Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl
Chapter 32 Learn to Ride a Bike

Chapter 32: Chapter 32 Learn to Ride a Bike

The morning time just flew by, and Mrs. Zhen didn’t come back home.

It was Fu Yu who took the lead to step into the house and asked, "Aunt Zhen hasn’t come back?"

Without lifting her head, Zhen Yu spit out two words, "No."

He then went out to call over Zhen Yan and Han Jiayang, and they all entered the house together.

Standing at the door of the small bedroom, Zhen Yan immediately asked, "Little sister! Didn’t you say Mom would be back?"

Zhen Yu put down her pen, sat up straight, and said casually, "Guessed wrong."

"..." Zhen Yan had a gloomy face, the only thought in his mind was ’don’t stop me, I want to strangle this little brat!’

Han Mingyue stood up after putting away her stationery, "We’re going to leave first."

"Don’t go." Zhen Yu quickly spoke up, "Let’s all have lunch here."

Han Mingyue paused and looked towards the other two, but her brother and Fu Yu had no reaction.

Zhen Yan enthusiastically invited, "Everyone, stay! My sister’s cooking is really delicious! You’re in for a treat today!"

Zhen Yu got up and headed for the kitchen, while the four boys sat together in the living room, Zhen Yan went to turn on the TV.

After flipping through a few channels, they stopped at "Prime Minister Liu Luogu". The episode ended, and just as the closing song was finishing, Zhen Yan turned up the volume a bit.

"In stories, saying is is and isn’t is; in stories, saying isn’t isn’t, and is also isn’t..."

Hearing the familiar melody from years before through the door, Zhen Yu smiled knowingly and continued to concentrate on cutting vegetables.

For lunch, Zhen Yu only stewed some rice and stir-fried a few simple vegetables, nothing too sumptuous, but the quantity was ample.

There’s a saying, ’boys can eat their fathers into poverty,’ right? Zhen Yu took into account that all four boys were growing, and presumably each one could eat quite a bit.

She guessed right; Zhen Yan usually had a big appetite, and surprisingly, both Han Mingyue and Fu Yu ate nearly as much as he did, with only Han Jiayang eating a little less, but still one bowl more than Zhen Yu.

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As Zhen Yu cleaned up the table, only Han Mingyue reached out to help.

Zhen Yan collapsed to one side and said, "I could eat another half a bowl if there was any left!"

Zhen Yu suppressed the urge to roll her eyes and retorted, "Are you a pig?"

"Pfft!"

"Chh~"

Fu Yu and Han Jiayang immediately burst out laughing.

Having been teased by his sister for over a month, Zhen Yan coolly shot back, "I’m your brother."

Zhen Yu immediately responded, "I take after Mom, you take after Dad! Not the same breed."

"You!" Zhen Yan, full from his meal and not wanting to move, pointed his finger at Zhen Yu, "Little sister, does it make you uncomfortable if you don’t annoy me for a day?"

"Yes." Zhen Yu admitted frankly.

This time, even Han Mingyue couldn’t hold back and snickered for quite a while.

As guests were present, the usual afternoon nap was canceled.

Zhen Yan hardly slept during the day anyway, just lying on the bed for a while before slipping away.

After resting for a while post-meal, the four boys discussed what they would play in the afternoon. Han Mingyue didn’t want to participate, but reluctantly, the minority had to yield to the majority.

Zhen Yu leaned on her small kang bed flipping through a book, Han Mingyue sat in front of her desk daydreaming, and Han Jiayang and Fu Yu sat on either side of Zhen Yan, the three whispering on Zhen Yan’s bed.

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"Little sister! Let’s go biking!"

At the time, men’s bicycles mostly came in the form of the "28-inch bar" model, while women’s bikes were small and delicate, only ridden by women in the household.

Zhen Yu’s expression was somewhat stiff, obviously not wanting to go.

But Zhen Yan didn’t wait for her to refuse and immediately cut off her retreat.

"You were the one who bet me earlier, saying you’d definitely learn by this summer vacation! If you don’t learn now, school will start soon!"

"Zhen Yu still doesn’t know how to ride a bike?" Fu Yu said with a tone full of superiority.

Han Jiayang also expressed his surprise: "Didn’t Uncle Zhen just buy you a women’s bike at the start of the summer vacation? Bought together with the one for my mom! Why don’t you learn?"

Han Mingyue glanced at Zhen Yu’s complexion, she had an expressionless face, it was impossible to gauge her mood.

He hesitated for a bit, then still offered, "I’ll accompany you to learn."

Being watched by four pairs of eyes, Zhen Yu had no choice but to grit her teeth and agree.

Mr. Zhen’s "28-inch bar" bicycle was, of course, taken away, and the only bike at the Zhen Family now was Zhen Yu’s, and Mrs. Zhen also couldn’t ride.

The Fu Family, however, had two "28-inch bar" bikes, belonging to Fu’s father and Grandpa Fu, and Mr. Han’s one was also parked at home.

So...

Han Mingyue and Zhen Yu went to learn cycling as a pair, while the other three boys, in an oddly twisted posture, tucked themselves and rode away on the "28-inch bar" bikes.

Zhen Yu mounted her little Phoenix bike with a resigned-to-fate attitude, while Han Mingyue asked her to place her other foot on the pedal too, supporting her from behind at the bike’s seat.

On the first day of summer vacation when this bike was bought, Mr. Zhen, just like Han Mingyue now, was supporting her from behind, accompanying Zhen Yu for a few rounds.

If you count her past life and this one as two, today would be the third time Zhen Yu rides a bicycle in both lifetimes.

Who the bike ended up with in her past life, Zhen Yu was unclear. She had no interest in it during that summer vacation, and after staying at school, she never saw it again.

"Steady the handlebars, don’t wobble!" Han Mingyue tried to maintain the bicycle’s balance, but Zhen Yu kept turning the handle, causing the bike to weave.

Zhen Yu focused her mind, gripped the handlebars tightly, slowly pedalled with her feet, and finally, the bike started to move in a straight line.

"Good, just like that!" Han Mingyue encouraged, "Slowly speed up, keep the front steady, and look ahead..."

After pedaling a few times, Zhen Yu felt there was no movement behind her, and instinctively turned her head to look, bump---

"...Ugh~" Zhen Yu felt a hot pain on the leg trapped under the bike, certain that the skin was scraped.

"Xiao Yu!" Han Mingyue quickly ran over, immediately reaching out to lift the bike off her and propped it aside.

"I’ll help you up." Han Mingyue extended his hand to help Zhen Yu.

But Zhen Yu subconsciously dodged, then realized she was just a flat-chested little girl.

Grasping Han Mingyue’s hand tightly, Zhen Yu said with an even tone, "Give me a hand."

With Han Mingyue’s aid, Zhen Yu stood up.

Before she even had a chance to check her wound, Han Mingyue let go of her hand and squatted in front of her, saying, "Hop on! I’ll carry you back home to get it treated."

Zhen Yu blankly stared at the young boy’s back for a moment, then silently leaned onto it.

It was only after lifting the girl that Han Mingyue realized what he had done, but he couldn’t put her down now, so he tried his best to ignore the body heat from the person on his back.

They didn’t bother about the bicycle; it was parked right in front of the house anyway, and the neighbors were all familiar faces, so it wouldn’t be lost.

"Yo~ playing Zhu Bajie carrying his wife?" Right upon entering the clinic, they were greeted by Mr. Han’s teasing voice.

"Dad!" Han Mingyue called out in annoyance, first placing the girl onto an empty hospital bed, then turned to tell his father, "Zhen Yu scraped her leg."

"Where? Let me have a look!" Upon hearing of the injury, Mr. Han’s attitude became immediately serious, and he quickly took a few steps over to the bed where Zhen Yu was sitting.

Zhen Yu removed her shoes herself, sat on the bed with her knees bent, and only the knee on the side that touched the ground had some scraped skin, though the area looked somewhat large.

"Go get iodine and Yunnan Baiyao," Mr. Han ordered Han Mingyue without turning his head.