I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 304. The Old House

After packing up milk tea and fried skewers, the six of them continued their journey, each holding a mango smoothie.

At six o'clock in the evening, the sky was still azure, with a few white clouds obscuring the setting sun and turning it orange-yellow.

The cement floor radiated the residual heat absorbed throughout the day, and the wind carried its warmth as it blew by; the city's lingering heat had not yet dissipated.

But none of this could dampen the six people's good mood. With sweet shaved ice in their mouths, laughter and cheers filled the air.

"Is this it?" Xiao Ruanwen looked at the gloomy building in front of her. If it were nighttime, she definitely wouldn't dare to come here alone.

"Yes, it's on the eighth floor," Wu Lingyu said, pointing up.

"Let's go, let's go up to the eighth floor." Xu Qingfan led the way and went inside.

As soon as you step inside, a cool breeze blows in your face, and the sweat on your body is quickly dried.

Wu Lingyu explained to everyone, "When I was little, I would sit in the corridor and it was cool without turning on the fan."

"That's great! It's so hot in my house without a fan."

"Ah."

The six of them walked up the stairs and soon arrived at the eighth floor.

“There.” Wu Lingyu pointed in the direction of the old house, about to speak, but when she saw the scene in front of her, the words she was about to say seemed to get stuck in her throat, and she could no longer speak.

"Why are you renovating?" Xu Qingfan asked, looking at the open door of 803 and the piles of renovation materials inside.

The girls were all visiting for the first time, so they naturally shook their heads like mother hens.

Xu Qingfan took Wu Lingyu's hand, preparing to go over and ask what was going on.

The peeling paint on the wall near the entrance has been repainted, and the graffiti that the girl drew on the wall when she was a child has naturally been covered up.

Even though this place is no longer her home, Wu Lingyu still couldn't help but feel sad when she saw all the traces that proved she had lived here disappear.

Just then, the neighbor next door opened the door to throw out the trash, and Xu Qingfan quickly went up to her and asked, "Hello, Auntie, what's all this renovation going on? I'm here to visit my classmate."

"Oh, you mean Old Yu? He's made it big and moved to a new place. This place has already been sold to someone else." The woman muttered a few more words before reluctantly carrying the trash away.

The five of them remained silent for a moment, standing there quietly with Wu Lingyu.

After a moment, she smiled and shook her head, comforting herself, "It's nothing. This place isn't my home anymore. My home is where Fan and everyone else are."

"Hehe~ Xiaoyu is right, we are family!" Xiao Ruanwen put her hands under the girl's armpits and hugged her slender waist, rubbing against her.

"Haha, Ruan Wen's itchy!"

"You little slut, stay away from my Xiaoyu." Xia Xiaoxiao pulled Wu Lingyu to her side, escaping the fate of being ravaged by Ruan Wen.

“We’re family, let’s go up to the rooftop and watch the sunset!” Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi held hands and smiled at Xu Qingfan.

"Ok!"

Xu Qingfan glanced back at the house that was being renovated, and a different idea suddenly popped into his mind.

When the six people reached the eighth-floor rooftop, it was nearly 6:30 PM, the time when the sunset was at its most beautiful.

The sky gradually turned orange-red, and the sunset burned like flames, reflecting on their faces.

If they weren't afraid of death, sitting on the railing to watch the sunset would be much more atmospheric, but they were clearly afraid of death, so they could only lean against the wall and look up.

"This is the most beautiful sunset I've ever seen!"

"Sunset, you're so beautiful!" Xiao Ruanwen suddenly cupped her hands into a megaphone shape and shouted loudly.

"Pfft~" Xu Qingfan suddenly remembered an old friend. Luckily, the girl hadn't said "You're too beautiful" just now, or he would have definitely laughed himself silly.

"Fan-ge, what are you laughing at!" Xiao Ruanwen glared at her resentfully.

"It's nothing...cough cough, I just didn't expect you to shout so loudly all of a sudden." Xu Qingfan patted her shoulder and laughed. "It was already beautiful, the most beautiful sunset I've ever seen, don't you think!"

"Hmm." The four girls nodded gently, but none of them thought this was the most beautiful.

In Zhang Yiyi's heart, the most beautiful sunset was left on that orange-colored coastline.

In Xia Xiaoxiao's heart, the most beautiful sunset was the sky she saw when she and her dog walked out of the village during the Spring Festival this year.

In Lin Wanning's opinion, no sunset could compare to the one he saw while sitting on the back of Qingfan's bicycle.

As for Wu Lingyu, she didn't remember any sunsets that were particularly beautiful, because the limited gaze of a young girl was always fixed on a certain boy.

Xiao Ruanwen, who was currently only focused on eating buns, clearly couldn't guess what the four girls were thinking. She took out her phone to take a group photo of everyone, saying, "Look over here, everyone!"

The five of them instantly raised their V-signs in unison, and even Xiaobai stood up, wanting to be in the same frame.

"yeah!!!"

After the photo shoot, Xu Qingfan patted his school uniform, which had been wrinkled by Xiaobai, and said, "We should probably head back soon."

"Let's go, we'll come again next time!"

"Again!"

As they left, they passed by the 803 building, which was under renovation, again. But this time, there was no trace of sadness or disappointment on Wu Lingyu's face.

For her, the memories embodied in the old house were the only ray of light in her muddy life.

But now Wu Lingyu has everyone, she has so much, her life is full of light, and she no longer needs to rely on a glimmer of light for illumination.

[The old house is the past; Fan Ge and everyone else represent the future. Let's move forward towards the future!]
The group first took Xiao Ruanwen home. When it was Wan Ning and Yi Yi's turn to go home, Xu Qingfan suddenly said, "Xiao Xiao, you and Xiao Yu go home first. I'll take them. You must be tired after walking all day."

Xia Xiaoxiao glanced at Xu Qingfan. She was indeed a little tired. If she had WeChat steps, she would have walked at least 20,000 steps today.

"Oh, whatever," she said in a nonchalant tone.

"Brother Fan, then you guys be careful." Wu Lingyu naturally listened to Xu Qingfan.

"Brother Qingfan, if you're tired, we can go back by ourselves!" Lin Wanning, the little cotton-padded jacket, immediately said.

Although she also wanted Qingfan to give her a gift, Wan Ning was also the kindest younger sister who cared deeply for her brother.

"Wan Ning and I will ride in the car, while my brother rests!"

"Are you kidding me? I'll get tired?" Xu Qingfan rubbed their heads and pushed them to keep walking.

"Hmph~ I wonder who was it when they were a kid riding a tricycle, saying they couldn't go up a hill!" Xia Xiaoxiao gave him a disdainful look.

Who is it? Is that you?

"You!" Xia Xiaoxiao wrinkled her nose and pointed at him.

Xu Qingfan pried her fingers off, "You mean Xiaobai? When did you teach it to pedal a tricycle?"

"You're the one teaching a newbie how to pedal a tricycle!"

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Lin Wanning, Zhang Yiyi, and Wu Lingyu watched the show with secret smiles.

"Xu Qingfan, you're a dog!"

"If you can't win an argument, you resort to insults~"

"you!"

"Hahaha"

The bloodshed is about to begin; the last few chapters have been overly build-up, so it's been a bit bland.

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(End of this chapter)