Only After I Was Reborn Did I Realize That I Had Childhood Sweethearts Chapter 484: Snowfall

Baii County—where i Fang, Xia Yuan, and Lin Youxi were born and raised.

A modest, unremarkable, even sowhat impoverished little town.

Yet within its bounds, they’d spent every single day of their first sixteen years together.

A tiny hotown overflowing with precious mories.

——

As the family neared Baii, gloomy clouds gathered overhead;

By the ti their car pulled into i Fang’s private estate, light snow had begun drifting down.

Exhausted from the journey, both Xiaoyuan and Xiaoxixi slept soundly in their mothers’ arms—much to the disappointnt of i Lijun and i Ya, who’d been eagerly awaiting their arrival.

Though upon glimpsing the babies’ peaceful faces, Grandpa i could barely contain his excitent.

“Wah… Xiaoyuan, Xiaoxixi… my treasures have grown so big! Yuan Yuan, Youxi, you must be exhausted—let Grandpa hold them—”

“How can you carry both? Give one to Auntie Xiao Ya!”

i Lijun carefully took the lip-smacking Xiaoyuan from Xia Yuan. Seasoned from raising his own children, he cradled her effortlessly as she remained undisturbed on his shoulder.

anwhile, 16-year-old i Ya received Xiaoxixi from Lin Youxi with trembling hands, sweating bullets under the weight of responsibility.

Under Lin Youxi’s guidance, she awkwardly supported the baby’s bottom—

Just as Xiaoxixi’s eyes fluttered open to scrutinize this unfamiliar auntie.

i Ya braced for tears…

Only for Xiaoxixi to blink drowsily before nestling back into sleep.

“She… she accepted ?”

i Ya gasped at her unexpected affinity. “Kids like !”

“You sll similar to her father…”

Lin Youxi adjusted Xiaoxixi’s fleece hat. “She’s most attached to Baba.”

“Being compared to him is not a complint, wuwu—”

“You…“

i Fang flicked his sister’s forehead. “Everyone head inside—I’ll park the car.”

“I’ll help with luggage—cough—”

Lin Youxi’s weakened constitution struggled with Baii’s cold. Xia Yuan quickly intervened:

“I’ll assist Ah Fang! Youxi, go warm up!”

As they drove into the garage, Xia Yuan watched the snowfall through the window with sudden lancholy.

“What’s wrong?”

“Ah Fang… I feel like Youxi forced herself to co.”

She whispered, “After Xiaoxixi’s birth, she’s been frailer. I an—”

i Fang gently bopped her head.

“Silly.”

“We’re family. No need for pretense.”

“Youxi would’ve refused if unwilling.”

“As for her health… I’ve consulted doctors. This is common—she’ll recover with care.”

“R-right…”

“Hey.“

He kissed her cheek.

“Don’t overthink it. We’ll nurture her back together… Though you’ll get wrinkles worrying.”

“Wrinkles?! I am aging!”

“Kidding! Our Yuan Yuan is world’s cutest.”

“Ack! Putting after Youxi and the babies?! Do you tell them that too?!”

“Since when am I that smooth?!”

He hugged her tightly. “All four of you tie for first.”

“Pfft… Knew you’d say that…”

Xia Yuan cupped his face. “But as family… I won’t compete—”

Their mont shattered upon spotting Lin Guochuan hesitating nearby. They quickly exited the car.

“Lin Papa!“

Xia Yuan’s cheerful greeting earned a warm nod—the tacit acceptance of her as a daughter. Lin Guochuan then turned to i Fang with even greater familiarity.

“Dad, why not spend ti with Xiaoxixi?”

“Thought you might need help unloading.”

“We’ve got it, Lin Papa!”

“Go rest, Yuan Yuan.”

Lin Guochuan began unloading baby gear himself, refusing assistance.

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Inside, the reunited families filled the living room with chatter.

Now awake, Xiaoxixi sat blankly on Lin Youxi’s lap as Liang ijuan and Yu Ling cooed over her, pinching her cheeks;

While Xiaoyuan bounced between Grandpa i Lijun and Grandpa Xia Xun’s competing lures:

“Xiaoyuan! Grandpa has strawberry lollipops!”

“Grandpa i! No candy for babies! Co hear Grandpa Xia’s duckling story!”

Their rivalry ended abruptly when Xiaoyuan spotted i Fang—

“Daddy! Dada!“

—barreling into his arms without hesitation.

The ensuing glares from both grandfathers fazed i Fang not at all as he carried Xiaoyuan outside.

“Look! Snow!“

“Now… now?”

“Yes! Snow!”

He removed her mittens, letting flakes land on her tiny palm.

She shivered at the cold, gazing up in wonder:

“Baba… now now… binbin.“

“Mm! Cold but…”

He lifted her toward the drifting crystals.

“…beautiful.“

“Pwetty!”

Giggling, she caught snowflakes one by one, watching them lt—

Experiencing Baii’s winter for the very first ti.