Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts

Xu Qingfan entered the room and bumped right into Lin Jing, who was about to come out.

Lin Jing was startled and, at first glance at his face, thought it was their relative from Hong Kong.

"Oh, Xiaofan, what happened to your face?"

Xu Qingfan immediately spotted Zhang Chunxue laughing sneakily over there. He rolled his eyes and said, "My face was a bit itchy just now, and I forgot my hands weren't clean."

"What's up with Qingfan brother's face?" Lin Wanning heard their conversation and bounced over with her crutch.

"Hahaha, Brother Fan, did you just come back from Africa?" Xiao Ruawen, following behind, laughed out loud after seeing him.

"Ah, Brother Fan, what are you doing? Don't come over!" Seeing Xu Qingfan had the idea of sharing the blame, she sprinted away.

Zhang Yiyi opened her camera to capture their faces, and Zhang Chunxue leaned over to look at the photos with her.

"Alright, go wash your face first, stop messing around." Lin Jing said, smiling with her mouth pursed.

"Okay, I know." Xu Qingfan playfully pressed a black dot on the tip of Lin Wanning's nose with his index finger, then obediently went to the bathroom to clean up.

Lin Wanning tilted her head, touched the spot he just poked, and indeed, there was dirt left behind.

After she evened out the black smudge, she looked even more adorably silly, "Qingfan brother, why, why did you touch my face!"

"Hahaha!" Everyone in the room burst into laughter.

After washing his face, Xu Qingfan came out and used a wet wipe to clean her nose, and everyone helped skewer the ingredients for the evening barbecue.

When more people join in, things get done quickly.

After finishing the last skewer, Xu Qingfan took off his disposable gloves and said, "Let's go, let's go, it's almost nine o'clock. We'll soak in the hot spring for half an hour, and then we'll be hungry for the late-night snacks."

Zhang Chunxue stretched lazily and said, "What are we waiting for then, let's go!"

Zhang Chunxue got up, and everyone immediately followed her lead, with Lin Wanning being helped by Yiyi and Wen Wanqing.

Just when Xu Qingfan was also about to get up and follow, Xiao Ruawen, who was at the end of the line, blocked his way and said, "We're going to change clothes, what are you here for?"

Oh right, they're going to change clothes; what's he doing here?

Before Xu Qingfan could think of how to reply, Xiao Ruawen had already darted off with the group. The previously lively living room suddenly only left him alone.

[Wait, they're going to change clothes, so I should go change clothes too!]

Xu Qingfan ran up to the second floor, but the young women had already locked the bedroom door, leaving him to return to his own room.

"Wow, Yue Min, your figure is amazing!" Zhao Yuemin was the first to come out of the bathroom wearing a swimsuit. Although she had a bathrobe over it, once she tied the waistband snugly, she could be described in four words, immensely grand.

"Oh my, there are still kids here, one of you hurry up and go change clothes!" Zhao Yuemin blushed slightly from the comment and pretended to lightly hit Wen Wanqing, who was teasing her.

Wen Wanqing giggled and dodged, being the second to enter the bathroom.

"Hey~ Mom, which of these swimsuits should I wear?" Xiao Ruawen held up two swimsuits as she asked.

One was a red one-piece with an open-back design; the other was a two-piece, not too much fabric but not too little either.

"The red one looks nice," Zhao Yuemin said without hesitation.

"Huh?"

"Why is that? I actually like the other one better." Xiao Ruawen was initially thinking of wearing the other one, as she felt the red one was too tight on her.

"No particular reason, just because the red one looks good. Wenwen, trust your mom's taste." Zhao Yuemin nodded with a smile, though she was thinking, [Because the red one shows your figure better, silly daughter!]

"Alright then, I'll wear the red one tonight and try the other tomorrow." Xiao Ruawen agreed.

[Wow, silly daughter even knows how to switch up swimsuit styles, enriching the visual experience.]

Wen Wanqing quickly changed into her swimsuit and came out of the bathroom, but since she was only about five-foot-three, the bathrobe made her look rather plain.

Then Lin Jing entered as the third person, and if I wasn't mistaken, she was holding a bikini-style swimsuit.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side.

After changing into trunks, Xu Qingfan draped a bathrobe over himself and headed downstairs first.

Women always take a long time to change clothes; if he foolishly waited up there, he might catch a cold before they even got out.

After Xu Qingfan reached the backyard, he tossed aside his robe and jumped directly into one of the hot spring pools.

It might not be fair to say it was random, as his spot was perfectly positioned facing the place where clothes were kept, so no matter who wanted to soak in the pool, they would have to pass by him.

The bottom of the hot spring was built with raised stones of various heights, so even small kids soaking could sit without worrying about the water level covering their heads.

Xu Qingfan found a comfortable angle to sit, leaning back to let the water cover his chin.

But he quickly gave up this posture because the rising steam had a faint sulfur smell that was oddly refreshing for the nose.

Though not too strong to affect normal bathing, Xu Qingfan's sensitive nose picked it up.

The odor in hot springs is mainly due to the mineral components underground; if sulfur content is high, the water that bubbles up will naturally smell like rotten eggs.

However, Xu Qingfan, having studied chemistry in a past life, knew this could be easily fixed by adding a filter at the spring outlet to transform the hydrogen sulfide coming up.

He soaked in the hot spring for about five minutes until his back started to feel hot, yet he still didn't see any sign of them.

"It's a good thing I came down early; I knew they weren't reliable," Xu Qingfan muttered to himself, "Hmm?"

The next second, he seemed to hear the "tap tap" sound of footsteps on the floor.

Sure enough, a minute later, Xiao Ruawen came running in, pulling Xia Xiaoxiao and Wu Lingyu along.

"Oh wow, Brother Chou Fan, you actually didn't wait for us and secretly got in by yourself!" Xiao Ruawen immediately took the lead as she came up.

"Oh come on, I waited for you guys for almost ten minutes before getting in, I was freezing!" Xu Qingfan retorted defensively.

"Well, who told you not to wait upstairs?" Xiao Ruawen teased him, and then asked, "Brother Chou Fan, are you soaking in a pool by yourself, or...?"

Before Xu Qingfan could answer, Wu Lingyu took off her bathrobe, revealing a black one-piece swimsuit underneath, thankfully not a school swimsuit.

Noticing that Brother Chou Fan was staring at her butt, Xiaoyu blushed and shyly got into the same pool with him.

Alright then, no need to answer, they're joining Brother Chou Fan in the soak.

The big group soon arrived as well, and seeing Xu Qingfan and Wu Lingyu already in the pool, the moms said with a smile:

"Then you guys soak in the right hot spring with Xiaofan, and we'll soak on the left."

"Hahaha, I was hoping Xiaofan would come over to help with a massage."

"Xiaofan can soak on the left for fifteen minutes and on the right for fifteen minutes too, right!"

Xu Qingfan scratched the back of his head sheepishly, agreeing, "No problem, I'm always ready!"

But soon, his attention was caught by Xiao Ruawen and Xia Xiaoxiao who were taking off their bathrobes.

So big, so round, so white, referring to the big bright light overhead.

Xu Qingfan's eyes had their own ideas, but it didn't affect his chatting with the moms.

Zhang Yiyi and Wen Wanqing first helped Lin Wanning to the side of the hot spring pool, and Xu Qingfan immediately got up to assist, water droplets streaming down, the steam revealing his eight-pack abs and inverted triangle figure, creating quite a visual impact.

Because they saw him as a junior, the moms only looked on with appreciative eyes.

After helping Lin Wanning take off her bathrobe, Xu Qingfan lent a hand to support her waist, Wen Wanqing poked his abs playfully and said, "Xiaofan has a great figure, normally looks tall and skinny, turns out it's just clothes making him look slim."

Xu Qingfan wasn't sure how to respond, he had a bunch of flirty lines but couldn't use them on the aunties, so he just nodded shyly and helped Lin Wanning sit in the hot spring pool.

"Hehehe~ Xiaofan is still shy, so cute, just like when he was young." Wen Wanqing turned to the others and said.

Zhang Yiyi was the last one to get in the water, whether it was planned or not, the five girls gathered in one corner, facing Xu Qingfan all alone.

In a pool over two meters wide, he could still reach the girls' jade feet if he stretched his legs.

Once the five girls were in the pool, the moms began undressing their bathrobes leisurely.

[Whoa!]

Xu Qingfan held back an exclamation, not for anything else, but because the moms all seemed to coordinate, wearing bikini styles.

He originally wanted to appreciate the beautiful scenery, but now he really didn't dare to look.

Noticing Xu Qingfan suddenly lowered his head to look at the pool water, Xiao Ruawen turned to see, and sure enough, her mom and the aunties were taking off their bathrobes.

[Brother Chou Fan, you have moments of fear too!] thought Xiao Ruawen.

The moms indeed coordinated; usually, they didn't dare to wear bikinis in public pools, taking this trip as a chance to dress beautifully as there were no men around.

Right, Xu Qingfan was considered like a son to them, not counted as a man.

"Wow, so comfortable, it's like every pore in my body has come alive."

"I don't even want to speak, so relaxing."

"Mmm~"

The moms leisurely soaked into the pool, a series of comfortable sighs echoed from next door.

It was similar on this side, as the girls already closed their eyes contentedly.

After getting through the initial adaptation period, Xu Qingfan didn't feel much discomfort soaking longer. Just as he was playfully bumping feet with someone underwater, Xia Xiaoxiao suddenly spoke up:

"Didn't you say you'd give us a massage?"

The foot playful fight with him stopped suddenly, Xu Qingfan guessed the owner of the foot was probably Xia Xiaoxiao.

"Of course, Xiaoxiao first, who wants to be second?" Xu Qingfan, not wanting to get cold by standing up, crawled over through the water.

"Me!"

"Xiaofan, come give Auntie a massage!"

"Massage me first!"

Before the four girls could speak, the aunties next door chimed in eagerly.

"That's a no-go, you guys don't have an order, I'm not coming over, I'm afraid of not being able to be fair." Xu Qingfan had approached the girls and said.

"Then help your Auntie Zhang first, she drove us here, worked the hardest!"

"That's right!" The moms quickly reached a consensus.

Remembering that the next door was full of bikinis, Xu Qingfan was already eager to finish up Xia Xiaoxiao quickly and go over there.

"Alright, be right there!"

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