NOVEL NEXT Chapter 62
Chapter 62: Why Play Other Games?
Lin Guochuan, in general, was indeed an honest and upright good person.
But such people were the easiest to bully.
Under his influence, Lin Youxi’s personality from a young age was very humble, but she also wanted to prove herself through some means. In recent years, she slowly began to have her own ideas.
Mei Fang tried to recall some memories of Lin Youxi from his previous life. Under that unapproachable aura, he never expected her to have experienced so much pain from her family of origin.
At that time, there were rumors in the class about how illustrious Lin Youxi’s family background was, but she herself didn’t care about her appearance or attire. Now, thinking back, it was really laughable.
But now things were better…
After all, I know now.
The most unhappy one on the car was Mei Lijun. He first dropped Mei Ya off at primary school for registration, then had Lin Guochuan sit in the front passenger seat and chatted with him about national affairs, current politics, and world football. Lin Guochuan, who had graduated from university, was a learned man. The two men shared the joy of discussing the state of the nation, laughing heartily.
Mei Fang sat in the back with Lin Youxi. Mei Fang asked Lin Youxi,
“Why didn’t you bring your backpack today?”
“Isn’t it just for registration?” Lin Youxi was puzzled.
“That’s the primary school procedure. Today, after registration, classes start immediately.”
“I didn’t know… Should I go back and get my backpack now?”
“In fact, leaving the books at school is fine.”
Mei Fang explained, “Junior high desks are flip-top. You know, the desktop can be lifted directly, so all the books are inside, and you don’t need to carry a backpack to and from school.”
“That sounds convenient. Why don’t primary school desks work like that?”
“Primary school desks are cheaper, and we didn’t have many books back then, so they weren’t necessary.”
Mei Fang gestured to Lin Youxi, “In junior high, we could stack books this high and that high. We wouldn’t need to carry a backpack, just bring homework.”
“Ah, I see.” Lin Youxi gradually calmed down as she chatted with Mei Fang.
Mei Lijun had left early, but the Experimental Middle School was still crowded, and parking spaces were hard to find. After searching for a while, Mei Lijun found a spot and started observing the cars of other students’ parents.
“The big Benz, Audi, BMW… Do we have so many luxury cars in our county? Look, that’s Xia Yuan’s father’s car. He got here even earlier than us.”
Although they had no overlap in work or life, Xia Yuan’s father, Xia Xun, and Mei Lijun, Lin Guochuan, had met a few times because their children played together.
Lin Guochuan wondered, “Come to think of it, what does Xia Xun do now? I remember he doesn’t run restaurants anymore.”
“Oh, that was years ago,” Mei Lijun shook his head. “Now he mainly invests. He partnered with some friends to open several shops—selling tea, flowers, and a chain of fruit stores.”
Mei Lijun sighed, “Speaking of which, he should thank his daughter Xia Yuan. After he took over that restaurant, the road nearby was under construction, and it went bankrupt within a year. Otherwise, he would have lost a lot of money! Now he has rebuilt his business. Ah, rich people always manage to make money, unlike us.”
“That’s also a sign of Xia Xun’s foresight,” Lin Guochuan agreed with a smile. “After all, being a boss for so long, he has broad experience.”
Thinking of Xia Yuan’s father crying in front of his daughter, Mei Fang smiled but remained silent.
Lin Youxi tugged at Mei Fang’s sleeve and pointed to the area where everyone was gathered,
“There’s a bulletin board with the class assignments. Let’s check it out.”
“Okay!”
Lin Youxi, Xia Yuan, and Mei Fang were clearly assigned to Class A, which had six classes. The probability of them being in the same class wasn’t very high.
Of course, Mei Fang hoped they could still be in the same class, but he could only rely on luck. Besides rebirth, he had nothing else to rely on.
They squeezed to the front row and strained their necks to look at the bulletin board. Class A started from Class 8. They split up to scan the list. Mei Fang checked Class 8 and saw Xia Yuan’s name at the end, but his and Lin Youxi’s names weren’t there.
Just as Mei Fang felt a bit disappointed, Lin Youxi called him over.
“Afang! Over here.”
Lin Youxi’s name was prominently displayed at the top of Class 9, while Mei Fang was ranked fifth.
“We’re in the same class!”
Lin Youxi nodded, but she didn’t seem particularly excited, “Yuan Yuan’s name isn’t here…”
“She’s in Class 8. I saw her name just now.”
Mei Fang said, “At least she’s next door. It’s much better than when we were in the computer class and regular class before.”
“She must be feeling bad now. We’ll go visit her during break.”
“No problem.”
Middle school students didn’t face as much academic pressure as high school students, and their lives were more free. This was mainly reflected in the freedom to use student meal cards for personal spending, something primary school students didn’t have.
Mei Lijun and Lin Guochuan accompanied their children to complete the enrollment process and were happy to find out their children were in the same class.
“Our kids are really destined to be together! They play well and are in the same class,” Mei Lijun laughed heartily. “It’s a pity that Yuan Yuan isn’t with them.”
Lin Guochuan nodded, “But even if they aren’t in the same class, their relationship will still be good.”
After bidding farewell to the fathers, Mei Fang and Lin Youxi entered the classroom, where half the students were already seated.
Mei Fang saw two empty seats and was about to invite Lin Youxi to sit there, but Lin Youxi noticed her elementary school friend Yue Xinyi waving at her and stopped Mei Fang.
“Afang, let’s sit over there. You sit in front, and I’ll sit behind.”
“Not going to be my desk partner?”
Mei Fang habitually sat with Xia Yuan and assumed Lin Youxi would want to be his desk partner too.
Lin Youxi shook her head, “Front and back seats are fine. We’ll switch seats later.”
Is she afraid Xia Yuan might be jealous?
Mei Fang didn’t ask directly, fearing it would seem presumptuous.
It’s not like I feel safer sitting next to Youxi…
Mei Fang sat in the seat in front of Lin Youxi. Next to him was already a boy. As Mei Fang sat down and put his backpack down, the boy suddenly raised his head and stretched lazily, then looked at his new desk partner Mei Fang.
…
Mei Fang stared at the boy’s face for a moment. His expression gradually twisted, and he couldn’t help but exclaim.
“Damn, aren’t you Zhang Ming?”
“Huh? How did you know my name?”
The boy curiously asked, “Which elementary school were you from?”
“Experimental.”
“That’s wrong. I’m from No. 1 Primary School. How do you know me?”
“We were fated in our past life.”
“Haha, you talk like a madman.” Zhang Ming patted Mei Fang’s shoulder with a cheerful expression, “But I like it.”
In his previous life, Mei Fang and Zhang Ming only met in high school. Due to the butterfly effect of Mei Fang’s rebirth, they actually met in junior high and even became desk partners. This made Mei Fang feel a sense of wasted time and marvel at the change.
Moreover, this junior high school student Zhang Ming was Mei Fang’s first encounter. He was much shorter than in high school and even had a bit of baby fat, looking quite cute.
But in high school, he became a seasoned troublemaker, spending every holiday in internet cafes. Mei Fang was also influenced by him during that time and lost interest in studying.
Of course, saying he was “influenced” was a joke. Mei Fang still cherished those days they spent gaming together in internet cafes.
“What games do you usually play?” Boys often started with this question, and Zhang Ming asked right away.
“Anything.”
“Do you play ‘Race Drive’? I have an L2 license and a permanent Panda car.”
“I don’t play much. I just accompany others.”
Mei Fang asked Zhang Ming, “What other games do you play?”
Zhang Ming shook his head, “Why play other games? ‘Race Drive’ is number one.”
Today’s update is done. I’ll move the next chapter to midnight.
(End of Chapter 62)