Everyone's been reborn, so who would bother finding a wife on their own?

Chapter 6 Forever Together

"Does it still hurt?" Song Huan asked.

Xiao Yunqing blinked, a candy still in her mouth.

It doesn't seem to hurt as much anymore.

She gently shook her head.

The old woman watched this scene from the side, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

"Oh my, they look like a young couple, their relationship is so good."

The redness that had just faded from Xiao Yunqing's face suddenly flared up again, reaching the base of her ears.

[A young couple?!]

She almost choked on the candy in her mouth.

Song Huan was also taken aback for a moment, then smiled.

"Grandma, we're only three years old."

"What's wrong with being three years old?" the old woman said while applying the medicine. "Can't we have a good relationship at three years old? My husband and I have known each other since we were three. We went to kindergarten together, elementary school together, and then college together. We've been together for decades now."

Xiao Yunqing listened intently, a candy still in her mouth.

[Going to kindergarten together...going to elementary school together...going to university together...]

After applying the medicine, the old woman gently wrapped it with gauze and patted Xiao Yunqing's knee: "Alright, don't run too hard these next couple of days, it'll be fine in a couple of days."

Xiao Yunqing nodded, her eyes still fixed on the old woman.

"Grandma," she suddenly spoke, "you and Grandpa, have you never been apart?"

The old woman paused for a moment, then smiled.

"Yes, we've never been apart. From when I was three until now, for decades."

Xiao Yunqing's eyes lit up.

[Decades...]

"But," the old woman sighed, her voice tinged with melancholy, "it's not easy for people like us. Most people forget their kindergarten friends once they start elementary school. Their elementary school friends drift apart once they go to middle school. It's so rare to find someone you can stay with for a lifetime."

Xiao Yunqing's eyes darkened.

[Forgot... It's over...]

The old woman didn't notice her expression and continued, "That's why you should cherish your time in kindergarten. The children you see every day now might become strangers in the future."

A strange feeling suddenly welled up in Xiao Yunqing's heart.

Feeling down.

It's all congested.

It looked like something was pressing down on it.

[stranger……]

Will he and I become strangers...?

She looked up at Song Huan standing beside her.

Song Huan was looking out the window, the sunlight shining on his face and making his eyelashes shine.

[don't want.]

She thought to herself.

[Don't become strangers.]

……

Just then, hurried footsteps came from the doorway.

Teacher Chen rushed in, her face showing anxiety.

"Xiao Yunqing! Song Huan!" She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the gauze on Xiao Yunqing's knee. "I heard something happened, what happened?"

Song Huan briefly explained the situation.

Teacher Chen's expression changed, but seeing that Xiao Yunqing was alright, she calmed down.

"It's alright, it's alright," she patted Xiao Yunqing's head. "Yunqing, you rest here for now, and then go back to the classroom later."

Then she looked at Song Huan and said, "Song Huan, come back with me for a moment. The teacher wants to ask you something."

Song Huan was stunned for a moment.

He glanced at Xiao Yunqing, somewhat reluctant to leave.

Xiao Yunqing was also looking at him.

Don't go...

She didn't say it aloud, but Song Huan heard it.

He squatted down and said to Xiao Yunqing, "I'll go back for a bit and then come find you."

Xiao Yunqing looked at him and nodded gently.

[You need to come quickly.]

Song Huan smiled, stood up, and followed Teacher Chen.

As he reached the door, he glanced back.

Xiao Yunqing sat in a chair, her knees wrapped in white gauze, and she was holding the robot in her arms.

She was looking at him.

Her eyes lit up when she saw him turn around.

Song Huan waved to her, then followed Teacher Chen away.

Xiao Yunqing kept looking at the door until Song Huan's figure completely disappeared.

He's gone...

She looked down at the robot in her arms.

He said he'd be here shortly...

[How long is "wait"?]

The old woman packed up her medicine kit and sat down next to her.

"It's obvious he treats you really well," she said with a smile.

Xiao Yunqing raised her head, her face slightly flushed.

The old woman continued, "You treat him the same way. Even after falling like that, you were still clinging to that robot; it's something he likes, isn't it?"

Xiao Yunqing nodded.

The old woman smiled, a smile tinged with emotion.

"Cherish it," she said. "Kindergarten is the best time. You can see each other every day and play together every day. When you go to elementary school or middle school, you might be in different classes and different schools, and slowly you'll become strangers."

Xiao Yunqing felt a tightness in her chest again.

"Why?" she suddenly asked, her voice soft, "Why...did we become strangers?"

The old woman looked at her with a complicated expression.

"Because that's life," she said. "Everyone has their own path to walk. Childhood friends may not still be around when you grow up."

Xiao Yunqing lowered her head and looked at the robot in her arms.

[My own path...]

[Are we going to take different paths too?]

she does not know.

But she suddenly felt very scared.

That fear was exactly the same as when she first came to kindergarten, sitting alone in a corner waiting for her mother to pick her up.

[don't want.]

She thought again.

[Don't become strangers.]

……

Xiao Yunqing had been sullen ever since she returned from the school clinic.

She sat in her seat, holding the robot, without saying a word.

Song Huan had already returned, and seeing her like this, she found it a bit strange.

"What's wrong?" he asked, leaning closer. "Does it still hurt?"

Xiao Yunqing shook her head.

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Yunqing remained silent.

[Let's not become strangers...]

Song Huan was stunned when she heard her true feelings.

Strangers? What strangers?

He thought for a moment and asked, "Did that old lady in the school clinic say something?"

Xiao Yunqing glanced at him but didn't say anything, but Song Huan understood from her expression.

really.

He was both amused and exasperated.

The old woman made a few casual remarks, but this silly girl took them to heart.

"Don't listen to that grandma," he said. "We won't become strangers."

Xiao Yunqing raised her head, her eyes brightening slightly.

"real?"

"real."

Xiao Yunqing looked at him for a few seconds, then lowered her head again.

[But……]

She said... everyone has their own path...

Upon hearing this, Song Huan was momentarily at a loss for words.

He thought for a moment and took a piece of paper out of his bag.

"Here, let me fold something for you."

Xiao Yunqing raised her head and looked at him.

Song Huan folded the paper back and forth for a long time, finally creating a crooked paper airplane.

"Give."

Xiao Yunqing took the paper airplane, looked at its crooked shape, and her lips twitched.

[So ugly...]

Song Huan heard this and glared at her: "Give it back if you think it's ugly."

Xiao Yunqing immediately hid the paper airplane behind her back.

Song Huan smiled.

Seeing his smile, Xiao Yunqing felt a little better.

But it's still a little stuffy.

[Won't we become strangers...?]

She asked herself the same question again.

……

When school ended in the afternoon, the parents blocked the classroom door again.

Zhang Xuejuan arrived early and led Song Huan outside by the hand.

As she reached the door, Song Huan glanced back.

Xiao Yunqing was still sitting in her seat, looking at him.

He waved to her.

Xiao Yunqing also waved, her small hand raised high.

Then Song Huan was taken away by Zhang Xuejuan.

Xiao Yunqing watched his figure disappear through the door and pouted.

[tomorrow……]

[We'll see each other again tomorrow...]

[But……]

[And after tomorrow...]

[It'll be the weekend after tomorrow, so we won't be able to see each other then.]

Thinking of this, Xiao Yunqing felt sad.

As she was thinking, she suddenly heard the teacher call out, "Xiao Yunqing, your father is here to pick you up!"

Xiao Yunqing looked up, her eyes lighting up instantly.

She quickly slung her backpack over her shoulder, grabbed the robot, and ran towards the kindergarten gate.

An Audi was parked in front of the kindergarten.

Black, and shiny.

Xiao Haifeng stood beside the car, dressed in casual clothes, tall and imposing.

But when he saw Xiao Yunqing running over, a smile immediately appeared on his serious face.

"My dear daughter!" He bent down and picked Xiao Yunqing up in his arms. "How was kindergarten today?"

Xiao Yunqing wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered, "It's alright."

Xiao Haifeng put her in the child safety seat in the back seat, fastened the seat belt, and then got into the driver's seat.

"Dad's off work early today," he said with a smile, glancing at his daughter in the rearview mirror. "I'll take you to buy some yummy food. What do you want to eat?"

"Either is fine," Xiao Yunqing said.

Xiao Haifeng nodded and started the car.

After driving for a while, he glanced at himself in the rearview mirror again.

My daughter is acting a little strange today.

Although he doesn't talk much normally, he won't stay silent all the time.

"My dear daughter," he asked, "what's wrong? Were you unhappy at kindergarten today?"

Xiao Yunqing shook her head.

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Yunqing was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Dad, is there... a way to be together forever?"

Xiao Haifeng almost slammed on the brakes.

He was completely stunned.

To be together forever?

How could a three-year-old girl ask such a question?

"What...what do you mean by forever together?" he asked cautiously.

Xiao Yunqing lowered her head and looked at the robot in her arms.

"It's about... staying together forever," she said, "not becoming strangers."

Xiao Haifeng looked at his daughter in the rearview mirror, his mind a complete mess.

What's going on?

Do kindergartens still teach this?

But he patiently thought for a moment and said, "There is a way to stay together forever..."

Xiao Yunqing suddenly raised her head, her eyes bright: "What?"

Xiao Haifeng smiled and said, "When you grow up, you'll meet someone you like, get married, and just like your mother and I, you can stay together forever."

Xiao Yunqing was stunned.

[marry……]

She blinked and memorized those two words.

Xiao Haifeng thought she was just a child with a lot of curiosity and didn't think of anything else.

He added, "What, does our Yunqing have someone she likes?"

Xiao Yunqing's face flushed red.

"No!" she said immediately.

Xiao Haifeng laughed heartily.

My daughter's reaction clearly shows that she does.

However, he didn't ask any further questions.

What could a three-year-old possibly like?

At most, our friendship is limited to playing with toys together today.

He stopped the car at the red light and glanced back at his daughter.

Xiao Yunqing was looking down, holding the robot, seemingly lost in thought.

"My dear daughter," he said softly, "no matter what, Mommy and Daddy will never leave you. Do you understand?"

Xiao Yunqing raised her head and looked at her father.

There was a gentle light in my father's eyes.

She nodded slightly.

"Um."

The car continued driving forward.

Xiao Yunqing hugged the robot, watching the streetlights fly by outside the window, and thought silently to herself.

[marry……]

[When I grow up... I'll get married...]

[Can we stay together forever...?]

She hugged the robot even tighter.

Outside the window, the setting sun painted the sky pink.

The color is like that little flower.

I want to grow up, I want to get married.