I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 115. 115WD Race

Because her wound hadn't healed yet, Xia Xiaoxiao could only wipe her body with a wet towel when she showered these past few days. Lying on Xu Qingfan's back, she asked somewhat uncertainly:

Do I smell?

Xu Qingfan took a deep sniff; it was still the familiar jasmine scent from his past life. Intending to tease Xia Xiaoxiao, he said, "You stinky thing, only I would be willing to carry you!"

"Xu Qingfan!!!" Xia Xiaoxiao bit his shoulder fiercely.

"Are you a dog?!" Xu Qingfan reached out and slapped her bottom hard.

"Humph!"

If Xu Qingfan said something like "stinky" or "it stinks to death," the little girl wouldn't get angry. But "smelly" is really hard to handle. It's like when a girl asks you how your figure is, and you reply in Cantonese, "You're so smelly, you washboard."

The destructive power of dialects is unparalleled.

Xia Xiaoxiao pouted, looking aggrieved, and turned her head to the other side.

"Okay, I was just kidding. It doesn't smell. Our little one smells delicious." Xu Qingfan bounced her thigh and said with a smile.

"Don't talk to dogs!"

"Don't talk to dogs!" Xu Qingfan said, mimicking Xia Xiaoxiao's tone.

Xia Xiaoxiao promptly shut up; having learned her lesson many times, she knew Xu Qingfan's tricks all too well.

"Rice noodle rolls or steamed buns?" Xu Qingfan shook his head with amusement and asked her after arriving at the entrance of the residential area.

"I want to eat Zheng Guo wontons!" Xia Xiaoxiao pouted and said.

"Where can I buy you Zhengguo wontons? Just rice noodle rolls, take it or leave it." Xu Qingfan carried her across the street to the rice noodle roll shop. "Boss, you're awesome!"

"Little girl, your leg isn't healed yet?" The rice noodle shop owner asked with a smile as Xu Qingfan put Xia Xiaoxiao on a stool.

"Mmm." Xia Xiaoxiao met the boss's gaze and suddenly had the illusion that her little thoughts had been seen through. Feeling uneasy, she nodded with a flushed face.

"The doctor said walking will tear the wound, let's wait until it scabs over before we talk about it," Xu Qingfan replied casually as he poured two cups of soy milk and served them two bowls of free white porridge.

With Xu Qingfan's offer of a way out, the little girl quickly recovered, sipping her soy milk and muttering softly, "It's been so long since I've had Zhengguo wontons."

Zhengguo is a county under Licheng District. The wontons made there are large and meaty, and every bite has the texture of fresh shrimp and a light white pepper flavor, which is very popular among the citizens of Licheng.

Xu Qingfan once took a few people to eat there, and Xia Xiaoxiao couldn't forget it after she finished eating.

"We'll talk about it when you're healed. We'll take the bus together this weekend," Xu Qingfan said.

"I want fried wontons too!"

Xu Qingfan chuckled: "How come you've become just like Lin Wanning, a little foodie too?"

Xia Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes speechlessly, too lazy to pay attention to Xu Qingfan's teasing, and changed the subject, saying, "Is your second comic book coming out?"

“Yeah, the first batch was printed at two million copies. I don’t know if they can sell out.” Xu Qingfan whispered to Xia Xiaoxiao.

"So many?" The little girl's mouth dropped open in surprise.

Xia Xiaoxiao silently calculated in her mind how much money Xu Qingfan could make this time. [A KFC family bucket costs 59 yuan. If the little rascal earns one yuan per book, that's two million yuan. 59 yuan can buy more than 30,000 family buckets!]
"How long will this take to eat?!" she blurted out instinctively.

"Xiaoxiao, what did you say?" "Oh, nothing. Why print so many? What if we can't sell them all?" Xia Xiaoxiao realized what was happening and asked worriedly.

"It was the publisher's suggestion. He said we needed to race against the pirates, and he originally suggested we print this many copies!" Xu Qingfan held up three fingers.

In order to distribute the books as widely as possible, Xu Qingfan and his team promised to buy back any unsold comic books. The two million copies are probably already being shipped all over the country.

Xia Xiaoxiao thought of "Looking Out the Window," the song that brought the three of them to their tragic end. Recently, the comment section of that song has become a check-in spot for Jay's fans, with all sorts of nasty comments.

She recalled Xu Qingfan's previous mention of computer hackers and suddenly had the idea of ​​learning about them.

Xu Qingfan had no idea what Xia Xiaoxiao was thinking. After finishing the rice noodle rolls, he carried her on his back and got on the school bus.

Back in Class 16, the classroom was unusually lively today, with students loudly discussing something.

"Brother Qingfan, there's a four-wheel drive car modification competition!" Lin Wanning said with delight when he saw Xu Qingfan carrying Xia Xiaoxiao in.

"A four-wheel drive vehicle?" Xu Qingfan asked, carrying Xia Xiaoxiao back to her seat.

"Look, Brother Qingfan, look!" Lin Wanning handed him the registration form.

"The Port City 4WD Primary School Cup Invites You to Challenge," Xu Qingfan read the title in the center of the paper. "There's a competition for this? It's even at the city level."

He originally thought it was a remote-controlled four-wheel drive car, but it turned out to be the same kind of four-wheel drive car from the anime "Let's & Go!!". The requirement was to assemble your own four-wheel drive car within a specified time at the competition site and run laps to time it, with the fastest time winning.

"How about it, Brother Qingfan, do we want to participate?" Lin Wanning looked at him with surprise.

"Then let's participate!" Xu Qingfan shrugged indifferently. Lin Wanning's face was full of desire, so he naturally wouldn't spoil the fun.

He suddenly remembered that in his previous life he had watched a live-action TV series about four-wheel drive car racing on the Hong Kong Children's Channel. He forgot what the name was, but he used to enjoy watching it.

He recalled a scene where the protagonist's four-wheel drive car lacked a high-speed motor, so his grandfather removed the motor from a range hood or washing machine and installed it on the car, ultimately leading to the protagonist's victory in the race.

"Xiaoxiao, do you want to come along? We need five people to sign up!" Lin Wanning looked at her expectantly.

Xia Xiaoxiao shrugged: "Whatever."

"Yay~ Then we only need one more!" Lin Wanning happily picked up a pen and wrote Xia Xiaoxiao's name on it.

"Me, me, me! Ningning, I'm still missing one more person!" Xiao Ruanwen ran over and said after hearing Lin Wanning's words.

"Everyone's here!!!" Lin Wanning nodded as he wrote Xiao Ruanwen's name on the registration form, and then excitedly jumped into Xu Qingfan's arms.

"Alright, alright, let's figure out the rules of the competition first, so we don't arrive completely clueless." Xu Qingfan shook his head helplessly and straightened Lin Wanning's body, who had buried his head in his body.

Xu Qingfan picked up the registration form and flipped to the page with the registration instructions. The first sentence shocked him: "Each registered member needs to pay a registration fee of one hundred yuan."

The competition is organized by school. After registration, the organizers will provide a set of assembly parts for the four-wheel drive car. Participants need to familiarize themselves with the assembly of the four-wheel drive car in advance and do some DIY.

The competition consists of three parts: pre-competition DIY, on-site assembly, and timed laps. The group with the highest total score wins.

[Is it because they can't sell their unsold toy cars that they're trying to cash in on a competition with the Education Bureau?] Xu ​​Qingfan thought to himself.

Thank you to "How to Choose a Good Nickname" for the 100 Qidian coins.

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