Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts-Chapter 583 - 411. Unscrupulous Capitalist_2

"Ah?"

"What traction?"

All five looked at him at once.

Xu Qingfan was also puzzled, "Didn't I say it?"

"Oh, it seems like you really didn't, Haowei Cloud is coming online during the National Day, make sure you all remember to download it on your phones." He thought carefully and realized he might have indeed forgotten to mention it.

"You're only telling us this important thing now?"

"What do you take us for!"

"Exactly!"

With Xia Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ruawen leading, the five girls instantly rose in rebellion.

Seeing trouble brewing, Xu Qingfan took to his heels, "I think I forgot to turn off the gas at home!"

"Brother Chou Fan, stop right there!"

"Don't run!"

"Come chase me, catch me and I'll let you hehehe!"

Running through youth, each step seemed like stepping through the corridors of time, and in the breeze-filled school uniforms, youth overflowed endlessly.

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In the end, the great demon king Xu Qingfan was subdued by the five beautiful girl warriors. As a price for his surrender, he promised to cook roasted chicken for the five of them during the National Day.

"And we'll add a serving of roasted pork ribs too, haha, stop touching!"

"Hmph~ That's more like it!"

"Hehe, Brother Qingfan is actually really ticklish!" Lin Wanning continued to gently brush his thigh with her palm.

"Hahaha~ Wanning, stop it!"

"It wasn't me, Brother Qingfan!" Lin Wanning quickly retracted her hand.

It was only after Xiao Ruawen and Xia Xiaoxiao, who were on top of him, moved away that Xu Qingfan got the chance to stand up again.

[Five is a bit too much, three would definitely be no match for me!] he thought to himself.

"If I weren't worried about hurting you all, not even a group of you would be my match!" Xu Qingfan rubbed his shoulder and said.

"Wanna try?" Xiao Ruawen took a step back with her feet crossed and made a Taekwondo starting pose.

"Give me back my new song!"

"Hehe, just kidding~ Fan-dove-dove~" The girl's face changed 180 degrees in an instant.

"I'm so thirsty, haven't had a drink of water since I got back." He crossed one leg over the other like a patriarch.

Before Wu Lingyu could even speak up, Xiao Ruawen had already dashed to the kitchen, "I'll get it, I'll get it!" frёewebηovel.cѳm

Xia Xiaoxiao watched Xiao Ruawen, quickly won over by the sweet talk, and thought pensively.

[Is Ruan Wen going to stab me in the back?]

After roughhousing on the sofa for a bit, Xu Qingfan got up to prepare dinner in the kitchen.

School was out at four-ten on Friday, and the soup stewed from lunch was ready, with plenty of time to spare.

Xiao Ruawen needed to familiarize herself with a new song to record a sample, while Xia Xiaoxiao, Lin Wanning, and Zhang Yiyi were all outside as spectators. Thus, only he and Wu Lingyu were busy in the kitchen.

The fat sizzled and spat "pili pala" sounds in the iron wok. As Xu Qingfan reached out, Wu Lingyu already passed him the drained choy sum.

Their rapport had been built up over more than a decade, like shadows of each other.

"Brother Fan, our teacher asked me today why I'm not participating in the competition. I said I didn't want to," Wu Lingyu narrated.

"And then?" Xu Qingfan smirked slightly.

"Then the teacher said that winning the competition could mean automatic advancement, but I still said I didn't want to participate, so the teacher gave up." Wu Lingyu still felt a bit nervous revisiting the conversation, puckering her lips playfully.

"If you don't want to participate, don't participate. Do what you want to do, but Yu actually dared to talk back to the teacher," Xu Qingfan teased.

Wu Lingyu blushed, whispering, "That's because Brother Fan isn't participating either."

"If I don't participate, Yu won't either. So if I streak, does that mean Yu has to streak too?"

"Pfft~"

The girl's expression was a mix of feigned annoyance and amusement, "Brother Fan, you're teasing me again."

Xu Qingfan's lips curled up in a smile, feeling moved that Yu was growing up.

"If you don't like something, you should refuse loudly, whether it's your teacher or your parents," he said while mussing her hair lovingly.

"Got it," Wu Lingyu quietly stretched her neck to make it easier for him to stroke.

[Except for Brother Fan!]

The two collaborated with ease, and soon, a sumptuous meal of six dishes and one soup was ready.

Xiao Ruawen had also recorded a demo before dinner and played it for Xu Qingfan during the meal.

"Brother Fan, is this okay? I'm still not very skilled, maybe it will be better if I record it again tonight."

"Then let's record it again tonight. I'll accompany you on the guitar. It's hard to keep the rhythm for the music video editing with a cappella, so it's better to have instrumental accompaniment," Xu Qingfan said.

"Hehe~ let's talk about it tonight, let's eat, let's eat!" Xiao Ruawen, who had been singing for nearly an hour, was already hungry and immediately turned off the recorder to eat.

It had been almost a month since they last tasted Xu Qingfan's cooking, and the appetites of the five girls were great; they stuffed their mouths full without leaving any room to talk.

"It's much better than the school cafeteria."

"Burp~ I'm so full."

"I wish I could eat Brother Qing Fan's cooking every day!"

Having had their fill, every plate was empty, and Little White had no choice but to stick to dog food that night.

"Brother Fan, can you talk about the company's business?" Wu Lingyu suggested while they were digesting.

"Sure, sure."

"I want to listen too!"

Xiao Ruawen and Lin Wanning chimed in as well.

"Let me think..." Xu Qingfan tapped his temple with his index finger, considering where to start.

"Let's talk about Ruan Wen's new song. It's actually a marketing campaign I designed. With National Day coming up and the quality of 'Misaligned Time,' the effect of driving traffic will definitely be excellent. Once we highlight that Haowei Cloud offers lossless quality downloads and showcase Ruan Wen's previous songs along with it, it will all be set into motion."

This straightforward explanation was something the five girls could understand. Regarding the mastery of traffic acquisition, they had mysterious confidence in Xu Qingfan.

After all, if they hadn't experienced it themselves or seen it with their own eyes, who would have thought that the posts that dominated the forums back then were written by Xu Qingfan during his first year at school?

Xu Qingfan spoke at length and finally concluded, "In short, this new music listening app is very different from the previous ones. You'll understand once you open the comments section."

"I can't wait for National Day to come!"

"Me too."

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The last two days felt longer than the previous five combined, but they finally made it through successfully.

The seven-day National Day holiday homework filled the backpacks to the brim. Despite this, the released students were still laughing and in high spirits.

This naturally included the six of them, who left their backpacks at their secret base home and, empty-handed, boarded the car to Chu Gang City.

The video for 'Misaligned Time' had been edited, and even with Xu Qingfan's mediocre guitar playing accompanying Xiao Ruawen's singing, it still made them shiver.

They were heading out of Chu Gang City to the company's recording studio to record the official version of the song.

It was originally planned for just him, Xiao Ruawen, and Wu Lingyu to go, but Lin Wanning also insisted on coming, so in the end, they all went together.

"Fleet of... fleeting... fleeting that year"

"'Fleeting that year' is not a four-word idiom!"

"Hehe~ every year there's surplus!"

The six of them played a game of word association in the car, and time passed quite quickly.

By the time they arrived at the company, it was already 6 p.m. The car entered the parking lot, and after disembarking, Xu Qingfan led the five girls straight to the sixteenth floor by elevator.

Except for Zhang Yiyi, who had been a few times before, it was the first visit for the four girls. They curiously followed Xu Qingfan. Although it was past the theoretical end of the workday, nearly eighty percent of the employees were still at their desks.

The five girls looked curiously at the employees (not) who were still working overtime at 6 p.m.

"Why are they still working so late?" After entering Xu Qingfan's office, Lin Wanning blinked at him.

The other four girls also looked at him with strange expressions.

"No, what are you making those faces for? It's normal to work overtime tonight since the software goes live tomorrow. Plus, I pay overtime properly!" Xu Qingfan argued.

"Don't listen to him, the young boss is a ruthless capitalist, he hasn't approved my leave for two months," Lin Juan came in at that moment, laughing behind her hand.

"Keep slandering the boss and watch your salary get docked!" Xu Qingfan glared.

"See! What did I tell you!" Lin Juan joked with the five of them for a while before getting back to business, "Alright, no more joking. The young boss is a patriotic entrepreneur. Ruan Wen, come with me to record the song."

"No, call me a ruthless capitalist. That way, I won't feel bad about exploiting you more later."

"Sis Juan, if he dares exploit you, we'll help you beat him up!"

"Right!"

Seeing Xu Qingfan being ear-twisted from both sides, Lin Juan pursed her lips to hide a smile, "Alright now, stop teasing Xiao Fan, let's get the song recorded quickly, so we can all go have dinner together."

"Okay!"

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