I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 347. Xia Xiaoxiao, do you like me?

"776 points, third place in the high school entrance exam?"

"Haha, not at all, this score is still too low. He only got 88 points in Politics and the Rule of Law. I think this child's moral character is still lacking!"

"Okay, okay, thank you for your guidance, teacher. I will definitely invite you to the graduation banquet when I hold it."

Yao Jinping hung up the phone with a big smile, but before she could say anything, Lin Jing's phone rang.

"Xiao Fan scored 776 points! That's much higher than my middle school entrance exam score. He's also their homeroom teacher. I'll take this call first." Lin Jing smiled and nodded to the two housewives playing mahjong, then quickly answered the phone herself.

"777 points, still second place. This kid has never given me any trouble with his studies since he was little. Hmm, I understand."

After Lin Jing finished her call, the atmosphere became a bit strange.

The other two mahjong players' children are a year older than Xu Qingfan and his friends. They were just chatting and saying that good grades don't guarantee good results in the high school entrance exam, but their children got into Licheng Middle School last year.

Although they barely made it into the university, heroes come from all walks of life, and the two even took the opportunity to boast that their child had ranked in the top 300 of the grade in the final exam.

Basically, the point is that your two kids might not even get into Licheng Middle School, but our child has already made it into the top 300 in the highly competitive high school.

"Hehehe~ I guess the top scorer will be Xiaoyu. Let's stop fighting now. I need to go home and ask that brat. He didn't even call his mother about something this important."

Yao Jinping triumphantly pushed aside his cards, revealing a single Joker.

"Let's meet another day, sorry." Lin Jing was led away by Yao Jinping, but she didn't forget to politely turn back and wave to the two of them.

"Okay," the two housewives said with difficulty, their faces as if they had swallowed flies.

Losing money playing mahjong is one thing, but not even winning a verbal battle is another. How can a market survive like this?
"Ha~ Just because you did well in junior high doesn't mean you'll do well in high school!"

"Exactly! They're so arrogant, they're bound to have their day!"

The two tried to comfort each other, but Lin Jing and Yao Jinping had already driven away in their Chevrolet.

"Those two gossips are so talkative, I'm never playing mahjong with them again!" Yao Jinping said grumbling as she got into the passenger seat.

Lin Jing, on the other hand, took it in stride, shaking her head with a smile: "It's understandable that they're in a bad mood after losing money. What did Xiao Fan say again? He broke down!"

"And you're right, even after the high school entrance exam results came out, you didn't call your mom first. You're probably still chatting with those female classmates." Yao Jinping said, revealing the truth.

Sure enough, the hands-free phone rang the next second: "The number you dialed is busy, please try again later."

"Hahaha"

Despite her obvious jealousy, Yao Jinping was secretly quite proud, knowing that her little piglet would never have to worry about finding a wife.

[I just don't know which one it will be, it's so hard to choose!]
Four p.m.

"Why did you buy so much stuff? Aren't you playing mahjong?"

Upon receiving the call, Xu Qingfan came downstairs to unload his things. Seeing the mountain of ingredients in his trunk, he asked in confusion.

"We should treat our second and third place students tonight. And you didn't even tell Mom about the results. I only found out when your homeroom teacher called." Yao Jinping said, then pinched him in annoyance.

"Hehe~ It's not like it's the college entrance exam, what's there to talk about? Besides, there's no ranking in the text message." Xu Qingfan chuckled as he took the bag from his mother's hand, carrying two plastic bags full as he went upstairs.

"It was your teacher who called to say that. I remember I only scored a little over 600 points on my high school entrance exam. You two kids are amazing!" Lin Jing explained cheerfully from the side.

"Oh, oh, oh, it was the teacher who said that. So Xiaoyu779 isn't the top scorer in the high school entrance exam anymore." Xu Qingfan nodded in realization.

"It really is Xiaoyu, the top scholar! I guessed it was Xiaoyu. I'll have to call Xiaoyu later." Yao Jinping was overjoyed and took out her phone to call Wu Lingyu.

"What about the other three female classmates? How are their grades?" Ignoring Yao Jinping who was lagging behind, Lin Jing and Xu Qingfan chatted casually.

"Yi Yi got 740 points, Wan Ning got 705, and Ruan Wen got 707." Xu Qingfan listed them off as if they were his own children. "Anyway, getting into Licheng Middle School is definitely not a problem."

"That's great! That way we can all be in the same high school again." Lin Jing smiled, but after saying that, she deliberately paid attention to his expression.

Xu Qingfan is still troubled by this matter. Wu Lingyu will definitely listen to him, but he hasn't figured out how to persuade the others yet.

"We'll be separated into arts and science classes after high school, right?" Xu Qingfan muttered to himself.

"Ok?"

"Haha, it's nothing. I'll put the groceries in the kitchen as soon as I get home." Xu Qingfan shook his head and laughed, then scurried home.

Lin Jing watched his departing figure, lost in thought.

[If we separated, the chances would probably be much better, right?]
The two mothers cooked dinner, but the cooking process was very slow because every now and then a neighbor would come to ask: "The middle school entrance exam results are out. How did Xiaoxiao and Xiaofan do?"

Then Yao Jinping pointed out, feigning modesty: "It's alright, I only got second and third place in the exam, there's still room for improvement."

Then came a wave of praise from the neighbors: "I've known this kid would amount to something since he was a kid."

After being stared at like giant pandas for several rounds, the two of them, fed up with the attention, sneaked up to the eighth-floor rooftop together.

It had been more than half a year since the last rooftop incident. He and Xia Xiaoxiao had come up there alone many times during that time, but this was the first time they had done it together.

Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao arrived at their usual spot. Both of them tacitly avoided mentioning what happened last time, instead leaning on the cement railing and gazing at the horizon.

Perhaps because of the hot weather, the girl's face was flushed, and Xu Qingfan also felt a bit thirsty.

Fortunately, the sunset was beautiful, so beautiful that any other details were overlooked.

Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao arrived at their usual spot.

The two were some distance apart, but their hearts, pounding with excitement, felt as if they were connected.

"you"

The two spoke at the same time, glanced at each other, and then quickly turned their heads back.

"You go first," Xu Qingfan said.

"Yeah, you did really well on the exam this time." Xia Xiaoxiao suddenly couldn't remember what she was going to say, so she just randomly picked a topic to talk about.

"Uh, you too."

"Ah."

"Ah."

After a brief silence, Xia Xiaoxiao spoke again: "If you hadn't answered the multiple-choice questions in politics correctly, your score would have been higher than mine."

"Yes, I was a bit careless." Xu Qingfan nodded.

"Ah."

"Ah."

Then there was another silence.

As the sun set, their silhouettes blended into the night, leaving only two dark outlines visible.

The crimson glow on the horizon had faded to its last vestige of color, and the cawing of crows sent shivers down the spine.

"Xu Qingfan, did you...dream about me after that?" Xia Xiaoxiao suddenly spoke, breaking the silence.

The girl's voice in the evening breeze seemed to possess a magical quality, tickling his heart with an irresistible itch. After a brief silence, Xu Qingfan spoke: "I've dreamt about it."

These three simple words made Xia Xiaoxiao tremble and forget to breathe.

"Me too."

"Ah."

"Ah."

There was another long silence, and both of them seemed to be experiencing turbulent emotions.

Xu Qingfan

"Ok?"

"Do you still want to kiss me?" After saying those words, the girl's face turned as red as boiling water.

"what?"

Xu Qingfan stared wide-eyed in disbelief, but unfortunately, he couldn't see the girl's face in the darkness.

"No, I don't want to!"

"Thump thump thump~ thump thump thump~" That's the sound of a deer's heart pounding.

[Oh my god~ Is Xia Xiaoxiao going to confess her feelings to me? Should I say yes, yes, or yes?]
[What will happen to Wan Ning if I agree? Maybe I shouldn't agree.]
[What kind of weird development is this?!]
On the other side, Xia Xiaoxiao was also lost in thought:
[Ahhh~ Xia Xiaoxiao, are you crazy? What do you mean, "Still want to kiss me?" What are you talking about?!]
[My mom and aunt are both home. What if I get bullied and they find out?]
[Hmph~ You clearly want to, but you say you don't. I won't let you kiss me!]
Xia Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and said haughtily, "Hmph~ It's best if you don't think about it. That time it was because of the keychain that things happened. Don't overthink it, unless... there's no unless, anyway, there's no!"

Xu Qingfan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he had to admit that he was still a little disappointed.

Although the girl's face was not visible in the darkness, Xu Qingfan guessed that the proud Xia Xia must be blushing right now.

"Why would I think about this?" He casually moved to the left and placed his hand on the girl's shoulder.

Xia Xiaoxiao seemed to be frozen in place, her body stiff and her little hands tightly gripping the hem of her clothes.

"How would I know what you're thinking?" she replied incoherently.

Noticing the girl's neck hunched over due to nervousness, Xu Qingfan relaxed instead.

Half a year has passed, and he is now 178 centimeters tall. With a height difference of 6 centimeters, the two of them look quite well-matched in the dark.

"Twice now," he said.

"What...what twice?" Xia Xiaoxiao was confused.

“Once in front of Wan Ning, and once here on her birthday.” Xu Qingfan turned his head to look at her and spoke slowly.

"Ah!" Xia Xiaoxiao fell silent instantly. If you looked down at that moment, you would see that the girl's toes, which were wearing sandals, were curled up together.

Then, Xu Qingfan asked the question that made the girl forget to think: "Xia Xiaoxiao, you don't like me, do you?"

Xia Xiaoxiao froze instantly, her mind going completely blank.

In such situations, people's answers are usually instinctive, and what is instinctive is not necessarily the truth, but rather what they say most often.

Xia Xiaoxiao gave that answer that she would regret for the rest of her life, but unfortunately the future was shrouded in mystery, and she didn't know what it meant at the moment.

"Only a ghost would like you!"

The answer was not unexpected for Xu Qingfan, but he still secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If this last layer of paper is also broken, then he will have no choice but to face the final decision.

In fact, it wasn't just that the two of them were lacking a certain understanding; Xu Qingfan felt that he was also just one step away from becoming a good man.

If it weren't for the last vestiges of morality holding him back, that rope probably wouldn't have lasted much longer.

[Being a little tsundere for now is fine; let's keep being tsundere for now, so we don't break the unspoken understanding between us too soon.]
"Oh, I see. That's good. I thought you liked me... *sigh*"

Xia Xiaoxiao pinched his waist in embarrassment and annoyance: [If I didn't like you, why would I kiss you? Xu Qingfan, you're a pig!!!]
"Hmph~ That was an apology. Ruan Wen said that a sincere apology requires a kiss. I will, I will." Better to die than lose her best friend, Xia Xiaoxiao used Xiao Ruan Wen as a shield.

Xu Qingfan thought of Xiao Ruanwen, that crazy girl. If she had instigated Xia Xiaoxiao to do this, then it really was possible.

"Little one, give Brother Fan a kiss, and he'll definitely forgive you!"

Okay, they kissed more than once, but Xu Qingfan did forgive Xia Xiaoxiao.

"Is that so? Then let's consider what happened last time even, okay?" Xu Qingfan gently tapped the girl's shoulder with his middle finger.

Last time, it was because of this one finger that the aliens controlled it and made it do some really outrageous things.

Xia Xiaoxiao turned her head and saw the fingers tapping on her body, instantly recalling that day, every little detail of that day.

"I...I don't know what you're talking about!"

Xia Xiaoxiao crouched down as before, and after escaping his clutches, she fled again.

"Hahahaha!"

Watching the girl run away, Xu Qingfan laughed for some reason. His laughter was hearty, and the girl ran away even faster.

"Big pervert!"

Xia Xiaoxiao ran downstairs angrily, and only stopped after running for a while.

She looked back and, after confirming that Xu Qingfan hadn't followed, glared at him in the direction she had come from, feeling both embarrassed and annoyed.

"He's a complete villain!"

[I've got you covered!]
Recalling that day, Xia Xiaoxiao felt her legs go weak again.
dinner.

Lin Jing has remained single all these years, so whenever her child comes home, the two families always eat together.

Now that she is over thirty-six years old, remarriage is out of the question.

To paraphrase Lin Jing, "Unless there's a man as gentle, considerate, and handsome as Xiao Fan, I'd rather be Xiao Fan's godmother!"

"Jingjing, when are we going to hold the celebration for our child's college admission?" Yao Jinping suddenly asked during the meal.

"No way, it's not like it's the college entrance exam, and we're moving soon anyway. Let's have the housewarming party and the graduation party together. I don't like too many people." Xu Qingfan interrupted before Lin Jing could reply.

"I'll listen to Xiaofan," Lin Jing said with a smile, raising her hand.

You understand.

“Mom, I know what you’re thinking. You’re giving a gift, right? How much did you give? I’ll draw a few more comic books for you during the summer vacation to make up for it.” Xu Qingfan had anticipated his mother’s prediction.

"Mom, why aren't you saying anything?" Xu Qingfan asked, puzzled, when he saw Yao Jinping suddenly pick up her chopsticks to eat.

"What else can I say after you've already said everything?" Yao Jinping rolled her eyes at him.

"Hahaha"

(End of this chapter)