I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 482. Sima Zhao's Intentions

We chatted and ate, and lunch took more than an hour.

By the time everyone had finished cleaning up, it was already 2 p.m.

After sitting down to rest for a while, Lin Qiaoshan looked at his watch and said, "It's about time. Let's rest a bit more and then head to school."

“I think that’s a good idea. We can also take the time to check on the children’s living quarters and see if there’s anything that needs cleaning,” Wen Wanqing said, echoing her husband’s sentiments.

"Mom, and Little White, Little White hasn't finished eating yet!"

There were still piles of crunchy bones and bits of meat left in Xiaobai's dog bowl; it was Chinese New Year today too.

"Honey, let's pack some for Xiaobai." Lin Qiaoshan got up and glanced at the balcony. The dog was staring blankly at the meat in its bowl, having eaten its fill.

"Why pack it up? We have plenty of dog food at home. And you're making the car dirty." Wen Wanqing glared at her husband, then turned to Lin Wanning with a smile and said, "Xiaobai has already eaten. Wanning, why don't you and your brother Qingfan take it downstairs for a walk?"

"Good duck, good duck!"

"Brother Qingfan is going for a walk!"

Upon hearing that he was taking a walk with Xu Qingfan, Lin Wanning's face immediately lit up with surprise.

Xu Qingfan and Aunt Wen exchanged a smile. They were all about to leave together, so why bother with a walk?

"Then I'll go upstairs to find my socks," he said.

When he came downstairs after putting his socks back on, the five girls had already put their shoes on. Xiaobai was holding Zhang Yiyi's hand, and everyone was standing at the door waiting for him.

"We'll go downstairs first, Mom. Let us know on WeChat when you get down." After putting on his shoes, Xu Qingfan quickly followed the five girls into the elevator.

In the elevator.

Without the adults around, Lin Wanning became bolder in his speech.

"Brother Qingfan, are you going to marry five wives?" She looked at Xu Qingfan with great concern.

The four women all turned to look at him, eager to hear how this scoundrel planned to argue his way out of this.

After Wen Wanqing said that "Mom will support Wanning no matter who he wants to marry," the parents of the other families also expressed their opinions.

Lin Jing said, "As long as the child really likes it, I will support her."

Yao Jinping said, "The girls are sensible and filial. If my son can marry any of them in the future, I'll be laughing in the middle of the night."

Although Li Meijuan didn't understand how the topic suddenly turned to marriage, she still said, "Of course, it's most important that my daughter likes him, but his character also has to be up to standard. He should be healthy, filial to his parents, and preferably like Xiaofan!"

"Yeah!"

"It would be best if I could be like Xiao Fan!"

The mothers all nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Zhang Chunxue concluded by saying, "I see that everyone likes Xiaofan and wants him to be our son. How about this: we will marry all our daughters to Xiaofan, and then Xiaofan will be our son."

Everyone:.
Zhang Chunxue: Hehe, say something! Why aren't you talking?

After a brief silence, the mothers all agreed with Zhang Chunxue's suggestion.

They thought Zhang Chunxue was joking and that she would be embarrassed if no one laughed at her, so they started joking too.

"Didn't Xiao Fan just say he wanted to marry five wives? One, two, three, four, five, there are five here!"

"Then Xiao Fan needs to work out more."

"So, since my daughter was the first to know Xiaofan, does that mean she has to be his first wife?!"

"That won't do! Of course, whoever gives birth first will be the first wife!"

"I agree with that."

"Hehehe"

Xu Qingfan: The aunties really understand me!
Five girls: I have a question for you.

Lin Qiaoshan: Am I crazy, or is the world crazy?
Back to the present.

"Hey~ that was just a joke the aunties were making, Wan Ning, why did you take it seriously?" Xu Qingfan reached out and covered Lin Wan Ning's mouth, telling her to shut up, "My little darling, you're going to let the wind out!"

"is it?"

"Then why did you say you dare to marry five wives, Brother Fan?"

Xiao Ruanwen had secretly kicked him a few times while they were eating, so she wasn't going to let that stinky Fan brother off so easily now.

"One, two, three, four, five, there are exactly five of us here."

"Does my brother want to marry all five of us?"

Zhang Yi pointed at the soldiers, his finger finally landing on himself.

"Xu Qingfan, what do you mean?" Xia Xiaoxiao's gaze fell on him with hostility.

Only Wu Lingyu knew that Fan Ge meant that, so she didn't say anything.

"Woof woof woof!" Little White couldn't understand what everyone was saying, but it felt quite lively, so it barked a couple of times to join in the fun.

"Hey~ What are you guys doing? I already said it was a joke, a joke. Now I'll say it: I want to marry six wives, and I'll marry Xiaobai too, okay?"

Since being neutered, Xu Qingfan had almost forgotten whether Xiaobai was a male or female dog, until he saw Xiaobai rolling on the ground last week, and then he remembered that Xiaobai was actually female.

"Woof!" When Little White saw him pointing at him, he thought he was going to pat his head, so he obediently got up and brought his head closer.

"Good dog, good dog." Xu Qingfan, looking completely at ease, stroked the dog's head.

"Ah~ Little White, slow down!" Just then, the elevator doors opened, and Little White dashed out. Zhang Yiyi, who was on a leash, was also pulled out.

"I don't think Xiaobai wants to be with you either." Xia Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at him and walked away.

"That's right, Fan-ge, you go by yourself!" Xiao Ruanwen wrinkled her nose and glared at him, then jogged to catch up with Xia Xiaoxiao.

Lin Wanning was still in his arms, and Xu Qingfan looked at Xiaoyu, who was the only one left in the elevator.

"Brother Fan, the elevator is about to close." Wu Lingyu smiled at him, pressed the open button, and was the third to leave the elevator.

Xu Qingfan pushed Lin Wanning away, then buried his head in the fragrance of her hair.

"If I really wanted to marry all five of you, would Wan Ning still like me?" he whispered in the girl's ear.

"Huh?" Lin Wanning stood there blinking, making sure she hadn't misheard before turning her head around. "Brother Qingfan, are you serious? You really want to marry all five of us as wives?"

"Of course I'm not serious. I was just saying if. It's not ancient times anymore. Marrying five wives is illegal." Xu Qingfan pushed her along slowly.

"You scared me! I thought Brother Qingfan really wanted to marry five wives." Lin Wanning patted her conscience. After being teased by her naughty brother Qingfan this morning, she still felt a bit uncomfortable.

"If that's just a hypothetical, then Brother Qingfan should marry me and Yi Yi Duck first!"

"Then it's Xiaoyu, Ruanwen, and Xiaoxiao will definitely disagree!"

Lin Wanning counted on his fingers, and he really started to consider Xu Qingfan's situation.

"Wan Ning, why did you actually start counting? I was just saying it offhand."

The dog-man stroked the girl's soft face, then suddenly changed the subject: "But if, I mean if, Wan Ning and Yi Yi disregard societal opposition and are willing to die to marry me, then I will also disregard societal opposition and marry Yi Yi and Wan Ning, even if it means death."

"Of course, I was just saying 'if,' that's all." In just one sentence, Xu Qingfan used five "ifs," revealing his true intentions.

"Hehe~ Wanning knows!" Lin Wanning rested her head on his chin and nodded vigorously.

Xu Qingfan felt as if Lin Wanning had seen right through him, and a chill ran down his spine.

"What do you know? I already said it was a hypothetical. Okay, let's catch up with them first." After he finished speaking, he took her hand and jogged away.

[We need to tell Yi-Yi and Xiao-Yu quickly!]
[That's definitely what Brother Qingfan is thinking, hehehe]
Lin Wanning watched his retreating figure, feeling secretly pleased.

It's only a ten-minute drive from Donghui City to the senior high school section of Licheng Middle School. After everyone got on the bus, they arrived at their destination before three o'clock.

The autumn wind is chilly, and the withered leaves of the banyan tree outside are dancing in the air. The pink bougainvillea in the yard is full of flowers. Bougainvillea in the south blooms all year round, but November is the time when it is in full bloom.

"Not bad, not bad. Is the yard well-maintained? It's quite clean." Xu Aiguo sat on the stone bench by the door, admiring the view.

“Uncle’s property management comes to take care of things once a week; they have the key to the yard,” Xia Xiaoxiao replied.

Xu Qingfan took out his key and opened the door, and everyone quickly filed in.

"Uncles and aunties, please put on shoe covers. We don't have that many slippers at home." Xu Qingfan took out ten pairs of slippers from the shoe cabinet. Besides the slippers for the six of them and Zhang Chunxue, the remaining three pairs were for the guests.

“The house is spotless too, everyone here is very clean.” Zhao Yuemin lightly brushed her finger across the shoe cabinet, her finger was clean and not a speck of dust on it.

“Mom, we clean very thoroughly every day, so of course it’s clean!” Xiao Ruanwen said, hands on her hips.

This wasn't the first time any of them had been here, but it was the first time so many people had come together.

The five girls led their mothers on a tour of the area. Xu Aiguo and Lin Qiaoshan walked around the living room before returning to the yard to play with the dog.

"This pool is nice. I haven't swum in a long time." Zhang Chunxue slowly squatted down and scooped up a ladle of water.

Even a casual shirt and trousers couldn't hide the aunt's amazing curves; Xu Qingfan drew an "S" shape in the air with his index finger.

“Auntie, you can go swimming after the parent-teacher meeting. I’ll filter the water again, and it should be ready in about two hours,” he said.

Zhang Chunxue turned around and splashed the water droplets on her hands onto him: "Let's talk about it another day when Xiaofan has a barbecue. I heard from Yiyi that you guys have a pool party too."

"Xiao Fan, why did you only invite Sister Zhang? Are you not welcoming us?" Lin Jing asked with a smile.

"I've heard Wan Ning mention it before. I heard there will be fireworks tonight, and I'm so excited!" Wen Wanqing said, covering her mouth with her hand.

“Yes, we want to go to the pool party too!” Zhao Yuemin chimed in.

Xu Qingfan was in a real bind; the scene was too horrible for him to even contemplate.

Moreover, if ten people were to go swimming in a pool, it wouldn't be swimming; it would be like boiling dumplings.

"How could that be? I was just worried that the pool wasn't big enough. How about this: next time the aunties have a pool party at home, and I'll wear a white towel around my head and grill lamb skewers for everyone. How about that?"

"Okay."

"I've got it! Next time, Xiao Fan will grill some lamb skewers for us!"

"I also wrote down 'goose, goose, goose'."

The mothers were all smiles as they were coaxed, and everyone quickly left the pool.

After touring the second and third floors, it was almost time for the parent-teacher meeting at four o'clock.

"The teacher said that students can't go to the parent-teacher conference. We'll clean the house first and then go out to eat together when you get back."

"Mom, if the teacher praises us, remember to take a picture!"

"Mom, I'm in Class 16 of the first year of high school, the same class as Fan-ge, don't get me wrong!"

After seeing the adults off, the six of them returned home.

"So, is it the same old rule of drawing lots or...?" Xu Qingfan asked, pulling Lin Wanning, who was slumped on the sofa, to his feet.

"Hehe~ Same as always, same as always!" After saying that, Lin Wanning immediately pulled Zhang Yiyi and Wu Lingyu upstairs.

Xu Qingfan blinked as he watched the three figures leave: "Wan Ning, you said the same old rules, why did you pull Xiao Yu away?"

He scratched his head and could only look at Xia Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ruanwen.

"Ruanwen and I will take care of the living room; you can have the yard yourself," Xia Xiao said, then pulled Xiao Ruanwen away.

"Brother Fan, the yard, by yourself!" After walking a few steps, Xiao Ruanwen turned back and made a face at him.

"I'll be myself!" Xu Qingfan glared back. He'd be fine on his own. Luckily, someone was cleaning the outer yard this week, so he could take care of the inner yard by himself.

upstairs.

"Xiaoyu, let me tell you something. Just after we got off the elevator, Brother Qingfan asked me, 'Wanning, if I want to marry five wives in the future, will Wanning still like me?'"

"I told you that if Brother Qingfan wants to marry five wives, he has to marry Wanning, Yiyi, and Xiaoyu first, otherwise I won't agree!"

"Then Brother Qingfan said that if I, Yiyi, and Xiaoyu really wanted to marry Brother Qingfan, and we all wanted to marry him, then he would marry us all."

Lin Wanning couldn't remember Xu Qingfan's exact words, so he could only say something roughly in the same tone.

After she finished speaking, she looked at the two of them with an expression that seemed to say, "Praise me, praise me!"

Zhang Yiyi and Wu Lingyu exchanged a glance, then looked away and simultaneously patted Lin Wanning's head.

"Brother Fan is about to start his strategy."

"Does brother intend to persuade Wan Ning first, and then try to persuade the rest of us?"

"Yi-yi, how much of what mothers say at lunchtime do you think is true, and how much is false?"

"It's hard to say. It's true that the mothers like the older brother, but if the older brother wanted to have five wives, I'm afraid it would be difficult for him to agree."

"My mother probably wouldn't agree either."

The two of them took turns saying a sentence, and that's how they started exchanging ideas.

Lin Wanning looked at Wu Lingyu from the left and then at Zhang Yiyi, wanting to speak, but afraid of interrupting their train of thought.

"Is there anything else Brother Fan wanted to say?" Wu Lingyu suddenly looked at Lin Wanning.

Seeing that it was finally his turn to speak, Lin Wanning immediately replied, "Brother Qingfan also said 'if, if, if,' he said so many 'ifs.'"

"Pfft."

"Xiaoyu, what do you think?"

"Fan Ge probably really thinks that way. The problem now is, we don't know if Fan Ge is still hiding something from us about his relationship with Ruan Wen Xiao Xiao."

She didn't finish her sentence, but Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi both understood.

"I don't think so. Brother Qingfan hasn't even kissed Xiaoyu yet," Lin Wanning said, looking at Xiaoyu.

"Let's assume for now that there isn't any. If we find out there is, we'll try to bring Ruan Wen into the group. Just a little something." She didn't finish her sentence, but Lin Wanning and Wu Lingyu both understood.

"This is the only way it can be."

"Um"

The three of them picked up the rags again and began cleaning.

(End of this chapter)