Only After I Was Reborn Did I Realize That I Had Childhood Sweethearts

Chapter 73: Gift for Dad

Yuan Yuan is here?

Mei Fang initially wanted to quickly ride away, but he remembered that he was still wearing his life-saving gear on his head.

Its fine, Im wearing a helmet, so she shouldnt be able to recognize me.

Mei Fang looked across the street and indeed caught a glimpse of Xia Yuans figure.

At this moment, Xia Yuan was holding her mothers hand, and the two of them were each carrying a bag, as if they had just come back from shopping.

She and her mother were chatting and laughing, seemingly unaware of Mei Fang and Lin Youxi on the other side of the street.

After the traffic light turned green, Mei Fang rode the scooter around the street corner and stopped. Lin Youxi was still hugging him tightly.

Yuan Yuan shouldnt be able to see us anymore, so you can let go now.

Ah Fang, did she see us?

Mei Fang shook his head, No

Are you sure?

Yeah from this distance, even if she saw us, she wouldnt recognize us!

Thats good. Lin Youxi slowly released her embrace on Mei Fang. Lets go home now.

But, Youxi Mei Fang paused. Dont you think its a bit strange for us to be like this?

Strange? How?

Mei Fang explained, Although buying an electric scooter and riding it today is a special circumstance, I feel like ever since middle school, when were together, it always seems secretive. Even at school, you rarely talk to me, it feels too deliberate.

Yuan Yuan is not in the same class as you now, and she has a lot of academic pressure. If were always together, I feel like

Lin Youxi paused, I feel like she would feel insecure.

That might be true, but

Mei Fang worriedly said, I care about Yuan Yuan just like you do, but I also hope that you care more about yourself. Not talking to me at school is not really a big deal but dont force yourself not to talk to me, that would be really uncomfortable.

Im not like that!

Lin Youxi suddenly pinched Mei Fang in annoyance.

Ah Fang, youre great in every way, but this is the most annoying thing about you! You always like to guess whats on my mind, but I like the way things are now. In school, I have to prioritize studying and need to focus more on that, otherwise

As Lin Youxi was speaking, she suddenly realized something. She leaned in close to Mei Fangs ear from behind and whispered:

Ah Fang do you feel like Ive been ignoring you at school and feel insecure?

Huh? Haha, dont joke around, how is that possible

The warm breath from Lin Youxis words brushed against Mei Fangs ear, giving him a tingling sensation

As soon as Mei Fang finished speaking, Lin Youxi suddenly started pinching and teasing him, making Mei Fang scream:

Hey, hey, stop it! Youre the class monitor, remember? Class Monitor Lin, its shameful for you to be so mischievous! If the students from Class 9 see you, theyll make fun of you!

Hey, Group Leader Mei, please understand, that were not at school right now.

Lin Youxi pinched Mei Fangs waist, Im not the Class Monitor Lin Youxi right now, Im your friend Youxi, understand the situation.

She smiled and pinched Mei Fangs shoulder, Actually, I thought you would have made a lot of new friends at school and be quite content, so you wouldnt need me to always be with you. But since Ah Fang feels lonely, Ill spend more time with you outside of school and come play with you.

Whos lonely? Not to mention you and Yuan Yuan, my mischievous little sister at home, even though shes only 7 years old, she drives me crazy every day, and shes incredibly noisy.

Mei Fang didnt understand how the topic suddenly turned to him being lonely, but fortunately, Lin Youxi didnt continue talking about it and changed the subject:

By the way, how is that Flappy Bird game we made performing overseas?

Its been a while since I last checked, probably only getting dozens of downloads a day, not making much money.

Mei Fangs strategy was to release the game for free and earn money through traffic and advertisements. Players were only given 3 lives per day, but they could watch an ad to get an extra life.

In 2008, the first generation of iPhones didnt enter the domestic market at all. Before, setting up overseas payment accounts for Mei Fang was quite troublesome. This time was just a trial run. For this game to truly become popular, they would need to wait for Apple to go international. Only by becoming a truly social game, by introducing leaderboards and sharing features, could it become popular.

We can put this game aside once its done, lets think about what game to make in the future together. Ah Fang, do you have any ideas?

Of course I do but the time isnt quite right yet. We can look into it in a year or two.

At this time, Unity3D did not have support for the Android platform, so Mei Fangs early plan in the game could only go to this extent. And Mei Fang didnt have enough time, technology, and manpower to make a standalone PC game.

Also, I want to see if I have the ability to create a website for watching videos.

A website for watching videos Do you mean, like Youku?^[1]

Not exactly its a relatively new type of website technology that I learned about on a forum. Its a danmaku^[2] video website, which has become popular in Japan in the past two years.

Dan what?

Lin Youxi was very curious about the unknown knowledge. She kept pushing Mei Fangs back, urging him, Tell me quickly, what is it for?

Well that website, you should learn Java and Golang^[3] first. Specifically, it allows messages sent by others to appear as scrolling text on the video youre watching

Mei Fang chatted with Lin Youxi about his future plans to become an industry tycoon. Before long, they arrived at Lin Youxis house.

Lin Youxis house was a relatively old two-story single-door house. Seeing a motorcycle parked at the doorstep, she said to Mei Fang, My dad should be home now, Ill go call him.

Have you figured out what to say? Dont reveal your secret.

Yeah. Lin Youxi nodded and walked into the house while Mei Fang followed her behind. She told her dad about winning the first prize at the Xinchun Supermarket from a lottery event while shopping with Mei Fang.

Shopping at the supermarket with Mei Fang and winning this electric scooter from the lottery?

Lin Guochuan looked at the electric scooter outside and the excited expressions of Lin Youxi and Mei Fang. Still a bit groggy from just waking up, he didnt appear overly happy. He just scratched his head and said, Since you both won it together, our family cant monopolize it.

Its okay, Uncle Lin. I was just accompanying Youxi to buy things, and she drew the prize. It has nothing to do with me. I just helped Youxi ride it back.

You cant say that. How much does this scooter cost Ill give you half, but Mei Fang, you have to give it to your mom. Ill call her later to tell her about this.

Lin Guochuan took out several hundred yuan bills from his wallet and handed them to Mei Fang.

No, really, its not necessary, Uncle Lin

Ah Fang, just take it. Lin Youxi also persuaded Mei Fang. Seeing this, Mei Fang no longer refused.

This scooter is pretty good you two are quite capable.

Lin Guochuan finally came to his senses and looked at the electric scooter with joy. My old motorcycle always fails to start. Now I have a replacement.

Its just that this scooter is a bit small, Uncle Lin, its not that comfortable for you to ride.

Its okay, size doesnt matter to me, as long as I can ride it, haha.

Lin Guochuan, just like his daughter said, didnt mind the size or compatibility of the scooter at all. He smiled and said, Ah Fang, when you grow up a little more, you can borrow this scooter.

Okay, Uncle Lin!

Well, Dad, Im going to play at Ah Fangs house now.

Will you come back for lunch?

I will. Ill eat at home and then go over in the afternoon. Lin Youxi nodded. Its rare that youre at home and not at the construction site, so Ill definitely want to eat with you.

I dont mind, its fine if you want to go to the Mei Fangs house to eat.

After his daughter and Mei Fang left, Lin Guochuan tried starting the electric scooter that Lin Youxi had won in the lottery.

Although it was a bit small, the electric scooter was much easier to use than a motorcycle.

In the future, I can also pick up and drop off Youxi for school when I have time.

While thinking about this, Lin Guochuan suddenly found a small receipt tucked beneath the storage compartment inside of the scooter.

He bent down and picked up the receipt, which had the contact number and payment details for Aima Electric Scooter Shop written on it.

Lin Guochuan immediately understood that this gift given to him was not as simple as winning it in a lottery.

He immediately opened his phone, ready to call Mei Fangs home.

But his finger hovered over the dial key for a while before putting it down.

Lin Guochuan sat on the electric scooter in silence for a long time, staring blankly at the sky.

In his eyes, Lin Youxi has always been a sensible daughter that he is proud of.

But the more sensible she was, the more guilty he felt as a father.

Guilty for not paying enough attention to his daughter, he didnt even know about the money she had saved.

Lin Youxis New Years money has been left to her, who also has her own savings account. Besides that, she must have found a way to earn some money.

As for the source of the money, he believed in his daughters character and knew she wouldnt do anything out of the line. Her best friend Mei Fang should also be fully aware of everything

After a while, he scrolled through his contacts and dialed a number.

This time, he called a friend of his.

After exchanging pleasantries on the phone, Lin Guochuan brought up the main topic:

By the way, Lao Jiang, about that thing you mentioned last time

Heh, Lao Lin, have you finally come to your senses? Ive been saying for a long time that people always need to move forward, and you should too. By the way, I have to mention, it might not matter to you, but your daughter Youxi is at that age now, and there are many things that you, as her father, cant teach her, and you dont have time to take care of her properly.

Anyway, it is important for a family to have a mother figure in order to ensure the emotional well-being of the daughter.

I know So please contact her and ask when she has time to meet, I want to have a good talk with her.

Since I told you about her situation last time, do you have any other questions?

Nothing Let me meet her first.

After a pause, Lin Guochuan continued, As long as she can treat Youxi well.

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