I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 42. Pudding Milk Tea
"Comfortable!"

Xu Qingfan clicked the mouse, and a few seconds later, he published an article titled "5-year-old daughter becomes increasingly withdrawn, parents regret it after learning the truth" on Tianya.com.

He followed suit and reposted the article on major portal websites such as Sina, Gopu, and NetEase.

Of course, this level alone is not enough to make his articles stand out among thousands of posts on the forum. So how can he increase the exposure of his content?

Back in 02, there wasn't such a shady tactic as buying internet traffic, but Xu Qingfan had gained twenty years of surfing experience out of nowhere and knew the nature of Chinese netizens well. He wondered how they would react if he posted a few erotic pictures at the bottom of his article.

He posted the revealing, uncensored photos he had prepared beforehand, and now he just had to wait for the public opinion to ferment.

In the article, apart from using the full name of Sunflower Kindergarten, which Zhang Yiyi had attended, the middle character of Xu Qingfan, another student involved in the bullying, was omitted.

It would be difficult to exact revenge on those classmates who had bullied Zhang Yiyi, but the inaction of the school teachers was also a major reason for this tragedy, and Xu Qingfan was not prepared to let it go.

Only through painful lessons will existing schools realize the seriousness of school bullying.

Xu Qingfan saved the article he had written to his email address, then got up and turned off his computer.

I promised Xia Xiaoxiao I'd go to the library with her to borrow books today. Before the computer screen even went black, Xia Xiaoxiao's voice came through, urging me, "Are you done yet? Three minutes after three minutes, I've been waiting for you for half an hour!"

"Alright, alright, sir, now's the perfect time to set off. The sun was so strong just now." Xu Qingfan arrived late from the room.

"Hmph! No matter what you say, you're always right." Xia Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at him speechlessly.

"Alright, alright, I'll treat you to milk tea and two servings of pudding!" Xu Qingfan said with a smile as he put on his shoes and took Xia Xiaoxiao's hand.

"I want to eat fried skewers too!" Xia Xiaoxiao bargained.

"Buy, buy, buy!" Xu Qingfan waved his hand, as he happened to have some extra money recently.

At school, apart from meals, his other expenses were basically covered by Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi. On Monday, Wanning would treat everyone, on Tuesday Yiyi would treat everyone, on Wednesday Chen Qiuyue would treat everyone, on Thursday he would get to know Xiao Ruanwen better, and then it would be holiday, and the cycle would repeat the next week.

All I can say is that being a kept man is fun for a while, and being a kept man is fun forever.

The two of them happily rode away from the Lotus Courtyard on the smaller bicycle parked downstairs.

The bicycle was a gift from Uncle Xia last week; I had it in my previous life too.

Unlike his previous life, the timeline for delivering the bicycle in this life was three years earlier. Xu Qingfan simply attributed this to the butterfly effect of his and Xia Xiaoxiao's perfect scores in their midterm exams and didn't think much of it.

His own suggestion seemed to have opened a new world for Xia Guofu. According to the bits and pieces he overheard, Xia's uncle earned more than 200,000 yuan last month alone by transporting and selling crayfish.

In an era when landline phones were commonplace, Xia Guofu generously bought a Nokia 7650 for himself and an Ericsson music phone as a gift for Lin Jing.

The only downside is that Uncle Xia spends less and less time at home with his wife and daughter.

Xu Qingfan could understand, since the boom wouldn't last long, and people definitely wanted to make enough money while there were still few people entering the industry.

After cycling for more than ten minutes, the two arrived at the entrance of the district library.

After locking the bicycle securely in multiple layers, the two walked inside hand in hand.

The library was just completed last year. It has three floors, covers an area of ​​more than ten acres, and has a collection of more than one million books.

Xia Xiaoxiao wanted to borrow books related to math olympiad, and Xu Qingfan, having no interest in them, simply followed behind her and looked around casually.

He was originally ambitious. The last time he accompanied Xiaoxiao to borrow books, Xu Qingfan thought about whether he could borrow some programming-related books to study at home. He knew that in two years, the hao123 navigation website would be acquired by Baidu for a sky-high price of 5000 million RMB plus some original shares.

However, he gave up after only two days, abandoning JavaScript from beginner to dead.

I'm simply not cut out for this job!
He had certainly considered targeting Xia Xiaoxiao, a future computer prodigy, but the little girl was struggling even with advanced math problems, and Xu Qingfan couldn't bear to poison the future flowers of the motherland.

"Alright, let's go." Xia Xiaoxin picked out two books she liked with satisfaction, turned around and said to Xu Qingfan.

"Let's go." Xu Qingfan said as he started walking. Suddenly, a comic book held by a child in the rest area caught his eye.

The little boy was holding a colorful Old Master Q comic book. Xu Qingfan suddenly had a flash of inspiration: he could do that too!

The Old Master Q comic style is a short story similar to a sitcom. It usually consists of only four or five drawings to form a complete comic. The expressive techniques are diverse, but the content is generally based on jokes.

What Xu Qingfan really thought of was the A-Shuai comic that was very popular in his class when he was in junior high school. This thing was simple to make and even simpler in content, but it was just right for elementary school students to watch.

With his over twenty years of accumulated internet memes, plus the help of Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi in drawing, it seems like a small comic studio could be set up at any time!
Xu Qingfan made up his mind, grabbed Xia Xiaoxiao's hand, and ran towards the art area. "What are you doing? The stairs are on the other side." Xia Xiaoxiao hugged her books tightly to her chest and stumbled as she ran after Xu Qingfan.

"I'm looking for some books, wait a moment," Xu Qingfan said, and then began scanning the bookshelves, one shelf at a time.

After finding three comprehensive tutorial books to their satisfaction, the two went to the lobby on the first floor to register and borrow the books.

"You carry it for me!" The three books Xu Qingfan borrowed were as thick as advanced mathematics, and Xia Xiaoxiao's schoolbag was immediately filled to the brim.

"I'll carry it, I'll carry it. Fried skewers, smack! Gone." Xu Qingfan slung his backpack over his shoulder, clapping and shrugging with a grin.

"Then I'll eat it myself!" Xia Xiaoxiao took out her small purse and walked proudly toward the door.

"Then you should treat me to a meal!"

"No need to invite her, let your sister Wan Ning invite you!"

"What Wan Ning sister? I don't know her at all. I only know Xiao Xiao sister!" Xu Qingfan took two quick steps and grabbed Xia Xiaoxiao's hand.

"Get away! Who's your sister? You have so many sisters, you don't need me!" Xia Xiaoxiao arrogantly pulled her hand away.

"Ahem. Du, how can you talk like that? Come on, I'll treat you to fried skewers, fries, buy them! Chicken wings, buy them! Starch sausage, buy them!" Xu Qingfan continued to hold the other person's hand.

Xia Xiaoxiao didn't pull it away this time, "I still want to eat the bone and flesh combo!"

"purchase!"

Chicken strips!

"purchase!"

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The sun was at its scorching hottest at 3 p.m., and the two of them were too lazy to bother riding to Guagreen Square. Instead, they found a roadside stall converted from a residential building and ate some fried skewers.

The woman selling fried skewers looked rather old, perhaps due to years of hard work, with almost half of her hair turned white. However, she didn't look like a woman in her forties or fifties, so it was really hard to tell her exact age at first glance.

"Would the little one like some fried skewers?" A couple had just finished eating at the door, and the proprietress came out to clear the table. Seeing Xu Qingfan and his companion standing there, she asked them with a kind expression.

“Yes.” He nodded.

"Go get whatever you want to eat, I'll be right there."

"Is the food good here?" Stepping into the shop, which was only a little over three square meters in size and surrounded by exposed red walls, Xia Xiaoxiao couldn't help but feel a bit hesitant and whispered to Xu Qingfan.

"Since we're already here, look how many guests are sitting outside, the food must be delicious."

"All right."

"Chives, banana split, fries, chicken wings. Is that enough?" Xu Qingfan asked Xia Xiaoxiao after picking up the food he wanted.

"I want pudding milk tea!"

"Okay, I'll buy it for you later!"

After paying, Xia Xiaoxiao stood outside and looked around. [There aren't any milk tea shops around. How are you going to buy me pudding milk tea?!]
"You sit here, I'll go buy you milk tea."

"Where are you going to buy it? If it's too far, forget it!" Xia Xiaoxiao called out to his departing figure.

Xu Qingfan waved his hand and walked into a nearby Meiyijia convenience store.

Three minutes later, he returned to the fried food stall.

"Is this the pudding milk tea you bought?" Xia Xiaoxiao asked, pointing to the things Xu Qingfan had placed on the table.

“That’s right, pudding!” Xu Qingfan pointed to the Xizhilang jelly that he wanted to be an astronaut when he grew up, “This is milk tea.” He then pointed to the Want Want milk that Li Xiaoming, a student in Class 6 of Grade 3, loved to drink.

"Pudding, milk tea, is that alright?" Xu Qingfan asked, shrugging. ┓(`)┏

Xia Xiaoxiao:
Thank you for the monthly pass for "My Heart Stopped for a Second"!

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