Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts-Chapter 507 - 358. It’s Yiyi’s turn to score now.

By the time they returned home, it was nearly twelve o’clock.

After ten o’clock, the sun had already become scorchingly hot. After walking all morning, the backs of the five girls were soaked with sweat, so the first thing they did upon returning home was to turn on the air conditioner and then each cracked open a can of chilled Coke and downed it.

After tethering that "dog with lust in its heart but not in its loins" in the backyard, Xu Qingfan also followed them back into the house.

When people are overly tired, they seem to always enjoy sitting on the floor. Take, for instance, the five girls in front of him, neatly seated in a row with their backs against the sofa and their legs stretched out straight.

"Brother Fan, this one’s for you." Seeing Xu Qingfan enter, Xiao Ruawen tossed the extra can of Coke she had grabbed to him.

Xu Qingfan caught it steadily, clearly accustomed to the girls’ unguarded demeanor in front of him.

The canned Coke didn’t overflow like the bottled kind, so after he popped it open, he took a big gulp and burped, "Who’s going to buy groceries with me?"

The cleanup from last night’s pool barbecue was still not done, and groceries for lunch and dinner had yet to be bought.

Usually, at this time, Lin Wanning would eagerly raise her hand to volunteer, or Xiao Ruawen would clamor, "Brother Fan, I want to go, I want to go!"

But today, both were unusually quiet.

Xiao Ruawen simply thought it was too hot to go out, while Lin Wanning looked like she had a head full of mischievous ideas, eyes rolling around.

Wu Lingyu waited a moment and, seeing no one else speak up, was about to volunteer when someone beat her to it.

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"Bro..."

"Brother Fan, I’ll go!" Zhang Yiyi stood up and stepped forward.

Wu Lingyu bit her lower lip with a tinge of annoyance and swallowed back the words she was about to say.

[I should have spoken up sooner.]

Xu Qingfan ruffled the girl’s hair with a smile, "Then Yiyi and I will go buy groceries. You all rest up and clean up the backyard, and wait for me to come back and make a big meal."

"Heehee, Wanning got it!" Lin Wanning saluted playfully like a Young Pioneer and also winked at Zhang Yiyi.

"Brother Fan, I want to eat green beans with pork trotters," Xiao Ruawen said, patting her soft belly.

"I want sweet and sour pork," Xia Xiaoxiao added.

Xu Qingfan glanced at the two of them, "You two really know how to pick the most complicated dishes."

"Wasn’t someone bragging about being ready to work like a horse!" Xia Xiaoxiao retorted, tilting her head up defiantly.

"Exactly!" Xiao Ruawen chimed in like an aide to an ancient mistress.

Seeing Xu Qingfan making a move to approach, she quickly hid behind Xia Xiaoxiao.

"Tch~" Xu Qingfan shook his head with amusement and turned his gaze to Lingyu.

"We’ll take care of the cleaning!" Wu Lingyu nodded obediently.

Xu Qingfan returned an approving look, and the girl bashfully lowered her head.

"When it’s time to start cooking, Yiyi and I will go ahead then!" He said, taking Zhang Yiyi’s hand.

"Got it!"

’Brother Qing Fan, be careful!’

"Brother Fan, come back quickly!"

"Helmet!" Xia Xiaoxiao, glimpsing the two departing, couldn’t help but remind them.

"Right, right, right, riding without a helmet is a tearful lesson for loved ones." Xu Qingfan smacked his forehead and turned back to take the helmets from the shoe cabinet.

"Not rhyming at all!"

Xu Qingfan glared at Xiao Ruawen for her random commentary, helped Zhang Yiyi put on her white helmet, and then put on the pink one himself.

"Haha~ Brother Fan, you look so flashy!"

"Wait until I come back and I’ll wear your clothes!" After glaring at Xiao Ruawen one last time, he led Zhang Yiyi out of the house.

A moment later, Lin Wanning got up and ran out the door, shouting towards the departing silhouettes of the two on the electric scooter, "Brother Qing Fan, be careful on the road!"

Zhang Yiyi, hands wrapped around Xu Qingfan’s waist, responded telepathically, turning back to exchange glances with the girl.

[I must seize the opportunity!]

The high school area was in the suburbs, and the nearest farmers’ market to their neighborhood was more than two kilometers away. Concerned about potential emergencies, they had bought an electric scooter for such trips.

To call it an electric scooter wasn’t quite accurate, since the one Xu Qingfan was riding could reach speeds up to eighty kilometers per hour, making it fair to call it a motor vehicle.

Xu Qingfan didn’t dare to drive that fast though. Even in the suburbs, he only dared to turn the throttle to thirty or forty kilometers per hour.

After all, anyone can accelerate in a straight line, but getting home safely, that’s what really counts!

After ten minutes, the two parked their scooter at the entrance of the farmers’ market.

Xu Qingfan took off his own helmet first and then helped Zhang Yiyi with hers.

Even though she was perfectly capable of doing it herself, he instinctively did it out of habit, and Zhang Yiyi enjoyed this gesture of being pampered by her ’brother’.

"Are you hot?" He helped her tie back her damp hair and wiped the sweat from her temples with his sleeve.

Zhang Yiyi shook her head, grasped his arm, looked up at him sweetly and smiled, "Let’s buy groceries!"

"Mhm." Xu Qingfan returned the smile, ruffled her hair again, and they walked into the farmer’s market together.

Zhang Yiyi had always loved browsing the market, whether with her mom, Wanning, or her ’brother’ — because it gave her a sense of homey warmth.

Her ’brother’ would haggle with the vendors while she squatted on the ground to play with the crabs and crawfish.

"Twenty bucks, no change!" Xu Qingfan took out a twenty-dollar bill, speaking in Cantonese.

"67, twenty it is!" The fishmonger waved his hand impatiently.

"Let’s go." Xu Qingfan reached down for Zhang Yiyi, who was squatting on the ground.

"Okay!" Zhang Yiyi beamed at him, stood up with his help and took his arm again.

The two quickly bought all the ingredients they needed. Knowing it would rain the next day, Xu Qingfan even bought a little extra.