I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 294. A Battlefield? Doesn't exist!
Xu Qingfan opened his mouth as if to speak.

For an instant.

Xia Xiaoxiao's fingernails turned white from gripping the chopsticks too tightly, Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi gripped the corner of the chopsticks expectantly, and Wu Lingyu's fingernails dug into her flesh because she was too nervous.

Only Xiao Ruanwen was still eating the bun. It seemed that the condensed milk on this side had been finished. The girl did not forget to flip the bun over and use the clean side to continue dipping it in condensed milk.

The sound of the girl smacking her lips while eating the bun was so distracting that everyone's attention, which was originally on Xu Qingfan, had to shift to her.

Zhao Yuemin was speechless and devastated at this moment. Her mother was fighting on the front lines for her daughter, and the group was about to start, but her good daughter was still eating a bun!
But this wasn't the time to complain, because Xu Qingfan had already spoken. He said:
"Mom, what are you saying? I haven't even been drinking, how did I get so drunk? It's like I'd marry your son if I chose someone, right, little Ruan Wen!"

"I'd never marry you, you're just bullying me!" Sure enough, the proud and arrogant Xia Xiaoxiao didn't even hesitate for 0.01 seconds before saying something against her will.

"Hehe~" Xiao Ruanwen swallowed the bun before laughing and saying, "Brother Fan is still a good guy, but getting married so early is a bit too much. We're still just junior high school students!"

"Did you hear that? Eat more vegetables, Mom and Dad. Stop daydreaming all the time." Xu Qingfan casually reached out his chopsticks and put a huge pig's trotter into each of their bowls.

[My dear parents, please just enjoy your pig's trotters and stop making me suffer!]
Lin Wanning secretly hoped that Brother Qingfan would ask her the same question as before. She was sure she wouldn't say the opposite of what Xiaoxiao had said, but would say in front of everyone, "I want to marry Brother Qingfan!"

Although she might feel shy for a while, she'll know that after she says this, everyone will definitely wish her and Qingfan well, so it's nothing.

Unfortunately, Xu Qingfan didn't ask any more questions. Lin Wanning watched him start eating again and pouted in frustration.

If you were to ask Zhang Yiyi, she would probably say, "If my brother dares to choose, I dare to marry him!"

As for Wu Lingyu, most girls would shyly lower their eyes, nod gently, blush slightly on their cheeks, and say in a voice barely audible, "Mmm."

Clearly, in a split second, Xu Qingfan instantly sorted out his thoughts and made the most correct choice.

Wen Wanqing rubbed her daughter's head. Lin Wanning's unhappiness was practically written all over her face, and as a mother, she naturally knew what she was thinking.

Lin Jing was also worried for her daughter. If Xiao Fan only had her as a female classmate, she could be arrogant, but it depends on the situation!
What time is it now? The high ground is about to be destroyed, and if we don't take precautions to take down the tower, it's only a matter of time before our base is raided.

Zhang Chunxue was quite open-minded. As long as this brat didn't let Yi Yi down, she would let him do whatever he wanted.

Because of her daughter's negative attitude towards gaming, Zhao Yuemin simply gave up as well.

As for Li Meijuan, she actually had no idea what had happened. After listening to Xu Qingfan's words, she just felt that Xiao Fan was a cultured and capable child, and that everyone who heard him said something was pleasant to hear!

Fortunately, the parents didn't try anything further, and Xu Aiguo and Yao Jinping didn't add any more difficulty for him. Xu Qingfan managed to get through the crisis without any major incident.

[Wait a minute, I'm clearly just friends with them, so why do I keep thinking about a love triangle?] Suddenly realizing this, Xu Qingfan tilted his head in confusion.

It seems that the five girls had made it clear in advance that the students who came to the banquet did not need to pay any money or buy gifts for Xu Qingfan.

The five girls' exact words were: "The fact that you could come is the best gift!"

This aligns with Xu Qingfan's thinking. With his current net worth, there's practically nothing he can't buy in this world, so he doesn't really care about the value of a gift or whether there's a gift at all.

It was the five girls' dedication that moved him.

After the waiter brought out the after-dinner fruit, the five girls got up again and pulled him away.

Having learned from the experience of the morning, Xu Qingfan obediently followed along this time.

He was pushed by five people to a framed sheet of Xuan paper, which was nearly three meters long and half a meter wide.

It was covered with the names of every classmate and elder present, the dense text forming the four large characters "Happy Birthday." The remaining blank spaces were surrounded by countless heartwarming short blessings, like countless twinkling stars in the night sky. The five girls spoke in unison:

"It's for you."

"This is for Brother Qingfan!"

"My brother's gift!"

"Does Brother Fan like it?"

"This is for you, Brother Fan."

Xu Qingfan suddenly lost his hearing because his eyes had recognized the handwriting.

Each blessing was written by the five girls themselves; he could even imagine the scene of the five of them sitting on the ground, writing on the paper.

Someone shoved a pen into his hand, and then someone lifted his right hand and added the final stroke to the character for "happy" in the name of his birthday.

"Brother Fan?"

"Brother Qingfan!"

Several girls took turns fanning him, and Xu Qingfan finally regained his senses. He stared blankly at the five girls, his eyes filled with emotion, deep and gentle, as if his eyes contained a clear spring.

Unfortunately, the feeling of being moved didn't last long before it was interrupted by Xiao Ruanwen's singing.

"Brother Fan, go ahead and cry. It's not a sin for a man to cry!"

"I'll cry my ass!" He originally wanted to raise his hand and hit her on the head, but in the end he changed it to gently rubbing it.

Xu Qingfan patted the heads of the five girls one by one before saying, "I really like this gift, I especially like it!"

"Yay!" Hearing that their hard work over the past week had been recognized, the five girls jumped for joy and danced with glee.

Xia Xiaoxiao originally didn't want to jump, but Xiao Ruanwen insisted on holding her hand.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they took a group photo in the hotel lobby, which included several hundred people.

Xu Qingfan and five girls stood at the front, holding a huge sheet of rice paper with "Happy Birthday" written on it. Behind them were their parents, and then people stood wherever they pleased.

After the photographer, who had been booked in advance, set up the lights and camera, everyone shouted "Cheese!" at the photographer's direction.

A photograph that Xu Qingfan would cherish for a lifetime was thus taken.

After filming ended, everyone swarmed towards Xu Qingfan.

Happy birthday, Brother Fan!

"Ah~ catch me tight, don't let me fall!"

"Brother Fan is awesome!!!"

(End of this chapter)