I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 214. Xu Qingfan's Kidney Deficiency?
A cold front swept through, bringing a sharp drop in temperature to the port city.

The temperature was only three degrees Celsius, which made Xu Qingfan shiver. Even his younger brother, who usually preferred to be alone, crawled into his bed.

Air conditioning can certainly provide heat, but the air it blows out is too stuffy and hot, and he can't stand it for long.

More importantly, sleeping in late when it's cold is a top-notch enjoyment, but the heating system doesn't provide that atmosphere.

He slept until after 10 a.m., and his stomach was growling with hunger, but he still stayed in bed and didn't want to get up.

I lay in bed scrolling through my phone for a while, and soon I heard footsteps at the door.

Xu Qingfan knew it was Xia Xiaoxiao just by hearing her voice, and helplessly picked up the remote control by the bedside and turned on the air conditioner.

"Xu Qingfan, aren't you getting up yet!" The girl had barely finished speaking when she flung open the bedroom door.

"Can't you have a little sense of boundaries? What if I change my clothes in there?" He poked his head out from under the covers and rolled his eyes at Xia Xiaoxiao.

"Tch~ What's so great about skinny arms and legs!" The girl sat down on the edge of the bed, unconcerned, and then noticed her little brother suddenly poking his head out. She exclaimed in surprise, "Little brother~ what are you doing here?"

"Meow~"

"Is it too cold?" Xia Xiaoxiao asked the cat, pressing her face close to its.

"Meow!"

"Want some dried anchovies?"

"Meow!!"

Seeing that Xia Xiaoxiao was about to speak, Xu Qingfan said impatiently, "Can you stop torturing it? This little guy needs to pee and can't hold it anymore. Let it go so it doesn't pee in my room!"

Sure enough, as soon as Xia Xiaoxiao let go of it, the white cat jumped off the bed without stopping and then sprinted away.

"You become like those you associate with, little brother, you've been corrupted by your influence!" Xia Xiaoxiao was only embarrassed for a moment before quickly shifting the blame onto him.

"Why don't you go grocery shopping by yourself? I'll cook when you get back." The heating had just been turned on, and the room temperature hadn't risen yet, so Xu Qingfan's inability to get out of bed persisted.

"No, I want to eat mutton stew. Come with me to buy lamb chops, I don't know how to choose." Xia Xiaoxiao rubbed her hands, which were a little cold, and when she saw that it didn't have much effect, she simply put her hands under the covers.

Perhaps it was good luck, but she managed to slip her little hands inside Xu Qingfan's pajamas and placed them on his stomach to keep warm, which felt very comfortable.

"Hiss~ You're going to die, Xia Xiaoxiao!" Xu Qingfan was so provoked that he shrank back like a shrimp.

"Hmph~ I'll keep it here if you don't get up!" After being dodged, the girl placed her hands on his back again.

Xia Xiaoxiao pretended to be extremely calm, but she was actually quite shy inside, especially when she suddenly touched his eight-pack abs.

Every time Xu Qingfan was shirtless at home, she would pretend to look away with disdain, but she was actually secretly glancing at him out of the corner of her eye.

Xu Qingfan has the kind of physique that looks slim in clothes but muscular when undressed. His well-proportioned muscles won't be off-putting to girls, and when paired with a face that is both angular and youthful, it's simply unfair!

All five girls understood this point well, so they strictly forbade Xu Qingfan from taking off his shirt when playing basketball at school.

"Get up quickly, it's eleven o'clock, if you go late the good mutton will all be sold out!" After her hands were warmed up, Xia Xiaoxiao turned into a pile driver and frantically pushed him out of bed.

"I really want to move away as soon as possible, far away from you." Unable to bear the torment any longer, Xu Qingfan helplessly reached out a hand and dragged the clothes placed on the bedside table into the quilt.

Xia Xiaoxiao instantly became unhappy upon hearing this. A sense of disappointment, stemming from being rejected by someone she cared about, overwhelmed her, and she didn't want to say a word. [I just wanted to wake you up for breakfast, you stinky dog, you bastard, I'm never buying you breakfast again!!!]
Seeing that Xia Xiaoxiao seemed to have not spoken for a long time, Xu Qingfan suddenly thought: Could it be that Xia Xiaoxiao is angry? Can't she tell that I was being sarcastic?
"Hey." He stood up and nudged the other person.

"What!" the girl roared fiercely, as if she had swallowed gunpowder.

"I was just joking, you didn't take it seriously, did you? No way, no way?" Having spent a lot of time with Xia Xiaoxiao, he knew that the more sarcastic and sarcastic the girl's apology was, the faster her anger would subside.

"Xu Qingfan, stop being shameless! I was just thinking about what to have for lunch!"

"Oh, is that so? Then it seems I was overthinking it." He pretended nothing was wrong, put on his shoes, and walked out of the bedroom.

Watching the stinky dog's retreating figure, Xia Xiaoxiao bared her teeth fiercely, "[I'm going to ask the housekeeper for the keys after we move, and I'll bother you for the rest of your life!]"
When Xia Xiaoxiao came out of the bathroom after washing up, she found two breakfasts out of nowhere: steamed buns and soy milk, both still piping hot.

"When did you buy these? Why is it still so hot?" After Xu Qingfan put on his shoes, the two ate breakfast as they walked to buy groceries.

"Keep the rice cooker warm. If you can't finish, here you go." Just like when they were kids, Xia Xiaoxiao gave him the last two leftover buns.

The moment he took the steamed bun, he suddenly felt a little dazed, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether the Xia Xiaoxiao in front of him was from this life or the previous life.

"Do you want it?" The girl looked up and asked when she saw Xu Qingfan standing there in a daze.

"My appetite really hasn't changed at all." Xu Qingfan came back to his senses, smiled, and took the xiaolongbao.

Who cares!
The two bought all the ingredients for the mutton stew at the market. Xu Qingfan pointed to the hair on the lamb leg and explained to the girl, "See this black hair? This is a black goat. You should buy this kind of goat."

After he finished explaining, he turned to the stall owner and said, "Boss, give me four jin of this front piece, and those lamb kidneys too."

It's the dead of winter, so we need to nourish ourselves properly!

"Well done, young man, you know your stuff." The shopkeeper glanced at Xia Xiaoxiao beside him and gave her a lewd smile that any man would understand.

Xu Qingfan didn't argue, and after the stall owner helped him resolve the issue, he paid and left with Xia Xiaoxiao.

"What was that mutton vendor laughing about?" Xia Xiaoxiao asked him on the way back.

"He's just jealous because there's a beautiful woman standing next to me. What else is there to laugh about?" Xu Qingfan shrugged.

"Tch~ Don't think I don't know, it's definitely that kind of thing again. The lamb kidneys you bought are for kidney health, Xu Qingfan, do you have kidney deficiency?"

The girl had a wise expression that seemed to see through everything, but the next second she was hit on the head by Xu Qingfan.

"Xu Qingfan, are you trying to die?!"

Seeing Xu Qingfan raise his hand again, Xia Xiaoxiao quickly covered her head with both hands.

"Spend less time on Baidu Tieba. Trying to know everything will only hurt you." He couldn't do anything about Xia Xiaoxiao either. How did she become so lewd in this life?

Where did that aloof, fair-skinned, academically gifted girl from my past life go?
The two walked silently on the sidewalk. Suddenly, Xia Xiaoxiao leaned close to his ear and whispered, "I won't mind you, that's okay too."

"Xia Xiaoxiao!"

"I heard that soaking your feet can relieve the pain, you should try it when you get home!" The girl said and then ran off.

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