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

“Mom, I’m going to be on TV!”

“Film me! I’m the most handsome!”

As soon as they heard that they could be on TV, some of the children in the class instantly became excited, but there were also some children who lowered their heads and kept quiet, including Lin Youxi.

After Mei Fang and Du Zihan were pulled by the teacher to sit down, they behaved well. However, Du Zihan kept staring at Mei Fang with a fierce look.

That Mei Fang embarrassed me just now. I must perform well later… I’ll let him know how amazing I am!

“So, are there any children who are willing to bravely come forward and answer sister’s question?”

“Auntie, Auntie! Let me go first! I know everything.”

Du Zihan raised his head high and raised his hand, but the female reporter from the TV station just smiled and walked past him, coming to Xia Yuan who was sitting upright in the chair with her hand raised obediently.

“Auntie, why don’t you ask me? I know everything!”

Du Zihan was still pulling at the female reporter, but she clearly treated him as if he were air, and she bent down to hand the microphone to Xia Yuan.

“What a cute little girl! Can you introduce yourself to the audience in front of the TV?”

“Mm-hmm!” Xia Yuan cleared her throat, adjusted her clothes, and then smiled and spoke to the camera:

“Hello everyone, my name is Xia Yuan. I am a student in the Liangshi Kindergarten’s class-2. I am five years old this year, but I will be six years old in a month. My hobbies are playing the piano, and my favorite game to play is house. Also… I really like being a mom!”

Although she still appeared a bit shy and awkward, for a child facing the camera for the first time, it was already impressive that she didn’t get stage fright or stutter.

“Hello, little sister Xia Yuan!” the female reporter smiled and asked, “Summer is coming soon, and the children in the second class will soon graduate from kindergarten and become elementary school students. Do you know what elementary school students are like?”

“I know!” Xia Yuan felt very proud of this, “My mom is an elementary school teacher, and I have also visited the elementary school before. They sit in more spacious classrooms, learn many new subjects, and participate in sports activities. After school, they go home by themselves or in a line. It’s really amazing.”

“Wow, Xia Yuan, you really know a lot… It seems like you’re also looking forward to going to elementary school, right?”

Xia Yuan thought for a moment and gave an answer, “Hmm… I’m half excited.”

“Why only half?”

“Because… I will miss my good friends at kindergarten.” Xia Yuan proudly listed the names of her good friends, Mei Fang and Lin Youxi were among them.

“It seems like Xia Yuan has a lot of friends at kindergarten.”

The female reporter thought for a moment, “Among these friends, who do you like the most?”

Asking such a young child to make a choice! That’s so mean! This reporter!

Mei Fang silently complained in his heart, but his gaze instinctively fell on Xia Yuan. Xia Yuan looked around and quickly averted her gaze after making eye contact with Mei Fang, finally landing on Lin Youxi.

“I like Lin Youxi the most!”

The female reporter followed everyone’s gaze and looked at Lin Youxi, who was lowering her head in embarrassment, and then turned to Xia Yuan, “Why her?”

“Because… I think Lin Youxi is very impressive! She can do many things that I’m afraid to do, and… she’s also very cute. Ah… most importantly…” Xia Yuan said with a smile, “I’m sure she also likes me the most!”

“Is that so, Lin Youxi?”

The reporter handed the microphone to Lin Youxi, and with Mei Fang’s reminder, Lin Youxi lifted her head. Everyone’s gaze fell on her, especially when the camera approached, she felt very embarrassed and kept her head down, ignoring people.

“Just tell the truth, there’s nothing to be embarrassed about.”

Mei Fang reminded Lin Youxi, and as if grasping a lifeline, Lin Youxi climbed onto Mei Fang’s shoulder and whispered her answer.

Hey, pay attention to the occasion! Is it so difficult to nod or say “yes”?

“It seems like Lin Youxi is very shy. Can this little friend help translate for me?”

Mei Fang nodded, “She said yes, she also likes Xia Yuan the most.”

“The friendship between these two children is deep… I hope you can continue to be good friends in elementary school.” The female reporter was clearly very interested in the beautiful Xia Yuan, “So, among the boys in your class, who do you have the best relationship with?”

This time, Xia Yuan did not hesitate at all and pointed towards Mei Fang, saying, “It’s… Mei Fang!”

Unexpectedly, it was still the boy who was just whispering to Lin Youxi.

In the female reporter’s mind, there was an instant image of a children’s battleground, and her interest greatly increased.

“So, do you like Mei Fang?”

“Yes, I do.” Xia Yuan blurted out without thinking.

“Auntie, Auntie, ask me a question too.”

Du Zihan kept pulling at the female reporter next to him. She suppressed her anger and pointed to Du Zihan beside her.

“What about this little friend? Don’t you like him?”

“I don’t like him.”

Xia Yuan’s answer was without any hesitation.

“Why?”

The girl next to them immediately interrupted, “I know why! Because Du Zihan is really ugly, and he has a mouth full of cavities!”

Du Zihan immediately retorted, “I’m not ugly, Mei Fang is ugly! He’s also the bedwetting king! Everyone gathered to watch him wash his butt!”

“Oh, yes, yes, you’re right.” Mei Fang generously waved his hand, “You’re right, and I am the bedwetting king.”

“Grrr… I’m so angry!”

Du Zihan was about to explode, but Xia Yuan hurriedly took the reporter’s microphone.

“Because, because, because my mom said that girls must be loyal in relationships. If you like this boy, you can’t like other boys at the same time. You can only marry this boy and have little ‘mao mao’ with him.”

‘Mao Mao’ is the local dialect in Baimei County, similar to ‘baby’.

Why would your mom say something like that to you! But why do I feel a strange sense of resonance…

“Oh, I see, you are very loyal in relationships… So you must want to have little ‘mao mao’ with Mei Fang, right?”

Xia Yuan seemed a bit embarrassed at this moment, “Yes… yes! I like girls more, I prefer to have a daughter.”

“Mei Fang, do you want to have ‘mao mao’ with Xiayuan?”

“Sister, I don’t think we need to continue this topic. You won’t broadcast this segment anyway, right?”

Mei Fang had a poker face and a cold attitude.

“Just consider it satisfying your sister’s curiosity. Sister will buy you candy, okay?”

“Sister, don’t you want to avoid trouble with the station manager? You should go buy QQ Star^[1] with your own money!”

Mei Fang’s attitude was very firm, and the reporter couldn’t get an answer to the question.

What’s wrong with this kid? speaking like an adult…

So mature at such a young age! And, what is QQ Star?

After Xia Yuan’s interview ended, she immediately found Mei Fang, seemingly dissatisfied with his answer.

“Mei Fang, don’t you want to make a pinky promise with me?”

“If I say I want to, what will you do?”

“If you want to, then let’s pinky promise!”

Xia Yuan extended her little finger, eagerly looking at Mei Fang.

Her serious gesture changed Mei Fang’s teasing attitude.

…

“But let’s not pinky promise for now.” Mei Fang turned around and ran away.

“Why are you like this!”

Children’s playfulness is nothing more than their innocent and carefree nature.

It’s fine for children to say such things, but Mei Fang is already an adult in terms of maturity, so he can’t make promises to Xia Yuan like he’s deceiving a little girl. It goes against his conscience.

That would be shameless behavior, and he has already received a good nine-year compulsory education, so he would never do such things.

Of course, it’s not to say that he has no expectations for a childhood sweetheart-like romance…

He was reborn at such a young age, and the future holds too many variables.

But improving himself and working hard to save money, that direction of effort is ultimately correct…

After finishing dinner today, Mei Fang went to bed early. He had a lot on his mind and didn’t have the energy to watch the World Cup final tonight.

After midnight, Mei Fang was awakened by his father in his sleep.

“Mei Fang! You won, you won! I won! First prize! Lottery ticket! Where is the lottery ticket you bought? Our family is going to be rich!”

Five-year-old children heavily rely on sufficient sleep. After being shaken awake, Mei Fang was still groggy. He emitted a burst of anger like volcanic magma, without even rubbing his eyes. At this moment, his father was still shaking his body incessantly. Mei Fang, in a fit of filial piety, slapped Mei Lijun hard on his face.

“Dad! Look at you, so pathetic! It’s just winning a lottery ticket! Why are you making such a fuss, acting like it’s a big deal!”

Translator’s Notes:

1. QQ Star (QQ星) is a Chinese milk product for kids. (ref: https://baike.baidu. com/item/ 伊利QQ星/3599607) ↩︎

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