After rebirth, I found out that I have a childhood sweetheart

"Honey, can you help clean up the west bedroom? Let Ah Fang sleep there tonight."

"..."

"Is it inconvenient for you? If it's not convenient, then I'll go--"

Xia Xun stood up immediately after hearing this and said, "Let me do it."

Xia Yuan watched his father being called away by his mother, and then turned to look at Mei Fang.

"What's wrong... Do you want me to be as obedient as your father?"

"My dad is not obedient, he is just considerate of my mom."

Xia Yuan smiled and looked at Mei Fang, "However, our Ah Fang is also very outstanding. I always remember when you were nice to me. I won't deliberately compare you two."

"Well……"

In Mei Fang's opinion, the most commendable thing about Yuanyuan is that many of her thinking habits are not very common female thinking. For example, she almost never mentions the idea that "I am a girl, so I must be treated well, I must be spoiled, and I must have privileges." Even when visiting Mei Fang's home, she will actively help with housework.

Of course, this is inseparable from the family education she received since childhood. Mei Fang is also grateful to Xia Xun and Yu Ling, her two former father-in-law and mother-in-law, from the bottom of her heart.

After having lunch at Xia Yuan's house, Mei Fang rode her bike and took Xia Yuan to find Lin Youxi.

Before he met Youxi, he actually made a special trip to Youxi's home to visit her like Xia Yuan did, but the gift he brought was some more common health products.

As for the matter of the three of them starting a company together, Youxi had already told her family about it.

On the one hand, Lin Guochuan was shocked by the great things his daughter did outside, but on the other hand, he also felt sorry that his daughter could not be with Mei Fang, or it could be said that the latter brought him a greater direct experience impact.

After Youxi revealed her assets, Lin Guochuan did not hesitate to accept Lin Youxi's financial support because of his own face. He also had the idea of ​​renovating his house.

However, regarding Lin Youxi's plan for her father to retire early or quit his job and change jobs, he said that he liked his current situation very much and did not find it very hard, which led to an argument between the father and daughter.

Mei Fang came here today to help Lin Youxi persuade his father, because he has always seen the intensity of Lin Guochuan's work. He sincerely hopes that his future father-in-law No. 2, who has suffered countless hardships, can spend his later years in good health.

Chapter 277 Lin Family Meeting

Mei Fang brought Xia Yuan to see Lin Youxi. Liang Meijuan, who went out to greet them, led the couple into the yard. As soon as Xia Yuan and Mei Fang entered the house, they saw Lin Youxi sitting on the sofa drinking water, and Lin Guochuan sitting on one side of the dining room.

It looked like they had already had a round of debate.

"Hello Uncle Lin!"

Xia Yuan and Mei Fang greeted Lin Guochuan one after another. Lin Guochuan smiled at them and said, "Yuanyuan, Fang, are you here to play? Youxi, why don't you stay at home and go out and play with your friends?"

Lin Youxi shook her head. "If you don't solve this problem, I won't go out today."

"You kid..."

Xia Yuan sat next to Lin Youxi, holding her arm to comfort her, while Mei Fang ran over and sat next to Lin Guochuan, pulling a chair and sitting down, then said in a gentle voice:

"We've also heard what Youxi said. Uncle Lin, I think you can definitely understand Youxi's feelings. Her words may be a bit arrogant, but the problems she is concerned about do exist."

"I understand that you are concerned about me, but uncle, I still prefer to have something to do... cough, cough."

As a construction engineer with more than ten years of work experience, Lin Guochuan has been working on construction sites all year round. Once something goes wrong on the construction site, he will always be the first to go there to provide guidance and assistance.

Although this job is very hard, it was a popular and high-paying profession in the early years. The reason why Lin Youxi's family was so embarrassed was largely due to the burden of her uncle.

In addition, Lin Guochuan himself has a rather dull personality. He only knows how to do his work and is not good at dealing with others, so he often misses opportunities for promotion and salary increase. This is also the reason why Lin Youxi does not want her father to continue doing this. She does not want to see her father always being bullied at work.

"If you have something to do, you can go traveling with your mother, plant flowers, raise cats, or even play cards with others. These are all things you can do. You don't have to eat dust on a construction site, which has a great impact on your health."

Lin Youxi usually treats other people with ease, but she seems a little unkind when communicating with her father, and her words are a little blunt and hurtful. Lin Guochuan was also a little unhappy after hearing this:

"Well... there are so many people on the construction site, and they have done nothing for so many years. Someone has to do this job. Now you can make money and support the family. Dad is very happy, but Dad also has his own pursuits... cough, cough cough."

Lin Guochuan started coughing after just a few words, and Lin Youxi sighed beside him, "Look at you now... you cough all the time."

"It's an old problem. It's easy to catch a cold in winter. It's nothing serious."

"How can it not be a problem? That's easy for you to say."

Xia Yuan had rarely quarreled with her family, and was a little overwhelmed when she saw this situation. She patted Lin Youxi's shoulder and looked at Mei Fang who was sitting next to Lin Guochuan. Mei Fang was of course on Youxi's side and hoped that Lin Guochuan could take good care of his body, so she cleared her throat and said:

"Uncle Lin, you know Youxi's temper... If we can't reassure her, she probably won't go to the school with us... In addition, you work on the construction site all year round, and the possibility of contracting some occupational diseases is not low..."

"So my idea is that since you have time now, we can take you to the hospital for a physical examination. If the doctor thinks there is nothing wrong with your body, I will help persuade Youxi to stop insisting on her idea. But if there are some problems found during the physical examination, I still hope that you can rest for a while. What do you think?"

At this time, Liang Meijuan also nodded and said, "Old Lin has been coughing for the past one or two years. I have advised him to go to the hospital many times. Every time he wanted to go, his symptoms would be relieved. In the end, he never went. I have been worried for a long time."

Xia Yuan listened to everyone's explanation and said after thinking for a while:

"He keeps coughing... Could it be that Uncle Lin has pneumoconiosis or lung cancer?"

After she said this, she found Mei Fang frowning and glaring at her. She also realized that such words should not be said casually, and immediately covered her mouth, "I don't really understand these... I'm sorry... Don't take my words to heart."

"Don't worry, Yuanyuan. I don't smoke, so I won't get lung cancer."

Lin Guochuan smiled at Xia Yuan, but he did start to have doubts in his heart.

Although the possibility of lung cancer is very low, what should I do if it really happens to me?

It doesn’t matter if I don’t have a good life, but Meijuan and Youxi will suffer because of it.

He originally thought that if Mei Fang could be with Youxi and he could entrust Youxi to his childhood sweetheart, he would be able to let go with peace of mind no matter what.

But now...

Lin Guochuan coughed a few times and said, "I think what Ah Fang said makes sense. Since Youxi is so worried about my condition, I'll go to the hospital for a physical examination."

"I'll go with you."

Lin Youxi thought for a moment and said, "Oh yeah, it's just in time for Mom and Dad to go for a physical examination together."

"No need... I don't have any disease. I'm in good health. Youxi, don't waste your money—"

"Mom, listen to me, money is meant to be spent. There is no point in saving it without a purpose."

"Well... Youxi, you are right."

Lin Youxi's current style of behavior is like that of the head of the Lin family, but she is strict with her father and much gentler with her stepmother.

Lin Youxi insisted on taking Liang Meijuan and Lin Guochuan to do a physical examination together. However, because the blood test and color ultrasound for the physical examination can only be done in the morning, they could only make an appointment for the physical examination the next day, and the Lin family meeting was cancelled.

After a busy day of laning, Lin Youxi was dragged out by Xia Yuanmei's side for a drive in the afternoon to relax and happily drink milk tea in a milk tea shop.

With the company of her childhood sweetheart, Lin Youxi felt much better and began to ask about the details of Mei Fang's meeting with her parents today.

"Perfume and pen..."

Lin Youxi thought for a moment and said, "I remember that Lamy is not a very good brand of fountain pens. It seems a bit low-brow to give it to Uncle Xia as a gift."

"It's hard to find a place to buy high-end pens in a small county. My dad doesn't usually accept gifts, so the pen was probably given to me," Mei Fang said. "But Uncle Xia isn't the kind of person who would care about this. I just want to thank him for his kindness."

"I don't think so... I think Uncle Xia is a person who pays great attention to details. If you are a little careless, he will find out."

"I don't think so." Xia Xun's biological daughter expressed her opinion, "I think my father is just strict with others, he himself is quite casual, except for taking care of my mother in detail, he seems to be a bit indifferent at other times."

"In any case, his efforts have brought him to where he is today. Uncle Xia is also a very capable person. We can learn some investment and management experience from him."

Lin Youxi held up her chin and looked at Xia Yuan and said, "Come to think of it, if Ah Fang hadn't worked so hard and hadn't made as much money as he does now, do you think Uncle Xia would not accept Mei Fang?"

"Well... I think... he might object, but he still takes my ideas seriously."

Xia Yuan thought for a moment and gestured with his hands, saying, "I don't think so... If my dad dares to stop me, I'll beat him with a broom!"

"You are really filial..."

Mei Fang was complaining, but Lin Youxi took over and said, "Maybe, if you can't convince your father in that situation, Ah Fang will become mine alone... Do you think there is such a possibility, Yuanyuan?"

"Don't think about that kind of thing, you wish!"

Xia Yuan made a face at Lin Youxi, and then the two of them laughed in tacit understanding.

Chapter 278 Hidden Matters

When Mei Youyuan and Lin Youxi came out of the milk tea shop, they suddenly suggested going back to the junior high school where they used to study, so Mei Youyuan took the two girls to the Experimental Middle School on an electric bike.

It is winter vacation now and the school gate is closed, but after explaining their purpose to the guard, the three were allowed into the school campus.

Mei Fang parked the electric bike in the parking lot where they used to park their bicycles. When he came out, Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi were sitting on the stone steps nearby, talking and laughing.

"Afang, Afang, come here!"

Xia Yuan invited Mei Fang to sit on the stone steps nearby. Xia Yuan took the initiative to vacate a seat for Mei Fang to sit in the middle, then took Mei Fang's arm and pointed to a small empty space in front and said, "Do you know what happened here?"

"What could have happened in this place..."

"This is where Yuanyuan and I had an argument." Lin Youxi replied, and Mei Fang suddenly realized, "Oh oh oh, you are talking about what happened at that time!"

"We parked our bikes here that day, and then I asked Ah Fang to leave first. I wanted to talk to You Xi, and we had a fight here."

Xia Yuan raised his head and looked at the blue sky. "That was the only time I could remember quarreling with Youxi. I was so sad at that time. I felt that I would never be able to be friends with Youxi again."

Lin Youxi nodded gently, "Me too."

"Come to think of it, what did you guys argue about at that time?" Mei Fang tilted his head to look at Xia Yuan, then turned back to look at Lin Youxi, "I'm actually quite curious."

"So you didn't tell Ah Fang at that time?"

Xia Yuan frowned and thought for a while, "That's right... I didn't do well in the physics test. I didn't do any of the questions on one side. Youxi saw that I didn't do it, so she deliberately crossed out all the answers on the last page, and then told me that the questions were difficult..."

"I remember this. You are the type who absolutely doesn't like others to give in to you."

Mei Fang nodded. "But logically speaking, even though you are unhappy about this, you shouldn't be angry at Youxi. You are a sensible girl. You know that Youxi did this to take care of you. There is no malice in your heart, right?"

"Actually!"

Xia Yuan scratched his face. "At that time, the relationship between Youxi and I was already a little delicate. Because I tend to get jealous, I felt a little emotional when I saw you and Youxi being so close. So this incident was just a trigger. Later, when we were arguing, the topic fell on Ah Fang."

Lin Youxi poked her head out and looked at Xia Yuan, "Do you want to tell Ah Fang about this past incident?"

"I want to hear it, tell me!"

Xia Yuan pinched Mei Fang's cheek with disgust, "This is clearly the most painful memory for Youxi and I, but you are enjoying it like a melon, you heartless guy."

"No way! I was in pain at that time, too! Youxi was in the cold war with me at that time, and you were also a little... How should I put it? I think you were a little yandere at that time. You held me and said nothing. It took me a long time to get the words out of you."

"Was I so terrible at that time?"

Xia Yuan pinched Mei Fang's thigh angrily, "I'm so sorry for forcing you to coax me!"

"I had a bad temper at that time. When I was upset and sulking, I didn't want to talk to anyone." Lin Youxi smiled and said, "When I think about it, I feel that I have changed a lot from before."