I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 112. Good and evil will ultimately be rewarded.

Two weeks later.

The congratulatory notice for our school's second-grade students Xu Qingfan, Wu Lingyu, and Xia Xiaoxiao winning the first prize in the city-level "Welcoming Spring Cup" Mathematical Olympiad was posted in the most conspicuous place at the entrance of the Experimental Primary School.

Although it was only a city-level competition, the city included the most developed cities in the Lingnan region, such as Foshan, Gangcheng, and Pengcheng, as well as the less developed cities in the surrounding areas. Therefore, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the first prize was as valuable as a provincial-level prize.

Of the more than fifty students from Experimental Primary School, only the three students in their second grade group won first prize and earned the opportunity to go to Beijing during the winter vacation to participate in the national finals.

After receiving a wave of praise from teachers and students, as well as a cash reward of 2000 yuan from the district education bureau and the school, life quickly returned to normal.

It was another weekend, and Xu Qingfan, as usual, acted as the guardian of Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi, taking the two little ones for a walk on the street.

"Brother Qingfan—" Lin Wanning opened her mouth wide and broke off a piece of the huge cotton candy she was holding and gave it to Xu Qingfan.

Xu Qingfan leaned over and bit down, "Eat less sweets, or you'll have cavities and that will be a real problem. Getting teeth pulled is very painful."

"I'm not afraid at all, Ningning brushes her teeth properly every night!"

"Yi-yi, did you brush your teeth properly before going to bed?" Xu Qingfan asked, turning his head to the side.

"Okay, brush your teeth, be serious!" Zhang Yi showed Xu Qingfan her neat teeth for him to check.

"Great, I'll reward you all with a kiss," he said shamelessly.

"Boom~"

"Trojan horse~"

The two little girls pecked him on the cheek, one on each side.

Xu Qingfan felt a sense of accomplishment, like playing a raising game. Zhang Yiyi and Lin Wanning were both his daughters, whom he raised to be adorable.

Of course, he wasn't so perverted as to make two little girls call him dad; after all, he, Xu, didn't have that kind of weird fetish.

"Boss, I want a hilarious slice-of-life comic book!"

As the three of them passed by a newsstand, they happened to see two elementary school students buying their comic books.

The three children exchanged knowing smiles.

Reminded by this, Lin Wanning suddenly spoke up: "Brother Qingfan~ When are you going to write the script for the third volume? It's been dragging on for so long!"

Xu Qingfan had exhausted all the trending memes he had accumulated from surfing the internet in his previous life by the time he drew the second volume. The dozen or so jokes at the end of the second volume were all things he had painstakingly searched for online.

In his previous life, he disliked all sorts of scatological jokes in the hilarious school drama, but when he started writing his own scripts, he realized how difficult it was to conceive a high-quality scene drama.

Questioning, understanding, and becoming—these are indeed timeless truths.

"But I've used up all the funny jokes I can think of!" Xu Qingfan said helplessly, spreading his hands.

"Okay then~()" the two little girls said dejectedly.

"Brother Qingfan, how many copies of our comic do you think we can sell this time?" Lin Wanning quickly asked a new question.

"It's hard to say. Although our first comic book was a hit, the people who printed pirated copies also knew that printing our books could make money, so they weren't as slow to realize it as they were the first time." The three of them arrived at a small shop near an elementary school, and Xu Qingfan picked up a palm-sized comic book to show the other two.

"Little friend, do you want to buy a book? This is really popular! It costs eight yuan at the newsstand, but I'm only selling it for fifty cents here!"

Xu Qingfan smiled wryly. These pirated books were even being sold to the original authors. "Do you want to buy them?" he asked the two of them with a smile.

Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi were also laughing there, but quickly shook their heads.

The proprietress's gaze immediately darkened, she rolled her eyes in disgust, and sat back down.

Xu Qingfan originally wanted to try his luck at the lottery a few more times at the store, but seeing her attitude, he decisively pulled the two of them away.

The three of them bought three raffle tickets for 1.5 yuan at a small shop a few dozen meters away. The tickets were small rectangular paper cards. If they didn't show "Thank you for your patronage" inside, they could exchange them for any amount of money from the shopkeeper.

A box of raffle tickets contains one grand prize of five yuan, two winning prizes of two yuan each, more than ten small prizes of one yuan each, and the rest are just thank you for your patronage and 50 cents.

In his previous life, when Xu Qingfan was in elementary school, someone went to the wholesale market to buy the same lottery tickets, and redeemed the winnings. They kept getting away with this for several years without being discovered.

In the end, it was only after he boasted about it at school and many people imitated him that the convenience store owner finally fixed the loophole.

Xu Qingfan tore the note in half, saw the words "50 cents" inside, and, too lazy to tear any further, handed it to the shopkeeper to get a new one. "Young man, this one is 'Thank you for your patronage'!" the shopkeeper called out after tearing the note, stopping Xu Qingfan from exchanging it.

"Are you kidding me! Five cents is for thanking you for your patronage?" Xu Qingfan was speechless. He clearly remembered that five cents would not include a thank you note.

The shop owner turned his head away and ignored him. He had specifically bought the item with the lowest winning rate. [If winning were this easy, how would I make any money!]
Did you get it?

The two little girls shook their heads in unison and handed him their cards. Lin Wanning's card was a ten-yuan "Thank you for your patronage," and Yi Yi's was the same as his, a fifty-cent "Thank you for your patronage."

This once again proves that gambling is a dead end!
"A rip-off!" Xu Qingfan cursed under his breath, pulling the two away.

“Lottery draws are no fun at all, Brother Qingfan, you’re not allowed to draw lotteries next time!” Lin Wanning said, looking at Xu Qingfan’s profile as he held Xu Qingfan’s hand.

"Listen to Ningning, I won't participate in the lottery anymore. If I do, I'll be a dog!" Xu Qingfan nodded in agreement.

"Brother Qingfan, you said the same thing last time!"

"Uh, cough cough, this really is the last time!" Xu Qingfan said awkwardly.

"Okay~, I believe in you, Brother Qingfan!"

"A lottery? No way!" Zhang Yiyi shook her head and echoed.

"I'm really not buying anymore. The lottery at the convenience store only costs 50 cents. I've never bought any lottery tickets there. They're all scams!" Xu Qingfan pointed to a welfare lottery shop across the street.

"Brother Qingfan, you're lying again! Xiaoxiao said you won the lottery, that's why you love lotteries!" Lin Wanning pouted and exposed Xu Qingfan's lie.

"Ah, this... can sports lottery be considered a lottery? I have tactical analysis, and the results of that analysis are what make lotteries like Mark Six. Sports lottery doesn't count!" Xu Qingfan argued weakly.

"I don't understand. Ningning only knows that gambling is bad. Brother Qingfan, you shouldn't gamble!" Lin Wanning shook her head vigorously.

"Okay, okay, stop talking. I swear, I'll never go to the convenience store to participate in the lottery again, okay?" Xu Qingfan raised three fingers and swore to the sky.

He thought to himself, "Isn't it just about fulfilling the regret of never winning a big prize in the lottery as a child? I'm not really a gambling addict."
"Hehe~(#^.^#)" Lin Wanning was smug because he had successfully taught Xu Qingfan a lesson.

The three walked to Rhine Road. Half a year ago, there were fried food stalls that filled both streets, but now only two remain. The other shops have their shutters locked, with large signs saying "For Rent" posted on them.

"Huh? Why is it so deserted here now?" Xu Qingfan asked in confusion.

"I don't know!" Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi blinked curiously.

The three approached an old man at the street corner and asked, "Grandma, why are so many of the fried food stalls around here closed?"

"You mean this? It's heaven's will! Fighting and stealing business every day, it's a mess, they deserve it!" one of the old men said.

"Did that fried food stall close down too? Their fried food was the best!" Xu Qingfan asked, pointing to the shop where Wu Lingyu's mother used to run her stall.

"Damn it, they've put the tables all over the street!"

"Who says otherwise? I said one thing and she cursed me ten times. Now look what happened, ptooey!"

The three children were completely confused and looked at each other in bewilderment. "Grandpa, where did they go now? Is the shop closed? I still want to eat their fried skewers!" Xu Qingfan asked.

"Kids, don't eat from their place! They're rotten; the oil they use is leftover from the previous day!"

"Eat my ass! The couple got arrested by the cops, they deserved it!"

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After much explanation, the three of them finally understood the specifics of the situation.

The gist of the story is that the landlord who kicked Li Meijuan out had set up tables and chairs in front of other people's shops because his business was booming. There were already many conflicts between business owners, and once the fuse was lit, the groups of people started fighting. The landlord couple, who were outnumbered, got so enraged that they used armor-piercing weapons and poured boiling oil from their shop at the groups of people.

Several women who participated in the beating of Wu Lingyu and her daughter had varying degrees of facial disfigurement. After the incident escalated, the police arrived. In the end, the winners went to jail, and the losers were hospitalized. It can be said that good and evil are ultimately rewarded.

After learning the whole story, all three of them wore gloating smiles.

Xu Qingfan, Lin Wanning, and Zhang Yi ran hand in hand on the sidewalk, cheering loudly:

"Great!!!"

(End of this chapter)