Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts-Chapter 629 - 440. Strange Comparisons

Ever since they had entered high school, the six of them had not strolled leisurely on Gualv Road like they were now in a long time.

Their mood at the moment was probably akin to encountering someone you liked on the way to weekend tutoring classes.

A faint smile hung on their lips, their hearts filled with joy.

"Aiyah~Brother Fan, no need to buy anything, my home has so many fruits we can't even finish them!" Xu Qingfan wanted to stop by the fruit store to pick up some gifts, but Xiao Ruawen firmly pulled him away.

"Then just buy some that we don't have at home." Xu Qingfan wouldn't listen to her, dragging the young girl inside.

Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi exchanged smiles, because Xu Qingfan only went empty-handed to their homes, as naturally as if he were returning to his own home.

"Brother Qing Fan, I want to eat durian!"

The most eye-catching spot in the shop displayed more than a dozen Golden Pillow durians, some of which had over-ripened and cracked open, releasing an intoxicating durian scent.

"If it's not delicious, it's free. This batch of goods just arrived yesterday, and it's the last batch of night market durians." The owner's eyes brightened instantly upon hearing this. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

"Then... let's buy three." Xu Qingfan nodded and stepped forward to select durians.

"Hehe~ Brother Fan, this one is definitely ripe." Lin Wanning playfully tapped a few times, sniffed it closely, and handed him a lychee-shaped durian.

"Then Wanning, pick out two more." Xu Qingfan took it and handed it to the shop owner with a smile.

"Sure thing!" Instantly excited upon receiving affirmation from Brother Qing Fan, Lin Wanning cheered up.

As for the owner, he couldn't stop grinning.

"Brother Qing Fan, this one is definitely delicious too!"

"Hehe, and this one too!"

Lin Wanning quickly selected two more, both similar in shape to the first.

"This beautiful lady really knows her stuff, need me to open them for you?" The owner's words weren't just flattery, as typically, the plumper-looking durians also tend to yield more fruit.

"Then please open it for us." Xu Qingfan gently rubbed Lin Wanning's head and chuckled.

"Alrighty, do you need the husk bagged separately?" The owner immediately put on gloves and started working deftly.

"No need to trouble yourself, just throw it away."

The white flesh of the durian is good for making soup, which can be cooling and reduce fire, especially since eating too much durian can cause internal heat.

However, the taste, to say the least, is quite ordinary and anyway, Xu Qingfan and the five girls don't like to drink it.

The four girls picked out fruits they wanted to eat in the store and soon returned to the entrance.

"Welcome to come again, ha!" The owner, holding eight bright Mao grandfathers in his hand, warmly waved goodbye to the backs of Xu Qingfan and the others.

"Brother Fan, you bought so much, my mom is definitely going to lecture me again." Xiao Ruawen walked arm in arm with Xia Xiaoxiao, looking woefully at Xu Qingfan with her resentful little eyes.

"Stop nagging, it's just a bit of durian and strawberries, we'll finish them before we leave." Xu Qingfan pretended to slap her, and Xiao Ruawen immediately hid behind Xia Xiaoxiao, eliciting laughter from everyone.

Wu Lingyu recalled for a moment that last time Brother Fan came to Little Yu's house, he also brought gifts.

[It seems that only when going to Wan Ningyi and Xiao Xiao's homes does Brother Fan not bring anything.]

Although this didn't necessarily mean anything, Wu Lingyu felt a bit envious of this, for reasons she couldn't quite pinpoint.

Maybe she was hopeful for forming a closer relationship with Xu Qingfan, and wished to be on par with the four girls in other aspects as well?

Wu Lingyu shook her head, no longer dwelling on such meaningless comparisons.

...

Ruan Wen's house was very close to Lianhua Courtyard, possibly wanting to save money for Ruan Wen's dowry, they had not moved for years.

The six of them walked only a short distance before quickly arriving at Ruan Wen's residential complex.

"Boy, you don't often come to see this old man either, and you've grown so much taller!" Hearing the sound of unlocking, Xiao Lijian put down the newspaper and got up, seeing Xu Qingfan, the tallest among the six, as he opened the door.

"Grandpa, hello!" Xu Qingfan and the four girls immediately greeted him politely.

"Aiyah, grandpa, don't block the door, let us in to talk." Xiao Ruawen helped her grandfather move inside; the robust Xiao Lijian insisted he needed no help, brushing off his granddaughter's hand.

Unlike Zhao Yue Min who would occasionally drop by the school to deliver supplies to the six of them, Xiao Lijian had not seen Xu Qingfan since the moving banquet, which had been more than three months ago.

"It's just that high school homework is too much, I've grown a little over a centimeter, maybe it's the shoes that make me look taller." Xu Qingfan took over from Xiao Ruawen to support him, and this time Xiao Lijian did not refuse.

"Not bad, not bad, haha~ Being taller is good!" Xiao Lijian laughed heartily, patting Xu Qingfan on the shoulder with force.

"You're here, why did you bring things again, don't you consider Auntie's place your own home?" Zhao Yue Min, with dried hands, came out from the kitchen and pretended to be upset upon seeing the fruits in their hands.

"How could that be, Auntie, this is like our second home. It's all Xiao Ruawen's doing; she said she hadn't eaten durian in so long and kept hinting at me!"

Xu Qingfan blew kisses at Zhao Yue Min, making the mature aunt burst into giggles.

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Then.

"You you you... Brother Fan, you... you're slandering me!"

"It was clearly you who insisted on buying fruits, I was pulling you away, not to buy, you... you're shameless!"

Xiao Ruawen was shaking with indignation, trembling as she pointed at him.

"Alright, alright, let's all sit in the living room for a bit, we'll be able to eat soon." Zhao Yue Min gave her daughter a reproachful look and turned back to the subject of dinner.

They say no amount of courtesy is ever too much, and for someone as polite as Xu Qingfan, she could only like him even more, right?