I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 443. If Brother Fan says so, then it is so.
Wu Lingyu glanced at Xu Qingfan with a strange expression, sensing that there was something more to what he was saying.

[So, when Brother Fan said Xiaoyu was a virtuous wife and loving mother, was there a hidden meaning in his words?]
Thinking about it this way, Xiaoyu secretly rejoiced.

After Xiao Ruanwen finished singing her second song, the microphone was quickly handed over to Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi.

The sweet voices of the two singing "Warm" served as background music.

“Look at mine, Brother Fan!” Xiao Ruanwen plopped down on the coffee table and spread her hands out for him to see.

Xu Qingfan knocked away her left hand, picked up her right hand, and examined the patterns on it closely.

Xia Xiaoxiao kept a close eye on their situation, eager to see what kind of ivory this stinky dog ​​was going to spew out this time!
Xu Qingfan was still thinking about how to make up some nonsense, but he noticed at a glance that Xia Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ruanwen were almost two extremes.

The former has a disordered love line, and the latter has a disordered life line.

"This line on your hand is called the lifeline," Xu Qingfan explained, pointing to the line closest to her thumb.

"And then, is it good or bad?" Xiao Ruanwen leaned closer to look where he pointed.

"Good, and bad."

"Hmm?" Xiao Ruanwen looked up at him in confusion.

Wan Ning and Yi Yi, who were singing, lowered their voices considerably after hearing the song.

"Xiaoxiao's love line is disordered, while your life line is disordered."

Before Xu Qingfan could finish speaking, Xiao Ruanwen impatiently interrupted, "Are you saying I'm going to die soon?"

"Pfft, how can you curse yourself like that!" Xu Qingfan raised his hand and tapped her on the head.

Ignoring Xiao Ruanwen's aggressive gestures, he continued to explain, "The lifeline represents fortune. A disordered lifeline indicates that your fortune can be extremely good or extremely bad, just like Schrödinger's cat."

“Hehe~ Then I’ll definitely be the best!” Xiao Ruanwen replied without hesitation.

"That means you have a benefactor in your life." Xu Qingfan tapped her forehead.

"Noble?"

"You?"

Xiao Ruanwen suddenly looked at Xu Qingfan.

"Yes!" He nodded matter-of-factly.

"Then I really thank you, Brother Fan!" Xiao Ruanwen made a face at him, and she admitted it in her heart.

"Sigh~ No need for you to repay me with your body, just be my slave in the next life." Xu Qingfan appeared calm on the surface, but was inwardly panicking.

[Oh my god~ I almost blurted out what was on my mind again!]
Several sharp gazes withdrew one after another, and Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi's singing voices grew louder again.

"Dream on!" Xiao Ruanwen bared her lower teeth at him, then got up and ran back to Xia Xiaoxiao's side.

"If you love someone, you want them to have a better life."

"It warms my heart."

You are more important than yourself!

Xu Qingfan raised his phone to record the scene of the two singing. Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi held hands and looked at the camera in a cooperative manner.

"Brother Qingfan, are you done filming? Let me see!" After finishing the song, Lin Wanning put down the microphone and ran over quickly.

Before Xu Qingfan could click "End," only Zhang Yiyi's figure remained on the screen, smiling at him.

Zhang Yiyi walked over and handed the microphone to Xiaoyu. The next song was "Preference" from the Legend of Sword and Fairy 3, which everyone knows.

"Thank you, Yi Yi." Wu Lingyu took the microphone and stood up, making room for Fan Ge next to her.

"Come quick, come look at the duck!"

Zhang Yiyi smiled and quickly leaned over to watch the video that had just been filmed.

Although they don't have Xiao Ruanwen's professional singing skills, their sweet voices, unique to their age, allow them to sing "Warm" well without any special techniques.

My phone suddenly vibrated, and a notification popped up that someone had sent me a message on WeChat.

"Brother Qingfan, someone's looking for you." Lin Wanning handed the phone back to him.

"Okay, let me see who it is." Xu Qingfan took the phone, returned to the home screen with one click, and then opened WeChat.

WeChat was launched in January of this year, but many commonly used functions, such as voice input, Moments, and People Nearby, have not yet been developed.

Once you click on it, the interface is also very rough, giving it the feel of cheap plastic.

Xu Qingfan clicked on Lin Juan's profile picture and quickly saw what she had posted.

Yesterday, he had Lin Juan send a lawyer's letter to warn the infringing competitors, and today there's a result.

[Boss, they've received notification and removed the infringing songs, but many people have already downloaded them offline. It won't be long before users spontaneously upload them again.]

Xu Qingfan also felt quite helpless, after all, supporting piracy is the mainstream these days, and if he were to go to court over copyright issues, he might even face a spontaneous boycott from users.

Moreover, since the platform doesn't profit from these songs, it would be difficult to make progress even if a lawsuit were filed.

Even though he knew that the situation would reverse in a few years, Xu Qingfan still felt uncomfortable having to wait for several years in such a frustrating way.

He looked at Xiao Ruanwen, who was singing, and suddenly his eyes lit up!
Xu Qingfan got up and went to the computer where he selected songs. He typed "CWS" into the screen. Before he could even type the last "K", the initial letter search had already found the song "Misplaced Time and Space".

Song source - unknown; singer - anonymous.

"There's actually a time warp here!"

"Brother Fan, hurry up and choose!"

With such a big move, it was hard for Xiao Ruanwen not to notice.

When she saw her song appear on the screen, she started singing without even thinking about it, and shouted excitedly into the microphone.

Xu Qingfan ignored her and immediately took out his phone to take photos as evidence, then sent the photos to Lin Juan.

[Music platforms are non-profit, so let's look at some karaoke options.]

Lin Wanning and Zhang Yi exchanged a glance, then stood up and surrounded Xu Qingfan.

"Brother Qingfan, what are you doing?"

"Brother Fan, what are you doing?"

"Ok?"

Soon, Xia Xiaoxiao, Wu Lingyu, and Xiao Ruanwen also gathered around, all craning their necks to look at Xu Qingfan and Lin Juan's WeChat chat.

[Received the small boss, I'll go find the right people right away!] Lin Juan instantly understood Xu Qingfan's meaning, without needing him to explain further.

Xu Qingfan smiled happily, sent her a grinning emoji, and put away his phone, only to realize that the five girls had gathered around him at some point.

"What are you guys doing? Aren't you going to sing?" Xu Qingfan blinked in confusion.

"What do you mean by that, Brother Fan?"

"Yeah, I don't understand."

Lin Wanning and Xiao Ruanwen took turns asking questions.

Xu Qingfan patted their heads and pushed them back to the sofa.

Before leaving, Xiao Ruanwen switched the song to "Misplaced Time and Space," which was playing in the room at that moment.

"To put it simply, other platforms have infringed on our song copyrights, but they don't make a profit, so there's no way to punish them."

“But we definitely haven’t authorized this karaoke place. They have Ruan Wen’s songs on their site, so it’s a clear case of copyright infringement, and we’d win every time we sue them.”

Xu Qingfan pointed to the speaker that was playing "Misplaced Time and Space".

"And then?" The five people still didn't understand what the necessary connection was between the two.

"So when we sue KTVs for copyright infringement, we're guaranteed to win every time. Then we can have a legitimate reason to wage a war of words against other platforms."

"For example, the wealth controlled by the three of us—me, Soros, and Buffett—is enough to shake the entire United States. Whether I am there or not is not important, but whether we can actually shake the United States is very important!"

The five girls finally understood: after winning the lawsuit, they would put the names of several infringing platforms together on the list, which would naturally create a strong first impression.

"Hehe~ I understand."

"Go for it, Fan-ge! I'll give you a thumbs up!" Xiao Ruanwen made a "6" shape with her hands. "Okay!"

Having resolved a troublesome matter, Xu Qingfan was in high spirits: "Haha~ Then I'll sing you a song!"

"do not want!"

"do not!"

"Xiaoyu, quickly hide the microphone!"

Xu Qingfan slid in and grabbed the microphone. Just then, the next song was Moonlight, the winding and meandering Moonlight!

Haha~ Too late!

"Moonlight shines four, a woman's voice rings out!"

"Ah~ no!"

At 6 p.m., the six of them left the KTV with all their belongings.

The voices of the others were a little hoarse, except for Xu Qingfan's.

Before he could even finish singing half of "Moonlight," he was pinned down on the sofa by the five men, and he never got another chance to take the microphone.

"This is the consequence of not letting me sing. Now you don't even want to talk anymore!" There were too many people, and Xu Qingfan couldn't hold everyone's hands, so he had to act like a tour guide, with five people in front of him.

The five girls exchanged glances without saying a word, but their expressions seemed to say: Could you be any more shameless?
"What should we eat for dinner? Seafood or Japanese food?" Six hours had passed since lunch, and Xiao Ruanwen was starting to feel hungry.

"Let's buy groceries and cook ourselves. It's been a long time since we cooked at home," Wu Lingyu said when she saw Xu Qingfan looking at her.

"Good duck, good duck (^.^)Y Ya!!"

"We haven't walked this road together to buy groceries since we started high school, and it's always in the evening!" Lin Wanning's eyes lit up, and even his ahoge (cowlick) swayed.

"I agree too!" Zhang Yiyi and Lin Wanning high-fived.

“Okay.” Xia Xiaoxiao nodded.

"Let's go then, target: Fu Peng Market!" Xu Qingfan waved and led the way.

The traffic flowed like a tide, the setting sun cast its rays upon the earth, and the figures of people and things slowed down.

Three years have passed in a flash. The boy in the white shirt has grown into a young man, and the girl with the ponytail has also shed her naivety.

But the things remain the same, and so do the people.

I bought lobsters, hairy crabs, grouper, and free-range chickens.

Adhering to the principle of spending big, the six people bought more than two thousand yuan worth of ingredients, and only returned home with their bags full when everyone had spent all their money.

After getting into the car that came to pick them up, Xu Qingfan remarked, "It would be so much more convenient if we could pay by scanning a QR code."

"Brother Fan, what are you muttering about? I transferred your thousand yuan to you via Haowei Takeout." Xiao Ruanwen waved the screen to show him.

"I was thinking it was a shame we couldn't pay by card, otherwise I would have bought that king crab too." Xu Qingfan gave her a reproachful look.

"If we buy any more, we won't be able to finish them all." Wu Lingyu didn't realize that Fan Ge was joking, and tugged at his clothes.

That's why Xiaoyu is such a virtuous wife and loving mother!

"I was just joking," Xu Qingfan said with a smile.

Wu Lingyu stuck out her tongue cutely, looking rather timid.

The car dropped the six people off at the gate of the yard. It hadn't been cleaned for a week, and there were many fallen leaves piled up in the yard.

After the car stopped, Lin Wanning rushed out and took out his keys to open the door.

Xu Qingfan gathered his belongings, thanked the driver, and the van slowly drove away.

"Xiaoyu and I will go into the kitchen to cook. You can divide the work as you like and take care of cleaning."

"Is it OK?"

After he put the dishes down, he came out of the kitchen and said.

"OK OK!"

"Hehe~ Brother Qingfan, hurry up and make some delicious duck!"

Xia Xiaoxiao and Zhang Yiyi were the most conscientious, already sweeping the yard with brooms. Only Lin Wanning and Xiao Ruanwen were still like children, each grabbing the other's clothes and running around the house like a train.

The faucet hadn't been used for a long time and had some rust, but after letting it sit for a while, the water became clear again.

The two prepared ingredients face to face at the worktable, seasoning and massaging the chicken, and chopping the lobster into pieces and coating it with cornstarch.

"Brother Fan, what you said this afternoon... was that palm reading real?" Before Xu Qingfan could speak, Wu Lingyu asked, starting a conversation.

“Of course it’s true. It’s all from the books. Books don’t lie,” Xu Qingfan said, looking at her.

"Is it true that Brother Fan said I'm a virtuous wife and loving mother?" Wu Lingyu blushed, her voice almost inaudible.

"Isn't Xiaoyu the same?" Xu Qingfan pinched her face and asked back.

Wu Lingyu glanced furtively at the doorway first, and only after confirming that no one was there did she look shyly at Xu Qingfan: "If Brother Fan says so, then so be it."

Goodness, Xu Qingfan said he was charmed by Xiaoyu again.

"Hey~ Brother Fan, stop!"

Wu Lingyu was nearly scared to death when she was suddenly kissed on the cheek.

"Xiaoyu is so cute." Xu Qingfan took a step behind her, put his arm around her waist, and kissed her on the other cheek.

"Brother Fan, no! We'll be found out!" Wu Lingyu's heart was pounding, mostly because she was afraid of being discovered.

The scoundrel knew when to stop, released his grip on her waist, and returned to his original position to prepare the food.

"Xiaoyu's afraid I'll do something bad, right? Didn't I promise you I would never do it when there are other people around?" Xu Qingfan flashed his two rows of big white teeth, his smile incredibly irritating.

Wu Lingyu really wanted to say: Then what did you just say?

"Brother Fan, if you keep doing this, I'm going to go out and do the cleaning too!" Wu Lingyu pouted, feeling wronged.

"Alright, alright~ I'll listen to Xiaoyu, after all, Xiaoyu is a virtuous wife and loving mother." He deliberately leaned close to the girl's ear to say the last sentence.

Wu Lingyu gripped the table with both hands and nearly lost her balance.

"Time to cook!"

"Cook, cook!" Xu Qingfan stopped teasing her and his cooking efficiency increased more than fivefold.

After the water boiled, the hairy crabs and grouper were put on top one after another.

Once the oven was preheated, the chicken was placed inside.

Once the time-sensitive steps are done, the two of them can then cook the remaining dishes at a leisurely pace.

"Brother Fan, can I ask you a question?"

"Go ahead and ask." Xu Qingfan tossed the wok with one hand and glanced at her sideways.

"Is what you said about the slightly messy emotional connection true?" Wu Lingyu finally asked the question she had been holding back all afternoon.

Xu Qingfan also felt it was quite a coincidence, because Xia Xiaoxiao's love life was like this in both of her lifetimes.

In his past life, he didn't know what the other person was thinking, but in this life, he's probably right.

"I guess so, that's what the book says, but it might not be accurate," Xu Qingfan explained.

"Oh, I thought Brother Fan said that on purpose," Wu Lingyu whispered tentatively.

Xu Qingfan sighed and patted her shoulder: "If I could, of course I would hope that everyone could be well. It's just that I was greedy."

After a long silence, Wu Lingyu suddenly mustered her courage and said, "Brother Fan is doing this for everyone's good because we're family!"

"Ok!"

The dog of a man felt a warmth in his heart.

(End of this chapter)