I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 204. Xia Xiaoxiao Faints from Injection

Computer class was the last class on Wednesday afternoon. When the bell rang, the students in the class were reluctant to leave. After all, these short forty minutes were the happiest time they had spent in prison at school.

Xu Qingfan and his friends didn't have such a strong internet addiction. As soon as the bell rang, they would shut down the computer, push their chairs into the computer desk, and leave with their backpacks on.

Lin Wanning, like a child who never grew up, slid down the stairs along the edge of the steps with the soles of his shoes. Xu Qingfan, finding it amusing, joined in. The two of them slid down the stairs smoothly, one after the other, like performers in a circus.

"Brother Qingfan can go down the stairs so fast!" the girl said proudly as she reached the bottom.

"Falling down would be even faster." Xia Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at the two of them.

"Hehehe~ No wonder your shoes always wear out the fastest, now I know why."

"Hehe~ It's alright." Lin Wanning lifted her leg and looked back at the worn-out sole of her shoe, which was already a Syrian war-damaged version.

The school's computer lab was on the fifth floor. When they got down to the third floor, the stairs became crowded. Zhang Yiyi grabbed Lin Wanning's backpack to stop her from playing around.

The six chatted and laughed, and soon left the campus.

Licheng Middle School dismisses students at 5 p.m. Because it is summer, the sky is still very bright even though it is evening.

It was rush hour, and the streets were bustling with traffic. Every now and then, you could smell the mouthwatering aroma of grilled sausages bursting open in the convenience store.

The time after school in the afternoon is the most pleasant. Unlike lunchtime, when they have to go back to school soon, they have a long time to do what they want and to be alone in their private space.

The six of them took a walk to the nearby market to buy groceries and cook. Their unusual combination made them memorable to many of the stall owners.

"Have you decided what to eat yet? Hurry up!" For him, who has to cook every day, deciding what to cook for each meal is a headache. So Xu Qingfan simply passed this problem on to the four girls, asking them to think of a dish they want to eat every day.

"Steamed chicken in lotus leaves." Zhang Yiyi was clearly prepared and answered the question as soon as it was asked.

"Ah~ I want to eat this too, Brother Qingfan, can I have soy sauce chicken?"

"What do you think?"

"Waaah~ Then I'll have stir-fried pork with scallions." She glanced at an old lady selling scallions and immediately had an idea.

Wild scallions are a crop that looks like scallions. The heads of the plants planted in the mud are white and are often used for pickling.

"Brother Fan, I want to eat that lotus root and wood ear mushroom stuff.

"I want to eat pumpkin sprouts!" Xia Xiaoxiao said finally.

After buying all the groceries for the group, the six of them returned home.

"Xiaobai!" As they returned to their doorstep, the five girls took turns calling the dog's name.

"Awooooo~" Little White is like an unchanging NPC in the game, always excitedly wagging its tail and spinning around.

Then they opened the door, and there was their familiar little brother stretching and yawning behind the door to greet them.

The six of them threw their backpacks on the ground, put on slippers, and found a comfortable spot to lie down.

This naturally excludes Xu Qingfan and Wu Lingyu, because they still have to go into the kitchen to wash rice and cook.

I don't know which girl turned on the TV, but the theme song of the TV series "Dark Fragrance" drifted from the living room into the kitchen.

As the petals fall from the flower, a lingering fragrance remains.

The fragrance fades after the wind and rain, and no one comes to smell it.

For some reason, Xu Qingfan always feels an urge to urinate whenever he hears this song.

After putting the chopped ginger and garlic into the bowl, he patted Wu Lingyu on the shoulder and said, "I'm going to the restroom."

"Okay, Fan-ge, you go ahead." The girl nodded. Outside in the living room, Lin Wanning and Xiao Ruanwen were lying on the floor like two elementary school students, their backpacks still on, serving as pillows to provide a view of the TV.

"I just went to the restroom," Xu Qingfan explained when he saw that all four of them were looking at him as he came out.

"Remember to wash your hands." Xia Xiaoxiao turned her head back to continue watching TV.

Xu Qingfan was speechless. When had he ever gone to the toilet without washing his hands?

"Do you need to come in and keep an eye on me? And while you're at it, stand over there and shush me for me."

"I'm afraid of needles."

Xu Qingfan:
[We should check what Xia Xiaoxiao is looking at on her Baidu Tieba forum sometime!]
"What is Yunzhen? Is it something to eat?" the innocent and naive Lin Wanning asked curiously.

[Eat?] Thinking of certain strange images, Xia Xiaoxiao's face instantly turned red.

"Xiao Xiao is saying she's dizzy and vomiting, right? She's both dizzy and vomiting!" Xiao Ruanwen explained.

Xu Qingfan chuckled to himself. So Xiao Ruanwen was this naive after all, even though she was already so old.

“Xia Xiaoxiao is talking nonsense, Wan Ning, don’t pay attention to her,” he said.

"Is that so? Oh!" Everyone in the room except Wu Lingyu was a repeat offender of this kind of riddle-solving behavior. Lin Wanning nodded and went back to watching TV.

Dinner was a simple meal of three dishes and a soup. With Wu Lingyu's help, the last dish was also ready just in time when the rice cooker switched off after cooking the rice.

Xiao Ruanwen switched the TV to Hunan TV. The Super Girl competition had reached the top 100 nationwide. The host, Teacher He, was reading a long string of advertising slogans from cue cards, and finally said:
Send a text message to 1066 9588 20 to campaign for your favorite contestant!

"Ruan Wen, we'll campaign for you whenever you participate in the future," Lin Wanning said with a smile.

"No way, even if I'm old enough, my parents and grandparents definitely won't agree to me participating in these things." Xiao Ruanwen shook her head.

"Why? Are you worried it will affect your studies?" Xia Xiaoxiao asked subconsciously.

"No, my family doesn't really like these things." The girl seemed unwilling to discuss it further.

"Hey~ If you don't like it, you don't have to participate. What's the big deal? What era are we living in now? If you like singing, you can still become famous by posting your work online. That's how Xu Song became famous." Xu Qingfan patted Xiao Ruanwen on the shoulder.

“That’s true. I’ve almost forgotten who made it into the top ten of last year’s Super Girl competition. They’re not as popular as Xu Song.” Lin Wanning felt guilty for saying the wrong thing earlier and immediately chimed in.

"Mmm!" Xiao Ruanwen smiled sweetly, "Releasing songs online is fine, but we can still perform on the big stage at the New Year's Eve party!"

"And karaoke!"

"We could have street performances," Zhang Yi suggested.

"It doesn't seem like a bad idea. How about we go to the park street to sing this weekend? We can set up a bowl in front of us and donate all the money we collect to people in need," Xu Qingfan said, snapping his fingers.

"Hehehehe~ That would make me a street performer! Maybe I could also perform a set of military boxing later, hehehehehe."

"Then Yi-Yi and I will perform a drawing service for people!"

"Me, playing the violin?" Xia Xiaoxiao asked.

"Then I'll play the erhu and we'll have a duet."

The topic was successfully steered off course, and in the end, only Wu Lingyu remained silent, and everyone looked at her.

"I...I'll collect the money for you!" the girl said after hesitating for a long time.

"Ha ha ha ha."

(End of this chapter)