Chapter 208 Recalling Childhood
Xixinyuan is an area that was carefully planned in the 1970s and 1980s. It was originally born as a welfare distribution area for employees of state-owned units.
In that era when commercial housing had not yet emerged, this land was acquired by major state-owned units and distributed to hardworking workers as employee dormitories.
However, with the changes of the times and policy adjustments, these properties that originally belonged to state-owned units have gradually been transferred into private hands through the privatization process.
Although the appearance of the buildings in this area may appear a bit old or even shabby, the value of the school district contained within them is immeasurable.
The primary schools and kindergartens here are public and enjoy high-quality educational resources, so they are designated as key school districts.
This has also caused the housing prices in Xixinyuan to skyrocket in a few years. Even if there is no elevator and there are water leakage problems, the selling price per square meter is still as high as 70,000 yuan.
Despite this, many people are still willing to spend huge sums of money to purchase real estate here for the sake of their children's education and future investment returns.
New West Edge Experimental Kindergarten is located in the center of this area, nestled beside an artificial lake.
The surroundings are lush with greenery and various types of vegetation, creating a quiet and pleasant environment for the kindergarten.
Although it is small in scale, with only two buildings and a small playground, it was the starting point of countless children's happy childhood.
On the playground, the colorful wooden horses, rocking chairs and other children's amusement facilities are still neatly arranged, as if they are quietly waiting for the arrival of the next group of children.
However, it is now the last day of 2006. The winter vacation has left the kindergarten empty, with only one security guard standing guard alone.
Chen Xi and Zhao Lingshan stood at the entrance of the kindergarten, looking through the half-open door and landing on the familiar amusement facilities.
Those wooden horses have been repainted with bright paint, but they still retain the memories of their childhood.
His thoughts flowed back to the past. At that time, Chen Xi was pretty and pretty, with a girlish aura between his brows.
He remembered that when he was a child, he was not stopped even when he accidentally entered the girls' bathhouse in elementary school because he was too handsome. Zhao Lingshan treated him as a little girl at first, and a deep friendship formed between them.
Their childhood is like these Trojan horses. Although they have gone through the baptism of time, they still leave an indelible mark in their hearts.
Coupled with the frequent business exchanges between the two families, their relationship has become closer.
"Uncle, Happy New Year, smoke a cigarette!"
"What do you want to do!"
Chen Xi walked to the security room and took out a cigarette and handed it to him. The security guard with the Chinese character looked at him warily and did not take the cigarette.
"We used to go to kindergarten here. We want to go in and have a look and reminisce about our childhood!" Zhao Lingshan smiled sweetly at the security guard.
"If you want to go home and reminisce, go and go." The uncle waved his hand impatiently.
"Damn, what kind of attitude, be careful I will lay him off!" After communicating for a few minutes with no results, Zhao Lingshan stamped her feet angrily, like a little girl.
"The wall is so short, just climb over it. Come on, don't worry, give me a hand." In a hidden place in the kindergarten, Zhao Lingshan held the railing and waved to Chen Xi.
Chen Xi scratched his head and could only drag Zhao Lingshan up. When the opponent was halfway up, he quickly grabbed the railing, turned around and rolled over, making Zhao Lingshan, who was still on the railing, almost scream in surprise.
“Come down, I’ll catch you!” Chen Xi shouted and opened his arms to signal.
The next second, Zhao Lingshan jumped down from above and landed firmly on Chen Xi's arms.
“Eat less, you will die of weight.”
"Go to hell!" Zhao Lingshan screamed, and Xiaoquanquan immediately greeted him.
Chen Xi grabbed Zhao Lingshan's little hand and walked towards the wooden horse. The sudden pull made her blush. She didn't know why she was suddenly shy. She had never been like this 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, and sat down on the white horse.
Looking at Zhao Lingshan having fun, Chen Xi smiled and then sat on the pig.
"Idiot Chen Xi, the teacher used to say that you have to finish lunch before you can finish your meal. Every time you eat water chestnuts, you don't like them. When we come back from playing, you are still nibbling them in small bites."
“Well...that stuff is really hard to swallow.”
“When I was a kid, I opened it. I thought you were a little girl at first, but for a long time I was blinded by you.” br>"How dare you say that the person you chewed last night hurts so much, oooh, it's even bigger there."
"Damn, you're not serious anymore."
Chen Xi and Zhao Lingshan rode the Trojan horse hand in hand, as if they were back to their childhood in an instant.
"What are you two doing there! Who let you in?"
While Zhao Lingshan was laughing happily, the security guard with a Chinese character came over angrily.
"Run!" The two looked at each other and immediately walked away from the wall they came from.
The security guard had obviously just finished dinner. He was out of breath after running a few steps and watched helplessly as they climbed over the fence.
"I'm so hungry, why don't we go get something to eat?" Zhao Lingshan said panting after the two ran for a while. In a dilapidated small restaurant, Chen Xi and Zhao Lingshan ordered some home-cooked dishes. They were both used to eating big fish and meat, but they suddenly had a change of taste and it felt good.
“Are you used to eating?”
“Do you think I’m a princess? What’s wrong with this?”
"That's good."
At the dinner table, Chen Xi kept picking up dishes for Zhao Lingshan, ordering all her favorite flavors. Zhao Lingshan narrowed her eyes with a smile.
Actually, compared with those in her restaurant, these dishes are simply not good enough to serve on the table, but if she can eat them with Chen Xi, she is willing to eat them even if they are difficult to swallow.
“You’re just going to bring me here to eat this?”
“Lili, you also know what my family’s situation is like now.”
"What do you know? You've already lived in the old house here. Your father was so powerful before, wouldn't he ask his friends for help?"
While the two were eating, a man and a woman walked in. Went to the restaurant and sat down at the small table next to them.
The woman is very beautiful, tall, with black and long straight hair, falling naturally like a waterfall, shining with a healthy luster.
Wearing a coat, simple and elegant, it perfectly outlines her slim figure.
The face is even more beautiful, the facial features are exquisite and picturesque, and the skin is fair and delicate, as if it can be broken by a blow. She is the kind of beauty that is unforgettable at first sight.
Chen Xi and Zhao Lingshan glanced at each other casually, feeling an inexplicable sense of familiarity in their hearts.
"How to find them? If you are in trouble these days, they will run faster than a rabbit and they are eager to break up with you." The man poured a cup of tea for the girl with a grimace.
"Bah~ What a broken tea leaf." The girl took a sip and then spat it out.
"I don't care. If this situation continues in your family, then we will break up." The girl said reluctantly.
Looking at the girl's appearance and the man's situation, Chen Xi felt somewhat sympathetic.
This scene is similar to the conversation he had with Li Yuqing at the Bingduoduo Cafe before his rebirth.
"What's wrong with you? You have a bitter face, you won't be with her..." Zhao Lingshan asked with concern when she saw something wrong with Chen Xi's expression, and then looked at the girl at the table next to her, thinking it was Chen Xi. Xi got to know each other and began to think of various possibilities.
"What are you thinking about? It just feels a little familiar." The familiarity Chen Xi said was referring to the incident in the previous life, but Zhao Lingshan misunderstood it.
"I also think I have seen her somewhere, and so has that man, but I can't remember." Zhao Lingshan covered her face with her hands and whispered.
"My dad has just been released, you have to take some time! When my dad was a high official, you didn't seem like this." The man seemed to be a little angry.
"Do you mean to say that I am realistic? Do you know how many men outside like me? Those boys from my previous school even took the initiative to contact me! It's not that I don't give you a chance. I haven't been admitted to college now. I only study I went to a vocational school and what will I do if I don’t marry someone with good conditions? 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, why don't you ignore them? You already have a boyfriend, and you are still chatting with other men. You want to cuckold me, right?" The man patted the table, looking unhappy. .
"What do you mean I'm cuckolding you? We're all classmates, can I not say anything? I'm telling you Cui Zeming, I'll give you another year. If your family is still like this, then break up!"
"Zhang Lili, don’t think you’re beautiful just because you’re talking like this. There are so many beautiful women on the street. Look around, there are people who are not as bad as 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. When others quarrel, she still takes the blame.
But after hearing their names, she seemed to think of something.
"Oh, is there something wrong with your eyes? Are you comparing me to others? I used to be a school beauty, and I have been a school beauty since elementary school."
"It's so funny, that's The boy chasing you made it up himself, really Are you taking yourself seriously?"
"How am I inferior to her? Are you blind?"
Zhang Lili got angry and slapped the table. The people in the small restaurant all looked over.
Zhao Lingshan became more and more unhappy, and she took advantage of the situation again.
"Long time no see, you two, Zhang Lili, you are still so angry. Have you had irregular menstruation recently?" Zhao Lingshan said sarcastically, crossing her arms.
"What the hell are you? How dare you say that to me!" Zhang Lili stood up, like a shrew, which did not match her beautiful appearance.
The names Zhang Lili and Cui Zeming immediately reminded Chen Xi of his elementary school classmates.
Cui Zeming is in the same class as Chen Xi and Zhao Lingshan, and Zhang Lili is in the next class. Cui Zeming's father is a leader in Xinlu City. His position is not small, and he lives 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 who did business at home.
In the past, the teacher confiscated his game console, but he bought an identical one the next day, and he did it repeatedly, and in the end the teacher had no choice but to do it. In that era, an imported game console cost several hundred yuan! Chen Xi only had one before.
Zhang Lili is known as the school beauty, but she is actually just the class beauty of her class, but she is really beautiful. Moreover, she wore fashionable clothes at that time, and she looked mature, making her look like a junior high school student. Many boys had a crush on her.
After all, many boys like the kind of ladies who are older than themselves.
(End of this chapter)