I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 492. Resembling a child.

"Ugh, this is so annoying!"

"I forgot to take this lollipop out of my pocket again!"

Xiao Ruanwen originally wanted to get her school ID card, but when she rummaged through her school uniform pocket, she found two lollipops that had been washed in the washing machine.

"No wonder my clothes always smelled like lollipops, it's you again!" Xu Qingfan sniffed his sleeves, but they only smelled like Blue Moon.

"Really? Let me smell it. It smells good, Brother Fan, you're lying to me again!"

Xiao Ruanwen leaned closer to smell, but Xu Qingfan's clothes didn't smell like lollipops at all; they only smelled like dogs!

The two laughed and joked around in the crowd, oblivious to everyone else, until the four girls came over, at which point Xiao Ruanwen finally calmed down.

"Do you guys have this lollipop? The convenience store is so annoying, I accidentally put the lollipop in the washing machine again."

Xiao Ruanwen held up two lollipops in her hand and complained to the four girls.

"I have duck. I'll take it home and treat the kids at the factory to some," Lin Wanning said with a grin.

"I still have seven or eight in my drawer," Xia Xiaoxiao said casually after glancing at them.

Only Wu Lingyu shook her head and explained with a smile, "I always bring my own change when I go to the convenience store."

The school store often uses the excuse of inconvenience in giving change. If you are short 50 cents, they will often force you to buy something, such as a lollipop, as change.

However, Xu Qingfan was more inclined to believe that this was their excuse. It was such a simple thing to go to the bank to exchange 500 yuan and 50 cents in coins. Calling him "handsome guy" wouldn't have helped. They just wanted to force him to buy and sell!
"I'm telling you, you're stupid too. They use this as change, why don't you just use it as the equivalent and spend it?"

Xu Qingfan tapped Xiao Ruanwen's forehead and took the two lollipops from her hand.

“When the equivalent is spent, hey, Fan-ge, you’re so amazing, why don’t you spend it?” Xiao Ruanwen hid behind Xia Xiaoxiao and teased him sarcastically.

Xu Qingfan pointed at her with his index finger, giving her a knowing look.

"I happen to have two in my pocket too, I'll use them together." He then took two lollipops out of his school uniform pocket.

"Yeah!"

"Brother Fan, how dare you criticize me? You put lollipops in the washing machine yourself!"

"Who told you to be so easy to fool?" Xu Qingfan said, then turned and ran away.

"Stop right there!" Xiao Ruanwen chased after him. She really couldn't stand it. Even in front of Xia Xiaoxiao, she was going to beat that stinky Fan Ge's head to a pulp today!
Lin Wanning, Zhang Yiyi, Xia Xiaoxiao, and Wu Lingyu, who were still in place, looked at each other, smiled, and then followed behind the two.

"Handsome guy, twenty-two dollars."

After calculating the prices of the goods, the shop owner said to Xu Qingfan with a kind smile.

Xu Qingfan smiled and handed over a twenty-yuan note. He paused for a moment, and when the shopkeeper couldn't help but cast a questioning glance at him, he took out four Hsu Fu Chi lollipops from his pocket.

"I don't want this candy anymore, here you go." After saying that, he put the lollipop on the table, and without giving the shopkeeper a chance to react, he picked up the bag of snacks and left without looking back.

The five girls, fearing they would be beaten, waited for him not far away. Watching Xu Qingfan pick up the bag and stubbornly refuse to give up, they couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle.

The shop owner was taken aback. After realizing what was happening, he tried to run and grab Xu Qingfan back, but the long break between classes was the peak time for students to make purchases, and there were still more than a dozen people queuing up to pay, so he had to give up.

"Hey handsome, it's three and a half dollars."

He had no choice but to put on a smile again and point to the Five Rams ice cream on the table, addressing the next customer.

however.

The male student behind him, who was about to pay, hesitated for a moment, then took out a lollipop from his pocket and slapped it on the cashier's counter.

"I don't want this either, but give it to me for 50 cents."

Convenience store owner:
Brave people enjoy the world first. With Xu Qingfan taking the lead, many students who had long suffered in the small shop followed suit.

"Boss, I'll pay with a lollipop too."

"One yuan off."

"I still have seven or eight lollipops in my dorm room, I'll bring them over to exchange this afternoon!"

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Xu Qingfan returned to the five girls and distributed the hot milk from the bag to them. When it was Lin Wanning's turn, he didn't forget to pat the girl's head.

"Hehe~ Thank you, Brother Qingfan!"

"See? I told you we could spend it." He raised an eyebrow at Xiao Ruanwen with a Want Want milk in his mouth, looking smug.

"We know you're amazing, Fan-ge. Let's go, the boss is glaring at us." Xiao Ruanwen was easily embarrassed, and seeing the boss's death stare, she just wanted to drag the embarrassed Fan-ge away from the cafeteria as quickly as possible.

"What's the big deal? I'm just protecting the legitimate rights and interests of my classmates!" Xu Qingfan glanced back at the shop owner, nodded amicably, and was then pulled away from the cafeteria by Xiao Ruanwen.

After walking a distance, Xiao Ruanwen gave a thumbs up: "Brother Fan, you're amazing! I definitely wouldn't dare."

"Hehe~ I wouldn't dare either." Lin Wanning waved her hand first, then gave him a thumbs up, "Brother Qingfan is awesome, awesome, awesome!"

"Brother Fan, I wouldn't dare either."

"Don't dare."

Wu Lingyu and Zhang Yiyi also expressed their opinions.

"Why are you looking at me? I'm just too lazy to go." Xia Xiaoxiao pouted and turned her head away arrogantly.

Xu Qingfan put his hand on Xia Xiaoxiao's shoulder and said as they walked, "Give me all the lollipops in the drawer, I'll use them for you this afternoon."

"I'll give it to you after school."

Xia Xiaoxiao felt her face getting a little hot, but it was okay, she could hide it.

Walking back to the classroom from the convenience store, the sweat on my body dried in no time.

Xiao Ruanwen put the sweater she had just taken off back on, took out her glasses case, opened it, and put on her newly fitted glasses.

I didn't get my glasses last time because I was studying for the midterms, but I finally got them after the midterms were over.

Xu Qingfan turned his head to look at her with a pleasing gaze. Xiao Ruanwen endured it for a minute, then three minutes, then five minutes, but finally couldn't resist and reached out to push his head back.

"Pay attention in class!" she whispered sternly.

Xu Qingfan smiled without saying a word, and then turned his gaze back to her profile.

A turtleneck sweater, black-rimmed glasses—the more you look at her, the more she resembles May from The Quintessential Quintuplets.

"Xu Qingfan, read this sentence!" The English teacher, finally losing her patience, said into the microphone.

"Ah," Xu Qingfan stood up and rummaged through the books haphazardly.

"Here," Xiao Ruanwen said softly, handing him her textbook.

“China is widely known for its ancient civilization, which has continued,” Xu Qingfan said, picking up his English book and reciting fluently.

"Alright, sit down and pay attention in class." The English teacher could only shake her head helplessly, interrupting him from continuing to read. "Hmph~ See if you can't concentrate in class, Fan-ge." Xiao Ruanwen took back her English book and muttered under her breath.

Their group had actually moved to the middle of the classroom, so Xiao Ruanwen could see the blackboard clearly whether she wore glasses or not.

But for some reason, she insisted on wearing glasses in every class.

Xiao Ruanwen knew that Xu Qingfan had figured it out, and Xu Qingfan also knew that Xiao Ruanwen knew he had figured it out, but for some reason, the two of them just kept it to themselves and neither of them said it out loud.

After the last history class of the afternoon, another week has passed.

This weekend was a good weekend for Xia Xiaoxiao because Wu Lingyu was going home and Xu Qingfan didn't have to go to the company this week.

The driver dropped them off at Donghui City. Since learning that the female clerk at the convenience store had resigned, Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao hadn't visited that convenience store in a long time.

"Hey." After crossing the street, Xia Xiaoxiao tugged at his sleeve. "I want to buy some milk tea."

"You mean Green Tea Island near the elementary school, or Good Taste Milk Tea?" Xu Qingfan casually took her hand, and the two walked hand in hand on the road, looking like a well-matched high school couple.

Xia Xiaoxiao originally just wanted to drink delicious milk tea, but if she went to buy it at the elementary school gate, she would have to walk a long way alone with the stinky dog!
"Green Tea Island," she replied casually, as if she wasn't particularly interested in drinking it herself.

Xu Qingfan nodded, put her hand in his pocket, and walked towards Guagreen Square.

A fleeting look of delight crossed Xia Xiaoxiao's face. Knowing the answer already, she asked, "Shall we walk there?"

"You can take a motorcycle if you want," Xu Qingfan said, pointing to a passenger motorcycle speeding past on the side of the road.

"No, let's walk." Xia Xiaoxiao proudly raised her head.

When it's just the two of them, Xia Xiaoxiao usually stays quiet unless Xu Qingfan initiates a conversation.

Just like this moment.

Xu Qingfan was scrolling through his phone with his head down, while Xia Xiaoxiao occasionally rolled her eyes at him with disdain.

"Xu Qingfan, look over there." Suddenly noticing something interesting, Xia Xiaoxiao nudged him with her elbow.

Xu Qingfan looked in the direction she was looking and saw a mixed-breed dog riding on the back of a Samoyed.

"Are you implying something?" Xu Qingfan looked at her with a lewd smile.

"What?! Get out of here!" Xia Xiaoxiao was so angry she almost vomited blood.

She just wanted to remind Xu Qingfan not to keep looking down at his phone and to talk to her, what the hell was she implying?!
The Samoyed owner, who was originally queuing to pay in the store, was so angry when he saw his dog being ridden by another dog that he ran out of the store and kicked the mixed-breed dog away.

"Tsk tsk tsk, what did the dog do wrong? It just wanted to pursue its own happiness." Xu Qingfan clicked his tongue and looked away.

Xia Xiaoxiao was just trying to start a conversation with him and didn't pay any more attention to the two dogs. Instead, she said, "They're saying the world will end in 2012. Xu Qingfan, do you think the world will end?"

With only two weeks until the new year, Xia Xiaoxiao was indeed curious.

"You'd be better off believing I came from the future than believing this," Xu Qingfan said dismissively.

"Tch~ You think you're a magic phone, coming from the future?" Xia Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at him. "If you really came from the future, then..."

Xia Xiaoxiao was talking when she suddenly couldn't continue. She originally wanted to say, "Then why don't you buy lottery tickets?" But Xu Qingfan seemed to have actually gambled on football when he was a child.

[Xia Xiaoxiao, what's wrong with your eyes? You don't actually believe that, do you?]
"I was just kidding, hahaha, you didn't actually take it seriously, did you?" Xu Qingfan was startled and pointed at her, laughing in a joking tone.

"If you came back from the future, then... then who did you end up with?" Xia Xiaoxiao looked at him warily.

"Hey, I already said it was a joke. I didn't really come back from the future. If you really want to hear it, then I can only tell you that I'm going to marry five wives in the future."

The scoundrel raised an eyebrow at her dismissively.

"If you marry five wives, I'll call the police and have you arrested!" Xia Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at him again, feeling exhausted.

"Why don't you ask if you're one of the five wives?" Xu Qingfan retorted.

Xia Xiaoxiao looked at him and snorted dismissively, "Heh~"

Xu Qingfan felt inexplicably looked down upon, so he spurred his elbow and ran to the rooftop!
"No one would want to marry you," Xia Xiaoxiao muttered softly, taking over the conversation.

For the rest of the journey, Xu Qingfan stopped using his phone and reminisced with Xia Xiaoxiao about the happy times they spent walking their dog around town as children.

The two walked and chatted, and soon arrived at the Green Tea Island in front of the elementary school.

"Two cups of pudding milk tea, with less pudding in mine, add it to hers." Xu Qingfan handed over a five-yuan note, and the proprietress gave him one yuan back.

When I was a child, a large cup of pudding milk tea only cost one yuan, but now a medium cup of pudding milk tea costs two yuan.

Xu Qingfan remembers that in four or five years, even a small cup of pudding milk tea would cost three yuan.

After leaving Green Tea Island, the two of them each held a cup of hot pudding milk tea.

Xia Xiaoxiao took a sip, squinted her eyes slightly, and tasted the same flavor as when she was a child.

"I want to eat takoyaki too," she continued to say to Xu Qingfan.

When she was a cute little thing, saying this sounded like she was being affectionate; now that she's grown up, it has a queenly command tone to it.

The two then bought takoyaki and wheel cakes from a familiar food stall. Holding two delicious foods in their hands in the dead of winter would make any elementary school student who saw them drool.

"If you buy so much, you won't be able to eat anything later, and my mom will start nagging again," Xu Qingfan complained, holding up the two snacks in his hand.

He doesn't actually like eating sweets that girls like. He thought they were delicious when he was a child, but when he ate them as an adult, he felt they weren't as good as his mother's cooking.

After Xia Xiaoxiao ate a dumpling, she stopped a pair of young elementary school students who were passing by.

"Little friends, would you like some takoyaki? Your older brother and sister bought too much and can't finish it all." She bent down slightly and handed the box of takoyaki she was holding to two children who looked about eight or nine years old.

The little boy was very shy. He stole a glance at the fairy sister and then lowered his head, not daring to look again.

The little girl glanced at the two of them for a few moments, and when she saw that Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao were both wearing school uniforms, she smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you, sister. You're so pretty!"

“The little girl is very pretty too.” Xia Xiaoxiao patted the little girl’s head, took the wheel cake from Xu Qingfan’s hand, and gave her one of them.

"This pancake is half for the older brother and sister, and half for you too, shall we?"

Xu Qingfan remained silent, standing behind Xia Xiaoxiao and watching the interaction between the little girl the entire time.

Wow~ Thank you, sister!

After she finished speaking, she kicked the little boy standing next to her, who stammered his thanks, "Thank you, sister."

"You're welcome. Are you classmates?"

“My sister is my neighbor. My aunt asked me to watch him after school and not let him go to the river to catch fish.”

"Hmm, the little one is so well-behaved." Xia Xiaoxiao turned around and gave Xu Qingfan a reproachful look.

Xu Qingfan glared back defiantly, and after a moment, the two exchanged a smile.

(End of this chapter)