Rebirth: Growing Up Together

"Aren't you betraying your revolutionary comrades?" Xu Cheng's face was filled with indignation. "I didn't say I was going to lie, so -"

"If Zhou Zhou's parents ask, you can say that you are here to help Yu Yu with his business. If Yu Yu's mother-in-law asks, you can say that you are here to help me with my business. This way, you form a triangle of words. In the end, no one is lying..."

"Well... okay then..."

The two girls agreed hesitantly.

"Then let's assign the tasks. Zhou Zhou, you go home first and prepare some paper and pen and other things we might need..."

"Then Yu Yu and I will go to their house first and borrow their tricycle to transport goods...Is it okay to use, Yu Yu?"

Xu Cheng remembered that Yu Yu's family had an old tricycle, but unfortunately, because her mother-in-law had poor legs and feet and Yu Yu didn't know how to ride it, it was left at home.

Yu Yu nodded, "You can ride it... But... Xu Cheng, can you ride a tricycle..."

There was a look of doubt in her beautiful eyes.

Xu Cheng nodded, "Of course."

Lin Wanzhou's eyes sparkled. "Xu Chengchao is really good at riding a bicycle. He's ridden my bicycle before and his skills are amazing."

What kind of lewd words are these...

Lin Wanzhou remembered something and clapped his hands gently, "Oh, right, you guys can ride my bike first, it will be faster this way."

Xu Cheng shouted "Long live!" On such a sunny day, going out was like running away from poison outside the safe zone. It would be great if he had a vehicle.

Pushing the little pink bicycle out of the basement, Xu Cheng couldn't help but complain, "Lin Wanzhou, have you never ridden a bicycle since that time? Look how dirty it is..."

Lin Wanzhou stuck out his tongue in embarrassment. "Because I didn't need it when I was riding, I never used it and it was left in the basement for a long time."

"It's okay, I'll just wipe it clean..." Yu Yu took a rag and brushed away the dust.

"Let me help!" Lin Wanzhou came over.

“No…no…” Yu Yu waved his hands anxiously, “I can do it…don’t get your hands dirty…”

Lin Wanzhou pinched her waist and said, "What are you talking about? Let's just wash our hands together later."

With the combined efforts of the three, they quickly cleaned the car.

Xu Cheng held his waist and cried out that he had been cheated. This amount of time was enough to walk over, and he even helped Lin Wanzhou clean the car for nothing.

"Go and come back quickly. Try to walk in the shade and be careful of heatstroke." Lin Wanzhou warned the two who were leaving. However, when he saw Yu Yu holding Xu Cheng's waist in the back seat, he suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

Xu Cheng is now much stronger than he was two years ago. He can easily carry Yu Yu, who is as small as a bean sprout, to her home at lightning speed.

Yu Yu was in the back seat, a little nervous because the car was going so fast. He was embarrassed to put his hands on Xu Cheng's waist, so he had to hold on to the car cushion under Xu Cheng's butt tightly, and his knuckles turned white from the force.

I pushed open the creaking door and walked into the small courtyard. My mother-in-law was not at home because she had gone out to sell things at the stall. The old tricycle was parked comfortably under the eaves.

"Let me see if I can still ride it..."

Xu Cheng checked the condition of the small tricycle. The car was quite clean and did not need to be washed again. The only thing was that the tires needed to be inflated and the chain needed some more oil.

"Do you have an air pump?" he turned around and asked Yu Yu.

"Yes... I'll get it..."

Yu Yu turned around and ran into her bedroom. Xu Cheng also lifted the door curtain that had white balls of hair on it and followed her in.

I have known Yu Yu for two years, but Xu Cheng and Lin Wanzhou have only visited Yu Yu's house a few times, and even less often have entered Yu Yu's bedroom. Every time they mentioned wanting to visit Yu Yu's house, Yu Yu would always evade the question with a hesitant answer...

Xu Cheng knew that it was not because Yu Yu disliked them, but because of Yu Yu's fragile and inferior heart. Social phobia is always caused by being too sensitive and full of various concerns.

Maybe he was worried that his house was too shabby and they would make fun of him...

Her room was very small, half of which was occupied by three or two large boxes. The concrete floor was bumpy, the yellowed walls were covered with award certificates, and there were two empty cans, one large and one small, on the windowsill.

Yu Yu heard the noise and found Xu Cheng following in. He felt inexplicably nervous and searched in the gap beside the bed but couldn't find the air pump.

"You, you go wait for me outside..."

"Oh." Xu Cheng agreed, and glanced at the table by chance, "Eh? You like watching this?"

It was a comic magazine called "Cartoon King" with a very old issue number. The cover page was slightly yellowed, but the corners of the book were not curled and there were no obvious wrinkles. It was obvious that the owner cherished it very much.

Yu Yu's heart was shocked.

It was discovered!

"I...I watch it occasionally..."

She was extremely nervous. The content of Cartoon King was actually more oriented towards teenagers. The subject matter was as bold as some online articles, and even more explicit. For elementary school students, it was not an exaggeration to say that the content was bizarre...

If Xu Cheng found out that I was watching this kind of stuff... would he be considered a pervert... He and Lin Wanzhou would definitely think I'm abnormal... Would they still be willing to play with me...

Yu Yu was so nervous that his hands and feet were cold.

Don't open... Don't open... Don't open...

Under Yu Yu's dead gaze, Xu Cheng slowly opened the title page and flipped through it quietly for a while.

Yu Yu stood there, his mind blank, at a loss as to what to do.

"So... you have been watching these secretly without telling us..."

"It's too much!"

Xu Cheng's words were like a heavy hammer, waking Yu Yu from a dream. She buried her head deeply, and her nose felt sore.

As expected, I was disliked...

What have you been fantasizing about...

A weird kid like me doesn't deserve to have friends...

"We can borrow from each other."

"Eh?"

Chapter 61: Be sure to wear it

"Have you seen Qiu Tian's Encounter? It's hilarious. And I'm crazy about the song. I was so excited when it was adapted into an anime."

Eh……?

Eh……!

The strands of hair on Yu Yu's forehead trembled slightly.

Xu Cheng actually knew about the encounter... and knew that I was crazy about singing... and knew Qiu Tian...?

The excitement of a person who has worked hard in a certain field for many years and suddenly meets a confidant almost made Yu Yu jump up with excitement.

She really wanted to ask Xu Cheng if he had read Teacher Qiu Tian's Hua Juan Y Chuan, and if he had read the works of Lin Ying, Lin Xi, Ke Xin...

In an era when there are no ACG gathering places, it’s so exciting to have a like-minded person to talk about your favorite works with!

Of course, after saying so many things, she finally just said two words in a reserved and calm manner.

"Seen……"

After saying that, he lowered his head again.

But Xu Cheng had seen through her mental activities. It was so difficult for a child to hide his inner thoughts...

He never thought that a childhood encounter would lead Yu Yu to like the second dimension...

so weird……

Xu Cheng suddenly felt excited again. Doesn't this mean that he has indeed changed Yu Yu's life trajectory!

That regrettable tragedy may really be rewritten by ourselves!

The tricycle made some creaking noises when riding, but there was nothing serious wrong with it. When he returned to the gate of the staff quarters, Lin Wanzhou had been waiting for a long time.

She was carrying two small baskets in her hands and wearing a white fisherman's hat on her head.

"You guys have been gone for a long time."

Lin Wanzhou looked at Xu Cheng, then at Yu Yu.

"The tricycle needs some repairs too, so why are you carrying two baskets? What have you prepared?"

Lin Wanzhou put the small basket in his hand on the back of the tricycle and showed everything one by one, "Here are the paper and pen you asked me to prepare, and some water, a small fan... The sun is so strong, I also brought some sunscreen, I'll spray it on you..."

Lin Wanzhou grabbed the sunscreen in her little hands and sprayed it on Xu Cheng's neck, arms, and calves. The cool mist felt very comfortable on her skin.

"Let me help you spread it evenly..." Lin Wanzhou said with a slightly red face.

Hearing this, Xu Cheng, who was applying lotion on his arm, was stunned.

What's wrong with you today? Aren't you afraid of being shy anymore?

Just then he got a call on his PHS. It was from the fat boy Li Qiuyang. "Old Xu, let's go play basketball. I've decided. I want to lose weight starting today."

Xu Cheng enjoyed Lin Wanzhou's small hands massaging him up and down, "Play ball... I have something else to do now, how about you come to my house and wait for me?"

"Okay, I'm right by the roadside. I'll be there in a taxi."

Li Qiuyang agreed readily.

"Xu Cheng, Yu Yu, I have prepared a hat for you too, here it is."

Lin Wanzhou gave Yu Yu a fisherman's hat like hers, and the hat she gave Xu Cheng was very high-tech, pink with a brim, made of plastic, like a duckbill cap. The coolest thing was that it had a small electric fan on it, which started spinning wildly when the switch was pressed.

Xu Cheng's face was filled with disdain. "This hat would look childish even if worn by a fifth grader... It's more suitable for college students..."

"It's not childish, and it's so hot..." Lin Wanzhou kept fanning her cheeks with her little hands, "You must wear it, or something bad will happen..."

"I don't want to wear it."

While they were playing and fighting, Li Qiuyang came over in a taxi, holding a basketball in his hands.

Xu Cheng took the ball from him and said, "Why are you playing basketball in overalls? Let's go."

He bent his waist and climbed onto the back of the tricycle, giving the driver's seat to Li Qiuyang.

"What are you still standing there for?" Xu Cheng patted the car mat and said, "Let's go."

"Where are we going?"

Li Qiuyang was confused... Do I need to ride a tricycle just to play ball...

Xu Cheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "You want to lose weight, right? This is called a spinning bike. It will help you lose a lot of calories. We just happen to be going to the wholesale market. You can take us there. We can kill two birds with one stone."

Li Qiuyang suddenly had the illusion that he was getting something for free.

The wholesale market is not far from the family compound. If you want to buy wholesale stockings, you can find them in the underground wholesale market there.

Li Qiuyang pedaled quite fast, and because it was not a safe driving behavior, Xu Cheng asked the two girls to wrap their arms around themselves to prevent falling.

Lin Wanzhou sat on the tricycle, watching the familiar scenery quickly recede. He felt a different kind of freshness. The summer breeze was no longer so hot and stuffy, but brought a hint of coolness. "This is my first time riding a tricycle... I feel like we are an expedition team. It's so interesting!"

Yu Yu also felt very happy. It was an experience he had never had before to sit in a car with a group of friends.

Lin Wanzhou recalled the past in a rambling manner.

"When I was a kid, Xu Cheng and I went to the wholesale market here. Xu Cheng is really capable. He started doing business when he was in kindergarten and made a lot of money."

"Later, a nasty kid in the kindergarten reported me to the teacher... I forgot who it was..."

The tricycle shook violently.

"That's right!" Lin Wanzhou clapped his hands, "It's a little boy, right, Xu Cheng?"

Xu Cheng nodded.

Guess again, the answer is pretty close.

When they arrived, Li Qiuyang, sweating profusely, said he was going home no matter what. "This is too tiring. I'd better lose weight tomorrow..."

"Okay, but don't leave so quickly. Please keep an eye on the car for us. We will be back soon."

Xu Cheng's ready agreement caught Li Qiuyang off guard, and he even felt a little guilty.

It would be too rude to just leave like that, just help him watch the car for a while...

"Row."

There are a lot of people in the underground wholesale market, and things like washbasins, brooms, and mops are everywhere, and there are also many wholesale stores selling socks.

Xu Cheng went straight to one, walked in with Lin Wanzhou and Yu Yu, and asked with an innocent look on his face.