Chapter 208 Reminiscence of Childhood

Chapter 208 Reminiscence of Childhood

Chapter 208 Memories of Childhood
Xixinyuan is an area that was carefully planned in the 1970s and 1980s. It was originally established as a welfare distribution area for employees of state-owned units.

In an era when commercial housing had not yet emerged, this land was purchased by major state-owned units and then distributed to hard-working workers as employee dormitories.

However, with the changes of the times and the adjustments of policies, these properties that originally belonged to state-owned units have gradually been transferred into private hands through the privatization process.

Although the buildings in this area may appear old and even shabby, the value of the school district contained therein is immeasurable.

The primary schools and kindergartens here are all public and enjoy high-quality educational resources, so they are designated as key school districts.

This also caused the housing prices in Xixinyuan to rise sharply a few years later. Even in the absence of an elevator and with water leakage problems, the selling price per square meter was still as high as 7 yuan.

Despite this, many people are willing to spend huge sums of money to purchase real estate here for the sake of their children's education and future investment returns.

The New West Edge Experimental Kindergarten is located in the center of the area, nestled beside an artificial lake.

The surrounding area is full of greenery and lush vegetation, creating a quiet and pleasant environment for the kindergarten.

Although it is small in size, with only two buildings and a small playground, it was once the starting point of a happy childhood for countless children.

On the playground, the colorful wooden horses, rocking chairs and other children's amusement facilities are still neatly arranged, as if quietly waiting for the arrival of the next batch of children.

However, it was the last day of 2006, and the winter vacation had left the kindergarten empty, with only a security guard standing guard alone.

Chen Xi and Zhao Lingshan stood at the entrance of the kindergarten, their eyes passing through the half-open door and falling on the familiar amusement facilities.

The wooden horses have been repainted with bright colors, but they still retain their childhood memories.

My thoughts flowed back to the past. At that time, Chen Xi was pretty and charming, with a girlish aura between her brows.

He remembered that when he was a child, he was so pretty that he even entered the girls' bathhouse by mistake in elementary school without being stopped. Zhao Lingshan treated him as a little girl at first, and a deep friendship was formed between them.

Their childhood is like these Trojan horses. Although it has experienced the baptism of time, it still leaves an indelible mark in their hearts.

With frequent business dealings between the two companies, their relationship became increasingly close.

"Uncle, Happy New Year, have a cigarette!"

"What do you want to do!"

Chen Xi walked to the security room, took out a cigarette and handed it to the other party. The square-faced security guard looked at him warily but did not take the cigarette.

"We used to go to kindergarten here. We want to go in and take a look and reminisce about our childhood!" Zhao Lingshan smiled sweetly at the security guard.

"If you want to reminisce, go home and reminisce. Go away." The uncle waved his hands impatiently.

"Damn, what kind of attitude is that? Be careful or I'll lay him off!" After several minutes of fruitless communication, Zhao Lingshan stomped her feet in anger, like a little girl.

"The wall is so low, just climb over it. Hurry up, don't waste time, give me a hand." In a secluded place in the kindergarten, Zhao Lingshan waved to Chen Xi while holding the railing.

Chen Xi scratched his head and could only drag Zhao Lingshan up. When she was halfway up, he quickly grabbed the railing, turned around and flipped over, making Zhao Lingshan, who was still on the railing, almost scream in surprise.

"Come down, I'll catch you!" Chen Xi shouted and gestured with his arms open.

The next second, Zhao Lingshan jumped down from above and landed steadily on Chen Xi's arms.

"Eat less. It's too heavy."

"Go to hell!" Zhao Lingshan said coquettishly and immediately punched him.

Chen Xi grabbed Zhao Lingshan's hand and walked towards the wooden horse. The sudden pull made her blush. She didn't know why she suddenly felt shy. She had never felt this way when doing that kind of thing before.

"You ride the pig, and I'll ride this." Chen Xi pointed to the white horse next to him.

"I don't want to ride a pig!" Zhao Lingshan kicked him, pouted her lips, and sat on the white horse.

Looking at Zhao Lingshan who was having fun, Chen Xi smiled and then sat on the pig.

"Stupid Chen Xi, the teacher said we had to finish lunch before we could leave. Every time we ate water chestnuts, you didn't like them. After we came back from playing, you were still chewing them in small bites."

"Uh... that thing is really hard to swallow."

"When I was little, I thought you were a little girl at first, but it turned out you were a boy. You saw everything from me."

"...I think I watched it several times when I grew up..."

"How dare you say that? It hurts so much last night. Wow, it's bigger now."

"Fuck, you're being so dishonest again."

Chen Xi and Zhao Lingshan rode the wooden horse hand in hand, and it seemed as if they were back in their childhood in an instant.

"What are you two doing there? Who let you in?"

Just as Zhao Lingshan was laughing happily, the square-faced security guard came over angrily.

"Run!" The two looked at each other and immediately went towards the wall they came from.

The security guard had obviously just finished dinner and was out of breath after running a few steps. He watched them climb over the wall.

"I'm so hungry, how about we get something to eat?" Zhao Lingshan said breathlessly after the two of them ran for a while. In a shabby little restaurant, Chen Xi and Zhao Lingshan ordered some home-cooked dishes. They were all used to eating big fish and meat, and suddenly changing their tastes felt good.

"Eating habit?"

"You think I'm a princess? Why wouldn't I be used to eating this?"

"That's good."

At the dinner table, Chen Xi kept picking up dishes for Zhao Lingshan, ordering all her favorite flavors, while Zhao Lingshan smiled and narrowed her eyes.

In fact, compared with the ones in her restaurant, these dishes are simply not up to standard, but as long as she can eat with Chen Xi, she is willing to eat even the most unpalatable food.

"You brought me here to eat this?"

"Lili, you know what my family situation is like now."

"What do you know? You've ended up living in this old house. Your dad was so powerful before, wouldn't you ask his friends for help?"

Just as the two were eating, a man and a woman walked into the restaurant and sat down at the small table next to them.

The woman was very beautiful, tall, with long, straight black hair that fell naturally like a waterfall, sparkling with a healthy luster.

She was wearing a coat, simple yet elegant, which perfectly outlined her slim figure.

Her face is even more beautiful, with delicate features and fair, delicate skin that seems to be as soft as a blow. She is the kind of beauty that makes people unforgettable at first sight.

Chen Xi and Zhao Lingshan glanced at each other casually, and an inexplicable sense of familiarity surged in their hearts.

"How to find them? Nowadays, people will run away faster than rabbits as soon as you are in trouble, and they would like to cut off all ties with you." The man poured a cup of tea for the girl with a bitter face.

"Pah! What a crappy tea." The girl took a sip and spit it out.

"I don't care. If your family is still in this situation, then we will break up." The girl said relentlessly.

Looking at the girl's appearance and the man's situation, Chen Xi felt a sense of empathy.

This scene seemed similar to the conversation he had with Li Yuqing in the Bing Duoduo Coffee Shop before his rebirth.

"What's wrong with you? You look so bitter. You wouldn't be with her..." Zhao Lingshan asked with concern when she saw that Chen Xi looked a little strange. Then she looked at the girl at the next table, thinking that Chen Xi knew her, and began to think of various possibilities.

"What are you thinking about? It just feels a little familiar." The familiarity Chen Xi was talking about was the incident in his previous life, but Zhao Lingshan misunderstood.

"I also feel like I've seen her somewhere, and that man too, but I can't remember where." Zhao Lingshan said in a low voice, covering her face with her hands.

"My dad has just been released. He needs some time. You didn't seem to be like this when my dad was a high-ranking official." The man seemed a little angry.

"Do you mean that I'm realistic? Do you know how many men like me out there? Those boys from my previous school even contacted me on their own initiative! It's not that I won't give you a chance, but I didn't get into college and only went to a vocational school. If I don't marry someone with good conditions in the future, what do you want me to do? I will definitely not make much money after graduation." The girl crossed her legs and looked at the man opposite her arrogantly.

"People keep contacting you, you won't ignore them, right? You already have a boyfriend, but you're still chatting with other men. You're cheating on me, right?" The man slammed the table, looking unhappy.

"What do you mean I'm cheating on you? We're all classmates, how can I not say anything? I'm telling you, Cui Zeming, I'll give you another year. If your family still behaves like this, then we'll break up!"

"Zhang Lili, don't think you can talk like that just because you are pretty. There are so many beautiful women on the street. Look around, there are some who are no worse than you." After the man finished speaking, the woman looked around the hotel and her eyes fell on Zhao Lingshan.

Zhao Lingshan is extremely embarrassed now. She is the one caught in the crossfire when others are quarreling.

But after hearing their names, she seemed to think of something.

"Heh, is there something wrong with your eyes? Comparing me with others? I used to be the school belle. I have been the school belle since elementary school."

"It's so funny. That was made up by the boy who was chasing you. Do you really take yourself seriously?"

"How am I inferior to her? Are you blind?"

Zhang Lili got angry and slapped the table, causing everyone in the restaurant to look over.

Zhao Lingshan became more and more unhappy as she was the one being blamed again.

"Long time no see, both of you. Zhang Lili, you are still so angry. Is it because of your irregular menstruation recently?" Zhao Lingshan said sarcastically, crossing her arms.

"Who the hell are you? How dare you say that to me!" Zhang Lili stood up, like a shrew, which was totally inconsistent with her pretty appearance.

The names Zhang Lili and Cui Zeming immediately reminded Chen Xi of his elementary school classmates.

Cui Zeming was in the same class as Chen Xi and Zhao Lingshan, while Zhang Lili was in the next class. Cui Zeming's father was a leader in Xinlu City, with a high position, and he lived in a nice house.

When I was in school, I had a lot of imported game consoles and I was very generous with them, no worse than those whose families ran businesses.

In the past, the teacher confiscated his game console, but he bought an identical one the next day, and he did it over and over again, until the teacher was at a loss. In those days, an imported game console cost hundreds of yuan! Chen Xi only had one before.

Zhang Lili was known as the school beauty, but in fact she was just the beauty of her class, but she was indeed beautiful. She was also fashionable at that time, and she looked mature, like a junior high school student, which made many boys secretly love her.

After all, many boys like mature women who are older than themselves.

(End of this chapter)