nucmednet Chapter 25 School Opening
Chapter 25 School Opening
Xu Qingfan's words were deeply moving, bringing tears to the eyes of the five mothers.
Cultured people are different; they can even describe companionship in such a sophisticated way.
However, if it's Xiao Fan, it doesn't seem so strange.
The five of them quickly finished eating and went to another empty table to play "Seven Ghosts 523," a card game.
Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao used to play this game often when they were young, but so much time has passed that they have long forgotten how to play it. It was Ruan Wen who helped them slowly recall the rules.
By the time it took to play two rounds of poker, the adults had almost finished their dinner.
They removed the leftover food and served freshly brewed tea, cut fruit, and a birthday cake that had been sitting in the refrigerator for a long time.
Cakes back then weren't made so fancy. A ten-inch cake, besides having "Happy 7th Birthday to Xu Qingfan" written on it, also had a cute little rabbit sculpture.
Because he was born in 99, the Year of the Rabbit.
Lin Jing placed seven candles on the cake and lit them one by one with a lighter. Zhang Chunxue played the "Happy Birthday" song on her phone, and everyone clapped and sang along.
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you...
Xu Qingfan memorized everyone's faces and closed his eyes.
He didn't actually have any particular wishes he wanted to make; he felt he had the ability to achieve what he wanted himself.
so.......
"May everyone here enjoy good health and live a long and healthy life!"
Xu Qingfan reopened his eyes, paused for a moment, and then quickly blew out all the candles in one breath amidst everyone's cheers.
"Happy birthday!"
Thank you everyone!
Xu Qingfan picked up the cake knife on the table and cut the cake for everyone.
"Happiness" was given to Wan Ning, and "Qing Fan" was given to Yi Yi. Xu Qing Fan saw that the little girl who had just watched him blow out the candles was about to leave, so he cut off the cake with "birthday" on it and ran after her.
"Little sister, please have some!"
The little girl turned around in surprise, looked up at him, then looked down at her dirty hands, shook her head, and turned to leave.
"No, no need."
"Here you go. Don't you know you can't refuse the birthday person? It's my birthday today, so you have to listen to me!" Xu Qingfan grabbed her hand and handed her the cake.
Once she had a firm grip, Xu Qingfan waved with a smile, "Let's go! Remember to wish me a happy birthday!"
The little girl stared at him blankly, her vision suddenly blurring.
I can't refuse the birthday girl's offer, but today is her birthday too...
[Don't cry, Xiaoyu, take it home for Mommy!]
"Xiao Fan, do you know her?" Lin Jing asked curiously after he returned.
"I've seen her twice. She was picking up bottles on the roadside, probably saving up her pocket money." Xu Qingfan didn't say one thing: he felt that she looked familiar, and he guessed that he had seen her in a previous life.
Xia Xiaoxiao watched the little girl walk away, then glanced at Xu Gouzi, lost in thought.
"Brother Qingfan, let's go collect bottles and save up some pocket money!" Lin Wanning rubbed his hands together, eager to try.
"That won't do," Xu Qingfan shook his head.
"Why the duck?"
The adults thought Xu Qingfan would say that "collecting bottles" was undignified, but he said instead, "Because there are only a limited number of bottles in a place. If we collect all the bottles, then other people won't have any to collect."
"Others need these bottles more than we do, so we can't pick them up."
"Oh, oh, oh, then Ningning won't pick up the bottles!" Lin Wanning only half understood, but she always listened to her brother Qingfan.
"Xiao Fan's idea is novel, but it seems to be true. Picking up bottles is the last resort for ordinary people to survive. If you take the bottles away, you take away other people's bottom line for survival."
Wen Wanqing nodded repeatedly, her appreciation for Xiao Fan deepening even further.
"Yes, I never thought of it that way before. Xiao Fan is sometimes really like a poet, just like Du Fu wrote the Three Officials and Three Separations, and he can empathize with the people at the bottom of society."
"Xiao Fan is such a kind and good child!"
Xu Qingfan was a little embarrassed by the praise. Fortunately, he has the mental age of 27. Aren't you afraid of spoiling a child by praising him like this?
"Time to eat cake, time to eat cake, stop praising me."
"Haha, great!"
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The music ended, the guests dispersed, and the dinner party concluded.
After agreeing on a meeting time for tomorrow, Lin Wanning, Zhang Yiyi, and Xiao Ruanwen went home with their parents one after another.
Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao carried the fruits and snacks brought by their uncles and aunts and went home with Lin Jing.
"After your birthdays, the countdown to the start of elementary school will begin. Are you nervous, Xiao Fan and Xiao Xiao?" Lin Jing looked at the two of them and asked with a smile.
"Don't be nervous! My godmother will be in the same school as us, which will be even better than kindergarten!"
"Hehehe, primary school is much more challenging than kindergarten, but Xiao Fan and Xiao Xiao will definitely do well and amaze everyone!"
Xia Xiaoxiao consciously ignored their pointless conversation and stared blankly at the dark sky.
When she was first reborn, she considered telling her mother about her father's actions, but after more than two months of living together, she had gotten used to her current life and didn't want to actively disrupt it.
As for whether Xia Guofu cheated on his wife or not, as long as he didn't bring his mistress and child in front of her and her mother, it didn't really matter.
Because this is the established reality.
In particular, Lin Jing will have another job change and a raise after the start of the new semester. Her monthly salary will be much higher than Xia Guofu's, who drives a big truck, and she will be financially independent.
[What would Xiao Fan do?]
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Back home, Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao went to take a shower first.
Don't ask why I shower again in the evening after showering in the afternoon; for people in Guangdong, showering three times a day in the summer is standard practice.
After taking a shower, Xu Qingfan didn't visit anyone. He dried his hair, fed the large beetle Ruan Wen had given him a strawberry, lay down on the bed, used the Wanning No. 1 pillow as a pillow, and took out the letter Zhang Yiyi had written to him.
"What are you doing?" Xia Xiaoxiao came over for a visit after taking a shower. Xiaoxiao had a spare key to his house.
Xu Qingfan flicked the letter in his hand, only to have it snatched away by Xia Xiaoxiao. "Writing your name a hundred times to pray for blessings? Where is this custom from? I didn't know about it!"
Xu Qingfan smiled without saying a word; this little one was just jealous!
Xia Xiaoxiao pouted, handed the letter back to him, and sat down against the headboard: "Do you think I should just pretend I don't know anything about my parents' affairs?"
"That's good. It's good to play dumb sometimes. I even think you can find a way to cover for Uncle Xia and keep Godmother from finding out," Xu Qingfan nodded and said.
"Ouch... Why did you pinch me?"
"Are you even speaking human language? My mom would be heartbroken if she knew, thinking we've all lied to her!" Xia Xiaoxiao had something else she didn't say, which was that she suspected Xu Qingfan also wanted to find a mistress, and she was just trying to desensitize her.
Xia Xiaoxiao really misunderstood Xu Qingfan. He genuinely thought Lin Jing was a bit naive and innocent, and it was good that she was kept in the dark. Anyway, Uncle Xia was rarely home, so it didn't matter whether he was there or not.
"That makes sense. I didn't consider that point. Anyway, based on the fact that they confessed when they graduated from elementary school in my previous life, it's probably because the child was about to start elementary school and they couldn't hide it anymore."
"If we don't want our godmother to be hurt, the best thing to do is to enrich her inner world and not let her feel that her husband's infidelity is the end of the world."
Xia Xiaoxiao nodded slightly, agreeing with Xiao Fan's point: "Then what should we do?"
"Youth is the time to take risks, and so are we. I'll become a saint in the humanities, and you'll become a saint in the sciences. Once we're famous, we'll be invited by all sorts of TV stations and GGs. We can even have our godmother become our agent, or even mold her into an education expert and have her publish a book on her educational insights."
"Anyway, my godmother has something to offer, which is better than that misleading book about the Peking University siblings and the Harvard girl!"
These two books can be considered the most malignant tumors in the education field. The former believes in corporal punishment, saying that beating children every three days will get them into Peking University; the latter is the culprit of not letting children lose at the starting line, and it also teaches the militaristic education method.
Holding an ice cube in your hand for fifteen minutes, or standing on tiptoe like a ballet dancer for thirty minutes—is that how you get into Harvard?
joke!
She got into Harvard because of a letter of recommendation from a white old man. As for why that old man wrote her a letter of recommendation, that's none of your business.
As a result, many incompetent parents believed in it wholeheartedly and flocked to it, seriously harming the physical and mental health of the post-90s and post-00s generations.
"We will pursue both arts and sciences, and strive to become bigger and stronger!"
Seeing Xu Qingfan extend his palm, Xia Xiaoxiao slapped it back at him in an annoyed manner.
"Okay, I'll finish the elementary school math Olympiad first when school starts in September, then start the middle school competition next year, and the high school competition the year after. When I'm in fourth grade, I'll reveal a few mathematical conjectures that have puzzled mankind for hundreds of years. By then, I'll be practically a god."
Xu Qingfan: ......
Being good at math is just great; one person can be an army, no team marketing is needed at all.
Moreover, mathematics is the least afraid of being questioned. With just a pen and a piece of paper, it either works or it doesn't, and no one can change that.
Throughout history, only Jiang Ping has ever dared to market herself as a mathematical genius, and as a result, she "died" before even lasting a month.
"Alright, you should tone it down. We'd better present ourselves as evenly matched; that would make the marketing more interesting."
I'll try my best.
The two looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.
It feels so good to show off!
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After Xia Xiaoxiao went back, Xu Qingfan quickly turned off the lights and went to sleep.
He had an MP3 player that Zhang Yiyi had given him plugged into his ear, which currently only had one song on it, "Fairy Tale," which was a hit last year.
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I will become a character in a fairy tale.
The angel you love
[Spread your arms, let them become wings to protect you]
You must believe, believe that we will be like in fairy tales.
Happiness and joy are the ending.
Let's write our ending together.
"Get up!"
The headphones that had been plugged in all night were pulled out. Xu Qingfan opened his eyes groggily, and before he could react, he suddenly felt a chill below him. It turned out that Xia Xiaoxiao had taken away his air conditioner blanket.
No matter how tough things get, the children can't suffer. With the arrival of several royalties, Xu Qingfan's bedroom was finally fitted with an air conditioner.
"Get up quickly, today is the day to make a name for yourself!" Xia Xiaoxiao threw the air-conditioning blanket back at him, covered his head, and then turned off the air conditioner, drew the curtains, and opened the window in one go.
Today is nothing special, just an ordinary September 1st, the first day of school.
"Xia Xiaoxiao, can't you be a little more considerate? What if I sleep naked? Seriously." Xu Qingfan folded the blanket and changed into his pajamas in front of Xia Xiaoxiao.
"Tch, what's so interesting about a single sausage?"
Xu Qingfan: ......
"Female hooligan!"
"Xu is a pervert!" Xia Xiaoxiao retorted defiantly.
As for why he's called a pervert, it's still about his love for young girls. Wan Ning, Yi Yi, and Ruan Wen are all six years old this year, which adds up to eighteen, making them legally considered young girls.
Xu Qingfan didn't argue with her and quickly finished brushing his teeth and washing up.
Wearing new shoes and carrying a new schoolbag, I went out with Xia Xiaoxiao.
Lin Jing had to go back to her original elementary school to complete her resignation procedures in the morning, so it was just the two of them going to school. Of course, they didn't walk there; a school bus picked them up from the entrance of the residential area.
"Does this remind you of when we were kids, walking to school like this, and buying snacks at the convenience store near the school gate after school, only daring to go home after we finished eating?" Xu Qingfan recalled.
Xia Xiaoxiao's lips curled up slightly. Of course she remembered those innocent childhood days. "I just remember you putting your schoolbag in front of you and tucking your arms into your clothes like an idiot."
"Isn't he handsome? If he wasn't handsome, would you remember him for so long?"
Xia Xiaoxiao ignored him and continued, "And there's also the way she pulls her school uniform jacket over her head from behind, spits water from the corner of her mouth when drinking tea, and does this other kind of thing."
Xia Xiaoxiao demonstrated it; it's actually the hand seal from Naruto.
"Just tell me if he's handsome or not!" Xu Qingfan was not ashamed but proud. It was a pity he wasn't wearing his school uniform jacket today, otherwise he would have been just as handsome.
"Oh right, I just remembered, there's also the empty water bottle. *thump thump thump* *smacks head*!"
"Xia Xiaoxiao, you really have a crush on me, you even remember that!"
"You're so handsome, I can't forget you. Oh, it's the 'shuai' in 'cricket'." Xia Xiaoxiao made a face at him.
The two walked to the entrance of the residential area. The school bus had not yet arrived, so they ate rice noodle rolls at a breakfast shop by the roadside.
Minced meat sausage is 1.5 yuan, and soy milk and white porridge are free.
If I hadn't been reborn back to 2006, it would be hard to believe that 1.5 yuan could buy a hearty breakfast.
"Would you like some Vitasoy?"
"No, I'll drink soy milk."
"Then I'll have soy milk too. I guess Wan Ning will bring me some delicious yogurt."
Xia Xiaoxiao: ......
Go ahead and show off!
By the way, they went back to school yesterday to be assigned to classes and dormitories. Xu Qingfan, Xia Xiaoxiao, Lin Wanning, Zhang Yiyi and Xiao Ruanwen are all in Class 1 (1).
Because Zhang Yiyi played with them, he visibly became more cheerful, so he later enrolled in the Experimental Primary School and continued to hang out with them there.
The dormitory is just like kindergarten, where students only sleep during the afternoon nap, and the four little ones happened to become roommates.
"The school bus is here! The school bus is here! Stop eating!"
"What's the rush? There's another trip."
"No, no, I love going to school so much!"
"You're a fool!"
Xia Xiaoxiao quickly finished the last rice noodle roll, and then ran hand in hand with Xu Qingfan to board the school bus.
Good morning, driver!
"Good morning, little one."
"You must be polite to the school bus driver, so that he will wait for you next time you are late," Xu Qingfan whispered to Xia Xiaoxiao after sitting down.
"Only you'll be late." Xia Xiaoxiao said dismissively, leaning against the car window and looking at the street scene along the way.
The bustling breakfast stalls are shrouded in wisps of white steam, and old bicycles weave freely through the traffic. Looking up, you see the old building with its deep blue glass, glowing with a light that seems to belong to the millennium.
The atmosphere of the new millennium is so wonderful!
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