I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 274. It would be great if I could marry Brother Fan.
An hour later, the car took the group to a mountain restaurant in Zhu Village.

Although the resort looks dilapidated from the outside and the dining environment is outdoors, the private cars parked at the entrance include many luxury cars worth millions.

Having made a reservation, the group quickly arrived at a private room after walking along a muddy path.

Calling it a private room isn't quite accurate, because it's just a pavilion enclosed by a fence, with a lychee grove behind it. If you sit here and eat, you can easily reach out and pick a lychee.

However, the lychees are still green at this time, and it will be more than ten days before the Guiwei variety is ripe and available on the market.

Xu Qingfan couldn't resist picking one to taste, and almost choked on its sourness.

They took the high-speed train back to Gangcheng at nine o'clock in the morning, met up with Zhang Chunxue, and then drove here. Including the time lost while waiting, it was exactly noon.

The resort they visited is famous for its chicken dishes, including abalone chicken, sauna chicken, glutinous rice chicken, lychee wood roasted chicken, and braised chicken rice.

High-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking techniques; simple steaming or boiling can fully release the chicken's flavor.

A bowl of plain white rice, yet each grain is coated with the essence of chicken oil and broth. Simply garnished with a few chopped green onions, one bite leaves a lingering fragrance on your lips and teeth, far surpassing any so-called Michelin three-star restaurant.

"This is still the best!" Xiao Ruanwen said with great satisfaction as she took a big bite of the roasted pigeon, skin and all.

"Wipe your mouth, your face is covered in food." Xu Qingfan stopped eating and looked up at the cat with the smeared face.

"Hehehe~ Brother Fan, how dare you say that to me? I think you just want to grab the last chicken leg!" Xiao Ruanwen also looked up at Xu Qingfan, whose eating manners were no better.

Lin Wanning quietly made a fortune, and while the two were talking, he picked up the last chicken leg with his gloved hand.

Seeing Xu Qingfan and Xiao Ruanwen looking over at the same time, she said confidently, "Auntie said I can eat chicken legs!"

"Hehe~ We can order more if it's not enough. Ruanwen, wipe your face first, don't be like that brat Xiaofan." Zhang Chunxue felt that watching these children eat made her appetite much better. She took out a wet wipe and handed it to Xiao Ruanwen.

It seems that once a relationship becomes close enough, the nickname "brat" will inevitably come, albeit belatedly.

"Okay, thank you, Auntie." Xiao Ruanwen took the tissue with a slightly embarrassed expression, glared at Xu Qingfan, and then pretended to be a lady to wipe her mouth.

Xia Xiaoxiao glared at the stinky dog. It didn't care about its image at all when it was out in public, which was a disgrace to her childhood friend.

"Wipe your mouth." The girl pulled out a handkerchief and handed it to him.

It was a rare sight to see Xia Xiaoxiao as a virtuous wife and loving mother, so Xu Qingfan glanced at her a few more times. Only after the girl clenched her fists did he take the tissue and look away.

The meal lasted almost an hour, and the bill for eight people was only a little over 700 yuan.

You can enjoy a delicious meal for just over 90 yuan per person, and the taste is absolutely top-notch. This is why people in the port city, from billionaires to ordinary wage earners, prefer to eat at this kind of place.

On their way back, the two groups didn't go in the same direction. Zhang Chunxue had work to do, Wu Lingyu wanted to go back to her home in Gangcheng, and Xu Qingfan didn't want to go home so soon because he had some thoughts to share with Aunt Zhang about the World Cup.

However, this was not a difficult task. While they were eating, Zhang Chunxue's familiar Maybach had already stopped outside.

"Why aren't you getting in the car?" Xia Xiaoxiao asked, frowning, as she saw Xu Qingfan standing outside the car waving at them.

"Brother Qingfan, why are you still standing down there?"

"I have some things to say to my aunt, I'll go back tonight." He waved goodbye to the four girls.

"Ah~ then Yi Yi and I will stay too." Lin Wanning said, and was about to unbuckle his seatbelt and get out of the car. "Don't be silly, you and Yi Yi go back first, your aunt and uncle are waiting at home." Xu Qingfan glared at him and stopped him.

Zhang Yiyi just smiled, appearing to be neutral.

"Aren't your uncles and aunts also waiting for Brother Qingfan at home?" Seeing Xu Qingfan's fierce gaze, the girl fell silent as she spoke.

"Are you coming home for dinner?" Xia Xiaoxin asked, a little disappointed.

"It depends. If they don't reply, I'll let them know."

"Oh."

"Goodbye, Brother Fan and Xiaoyu! Goodbye, Auntie!"

"Goodbye, everyone."

After saying goodbye to each other, the three watched the van slowly drive away until it disappeared from sight before getting back into the car.

As soon as they got in the car, Zhang Chunxue couldn't help but ask curiously, "What kind of mischievous idea do you have now?"

"Hehe~ This is really a clever idea. It can't be explained in a few words. I'll tell you when we get there, Auntie." Xu Qingfan wanted to talk about the upset match tomorrow, but with Wu Lingyu present, he didn't want to discuss gambling.

"You brat~" Zhang Chunxue glared at him in the rearview mirror, then fastened her seatbelt and started the car.

The rear seats of the Maybach are very spacious, but because the center saddle is not folded up, it is inconvenient for Xu Qingfan to sit next to Wu Lingyu.

He gently patted the girl's shoulder, and Wu Lingyu turned her head to look at him.

"How is Xiaoyu's father doing? It's been almost half a year since I've seen Uncle and Auntie," Xu Qingfan asked.

"Yes!" The girl's face lit up with a bright smile when she talked about her parents. "The doctor said that as long as a suitable kidney donor can be found within ten years, Dad will be able to recover."

"Thank you, Brother Fan!" she said, looking at the young man with gratitude in her eyes.

"Is there still no news from the hospital?" Zhang Chunxue interjected.

Zhang Chunxue had used her connections long ago to bring a medical team from the United States to China to examine Wu Lingyu's father. Logically speaking, they should have plenty of money, and after several years, they shouldn't still not have found a matching kidney.

Wu Lingyu shook her head with a hint of disappointment, "Thank you for your concern, Auntie, but there's no news yet."

Worried that Aunt Zhang might feel guilty, she added, "But there are still ten years, we will definitely find it."

"Hmm." Zhang Chunxue nodded gently, quite satisfied with the friends her daughter had made.

"You'll definitely recover," Xu Qingfan said, patting her head encouragingly.

"Ah."

Even if my father doesn't find a suitable kidney donor within ten years, the doctor said that as long as he continues to take the medication, he can still live to be sixty.

Wu Lingyu secretly glanced at Xu Qingfan through the reflection in the car window, thinking to herself:

[If they really can't find a kidney donor, and if I can marry Fan Ge after graduating from university, my dad will definitely be able to attend their wedding.]
However, such unrealistic thoughts were only dared to be entertained in the girl's dreams: "How could an ordinary person like me be worthy of Brother Fan?"
[I wish I could marry Fan Ge]
(End of this chapter)