After rebirth, I found out that I have a childhood sweetheart

"Hey, why do you care so much?"

Xiang Xiaoxia pinched her husband's thigh and said, "You guys should study hard, but don't study too hard. Today is the last day, Auntie will cut some fruit for you."

"No need to bother, thank you auntie."

Lin Youxi said softly, "I'll just sit for a while and then leave."

"Don't you have the key? Are you going to wait for your father to come back? What's your father's phone number? I can call him and ask." Mei Lijun asked.

"If your father comes home very late, why don't you have dinner at my house in the evening before going back?"

Xiang Xiaoxia welcomed Lin Youxi's visit and said, "I just need to cook a few more dishes tonight!"

"Ah, that's not good. Her father will be worried..."

"Sure, thank you, Auntie."

Lin Youxi interrupted Mei Fang directly, then stood up and said to Mei Lijun, "Uncle, please borrow my phone. I'll call my dad and tell him that I'll be back later today."

"Oh, sure, you can take it."

Mei Lijun handed the phone to Lin Youxi, and Mei Fang immediately felt that something serious was going on.

This guy……

Lin Youxi obviously wanted to chat more with Xia Yuan, and stayed as long as possible.

But, will this matter never end?

Xiang Xiaoxia brought Lin Youxi some cut oranges. Seeing that Lin Youxi was sweating profusely, she hurriedly asked:

"Lin Youxi, do you two want to go to your room and read? Our living room doesn't have air conditioning, so it must be very hot."

"Oh...that's fine too."

When Lin Youxi heard that she could get along with Xia Yuan, she didn't even bother to be polite to Mei Fang's family.

"Then go to your room and read. I'll help you bring the fruit in... Lao Mei, help wash the vegetables!"

"Okay, got it!"

Meilijun hummed a little tune while working and didn't feel tired at all.

Just like that, Mei Fang and Lin Youxi were urged by Xiang Xiaoxia into the inner room.

"Hey, wife, will something happen if you put those two kids in the bedroom like this?"

"They are all good kids, what's the big deal?"

Xiang Xiaoxia smiled and said, "Lin Youxi is the top student in Baimei No. 1 Middle School. She will be admitted to Qinghua University sooner or later. It's a good thing that our son can get close to her! And look at her, what a beautiful child. I always regret that we didn't have a daughter..."

Mei Lijun was picking vegetables at the side, puzzled. "I'm really confused. Our son has never been so interested in girls before."

Xiang Xiaoxia frowned, "So do you hope that he will be interested in boys?"

"That's definitely not the case!"

"He's in puberty, that's right. It's normal for him to be interested in girls, but our son is a good boy, there's no doubt about that."

Xiang Xiaoxia said cheerfully, "And let me tell you, our son was in the room before—"

"Ah!"

Mei Fang sneezed loudly, interrupting the conversation between Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi.

"Afang, are you cold?"

Xia Yuan reminded, "Don't turn the air conditioner too low, or you'll catch a cold."

"Then drive higher."

Lin Youxi took the air conditioner remote control and adjusted the indoor temperature.

Her conversations with Xia Yuan were simple, just about daily trivialities and some interesting things from their childhood, such as catching frogs, roller skating, playing house, etc., so it didn't matter much to Mei Fang if she heard it.

In addition to sharing his past with Lin Youxi, Xia Yuan also shared what he is doing now.

"I'm preparing dinner now. Dinner is frozen dumplings."

"Don't you have anything else to eat? Today we're going to have frozen dumplings again."

Mei Fang's words immediately caught Lin Youxi's attention, "Yuanyuan, do you eat frozen dumplings every day?"

"But... I still can't cook—"

Yes, she is just a 10-year-old child, what do you expect her to do?

Presumably, Lin Youxi would feel very distressed when hearing this.

Mei Fang thought Lin Youxi would start teaching Xia Yuan to do something else, but what she said was a little special:

"Yuanyuan, let me tell you, making quick-frozen dumplings is not that easy. You have to boil the water first, add a little cooking oil, and then-"

What’s going on? Are you two competing with each other in making frozen dumplings?

"Alright, alright, kids, take a break and then you can come over for dinner."

Xiang Xiaoxia knocked on the door and invited Mei Fang and Lin Youxi to have dinner. At this time, the camera was facing Xia Yuan's dumplings.

"You guys are going to have dinner, right? Hey, go eat first. I have to prepare dinner too!"

Xia Yuan greeted Mei Fang and Lin Youxi with a smile and said goodbye. Although Lin Youxi couldn't see Xia Yuan, she also showed a reluctant expression to the camera.

Mei Fang knew that she was worried about Yuanyuan being lonely, so she added, "It's the same if you come over to accompany her after you finish eating, just finish eating quickly--"

"Ah."

Lin Youxi nodded slightly.

Lin Youxi, who came to Mei Fang's house for dinner for the first time, was treated with great standards. Xiang Xiaoxia prepared a sumptuous dinner for her. Lin Youxi was a little surprised when she saw it when she sat at the table.

"Come, Lin Youxi, sit over here. Do you want to drink the soup first or eat the meal first? Auntie will serve you a bowl of chicken soup and let it cool down on the side."

"Here, have this chicken leg."

"Come, try this too..."

Lin Youxi originally wanted to just go through the dinner and then accompany Yuanyuan, but as they ate, she gradually became interested in Xiang Xiaoxia's cooking skills.

"Auntie, what is this dish called? It's made from corn and it's delicious..."

"This dish is my aunt's specialty, it's called 'Pine Nut Corn'. It tastes like melon seeds, but it's made with pine nuts!"

“Very fresh and delicious.”

Lin Youxi nodded and smiled, "It's really delicious."

At this moment, Mei Fang suddenly remembered that Lin Youxi's mother passed away very early. It would be a bit lonely to sit together with the whole family for dinner like this.

She is very experienced in making frozen dumplings. That's probably because her father is always busy at work and she sometimes has to cook for herself.

Everything that Jing Zhongyuan is experiencing now may also be the situation that Lin Youxi will often encounter after losing her mother.

Always, stay at home alone.

This was also the case when Xia Yuan was alive.

Of course, at least at that time she still had a good friend with whom she could talk about anything, and a "mother" who was considerate and caring about her.

After dinner, Mei Fang and Lin Youxi returned to the room to see Xia Yuan. At this time, Xia Yuan had just finished brushing his teeth and seemed to be ready to go to bed early.

Although looking through the mirror, the world Xia Yuan was in was still a dim yellow sky.

Lin Youxi asked Xia Yuan some more questions about the mirror world, and after thinking for a while, he said:

"Yuanyuan."

"what's wrong?"

"It's lonely to live alone."

Lin Youxi whispered, "Do you... want to come out of the mirror world?"

"Ah...Is it okay?"

Xia Yuan paused, then continued, "But if I come out, there will be two Yuanyuans in your world..."

"We'll talk about that kind of thing after you see it."

Lin Youxi said gently, "From your voice, I feel that you are really lonely in that world."

You are lonely too, Lin Youxi.

As a bystander, Mei Fang quietly watched Lin Youxi's back.

"Well, if I can get out... I still want to get out."

Xia Yuan said softly, "I also want you to take a good look at me."

"Okay, let's do it."

Lin Youxi was very determined. "Starting tomorrow, I will come here every day to accompany you and help you find a way to leave the mirror world."

"Okay!"

Xia Yuan was very happy about Lin Youxi's invitation, but at this time her eyes turned to Mei Fang on the other side:

"Afang, are you willing to help me?"

"Yeah, sure."

Mei Fang nodded. "You can't be happy if you stay there all the time...right?"

"Okay, okay! Thank you, Fang! Then it's settled! Let's help Xia Yuan find an adventure to escape from the mirror world!"

Xia Yuan thought about it, then waved his fist with a smile, "Let's call it, 'Summer Wars'!"

Lin Youxi stayed at Mei Fang's house until after nine o'clock before leaving. Mei Fang was ordered by Xiang Xiaoxia to take the initiative to send Lin Youxi home.

The summer in the small town is filled with the sounds of frogs and cicadas. Under the dim light, the boy pushes the cart and walks forward with the girl.

“It’s incredible.”

Lin Youxi sighed, "I never thought that I would see Yuanyuan again in this life."

"Yeah, I think it's amazing too."

"But there is one thing I don't understand..."