Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts-Chapter 587 - 413. Today’s victory, Yu wins by 2
Five girls closely followed behind, and soon, voices exclaiming, "Good day, granny, good day," enveloped Lai Man Yao.
Lai Man Yao smiled so broadly that her mouth couldn't close, continuously muttering, "Good, good~"
Once everyone stopped paying attention to him, Xu Qingfan secretly patted his chest to calm down: [Damn, why do I always blurt out what I'm thinking!]
Lai Man Yao clearly showed more enthusiasm towards the five girls than to her own grandson, but of course, ultimately, it was still for him.
Xia Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ruawen supported their grandmother's left arm, while the other side was taken by Zhang Yiyi and Wu Lingyu.
Lin Wanning turned into the life of the party, clapping her hands cheerfully while walking ahead and saying, "Granny is in such good health, even younger than the last time I saw her!"
"Yes, they are all Xiao Fan's female classmates, here for a visit!"
"Pshaw~ Take a good look in the mirror, do you think your grandson is worthy?"
"All beautiful college students, of course they are beautiful!"
From time to time, elderly grandmothers approached Lai Man Yao for a chat, their conversations invariably revolving around the five girls.
Lai Man Yao stood tall and proud; the last time she felt this much pride was several years ago at Yao Jianjun's wedding.
Of course, given the status of her grandparents in the village nowadays, no gossiping busybody dared to speak out of turn, so the journey was cheerful, with Xu Qingfan also being quite polite, greeting the older relatives.
"Little White, come back!"
He turned and shouted loudly, and Little White, who had been grazing, immediately followed.
The seven of them soon arrived home, Little White confidently running up to sniff the rear of the house dog.
"Grandma!" A chubby little boy, about a meter tall, ran out of the house with a finger biscuit in his mouth and his hands blackened with something.
"Zixin, say hello, this is cousin Qingfan, and these are your sisters." Lai Man Yao grabbed the biscuit from his mouth, initially intending to put it back into her pocket, but seeing Xiao Fan's female classmates watching, she thought better of it and casually threw it to the house dog.
Yao Zixin, now three and a half years old, had only seen the five once when he was born, and obviously, he didn't remember them, so he was immediately stunned.
Xu Qingfan grimaced, "Granny, why don't you control him a bit, doesn't Zixin weigh about sixty kilograms already?"
Lai Man Yao gave him a discontented glare, "It's normal for children to be plump, plumpness brings blessings, the doctor even said it's just puppy fat."
Yao Jiankun's death from cancer made many in the village even more health-conscious, leading the village committee to organize regular health check-ups in the county.
In some sense, Yao Jiankun's death was not in vain.
"Grandpa!"
"Good day, grandpa!"
Yao Shulun came out with a pot of tea, and the six greeted her immediately.
"Hmm, your great uncle and aunt haven't gotten off work yet." Yao Shulun, looking at the five charming young girls, felt equally gratified; her grandson would surely be more successful than his uncle!
"You were supposed to keep an eye on Zixin, how come you let him snack again? We're about to have dinner!"
"What's wrong with a little snack as a reward after homework, you don't understand anything!"
The old couple had been arguing for most of their lives, and as soon as they saw each other, they began bickering again.
But if you said they didn't get along well, Xu Qingfan still remembered that when his grandfather passed away in his previous life, his grandmother was the most heart-broken.
This was probably the implicit and reserved love of the older generation, okay, perhaps calling it kinship would be more accurate.
Xu Qingfan gestured with his hand, and the five girls eagerly followed him inside.
Yao Zixin also wanted to follow, but facing five unfamiliar fairy-like sisters, he blushed and shyly clung to Lai Man Yao's trouser leg and peeked.
"Go pick your rooms first, granny knew you were coming and had cleaned them up in advance." Xu Qingfan led them to the third floor, where a living room and three bedrooms greeted them.
"The first floor is where grandpa and grandma live, the second floor belongs to the great uncle and aunt, and the third and fourth floors are guest rooms. Do you want to sleep separately or together? I must tell you the beds may not be big enough."
Xu Qingfan's words were superfluous because the doors of the three rooms were all open, and the five could easily see the layout inside.
"Let's check out the fourth floor first!" Zhang Yiyi suggested.
"Yes!" The four girls, clearly on the same wavelength, agreed in unison.
The guest room beds could only fit two people at most, but if it came to that, it was clear one would have to sleep alone, unless she shared with Xu Qingfan.
"The fourth floor is the same, three bedrooms as well." Xu Qingfan set down the luggage and followed behind them.
After touring the fourth-floor rooms, the five of them exchanged glances and simultaneously exclaimed, "One room per person!"
Xu Qingfan clearly didn't understand the underlying intentions and said, "Sure, you guys pick the rooms first, and I'll take whichever is left."
Xia Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ruawen exchanged looks, Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi did the same, and Wu Lingyu looked at Xu Qingfan. None of them made a move for a while.
"I'll go to the kitchen to see what's for lunch. You pick, and I'll take whatever room is left."
Xu Qingfan guessed what they were thinking, waved his hand as if he knew nothing, and left.
As soon as the dog man left, the five girls didn't hide their intentions anymore; it was clear they all wanted to be on the same floor as Xu Qingfan.
"Let's draw lots," Zhang Yiyi suggested.
"I'm fine with that."
"Okay."
"Let's listen to Yiyi!"
Seeing everyone suddenly look at her, Wu Lingyu blinked innocently and then nodded, "Mm."
The process that followed was quite simple; Zhang Yiyi assigned a number to each room, from 1 to 6, and made six paper balls for everyone to draw.
Xu Qingfan had already arrived in the kitchen, indifferent to where he slept.
Knowing he wanted to eat pot chicken, Lai Man Yao had already prepared two heat-stricken free-range chickens and was using green onions, ginger, and cooking wine to cool them down.
The gas stove was softly boiling soup; Xu Qingfan lifted the lid with a damp cloth to smell it—it was lotus root and pork rib soup suitable for autumn, with a hint of the sea added by dried cuttlefish, making it sweet and slightly briny.
There was also a fish head being marinated after being drained and a large bowl full of river shrimp soaking in water, all favorites of Xu Qingfan.
"Cousin! Cousin!" Behind him, Yao Zixin suddenly tugged at his clothes.
"What is it?" Xu Qingfan turned around, looking down at his little cousin.
Since there was a significant age gap between them, Xu Qingfan was quite fond of his little cousin, who had been adorable as a child.
It was a pity he was now chubby. He could accept a chubby little cousin, but a chubby little male cousin needed some serious training.
"Cousin, are all those sisters your girlfriends?"
"Pfft!"
Xu Qingfan almost died of fright, thinking: [Is it that obvious what I'm feeling, that even a three-year-old cousin can see it?]
"Nonsense, they're just classmates of your cousin!" He grabbed Yao Zixin by the collar and dragged him out of the kitchen.
"Grandma said so, Grandma said so!" Yao Zixin flailed his little hands, struggling in vain.
Xu Qingfan: ...
[What exactly has grandma been saying behind my back!]
Xu Qingfan felt his character was insulted, though he indeed harbored such thoughts; he hadn't shown them, had he?
According to a certain blogger: no showing, no knowing!
"What does a three-year-old know, go watch Ultraman Tiga."
"Yes, yes, Cousin, I want to watch Tiga! I want to watch Superman!"
Sure enough, no matter the era, kids couldn't resist Ultraman Tiga.
Xu Qingfan opened an episode of Superman on his tablet for him; Yao Zixin instantly turned into a well-behaved child, cradling the tablet and completely engrossed, unable to look away.
When he returned to the third floor, the five girls had also picked their rooms.
"How did it go, which room is left for me?"
Xia Xiaoxiao pouted sulkily without speaking, Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi had similarly regretful expressions.
"Brother Fan, you sleep in this room; Ruan Wen and I will sleep across."
"Okay."
Xu Qingfan ruffled little Yu's hair and pushed his suitcase into the room.
Today's victory goes to little Yu.