Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts-Chapter 379 - 276. Cheap for this stinky boy.

Noticing Zhang Chunxue’s finger poking at him, Xu Qingfan received the signal, took another sip of tea, and then said goodbye: "Uncle, Aunt, we should get going. Aunt Zhang still has something to do."

"Yes, yes, if we had known you were coming, we would have made some chili sauce in advance." Li Mei Juan knew that Zhang Chunxue was a busy woman and didn’t dare to ask them to stay longer, fearing it would delay her important matters.

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"Next time Yu comes to Li City, she can bring some over, and Auntie, your buns are delicious too!"

The couple stood up and walked them to the door. "If you like them, Auntie will make more next time."

After putting on her shoes, Zhang Chunxue nodded slightly at them, then patted Wu Lingyu’s head and said, "Come visit Auntie’s house next time."

"Hmm," the girl tightly clutched the hem of her clothes, reluctantly looking at them, "Auntie, goodbye. Brother Fan, goodbye."

"Come visit us another day. Let’s go." With Wu Lingyu’s parents present, Xu Qingfan didn’t pat her head as he usually did, but just waved his hand as a farewell.

"Hmm!" Her nod was so vigorous that she nodded twice unconsciously.

Xu Qingfan and Zhang Chunxue turned to leave, while Wu Lingyu stood at the door, watching them until the elevator came, and Xu Qingfan waved his hand, saying, "Go back inside, we’re leaving now."

The elevator doors automatically closed the next second, and she stood leaning on the doorknob for a while, then suddenly thought of something and hurriedly closed the door and ran to her balcony.

After a while, the car they had taken earlier appeared in the community below, and Wu Lingyu felt that Brother Fan was looking back at her instinctively, so she waved her hand back in response.

Even though she knew it was impossible—how could Brother Fan see her from the eighth floor?—the girl still did so because it made her feel the farewell wasn’t over, and Brother Fan’s time here could be extended a bit.

She also knew deep in her heart that Xu Qingfan couldn’t see her, but she still waved her arms with all her might.

[Maybe, just maybe, Brother Fan might see?]

The Maybach grew more distant. Just when Wu Lingyu was getting disappointed and was about to stop waving, the smoothly running vehicle suddenly halted.

In the next instant, half of Xu Qingfan’s body leaned out from the front passenger seat window. He looked up at the eighth floor and shouted, "Eat well at home! I’ll come play with you next time!"

Wu Lingyu’s hand, which was lifted in midair, stayed there, her expression changing from disbelief to immense joy within moments.

When she heard Brother Fan speak to her personally, tears gathered in her eyes. This must be the feeling of being overwhelmed by joy, she thought.

She took a deep breath, summoned her courage, and shouted back, "Okay, I got it!"

"Brother Fan, goodbye!" She yelled the second sentence hoarsely, fearing Xu Qingfan might not hear it.

Wu Lingyu remembered the last time she spoke like that, back in first grade, when Brother Fan told her on their old house’s rooftop that if she was unhappy, she should shout it out loud.

[After shouting, I really do feel happier!] she thought naively.

"Goodbye, Yu!"

Xu Qingfan’s figure disappeared from sight, and the car started again, eventually disappearing from her view completely.

As if to prevent her heart from leaping out, Wu Lingyu tightly clutched her clothes over her heart.

Even though Brother Fan had left, that scene from moments ago was deeply etched in Wu Lingyu’s memory, enough to serve as her emotional sustenance for the next two weeks.

When she turned to go back, she suddenly realized her parents were standing behind her, staring at her with strange expressions.

Her smile immediately froze on her face, and she walked away with small, hesitant steps, "Dad... Mom... I’m... I’ll go pack my stuff."

Li Mei Juan and Wu Suowei didn’t think much of it; they just assumed the kids had good feelings for each other and didn’t want to part.

On the other side, once the car was driving steadily down the road, Zhang Chunxue glanced at Xu Qingfan sideways, "Tsk tsk tsk, our Xiao Fan is really popular with the girls."

"Hehe~ Isn’t it because Auntie taught me well? Plus, I’m handsome. What can I do about it?" Xu Qingfan said smugly.

Zhang Chunxue shook her head, thinking about how several girls might fight over this troublesome boy in the future.

As for whether her own daughter would join the fray, she had thought about it but figured that Yiyi’s personality was unlikely to cause conflict. Besides, as her mother, she secretly looked forward to watching the drama unfold from the front row.

As a woman, she instinctively knew that Wanning liked Xu Qingfan. Her own daughter probably liked him a bit too, though not as deeply.

Thinking about Yiyi and Wanning’s relationship and both liking Xiao Fan, it seemed there were only two possible outcomes: best friends turning against each other, or a real-life version of concubines coexisting peacefully.

Then there was another girl who grew up as a childhood sweetheart, and also Yu and that girl named Ruan Wen...

Zhang Chunxue found it increasingly amusing the more she thought about it, an unconscious smile forming on her face.

"Auntie, why are you smiling?" Xu Qingfan would glance at Zhang Chunxue occasionally and found her sudden smile rather odd.

Zhang Chunxue’s smile widened as she shook her head, "Nothing."

"Nothing, yet you’re smiling so happily?" He felt that there was something mischievous and a hint of malice in Auntie’s smile.

"Just thought of something funny." Zhang Chunxue used Xu Qingfan’s usual line to retort.

Xu Qingfan slumped sideways in his seat, his face showing a resigned expression, "No wonder Yiyi is so quirky sometimes. She inherited it from you, Auntie!"

"Hehe, of course, my daughter takes after me." She chuckled lightly.

The red light turned green, and the car started moving again. As Zhang Chunxue drove, she couldn’t help but think, if she were Zhang Yiyi, what would she choose?

Would she turn against her best friend? She couldn’t bear that.

Would she sacrifice herself to make way for Wanning? She wouldn’t be content with that.

It seemed that the only feasible path was the one that appeared unrealistic.

As for a philandering man, she didn’t hate them but didn’t like them either.

However, she truly detested irresponsible men who abandoned their wives and children, like that man from the past.

Of course, this was mainly because the situation involved Xu Qingfan. If any other man dared to be fickle with her daughter, she certainly wouldn’t let him see the next day’s sun.

As for Xiao Fan, he felt like her half-son, and she was oddly pleased to see him take other people’s girls away.

After sorting out the emotional problems of her daughter, she couldn’t help but glance sideways at Xu Qingfan.

[Lucky you, this rascal.]