Everyone in Kindergarten was reborn, except for…[90’s] - Chapter 5

Xuebao didn’t like drinking ginger tea, and when she heard her mom say they would have ginger tea at home, her little face looked pitiful and puffed up like a little bun.

Tao Lihua pinched her daughter’s chubby cheeks and said, “You’re still not satisfied? When you drink ginger tea, don’t I give you candies?”

The little girl immediately smiled, her face brightening up, and with a sweet and coquettish voice, she said, “I’ll drink, hee-hee.”

Tao Lihua couldn’t resist this sweet act. She smiled with joy, hugged her little girl, and said, “You’re sweet even before having candies. You little chubby one.”

Xuebao giggled and kicked her legs, saying, “Mom, I want to get down.”

Tao Lihua put her down, and the little girl immediately took her mom’s hand, saying, “Hand in hand, let’s go together.”

Tao Lihua laughed and held her daughter’s little hand back. Her hand still had tiny dimples and was so soft. Mother and daughter walked to the second floor of the department store, where they sold children’s items. In glass display cases were various sandals. Little Xuebao immediately ran up, excitedly saying, “Mom, look! So many! Look at those pink ones, they’re so pretty!”

Without hesitation, Xuebao pointed to the pink ones. Pink was her absolute favorite.

“Mom, can we buy a pair, please?”

Tao Lihua: “Could you please hand me this pair? Let the child try them on.”

Little Xuebao put on the new shoes, her little face blushing with excitement. She stood near the counter and wiggled her small feet, saying, “Do I look nice? Am I pretty?”

“Pretty, the prettiest,” Tao Lihua smiled and said, “Comrade, please give me the receipt. We’re taking this pair.”

She looked at her daughter standing there, brimming with happiness, and her eyes curved into crescent moons, and said, “No need to change, just wear them back home.”

She bent down to put the old shoes into the box, and when she raised her head, she saw her little girl still admiring herself. Xuebao happily stared at her chubby feet and murmured to herself, “Why am I so good-looking?”

Tao Lihua burst into laughter.

Their Xuebao is really like her dad, just like a little peacock.

The little girl didn’t know why her mom was laughing and looked at her with big, innocent eyes. Tao Lihua smiled and said, “Come on, let’s go buy some meat.”

“Eat meat, eat dumplings, eat dumplings, eat meat,” the little girl mumbled.

Tao Lihua laughed and said, “Then let’s buy more so you can eat to your heart’s content.”

“Wow!” Little Xuebao was delighted.

Mother and daughter rushed to the nearby grocery store. Nowadays, it’s no longer like in previous years when buying things required ration coupons and supplies were scarce. Tao Lihua saw all kinds of meat available and bought two pounds of meat. She then carried her daughter back home.

Their family quarters at the factory were in a good location, and it took less than half an hour to ride a bicycle home. As soon as they arrived downstairs, they saw a few little kids sitting in a row against the wall.

This quartet of kids waiting here was composed of the children living closest to Xuebao’s home. They usually went to kindergarten and returned together. There was Yuan Ze from the Old Yuan family, whose nickname was Yuanbao; then the Xiong family’s Xiong Canlan, nicknamed Xiongbao; next, the two little girls, Kong Tiantian from the upstairs and her nickname was Tianbao; and lastly, the little girl Su Meng, whose nickname was Mengbao.

“Xuebao!” They all called in unison.

Xuebao peeked out from behind her mom, waved her little hand, and called back, “Tianbao, Mengbao.”

All the kids stood up, and the two little girls who were called blushed a little, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Well, that’s not surprising. Kong Tiantian and Su Meng never expected that they, at their age of over thirty, would suddenly return to being four years old and become “little babies” in the blink of an eye. It’s a bit embarrassing, after all.

After all, not everyone has a thick skin like Yuan Ze, who can call himself “Yuanbao.”

“Xuebao, let’s play together, okay?”

Xuebao immediately nodded and struggled to pat Tao Lihua, saying, “Mom, I want to go down.”

Tao Lihua put her down and said, “Go ahead.” She added, “Don’t go too far, just play near the door. Understand? If you go far and encounter hooligans, there won’t be anyone to save you.”

The little one replied loudly, “I know!”

Tao Lihua then locked the bike and went upstairs. As soon as her mom left, little Xuebao proudly stretched out her small feet and said, “Look at my new shoes, aren’t they awesome?”

Xiongbao said, “They look great!”

Little Xuebao looked up in confusion at Xiongbao. Xiongbao always liked pulling her little pigtails and called her a little curly dog. He was the most mischievous of them all. Xuebao didn’t like playing with him. But today, he actually complimented her!

With big, bewildered eyes, Xuebao looked at him.

Then she remembered how this guy had come to her house early in the morning crying and asked with a soft, tender voice, “What’s wrong with you today? Did your mom beat you?”

Xiongbao replied, “N-no.”

Xuebao let out a long “oh” and her big grape-like eyes seemed to say, “I don’t believe you.”

Xiongbao was anxious, “My mom really didn’t.”

But Xuebao still didn’t believe him.

She knew he must have been beaten.

She patted her little friend’s shoulder and, considering he seemed to be in a good mood today, she decided to share a bit of her own little experience.

Xuebao hooked her little hands and gathered everyone together, lowering her voice as she whispered, “When mom wants to beat you, you have to cry loudly and say, ‘I was wrong, I was really wrong. I won’t do it again, I’ll be a good kid.'”

She straightened her chest, a little proud, and said, “As long as you shout quickly, you won’t get beaten.”

The four little ones with the minds of adults looked at the little girl in front of them and sighed silently.

Little Xuebao poked Xiongbao with her little chubby hand and said, “Did you hear that?”

Xiongbao: “Uh-huh.”

Yuanbao applauded, “Xuebao is really clever.”

Little Xuebao lifted the corners of her mouth, forming a small flower-like smile, and her big round eyes curved into crescents with happiness.

Su Meng didn’t talk much, but she looked at little Xuebao in front of her and smiled along.

So, this is how little Xuebao was back then.

In her memory, Xuebao was a chubby little girl, and chubby little girls were rare these days. She was extremely adorable, and because her family was well-off, she wore many beautiful clothes, making her the envy of the other little girls.

That was her impression of little Xuebao, but now, looking at her…

Although the little girl was still chubby, she didn’t quite look like a modern chubby child. She had a little baby fat, but compared to Su Meng and Tianbao, she wasn’t really chubby. And… in her memory, little Xuebao was a little fashionista.

But now, she was wearing a strawberry-patterned dress without a waistline, and pink plastic sandals on her feet. Oh, there was also a strawberry hairpin on her head.

The strawberry hairpin was cute, but the whole outfit with strawberries and pink… Su Meng’s mouth twitched.

She swore on her personality that Xuebao was super cute, but this outfit was a bit hard to describe.

Really, it was all about her cuteness.

“Xuebao looks really cute,” Xiongbao continued expressing his enthusiasm, very sincerely.

Su Meng: …Huh, men.

Oh no, little boy.

But, as Su Meng observed little Xuebao, she realized that the little girl was indeed good-looking and incredibly cute, even with her somewhat outdated outfit.

Of course!!!

She could make her look even better!

With her, Su Meng, little Xuebao could be the most fashionable trendsetter of the 1990s!

The more Su Meng thought about it, the more she found the idea quite appealing. She smirked stealthily…

Xuebao was praised and proudly puffed up her little belly, her big eyes curved with delight. But then, she turned and saw her little friend, Mengbao, with a scary smile. Xuebao shivered and leaned towards Tianbao, asking cautiously, “Mengbao, did you get scolded today too?”

Mengbao was weird and scary.

Su Meng waved her hand, still smiling, “I didn’t get scolded.”

If she got scolded, that was also considered getting scolded.

Little Xuebao made another long “Oh” sound, not admitting to getting scolded even if she did.

She held Su Meng’s hand and said, “Don’t be sad, let’s play together.”

Mom said that when playing with friends, they should be united, considerate, and fair. She was very sensible and took the initiative to ask, “Mengbao, what do you want to play?”

As Su Meng looked at the adorable little Xuebao, she felt her heart melting. Indeed, young ones were the cutest, and a sensible and good-looking young one was simply super-duper cute. It’s just that outfit… Su Meng observed little Xuebao and suddenly had an idea, “Let’s play house.”

Xuebao raised her chubby paw, “Agreed!”

Tianbao, Xiongbao, and Yuanbao also agreed.

Su Meng asked, “What do you want to be, Xuebao? Do you want to play the mother or the child?”

Xuebao hesitated for a moment and asked obediently, “Can I be a princess? I want to be the most beautiful princess.”

A sudden inspiration struck Su Meng, looking at little Xuebao’s cute appearance. “Sure, we can play palace house, and you can be the princess. I’ll be the seamstress. The princess will come to the seamstress and the seamstress will make clothes.”

Little Xuebao: “Huh?”

Su Meng with a serious expression: “A princess must have a princess dress, and Xuebao doesn’t have one. As a seamstress, I can make one for you. We have a sewing machine at home.”

At this moment, Kong Tiantian felt something was not right and became a bit worried. She pulled Su Meng aside and asked, “You want to make clothes?”

Su Meng: “Yes, come on, let’s go to my house.”

Little Xuebao: “Huh? Huh?”

Kong Tiantian felt a headache and quickly pulled Su Meng, saying, “You’re only four years old, your mom won’t let you use the sewing machine. Besides, we don’t have any fabric! You’re just four, only four! Be sensible.”

Little Xuebao nodded in agreement, “Yes, we’re four years old, adults won’t let us do it.”

Su Meng smiled, “It’s okay, my mom listens to me. Besides, who said we don’t have fabric at home? We have curtains, but they don’t work as curtains. However, they’ll be perfect for making cute little clothes for dolls. I can use them for sewing.”

Xuebao was shocked.

She hurriedly grabbed her little friend, and earnestly said: “You are like this, you will be beaten.”

Xuebao thought for a moment, imagining if she were to cut the curtains at home. She shuddered at the thought, fearing that her little bottom would be in big trouble and end up being stewed like bamboo shoots.

Quietly, she covered her little bottom and became more determined, saying, “Meng Bao, you need to stay calm!”

On the side, Kong Tiantian had already started massaging her temples. Was it that smart people had one-track minds, or was it due to being reborn… a decrease in intelligence?

It was a major worry!

Kong Tiantian was distressed, and little Xuebao was also worried.

At such a young age, she was burdened with worries that a child shouldn’t have. She was concerned for her little friend.

Mom was deceiving everyone! Mom claimed that among the neighbors, the most sensible child was Mengbao, but it was all a lie!

Mengbao was the most mischievous one, playing with the sewing machine and even planning to cut the curtains!

Mengbao was just too mischievous!

Kong Tiantian put her hands on her hips and directed the others, “Come on, persuade her!”