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

Chapter 88 Top-Tier Childhood

The six people quickly arrived at Xu Qingfan's house.

The group, who had been moving quietly, immediately greeted Yao Jinping and Xu Aiguo, saying, "Hello, Uncle and Aunt!" upon discovering that they were already up.

"Everyone's finished practicing martial arts! Xiao Fan, cut some cantaloupe from the fridge for everyone to eat later!"

"good!"

Because business has been good lately, Yao Jinping and Xu Aiguo have been closing up shop before midnight, so they don't have to sleep until noon.

After everyone changed their shoes, they all crowded into Xu Qingfan's room.

Wu Lingyu was the last to go in, and she had just taken a step when Yao Jinping called out to her, "Xiaoyu, come here for a moment."

"Ah...okay, hello Auntie!" Wu Lingyu walked over with a little trepidation, not knowing why Fan Ge's mother wanted to see her.

Actually, it's nothing much, it's just that the food stall is doing too well, and Yao Jinping wants to hire someone to help out, otherwise the couple will really be exhausted.

Xu Qingfan didn't actually contribute much to the food stall's reputation. Instead, it was the interview about his parents borrowing money to compensate others that aired, which led to widespread recognition of the food stall's reputation.

With such a good reputation, you can definitely trust the food they sell!

This is the real reason why street food stalls are so successful.

"Auntie's food stall is planning to hire people to do things like washing dishes, serving food, and clearing tables. Xiaoyu can ask her grandma when she gets back if she wants to come and help."

Wu Lingyu's heart would pound whenever she spoke to elders. She glanced up at Aunt Yao and nodded, saying, "Okay, thank you, Auntie. I'll ask Grandma when I get back!"

Wu Lingyu's grandmother is only in her fifties, not old at all. She doesn't go out to work because she has to stay at home to take care of Xiaoyu and Xiaoyu's sick mother.

Grandma carried dozens of kilograms of vegetables and fruits on a shoulder pole to the market to sell every day. She was exhausted, but she didn't earn much money.

As for why she doesn't work for others in Licheng, there's only one reason: she's too old. She can probably only do cleaning or sanitation work, and even then, it would be temporary, with a monthly salary of just over 500 yuan.

No holidays, no year-end bonus, no high-temperature allowance, nothing at all.

So most young people with a bit of strength go to big cities to work. They can earn a hundred yuan a day carrying bricks on a construction site, and if it's a skilled job like waterproofing or painting, the salary can be even higher.

Yao Jinping didn't discuss the salary issue with Wu Lingyu. She planned to set up a base salary plus monthly profit sharing, so that she would earn more and the employees would earn more, and they wouldn't slack off because of the heavy workload.

When Wu Lingyu returned to her room, the first thing she heard was a very nice piece of instrumental music. Everyone gathered around the computer to watch Fan Ge play games.

You can search for "Lanxian Town"; it really gives you a feeling of hearing celestial music and your ears are instantly clear.

"Xiaoyu, come quick! We're just waiting for you. Which sect do you want to choose?"

After Wu Lingyu squeezed through, she saw the five sects of "metal, wood, water, fire, earth" on the huge computer screen. She immediately took a liking to the water junior sister who used a sword and had a head of smooth blue hair.

She had never seen such a beautiful cartoon character before!

"Brother Fan, I want to choose this one!"

"Junior Sister Shui, Xiaoyu, you and Yiyi are both from the Water Sect. Wanning and I are from the Metal Sect, Ruanwen is from Fire, and Xiaoxiao is from Wood."

No one chose the Earth element because the character model of the Earth element was too ugly. Holding two broken iron hammers, they were exactly the original fat and ugly Earth element.

Soon, Xiaoyu's account, wowxiaoyu, was also registered.

Wu Lingyu didn't understand why "wow" was added before names, but since everyone's names had it, she assumed it was necessary.

It needed to be added, so I didn't ask.

The new server has been open for a while now, so they definitely can't catch up with other players' level progress.

But it doesn't matter. They're playing a game with good friends. If you're too focused on levels and status in the game, then it's not you playing the game, it's the game playing you.

After entering the game, Wu Lingyu quickly experienced the charm of large-scale turn-based online games, where there are equipment to improve attributes and virtual pets to follow her around.

There are also random encounters with wild monsters, leading to one exciting and thrilling battle after another.

Wu Lingyu's initial pet was a frog, which was so ugly. She wanted Wan Ning's squirrel pet or Fan Ge's rabbit pet.

Perhaps her prayers were answered, for good fortune soon smiled upon her. When Fan was helping her with quests and exploring the map, she encountered a baby lynx.

"Xiaoyu's account is so lucky, she can catch a baby so quickly!"

"Xiao Fan, what's the difference between baby pigs and wild ones?"

"Wild pets have very poor stats, while baby pets have exceptionally good stats, making them extremely rare. You might walk around the map for an hour or two and still not encounter one."

As Xu Qingfan spoke, he had already successfully captured the "Lynx Baby." He brought up the pet's attribute panel; the lynx...

Its various attributes are indeed much better than the initial pet.

"Wow, Xiaoyu is so lucky! I want a lynx baby too!" Xiao Ruanwen was extremely envious. She originally thought her snake baby was also very good, but now it didn't seem so appealing at all.

"Brother Qingfan, Ningning wants one too!"

"Coo coo coo~"

Xiao Ruanwen, Lin Wanning, and Zhang Yiyi all wore expressions of envy on their faces. Wu Lingyu's eyes sparkled, and she felt as happy as if she had won the lottery. This was probably the initial joy that games brought to people.

The mutual envy and comparison among good friends constitute the greatest fun of the game.

Later, I gradually drifted apart from my friends, and everyone's threshold gradually increased. Even if I had the money to recharge many times with 648 yuan and buy a warehouse full of these "Lynx Babies", I could not buy back that purest kind of happiness.

"Xiaoyu, do you want to name your lynx baby?" Xu Qingfan asked.

"Okay, okay!" Wu Lingyu nodded eagerly. "Can we call Brother Fan Cinderella?"

Xu Qingfan glanced back at Xiaoyu. Wu Lingyu suppressed her urge to lower her head in embarrassment and nervously met his gaze.

"sure!"

No one took it too seriously, except for Xia Xiaoxiao, who gave Wu Lingyu a meaningful look, thinking to herself, "When will this happen?"

Once she was alone, she whispered in Xiaoyu's ear, "Xiaoyu, do you want to be Cinderella?"

Wu Lingyu's expression at that time will definitely be quite interesting!

Xu Qingfan enjoys the fun of "taking care of kids," while Xia Xiaoxiao enjoys the fun of "playing with kids." In a way, they both end up in the same boat, albeit through different paths.

"Your aunt and uncle are going out, so please don't play computer games for too long, it's bad for your eyes!"

"good!"

After the adults left, everyone relaxed even more. When they got tired of sitting, they took off their shoes and lay on the bed to watch Xu Qingfan play games. Some even put Xu Qingfan's pillow on their feet and performed acrobatics.

"Wan Ning, did you even wash your feet before stepping on my pillow!"

"whee...."

Lin Wanning hugged Qingfan's pillow to his chest, grinned at him, and pretended to be silly and cute.

Weekends, computer, air conditioning, snacks, and good friends.

This seems to be the ultimate childhood experience of the millennial generation, right?