I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 58. Weekend Time 2
After enjoying afternoon tea, the group worked together to clean up the teacups and lunchboxes on the table before moving on to Zhang Yi's house.

"That's all for now. Just do as I say." Seeing her daughter's classmate go upstairs, Zhang Chunxue quickly finished the work discussion.

"Okay, boss, I'll get back to work now." The female subordinate tidied up the A4 papers on the table, smiled, nodded to Xu Qingfan and his group, and then got up and left.

"Hello, Auntie." ×4
When facing her daughter and her friends, Zhang Chunxue immediately changed her attitude: "Everyone, come in and sit down. I'll get you some food."

“Auntie, you don’t need to trouble yourself. We’ve already eaten at Wan Ning’s house.” Xu Qingfan reached out and pulled Zhang Chunxue back from the kitchen.

"Oh, I was planning to give you a big red envelope during the New Year, but I got so busy taking Yi Yi abroad for medical treatment that the New Year was already over. Auntie brought you all gifts!" Zhang Chunxue rubbed Xu Qingfan's head and then took out four unopened Sony MP3 players from the room.

Xiao Ruanwen and Xia Xiaoxiao were both too embarrassed to accept the gifts from Zhang Chunxue, but Xu Qingfan took the lead first, excitedly accepting the box: "Wow, it's an MP3 player! Thank you, Auntie! I've wanted to buy one for a long time!"

"I'm glad you like it. Consider it a belated New Year's red envelope from your auntie." Zhang Chunxue smiled broadly.

Lin Wanning didn't know what an MP3 player was, but seeing that Xu Qingfan liked it, she happily accepted the box: "Hehe, thank you, Auntie!"

"Thank you, Auntie." Seeing that the two of them had already taken the MP3s, Xiao Ruanwen and Xia Xiaoxiao did not hesitate any longer and eagerly accepted the remaining two MP3 boxes.

"This is for listening to music. Do you know how to use it? Do you want Auntie to teach you?" Zhang Chunxue asked with a smile when she saw Xu Qingfan eagerly unpacking the package.

"Auntie, I'm a big brother here. Can I borrow your laptop for a bit?" Xu Qingfan asked, pointing to the laptop on the coffee table.

Zhang Chunxue was bewildered by the new words that Xu Qingfan had suddenly uttered, and said with a smile, "You're not even as tall as my thigh, yet you have the nerve to call yourself brother."

Xu Qingfan was embarrassed. He couldn't very well tell her that this was a popular surfing term twenty years from now.

Xu Qingfan connected the MP3 player to the USB port, and a USB flash drive window popped up on the computer screen. To his surprise, the memory displayed on it was 512MB.

Memory sticks weren't as common as they are in later years. Especially after the earthquake in Taiwan recently, which destroyed TSMC's memory production line, memory stick prices skyrocketed, almost as crazy as mining machines in the past.

A 512MB Sony MP3 player would probably cost over a thousand yuan these days.

"Are there any songs you'd like to hear? I'll help you download them."

"Is there a song called 'Grandma's Penghu Bay'? My mom loves listening to that song!" Xiao Ruanwen asked.

"Yes, download it now." Xu Qingfan typed "grandmother" into Baidu, and MP3 downloads immediately appeared.

The rise of Baidu can be attributed to the popularity of MP3s in China. He remembered reading an article in his previous life that said over 40% of Baidu's users in the early 2000s were there to download pirated music.

After importing all the songs into all the MP3s, the three little ones excitedly put on their headphones and listened to the music.

Xu Qingfan turned around and saw Zhang Yiyi sitting obediently next to her mother. The little girl looked very happy as she watched her friends' joyful expressions after receiving their gifts.

He suddenly felt a pang of sadness. Zhang Yiyi could only hear the music playing in her headphones clearly when she wore a hearing aid, but wearing a hearing aid meant that she couldn't wear headphones at the same time.

Seeing Xu Qingfan looking over, Zhang Yiyi seemed to guess what he was thinking, shook her head, and smiled at Xu Qingfan with a flower in hand.

"Thank you, Auntie." The three children, thinking only of Xu Qingfan's needs, wrapped up their earphones, put the MP3 player back in their pockets, and thanked him in unison.

Zhang Chunxue was touched and proud that her daughter had made such a friend: "I'm glad you like it."

"Mom!" Zhang Yi nudged her mother's arm and wrote in her notebook, "I want to go out and play with everyone!"

Zhang Chunxue hesitated. It would be fine if they were just playing in the neighborhood, but she was not at ease letting a group of five- or six-year-old children run outside.

However, considering that so many good friends were coming to visit her daughter, Zhang Chunxue didn't want to spoil their fun. Besides, Xu Qingfan was a reliable kid, so there shouldn't be any problems.

After hesitating for a moment, she took out a women's mobile phone from her bag: "Xiao Fan, take this phone. If you encounter any trouble, call Auntie." Xu Qingfan took the phone, and Zhang Chunxue continued, "The first number in your contacts is Auntie's. After you turn it on, just press 11 twice to get through." Zhang Chunxue taught him step by step.

"Don't worry, Auntie, I remember. If I run into any trouble, I'll call my dad. He drives a taxi on the street and can get there in a few minutes." Xu Qingfan put his phone in his pocket and nodded seriously.

"Okay, you two go have fun. Yiyi has money in her wallet, so just buy whatever you like." Zhang Chunxue looked at her daughter, then patted Xu Qingfan's head with satisfaction, and approved.

"Let's go! Let's go get some fried skewers!" Lin Wanning excitedly grabbed Zhang Yiyi's hand, eagerly waiting to go out.

The five children held hands and went downstairs. Neither Zhang Yiyi nor Lin Wanning could ride a bicycle, so Xu Qingfan was worried about the safety of carrying them on the road. He immediately took out his phone and called his father.

The call was quickly answered: "Hey Dad, this is Xu Qingfan. Xia Xiaoxiao and I are at Bigui Garden. Could you come and pick us up?"

"Okay, wait a minute, don't wander off, stand at the bus stop and wait for me!" Xu Aiguo said, about to hang up, but then realized something was wrong. "Wait a minute, you brat, where did you get this phone number?" "It's Zhang Yiyi's mom's phone, Dad, come quick, it's so sunny!"

The call was disconnected. Xu Aiguo shook his head with amusement and stuffed the mobile phone back into his pocket: "Sorry, I forgot to turn off the gas when I was making soup at home. Please find another car."

"Transporting oranges!" A couple who had just gotten on the bus cursed as they got off.

After waiting for a few minutes at the bus stop, Xu Aiguo arrived quickly.

Xu Qingfan sat in the passenger seat, and his father chuckled and scolded, "Where are you going, you brat?"

[Spending all his time with a bunch of little girls, will my son turn out to be the next Xu Zhimo?] Xu ​​Aiguo thought to himself.

"Let's go to the library first."

"Alright, hold on tight!"

After returning the books at the library, the group quickly got back on the bus.

Xu Aiguo, focused on being an NPC, continued to ask, "Where to next?"

"Let's go to that fried food stall from last time, the one on Qinyuan Road."

"Okay!"

As the taxi drove onto Qinyuan Road, the street, which was usually deserted, was inexplicably packed with people today. Wu Lingyu's fried food stall was surrounded by layers upon layers of people, making it impossible to move.

There were seven or eight new shops selling fried skewers on both sides of the road, and at first glance it looked like a street full of fried skewers.

Xu Aiguo was a little worried, so after parking the car, he told the children, "You all sit still in the car, I'm going to check what's going on!"

"Ah."

"Uncle, you go ahead."

Xu Aiguo opened the door and got out of the car. Because of his tall and strong physique, he easily squeezed into the crowd.

He was furious at just one glance. Three or four women were standing in the crowd, pointing and whispering. The woman he had helped last time was sitting on the ground, disheveled and with her hair down, holding her daughter and crying.

The once-thriving fried food stall was now a mangled mess. Xu Aiguo shoved aside a woman who was about to kick him and yelled, "Damn it! Which sausage did this?!"

The shrew didn't expect Xu Aiguo to make a move. She lost her balance and was about to fall forward. The onlookers quickly moved aside, and the woman fell face-first to the ground.

"Oh no! Someone's being killed! Someone's being killed! Help! The adulterer is killing people!" The remaining shrewish women saw Xu Aiguo's fist, which was as big as a sandbag, and didn't dare to fight back. Instead, they sat on the ground and rolled around in a rage.

"This is outrageous! Adulterers are beating people in broad daylight!"

The dispersal of the crowd allowed Xu Qingfan to clearly see what was happening inside. When he saw Wu Lingyu and her daughter cowering on the ground, weeping, he was equally furious.

"Don't get out of the car!" Xu Qingfan said, then opened the door and got out.

After calling the police, seeing the onlookers verbally attacking his father, Xu Qingfan had a sudden inspiration. He squeezed into the crowd, saying, "But...but...Dad ...

Xu Qingfan looked extremely pained, pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and covered his mouth, "Cough cough cough Dad... Dad cough cough cough... I'm spitting blood! Ugh cough cough"

The onlookers were first puzzled, then stunned, and finally terrified.

"Run away before SARS!"

"Don't infect me!"

Within two seconds, the crowd that had been watching instantly retreated.

Xu Aiguo secretly gave his son a thumbs up and went forward to help Wu Lingyu and her daughter up.

"Thank you!" The mother and daughter clung to each other, crying their hearts out.

(End of this chapter)