Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts-Chapter 638 - 444. Prepared early!

Wu Lingyu felt her face burn with embarrassment after speaking. What was that all about, supporting Brother Fan to have five wives?

After opening her heart, Yu slowly started to put herself in Xu Qingfan's shoes, much like in places where male preference weighs significantly over the female, often the women bear more feudal burdens than the men do.

Of course, Wu Lingyu wasn't at that stage yet, and she most likely never would be.

Yu didn't oppose Xu Qingfan's philandering ways, but if she were asked to help strategize and chase Wanning and Yiyi, Wu Lingyu would definitely feel angry and hurt.

[I just want us all to be able to be like we are now in the future, nothing else!]

"Yu, pass me the rice wine."

"Yu?"

"Ah... sure!" Wu Lingyu snapped back to reality and quickly handed Xu Qingfan the bottle of Jiujiang Shuangzheng.

A proper amount of baijiu poured in created a mix of overflowing oil mist and alcohol which, when ignited, sent a half-meter-tall pillar of fire soaring up.

Wu Lingyu dumped the chopped green onions in, quickly stir-fried the beef until aromatic, and immediately transferred it to the hot simmering pot beside it.

Xu Qingfan stirred with chopsticks a few times; no water leeched out nor did it spit oil—it was a good simmering pot.

"Alright, Yu, go check how they've done with cleaning. We'll be eating soon." After washing the pot, it was time for the final dish, he said, turning to her.

"Okay!" Wu Lingyu looked into his eyes and obediently nodded after half a second.

Upon leaving the kitchen, the strong air conditioning in the living room immediately refreshed her completely, the outside had grown dark, and the room lights, not used for a long time, appeared somewhat dim.

Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi, barefoot on the cloth, ran and slid several meters at a time, drying the freshly mopped floor.

"We'll be eating soon. Let's just let the floor dry naturally," Wu Lingyu said with a smile after watching the two play for a while.

"Is the food ready yet? Is the food ready yet?"

"I'm starving!"

Xiao Ruawen popped her head out of the room, her eyes sparkling.

"Then let's tidy things up and eat." After stepping out, Xia Xiaoxiao clapped her hands and, seeing the spotless living room, felt an inexplicable sense of relief.

"I'll get the chopsticks!" Lin Wanning, unable to wait any longer, slipped into her slippers and dashed to the kitchen.

"Wanning, wait for me, I'm coming too!" Xiao Ruawen, inhaling the delicious aroma in the air, also followed her.

Wu Lingyu stepped aside to give them space in the kitchen. With such a warm little home, what was wrong with Yu hoping it could remain like this forever?

[I just want everyone to be alright!]

[Forever!]

...

The dinner without the adults was very relaxed; manners were nonexistent.

If a finger could be used, it was used absolutely, and mouths were stuffed as full as possible.

If the boys at school could see their goddesses now, cheeks bulging, faces and hands smeared with grease, they would probably feel a sense of their pure moonlight filters shattering.

Xu Qingfan really enjoyed watching them eat like this, probably a common trait among cooks, filled with a deep sense of accomplishment.

"This crab is peeled, who wants it?" he asked, holding a cap full of crab roe and meat.

Everyone fell silent for a few seconds, exchanging glances, then Xu Qingfan directly handed it to Wu Lingyu.

"Thanks, Brother Fan."

As Lin Wanning watched Yu spoon a big helping of crab roe into her mouth, the chicken leg in her hand suddenly seemed less appetizing.

She raised her hand to indicate: "Brother Qing Fan, I want the next one!"

"The one after the next is mine!" Xiao Ruawen was the second to raise her hand, nearly hitting Xu Qingfan.

"This isn't a classroom question, put your hands down," he chided them with a glance, continuing his leisurely crab peeling.

"Are we staying over here tonight?" Xia Xiaoxiao, after swallowing her food and wiping her mouth clean with a napkin, asked.

All eyes turned to Xu Qingfan as the question evidently required his decision.

"It's been a long time since someone stayed upstairs, so let's not." He paused from his crab dismantling to think, then said.

Everyone immediately looked dejected upon hearing this, but soon, Xu Qingfan's next words came: "However, if you don't want to go home tonight, staying at my place is also fine. We have plenty of rooms!"

Wu Lingyu and Xia Xiaoxiao were going to sleep at Xu Qingfan's house anyway, so they didn't feel much different.

But Lin Wanning, Zhang Yiyi, and Xiao Ruawen were excited, not for any other reason but because spending the night at a classmate's (Brother Fan's) house sounded like a lot of fun!

"Great, let's stay at Brother Qing Fan's house!"

"I'm definitely in!"

"Can we stay at Brother's house?"

Xu Qingfan continued with his task: "Then it's happily decided. We'll call home after dinner."

"Hehe."

"Alright!"

All three happily agreed, already looking forward to it.

"Here, Wanning," Xu Qingfan passed the peeled hairy crab to Lin Wanning and continued with the next one.

"Thank you, Brother Qing Fan!"

Xu Qingfan smiled at her, wondering how his parents would react to having five kids over for the night.

Xu Aiguo might have got fishing fever, so no need to worry about him, but Yao Jiping, Xu Qingfan thought, the old lady would probably be secretly thrilled.

Ever since he initially decided to keep rooms reserved for Xia Xiaoxiao and Wu Lingyu alone, there have been talks.

If it weren't that Lin Wanning, Zhang Yiyi, and Xiao Ruawen don't come often, he felt Yao Jiping might have kept five rooms reserved.

[Indeed, this philandering bad habit of mine definitely runs in the family!]

Xu Qingfan felt that when the time was right in the future, telling Yao Jiping about his sly moves would definitely lead to a pretense of breaking his legs, but deep down, mom might still secretly find joy in it.