I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 490. That's right, I just like Brother Fan!

Game streaming is something for 14 years from now, so Xu Qingfan put his thoughts aside for the time being.

He transferred the stir-fried mutton to a clay pot, added the secret sauce, and simmered it over low heat.

"Ha~ Alright, I'm going back upstairs to continue sleeping. Xiaoyu, check the time and turn the mutton over, be careful not to burn it." Xu Qingfan said, yawning as he tasted the meat with his chopsticks.

"Okay, I'll call you at lunchtime." Wu Lingyu nodded obediently.

Xu Qingfan didn't say anything. When he left, he patted the two of them on the shoulder. Soon, only Wu Lingyu and Xia Xiaoxiao were left in the kitchen.

The two had almost finished preparing the side dishes when Xia Xiaoxiao suddenly spoke up, breaking the deadlock.

"Xiaoyu."

"Hmm?" Wu Lingyu looked up.

"Let's go outside and talk," Xia Xiao said, wiping her hands clean before pushing Xiao Yu's shoulder and leaving the kitchen.

Despite her confusion, Wu Lingyu obediently followed her.

Xia Xiaoxiao led her to the living room balcony, turned on one of the treadmills, and then she slowly walked on it.

Seeing this, Wu Lingyu turned on another treadmill, got on, and asked, "Xiaoxiao, is there something you want to tell me?"

"Hmm." Xia Xiaoxiao organized her thoughts before continuing, "Well, uh, Xiaoyu, do you have someone you like?"

[Does Xiaoxiao really think I'm easy to fool?]
Wu Lingyu thought to herself.

"Ah, I...no, I don't think so. Xiaoxiao, why are you asking that?" She lowered her head shyly and stammered as she answered.

When Xia Xiaoxiao saw this, she could easily tell that Xiaoyu was being sarcastic!
"No, we used to be in the same class. That damn dog separated us!"

"I was just wondering if Xiaoyu has met any boys she likes in her new class, or if she'll run into any bad people," Xia Xiaoxiao explained, offering a plausible reason.

"How can it be!"

"I...I don't like those boys in my class."

Wu Lingyu portrayed the emotions very well, first excitement, then shyness.

Xia Xiaoxiao's heart sank immediately upon hearing this. [Oh no, it seems Xiaoyu also likes that stinky dog!]
"Yeah, that's right, boys my age are indeed quite immature," she replied absentmindedly.

"It's alright, Fan-ge can be quite childish sometimes," Wu Lingyu said, suppressing a laugh and speaking in a serious tone.

Xia Xiaoxiao:
"Okay, I'm relieved that you don't have anyone you like, Xiaoyu. Early relationships really affect your studies." She sped up on the treadmill, no longer wanting to ask any more questions.

But Xiaoyu said that this was nothing, and Xiaoxiao didn't want to ask anymore, but she still wanted to ask!
"What about Xiaoxiao?" She glanced shyly at Xia Xiaoxiao, then quickly turned her head back.

"Me? What about me?" Xia Xiaoxiao didn't react for a moment.

“It’s someone you like. Xiaoxiao, do you also have someone you like?” Wu Lingyu added, and the word “also” is the key point.

“I’m just like you, Xiaoyu, I don’t have anyone I like!” Xia Xiaoxiao blurted out, but soon she realized that something seemed a little off.

"No... huh?"

"Xiaoyu, didn't you just say that?"

Xia Xiaoxiao stopped the treadmill and fixed her gaze on Wu Lingyu.

"what?"

Did I say that? No, I didn't.

Wu Lingyu sounded as if she herself wasn't sure whether she had said it or not.

“You said Xiaoyu just said she also has someone she likes,” Xia Xiaoxiao emphasized.

"Oh, maybe I misspoke," Wu Lingyu said nonchalantly, continuing, "Does Xiaoxiao think boys are childish, so she doesn't like them?"

Xia Xiaoxiao:
[Wait, how come it's over already?]
[Also, shouldn't I be the one asking Xiaoyu this?]
Xia Xiaoxiao was completely stunned, and replied in a daze, "Yeah, more or less."

"Oh~ Brother Fan is so childish, no wonder you don't like him, Xiao Xiao," Wu Lingyu said as if she had just realized something.

Xia Xiaoxiao: ? ? ?

[No, when did I say I didn't like stinky dogs!?]
However, in reality...

"Yes, he's so childish, so vain, he's the most annoying person ever," Xia Xiaoxiao said with a hint of disdain.

"Xu Qingfan is so awful, Xiaoyu, you probably don't like him either, right?" After she finished speaking, she stared intently at Wu Lingyu.

"I, I," Xiaoyu stammered, as if she was hesitant.

[I don't like it, I don't like it, just say so! I don't like it, just say so!] Xia Xiaoxiao was extremely anxious.

If Xiaoyu admits to her that she likes Xu Qingfan in front of her, and she just said that she doesn't like him, then if she gets together with that stinky dog ​​in the future, wouldn't she become a bad woman who steals her best friend's man?
"Mmm." Wu Lingyu nodded, then lowered her head and drooped her ears shyly.

"Right? I knew you wouldn't like him, Xiaoyu."

"I...I like Brother Fan!"

"He's all about bullying people, he has a ton of bad habits, who would like him for no reason?"

Seeing that Xiaoyu finally admitted that she didn't like Xu Qingfan, Xia Xiaoxiao let out a long sigh of relief and started talking bad about him.

[Was I just hallucinating?]
[It must be!]
"Xiaoyu, it's right that you don't like him. Don't be fooled by his appearance. Xu Qingfan is a big pervert!" She was still unwilling to give up and continued to say.

"I, Xiao Xiao, I really like Brother Fan," Wu Lingyu repeated.

"Hahaha, Xiaoyu, you're kidding me, aren't you? You must be! Xiaoyu, you're such a joker." Xia Xiaoxiao's expression changed drastically, but she forced a smile.

"no!"

"I've liked Fan Ge ever since I first met him in 02, almost ten years now!"

Wu Lingyu suddenly looked into Xia Xiaoxiao's eyes and said very seriously.

"Ah, yes, is that so?"

"Has it been that long?"

Xia Xiaoxiao was at a loss for what to do, and her usually sharp mind seemed to have atrophied.

“When I was in elementary school, I was always bullied. One day, after I learned about Fan Ge’s help to Yi Yi, I started to fantasize that I would like to have a Fan Ge to help me fight off those who bullied me and my mother.”

I was thinking about it when I was sleeping, and I was still thinking about it when I woke up. Maybe I was thinking about it too much, but guess what? Brother Fan actually appeared in my life and helped me fight off the bad guys.

A single, glistening tear rolled down Wu Lingyu's cheek as she continued, "Back then, I didn't really know if it counted as liking someone. In any case, seeing Brother Fan would make me happy all day, and when I couldn't see him, I would always miss him."

"For a long time, I didn't know whether I liked Brother Fan more or was more grateful to Brother Fan."

"But after ten years, I think I've figured this out. I like Fan Ge, I like him a lot!"

Wu Lingyu calmly finished recounting the events, but Xia Xiaoxin was in a state of panic.

She felt as if someone had a gun muzzle stuck in her throat, making it impossible for her to speak.

"I know I'm not good enough for Fan Ge, so I never thought I could marry him. As long as I can stay by his side like this in the future, I'll be content."

Wu Lingyu smiled gently, a sense of indescribable relief in her expression.

Xia Xiaoxiao was truly speechless this time, her scalp tingling!

"Xiaoxiao, can you promise me you won't tell Fan Ge these things? I don't want to put him in a difficult position."

It was still Wu Lingyu talking to herself. As she spoke, Xiaoyu started singing Liang Jingru's "Warmth": "Loving someone means hoping they live a better life, it warms my heart from the bottom of my heart, you are more important than myself~"

Xia Xiaoxiao's throat was dry and her lips were bitten until they turned white. She really didn't know what to say at that moment.

From a good friend's perspective, she should encourage Xiaoyu to bravely pursue her own happiness;
But from the perspective of her rival, she also hoped that Xiaoyu was true to what she herself said, and had never dared to dream of marrying Xu Qingfan.

It’s difficult, too difficult!
"Ah."

A simple "hmm" was the syllable Xia Xiaoxiao uttered with all her might. "I've never dared to tell anyone what's on my mind, afraid that Fan-ge would leave me after he started dating someone else. Luckily, Xiaoxiao, you don't like Fan-ge."

Wu Lingyu looked at Xia Xiaoxiao with relief, her expression saying: I've finally found my people.

Xia Xiaoxiao: That hurts.

"Okay, Xiaoyu, don't worry, I won't tell anyone." Xia Xiaoxiao waved her hand, not wanting to run anymore, turned off the treadmill and left.

"laugh."

Watching Xia Xiaoxiao's dejected figure leave, Wu Lingyu could no longer hold back and burst out laughing.

[This way, I'll be able to handle Xiaoxiao's logic in the future.]
[You can talk to Wan Ning and the others!]
Wu Lingyu took out her phone and happily began editing the message.

Let me tell you...

noon.

The fragrant mutton stew was heated on an induction cooker, and the bubbling bubbles on the surface of the soup dispelled the chill.

"Turn on the fan, it's getting a bit hot." Xu Qingfan was sweating profusely as he ate, and he was only wearing one shirt.

"It hasn't even started to cool down yet, of course it'll be hot to have hot pot so early." Lin Jing smiled and placed a piece of water chestnut into Xia Xiaoxiao's bowl.

"Are you feeling unwell? You don't seem to have much of an appetite."

Xia Xiaoxiao shook her head: "No, thank you, Mom."

She doesn't have a bad appetite, she's in a bad mood!

Wu Lingyu stole a glance at Xia Xiaoxiao, feeling a tiny bit of guilt, but only a tiny bit.

"Maybe it's too hot and I don't have an appetite. Auntie, I'll go turn on the air conditioner," she said, getting up.

"What's wrong with you? You said you wanted to eat water chestnuts this morning, but you won't eat them after I cooked them. You're so dramatic." After returning to his seat, Xu Qingfan picked up his chopsticks and took the water chestnuts from her bowl.

"When did I say I wasn't going to eat anymore?!"

"I'm just waiting for it to cool down a bit, give me back the horse's hoof!"

Xia Xiaoxiao grabbed Xu Qingfan's hand and bit into the horse hoof he was holding with his chopsticks.

"Humph~"

Sure enough, with another person vying for food, his appetite improved a lot.

Xu Qingfan didn't mind her drool and continued to eat.

"Brother Fan, do you have anything to do this afternoon?" Wu Lingyu asked after sitting down again.

"No, why?" Xu Qingfan thought for a moment and replied.

"I saw on QQ Space that the Wild Goose Pagoda is open to the public, and I want to go and see it."

"Go ahead, it's good to go out more often, don't always stay at home," Lin Jing chimed in.

"You mean that Wild Goose Pagoda on the other side of the river? Xiaoxiao and I took pictures there when we were little. Let's go take a look," Xu Qingfan agreed.

Xia Xiaoxiao recalled for a moment, and after realizing that it was indeed true, she continued to eat with her head down.

“I know, I’ve seen it,” Wu Lingyu said with a light smile.

"Really."

"Ok!"

At Wu Lingyu's request, after lunch, the three of them took a car together to Yanta Changhong.

The tower is eight stories high and was built in the second year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty.

The solid wood staircase was not redeveloped in earlier years because it had fallen into disrepair.

Returning to the site, I found that many of the original structures of the tower had been replaced by cement.

There weren't many people at this time of day in the afternoon. The three of them didn't encounter many tourists when they went up the tower, since locals rarely come to this dilapidated Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

After climbing the tower, the wind at the top made people's clothes flutter. Wu Lingyu squinted her eyes slightly, letting the noisy wind mess up her bangs.

"Phew~ I was too scared to look down when I was little, but it's not so bad now." Xu Qingfan gripped the handrail, still feeling a little scared.

Xia Xiaoxiao simply took photos with her phone, picked out the good ones, and sent them to their group chat.

Lin Wanning and Zhang Yi both had programs in the afternoon, and Xiao Ruanwen was also going back to her hometown, so only the three of them came.

Wu Lingyu returned to Xu Qingfan's side and gently rested her head on his shoulder.

“When I was very young, my father once said that he would take me to climb this tower on the other side of the river. I remember asking him if there was a White Snake Lady in the tower.”

"As a result, my father fell ill a few days later, and when he wanted to climb the tower, tourists were no longer allowed to enter."

Wu Lingyu squinted at the opposite bank, the direction of her home.

"Now you see, there's no White Snake Lady in the tower, but there's a female demon who eats intestines."

He said the next sentence in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

Wu Lingyu's face flushed instantly, and she nudged Xu Qingfan with her elbow in annoyance.

Seeing Xia Xiaoxiao turn around and come back after taking the photo, the two immediately stopped their little actions.

"When you have time, have Uncle bring Xiaoyu again," Xia Xiaoxiao said, comforting Xiaoyu without noticing the two flirting.

"Mmm, mmm!" Wu Lingyu nodded obediently.

[Xiaoyu is so pitiful. I'll be with my stinky dog ​​from now on. Xiaoyu can stay if she wants.]
Xia Xiaoxiao sighed, her heart softening.

night.

【Xiaoyu, are you asleep?】

【Xu Qingfan, what are you doing?】

Xu Qingfan was holding two cell phones, one his and one Xiaoyu's.

[I just turned off the lights and was about to go to sleep, what's up?]

What am I doing? I'm playing on my phone.

He was using two phones to reply to Xia Xiaoxiao.

【Okay, goodnight, Xiaoyu.】

Why are you still up so late?

After replying to Wu Lingyu, Xia Xiaoxiao then replied to Xu Qingfan.

Why do you ask so many questions?

Goodnight.

After replying with his own phone, Xu Qingfan then replied with Wu Lingyu's phone.

After reading Xu Qingfan's message, Xia Xiaoxiao didn't reply at first. After reading Wu Lingyu's message, she finally felt relieved.

[Xiaoyu and Chou Gou are both online, so there's no problem!]
Xia Xiaoxiao smiled faintly, and finally replied to Xu Qingfan: 【Hmph, time to sleep!】

"I've fooled Xiaoxiao." Xu Qingfan also put away his phone and looked at Xiaoyu in front of him.

"Hmm," Wu Lingyu replied vaguely.

The scoundrel put down his phone, closed his eyes, and earnestly enjoyed the treatment he received from Liang Kun.

(End of this chapter)