After being reborn, I raised my childhood sweetheart.

Chapter 15 A Great Adventure with Xia Ke

After seeing He Xiaona off, Xu Yuan thought that she shouldn't bother his family for a while, and he could finally have a good rest on Sunday.

Then, early the next morning, while Xu Yuan was still dreaming of riding on He Xiaona's head and beating up this spendthrift woman, he suddenly heard a deadly scream in his ear.

"Master——"

"Master——"

"Let's go out and have some fun!"

Xu Yuan immediately opened his eyes. The young master's shouts were still coming from outside the window. Xu Yuan opened the window and saw Xia Ke clinging to his iron gate like a little monkey, hanging on the railing with both hands.

Lin Yueyao stood to the side, nervously peering into the room.

It's obvious this is real; it's not a dream!
Why did this girl come here...?

Aunt Lin Jing knocked on the door:
"Yuanyuan, are you up? Xia Ke is here to play with you."

"get up."

Xu Yuan said to Lin Jing through the door, "Aunt Lin, please open the door and let them in. I'll tidy up a bit."

Xu Yuan had just finished washing up and getting dressed when he saw Xia Ke, who had followed him in, hopping and skipping, talking to Lin Jing.

"Aunt Lin, what are you doing at the young master's house?"

"Didn't Yueyao tell you? I work as a nanny in his house."

"I told you, but I thought you'd have Sunday off!"

Xia Ke looked annoyed. "This job is so hard! I thought adults didn't have to work on weekends."

"It's not too hard work, I just came here to cook a meal, it's not far from here."

Xu Jingguang's busiest time of the week is Sunday. He always gets up very early at the hotel to prepare, so he usually gives Xu Yuan pocket money so that Xu Yuan can buy his own food outside.

Now that we have a nanny at home, eating at home is naturally the healthiest option.

"Ah, good morning, young master!"

Upon seeing Xu Yuan, Xia Ke immediately bowed respectfully and said, "I've come to visit you!"

The repeated use of "young master" made Xu Yuan feel awkward, especially with adults present. He immediately explained to Lin Jing, who was standing nearby, "Aunt Lin, don't listen to her. I'm not some young master..."

Lin Jing smiled and waved her hand, "It's alright, Auntie understands, Xia Ke has always been like this."

It seems that Aunt Lin Jing wouldn't find anything strange about what Xia Ke said; it seems she's a repeat offender.

"Xu Yuan, did we... wake you up?"

Lin Yueyao, who was following behind, had an apologetic expression on her face. "I actually told Xia Ke that I should have called you first before coming to visit you."

"That's alright, just don't come so early next time."

"Alright, let's have breakfast, Yuanyuan."

"Aunt Lin, let me do it, let me do it!"

Xia Ke placed the plate on the dining table and said to Xu Yuan in a slightly coquettish tone, "Come and eat breakfast, Young Master Yuan!"

Lin Yueyao obediently asked Xu Yuan if she could call him Yuanyuan, but Xia Ke started calling him Young Master Yuanyuan directly. Was she playing the role of a maid?

What a restless girl!
Xu Yuan sat down at the dining table, while Xia Ke and Lin Yueyao sat beside him watching him eat.

Lin Jing prepared chive and egg pancakes, boiled eggs, and mung bean soup for breakfast this morning. After finishing making breakfast, she wiped her hands and said to Xu Yuan:
"Just put the plate on the table after you finish eating. You can get more mung bean soup if you want. Auntie is going home to do laundry now."

"Okay... Goodbye, Auntie! Take care on your way home."

Before leaving, Lin Jing didn't forget to remind Xia Ke and Lin Yueyao.

"You two are playing at Yuanyuan's house, so don't touch their things. You'll have to pay for them if you break anything, understand?"

"Know it!"

After Lin Jing left, Xia Ke and Lin Yueyao watched Xu Yuan eat breakfast, their chins resting on their hands. Xu Yuan felt it was strange to be watched eating breakfast alone, so he asked the two girls:
Have you eaten yet? Would you like to eat together?

“My mom and I get up very early and eat very early,” Lin Yueyao said.

"I had fried noodles for breakfast, so I'm not hungry now."

Lin Yueyao paused for a moment, then said, "However, I'd like to have some mung bean soup."

"Go ahead and drink it, I can't finish it all by myself anyway."

"Okay!"

Xia Ke went to get the soup herself and gulped down a big bowl of mung bean soup.

"Hiss, mung bean soup, it's so delicious!" Xia Ke wiped her mouth and rubbed her stomach.

"Aren't you afraid of drinking so much water and dying from overeating?"

"Hiccup~"

Xia Ke burped, then staggered over to Xu Yuan with a cheerful expression. She finally straightened up, then lifted her clothes, revealing her round, white belly to Xu Yuan.

She patted her little belly, then stepped on the chair's crossbar to let Xu Yuan lean closer to listen, "Young Master, listen, can my stomach still make sounds? Rumble, rumble, rumble."

"What are you thinking about all day long...?"

"Listen and see if you can hear it."

Xia Ke jumped around in front of Xu Yuan, then kept pinching and shaking the fat on her belly, trying to make a watery sound.

Xu Yuan was afraid that she would vomit after drinking water and then doing strenuous exercise, so he pressed her down to sit on the sofa and prevented her from wandering around.

Compared to Lin Yueyao, who was always honest and timid, Xia Ke was almost the complete opposite—energetic and always appeared very spirited.

It's amazing that these two could become best friends; children's friendships are truly wondrous.

"By the way, what brings you to my house today?"

Xia Ke explained, "Yue Yao told me that you were bored at home on the weekend and wanted to play with us. She even said she would let me play with the Kabuto robot."

As expected... they came for the Kabuto robot, right?

Sigh, kids are so genuine. As soon as they hear they can play with toys, they immediately come running to my house to play...

"So, you're here to play with toys, right? Then come to my room later."

Xia Ke shook her head. "Didn't you play with the toys yesterday? Then we won't play with them today."

Xia Ke swayed Xu Yuan's hand, saying, "Today, Young Master is going out to play with us!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Xu Yuan's eyes. It seemed that Xia Ke was indeed quite different from the other children.
What are you going outside for?

"Let's go outside and play. I'll go on a big adventure with you!"

"A grand adventure?"

Xia Ke nodded. "Young Master usually stays at home, so he must be very curious about the outside world, right?"

"So, I want to take you to visit my and Yueyao's secret base. We're going on an adventure there. Do you want to go?"

Xu Yuan often saw the concept of children's "secret base" in comics and movies. Children would use a dilapidated house that no one used as their secret base. They would usually gather at the secret base to play games and discuss various summer plans.

Of course, it mainly appears more in Japanese anime; in reality, he has never seen a true "secret base."

So Xia Ke's words did indeed pique Xu Yuan's curiosity, since sharing secrets is the best way for two people to get closer.

"Sure, let's go take a look!"

"Leave now."

"Are you really going?"

But Lin Yueyao looked at Xia Ke nervously upon hearing this: "Are you taking Xu Yuan out to play?"

"what happened?"

“Xu Yuan is different from us. If he gets discovered by bad guys on his way to the secret base, he might get kidnapped. That’s how it’s always portrayed on TV.”

Hey, my family isn't so rich that we'd be targeted for kidnapping by bad guys...

"It's alright, the two of us will protect the young master!" Xia Ke patted her chest. "Once we're outside, we'll be his bodyguards!"

"I'll reiterate, you two need to understand one thing—"

Xu Yuan put one arm around Lin Yueyao's shoulder and grabbed Xia Ke's wrist with the other, emphasizing to the two of them again in a very firm manner:
"Our friendship has always been one where I'm protecting you, not the other way around. Do you understand?"

"Understood, young master..."

Xia Ke's expression suddenly dawned on her: "So you wanted to be our boss!"

"Hmm... if you want it to be this easy to understand, then that's fine too."

Xu Yuan said, "Are you saying this to challenge me to a fight?"

"Alright then, in that case, I'll give you the boss's position!"

"So refreshing?"

Xia Ke nodded. "Anyway, neither of us has been the leader before. You helped Yueyao's mother find a job, and your family is rich, so you can be the leader."

That's good. Xia Ke is a sensible child, which saves me a lot of trouble.

"Then you must listen to me on the way, okay?"

Xu Yuan said, "We can't run around everywhere."

"I promise to obey Young Master's orders!" Xia Ke saluted.

“Me too!” Lin Yueyao echoed.

(End of this chapter)