Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts

The lunch was incredibly lavish, featuring ten dishes and a soup.

The meticulously seasoned braised beef and goose liver, the rare and exquisite soft-shell crab, along with the black chicken soup that had been simmered for two hours, all clearly displayed the host's attentiveness.

Firstly, this was the first time the five guests had visited Wu Lingyu's home, and secondly, it was also Zhang Yiyi's birthday today.

The food tasted fantastic; it was on par with the culinary skills of a great chef, and within half an hour, many dishes were already empty.

Xu Qingfan drank down his glass of apple cider vinegar, topped up his glass and those around him with Tian Di Yi Hao, and raised his glass to everyone, saying, "Here's to Yiyi's fifteenth birthday, may you grow more beautiful, be happy every day, cheers to everyone."

"Happy birthday, Yiyi!"

"May your studies improve."

"May all your wishes come true."

Everyone exchanged festive greetings and gradually picked up their glasses.

"Cheers!"

The sound of glasses clinking and laughter filled the living room, Zhang Yiyi's lips curved into a beautiful crescent moon, her hand tightly clasped with Lin Wanning's under the table.

Zhang Yiyi's birthday wish was to ride a Ferris wheel, but what she really wanted was for her other hand to be tightly held by Xu Qingfan as well.

The three of them hand in hand, walking from now into the future.

"Thank you, everyone!"

...

Shopping for groceries and cooking was enjoyable, but washing dishes and cleaning certainly was not.

Wu Lingyu's house did not have a dishwasher. After repeatedly persuading to "send off" Wu Lingyu's parents, the six of them began an efficient and silent division of labor.

Many hands make light work; normally, cleaning that would take an hour for one person was completed in less than half an hour by them.

Xu Qingfan was the last to wipe up the water droplets on the floor, leaving the kitchen sparkling anew.

After washing their hands in a queue, Xiao Ruawen eagerly said, "Let's continue the King game!"

[Brother Fan and Xiao Xiao to kiss in front of everyone, and then Wanning and Yiyi feeling jealous but helpless, it will certainly be exciting!]

"Sure~ let's continue the King game!" Lin Wanning was secretly thrilled; she had just covertly come up with many tricks with Zhang Yiyi while waiting to act on them after the meal, not expecting Xiao Ruawen to be even more eager.

[Wanting Brother Fan to give a princess carry, giggles...]

Though Xia Xiaoxiao and Zhang Yiyi didn't speak, they both smiled mischievously.

Only Wu Lingyu, who was completely unaware, tilted her head and asked, "Aren't we going to take a nap at noon? We still have to go to the Ferris wheel in the afternoon."

"Oh~ it's okay, a half-hour nap is enough."

"Right, we play until three-thirty, rest for half an hour, and then head out to ride the Ferris wheel, perfect timing!"

The four of them pushed Wu Lingyu's back, leaving the kitchen, and as for Xu Qingfan, he would play whether he wanted to or not!

Zhang Chunxue, sitting in the living room, finally breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing them come out. Even though it didn't show on her face, she was quite uncomfortable with Wu Lingyu's parents.

On one hand, because they were the parents of her daughter's classmates, Zhang Chunxue wanted to interact with them on equal terms.

On the other hand, Li Meijuan and Wu Suowei always acted overly cautious and ingratiating towards her. Zhang Chunxue naturally handled many people, but she couldn't adopt the attitude she used with subordinates towards the couple, which was quite troubling.

Giggling, "All cleaned up!"

"Auntie, we're going to continue playing the King game, do you want to join?"

"Mom, join us!"

If it weren't for lacking an excuse, Zhang Chunxue would have fled earlier; naturally, she readily agreed now: "Sure, I've never heard of this game before."

She exchanged nods with Wu Lingyu's parents and then got up to join the six others in the room.

A one-meter radius wool carpet was laid on the wooden floor of the room, and even with the addition of Zhang Chunxue, the seven people sitting together did not feel crowded.

"Auntie, do you need me to explain the rules again?" Xiao Ruawen found an ace and asked while shuffling the cards.

"No need, the person who draws the ace can order any two people to do anything, right? I remember correctly, don't I?"], Zhang Chunxue said lazily, leaning on the bed edge and smiling.

"Yep, that's right!" After confirming there were no issues, Xiao Ruawen dealt the shuffled cards to everyone.

Without anyone noticing, four pairs of cunning eyes glanced at each other.

The battle was on: would the Xiao Xia Alliance outplay the Zhang Lin duo, the result was about to be unveiled.

"Yay~ I drew the king!"

Perhaps due to the beginner's luck, Zhang Chunxue drew the king on her first try, her surprise covering her lips.

Xu Qingfan, sitting next to the aunt, leaned over to see, and indeed, it was an ace.

"Then, Auntie, you can give your command now, you're the king now," Xu Qingfan said, smiling as he spread her cards.

"Auntie, you're really lucky; I played all morning and didn't get to be the king once," Xiao Ruawen said, sounding envious as she arranged her cards.

Xiao Ruawen now just wanted to draw the king and then order Xiao Xiao and Brother Fan to kiss. Just thinking about that scene made her tremble with excitement and her heart thump.

"Can I give any command I want?" Zhang Chunxue was still new to the game and wanted to confirm again.

"Anything."

"Right!"

Zhang Chunxue surveyed everyone in the room, her eyes finally resting on Xu Qingfan.

She supported her chin while thinking of what command to give. Imagining the scenario, she couldn't help but smile.

Everyone waited for the aunt to speak, and the room fell silent for a moment.