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

Xu Qingfan had never systematically studied chess, but he was incredibly good at it, always thinking several moves ahead of him. Yet, his math grades were poor, which was quite remarkable.

After playing a few more games of chess with the grandfathers, an unexpected person suddenly appeared at the food stall.

"Aunt Chen!" Xu Qingfan quickly stood up and greeted her.

"Xiao Fan, can you show Auntie the way? Where is the car parked?" Chen Wenjing knew him well and waved to him through the car window, asking for his help.

"Ruan Wen, go help her! Xiao Fan still wants to play chess with Grandpa!" Xiao Wenhua immediately objected, pulling Xu Qingfan to stop him from leaving.

Xiao Ruanwen glared at Xiao Fan, then ran over and pointed in a random direction: "Auntie, just park anywhere on the side of the road as long as you don't block the way. They don't check cars on this road at night!"

Xu Qingfan no longer held back, and within ten moves he had Grandpa Xiao dead, the kind of move where he couldn't even take back his move.

"Grandpas, let's do it another day. I'll go see what's going on." Xu Qingfan waved and got up. His pleading look made it hard for anyone to stop him.

"When is 'another day'? Grandpa will come find you to play chess tomorrow!"

"That's right, let's meet again tomorrow!"

He felt bad about stopping him, but he had just become addicted to Go, having been fed the game by his grandfathers. He felt like he had met his match when playing against Xu Qingfan, even though it was just an illusion.

"What our Xiao Fan needs to learn is to be a terrible chess player like you!"

"Exactly, a bunch of old guys with no shame!"

Fortunately, in addition to the group of grandfathers, there was also a group of grandmothers. Xu Qingfan smiled apologetically and quickly made his escape.

Lin Wanning and the others didn't like playing chess. While Xu Qingfan was playing chess, they played "Red Light, Green Light" on the sidewalk. After Xiao Ruanwen temporarily left the group, they also took a short break.

"Brother Qingfan, stop!" Lin Wanning stepped forward and grabbed his arm.

Xu Qingfan reached out and pinched Wan Ning's rosy lips, then asked Yi Yi, "Yi Yi, do you know Aunt Chen is coming?"

Zhang Yiyi tossed her cute little braids, shook her head, and said, "Mother hen~"

"She came to see you, Xiaofan." Zhang Chunxue came out of the store and cupped his face from behind.

"Looking for me?" Xu Qingfan looked up, and Aunt Zhang's soft hair fell right on his face. Even from this unflattering angle, Aunt Zhang was still stunningly beautiful.

If we're purely comparing looks, then Lin Jing is definitely the most beautiful. In his heart, his godmother is the embodiment of a beauty from Jiangnan. If Xia Xiaoxiao had inherited even a tenth of Lin Jing's personality in her previous life...

Well, it doesn't seem to have much to do with him.

Back to Aunt Zhang, Zhang Chunxue's charm is her temperament. It's hard to put into words, but she gives you the feeling that she can treat everyone equally.

It's really difficult to do that. There's an old saying that goes, "Those who flatter their superiors will surely bully their inferiors, and those who are insecure will surely be arrogant."

Just like someone who feels inferior because of their non-elite degree, they will definitely feel superior when facing people with regular bachelor's or associate's degrees.

"Xiao Fan, you forgot? Didn't you give your Aunt Chen an idea last time? She came to see you specifically because of that."

"It's no use coming to me. Are they trying to get me to participate in a competition?"

Zhang Chunxue gave a playful shrug, then said, "I don't know."

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Chen Wenjing quickly returned with Xiao Ruanwen. They tidied up the clutter on the table and sat down to drink tea and chat.

Xu Qingfan and his classmates got out of school early, and it's only 5:30 now, more than an hour after they got back. There's still half an hour before dinner.

"Thanks to you, Xiao Fan, Auntie has changed shifts." Chen Wenjing's first words after sitting down left Xu Qingfan completely bewildered.

"Since it's all thanks to me, here's the red envelope!"

Xu Qingfan's speed in reaching out for the red envelope made everyone burst into laughter.

Lin Jing slapped his hand, but Xu Qingfan anticipated it and pulled it back.

"I don't have a red envelope, will this work?" Chen Wenjing took out a digital watch from her bag, a Casio brand.

"Wow, thank you, Auntie! I wish you success in your work, a long and healthy life, and that you live forever!"

"Naughty!"

Chen Wenjing pushed her watch towards him and explained, "I originally planned to leave the company right after the last interview, so I deliberately used Mandarin at the time."

"However, it was a blessing in disguise. Because the interview was conducted in Mandarin, it became a hit and was eventually broadcast on a satellite TV channel, reaching the entire nation!"

Everyone listened attentively to the topic concerning Xu Qingfan.

Chen Wenjing paused for a moment, hoping to see some self-satisfaction in Xu Qingfan. Even if it wasn't to that extent, there should still be some pride, right?

Unfortunately, none of them were included.

"Xiao Fan, you might not know this, but your current fame is almost on par with a celebrity. How come you're not proud at all?"

"So what? He can be proud when he's as famous as Liu Xiang!"

"Hahaha!"

No one laughed at his wishful thinking, after all, he had lofty ambitions in his youth and vowed to be the best in the world.

"Actually, it's not difficult. After the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics airs, Xiao Fan can capitalize on the buzz by publishing a book. If he can become an overnight sensation, his fame at that time... will probably still be hard to compare with Liu Xiang's!"

Chen Wenjing helped him plan things out, but it's still too difficult for him to try and piggyback on Liu Xiang's success.

"When will Xiao Fan publish his book? Grandpa will support him by buying a hundred copies!"

"Then Grandpa will support two hundred books!"

"I'll have a thousand copies!"

"Two thousand!"

Xiao Wenhua and Lin Zhenyuan are both old men who are very concerned about their reputation. They had already clashed over their chess moves when they started playing, and this was just a continuation of their earlier argument.

"Alright, alright, Grandpa Xiao, Grandpa Lin, please give me some face and just use up all your medical insurance cards, you don't need to buy too much!"

"Haha, well done, Xiao Fan! You even steal the money from Grandpa's medical insurance card!"

It can only be said that with Xiao Wenhua and Lin Zhenyuan, two old men who bring joy to the place, and Xu Qingfan, a top-notch straight man, their gatherings are never dull.

After laughing for a while, Chen Wenjing continued talking about her story.

Because of her merit in interviewing Xu Qingfan, the station decided to give her another chance, but not to cause trouble at Pearl River Channel. Instead, she was promoted half a level and transferred to GD Satellite TV.

As a satellite TV station, GD TV's satellite signal covers all provinces and cities in China and overseas. Its programs are mainly in Mandarin, which can be considered as fulfilling Chen Wenjing's wish.

But then another problem arose. As a native of the province who had lived in Licheng for over twenty years, Xu Qingfan couldn't even recall a single program from GD TV that he could name.

It's easy to imagine how terrible the ratings were.

So it's no wonder that everyone at the station thought Chen Wenjing was messing around; she really was messing around!

"Is Auntie now starting to plan the Chinese Poetry Competition program?" Xu Qingfan asked.

"That's right, it'll probably air next June, during summer vacation. Xiao Fan, you suggested being the first contestant, you can't let Auntie down!"

"Of course, of course."

"Oh, right, there's something else I wanted to do. The station wants to invite Teacher Lin and Xiao Fan to record an educational program. The format is like this..." Chen Wenjing said as if she had just remembered.

Xu Qingfan looked at Lin Jing, and Lin Jing looked at him in return.

The two exchanged knowing smiles, and Xu Qingfan spoke first: "Godmother, you decide. If you participate, I will participate too."

"Let me think about it first. I might need to ask Principal Song about this. He's planning to have Xiao Fan on the next episode of 'A Date with Luyu'."

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm just a messenger. Whether it works or not is fine. It won't affect our relationship!" Chen Wenjing waved her hand with a smile.

She actually came here for an even more important reason: to find Zhang Chunxue to sponsor the show.

Given her familiarity with Zhang Fupo, if she could get Xu Qingfan to agree to appear on the show, the matter would be half settled.

[This Xiao Fan is really lucky; my son didn't even have the chance to have Chunxue as his godmother.]

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