My childhood sweetheart, who was reborn with me, ended up as a loser.

Chapter 20 At the time, it seemed like nothing special.

The movie they watched was "Cars". Because they arrived early and it was a weekday, they ended up having the entire theater to themselves when the movie started.

Xu Qingfan had seen this movie in his previous life, and more than once.

But when he looked back, he found that his memories of watching movies in the past had completely disappeared. It was like watching a new movie, like his childhood was starting all over again.

Hollywood movies at this stage are still quite good, with excellent visual effects and morally sound storylines that resonate with people all over the world.

Xu Qingfan was most impressed by the line "With great power comes great responsibility" from Spider-Man 1. When Peter fainted, the people of Los Angeles spontaneously stood in front of him, and there was also a fleeting shot of the director. This is what makes a good movie for the people!

Unlike later on, when various forms of political correctness and the pursuit of quick profits through sequels shattered Hollywood's reputation.

However, things are even worse in China, so I won't go into that.

Xu Qingfan sat next to Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi, both of them watching the movie intently, but in completely different ways.

Zhang Yi sat quietly, staring at the screen, only blinking once in a long while.

Lin Wan-ning's body language is very expressive; in the animation, Lightning McQueen is stuck in traffic, and in reality, she also follows along with "up and down BABA".

If the sniper's target was her, he must have felt incredibly helpless, as it was completely impossible to predict the outcome!

After Xu Qingfan started feeding him popcorn, Lin Wanning finally calmed down, took the middle armrest, and leaned on his shoulder to watch the movie.

The movie quickly moved to the final scene, where the legendary racing driver made a mistake and went off the track. McQueen gave up his chance to cross the finish line and went back to help him cross it.

Xu Qingfan discovered that Lin Wanning was quite easily moved to tears; after reading the story, he pouted and started shedding small tears.

"Ningning, what's there to cry about? Isn't it a happy ending?" Xu Qingfan wiped her tears with a tissue, finding Wan Ning particularly amusing that she could actually cry while watching "Cars".

"Waaaaah~ This is how Ningning was when Brother Qingfan didn't play with her." Lin Wanning got off his shoulder and pitifully raised her head.

Xu Qingfan understood. They were still talking about playing games and forming teams in kindergarten. Because Lin Wanning always dragged everyone down, no one wanted to play with her. Only Brother Qingfan didn't mind that she was clumsy and even carried her.

This is because I'm projecting myself onto the movie.

Xia Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ruanwen next door are a completely different story.

"I don't understand. Why not just cross the finish line first and then go back to help him? What's the point of doing that?"

"Little one, you agree, right?"

"Um."

"Xiao Fan, am I right?" Xiao Ruanwen stretched her neck and ran over to ask Xu Qingfan again.

Xu Qingfan was still comforting Wan Ning when he said, "This movie is actually trying to say that the scenery along the way, the friends around you, and the time you slow down are more precious than the trophy at the finish line."

"However, the movie does have a flaw here. It portrays the protagonist as too strong. A true strong person can be both strong and strong."

Zhang Chunxue was deeply moved by Xiao Fan's earlier words, but when she heard him say something about how a true strong person could do both, she was left speechless, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"That's right, that's exactly what I mean. We can cross the finish line and help that person at the same time!" Xiao Ruanwen nodded in deep agreement. Xiao Fan was practically her mouthpiece.

Zhang Chunxue chuckled self-deprecatingly. There's no such thing as a perfect solution in this world...

...

When I left the cinema after watching the movie, it was only 10:50 a.m.

The original plan was to eat McDonald's after watching the movie, but since we had just eaten a big bucket of popcorn and had breakfast not long ago, no one was hungry.

"Xiao Fan, it's your birthday today. You can decide where you want to go." Zhang Chunxue put her hand on Xiao Fan's shoulder, letting him lean on her.

"Can I go back and see my grandparents? It's been such a long holiday, and I haven't been back yet," Xu Qingfan said, looking up.

"Good, Xiao Fan is such a sensible and good child!"

"Good boy!"

Zhang Chunxue and Lin Jing were both very happy. Although it was hot and there were many mosquitoes in the countryside, who wouldn't like a filial child?

The trip was decided so pleasantly. After Xu Qingfan used Lin Jing's phone to tell his grandparents in the countryside about it, the driver that Zhang Chunxue had called arrived.

A Toyota Alphard with license plates from both mainland China and Hong Kong made Xu Qingfan realize that he had underestimated Aunt Zhang's capabilities.

"Why didn't Xiaofan wait until we got there to tell Grandpa and Grandma and give them a surprise?" Zhang Chunxue asked curiously after getting in the car.

"I remember reading a book that said this:"

If you come at four o'clock in the afternoon, I will start to feel happy at three o'clock, and as the time approaches, I will become happier and happier. When four o'clock arrives, I will be so excited that I don't know what to do. This is the preparation for happiness.

"Xiao Fan is talking about 'The Little Prince,' right? I remember reading it to you guys about two years ago."

When Lin Jing was bored at home, she liked to read to the two of them. She thought this passage was well written and even marked it, so it left a deep impression on her.

"That's right, that's right, it's the Little Prince! Godmother has such a good memory!"

"Hehehe, Xiao Fan has a good memory, he can remember it for so long."

The two praised each other, and Zhang Chunxue looked at Lin Jing with envy, as if she saw another kind of life in her, not for fame or fortune, but living a simple life with great enjoyment.

Although she has now cut off her work and devoted all her time to spending time with Yi Yi, she still opens her email every night after Yi Yi falls asleep and reviews one document after another.

The difference between her and Lin Jing may lie here.

"Haha, just kidding! Actually, if I call my grandparents early, they'll know to kill the chicken and catch the fish, so we can have a big meal at noon!"

"Naughty." Zhang Chunxue snapped out of her thoughts and gave him a reproachful look.

...

Xu Qingfan's maternal grandparents lived in a village called Chuxi Village, which is only a dozen kilometers away from Licheng.

Entering from the village entrance archway, the road back to the village is long, a straight road about one kilometer long. The road is not wide, and both sides are lined with straight poplar trees.

The dense shade blocked out the light, and the wind rustled through it.

Enjoying it while listening to the cicadas chirping is the perfect way to beat the summer heat.

When the car arrived at the ancestral hall, my grandmother had timed it perfectly and was already waiting by the roadside.

"Mother-in-law!"

"Ah B!"

Xu Qingfan leaned against the car window, waving and shouting excitedly. Lai Manyao called out his nickname with great enthusiasm, and Xu Qingfan instantly froze.

"Haha, so Xiao Fan, your nickname is A-B!"

"Don't make a fuss. I don't believe you don't have a few relatives or friends named A-B."

"Hehehe... B-boy is my cousin, and my cousin's name is A-D."

The terms "Ah B", "Ah D", "B-boy", and "D-boy" are quite common in Guangdong, but they are usually only used when children are young, and the surname is omitted and the given name is used after they grow up.

Xu Qingfan couldn't very well correct his grandmother, who had been nagging him about "Ah B" the whole way. Finally, everyone arrived home.

Their home in the countryside is quite large, a two-and-a-half-story self-built house. They have several acres of fish ponds in front of the house, and next door, they have a pigsty enclosed by a fence where they raise chickens and geese.

Atop their heads was a lush mango tree, and the ripe mangoes that had fallen were a perfect treat for them.

After Xu Qingfan helped introduce everyone to each other, Lin Jing and Zhang Chunxue stayed in the living room to drink tea and chat, while he rode his tricycle with the four little ones around the village.

Xu Qingfan hadn't lived in the village for long, so he didn't know many people. Whenever he encountered an uncle or aunt who smiled at him, he would greet them warmly, making sure to be polite.

Otherwise, if Grandma goes to the intelligence center for a meeting next time and people say she's impolite, she'll be unhappy.

He stopped the car at the edge of the field, as the rest of the road was a narrow dirt track, and he was afraid of driving the car into the ditch.

"Brother Qingfan has so many dragonflies!"

Lin Wanning threw a pebble into the ditch filled with water hyacinths, and the startled dragonfly fluttered its wings and took flight.

"Yeah, and there are swarms of fireflies at night, have you ever seen them?"

Lin Wanning and Xiao Ruanwen both shook their heads, while Zhang Yi nodded, wanting to share, but after a few low murmurs, she fell silent.

Xu Qingfan patted her head. "I'll bring you here next time. Now, let's go pick vegetables!"

"Pick the vegetables!" Xiao Ruanwen raised her right hand.

"Delicious!" Lin Wanning raised his left hand.

The scene in the fields was very different from what he remembered. Every plot of land had been carefully cultivated, and there were no weeds that reached above his ankles along the way.

There are also swordsmen in this village. Xu Qingfan's pretty tree branch, which he picked up casually, has no use, so he can only let Wan Ning put it on the ground and push it around for fun.

"Xiao Fan, won't your car get stolen if you leave it there?" Xiao Ruanwen had lived in the city since she was a child and didn't understand the power of rural intelligence agencies.

"You can't steal it. Everyone in the village knows my grandma's tricycle. Strangers would be stopped as soon as they got on it," Xu Qingfan explained.

"Oh, I used to have a scooter. I left it by the door when I went home to get a drink of water, and when I came out, it was gone! I was so angry!" Xiao Ruanwen said, hands on her hips, fuming as she recalled the theft of her bicycle.

"The countryside is different from the city. In the countryside, people don't know each other. Even if you get caught stealing, it's not a big deal. But in the countryside, if you get caught stealing, you'll be cursed for the rest of your life."

"Wouldn't we be too ashamed to continue living here?"

"That's right, so there are very few people who steal in rural areas, unless it's real gold or silver. This tells us another lesson: don't flaunt your wealth."

"Brother Qingfan is right!"

Lin Wanning clapped along, and Xu Qingfan laughed and patted Wanning's head.

"Xiao Fan, why do you always act like an adult, always spouting道理 (reasoning/principles)? I'm going to annoy you from now on!" Xiao Ruanwen complained.

"There's no need to be so intimate." Xu Qingfan thought it was 'Fanfan'.

"It's the 'annoying' kind of annoyance!"

Xu Qingfan: ......

"Hahaha!" This time, Xia Xiaoxiao laughed the loudest. Ruan Wen was really her good mouth double!

...

The five of them easily completed the task of picking vegetables. When they got home, their uncle was cleaning fish at the door.

Xu Qingfan took the vegetables he picked to the kitchen. When he came out, the large fish that had been intact just moments before was now separated from its bones and flesh.

My uncle's knife skills are so good, it would be a waste if he didn't go to RT-Mart to clean fish.

"What kind of fish is Uncle Junyu?" Lin Wanning asked as soon as he saw him come out.

"Jun fish is a good thing, let Xiao Fan tell you about it." Yao Jianjun quite liked Wan Ning, who kept calling him "Uncle, Uncle" just now, which reminded him of his own daughter.

"Military fish are fish that have served in the military, just like military dogs. After their service is over, they are released back into the wild, hence the name military fish," Xu Qingfan said, spouting nonsense with a straight face.

"Oh, it's not right for us to eat people who have served in the military, is it?" Xiao Ruanwen believed her and said with a guilty look on her face.

"Ruan Wen, don't listen to his nonsense. The Junyu is called the General Fish because its scales are strong, like a general's armor."

Xia Xiaoxiao wanted Ruan Wen to continue acting as her mouth double, so she naturally wouldn't let Ruan Wen be fooled by Xu Qingfan.

"Fine, fine, Xiao Fan, you dare to lie to me!"

"Ruan Wen, what are you doing! A gentleman uses words, not fists... Ah!"

Xia Xiaoxiao looked at the two people circling the yard and inexplicably felt a sense of déjà vu with Xia Luo and Ma Dongmei.

"You stinky Fanfan, see if you dare to lie to people again!" Xiao Ruanwen grabbed his ear and came back, making everyone burst into laughter.

Wait, that's not right!

Xiao Fan is Xia Luo, Ruan Wen is Ma Dongmei, so wouldn't she become Qiu Ya?

The background music of "Yi Jian Mei" inexplicably started playing in my head.

Xia Xiaoxiao shook her head violently. What was all this nonsense? In this world, there were only two reborn individuals, her and Xiao Fan, who were childhood sweethearts in two lifetimes and whose hearts were connected.

They are clearly a match made in heaven!

"Little one, why are you shaking your head?"

"Oh, Xiao Fan is such a bad person, I can't bear to watch."

"That's right!"

"Xiao Fan is so mean!"

The crowd launched another rally to criticize "Fan". The opposing forces were too strong, and even Lin Wanning, who supported "Fan", only dared to blend into the crowd and get through the ordeal.

...

Although I skipped McDonald's, lunch was just as delicious as McDonald's!

First up is the divine white-cut chicken, a free-range chicken raised for a full 100 days in an orchard. It won't be sold for less than 100 yuan.

Secondly, there's the three ways to cook the mandarin fish: the head and tail are used to make soup, which is milky white, like drinking soy milk; the fish bones are deep-fried and sprinkled with salt and pepper powder, making the neighbor's kids drool.

The fish is even more amazing. After slicing, it is first marinated and then baked. The fish is firm, chewy, and flavorful. It's like dragon meat.

Finally, there was a simple chicken soup with bok choy, which served to cut through the richness.

"Grandpa is the best at cooking fish. This fish should be eaten while it's hot. Godmother, Aunt Zhang, you should try some." Xu Qingfan served the two of them some food.

"Delicious! It's even better than the fish I've had at the farm before!" Lin Jing gave a thumbs up after taking a bite.

"It's true, Grandpa's cooking is really good!" Even Zhang Chunxue, who was used to eating at Michelin three-star restaurants, was impressed by her grandfather's cooking skills.

"Hey, it's just some home-style dishes." Yao Shulun waved her hand smugly.

Thanks to Xu Qingfan's promotion, the large plate of fish was the first to be completely devoured. Everyone was too busy eating to talk.

After a fierce contest among five pairs of chopsticks, the last piece of fish was finally won by Zhang Yiyi, who remained silent.

Zhang Yi smiled sincerely and placed the fish slices into Xu Qingfan's bowl.

"Hey!" the crowd exclaimed loudly.

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