I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 526. "We" don't plan to date in high school.

Around 11 p.m., the six people finished showering and returned downstairs.

Yao Jinping and the others had already prepared their late-night snack. It was quite simple; they only cooked a pot of noodle soup.

However, perhaps because everyone was busy preparing for the New Year's Eve party in the afternoon and didn't eat much, they were now starving. Even though it was just a simple bowl of clear soup noodles, they still ate it with great relish.

"Hiccup~ I'm full." Xiao Ruanwen put down her bowl, with only a little bit of soup left.

Zhao Yuemin handed her two tissues and said, "Wipe your mouth first. Why are you eating so fast? It's bad for your stomach."

"Thank you, Mom." Xiao Ruanwen smiled as she took the tissue. In reality, she only appeared to be wolfing down her food; her eating speed wasn't much faster than the others.

Sure enough, she had just put down her bowl when the others quickly reached the final step—eating their fill of soup.

"What time do you usually go to bed?" Yao Jinping glanced at the wall clock; it was already 11:30.

Xu Qingfan guessed what his mother meant, so he said, "A little after eleven o'clock, before midnight, it's okay for us to stay up late, and we won't be sleepy when we get up the next morning."

As for whether I'll be sleepy the next day, the most durable pen has a lot to say. It fell under the table and stayed there for five minutes. After I picked it up, I pretended to drop it again and it stayed there for another five minutes.

Lin Jing refilled his cup with tea, and Xu Qingfan quickly tapped the table to express his gratitude.

"It's not good to sleep right after eating. Let's rest until midnight, chat with us for a bit, and then go to sleep," Lin Jing said.

Xu Qingfan picked up the hot tea and took a small sip. The entire dining table was filled with top-notch dishes.

Xia Xiaoxiao sat next to Lin Jing, and Xiao Ruanwen sat next to Zhao Yuemin. As they grew older, the resemblance between the mother and daughter became more and more obvious.

Although he had no improper thoughts about his aunt, it didn't stop her from being really good-looking!

"By the way, where did you all go after your performance tonight? You didn't even bring an extra layer of clothing. Aren't you cold?" Yao Jinping finally remembered to ask.

She actually wanted to ask Xiaoxiao why she kissed the brat in public on stage, but she was afraid of embarrassing Xiaoxiao, so she held back for the time being.

Everyone instantly stopped what they were doing and looked at Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao. Not only Yao Jinping was curious, but everyone present was curious too.

Xia Xiaoxiao didn't speak. Xu Qingfan calmly put down his teacup and said, "Mom, you know, I don't know who started this up. I was afraid that if I stayed, people would misunderstand, and if I left, Xiaoxiao would be embarrassed, so I simply took Xiaoxiao with me and ran away."

Xu Qingfan spoke with such confidence and an expression of utter innocence that Yao Jinping almost believed him.

"Hehe~ I think I saw Xiaoxiao and Xiaofan again. Did you two whisper something on stage?" Yao Jinping had nothing to say, but Zhao Yuemin spoke for her.

Xu Qingfan continued confidently, "Hey~ it was all planned beforehand. Xiao Xiao said if I dared to go on stage and give her flowers, she would dare to kiss me in public. I thought she was joking."

"Hahahaha, Auntie, you don't think we're dating, do you?" Before Zhao Yuemin could respond, Xu Qingfan immediately turned the tables.

"Uh..." Zhao Yuemin was speechless. Wasn't this dating? What kind of decent person would joke around like this!
"Where did you guys go, Qingfan? You've been gone for ages, ten or thirty minutes!" Lin Wanning added sarcastically.

"It shouldn't have taken that long," Xu Qingfan thought Xiao Ruanwen had come to help him, but then she continued, "It's only about twenty minutes."

sweat!
"We originally agreed to just walk around and come back, but when we got to the teaching building, Xiaoxiao suddenly said she wanted to go up to the teaching building to see what it would be like to overlook the New Year's Eve party from high up, which made us a little late."

For the first time, Xu Qingfan was so impressed with his own mind; he had managed to weave a flawless excuse in just a few words.

Xia Xiaoxiao looked at him silently, not saying a word, her thoughts unknown. "What was it like? Did you guys take any pictures, Fan-ge?" Xiao Ruanwen pressed.

"It was nothing special. I looked around for a while and then came down. I didn't take any pictures," Xu Qingfan replied matter-of-factly.

"Oh, I see." Xiao Ruanwen nodded in thought.

Although they still felt something was off, everyone reluctantly accepted Xu Qingfan's explanation.

"I thought Xiaoxiao and Xiaofan were dating. It's good that they're not. Huh?" Zhao Yuemin suddenly realized, or perhaps realized, that she had said the wrong thing, and awkwardly shut her mouth.

"We don't plan to date in high school." Xia Xiaoxiao finally spoke up. She neither admitted to dating Xu Qingfan nor not dating him; in short, she didn't plan to date in high school.

Moreover, the word "they" is very crucial. Does it specifically refer to her and Xu Qingfan, or does she represent all six of them?

In short, it's very intriguing.

"It's right not to date in high school. You should focus on your studies. Things will be easier when you get to college." Although Yao Jinping didn't go to college or even get into high school, it didn't stop her from speaking from the perspective of someone who had been through it all.

Xu Qingfan suppressed the urge to laugh and nodded in agreement, "Mom is right."

"If Brother Qingfan doesn't date in high school, neither will I!" Lin Wanning wasn't scheming and blurted out her true thoughts without thinking.

Only after realizing the ambiguity in her words did she shyly steal glances at the people present.

Fortunately, everyone could see through her little scheme, so no one laughed at her.

"Then I won't talk!"

"Even dating enthusiasts don't date!"

"Don't talk!"

Wu Lingyu, Xiao Ruanwen and Zhang Yiyi also successively issued "declarations of independence".

Lin Jing looked at her daughter with a bit of helplessness. How could the situation, which was originally going very well, suddenly turn into a 50/50 split, or even a slight disadvantage, in the blink of an eye!

[You even had the courage to kiss Xiao Fan on the cheek in public tonight, so why don't you have the courage to admit you're together?]
Thinking of this, Lin Jing gave Xia Xiaoxiao another angry look.

Zhao Yuemin chuckled after hearing this and said, "There's no need to be so absolute. Maybe Xiao Fan will still want to date in high school."

Xu Qingfan finally understood who Xiao Ruanwen inherited her goose-like laughter from. "I'm afraid my mom will break my legs, so how could I dare disobey my mother? I won't talk about it in high school, not even a little bit!"

He waved his hand in response.

Normal relationships are 1v1, but a jerk's 1v5 relationship obviously doesn't count as a relationship, so what he said wasn't a lie.

"Yes, yes, I've never seen you listen to anyone." Yao Jinping rolled her eyes at him helplessly and amusedly. She had half a sentence left unsaid: "You're definitely number one at listening to Aunt Zhang."

However, if she really said that, Xu Qingfan would definitely take it for granted: "Otherwise what?"

Then, after saying that, he had to quickly slip away.

(End of this chapter)