I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 125. Wu Lingyu wants to repay him with her body?

"Did you fall into the toilet? Why were you gone for so long?" Guan Bianyue said with amusement when she saw Xu Qingfan return.

Xu Qingfan waved his hand, glanced at Xia Xiaoxiao with a complicated expression, and sat back down in his seat.

"What's wrong?" Xia Xiaoxiao asked, puzzled, noticing his strange expression.

Xu Qingfan shook his head, his smile returning, and said, "I accidentally peed on my hand just now." He grasped Xia Xiaoxiao's wrist with his wet hand.

"Xu Qingfan, how disgusting!" Xia Xiaoxiao believed him and slapped his hand in disgust.

"Hehe~ I washed my hands, you can smell them if you don't believe me." He then brought his wet hands to Xia Xiaoxiao's nose.

"Get the hell away from me!"

Meeting Xia Xiaoxiao's murderous gaze, Xu Qingfan reluctantly withdrew his hand, "You stingy little thing~"

"Xu Qingfan, have some shame! All you do is bully girls all day long," Guan Bianyue couldn't stand it anymore and scolded with a smile.

Seeing that someone was backing her up, Xia Xiaoxiao pouted haughtily, "Hmph~(`へ*)ノ"

"Have you bought your clothes for the New Year? Since we're already here, let's go check out the children's clothing section later." It had been a long time since anyone had accompanied her shopping, and even though they had been shopping for two hours, Zhong Wenqing was still reluctant to leave.

"Let's go take a look. There are many styles of clothes here." Xu Qingfan brought five thousand yuan to Yanjing this time, and hasn't spent a single penny yet. It's time to spend some money.

Having watched Zhong Wenqing and Guan Bianyue shop all day, Xia Xiaoxiao was itching to join in. "Let's take a look!"

Xu Qingfan took a big slurp of the remaining third of his Starbucks drink, then stood up and said, "Let's go!"

Zhong Wenqing and Guan Bianyue each held a hot latte and walked slowly behind the three.

The dazzling array of goods left the group breathless. Xia Xiaoxiao picked up a crystal crown hair accessory and put it on her head. Before the little girl could even speak, Xu Qingfan said, "It looks beautiful."

Xia Xiaoxiao glared at her, then admired herself in the mirror on the counter.

"You should go pick one out too!" Xu Qingfan placed a pretty pink crystal clip on Wu Lingyu's head. "It's so pretty."

Wu Lingyu was embarrassed by his affectionate gesture. "It's too expensive, I won't buy it," she said softly as she took off the hair clip from her head and put it back in its place.

"Didn't you see what it says on the sign? Buy four, get one free. This one is free, it's free." Xu Qingfan took out a hundred-yuan bill and handed it over to the shopkeeper, who was beaming from ear to ear.

"Mmm," Wu Lingyu replied in a voice barely audible.

Her mother only gave her two hundred yuan for this trip to Yanjing. At first, Wu Lingyu thought it was a huge sum of money, but when she saw the numbers on the product labels and learned that the cup of milk tea she had just drunk cost 28 yuan, the little girl suddenly realized the inequality of the world.

Wu Lingyu felt inferior; she felt this was not a place for her.

Xu Qingfan had no idea what Wu Lingyu was thinking, and even if he did, he probably wouldn't have taken it seriously.

Admiring artworks in the Louvre is your worldly experience; a cowherd running on the mountain is his worldly experience. So-called worldly experience is nothing more than one aspect of the world.

As Xu Qingfan pulled a thick wallet out of his bag, Guan Bianyue and Zhong Wenqing, who were following behind and about to pay, exchanged a smile and shook their heads with amusement. "We almost forgot that this kid earns more money drawing comics than all of us combined."

The five of them spent more than an hour shopping before finally returning home with their purchases.

On the bus, the group chatted excitedly about tomorrow's journey, while Wu Lingyu remained silent, staring blankly out the window.

The little girl clutched the two hundred yuan in her pocket tightly. Later, during their shopping trip, Xu Qingfan bought her several hundred yuan worth of clothes and shoes. [The shoes for her birthday, the down jacket she was wearing, and this gift—she owed Brother Fan more and more.]
After dinner, everyone returned to the hotel, looking exhausted.

Xu Qingfan returned to his room, put all the things he bought on the cabinet, and then collapsed onto the bed, feeling completely exhausted.

Once he was completely relaxed, he inevitably recalled the conversation he had overheard in the mall restroom that afternoon.

The woman called him Brother Fu, and the man's voice sounded so much like Xia Guofu's. It was hard not to be suspicious.

But after rushing out, they didn't see anyone. Surely Xia Xiaoxiao's father can fly and disappear into the ground?

Xu Qingfan remembered that Lin Jing and Xia Guofu got divorced when he was in the second year of junior high school in his previous life. This should be six years later, and the idea of ​​having a child is too far-fetched.

He felt it was best to keep this matter to himself. Although he didn't know how Xia Xiaoxiao's parents reconciled in his previous life, the two of them had never divorced.

Even if Xia Guofu really didn't come home on the 28th of the lunar year, Xu Qingfan didn't plan to say anything. He didn't want to end up revealing the matter, causing the couple to quarrel and then reconcile, leaving him in a bad situation.

"Ugh, what a scumbag!" His spitting sound echoed in the empty room.

From a man's perspective, he felt that Lin Jing, as a wife, was intelligent, beautiful, and considerate. Xu Qingfan really couldn't understand why Xia Guofu had cheated on him in his previous life.

Xu Qingfan inwardly scorned Xia Guofu and felt ashamed of him. "You can't do that again," he said to his brother, bowing his head.

He stopped thinking about these upsetting things, took a shower, and it was only eight o'clock, an hour before he was supposed to call Lin Wanning.

After drying his hair, Xu Qingfan put on his coat and went to room 509. "May I come in?" he asked, knocking on the door.

The sound of slippers stomping on the floor came from inside. The door was opened from the inside a moment later, and Wu Lingyu poked her head out to check. "Brother Fan."

Upon seeing that it was Xu Qingfan, the little girl removed the safety lock and opened the door completely.

"Where is Teacher Guan?" Xu Qingfan asked, puzzled, seeing that only Xia Xiaoxiao and Wu Lingyu were in the room.

"Take a shower," Wu Lingyu said, pointing to the bathroom door.

"Xu Qingfan, did you take a shower?" Xia Xiaoxiao put down the new dress she had just bought and looked at him.

"You've already showered. Do you want to shower too? The bathroom is still warm."

"I'll go now!" Xia Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up, and she reached out to Xu Qingfan for the room key.

Yesterday, she experienced being the first to take a bath in winter, and the little girl was freezing. This time, she's learned her lesson and will absolutely not be the first to take a bath.

"Here you go. Remember not to wash it for too long, or you might get carbon monoxide poisoning."

After Xia Xiaoxiao took the room key, she bent down to look for a change of clothes in her bag, but Xu Qingfan was standing there, and she was too embarrassed to take out her underwear in front of the little rascal.

The older the little girl gets, the thinner her skin becomes.

Xia Xiaoxiao recalled a scene from when she was in kindergarten, her face flushed as she left the room clutching her bag.

"How strange." Xu Qingfan muttered, looking at Xia Xiaoxiao, who was inexplicably blushing while clutching her bag. "So much to say in this short time~ It's a pity we'll be separated soon~ I can only gaze deeply into this moment~" From the bathroom came Guan Bianyue humming "A Thousand Songs," "Even if a thousand songs come in the future~

When the song reached its climax, Xu Qingfan thought of a modified version he had heard in junior high school in his previous life: "Even if there are thousands of songs in the future, I'll send your mother to the moon." He couldn't help but shake his head with amusement.

"Brother Fan, what are you laughing at?" Wu Lingyu had been staring at Xu Qingfan's face, and when she saw him laughing for no reason, the little girl asked curiously.

Xu Qingfan naturally wouldn't tell her something that would damage his glorious image. "Ahem~ It's nothing. By the way, why don't you try on the clothes? Don't you like them?" he asked, pointing to the shopping bags neatly arranged in the corner.

"I like it, I really like it, I've already tried it and I like it, thank you, Brother Fan!" Wu Lingyu quickly shook her head and denied it.

Xu Qingfan could roughly guess what Wu Lingyu was thinking, and comforted her, "It's nothing. Look, I bought clothes for Wan Ning and Xiao Xiao too. Good friends don't hold grudges."

"But...but..." Wu Lingyu glanced at him furtively, then lowered her head and mustered her courage to say, "But Wan Ning and Xiao Xiao also buy you gifts, Brother Fan. I've never bought you anything." As the little girl spoke, she felt guilty and tears streamed down her face.

"Who said that? Xiaoyu, didn't you help me with my homework? They won't help me with my homework. Come on, why are you crying?" Xu Qingfan pulled Wu Lingyu to sit on the edge of the bed and wiped away her tears with his sleeve.

[Elementary school students are really cute.] Xu Qingfan couldn't help but find it amusing that Wu Lingyu would actually feel so guilty that she cried for such a reason.

"But...but homework isn't a gift." Wu Lingyu obediently sat down next to Xu Qingfan, her voice choked with emotion.

“Why isn’t homework a gift? Gifts are never measured in money. I know that Xiaoyu’s father’s treatment will cost a lot of money. Our Xiaoyu is a good girl and never wastes her father’s life-saving money. I’m so happy for her. How could I blame you?” Xu Qingfan hugged her and rested his chin on Wu Lingyu’s head as he spoke softly.

Wu Lingyu felt as if her long-held secrets had been exposed, and tears streamed down her face silently like a kite with a broken string. "Mmm~"

"Sweetie~ You're such a big girl, why are you crying so much? Teacher Guan will be out soon, quickly wipe your snot and tears." Xu Qingfan handed her a tissue that she had just used to wipe her tears.

"Thank you, Brother Fan~" Wu Lingyu reached out and took the tissue, folded it in half, and held it to her nose to inhale deeply.

After wiping her nose, the little girl noticed Xu Qingfan was still staring at her and smiling. She immediately lowered her head shyly, thinking, "[I was so clumsy when I was sniffling! Brother Fan must have laughed at me!]"
"Brother Fan~"

"Okay, friendship can't be measured by money. Don't have that kind of thinking anymore, and don't feel guilty."

"Yes! Brother Fan, I will definitely repay you when I grow up." Wu Lingyu looked at him and said with a firm gaze.

"Pfft~ You watch too many TV dramas, don't you? You want to try and repay someone with your body like those characters in TV dramas?"

"I didn't," Wu Lingyu replied in a barely audible voice, her face almost buried in her neck in embarrassment.

After this little episode, Wu Lingyu felt as if the weight that had been pressing on her heart had vanished into thin air, and she felt incredibly relieved.

"What's there to be shy about? I was just teasing you. You can confide in me about anything that's on your mind in the future. We're good friends, right?" Xu Qingfan brought his face close to hers, forehead to forehead.

Wu Lingyu opened her dark eyes wide and met Xu Qingfan's gaze. She felt that Xu Qingfan's eyes were as deep as the universe, while her own eyes only contained him.

"Ok!"

[Brother Fan, I will definitely repay you!] Wu Lingyu vowed in her heart.

The singing in the restroom had stopped for a long time. Xu Qingfan moved away from the little girl's head and helped Wu Lingyu throw the tissue she had just used to wipe her nose into the trash can.

When Guan Bianyue pushed open the door, Xu Qingfan and Wu Lingyu were sitting on the bed playing cards as if nothing had happened.

"Xu Qingfan, have you taken a shower?"

"It's washed." Xu Qingfan turned around, glanced at it, and couldn't help but swallow.

Ms. Guan, who had just finished showering, was only wearing a cotton nightgown, with a towel wrapped around her head for drying her body. Perhaps because it was uncomfortable to wear underwear to bed at night, she was going braless, and her breasts were quite prominent as she walked.

Xu Qingfan exclaimed that he was dizzy and quickly looked away.

"Lingyu, go take a shower, the bathroom will get cold soon." Guan Bianyue sat on her bed, tilting her head to dry her hair with a towel.

“Okay!” Wu Lingyu was afraid of giving herself away and letting Teacher Guan know about her little secret with Xu Qingfan, so she grabbed the clothes she had prepared in advance and went into the bathroom.

Xu Qingfan had no intention of betraying his teacher or ancestors. After Wu Lingyu left, he also stood up and said, "Then, Teacher Guan, I'll go back first. I haven't called home to let you know I'm safe yet."

"Well, let's go."

Xu Qingfan walked out of the room and bumped into Xia Xiaoxiao, who had just returned from taking a shower. "I used your room card and your towel, so I hung them up again for you."

"Oh, it's okay, you can use it," Xu Qingfan said with a smile, taking the room key and patting Xia Xiaoxiao's head. "Get some rest, goodnight."

Goodnight to you too.

At nine o'clock sharp, Xu Qingfan immediately dialed Lin Wanning's landline.

"Brother Qingfan~" The phone rang as usual and was answered immediately, with Lin Wanning's soft voice coming from the receiver.

"Have you taken a shower? I heard from my mom that the temperature dropped sharply in the port city today. Ningning, are you alright?"

"I washed them~ so I didn't get cold. Ningning's house has air conditioning, just like the hotel where Brother Qingfan is staying, it has heating!" Lin Wanning kicked off her cartoon slippers and swung her feet in the air as she answered Xu Qingfan.

"Have you been drinking a glass of milk every day?"

"Drink it!"

"Great! I went shopping this afternoon and bought a lot of pretty hair clips. I also bought each of you a little dress to wear when school starts."

"Hmm~ Brother Qingfan, is it snowing where you are?"

"It snowed yesterday, but not today. We even had a snowball fight yesterday, but there wasn't enough snow to build a snowman," Xu Qingfan said patiently, nodding.

Lin Wanning's eyes lit up, "Then next time Ningning and Qingfan will build a snowman together! And watch the first snow together too. Ningning saw in a TV series that people who watch the first snow together will stay together forever!"

Although the little girl didn't quite understand what the first snow meant, Lin Wanning was always deeply impressed by that line from "Winter Sonata".

“Okay, let’s fly to Beijing together next winter to see the first snow and build a snowman.”

"Hehe, okay!" Lin Wanning thought Xu Qingfan meant she and Zhang Yiyi when he said "we," and happily agreed.

But actually, Xu Qingfan was thinking of Xia Xiaoxiao, Wu Lingyu, Xiao Ruanwen, Lin Wanning, Zhang Yiyi, and himself.

(End of this chapter)