I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 55. Wu Lingyu expresses her gratitude.

As Xu Qingfan had predicted, Guan Bianyue collected all the winter vacation homework, glanced at it casually with his thumb, and then stopped caring about it once he confirmed that none of them were blank.

More than thirty "Happy Winter Vacation" books were gathering dust in a corner, just waiting for a destined person to take them back for a fresh start.

A new semester brings a new look. No matter where you go or what you're in—classrooms, cafeterias, restrooms—you can always smell the lingering odor of 84 disinfectant after mopping the floors.

After getting used to the first few days when 8 a.m. was not a normal time, life quickly returned to normal.

"Our group's body temperature is normal." Xu Qingfan yawned and reported the body temperature of his group members to Xiao Ruanwen.

"Anyone coughing or having a runny nose?" Xiao Ruanwen asked, looking up after carefully marking the first group with a '√'.

Xu Qingfan shook his head: "No."

"Ah."

"Brother Qingfan, someone is looking for you!" Lin Wanning's voice suddenly came from behind.

He nodded and smiled at Xiao Ruanwen, then looked back and saw a familiar figure waiting expectantly at the door.

Xu Qingfan looked surprised: "Why are you here?"

"Thank you! This is for you, my mother made it by hand!" Wu Lingyu picked up the red plastic bag she was holding in her right hand and handed it to Xu Qingfan with both hands.

Perhaps because of the cold weather, the little girl's hands and face were red.

"No need, no need. We're all classmates, why be so polite?" Xu Qingfan took the plastic bag and smiled at the little girl.

Wu Lingyu was a little embarrassed and nodded shyly: "Thank you. My mom said you can come and eat fried skewers for free from now on. I have to go back to class now!" After the little girl finished speaking, she turned around and tried to run away.

"Wait a minute!" Xu Qingfan called her back.

Wu Lingyu, who had already run two or three meters away, turned back when she heard the sound, tilting her head in confusion and asking, "What's wrong?"

"Wait a minute." Xu Qingfan turned around and went to his backpack to find something. "Here, take this. You can use it on your face and hands." He handed the little girl his usual skincare cream, Seven Days Fragrance.

Wu Lingyu stared in surprise, her mouth slightly agape, and stood there dumbfounded at the door, not reacting.

"Apply it once before bed and once after washing your face, remember that." Xu Qingfan grabbed the other person's hand and stuffed the Seven Days Fragrance into it. Holding the other person's hand, Xu Qingfan felt as if he were holding a block of ice.

Feeling the warmth emanating from her hand, Wu Lingyu snapped back to reality: "No, no need!" She reached out to return the hand to Xu Qingfan.

"If you don't want me, I won't go to your house for fried skewers anymore!" Xu Qingfan pretended to be angry.

Wu Lingyu felt a little timid under his gaze, and hesitantly took the bottle of skin cream. "Thank you. I'll take it. Don't forget to come and eat the fried skewers!" she said, mustering her courage.

"Okay! I'll come eat here during my holiday this week." Xu Qingfan smiled and nodded.

"Okay, I'm leaving!" The bell rang for class, and Wu Lingyu hurriedly ran away after saying that.

Guan Bianyue was on her way to the classroom when she glanced at the little girl running away in a hurry, then at Xu Qingfan standing at the door, and a meaningful expression appeared on her face.

"What are you still standing here for? How about I give you a break from class so you can keep chasing him?" Guan Bianyue secretly stood behind Xu Qingfan and flicked his forehead.

Xu Qingfan trembled in fright, then looked up speechlessly at Guan Bianyue: "Teacher Guan, you know that scaring people can be deadly?"

"You should call me Teacher Guan! You brat, get back to your seat!" Guan Bianyue flicked his forehead again.

"Attend class!"

"Hello teacher!"

"Hello students, please sit down. Before class begins, I'll give you a riddle. The first child to figure it out will receive a little red flower as a reward!"

"Wow~" The classmates cheered in unison.

"When the teacher went out today, she passed by a flower shop and bought a bouquet of flowers for 20 yuan, then resold it for 25 yuan."

"Five yuan! Teacher made five yuan!" Before Guan Bianyue could finish speaking, several children who had calculated the answer had already raised their hands. It's just 25-20, no problem for me! Guan Bianyue patted the microphone to signal everyone to be quiet: "Teacher hasn't finished yet. After selling it for 25 yuan, I regretted it, so I bought the flower back for 28 yuan, and finally sold it for 30 yuan. So, teacher, did I make a profit or a loss?"

Many children's thinking suddenly went blank. Wait a minute, shouldn't the question be "How much money did the teacher earn in total?" and then subtracting 25 from 20? Why is there more to it? What's going on?
The jeers immediately ceased, and the swishing sound of pencils scratching on draft paper filled the classroom.

许庆凡乍一听也糊涂了，圆珠笔在纸上无意义的写着‘25-20、28-25、30-28’，写完又觉得不对拿笔涂掉。

"Teacher knows!" A child raised his hand, stood up, and explained in a firm voice, "Teacher, you lost 1 yuan! The first time you sold flowers, you made 5 yuan by selling 25-20, the second time you lost 8 yuan, and the third time you made 2 yuan, so you lost 1 yuan in total!" The boy proudly held his head high, just like a soldier waiting to be awarded a badge of honor.

"No, do any other students have different answers?" Guan Bianyue covered her mouth and chuckled, gesturing for the other person to sit down.

When Guan Bianyue looked over, Xu Qingfan broke out in a cold sweat. Had his brain deteriorated? How could he not do it!

Xia Xiaoxiao glanced at Xu Qingfan, who was still calculating on the paper, smiled secretly, and raised her hand: "Teacher, I understand!"

"Xiaoxiao, you answer." Guan Bianyue gave her an encouraging look.

夏小小走上讲台，拿起粉笔一边讲解一边写道：“一共赚了7元！我是这样想的，先假设老师你原本有50元，买花后还剩50-20=30元，第一次卖花后变成了有30+25=55元，第二次买花时剩55-28=27元，第二次卖花得30元，所以最终是27+30=57元，57-50=7元！”

"Oh~" After hearing Xia Xiaoxiao's explanation, the whole class subconsciously sat up straight.

Guan Bianyue led the applause: "Did you all understand?"

"understood!"

Guan Bianyue stuck a small red flower sticker on Xia Xiaoxiao's finger. After collecting a certain number, she could exchange it for a gift.

"A new brain is definitely more useful," Xu Qingfan said, turning around and giving Xia Xiaoxiao a thumbs-up after she sat back down. "Awesome!"

"Hmph~" Xia Xiaoxiao tilted her head smugly.

After class, Xu Qingfan opened the plastic bag that Wu Lingyu had just given him. Inside were some braised duck parts and more than a pound of sliced ​​braised beef shank!

He picked up a piece of duck neck, put it in his mouth, and after chewing it a couple of times, Xu Qingfan's eyes lit up. The taste was surprisingly delicious! It was somewhat like the Zhou Hei Ya (a type of braised duck) he had eaten in his previous life.

"It's delicious! You should try it too!" Xu Qingfan invited his group members and passing classmates to taste it.

"Thank you, Brother Fan!"

"Brother Fan is so generous!"

Hearing that there was food, the whole class ran over laughing and joking to grab some.

After distributing the food, only a small portion of the braised food remained in the bag. Xu Qingfan shared some with Xia Xiaoxiao, and the rest they enjoyed on their own.

"Brother Qingfan, that was the guy who always tied for first place with you and Xiaoxiao in every exam, right? How did you two meet?" Lin Wanning asked, looking up at Xu Qingfan while eating duck neck.

He told Lin Wanning about how he and Xiaoxiao went out for fried skewers during winter break. "Her mom wanted to give my dad money for the bus fare, but my dad refused to accept it, so she gave me some duck necks instead!"

"Uncle Xu is such a good person! Brother Qingfan is too!" After hearing what had happened, Lin Wanning looked at Xu Qingfan with stars in her eyes.

Xu Qingfan:
[Don't give out "good guy" cards!]
Xu Qingfan patiently explained the whole story to Zhang Yiyi on paper, and then he received two admiring glances.

"Is her mother alright?" Lin Wanning asked with concern.

"It's nothing serious. My dad said it was just a bit of a cold, and he's been working too hard lately, so his body couldn't keep up and he fainted."

"That's good!" Lin Wanning turned to look at Xia Xiaoxiao, then at Xu Qingfan. "Brother Qingfan, can you take Ningning with you next time you go to eat fried skewers? I've never had fried skewers before!" The little girl clasped her hands together and looked at him expectantly.

"Take it, take it!"

"And bring Yi-Yi too!" Seeing Chen Qiu-Yue listening to their conversation, Lin Wan-Ning added, "And Qiu-Yue as well!"

Thanks, Cheese! Check out the 2000 Qidian Coins you tipped me, bro! May you be rich!

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