I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 293. Which wife should I marry?

For the entire morning, Xu Qingfan was like a soulless puppet, manipulated at will by the five girls.

After leaving the Lotus Courtyard, they first went to the park to ride bumper cars and fish for goldfish, then went shopping at the mall, and finally sang "Happy Birthday" to him together at the karaoke bar on the third floor.

The black-stockinged maid and white-stockinged cat-eared girl that Xu Qingfan had been looking forward to did not appear. Rather than celebrating his birthday, it was more like the five girls used this as an excuse to play all the things they usually enjoyed.

"I'll love you even if I die~ I won't be happy until I cry and smile~ Even if the universe is destroyed, my heart will still be there!" After shouting into the microphone, he finally finished singing "I'll Love You Even If I Die".

The moment Xu Qingfan turned around, the girls who had been covering their ears with their hands immediately sat up straight.

"That sounds great! Brother Fan, let's go back and have lunch, it's almost noon!" Xiao Ruanwen clapped and praised.

"Yes, yes, Brother Qingfan is going to have a big meal later!"

The other three girls nodded vigorously, afraid that Xu Qingfan would continue singing another song, "Exaggeration."

"How about we talk after I finish singing this 'Exaggerated' song?" He knew his singing was just average, but it wasn't terrible either, at least he thought.

"No, no, it's not good to be late, Brother Fan, let's get going!"

"Yes, yes, let's go!"

After the five girls gathered all their belongings, they kept pushing him out of the karaoke room.

"Where are we going to eat?" Although it feels great not having to make any arrangements yourself, being kept in the dark about everything can be quite torturous.

"It's that seafood restaurant upstairs!"

"Brother Qingfan, just follow instructions, there's a surprise in store."

Zhang Yiyi and Lin Wanning held his wrists from the front, while Wu Lingyu, Xia Xiaoxiao, and Xiao Ruanwen pushed his shoulders from behind. This scene of being surrounded by beautiful girls attracted passersby to stop and watch.

The girls were amazed by their beauty, while the men generally had only one thought: if they were the ones surrounded, they would be willing to shorten their lifespan by ten years!

When they arrived at the seafood restaurant, Xu Qingfan saw the birthday banquet notice written on red paper at the entrance.

"Why are there so many tables? Who's here?" Xu Qingfan asked, noting that the notice said they had the place booked for the day.

"Hehe~ You'll find out when you go in!"

"surprise!"

The five girls pushed him from behind again, and Xu Qingfan staggered a few steps through the curtain and went inside.

"Bang bang bang!"

In an instant, countless fireworks rained down from the sky, turning the marble floor into a colorful ocean.

The next second, hundreds of people present shouted his name in unison, "Happy 15th birthday, Xu Qingfan!"

As Xu Qingfan looked around, he saw that the entire hall was filled with dozens of tables. Among them were his parents and family, the parents and family of the five girls, several older sisters he knew, including Zhong Wenqing, Guan Bianyue, and Fang Xiaoya, teachers from the Experimental Primary School, and primary school classmates with whom he used to play.

Then the formation broke down, and the whole hall was filled with shouts of "Brother Fan is awesome!" If there hadn't been teachers at each table, these excited students would have surrounded him and tossed him into the air by now.

Xu Qingfan had no idea when the five girls had done all this, inviting so many people to celebrate his birthday without him noticing at all.

But he didn't have much time to think about these things. Five girls behind him belatedly lifted the curtain and came to him to congratulate him again:

"Happy birthday!"

"You really are..." Xu Qingfan felt a tightness in his throat, as if a lump of emotion was stuck there, difficult to express.

"Hehe~ Are you surprised, Brother Qingfan?" Lin Wanning leaned close to his eyes, trying to see if Brother Qingfan had dropped any pearls. "You didn't expect this, did you, Brother Fan? We chatted with everyone here one by one!" Xiao Ruanwen smugly patted his head.

His gaze swept over the five girls, and he smiled with emotion, a smile as warm and bright as the spring sunshine. "Thank you."

However, the five girls were unmoved by his gratitude and instead pressed closer to look at him without blinking.

"Why aren't you crying, brother?" Zhang Yiyi gently rubbed the corner of his eye with her index finger; it was very dry.

"Pfft~" Xu Qingfan glared at the girl, "How could I, a dignified man, a real man, possibly cry!"

Xia Xiaoxiao raised her little pink fist as if to threaten, but Yao Jinping waved her hand and called out from behind, "What are you still standing there for? Come and sit down."

"Here you are!" The five girls listened to their aunt and immediately pulled Xu Qingfan to sit down.

After the six main characters arrived, the banquet quickly began.

The segment that Xu Qingfan had anticipated, where the five girls would go on stage and say some sentimental things during the meal, did not happen.

He glanced up at the women; all five of them were focused on being passive recipients of their affections, letting whoever wanted to say the sentimental things.

Of course, this is also related to the customs in the port city. Anyone who has eaten at a banquet knows that who has time to listen to what you are saying on stage while eating, especially the kind where the dishes can only be served and the banquet can only begin after you have finished speaking? That is even more annoying.

"You're really lucky, kid. Five beauties have gone to such lengths to plan your birthday. How are you going to handle this later?" Xu Aiguo looked up at his son.

He said it mostly as a joke, but he inadvertently ignited a powder keg.

The parents at the table all looked at Xu Qingfan after hearing this. Although their daughters were only friends with him now, they couldn't guarantee what would happen in the future.

“My daughter Wan Ning keeps talking about what Brother Qing Fan said all the time,” Wen Wanqing said, smoothing her daughter’s hair.

"Yi Yi told me that she only recognizes Xiao Fan as her brother." Zhang Chunxue smiled, pursing her lips.

Although Lin Jing didn't know what had happened, she still spoke up for her daughter: "The first word Xiaoxiao said when she was born was 'Fan'."

“Yes, our Ruanwen often speaks highly of Fan Ge!” Zhao Yuemin blinked. Although her daughter had said she only saw Fan Ge as her brother, who knew what she would think in the future?

Only Li Meijuan naively thought everyone was praising Xu Qingfan, and she smiled and said, "Xiao Fan is such a sensible child. If he could be my son-in-law in the future, I would be laughing in my sleep!"

She wasn't highly educated, and she said this simply to prove Xu Qingfan's excellence, but it immediately alerted the other four mothers.

"Who wouldn't want to take a kid like Xiao Fan back into their family as their son-in-law?"

"That's right, she's smart, caring, and has a good character."

"Hehe~ It's not as good as you all say. This brat can be naughty sometimes." Yao Jinping was overjoyed. As a parent, what you want most is to hear others praise your child.

"It's good for boys to be a little mischievous; they'll amount to something if they're mischievous."

"That makes sense!"

Yao Jinping was clearly getting a little carried away, blurting out without thinking, "So, you brat, have you decided which wife you'll marry in the future?"

Upon hearing this, the once lively dining table instantly fell silent.

The parents looked at Xu Qingfan, the five girls looked at Xu Qingfan, but only Xu Qingfan stared at his mother with wide pupils.

Aside from Xiao Ruanwen, who was curiously eating her bun while watching the show, the four girls were so nervous they forgot to breathe, their thoughts all the same:

Please choose me!
(End of this chapter)