Only After I Was Reborn Did I Realize That I Had Childhood Sweethearts
Chapter 39: Lets Surprise Mei Fang!This weekend was the day Mei Fang had arranged to watch Xia Yuan’s performance, but before that, he went to the arcade with Lin Youxi to play games.
In 2005, it cost 1 yuan for 6 coins at the arcade. All the games only required 1 coin to play. Of course, there were no driving, motorcycle, or shooting games here; they were all joystick games.
Lin Youxi rarely had the opportunity to invite Mei Fang to play games, so she wanted to have a blast with all the coins she had. Before playing on each machine, she would pull Mei Fang to watch someone else play first, so she could understand the controls before starting.
Because Mei Fang was very familiar with the arcade games like Knights of Valour[gnfn-1], Oriental Legend[gnfn-2], Cadillacs and Dinosaurs[gnfn-3], and The King of Fighters[gnfn-4], every time Lin Youxi died in the early stages, Mei Fang’s health remained good.
However, Lin Youxi didn’t continue with more coins after dying. Instead, she sat next to Mei Fang and watched him play until he died, and then she would switch to another machine.
“I didn’t expect you to be so good at this too! You’re amazing.”
“I have emulators on my computer that I can play. I mentioned it before. Next time, you can practice at my place first.”
“Okay, okay!”
Lin Youxi pulled Mei Fang to play at the arcade for a while, but in the end, they couldn’t stand the smoky environment inside and ran out.
“Phew… cough, cough, cough. It really smells bad in there.”“I warned you before. That’s why playing at my place is better, right?”
“No. I think the arcade is also good.”
Lin Youxi stretched and yawned, “The main thing is that we can play together, and using a joystick is much more comfortable than squeezing a keyboard.”
But then she sighed, “But these types of arcades don’t make much money. They will probably be replaced by computer games in the future.”
“That’s true…”
“By the way, Mei Fang, those computer tools you used to do the escort missions before, were they made using that thing you learned?”
“They are all programming languages. You can think of it that way…”
“Can I learn it too in the future?”
Lin Youxi said, “I’m a bit interested in the code books you usually read. I also want to try learning.”
“Of course you can, but it can only be outside of school, you know?” Mei Fang reminded Lin Youxi, “Your grades can’t decline.”
Lin Youxi ran ahead and then pulled down her eyelids, making a funny face at Mei Fang.
“You’re so naggy. You’re even stricter than my dad.”
“Hey! You little brat, I just had fun with you, and now you’re being rude and changing your attitude?”
“Let’s have a competition. Whoever arrives late at Xia Yuan’s house will treat everyone potato chips!”
Lin Youxi quickly ran towards Mei Fang and Xia Yuan’s neighborhood, but Mei Fang had no intention of chasing after her. He just strolled leisurely and bought three small portions of fried potato chips from a street vendor along the way.
Fried potato chips are a specialty snack in Baimei County. The potatoes are sliced and fried until cooked but not crispy. After being taken out of the pan, they are drizzled with a special sauce and sprinkled with chopped green onions and cilantro. Other fried snacks that go well with these potato chips include stinky tofu, radish balls, lotus root sandwiches, and ham skewers. A bowl full of these cheap town delicacies brings happiness.
In the past, Xia Yuan would never have tried these “junk foods,” even if her parents were not at home.
But now, when Xia Yuan saw Mei Fang holding the bag of potato chips appearing at their doorstep, she immediately ran out happily to greet him.
“As expected of Mei Fang, I knew you wouldn’t forget!”
Xia Yuan took the bag from Mei Fang’s hand, “I haven’t been able to go out recently, so I couldn’t eat this. It made me so hungry.”
“Hey, don’t snatch it, I bought enough. Be careful.”
The two of them entered the house one after the other. Lin Youxi had already poured drinks for them in the living room. The three of them happily ate the potato chips, and Lin Youxi also told Xia Yuan about their adventure at the arcade with Mei Fang.
Xia Yuan was very interested in the arcade game that Lin Youxi described, where four people could play together.
“Wait for me, when I’m not grounded anymore, I want to go with you too! The three of us haven’t played a game together yet!”
“That place smells really bad, Lin Youxi and I couldn’t stand the smell and ran out.”
Mei Fang pulled his collar and approached Xia Yuan, “Smell it, I still have some on me now—”
Sniff, sniff.
Xia Yuan proactively leaned in to smell it, and because they were so close, Mei Fang felt a little embarrassed and took a step back. But Xia Yuan followed and smelled it again.
“It’s just a little bit, it’s fine, haha.”
Xia Yuan wiped her mouth and handed the unfinished potato chips to Lin Youxi, “Lin Youxi, I can’t finish this, you can have it.”
“Um, I can’t eat anymore too…” Lin Youxi had just drunk a large glass of juice and felt a bit bloated.
“Well, then give it to Mei Fang, since he bought it, he should be responsible for finishing it!”
“I can’t eat that much either, you know?”
Mei Fang thought to himself that these two girls usually have bigger appetites, right?
“Then, at least finish my portion!” Xia Yuan handed the bowl to Mei Fang, “Please eat some, Mei Fang, it’s too wasteful to leave so much!”
“You still have the nerve to say that…”
Next time, Mei Fang should only buy two bowls.
Mei Fang ate some of Xia Yuan’s potato chips. Lin Youxi, who was sitting beside her, looked at Mei Fang eagerly. Taking advantage of Xia Yuan squatting down to put a DVD into the DVD player under the TV, Lin Youxi secretly approached and put the potato chips into Mei Fang’s bowl, just like they usually did when eating at Mei Fang’s house.
Mei Fang was about to complain, but Lin Youxi made a hushing gesture and pointed at Xia Yuan, as if indicating that they didn’t want to upset her.
Your attitude of trying to please others is too…
Mei Fang sighed and ate three small bowls with tears in his eyes.
The dance Xia Yuan wanted to learn, Curly Eyelashes, had a hint of early otaku dance. The rhythm was simple and lively, and the movements were not complicated. After watching it once, Mei Fang could remember some of the moves.
“Ahem, next, I will dance along.”
Xia Yuan stood upright between the TV and the coffee table, “I haven’t practiced for long, so don’t laugh if I don’t do well.”
“We won’t, at most we’ll laugh in our hearts.”
This was a joke only Mei Fang dared to make. Xia Yuan gave Mei Fang a disdainful look and then asked Lin Youxi to replay the music. The music started playing.
As a little princess nurtured by those around her, Xia Yuan had participated in calligraphy classes, dance classes, art classes, and piano lessons since she was young.
Although she had stopped attending these classes and lessons now, the foundation she had built was very strong. Coupled with Xia Yuan’s natural tendency to work hard to meet others’ expectations, the Xia Yuan who was now performing in front of Lin Youxi and Mei Fang immediately caught their attention with the first twist of her body, giving them a special feeling.
【My heart is jumping】
【My soul is about to leave my body】
【This feeling is so good】
She lifted her leg and jumped, squatted and swayed her hips, bent down and held her thigh to look cute, and turned her forearm.
The song itself had a sweet and cute style, and paired with the sweet and cute Xia Yuan, it was a perfect match.
In order to enhance the visual effect of her performance, she deliberately changed into a pleated mini skirt and tied her hair in a high ponytail, giving her the feeling of a child star idol.
After finishing the dance, Xia Yuan maintained her final pose with her hands on her waist and smiled at Mei Fang and Lin Youxi.
“How…is it?”
Mei Fang was about to speak when Lin Youxi couldn’t help but clap.
“Xia Yuan, you danced so well! Just like a little star on TV.”
“Um…Lin Youxi, stop making fun of me! Oh, by the way…this dance is very simple, you can learn it right away!”
“I…I can’t…I can’t…my limbs are not coordinated, I’m not as flexible as you…”
“Lin Youxi, your legs are so long, you will definitely look better dancing this than me! If we were in the same class, I would definitely drag you to dance with me.”
“I…I don’t have clothes as pretty as yours.”
“It’s okay…come to my room, you can pick any of my clothes or skirts!”
Xia Yuan whispered to Lin Youxi, “Lin Youxi, let’s surprise Mei Fang later!”
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Chiffon Readersays:
Sep 27, 2023 at 12:49 am
As much as I’m enjoying the cute interactions they have right now, I can’t wait for the next time skip.
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phos TLsays:
Sep 27, 2023 at 7:45 pm
We’re almost there bro.
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