I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 464. The Self-Cultivation of a Simp

Xu Qingfan was initially amazed by Xiao Ruanwen's appearance, but after getting used to her wearing glasses, he stopped staring at her and quickly regained his composure.

But his gaze would still occasionally drift towards her.

Girls are very sensitive to the gaze of the opposite sex, especially since Xu Qingfan was her deskmate, so Xiao Ruanwen naturally noticed everything.

While secretly delighted, I maintained a tacit understanding with him, and wore my glasses for the rest of the class.

[Ring ring ring—]

"That's the end of this lesson. Physics class representative, come to my office with Xu Qingfan after class!" the physics teacher said sternly into the microphone.

Hu Delong was one of the older teachers, with half-gray hair. He always wore a four-piece suit of trousers, belt, keys, and shirt, and carried a large, rusty thermos in his hand.

When Xiao Ruanwen saw the teacher's serious expression, she knew perfectly well that Fan Ge had angered the teacher and was going to be called out and scolded!
"Good luck, Fan-ge." She patted Xu Qingfan on the shoulder, looking very sympathetic.

However, Xu Qingfan seemed indifferent to this. It wasn't that he didn't care about the teacher's reprimand, but based on his grades alone, as long as he humbly admitted his mistakes, the matter would basically be over with a laugh.

"You look good in glasses." Xu Qingfan flicked her forehead, pulled up the table, and stood up, ready to be scolded.

Xiao Ruanwen stuck out her tongue and made a face at his back, quite pleased with what Fan Ge had said before leaving.

Xu Qingfan rolled down the sleeves of his school uniform that he had been carrying on his shoulders and obediently followed Hu Delong along with the physics class representative.

Class 16 is severely imbalanced in gender, with the exception of the history class representative who is a boy, all other class representatives and class officers are girls.

"Fan-ge, you should just admit your mistake. Teacher Hu looks fierce, but he's actually quite kind," Wu Xinyue whispered to him.

"It's covered."

Xu Qingfan smiled and nodded at her. In his previous life, when he was in high school, he was obsessed with male chauvinism and didn't want Xia Xiaoxiao to be his group leader. The female classmate in front of him was his group leader.

Of course, the two were just ordinary classmates.

Wu Xinyue tilted her head, clearly not understanding what he meant by "bao de".

The road ahead is bright. I even saw Xiao Ruanwen wearing glasses. Xu Qingfan walks with such speed that he's practically shooting three-pointers from a standstill. He doesn't seem worried at all about being called to the teacher's office for a reprimand.

The walk from Class 16 to the office was quite long. When Xu Qingfan looked into other classrooms, the people inside were also looking at him.

He could still faintly hear voices like, "Is he Xu Qingfan from Class 16?" and "He's so handsome."

When I arrived at the office, many teachers were already sitting at their workstations, some teaching their own classes and others teaching other classes.

Xu Qingfan did not show the usual timidity of a student entering an office. When his eyes met those of a teacher, he would smile and nod to greet them, whether he knew them or not.

"These test papers are today's homework. Xinyue, go count fifty-four copies and distribute them to the class." Hu Delong pointed to a large stack of test papers next to the printer.

"Okay, teacher!" Wu Xinyue patted his arm and quickly went to carry out the order.

Hu Delong didn't rush to speak. He opened the thermos and took a sip of the goji berry tea inside, smacking his lips occasionally.

Xu Qingfan stood obediently, ready to face whatever came his way; he was in no hurry.

"Ahem~ Just now in class."

Hu Delong had barely begun speaking when Xu Qingfan interrupted him, saying, "Teacher, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have made noise in class. I've realized my mistake, and I promise I'll listen attentively in class from now on, pay attention, and actively raise my hand to answer questions!"

Hu Delong nearly choked on his long rambling, so he interrupted him, saying, "Qingfan, don't rush, that's not what I wanted to talk about."

"The teacher didn't call you here to criticize you."

Xu Qingfan blinked, realizing that he had already formed a preconceived notion after being reminded by Xiao Ruanwen and Wu Xinyue.

[So it wasn't a criticism of me. I knew it; high school teachers aren't usually this responsible.]
He immediately straightened his posture and said, "Teacher, please speak."

"How was your high school physics experience?" Hu Delong put down his thermos and smiled kindly at him.

"It's alright. I've already studied the books that were handed out in class and after class. They're a little more difficult than the junior high ones," Xu Qingfan answered truthfully.

"Aren't the exercises in the book too easy?" Hu Delong's smile became even more amiable.

"Well, it's alright, but some questions take a little time." This was naturally another humble statement; in reality, he solved all the questions in a flash.

Hu Delong waved his hand, telling him to stop talking.

"Take this test paper home. It contains questions from the classical mechanics section. If you encounter any questions you don't understand, you can come and discuss them with the teacher."

Hu Delong used the word "explore," which shows that some of the questions were so difficult that even he couldn't solve them in a short time.

[Damn it, here we go again!]
"Okay, teacher, I'll take it back and do it." Xu Qingfan, constipated, took a large stack of test papers stapled together. It seemed that the physics teacher still wanted him to participate in the competition.

"Okay, let's go back." Hu Delong reopened his thermos and began to sip his tea contentedly again.

Xu Qingfan arrived empty-handed, but left with a large roll of exam papers, just the right amount to use to knock Xiao Ruanwen's head.

Thinking of this, he made a tapping motion with a stick in the air.

Xu Qingfan originally thought that if he didn't attend the competition enrichment class, high school competitions would stay far away from him. However, after the teachers of each subject looked at his file, they all rushed to give him extra tutoring.

[Xiaoyu and Xiaoxiao will probably receive the same treatment.]
Xu Qingfan didn't take it too seriously. He would do some practice problems in his spare time, and if the time didn't conflict, he could participate in a few competitions.

When I returned to the classroom, the bell for the last class had just rung.

The corridor was like a locust swarm passing through; soon not a single student could be seen.

Xu Qingfan put his words into action; before sitting down, he tapped Xiao Ruanwen's head with a test paper rolled into a stick.

"Serves you right, you got scolded, didn't you?" Xiao Ruanwen smugly retorted, her shoulders shaking, though unfortunately, she had already taken off her glasses.

"Superficial." Xu Qingfan tapped her head again, suppressing the girl who wanted to pounce on him and bite him with one hand.

"It's another private tutoring session. Here, I'll do it for you. If you encounter any problems you don't know how to solve, come and ask me." He tossed the test paper to Xiao Ruanwen.

Xu Qingfan can answer any question Xiao Ruanwen knows, and he will only help her with questions she doesn't know, killing two birds with one stone.

"What are you so smug about? I'm not going to compete with you in academics. If you want to compete, then compete." Xiao Ruanwen's originally arrogant voice gradually faded, because she helplessly realized that apart from her chest muscles being bigger than Brother Fan's, she was completely outmatched in every other aspect.

Fortunately, she still has her best friend—Xia Xiaoxiao!

"If we're going to compete, let's compete with Xiaoxiao!" she said smugly.

"Yeah, yeah, instead of comparing grades, let's compare who eats the most rice. I definitely can't beat you." Xu Qingfan said, patting her with the back of his hand, which made Xiao Ruanwen want to reward him again.

Unfortunately, the teacher was already standing on the podium.

"Class begins, stand up."

"Hello teacher!"

[That awful, stinky Fan-ge!]
The last class this morning was over quickly.

"Want to go eat together?" After class, Xiao Ruanwen nudged him with her hand. Both of them were clumsy and awkward (only towards each other), and both of them were used to this way of getting along.

"Let's go, let's go together!"

"Yeah, it's been a long time since our group had a get-together!"

Upon hearing that they could have dinner with the beautiful class monitor, Wu Shichong and Lai Chenglang immediately became excited.

Xu Qingfan made two circles with his hands, intending to place them on Xiao Ruanwen's eyes, but she slapped them away halfway through.

"Let's go together then, class monitor, you can have a chicken leg," Xu Qingfan said, raising his hand.

"Please, please!" Xiao Ruanwen slung her backpack over her shoulder and stood up, gripping the two straps with both hands, looking quite like a primary school student.

Wang Xuan and Chen Qi exchanged a glance, and neither of them spoke.

As inseparable best friends, Chen Qi knew that Wang Xuan had a crush on Xu Qingfan, because Wang Xuan told her this herself.

In fact, Chen Qi just didn't say it. She also had a crush on Xu Qingfan, but she knew that whether she said it or not, the result would be the same.

Chen Qi subconsciously looked at He Caiting, and as expected, she was looking at Fan Ge again.

During her most innocent and confused year, she counted that He Caiting secretly glanced at Xu Qingfan 132 times in one class.

[Compared to Cai Ting, Wang Xuan and I are already very happy.]
After Xu Qingfan and his group left the classroom, He Caiting looked away in disappointment.

At the beginning of the semester, she confidently devised many plans to win over her crush.

However, ever since she unexpectedly discovered during military training that Xu Qingfan actually ran a company, He Caiting could no longer show off.

While she was still thinking about using her mother's connections to get with her crush, he was already plotting how to steal her mother's boyfriend away.

He Caiting was completely overwhelmed by Xu Qingfan's ostentatious displays of talent, and now she no longer dared to dream of a toad eating swan meat.

Being able to be classmates with Fan Ge for three years, simply watching him every day, is wonderful!
Xu Qingfan was unaware of He Caiting's inner turmoil. At that moment, he was pondering a problem that plagued countless students: what to eat for lunch!

"Spicy diced chicken, green vegetables, and braised potatoes, that's all."

After ordering their food, Xu Qingfan went back to reserve seats, and the other five people soon returned as well.

"Here you go." Xiao Ruanwen held six fried chicken legs in her hand, each wrapped in a transparent plastic bag.

"Thank you monitor!"

"The squad leader is awesome!"

"Thank you, Ruan Wen."

After dividing the chicken legs, Xiao Ruanwen naturally picked up the food from Xu Qingfan's bowl and then shared some of her own food with him.

Xiao Ruanwen moved with fluid grace, scooping a spoonful of rice from her own bowl into his before she was finally satisfied.

"After the exams next week, the school anniversary celebration and sports meet will be held together the week after. I wonder if it will be split into two or three days." Wu Shichong couldn't stop talking and immediately started a conversation as soon as he sat down.

The week following the midterm exams is the school sports meet, a tradition at Licheng Middle School.

"If only it were three days, no classes for three days, then five days in total, no need to adjust the schedule, even more comfortable than National Day!" Lai Chenglang said wistfully.

"We'll find out next week." Wang Xuan's tone was a little displeased. She was somewhat unhappy that the two of them were talking so much during dinner, and what if it affected Fan Ge's meal?
[Look, Fan Ge doesn't say a word while eating!]
Xu Qingfan tried to recall his past life memories, but well, he had already forgotten such unimportant things.

“The student council will need to help with the school sports meet and anniversary celebration this year, so you two definitely won’t be able to go out and have fun. Just stick to working for the school and don’t even think about it,” Xu Qingfan said.

[Look, even while eating, Fan is thinking about student council affairs!]
Wang Xuan put down her chopsticks and listened to Xu Qingfan speak with starry eyes.

"What are we responsible for?" Xiao Ruanwen asked, looking into his eyes.

"I'm moving things." Xu Qingfan actually had a lot to say, but he felt that these three words were enough to sum it up.

Everyone: "."

Xu Qingfan tried to summarize more of the work: "Moving things, and helping teachers record grades and compile scores for each class. Okay, okay, actually it's still moving things."

She shrugged helplessly.

"Brother Fan, aren't you awesome in track and field? I ran 1000 meters in 3 minutes and 18 seconds in my middle school physical test. I feel like I can sign up for the 800 meters or 1500 meters and outrun them!" Wu Shichong changed the subject again.

"You noob, I can finish in three minutes and ten seconds. You have the nerve to say you'll die from running?" Lai Chenglang gave a thumbs up, in the opposite direction.

"I just didn't put in enough effort during the high school entrance exam. If I ran seriously, I could break two seconds!"

"Pshaw~ I don't believe it!"

"Damn it, you'll practice this during the next PE class!" Wu Shichong roared.
"Let's practice then!"

The two completely ignored everyone else and started fighting on the spot.

Fortunately, they were sitting face to face, so they didn't have to worry about spitting into other people's bowls.

Xiao Ruanwen poked Xu Qingfan's rice bowl with her chopsticks and asked, "Brother Fan, are you going to sign up for events at the school sports meet? Sprint? High jump? Long jump?"

The six of them were separated from the group during junior high school, and in the three years they spent there, they never participated in the school sports meet.

Xiao Ruanwen remembers that Xu Qingfan last participated in the school sports meet when he was in the fourth grade.

Later, because he didn't grow taller, he didn't participate in the school sports meet in fifth and sixth grade.

Xu Qingfan paused for a moment, because he was also trying to recall when he last participated in the school sports meet.

"Then sign up for the sprint," he said.

"Okay, then I'll sign up for sprinting too!" Xiao Ruanwen suddenly said with delight, even though it didn't seem like there was anything particularly surprising about it.

"You're a sprinter?" Xu Qingfan looked at him with suspicion.

"So what if I'm a sprinter? I can run faster than you even with one leg!" Xiao Ruanwen said angrily, hands on her hips, her hands gripping her school uniform, which was also bulging in other places.

"Ah, yes, yes!"

Chen Qi and Wang Xuan sat in the middle of the four people. To their left, Wu Shichong and Lai Chenglang were arguing and cursing at each other, while to their right, Xu Qingfan and Xiao Ruanwen were talking about whatever came to mind.

The two of them sat silently in the middle, like a pair of lonely patients.

Chen Qi picked up the chicken leg and shook it, and Wang Xuan closed her eyes and nodded.

The two sat quietly in the middle, silently gnawing on their chicken legs.

Today's fried chicken leg seems particularly bitter.

(End of this chapter)