my dad many times a year.”

Lin Youxi counted on her fingers, “We come on the Winter Solstice^[2], New Year’s Eve^[3], Qingming Festival^[4], Mom’s death anniversary, and the Ghost Festival^[5]. That’s 5 times a year. This time I came alone, so I can come 6 times this year.”

“That’s a lot.”

Mei Fang seemed surprised.

“So, you usually come to sweep the grave twice a year, which shows that your father loves your mother very much.”

“Mm.” Lin Youxi nodded. “Even though my father doesn’t say it, I know. Even if he’s busy with work, he still brings me to sweep the grave every year… We’re almost there, look, it’s the third row in front, with the lion statue facing backwards.”

Lin Youxi skillfully led Mei Fang to her mother’s cemetery. There was a black and white photo of her mother on the tombstone. She had long, beautiful black hair, full apple cheeks revealing a set of neat white teeth, and her radiant smile left a deep impression.

Lin Youxi’s mother passed away in 2000, before she could experience the rapid development after the millennium.

It’s not the season for grave sweeping right now, and there aren’t many people in the cemetery. Only faint firecracker sounds can be heard in the distance.

It seems like someone’s family member has passed away.

Most children would be scared to death here, but Lin Youxi is not an ordinary child.

Neither is Mei Fang.

“Mom, I’ve come to see you. I didn’t come with Dad this time.”

The two of them placed the apples they brought as offerings, and Lin Youxi placed a bouquet of yellow flowers in front of her mother’s grave, covering it with a plastic bag. With her hands clasped together, she knocked her head against her mother’s grave three times.

“Why are you doing it so forcefully…”

“Dad said the louder the knock, the more the people below can hear it.”

Lin Youxi smiled and touched the red bump on her head, then gave her place to Mei Fang. “Why don’t you say hello to my mom too? This is your first time here, my mom doesn’t know you.”

Since Mei Fang came to accompany Lin Youxi to sweep her mother’s grave, he naturally didn’t mind.

He knelt in front of Lin Youxi’s mother’s grave, imitating Lin Youxi’s actions from earlier, clasping his hands together and knocking his head against the grave three times.

Hmm…

Mei Fang also touched his slightly red forehead, while Lin Youxi laughed loudly beside him.

“Hahaha, you’re too forceful! You’ve cracked my mom’s tombstone.”

“No way… Hurry up and introduce me to your mom!”

Afterwards, with a smile on her face, Lin Youxi knelt down beside Mei Fang.

Beside Mei Fang.

Shoulder to shoulder.

Translator’s Notes:

1. She said “Fujun” (夫君) and it’s a traditional and less common way of addressing one’s husband just like in their game, Fantasy Westward Journey. ↩︎
2. Winter Solstice: https://en. wikipedia.org/ wiki/Dongzhi _(solar_term)↩︎
3. Not the regular New Year but the Chinese New Year. ↩︎
4. Qingming Festival or Tomb-Sweeping Day is the day when families visit the tombs of their ancestors to clean the gravesites and make ritual offerings to their ancestors. (ref: https://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/ Qingming _Festival) ↩︎
5. Ghost Festival: https://en. wikipedia.org/ wiki/Ghost_ Festival↩︎

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