Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts

Xu Qingfan used the pretense of finding pressure points as an excuse to naturally admire the beautiful legs of the five girls.

In terms of length, of course Xia Xiaoxiao's were the longest, followed by Zhang Yiyi and Xiao Ruawen's, then Wu Lingyu's, and finally Lin Wanning's.

But the legs of the five girls each had their unique characteristics: Xiaoyu's thighs were especially plump, Wanning's feet were delicate, and the proportions of Yiyi and Ruanwen's legs were equally beautiful.

But if he had to pick a favorite, he still liked Xia Xiaoxiao's the most, simply because they were long.

"Qingfan, why do you keep your head down all the time, are you secretly looking at our legs?" Xiao Ruawen scooped up some water and splashed it on him.

Xu Qingfan shook off the water droplets and replied matter-of-factly, "Yeah, why not?"

Xiao Ruawen was so annoyed that she gritted her teeth, but the girls were used to his occasional cheekiness and just laughed without saying anything.

Xiao Ruawen suddenly thought of a good idea, her eyes twinkling as she said, "Then Brother Fan, whose legs do you think look the best?"

For this, Brother Dongzi, far away in the capital, had already provided a standard answer.

Xu Qingfan parroted, "I don't know, I'm actually face-blind and can't tell beauty from ugliness."

"..."

"When it comes to shamelessness, Brother Fan, you're the best!" Xiao Ruawen teased powerlessly.

"Agreed!" The four girls unanimously gave a thumbs up.

Xu Qingfan didn't respond to this. He patted Lin Wanning's thigh, and the girl cooperated tacitly by turning her body.

"Another year has passed, and tomorrow we have to go back to school, then winter break, Spring Festival—time really flies." Xu Qingfan awkwardly changed the topic.

But it did work, especially when they thought about going back to school tomorrow, they inexplicably felt a bit of sadness.

"But it's fun, isn't it?" Lin Wanning turned her head and smiled brightly.

Everyone was infected by her smile and also chuckled.

"Wanning is right, but it's fun, because happy times always feel short, which is why it seems like time flies!"

"What does it mean? It means we've always been happy!"

Xiao Ruawen, for the first time, felt her words were philosophical.

"Yeah, yeah!"

...

The moms cooked faster than expected, and after soaking for just over twenty minutes, Zhang Chunxue called them to change clothes and prepare for dinner.

"Everyone go shower and change clothes first, dinner will be ready in a bit."

"Okay!"

Xu Qingfan had just finished massaging Xiaoyu, allowing Xiao Ruawen to escape without incident. She gave Xu Qingfan a smug look before quickly putting on her robe and leaving.

"Brought this for you." Seeing Xu Qingfan about to go bare-chested to carry Lin Wanning, Xia Xiaoxiao threw a bathrobe in his face.

"Oh, thanks." Xu Qingfan laughed.

Xia Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at him and turned to leave.

Xu Qingfan had no choice but to put on the bathrobe before carrying Lin Wanning. "Onward, Brother Qingfan~"

The two charged around the corridor, quickly catching up with Xia Xiaoxiao, Xiao Ruawen, and the first to return, Zhang Chunxue.

"Watch out, the ground is slippery."

"Got it!"

"Auntie, Brother Qingfan says he's got it!" Lin Wanning acted as a megaphone.

Zhang Chunxue smiled helplessly, watching the two fade from sight.

...

Dinner was simple homemade dishes, but because it was made by mom, it felt more delicious than lunch at the fancy restaurant.

After dinner, they took the initiative to do the dishes, letting the moms rest.

"Are we soaking in the hot spring again tonight, or doing something else?" Xiao Ruawen asked while washing dishes.

Everyone looked at Xu Qingfan, clearly letting him decide.

"Let my mom and them soak, the house is big enough, how about we play hide and seek tonight?" Xu Qingfan suddenly remembered playing hide and seek when he went back to his hometown, where he and Yiyi kissed in the basement and Xiaoyu caught them from the rooftop.

"That could work, I'm up for anything."

"Me too."

Lin Wanning blinked, then blinked again, pointing at herself indicating, "Me, Brother Qingfan, me, me!"

"Oh, haha, sorry, forgot Wanning can't walk well, sorry, sorry." Xu Qingfan came up to pat her head, and Lin Wanning immediately pouted.

"Hahaha!" Everyone couldn't help but laugh.

It was mainly because Lin Wanning pointing at herself looked too funny, like someone from an animal rights group accusing a farmer of enslaving a donkey to pick coconuts while completely ignoring the donkey pulling the cart in front.

Donkey: Me, you, donkey!

"Alright, alright, don't be mad, we won't play hide and seek tonight, let's play games or watch a movie instead." Xu Qingfan rubbed her cheek to comfort her.

"Hmph... I'll play hide and seek, and when I'm found, I'll roll on the floor!" Lin Wanning stubbornly said.

However, because Xu Qingfan was rubbing her face, her voice sounded very cute, making everyone inevitably tease her again.

Lin Wanning pouted for a few seconds before quickly joining in the laughter.

Of course, playing hide and seek was out of the question; they couldn't seriously let Lin Wanning stand on one leg to play, not to mention the risk of injury.

Perhaps the five of them felt his idea was unreliable, so the girls each expressed their opinions and quickly decided to play QQ Speed later—six players were perfect for any mode.

"And later we can play Bubble Bobble, Brother Fan on one color, and the five of us on another color, haha!"

"Haha, okay!"

[Actually, if there were no drama, it would be great to have fun like this every day.] Xu Qingfan thought as he looked at everyone.

...

After the moms had digested their food, they put on swimsuits and took wine to the backyard to soak in the hot spring just after eight o'clock.

"Is it the effect of the hot spring? Zhang, your complexion looks really good today. If there were men at home, I'd suspect... " Wen Wanqing said.

With the kids not around, they felt much freer and talked without any reservations.

Zhang Chunxue glanced at her reproachfully but didn't change her expression, "What nonsense are you talking about? Well, at home... never mind."

She stifled what she originally wanted to say, and luckily, everyone was focused on the beauty treatment effect and didn't dwell on it.

"So I'm not the only one who thought so. I even checked the mirror at noon and felt that the hot spring effect really does work better for Zhang than for us."

Zhao YueMin extended her arm to compare with Zhang Chunxue's; although hers was quite fair, it still wasn't as fair as Zhang Chunxue's.

Lin Jing did notice her mention of "at home," but she didn't think too much of it and instead agreed, "If soaking in the hot spring has such a good effect, we can visit beauty salons less often and just come to soak more."

"Maybe it's because Zhang is usually busy with work, and relaxing occasionally can improve complexion. So it's important to maintain a work-life balance!" Yao Jiping felt that calling her Zhang was too formal, so she just called her sister.

Zhang Chunxue got married soon after graduating from university and was only a year or two older than them.

"It's probably similar to what Jinping said; the work pressure is a bit high lately." Zhang Chunxue pretended to rub her temples and said.

"Then you have to take care of yourself. Health should always come first. If there's ever not enough time to eat, just call me and I'll deliver food for you." Li Mei Juan immediately showed concern.

"I have plenty of time to eat; thinking about certain things just takes a lot of brainpower, so I must reduce the number of times I use my brain." Zhang Chunxue knew Li Mei Juan was a person of her word, so she didn't dare brush her off with pleasantries.

"Then let Xiaofan massage you more, doing more head massages. I tried it once, and it's very comfortable!" Wen Wanqing smiled.

Zhang Chunxue's smile stiffened. Massage, massage again!

She was sick of massages now!

Though it wasn't really the massage's fault, it was after she noticed Xu Qingfan's wandering thoughts last night, she lay in bed giggling at the fact that such a young child was already thinking these things. She fell asleep while thinking about it.

Then...

"Hehe... maybe when Xiaofan has time." She smiled politely yet not awkwardly.

"Oh, that kid is never busy, I'll remind him later!" Yao Jiping decided arbitrarily.

"Uh, hehe... sure."

...