I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 405. No, not again?
In mid-September, the weather was still hot.

Except for a brief period of cooler weather due to a torrential rain at the end of August, Licheng has felt like a giant sauna for the entire month.

The most obvious change is that Wan Ning and Yi Yi are no longer waiting for him at the gate of the yard, and even Xiao Bai has been allowed to come inside to enjoy the air conditioning, because it's so hot it's unbearable.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

"Brother Qingfan!"

"elder brother!"

However, as soon as the car stopped at the door, the two girls and Xiaobai ran out immediately.

Xiao Bai, with his agile movements, rushed ahead and was about to pounce on Xu Qingfan when he was kicked backward by Xu Qingfan's leg technique.

Xu Qingfan opened his arms, and Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi ran a few steps, then ducked in quickly.

"Brother Qingfan, you're late again!" Lin Wanning frowned cutely and pouted mischievously.

"Something came up when I went out and I was delayed. Are your aunt and uncle not home?" Xu Qingfan rubbed the back of her head.

"Mom and Dad went out after dinner, hee hee~ Brother Qingfan, we've already designed the images for all the countries, take a look!" Lin Wanning's face immediately lit up with a smile again.

"We'll start drawing the first chapter this week." Zhang Yiyi squinted her eyes in enjoyment.

"I'll take a look later."

The three walked and talked, with Xiaobai following behind, but when the door was closed, it accidentally got its head caught.

"Ow~"

"What are you doing in here? Go out and guard the house properly." Xu Qingfan didn't know that this was a dog that could enjoy air conditioning, and he pushed the dog's head to shoo it out.

Little White tried desperately to squeeze inside, and the two were locked in a stalemate for a moment.

"Hehe, Brother Qingfan, let Xiaobai come into the house. I took it to get a bath this morning." Lin Wanning had already walked a few meters away when he saw this and turned back with a smile.

"Woof woof woof!" Little White barked indignantly.

"What are you barking about? What is one divided by two? If you can't answer correctly, you're not allowed in!" Xu Qingfan got excited and squatted down to scold the dog.

Zhang Yi, still standing in the same spot, tilted her head and for a moment couldn't tell who the dog was.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

"Equals three? Wrong!" Xu Qingfan pushed the dog's head. "One divided by two is so simple, it's clearly one-half. If you can't even do this, how are you going to prepare for the postgraduate entrance exam!"

Zhang Yiyi looked at the older brother with a strange expression, thinking to herself: Xiaobai can't talk, so how did it bark out a 0.5?
"Brother, please stop making a fuss." She tugged at Xu Qingfan's sleeve, her tone like she was coaxing a child.

"I won't scold you today. Tomorrow we'll test you on 'one minus two,' so study hard!"

"Pfft!"

After Xu Qingfan finished speaking, he let go of her hand, and Zhang Yiyi finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"What are you laughing at? This is serious, okay? You're such a big dog, and you still can't do single-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division."

Zhang Yiyi's expression was a mixture of suppressed laughter and sarcasm. She put her hand in front of her face to prevent Xu Qingfan from pinching her cheek.

"I touched Little White, it's dirty!"

"Ooh~" As a result, Xu Qingfan pinched her with his other hand, and the girl instantly looked aggrieved.

"Well!"

However, before Xu Qingfan could even feel smug, Zhang Yiyi suddenly tiptoed and lightly touched his lips.

"Brother Qingfan, do you want to eat strawberry cake or durian cake first?" Lin Wanning ran over holding two cakes, his voice preceding his arrival.

Xu Qingfan's pupils widened, and he was completely unable to think.

Fortunately, Zhang Yiyi withdrew first, standing casually beside him, lightly patting her skirt as if nothing had happened. "Brother Qingfan, which duck do you want to eat first?" Lin Wanning naturally didn't know what the two of them were doing here. Seeing that Xu Qingfan didn't answer, she asked again.

"Strawberry, please." Xu Qingfan glanced at Zhang Yiyi furtively, his heart still pounding.

"Hehe~ I also think the strawberry flavor is delicious!" Lin Wanning returned with two pieces of cake.
After she turned around, Xu Qingfan quickly took two steps to stand next to Zhang Yiyi, raised his hand and slapped the girl's bottom hard.

"Nonsense." He said in a low voice.

Zhang Yiyi wrinkled her nose playfully and curled the corners of her mouth into a smile.

"Huh~ What was that sound just now, Brother Qingfan?" Lin Wanning, who was almost at the corner, suddenly turned around.

"Ah, what's that sound? I just saw a mosquito, I was swatting it, yeah!"

"Oh, oh!" Lin Wanning nodded obediently, then quickly turned her head back. But where Xu Qingfan couldn't see, a sly look appeared on her face.

"Wan Ning doesn't know," Zhang Yiyi said, suppressing a laugh and lowering her voice.

Xu Qingfan was momentarily speechless. He felt like a complete jerk, a total scumbag.

He pretended not to hear and began scolding the dog again: "Besides math, physics, and chemistry, moral character is equally important. Let me test you: What is socialism? How do we build socialism? What is the key?"

noob:? ? ?
Zhang Yiyi: ? ? ?
"You don't even know this? To understand what socialism is and how to build it, the key is to go further on the basis of upholding the basic socialist system. Hey, hey, don't go! Come back!"

Xu Qingfan ran forward to chase the dog, quickly managing to dodge the question about Zhang Yiyi's earlier topic.

Zhang Yiyi smiled and secretly punched his back twice with her small pink fist.

[You naughty brother, you're always trying to avoid the topic!]
She quickly touched her lips lightly with her fingertips, a sweet smile on her face.

"That question was a bit difficult. Let me give you an easier one." Xu Qingfan grabbed Xiaobai's drooping ear. "What was the key to the Chinese people's victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan? If you can't answer this question, you'll be expelled from the dog club and become a bastard dog!"

"Ouch!"

After giving Xiaobai a lesson on patriotism, the three of them sat down at the dining table to have afternoon tea and chat.

"Brother Qingfan, is the strawberry cake delicious? There's still some in the fridge!"

"It's delicious, but one piece is enough. We'll save the rest for Wan Ning to eat tonight." Xu Qingfan flipped through their carefully drawn manuscripts. Although the figures didn't match his memory, Xu Qingfan felt that the two of them drew it better.

"Is it okay, brother?" Zhang Yiyi asked expectantly.

She vividly remembers how, when they were drawing "Hilarious Daily Life," their character designs were rejected by Xu Qingfan many times before they finally achieved success.

Seeing that the two of them were holding their breath and looking at him, Xu Qingfan nodded with satisfaction: "Excellent, with Wan Ning taking charge, there will definitely be no problem!"

"Great!"

The two excitedly raised their arms in celebration.

"Brother Qingfan, there are still cherries in the fridge. I'll go get them for you!"

Zhang Yiyi stopped the girl who was about to get up, showed her right hand and said, "Wan Ning, I'll go get it. My hand got dirty by accident."

"Hehe, okay!"

Lin Wanning craned her neck and made eye contact with Zhang Yi. After successfully exchanging the coded message, both women smiled.

"Brother Qingfan, I think I got an eyelash in my eye. Can you blow it out for me?" After Zhang Yiyi left, Lin Wanning suddenly tugged at Xu Qingfan's sleeve.

"Hmm? Let me see." Xu Qingfan put down the comic book in his hand, removed Lin Wanning's hand from his eyes, and leaned closer to take a look.

"Is it your left eye? Wanning, don't squint! Ugh!"

He observed intently, and the next moment, the girl gently leaned in, their lips meeting.

[No, not again?]
(End of this chapter)