After being reborn, I raised my childhood sweetheart.

Chapter 57 A Short Break at the Bookstore (Please read on, and vote with your monthly tickets!)

The three of them sat down at the plastic table in front of Xiao Hu's breakfast shop and began to leisurely eat their breakfast.

As Xu Yuan finished mixing the hot dry noodles for Lin Yueyao, Xia Ke suddenly came over and stuck to Xu Yuan, handing him a peeled tea egg. The top half of the egg white had already been eaten, leaving only half an egg white and a whole yolk.

"Young master, eat this egg yolk."

"You can't just eat egg whites."

Xu Yuan frowned and said, "The egg yolk is delicious too!"

"I'm going to save the best food for the young master, hee hee."

Xia Ke smiled at Xu Yuan, and then put the egg yolk into Xu Yuan's mouth.

That brat, she always says that when she doesn't want to eat something...

Seeing that Xu Yuan seemed to be choking on the egg yolk, Lin Yueyao quickly handed him some water.

Xu Yuan gulped down a mouthful of water, then placed the mixed hot dry noodles in front of Lin Yueyao.

"Okay, I'll mix it like this and it will taste great."

Xu Yuan is very confident in his noodle-mixing skills; whenever people go out to eat hot dry noodles, Xu Yuan helps them mix the noodles.

"Give me a bite too, I'll just have a tiny one." Xia Ke moved closer to Lin Yueyao, put her arm around Lin Yueyao's shoulder, and opened her mouth: "Ah—"

Lin Yueyao didn't mind, and fed Xia Ke a bite while stirring the noodles. Xia Ke slurped it up and wanted to eat more. Lin Yueyao was displeased at this point: "You said it would only be a small bite, why are you eating so much? This was mixed for me by Brother Yuan. Don't you dislike hot dry noodles?"

"I don't like to eat it, but Yuangiegie's mixing is so delicious that I can't help but want to eat a few more bites."

Xia Ke deliberately imitated Lin Yueyao's tone of voice, and Lin Yueyao immediately pouted, "Don't you dare imitate me, Ake, you're so mean!"

"Young master, young master, Yueyao is bullying me, you have to stand up for me!"

Xia Ke snuggled into Xu Yuan's arms, wiping her mouth with his clothes, almost spilling the eggnog he was holding.

"Hey, you two... can't even eat in peace."

Compared to before, Lin Yueyao has become a bit jealous now, mainly because of Xu Yuan.

Lin Yueyao was reluctant to share the things Xu Yuan gave her with Xia Ke. She would get a little annoyed if Xia Ke took them from her. However, Xia Ke had a somewhat cheeky personality and would deliberately provoke Lin Yueyao knowing she would be angry, thus putting her into a jealous mode.

However, the two were mostly just joking around, and Lin Yueyao never really lost her temper with Xia Ke. She and Xia Ke remained the best of friends.

However, Xu Yuan has gradually noticed that the two friends have begun to have some obvious differences as they grow up.

After having breakfast together, everyone started discussing the arrangements for today's activities.

Lin Yueyao likes to do things quietly indoors, and she wanted to go to the bookstore to read.

Xia Ke, on the other hand, preferred to be out having fun and wanted Xu Yuan to accompany her to practice riding her newly bought bicycle.

As the eldest son, Xu Yuan quickly made the decision, "Then let's go to Xinhua Bookstore to look at some books in the morning, and practice driving at Cultural Square in the afternoon, is that alright?"

Lin Yueyao nodded: "Okay."

Xia Ke thought for a moment: "Then we don't need to take a nap at noon, right?"

Xu Yuan knew her little secret: "Even if you go to my house, you should go out after 2 p.m., otherwise it will be too hot."

"Then I'll watch some cartoons!"

Although Xia Ke has become much prettier, she still often dresses like a tomboy, usually wearing shorts, a T-shirt, and sandals.

She usually walks with her hands in her pockets, swaggering around and shaking her head. Whenever Xu Yuan sees her, he always gets a hallucination of her old man.

On the contrary, Lin Yueyao would be willing to wear pretty little dresses when going out, and she would always subconsciously tug at the hem of her clothes when walking outside, showing a strong sense of being a younger sister. On the way to Xinhua Bookstore, there was a small shop covered by a red curtain, from which came the sound of slot machines spinning and the classic GOGOGO notification sound of "Dynasty Warriors".

In 07, the internet cafe industry in the county was not very developed, and the barrier to entry for operating computers was relatively high. Therefore, arcades were still the most popular entertainment venues for primary school students.

Every time Xia Ke passed by, she couldn't help but glance at the arcade a few more times, her eyes full of curiosity about the other world.

"You really want to go inside and play?"

"You can't go in there, Ake."

Lin Yueyao was very firm in her discipline of Xia Ke, saying, "Teacher Liao said that all the kids who go there to play are bad kids, so you can't let yourself fall into that trap."

"Oh, I'll just take a look."

Xu Yuan felt that it was better to guide than to suppress Xia Ke's curiosity. Keeping her hanging like this wasn't a good idea; it would be safer for him to take her in to play.

However, Lin Yueyao was still very resistant to the idea that Xia Ke had "gone bad." Since Yueyao didn't want Xia Ke to go, she didn't want to go herself either; there was no need to upset her.

I'll just secretly take Ake to experience it once.

Anyway, if you really like the games in the arcade, you can play them at home using a computer emulator without inserting coins, which saves a lot of money.

The three children arrived at Xinhua Bookstore. Since they each had different preferences, they split up once they got there.

Lin Yueyao enjoys reading classic literary works from ancient and modern times, both Chinese and foreign. "The Little Prince" is her favorite, followed by adventure stories like "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" and "Gulliver's Travels".

Xia Ke, on the other hand, likes to read some strange popular science encyclopedias, such as aliens descending to Earth, unsolved mysteries of the world, and detective novels such as the "Adventure Tigers" or "Charlie IX" series.

Xu Yuan's "good ball zone" is different from these kids'. He mainly comes to the bookstore to read magazine digests, such as "Yilin" and "Reader", which record a lot of "interesting stories he encountered abroad".

Such claims include: "In Japan, sanitation workers have to drink toilet water," "In the United States, the entire city lost power to save a bird," "A firefighter in Denmark woke up all the citizens at 3 a.m. to save an unconscious elderly woman," and "In the United States, the mayor can simply knock on the door to see him, whereas in the US—"

Public intellectual articles like these are very popular in this era, and Xu Yuan treats them as amusement, finding them even funnier than some comedy comics.

Of course, these magazines also contain inspirational articles that reflect the characteristics of the times, or stories about the various experiences of people struggling in big cities. Now, reading about the struggles of these ordinary people has a unique flavor.

This has been true in recent years.

Once the three of them found the book they were going to read that day, they would find a corner to sit down and read it slowly.

Time always flies when you're engrossed in reading. It was almost 11 o'clock when Xu Yuan finished reading and realized that Xia Ke had fallen asleep on his shoulder.

Her mouth was slightly open, her long eyelashes fluttered, and there was still a trace of breakfast left on the corner of her mouth. Her fair and rosy cheeks radiated vitality.

When she's quiet, she really is a beauty...

Xu Yuan carefully lifted Xia Ke's hair and playfully pinched her cheek.

At this moment, Lin Yueyao, who was leaning against the other side, noticed Xu Yuan's actions. She raised her book a little and secretly observed Xu Yuan's profile.

When Xu Yuan turned to look at her, she suddenly pretended to be asleep again, leaned against the corner of the wall, and slowly closed her eyes.

"Huh, why did this one suddenly fall asleep too?"

Just as Lin Yueyao was trying to get away with her cuteness, she suddenly felt Xu Yuan gently blowing on her ear, and Lin Yueyao's body immediately trembled.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan smiled slightly, pinched Lin Yueyao's cheek, and muttered to himself:
"Looks like they're all asleep. I'll lie down for a while longer too."

Xu Yuan put down his book and enjoyed a peaceful and relaxing break in the bookstore with his friends.

　The main storyline for upper elementary school students is coming soon!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)