My childhood sweetheart, who was reborn with me, ended up as a loser.

After a fresh rain in the empty mountains, the weather turns autumnal in the evening.

The countryside is very cool in the evening after the rain, and small insects and earthworms can be seen crawling out to breathe the fresh air everywhere on the dirt roads.

The Chinese skink, which had long disappeared from Xu Qingfan's memory, also reappeared at this time.

"Xiao Fan has a lizard!"

"Don't catch it. It's a good lizard; it doesn't eat crops, it only eats pests."

"I know that these can be used as medicine when dried. I saw them at my grandfather's house. Their tails are like those of geckos, and they break off when they are in danger."

"They used to be there in my hometown too, and a lot of boys would try to catch them, but now they're nowhere to be found," Wu Lingyu added.

The little boy's destructive power is truly astonishing. The flowerbeds at school, which used to be home to many grasshoppers and dragonflies, have now been hunted to extinction by the boys.

The same goes for clover, which used to be everywhere. They used to pick it during breaks to play tug-of-war, but now it's not easy to find a living clover.

The five continued walking along the path, searching for rare insects, giving them a feeling similar to playing an open-world Pokémon game.

Until they heard their grandmother calling, "Xu Qingfan, dinner's ready!"

As for why they don't call him "Guai B," it's because there are already too many people in the village who are called "Guai B."

"We're going back!"

"Um!"

"Who's the slowest...?"

Before Xu Qingfan could finish speaking, Xiao Ruanwen, who was already experienced, had already run out.

"Whoever is the slowest is Rainbow Cat Hero! Ruan Wen, why are you running so fast?"

"Xiao Fan, you're cheating! I'm not playing with you anymore!!"

They say you learn from your mistakes, and after so many mistakes, Xiao Ruanwen has finally learned her lesson. She'll be a referee from now on!

...

When the five of them ran home, a sumptuous dinner was almost ready. The table was covered with a disposable red tablecloth used for banquets, and seven or eight dishes were laid out.

The adults were busy in the kitchen; after washing their hands, they drank the soup first.

This lotus root and pork bone soup, simmered for two hours, is perfect for autumn. The lotus root is soft and powdery, and tastes even better than meat when dipped in soy sauce.

Turn on the TV, and all the major TV stations are broadcasting Mid-Autumn Festival special programs. CCTV is broadcasting "Cross-Strait Moon, Chinese Sentiment," with the main venue in Xiamen and a branch venue in Taipei. Hong Kong and Taiwan artists such as Wu Zongxian and Nicholas Tse make appearances.

Hunan TV aired a special Mid-Autumn Festival episode of "Happy Camp," but Xu Qingfan has already matured, and now watching "Happy Camp" just feels like watching them being noisy.

Pearl River Channel aired a Cantonese Mid-Autumn Festival variety show, and Xu Qingfan even made a cameo appearance with a Mid-Autumn Festival greeting. The video was filmed right in front of his family's food stall, and he didn't get paid.

Of course, the station didn't ask them for any "GG fee".

The adults quickly brought out the last few dishes and everyone sat around the round table, drinking soup and chatting.

"Is Xiao Fan going to be on this TV show tonight?" Yao Jianjun shook the bottle of liquor, unscrewed the cap, poured himself a full glass, and then poured one for his grandfather.

Dad has to ride his motorcycle home tonight, so he won't drink alcohol; he'll drink soda like the others.

"Yes, Uncle, the show will officially air after 7 o'clock, and I'll have two minutes of screen time then," Xu Qingfan explained.

The TV has a time display in the upper right corner; it's 18:58 now, almost 7 o'clock.

After eating a few bites of food, everyone watched the TV expectantly, keeping track of the time as it jumped from 18:59 to 19:00.

"Time is up!"

Lin Wanning called out, and everyone stopped eating and turned to watch TV in unison.

Celebrities sending blessings one after another is already very popular nowadays. The main actors of "Foreign Daughter-in-Law, Local Son-in-Law" and "The Dragon Son-in-Law" took turns sending their blessings in front of the TV.

However, the people of this province have never regarded them as celebrities. Sometimes when they meet them on the street, they will almost always say "Uncle Kang" or "haircutter".

It's like two old friends who have known each other for a long time bumping into each other on the street, laughing it off and moving on.

"Brother Qingfan!"

Lin Wanning wasn't calling him; it was Xu Qingfan's turn to appear on TV.

"The romance of the Chinese is hidden in their fondness for the moon. The newborn moon is called 'shuo', the full moon is called 'wang', the crescent moon is called 'banjing', and the full moon is called 'yuegong'."

"Wangshu is the moon, and Chanjuan is also the moon. Passing the imperial examination is called 'plucking the laurel in the moon,' and getting married is called 'a perfect union,' and expressing longing is called 'sending my sorrowful heart to the bright moon.' To praise someone's greatness is to say that you shine as brightly as the sun and moon."

"I said when I was young I didn't know the moon, and called it a white jade plate. My teacher said the dew is white from tonight, and the moon is brighter in my hometown."

Today is October 6th, the Mid-Autumn Festival. On this special day, I wish everyone a beautiful full moon, a sweet life every day, a happy reunion, and all things going smoothly!

"Whatever you desire, you will achieve; wherever the moonlight shines, everything will go smoothly."

"Wishing you, me, and everyone a life of happiness, fulfillment of dreams, and abundant goodwill, with each year bringing better than the last!"

Just by reading it aloud in Cantonese, you'll know that Xu Qingfan's final blessing is very rhyming, full of catchy phrases, and he'll definitely have no problem with the postgraduate entrance exam.

"good!"

Applause erupted from the table; it was unclear who raised their glass first, but it didn't matter.

"Cheers!"

There's not much else to watch on TV. Southerners don't even watch the Spring Festival Gala, let alone a small Mid-Autumn Festival Gala.

It was completely dark outside, and everyone was looking forward to catching fireflies by the stream after dinner, so they were all eating voraciously.

"Grandma, I'm full!"

"Ningning is full too!"

"I'm so full!"

After Xu Qingfan put down his chopsticks, Lin Wanning immediately followed suit. Xiao Ruanwen said she was "full" but kept stuffing food into her mouth.

"Be careful when playing by the river. Xiao Fan, keep an eye on everyone. Bring the dog too, be careful not to step on a snake!" Grandpa reminded him.

"Grandpa knows, so I'll bring the stick too, to scare them away!" Xu Qingfan put on a headlamp and gave another one to Xia Xiaoxiao.

Xiao Ruanwen, Wu Lingyu, and Lin Wanning also got an old flashlight. After gathering everything, the group set off like a gust of wind.

"Remember to come back early to worship the moon!" Grandma called out as she walked to the door.

"Okay!"

"Woof woof!"

The five of them ran all the way to the edge of the field. Not many children came to play by the river after dark, since it was dark and there wasn't much to do at night, so it was better to stay home and watch TV.

Only city bumpkins like Xu Qingfan would go to the fields at night to feed mosquitoes.

"Fireflies, fireflies, where are the fireflies?"

"Look, there's one over there. Let me clear some grass first, otherwise it won't be fun if we step on a snake."

"Brother Qingfan and Ningning are here to help too!"

Lin Wanning used his flashlight as a laser weapon, spraying it across the lawn.

Seeing this, Xiao Ruanwen found it amusing and shouted, "I'll help too!"

Then they quickly found a game even more fun than catching fireflies: shining flashlights at each other while dodging each other's light beam attacks.

When Xu Qingfan returned after playing on the lawn, he found that the four of them had gone wild.

Xia Xiaoxiao's headlamp was somehow tied to the big yellow dog's neck, and she hid behind the dog, letting it indiscriminately attack Wan Ning, Ruan Wen, and Xiao Yu.

"Ugh, why didn't they invite me to this fun game?!"

"Brother Qingfan and Ningning need help!"

"Brother Qingfan wasn't looking at me, he was looking at Xiaoxiao!"

Lin Wanning was so anxious that she stopped saying "Ningning" altogether, and her dodging movements reminded Xu Qingfan of an old friend.

Xia Xiaoxiao had already noticed, otherwise she wouldn't have given Wan Ning special attention.

"Haha, I'll take the picture, I'll take the picture!"

"Waaaah~ Brother Qingfan is bullying me!"

"Wan Ning, if you say you're a little rascal who's been practicing for two and a half years, I'll help you!"

"I'm Xiao Guga, I've been practicing for two and a half years!"

"Hahaha!"

Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao's lighthearted laughter drifted across the desolate fields.

Xiao Ruanwen didn't understand what they were laughing at, but it didn't matter anymore. Xiao Xiao actually laughed, which was more rare than the sun rising in the west... well, not that rare.

In short, it's extremely rare.

So, the Goose Monster arrived late, but it did.

"Goose, goose, goose!"

Lin Wanning could easily see that she had been tricked. Everyone thought she was stupid and easy to fool!

"Coo, coo, quack, quack!" Lin Wanning transformed into an evil little quack and charged towards Xu Qingfan.

If a 100-ton truck with a cute pink exterior were to crash into you, would you swerve or not?

"Pause!" Xu Qingfan made a pause gesture.

Regardless of why it can pause, in a child's world, if you make this gesture, even Crayon Shin-chan would be paused for two seconds. That's probably what a concept god is.

Lin Wanning slammed on the brakes and stopped just a finger's width away from Xu Qingfan.

She puffed out her cheeks angrily and said, "Pause invalid!"

After she finished speaking, she stood on tiptoe.

"Trojan horse~"

"???"

Xia Xiaoxiao, Xiao Ruanwen, and Wu Lingyu, who were watching the show from a distance, had their glasses shattered on the ground. That's it, that's it, that's it?

However, only Xu Qingfan, who was standing right next to him, knew that it was not a "Trojan horse" at all. Lin Wanning had just bitten his cheek, and there should still be faint teeth marks and a large puddle of saliva on it.

"Brother Qingfan, are you scared?" Lin Wanning put his hands on his hips, revealing a smug expression, very satisfied with his cunning.

Pshaw, pshaw, it's not cunning, it's full of clever schemes!

Xu Qingfan is genuinely not afraid. Imagine a cute little guga standing in front of you with its hands on its hips, asking if you're scared. Wouldn't that be adorable no matter how you look at it?

However, biting is wrong, no matter where you bite, it's wrong!

Xu Qingfan raised his hand to slap Lin Wanning, but Lin Wanning was not flustered at all. Instead, she pouted and brought her face closer to him, saying, "Go ahead and hit me, do you dare to hit me?"

Xu Qingfan naturally wouldn't dare, but he dared to do this: "Crunch crunch crunch~"

"Haha, Qingfan-gege, you're so annoying~"

Lin Wanning immediately tucked his armpits in, but it was no use; Xu Qingfan's hand was already inside. He continued to scratch.

"Crunch, crunch, crunch!"

"Haha... Brother Qingfan was wrong, Ningning was wrong, boohoo... Ningning won't do it again!"

Lin Wanning squatted on the ground and curled up into a ball, and only then did Xu Qingfan let her go.

I told you to put your hands on your hips, why did you have to imitate Xia Xiaoxiao?

"Xiao Fan, how could you be so mean? Wan Ning kissed you, and you even tickled my armpits! You're not human!" Xiao Ruanwen walked over with her arms crossed, trying to avoid falling victim to Xiao Fan's cruelty as well.

"You have no heart!" Xia Xiaoxiao chimed in.

"Brother Fan, you...you can scratch me."

Xia Xiaoxiao, Xiao Ruanwen, Xu Qingfan, Lin Wanning: ???

"No, no, I mean, I mean let Fan scratch me, no, no, I mean don't scratch me, no, no, ah!"

Wu Lingyu's thoughts were completely jumbled up. With everyone staring at her, she could only shyly cover her flushed face.

Xu Qingfan chuckled and came to her rescue, saying, "Xiaoyu, you mean you want me to tickle you, and then you won't tickle Wanning anymore, right?"

"Mmm-hmm-hmm!" Wu Lingyu nodded frantically. Fan-ge really understood her, sob sob!

But she still covered her face with her hands, how embarrassing!

"That won't do either, Xiaoyu. What kind of thinking is that? The Northeast was invaded by the Japanese devils precisely because of this. We must defeat Xiaofan, defeat the Japanese devils!"

These past few days, Xiao Ruanwen has been constantly being dragged into history lessons by her grandfather, which has really put her to good use.

"No, Ruan Wen, you're making personal attacks! I tolerated you calling me 'Black Tiger' before, but I really can't tolerate this from the Japanese devil!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I spoke without thinking. Xiao Fan isn't a Japanese soldier, Xiao Fan is Xiao Fanzi!"

"And what is this Xiao Fanzi? Why does he look like a eunuch?" Xu Qingfan asked, his face full of suspicion.

"How could that be!" Xiao Ruanwen's eyes widened as she explained, "Confucius, Xunzi, Mencius, Zhuangzi—all these great figures have 'Zi' (子) in their names. I only called you Xiao Fan because I thought you were amazing!"

"As for why I added 'Xiao' (小), it's because you're young, Xiao Fan. If I didn't add 'Xiao,' people wouldn't think you were from the same generation as Confucius!"

Xiao Ruanwen even considered this point.

"Then I'll call you Little Mosquito!"

"No!"

"Then you're not allowed to call me Xiao Fanzi. Don't you understand the principle of 'Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you'?"

When it comes to debating, Hsiao Ruanwen can't even come close to him, and she still wants to fool him!

But Xiao Ruanwen just couldn't stop them from hurting each other!

"Alright then, I'm Xiao Fanzi, no, I'm Xiao Wenzi, you're Xiao Fanzi, Xiao Fanzi!"

"Little mosquito!"

"Little Fanzi!!"

"Little mosquito!!"

"Aren't you two childish? Are you still going to catch fireflies?" Xia Xiaoxiao couldn't stand it anymore. If she didn't stop them, she felt that the two of them could keep shouting at each other like that all night.

"Firefly, catch!" Lin Wanning glanced at Qingfan's face, and after seeing that the teeth marks were no longer visible, he raised his paw and said.

"Let's catch the fireflies first, little mosquitoes."

"Arrest him then, Xiao Fanzi!"

Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Wu Lingyu quietly removed her hand from her face and glanced at Ruan Wen with a hint of envy.

She was probably thinking, "I wish Brother Fan would bicker with me like that too..."

"I've noticed that you and Xiaoxiao both love to daydream. It's rare to see you thinking about whether the roast chicken will be good tonight?" Xu Qingfan waved his hand in front of her.

"Ah..." Wu Lingyu was startled. After realizing it was Brother Fan, she felt ashamed of her earlier thoughts.

[Since Fan treats Xiaoyu so well, Xiaoyu definitely won't argue with him!]

After thinking it through, Wu Lingyu smiled sweetly and said, "Hmm, I'm wondering how the five of us should divide the four chicken drumsticks?"

"Who told you there were only four chicken drumsticks? Tonight's turtle and chicken stew only used half a chicken, so there are five drumsticks in total!"

"What are you two still chattering about? Wan Ning and I have already caught three fireflies!"

"Shut up, you little mosquito!"

"Little Fanzi, Little Fanzi, Little Fanzi, Little Fanzi......."

"Little mosquito, little mosquito, little mosquito, little mosquito..."

A large wave attack floated in the air and was then blown far, far away by the wind.

Xia Xiaoxiao: So what exactly is the formula for reversing time? Let her go back!

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P.S.: The Mid-Autumn Festival chapter is a bit long. There are only 4,000 words left before it ends. Back to daily school life.

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