Only After I Was Reborn Did I Realize That I Had Childhood Sweethearts Chapter 104 : Bicycle

Now, i Fang and the others have to stay in school until 8:30 in the evening, so if they walk ho together, they won’t arrive ho until after 9 o’clock.

Xia Yuan’s father, Xia Xun, felt that although i Fang was with them, it wasn’t very safe for the girls to walk ho at night. Since his work was also easier now, he proposed the idea of driving the three of them to and from school every day.

However, this suggestion was imdiately rejected by Xia Yuan.

She wanted to spend more ti with i Fang and Lin Youxi, even if it was just for a minute. Who wants their dad to be around? There were so many topics that couldn’t be discussed with him around.

Although he knew that his lovely little cotton-padded jacket had entered adolescence, with growth and rebelliousness coexisting, the little angel who used to hold his hand and ask for a hug had beco a distant mory. Nevertheless, Xia Xun still had to fulfill his duty as a father.

“If you really don’t want to pick you up, then take the bus or ride a bicycle at night. In any case, I have to see you ho before 9 o’clock!”

“Okay, okay! I got it! Dad, you’re so annoying.”

Faced with his daughter’s reproach, Xia Xun suddenly felt a heart-wrenching sadness.

My daughter has grown up, and I can’t keep her by my side anymore…

“So… that’s how it is.”

Xia Yuan told i Fang and Lin Youxi about her father’s words to discuss the arrangents for getting ho at night in the future.

“Taking a bus at night is not very convenient. It’s crowded and there’s no space. It’s even worse if we have to transfer.”

i Fang thought for a mont and said, “I think it’s more reliable to ride a bicycle ho. But can you guys ride a bike?”

In a small county town, everything is close by, so i Fang and the others have always relied on walking during their school days. If they need to go a bit further, they would just use their own families’ vehicles or just ride a taxi or bus. The three of them didn’t seem to have much experience in riding a bicycle.

“If we don’t know, we can learn. But from the way Ah Fang talks, do you know how to ride? I haven’t seen you ride before.”

“I occasionally ride a bike when I go out to buy groceries for my mom. It’s just that you haven’t seen .”

“Then I have to look forward to it…” Xia Yuan thought for a mont, “How about we go buy bikes together this weekend?”

“I have a bike at ho, so I won’t buy one.”

Lin Youxi shook her head, “I can ride Aunt Liang’s bicycle.”

“I rember Aunt Liang’s bike is very old. Wouldn’t it be better to buy a new one?”

“Um… no need.” Lin Youxi shook her head, “I don’t want to waste money.”

After saving money to buy an electric scooter for her dad, Lin Youxi didn’t do much ga boosting anymore. Most of the ti, she was doing the maintenance and managent for C Site, so she didn’t have as much pocket money as she did in her first year of middle school. But she was indeed more thrifty. i Fang knew her thoughts and chid in, “Then I’ll ride my mom’s bike. She’s also using an electric scooter now, so the old bike is not being used.”

“So you two won’t be buying new bikes… Unfortunately, my family doesn’t have one I can ride.”

Xia Yuan seed a bit disappointed as she scratched her head. “Then let ask my mom if I can borrow one from one of her colleagues.”

“If you want to buy a new bike, just buy one, Yuan Yuan. There’s nothing wrong with that,” i Fang suggested.

“But then I’ll be different from everyone else.”

“There’s nothing wrong with being different…”

i Fang shook his head. “If riding an old bike becos too difficult, maybe we’ll end up buying new ones too. And when that happens, we’ll need you to recomnd bikes for us.”

“Okay, I’ll ask my dad to take to buy one on Saturday, and we can practice riding together on Sunday afternoon!”

“We have tutoring at Teacher Li’s house on Sunday, so we can only learn to ride after 5 o’clock.”

“Oh, I forgot. We have sothing similar. Anyway, let’s go to the community park to practice riding as soon as our classes are over!”

On the weekend afternoon, after finishing their classes, i Fang and Lin Youxi rushed ho. i Fang, who already knew how to ride a bicycle from his previous life, had ridden his bicycle directly to attend the tutoring session today.

“You really know how to ride a bicycle,” i Fang pushed his bike while Lin Youxi walked beside him. “I didn’t know when you learned.”

“I didn’t learn specifically. It’s just a talent.”

If it were the younger Lin Youxi, she might have already kicked i Fang and accused him of bragging. But now she had beco more reserved. “Ah Fang does have a natural talent for sports. It was the sa with roller skating before…”

“Ahaha.” i Fang scratched his head awkwardly. “It’s just a very ordinary talent, not comparable to your talent for coding and cooking.”

“I don’t think so. They’re all equally impressive.”

Lin Youxi looked at the darkening sky. “Ah Fang, why don’t you go back first? Maybe Yuan Yuan is already waiting for you.”

“I’ll go back with you. I can’t leave you here.”

i Fang noticed that Lin Youxi was occasionally glancing at the back seat of his bicycle, which piqued his interest.

“How about I give you a ride? I’m not bragging but my biking skills are really good!”

Lin Youxi looked up at i Fang, pursed her lips in thought, and then nodded gently.

“I want to ride.”

So i Fang got on the bicycle while Lin Youxi sat in the back seat. She seed quite familiar with the scene. She hugged i Fang’s waist, and leaned her head against i Fang’s back, making i Fang feel slightly embarrassed.

“This is an old one, so you have to hold on tight.”

“I know.”

Then Lin Youxi held i Fang even tighter.

i Fang rode his bicycle leisurely, and the setting sun elongated their shadows as they moved through the streets. In the hustle and bustle of the small county town, the unique slow-paced atmosphere gradually unfolded.

Street vendors pushing their carts, aunties leisurely buying groceries, and the asphalt road they were riding on was bumpy and uneven. i Fang skillfully maneuvered to avoid small potholes, and apart from a short bump, the ride remained smooth for Lin Youxi.

Lin Youxi was drawn to the attention of two or three children playing with bamboo sticks on the street and couldn’t help but gently call i Fang’s na.

“Ah Fang.”

“What’s up?”

i Fang turned to look at Lin Youxi, who had been gazing at the scenery on the street. “Did you see sothing?”

“No.”

Lin Youxi got up from leaning on i Fang’s back and said, “I rembered when we were kids and playing outside. I accidentally tore a big hole in your pants with a stick. I was so afraid that you would tell Aunt i. Afraid that she wouldn’t like anymore and wouldn’t let play at your house again. I was so scared that ti, walking and crying at the sa ti.”

“Oh… You’re talking about what happened in first grade, right?” i Fang pondered for a mont. “How did it end up being resolved?”

“In the end, I said I would apologize to you when we got back ho. But then after we got back, you told Aunt i that you tore your pants yourself, which resulted in you getting spanked by Aunt i.”

“Why do you rember embarrassing things about just like Yuan Yuan?” i Fang sighed. “Why do you keep those mories so vividly?”

“I don’t think it’s embarrassing,” Lin Youxi’s voice was gentle. “I just felt that you were so kind to back then.”

“Are you saying I’m not kind to you now?”

“Well…”

Lin Youxi hesitated and didn’t respond, but instead leaned to i Fang’s back again and closed her eyes.

i Fang dropped Lin Youxi off at her house to get her own bicycle, then rode back ho to drop off his backpack. As he was coming out with his bicycle, he happened to see Xia Yuan from a distance.

“Ah Fang, Ah Fang!”

Xia Yuan, wearing a sports cap, pushed her newly bought white bicycle to i Fang. “Why are you back so early? Did you finish class ahead of ti?”

“No, we finished at the sa ti as you.”

“I see…”

Xia Yuan pondered for a mont, “So… you rode your bike to your tutoring class, right?”

“Yeah? Why…”

“So you rode back ho with it as well?”

“Yeah.”

“Then, um… you…” Xia Yuan gulped, “You didn’t do a foolish thing like riding your bike back alone and leaving Youxi behind, right?”

“Ah? There’s no way.”

“Haha, I knew Ah Fang wouldn’t be that bad.”

Xia Yuan then proudly showed off her new bicycle to him. “How do you like my new bike?”

“It looks pretty, but this kind of bike doesn’t have gears, so it might not be easy to ride.”

“Why don’t you try it and see?”

“Okay, I’ll give it a try.”

At Xia Yuan’s urging, i Fang got on her bicycle. But as soon as he sat down, Xia Yuan also sat on the back seat, not sitting sideways like Lin Youxi earlier, but straddling the sides of the bike, and pressing tightly against i Fang’s back.

Pressure and sensation filled the air.

“…”

“What’s wrong? You have to take soone with you to know if it’s easy to ride!” Xia Yuan pushed i Fang forward. “Go on, try it.”

“Okay, okay, stop pushing !”

i Fang rode around the neighborhood with Xia Yuan on the back until Lin Youxi arrived.