I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 17.17. Little Jealousy

To better prepare for the exam, starting this week, Sunshine Kindergarten will select children from its four senior classes (A, B, C, and D) who are interested in applying to the Experimental Primary School to form a graduating class and provide them with individual tutoring.

Although the tutoring sessions are free, not many people participate.

The Experimental Primary School admits 720 eligible children each year and charges tuition fees according to the students' entrance examination scores.

The top 20 students will not only have their first semester tuition waived, but the top student will also receive a monthly meal card subsidy of 400 yuan, with the subsidy decreasing by 20 yuan for each subsequent student.

However, students ranked 20th and below have to pay exorbitant tuition fees. Although the top 100 students can get a 50% discount on tuition, they still have to pay as much as 6400 yuan per semester.

In an era where the average monthly salary is 800 yuan, even if a child gets into a good school, not many families can afford it. This is why, even though tutoring is free, people are not enthusiastic about signing up.

"Brother Qingfan, I didn't understand just now, could you explain it again?" Little cutie Wanning poked Xu Qingfan's arm with her finger and asked softly.

A sweet, gentle "Brother Qingfan" made him feel completely relaxed.

Xu Qingfan suddenly understood those top-ranked fans in his previous life's live streams. Who could resist a female streamer calling him "Brother Wuji" in a sweet voice?
The teacher was explaining multiplication, and after explaining it several times, some children still didn't understand, so the teacher decided to give up.

Xu Qingfan didn't know how to explain it. As an adult, he found it difficult to explain multiplication in a way that children of this age could understand.

"Actually, I didn't understand either," Xu Qingfan said in a low voice, his head close to the little girl's ear.

Lin Wanning looked at him innocently, nodded, and said, "That's perfect, if we don't know either, we can get the same score!"

Xia Xiaoxiao, who was sitting in front, turned around with a stern face: "Don't talk during class!"

After he finished speaking, he stared at Xu Qingfan. He was certain that the look in someone's eyes when they wanted to kill them couldn't be hidden.

"Sorry." Lin Wanning scratched his head sheepishly.

"Humph!"

[Just because we're not deskmates, does that warrant such a cold shoulder?] Xu ​​Qingfan thought to himself, amused.

It's really not his fault. On the day the classes were divided, he was holding Xia Xiaoxiao's hand as they entered the classroom when Lin Wanning happened to walk in at the same time.

The little girl shyly called him "Brother Qingfan," and Xu Qingfan instinctively patted her head and exchanged pleasantries with her.

As a result, Xia Xiaoxiao shook off his hand and left without saying a word, and even found a girl to be her deskmate.

Seeing Xia Xiaoxiao suddenly leave in anger, Lin Wanning was at a loss and looked anxious. Xu Qingfan comforted him again, and the two naturally became deskmates.

After a while of daydreaming, Rikka, who could previously understand a little bit, completely gave up.

"Brother Qingfan, do you know why Xiaoxiao doesn't like Wanning?" she asked, pressing her head close to Xu Qingfan's ear.

"Maybe it's because Wan Ning is cuter than her," Xu Qingfan whispered.

The little girl clearly hadn't learned how to hide her emotions yet; upon hearing this, she immediately beamed with joy.

“Little classmate is cute too, Wan Ning is not as cute as her!” Lin Wan Ning said, remembering the teacher’s usual teachings to be humble.

"Then why do you think it is?" Xu Qingfan asked casually.

Lin Wanning shook his head vigorously.

Xia Xiaoxiao, sitting in front, was feeling annoyed. Fortunately, she had already finished studying the material for this class, otherwise she would have had to ask that jerk for help when she got home!
In Xia Xiaoxiao's mind, Xu Qingfan had successfully upgraded from a bad guy to a complete scoundrel.

Xia Xiaoxiao wanted to cover her ears to block out the noise behind her, but subconsciously she couldn't help but want to eavesdrop on what they were saying and whether they mentioned her. Fortunately, she was still in factory settings, and her eyes and ears were working perfectly. The two whispered to each other quietly, and Xia Xiaoxiao didn't hear them.

[You stinky Xu Qingfan, you wicked Xu Qingfan!]
Xia Xiaoxiao used her eraser as a target for her frustration, repeatedly poking it with a pencil, leaving a row of dense black holes.

[Hmph! If he doesn't pay attention in class, he'll definitely lose to me in the entrance exam!] Xia Xiaoxiao thought to herself.

After figuring this out, she took out a stack of Chinese language materials from the drawer and started memorizing them.

I absolutely must pass the test against that scoundrel Xu Qingfan!
Xia Xiaoxiao made a vow.

The class ended quickly.

After class, a pink water bottle was slammed onto Xu Qingfan's desk with a "thud".

"My mom said we should each have half, but I've already finished mine."

The black liquid inside can be vaguely seen through the frosted bottle; it's authentic Cantonese herbal tea.

Xu Qingfan opened the kettle and smelled it; it had a very familiar Chinese herbal scent, probably honeysuckle.

He clutched his stomach and gulped down the remaining half bottle of herbal tea.

Most people pinch their nose when they drink something they don't like, but Xu Qingfan felt that covering his stomach was more effective.

Seeing Xu Qingfan drink from the water bottle she had just used without any hesitation, Xia Xiaoxiao felt as if she had won a battle, and gave Lin Wanning a smug look.

Lin Wanning pursed her lips. She hadn't felt anything at first, but after seeing Xu Qingfan gulp down the herbal tea, she realized she was thirsty too.

"Brother Qingfan, I forgot my water bottle at home. Can I drink yours?"

Xia Xiaoxiao: ? ? ?

Xu Qingfan had no objection and took his water bottle out of the drawer.

"No! This is what I bought, you can't give it to anyone else!" Xia Xiaoxiao snatched it away quickly.

"But Wan Ning is thirsty." Lin Wan Ning stared pitifully at the water bottle.

Both of their water bottles were the same brand; Xu Qingfan's was blue, and there was a cute Doraemon on the cap.

"Use mine!" Xia Xiaoxiao poured half of the water from Xu Qingfan's kettle into her own.

"Okay, thank you!" Lin Wanning obediently took Xia Xiaoxiao's water bottle and started drinking the water.

Perhaps because there was still a lingering smell of Chinese medicine, Lin Wanning subconsciously frowned, but perhaps because she was really thirsty, she drank half a bottle of water in one gulp.

"Thank you, little classmate. I'll treat you to juice tomorrow!" Lin Wanning said with a big smile.

"Please treat your brother Qingfan to a drink!" Xia Xiaoxiao glared at Xu Qingfan and turned her head away again.

The little girl scratched her face awkwardly, wondering what she had said wrong again.

Xu Qingfan found it somewhat amusing; he had never realized Xia Xiaoxiao had such a strong desire for control before.

I've been busy these past couple of days, but I'll resume normal updates starting tomorrow.

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