Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts

Lin Wanning's village is not too far from the airport. After half an hour of driving, the car quickly turned onto an asphalt road that was even smoother than the highway outside.

Two or three-story bungalows were built on both sides of the road. After seeing a car pass by, the dogs sitting at the door started chasing and barking in groups.

Continuing forward, the road turned into a winding mountain path. Looking up at the cliff, one could occasionally spot black plants resembling lingzhi mushrooms, each about the size of a basketball.

"Qingfan brother, the next village is our home, and the one after that is my mom's village, which is also our home!" Lin Wanning introduced.

Xu Qingfan opened the van's window, and the sky above was especially blue, as if a filter had been applied to his eyes.

Gazing into the distance, scattered round earth buildings could already be spotted in the lower areas, large and round, once mistaken by satellites from the Beautiful Country as missile launch centers.

"That's an earth building, and we have one at home too, no need to buy tickets to see it!" Lin Wanning pointed at the cluster of round structures, speaking loudly to overcome the noise of the wind.

Xu Qingfan closed the window again and used his hand to tidy Lin Wanning's bangs, which had been messed up by the wind.

"Wanning is indeed the daughter of a big family, with an earth building at home." He said with a smile.

"Not really, those were where our uncles and relatives used to live. They moved out, and the earth building was just left there." Wen Wanqing explained.

The village is just that big, and there are always some distant family connections between people.

...

After crossing the mountain, traces of houses quickly reappeared ahead, with a particularly conspicuous and overly grand villa standing out.

"Qingfan brother, that's our new home. We'll all sit at one table for a meal then!" Lin Wanning pointed to the six or seven-story building.

"Hmm." Xu Qingfan patted her head.

Before they could say a few words, the car had already parked in a nearby open space.

Lin Wanning was the first to try opening the door to get off, but Xu Qingfan pulled her back, reminding her, "Be careful not to twist your ankle again."

Lin Wanning adorably stuck out her tongue before leisurely getting out of the car.

The air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder, and the ground was covered with red paper scraps left from burned firecrackers.

A group of children were bending over to pick up dud firecrackers. Seeing Lin Wanning and the others get off the car, they excitedly ran home shouting:

"The Princess is back!"

"The uncles are back!"

Xu Qingfan and the others were momentarily stunned, then saw a large group of family members come out of the house.

Hakka people are always warm and generous. As guests from afar, Xu Qingfan and the others were received with twice the enthusiasm.

Especially Lin Wanning's grandfather, whom she called "granduncle," warmly shook his hand, speaking in Hakka dialect that Xu Qingfan could only partially understand, words like "eat well, play well." He could only nod warmly along with him.

The four girls also received similar treatment, with grandparents and uncles guiding them around and making enthusiastic introductions when they met people.

"These are Wanning's childhood friends, all beauties!"

"This is Wanning's uncle, you should call him 'Uncle' too."

Uncles and aunts were able to speak Mandarin too, so the girls had no trouble communicating.

Upon entering, the courtyard was about the size of two basketball courts, with over a hundred tables set up, two-thirds of which were already occupied by guests.

In the makeshift kitchen on site, workers were doing the final touch-ups, for instance, pouring hot oil over the steamed lobsters.

After welcoming them into the house, the uncles and aunts exchanged a few words before bustling off again, leaving Lin Wanning to entertain her friends.

"Wow, Wanning, your family is so enthusiastic." After everyone left, Xiao Ruawen comfortably leaned back in her chair.

When visiting Xu Qingfan's hometown, his parents were also welcoming, but it wasn't like a swarm of relatives coming up to chat, it was a bit too enthusiastic.

"Hehe~ that's just how it is here, afraid of neglecting guests." Lin Wanning said with a playful smile.

"Mangosteen!"

"Please let the Princess taste the chocolate!"

The children, holding delicious treats in their hands, ran over as if they were making offerings to an emperor.

"Put it on the table, where's the juice?" Lin Wanning commanded like Her Majesty the Queen.

"?"

Xu Qingfan and Zhang Yiyi exchanged glances, thinking, Wanning, your persona has collapsed, do you know?

"Understood, your majesty the Princess!" The children, having received the order, ran off happily again.

"Pfft..." Xu Qingfan couldn't help but make a sound. When Lin Wanning turned to look, he immediately shyly twiddled his fingers.

"They wanted to play house with me, everyone... don't misunderstand!" She suddenly felt a socially awkward death, shyly lowering her head.

"Pfft... hahaha, Wanning, you're just too adorable, playing house at your age, Princess haha!" Xiao Ruawen laughed so hard she lay on Zhang Yiyi's lap.

Lin Wanning felt embarrassed, covering her face with her hands, biting her upper lip not knowing what to say, just when the group of children returned again.

"Your majesty the Princess, I only found Meizhiyuan fruit juice!"

"Noble Princess, please enjoy the slave's Kool-Aid orange juice!"

Before Lin Wanning could stop them, the children charmingly knelt down on one knee.

It must be said, as far as role-playing goes, their dedication level was Max.

However, the same goes for Lin Wanning's embarrassment level, which was Max+, reaching the point of riotous laughter.