Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts-Chapter 440 : 319. Zhang Chunxue’s arrival

The three of them finally took a group photo at the school entrance with the help of the gatekeeper.

They had taken a similar photo ten years ago, but this time, Xia Xiaoxiao, who used to stand next to Xu Qingfan, was replaced by Zhang Yiyi.

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After getting Little White back from the gatekeeper, they left Sunshine Kindergarten and headed to their next destination.

An hour after the rain stopped, the streets began to bustle with life again.

An old man selling glutinous rice dumplings cycled past, and the three of them ran up to stop him and bought some for two yuan.

"Delicious!" Lin Wanning happily squinted his eyes as he bit into the glutinous rice dumpling coated with soybean flour.

Zhang Yiyi picked up a piece with a bamboo skewer and held it to his mouth. Xu Qingfan bit into it, "Thanks, Yiyi."

The girl tilted her head with a smile and continued to skewer a piece for herself, "It's still the taste of our childhood!"

"The price seems to be the same, too, fifteen pieces for two yuan." He thought for a moment and then said.

"It has changed, it was twenty pieces for two yuan in our childhood!" Lin Wanning remembered clearly because Brother Qing Fan was always with her when they bought the dumplings.

"Right!" Zhang Yiyi nodded in agreement.

"Wanning and Yiyi have the better memory," Xu Qingfan took the girls by the hand again. "Is there anywhere else you want to go?"

Lin Wanning poked his arm tentatively, "Shall we go back to Lianhua Courtyard?"

"No, no, if my mom sees me, I'll have to explain why I skipped classes." Xu Qingfan shook his head immediately; he was somewhat annoyed with facing Xia Xiaoxiao. Admittedly, calling her a giant baby was wrong of him, but she indeed deserved it.

"Let's go home and prepare lunch. Wanning, you and Yiyi help me out. It's almost eleven."

"Alright..."

...

Inside Xia Xiaoxiao's bedroom, the three girls were currently playing Bubble Bobble.

"Xiao Xiao, how did you die again? This is the fifth time I've saved you." Xiao Ruawen maneuvered her character over and popped the bubble trapping Xia Xiaoxiao's avatar.

Xia Xiaoxiao, feeling irked, swallowed her saliva and stood up, giving up her spot, "Yu, you play for a bit, I'll take a break."

After saying that, she lay down on the bed, straight as a board.

That morning, after she hung up the phone and finished scolding Xu Qingfan, Xia Xiaoxiao felt an invigorating sense of clarity, flying through the game levels.

But for some reason, the buff soon vanished; in less than fifteen minutes, restlessness inexplicably crept into her heart, and she began to feel anxious.

If Xia Xiaoxiao knew what it meant to enjoy the thrill of berating one's husband only to end up chasing after him to the crematory, she might also say: Scolding Xu Qingfan was a moment's thrill, begging for his forgiveness a crematory drill.

[I was wrong for losing my temper and breaking things in the morning, but what right does Xu Qingfan have to call me a giant baby!]

The term "giant baby" deeply wounded the girl's heart.

She had always assumed that her arrogance was not off-putting to others, as, aside from this time, she had never done anything over the top.

Yet Xu Qingfan, the person she cared about most, had evaluated her in such a way...

Even the incident that morning, if Xu Qingfan hadn't lost control of his emotions first, she wouldn't have reacted that way.

[Why did you hide inside and say 'don't let Xiao Xiao see'? Is it my fault for misunderstanding?]

As she thought about it, tears moistened the corners of Xia Xiaoxiao's eyes again.

She wasn't one to cry easily; since childhood, except for the time her parents divorced, her tears had all been shed for a certain detestable dog.

Xiao Ruawen and Wu Lingyu had stopped playing the game, letting their characters be blasted to death by enemies, wordlessly looking at each other.

With lunchtime approaching, Xiao Ruawen pointed to the clock on the screen and then to Xia Xiaoxiao, gesturing about what to do now.

Wu Lingyu, her neck shrunk like a quail's, shook her head to indicate she had no idea.

Xiao Ruawen glared at her; if it hadn't been for the two pig teammates, Lin Jing and Yu, Xia Xiaoxiao would have obediently gone to apologize to Xu Qingfan by now, instead of this awkward impasse.

Feeling guilty, Wu Lingyu lowered her head. She was skilled at cooking and housework, but dealing with matters like this was really not her forte.

Xiao Ruawen patted Little Yu's head to show she didn't blame her, then turned around and placed the obstructive chest on the computer desk, supporting her cheeks with her hands as she fell deep in thought.

Wu Lingyu was also furiously tapping away on her phone, trying to reach Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi, hoping they would have some good news to share.

Regrettably, at the moment, all three of them were busy cooking in the kitchen, with no one replying to her.

...

As it neared twelve o'clock.

The hardworking Chef Xu finished stir-frying the last dish of garlic choy sum and wiped the fine sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, "Wanning, Yiyi, call them to come back for lunch, and that person too, ask if she is coming back."

Despite his squabble with Xia Xiaoxiao, Xu Qingfan had still prepared her meal.

"Okay!" Lin Wanning was startled by the hot spareribs and pulled her hand back when Brother Fan looked over as if nothing happened.

"Brother, you've worked hard." Zhang Yiyi stepped forward to wipe the sweat off his forehead with a handkerchief before pulling Lin Wanning away from the kitchen.

After washing the iron pot and cleaning the stove, Xu Qingfan started waiting anxiously in the kitchen.

Despite harboring a full stomach of grievances against Xia Xiaoxiao, deep down, he hoped the girl would come to him, admit her mistakes, and apologize.

Then he would continue by apologizing for losing his temper in the morning,clarifying that calling her a "giant infant" was just said in anger, and then everyone could get back to normal and cheerfully celebrate Lin Wanning's fifteenth birthday.

But, unfortunately.

A moment later, the two girls returned to the kitchen, their disappointment clearly written on their faces.

"Brother Qingfan, Xiao Xiao said she's not coming. Little Yu and Ruan Wen said they're going to stay with her, so they won't be coming either."

Zhang Yiyi, worried that Brother Fan would be upset, immediately ran up to console him, clinging to his arm.

Just as Xu Qingfan's sense of disappointment began to rise, it was interrupted by Zhang Yiyi's next words, "The good news is, Mom said she's coming!"

"Auntie is coming?" Xu Qingfan blinked, unable to believe it, he asked again.

"Yes!" Zhang Yiyi said with a sweet smile, noting that she hadn't seen Zhang Chunxue herself for almost half a month.

"When will she arrive?" Xu Qingfan instantly brushed aside his unhappiness and pressed for an answer.

Zhang Yiyi didn't reply because the doorbell rang just at that moment.

The three exchanged glances, and the next second, they rushed out of the kitchen together.

As the living room door swung open, the person standing outside was, unsurprisingly, the long-missed Zhang Chunxue.

"Mom!" Zhang Yiyi, overcome with emotion, threw herself at her.

"Yes!" Zhang Chunxue hugged her daughter with a blissful face, she had missed Yiyi the most during her long business trip and had come straight here upon returning to Li City.

"Hello Auntie!"

"Our birthday girl, Wanning, you're looking good," Zhang Chunxue said as she let go of her daughter and gently embraced Lin Wanning.

Finally, it was Xu Qingfan's turn. Fearing being spun around in a hug, she put her sunglasses, which were hanging on her clothing, on his eyes.

"Long time no see, little friend Xiao Fan," Zhang Chunxue said, rubbing his head and laughing, even through her sunglasses she could guess Xu Qingfan's deflated expression.

"Auntie, your timing is perfect, the food is just ready!" Xu Qingfan took her suitcase and led Aunt Zhang by the hand into the house.

"Wow~ I can smell it. It's so fragrant!" Zhang Chunxue sniffed the air, her appetite instantly aroused.

"Brother Qingfan made lots of delicious food, and Yiyi and I helped too!" Lin Wanning buzzed around like a busy little bee.

"And there's osmanthus fish, mom's favorite!"

"Wanning can cook a big meal now, huh..." Zhang Chunxue's words trailed off as she suddenly felt something was odd, and upon entering the room, she finally remembered.

"Hey? Why are there only you three here? Where are Xiao Xiao, Little Yu, and Ruan Wen?" She turned back to ask the trio.

"Um..."

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