Chapter 197 Childhood Memories
Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi followed Mei Fang hand in hand to the ancestral home of Mei Fang's family.
The ancestral house of the Mei Fang family is actually located in the Zhengjie urban area of Baimei County. In addition to many shops in the business district, there are also many low-rise buildings. The ancestral house is among these buildings, in a relatively remote small town.
In the alley.
In his previous life, Meilijun did not continue to be a civil servant, but chose to go into business. In the end, he lost money in business and did not make any money;
After that, Mei Fang's family sold their new house in the community and moved to their ancestral home with more convenient transportation. This was also the place where Mei Fang spent the longest time as a student in his previous life, so there would be something different.
emotion.
Mei Fang led Xia Yuan Youxi to this small alley. Due to the gradual advancement of the demolition and reconstruction plan, several small buildings nearby have now been reduced to ruins. The three of them were walking among the rubble.
"Here we are, this is my hometown."
"Wow, A Fang, your ancestral house is not very small. It feels bigger than my house." Xia Yuan said in surprise, "I thought it would be that kind of house with tiles."
Mei Fang's hometown is said to be the ancestral house, but in fact it was rebuilt from the old house that Mei Fang's grandfather had before his death. It is a three-story building with its own yard.
Lin Youxi also observed the distant view of his ancestral house, "But the nearby houses are quite crowded, so the lighting is probably not very good..."
"Stop staring at weird places, you guys!"
"You turned out to be jealous of me..."
"Afang seems to have been different from ordinary boys since he was very young. Whether it is how he treats others or the handwriting and writing style he writes in homework, he always feels like a little adult..."
Making up for small regrets like this actually happened many times in Mei Fang's childhood. For example, he bravely stopped a boy who cut in line and stopped a senior primary school student from asking for pocket money from a lower primary school student. He also felt that the teacher was partial to him.
Raise your hand and wait...
Looking back on these experiences, I feel a bit sad...
"I want to see, I want to see!"
Lin Youxi tilted her head and thought, "I remember that I was scared to death at that time. I was so afraid that you would break off our friendship with me because of this matter. If we break up our friendship, I wouldn't be able to go to Al Fang's house to play."
Xia Yuan said excitedly, "Since it is such a precious childhood memory, you must let me take a good look at it!"
"Hmm...then you must be hiding some secrets from me now, right?"
These were things he would read when he was away from class or after class in an era when there were no smartphones. They also helped Mei Fang gradually recall the trends of that era. It is very interesting to look back now.
He also knew that his family had no money and no power, and could not bear the trouble he caused, so he never dared to stand up for others, and he silently endured any grievances or unfair treatment.
Xia Yuan muttered, "You two have kept a secret from me for four years. If it happened now, I would definitely be very angry."
"Afang, do you know what this CD is? It's labeled [Childhood Memories], and there are some inexplicable numbers written on the CD inside."
"Speaking of which, you two secretly played games behind my back at that time. You must have been playing games for many years, right?"
"They're not of the same age, right... The skateboard must be played in kindergarten."
Xia Yuan suddenly broke into a cold sweat after hearing this. Lin Youxi's aura-filled gaze made her a little overwhelmed, "Well... well... I can't say it's not the case... but in short..."
In the previous life, Mei Fang could only borrow magazines from classmates or go to bookstores to rent magazines from a certain period, or some novels from a certain issue. After becoming rich in this life, Mei Fang could not find any of the things she wanted to read.
Falling, the endings and beginnings of many stories that I had been struggling with since childhood were all fulfilled.
"Now that I think about it, I was really too talkative at that time!"
"It's okay, I have a secret to hide from you too."
"It feels like exploring a haunted house."
"I don't remember this...but I put it all here, I must be."
"Is this car used by Al Fang when you were a child?"
"Yuanyuan was very angry at that time."
"You always have to attend cram schools or learn piano on weekends. I often go to Al Fang's house to play computer games. Al Fang will teach me how to play very patiently."
"I'm still angry, but it's not to the point of breaking up the relationship."
Meiya was not yet born at this time, and her cousin Xiao Meiyue, who was about 9 or 10 years old, was standing next to her grandma, holding her hand with Xiao Mei Fang, who was sitting in her arms. She was so small.
"You were a kid back then, so of course you would. My mother often praised you in class, and I would feel jealous."
"Ah, um... it should be a CD from a primary school art performance or a wedding. My dad used to like to do this. I took a camera and filmed it somewhere."
As soon as Lin Youxi finished speaking, Xia Yuan subconsciously hid behind Mei Fang, "Don't scare me, Youxi!"
"Why is Jiji still exposed..."
Like in his previous life, he suffered from a certain degree of low self-esteem due to family debt. His mother always advised Mei Fang not to cause trouble outside and to be honest and abide by the rules.
The three of them found many magazines in the utility room. Mei Fang's books pile was filled with magazines such as "Youth Digest", "Reader", "Story Club", "Modern and Ancient Martial Arts", "Grudge", "Hua Huo" and "Zhiyin Manke"
Journal.
"That's right, that's why I liked playing with A Fang when I was a child. Don't you do the same, You Xi?"
The family portrait is that of Mei Fang's grandfather's generation. At that time, Mei Fang's grandparents were still alive and sitting in the middle, followed by Mei Fang's aunt and uncle, father Mei Lijun, and mother Xiang Xiaoxia.
"These are the texts we learned in elementary school...and Al Fang's homework book."
"I'll take it down and show it to you..."
Lin Youxi shook her head, "I like to play with Al Fang because Al Fang is willing to play with me."
The two girls took Mei Fang's homework book and started reading it.
Xia Yuan smiled and said, "Actually, now I have figured it out, even if we are good friends, we cannot say that all secrets must be shared with each other..."
"Afang was so cute when he was little! How old were you then?"
Mei Fang took the key and opened the door of the cabin. The interior decoration was not quaint at all, but had an old-fashioned feeling of decoration style at the beginning of the century.
Mei Fang gently pushed open the iron gate of the yard, and the rusty iron gate, which had been in disrepair for a long time, made the sound of branches.
"I want to see it too." Lin Youxi nodded.
"I remember when I was about two or three years old. After all, my grandparents are still there."
"This is a house built in the 1990s. It was like this back then."
"Wow...really..."
"Well...yes, that's right...let's look at other things..."
"Is this a family photo of Al Fang when he was a child on the wall? Where is Al Fang?"
This kind of walker puts the baby in the car. There is a bib at the bottom so that he can maintain a standing and forward posture. He will not fall down while walking in the walker.
As soon as Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi entered the house, they were attracted by the group photo directly above the living room.
At this time, Lin Youxi's eyes fell on a small cardboard box, and she took out a thick stack of books from the cardboard box.
Lin Youxi's focus is always different, "Afang, why are you still wearing crotchless pants at the age of 2?"
Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi followed Mei Fang to one of the utility rooms, which was filled with all kinds of dusty sundries. Xia Yuan spotted a tattered baby walker at a glance.
He hurriedly ran over and knelt down to look, then looked back at Mei Fang:
Lin Youxi nodded, "I have been playing games with A Fang since the first grade of elementary school. We didn't tell you this secret until we were in the fourth grade."
Mei Fang pushed Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi upstairs, "Go and have a look in the other rooms. My mother said that all the things in the house were stored in the room on the second floor."
There are many things that Mei Fang did not dare to do when she was young and had little experience in her previous life, but Mei Fang does not have any psychological burden now.
Xia Yuan smiled and said, "Speaking of which, A Fang could write a lot of words when he was a child, and his writing was very beautiful. Everyone was crooked at that time. When I was the Chinese class representative, I was very jealous of A Fang. I was afraid that A Fang would follow him.
I am running for the position of class representative.”
Lin Youxi patted Xia Yuan on the shoulder and told her not to be too nervous, "I won't deliberately inquire. I will tell you whatever I think should be told to you. The same goes for you, right Yuan Yuan?"
"This thing is so nostalgic. I remember that I used to use a walker like this when I was a child. It seems that this kind of walker is no longer popular when Xiaoya and her children are that age. They play more with that kind of skateboard."
Lin Youxi flipped through what Mei Fang had written. Seeing that she was deeply engaged in reading, Mei Fang asked curiously:
"What are you looking at so intently?"
While Mei Fang was sighing with emotion, Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi rummaged through the box and found a set of CD boxes. There were many CDs in the CD box, but there were no stamps on the CDs, and they looked like burnt discs.
"It's not as exaggerated as what you said, just go in."
Mei Fang reminded: "Maybe there are some of you two in there as well, don't you mind? I remember that there is indeed a DVD player in my ancestral home that can be used."
"Take it over now and put it out for a look!"
Xia Yuan is very interested in memories of the past.
The next chapter will be released in about an hour at 12:30, so you can stay up late and wait for me.
Chapter completed!