Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts
Chapter 751 509: Five Daughters-in-Law Would Be Perfect

Xiao Ruawen lives in her phone, and within moments, Xu Qingfan received three flaming emojis from her.

Xu Qingfan continued to send three nose-picking emojis, and the next second, Xiao Ruawen sent three bombs.

Xu Qingfan continued with nose-picking, Xiao Ruawen with a kitchen knife; Xu Qingfan nose-picking, Xiao Ruawen... Xiao Ruawen ignored him.

"Brother Qingfan, you're so boring~" Lin Wanning, after watching the emoji battle, also sent a pig head emoji and @Xu Qingfan.

Zhang Yiyi didn't say anything, silently adding another pig head emoji.

Soon, five pig head emojis appeared in the chat group, all @Xu Qingfan.

[The world is big, but sisters come first, hum, Brother Fan, what do you have to fight me with?] Xiao Ruawen said smugly.

In response, Xu Qingfan chose to ignore it, turned off the screen, and put away his phone.

Sitting on the sofa waiting for Brother Fan's reply, she giggled, her eyes never leaving the screen.

However, a minute passed, three minutes passed, and still no message from Xu Qingfan.

[Why aren't you talking, Brother Fan?]

[Could he secretly be shedding little pearls of tears?]

Xiao Ruawen sent two messages @him, and Lin Wanning showed the phone to Xu Qingfan.

"Brother Qingfan, are you secretly shedding little pearls?" She leaned in to examine Xu Qingfan's eyes.

Xu Qingfan gave her a light tap on the head, and using Lin Wanning's phone, he sent: [Brother Qingfan says he doesn't talk to fools.]

"Oh my god!"

"Ahhh!"

"Stinky Brother Fan, Dead Brother Fan, he must be using Wanning's phone to send these!"

Whether Brother Fan was triggered or not, Xiao Ruawen didn't know, but she seemed to be.

"Wenwen, what's up with you?"

"Girls shouldn't use foul language."

Currently on the balcony doing laundry, Zhao Yuemin, upon hearing the noise, returned to the living room to check.

"No... Mom, it's nothing, I'm not saying anything." Xiao Ruawen gently covered her mouth.

Zhao Yuemin looked at her a few more times, shook her head helplessly, as if saying: Such a good daughter, where did she pick this up?

After her mom left, Xiao Ruawen awkwardly stuck her tongue out, completely forgetting she was at home.

You are influenced by your company, "oh my god," naturally learned from Xu Qingfan, but even if she said it, Zhao Yuemin probably wouldn't believe it.

"Little Fan is such a good kid, how could he possibly use foul language!"

Let's just say that the impression of Xu Qingfan in the mothers' hearts is very good.

[Stinky Brother Fan, if you have the guts, use your own phone to talk, this definitely wasn't sent by Wanning!] Xiao Ruawen angrily picked up her phone to type.

Xu Qingfan didn't tease her anymore and admitted using Lin Wanning's phone: [Don't shout, be downstairs at 10:50. If you're late, we'll leave, and you can walk to my house yourself.]

Xiao Ruawen showed her canines at him, but alas, Xu Qingfan couldn't see it.

...

After picking up Xiao Ruawen, she treated his head as if it were a sandroast chestnut board, messing it up into a chicken's nest.

Xu Qingfan didn't mind her antics and gave her a light swat on the behind, and Xiao Ruawen immediately calmed down.

"It's so cold, what are we having for lunch?" She blushed slightly, trying to maintain her composure as she spoke.

"We're having Zhu Yuan, not pig's knuckle ginger duck." Almost misspeaking, Lin Wanning quickly corrected herself.

"Great, I haven't had pig's knuckle ginger duck this year." Xiao Ruawen's eyes lit up instantly; nothing cures awkwardness like delicious food.

"Wanning, how's your foot doing? Did the doctor say you can go to the hot springs?" She intentionally ignored Xu Qingfan and turned to chat with Lin Wanning instead.

"Yes, yes, yes, the doctor said I can take off the bandage next week, Brother Qingfan asked, and I can go to the hot springs, hehe!" Lin Wanning said cheerfully.

"Great, I was worried Wanning wouldn't be able to have fun."

"Right, we can go to the hot springs~"

The two chatted on and off casually while Xu Qingfan played with Zhang Yi's little hand, and soon the car arrived back at Donghui City.

...

Xia Xiaoxiao and Wu Lingyu received the message and had already opened the door, waiting by the elevator.

As soon as the elevator doors opened, the two groups meeting each other immediately exchanged each other's names in surprise and delight.

"Alright, alright, one would think you all haven't seen each other for a long time, didn't you just return from school yesterday?" Xu Qingfan pushed the wheelchair out first, and seeing the open door, he went straight in.

"Where's my mom, is she still in bed or has she gone out?" he asked.

"Auntie went to distribute salaries," Xia Xiaoxiao explained.

Yao Jinping has three shops employing eight staff members and distributes their monthly salaries at the end of each month.

Compared to some black-hearted bosses who, fearing insufficient staffing, withhold a month's salary is already pretty decent.

"Oh, oh, was hoping she'd make some pig's trotters in vinegar, looks like I'm going to have to do it myself," Xu Qingfan shrugged.

Even though the steps to cook pig's trotters in vinegar are supposed to be the same, Xu Qingfan just feels that Yao Jinping's would taste better, maybe because of childhood nostalgia?

After changing his shoes, Xu Qingfan bent over to princess-carry Lin Wanning to the sofa, while he pushed the wheelchair directly to the balcony.

"Brother Qingfan, I can help too ya, I can peel the ginger!" Seeing everyone was going into the kitchen to help and only she was sitting alone on the sofa watching TV, Lin Wanning raised her hand and said.

"I never intended for Wanning to be lazy, don't rush, your task is coming right up." Xu Qingfan, with hands on hips, glanced at the ingredients, handing over the vegetables that needed peeling and plucking.

Soon, only he and Wu Lingyu were left in the kitchen, Xiaoyu took an apron, stood on tiptoe and helped him put it on from behind.

"Thank you, Xiaoyu." Xu Qingfan sneakily glanced at the living room, saw no one was watching their side, and quickly pecked Xiaoyu on the cheek.

Wu Lingyu was startled, swiftly turned her head to check the living room direction, and once confirmed no one saw, playfully glared at Brother Fan.

"Focus on cooking, you didn't kiss just now."

The cheeky man laughed, "I dared to kiss just now, would Xiaoyu not dodge?"

"Hmph~" Wu Lingyu pouted slightly and rolled up her sleeves ignoring him.

Xu Qingfan was in charge of blanching the pork trotters, Wu Lingyu handled boiling and peeling the eggs, they had a tacit understanding in their division of labor.

Once blanched, the pork trotters were cleaned of surface scum; after draining, they were dry-fried on an iron pan with white wine added to remove the pork odor. Once the skin became golden, they were transferred into a clay pot.

The peeled old ginger was crushed with a knife and dry-fried on an iron pan until similarly golden before being transferred to the clay pot.

The ratio of old ginger to pig trotters was about one to four, adding sweet vinegar and water, with the peeled eggs added in; after bringing to a boil, it would simmer on a low flame for about an hour and a half.

Xu Qingfan always followed this procedure, but the pig's trotter ginger he made just wasn't as delicious as his mom's.

...

Near noon, Lin Jing and Yao Jinping returned together.

"Poor piggy, does your foot still hurt?"

"It didn't swell like last time, what did the doctor say about how long it will take to heal?"

Both of them squatted in front of Lin Wanning, showing concern.

"Thank you, Auntie, it doesn't hurt anymore, ya, the doctor said they could remove this splint next week," Lin Wanning, not being the type to fear parents, pointed cheerfully at her foot and said.

"You have to pay attention to safety when doing sports in the future; let's not do dangerous sports anymore."

"Okay, Auntie, I understand!"

Seeing Lin Wanning nod obediently made Yao Jinping very fond of her.

But she also liked Xia Xiaoxiao who was getting slippers for her, Wu Lingyu busy in the kitchen, and also Xiao Ruawen and Zhang Yiyi; Yao Jinping was fond of every girl in the house.

She didn't dislike any of the girls here.

[Ah, this lucky boy, not sure how he got to know such a house full of outstanding girls.]

Yao Jinping had already given up on pondering which one of them might become her daughter-in-law in the future; she wanted them all, but wasn't that impossible!

"Mom, Auntie, you're back so you can handle the rest of the dishes, let us take a break and chat." Xu Qingfan came out holding a spatula, handed over the apron and spatula to Yao Jinping.

Yao Jinping looked at the sweat on his forehead, wiping it off with a tissue paper for him.

"Have a rest, spend some good time with Wanning and the others." She handed the tissue to Xu Qingfan, waving to the several girls, "Auntie will go and make something delicious, it'll be ready soon."

"Thank you, Auntie!"

"Auntie is the best!"

The voices of the five girls were harmoniously in unison, sweet and pleasing, making Yao Jinping chuckle with delight.

[If only all five were daughters-in-law, how wonderful would that be...]

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