My childhood sweetheart, who was reborn with me, ended up as a loser.

Chapter 35 The Martial Arts School Gains a New Member

Xu Qingfan didn't really know why he chased after them and called out to them. His empty bottle was still at home, and it would be a long way to get it from Phoenix Mountain.

But as I said before, since we're already here...

"Hey, it's been so long! Where have you been?"

"ah...."

Wu Lingyu was taken aback by his sudden familiarity. We don't seem to be that close, do we?

"Yes, something's wrong," she said timidly, still keeping her head down as usual.

Well, Xu Qingfan also realized that he had asked a pointless question.

He repeated, "I had collected a lot of empty bottles at home to give to you, but I couldn't find you."

"what?"

"Thank you...I..."

Wu Lingyu secretly glanced at him, unsure of what to say in the face of Xu Qingfan's sudden display of goodwill.

"Are you free now? If you are, I'll go home and get it for you. If you're not free, we can arrange a time, and I'll give it to you tomorrow afternoon." Xu Qingfan deliberately bent down and tilted his head to look at her.

Wu Lingyu blushed and raised her head to the sky again, which was too ridiculous.

She was so nervous that she forgot to reply.

Xia Xiaoxiao walked over and kicked him, saying irritably, "Why are you bullying her?"

"Xiaoyu, don't mind him. Do you want the bottle? We've collected a lot at home."

Xia Xiaoxiao is kind-hearted by nature. Whenever she sees people raising money for animal medical treatment in the group, she will donate five or ten yuan. Not to mention that Wu Lingyu is in such a tragic situation, having lost her parents at such a young age.

"Thank you... Is it... okay?" Wu Lingyu was more at ease with Xia Xiaoxiao, after all, they were both girls, and boys only knew how to bully others!

"Of course! If you're not in a hurry, you can come back with us to get it now!" Xia Xiaoxiao offered her right hand.

Wu Lingyu looked down at her dirty hands, with black grime still stuck under her fingernails. Feeling ashamed, she hid her hands behind her back, trying to wipe them clean on her clothes.

"My hands are dirty too, you hold mine." Xu Qingfan reached out and took Wu Lingyu's hand.

Wu Lingyu, who was wiping her hands, froze instantly, beads of sweat forming on her forehead from nervousness.

Xia Xiaoxiao slapped Xu Qingfan's pig's trotter away, handed him the four leashes, and then took Wu Lingyu's hand, comforting her, "It's okay, Xiaofan and I got our hands even dirtier than yours when we went to work in the fields last time."

"Hmm..." Hearing Xia Xiaoxiao's gentle words of comfort, Wu Lingyu felt at ease, but she still clenched her small fist tightly with her other hand.

It can only be said that the order in which people appear is very important. Xu Qingfan was both delivering cakes and collecting bottles, but Wu Lingyu was often bullied by boys, so she subconsciously had a sense of wariness towards Xu Qingfan.

The three quickly returned to the staff compound. Xia Xiaoxiao directed Xu Qingfan to climb to the eighth floor to retrieve the bottle, while she sat with Wu Lingyu under the banyan tree to cool off and wait.

Xu Qingfan had no objection, after all, he wanted to help others. After leaving a "wait" message, he immediately climbed to the eighth floor.

"Which school do you go to? Why aren't you wearing a school uniform?" Xia Xiaoxiao asked with concern.

"Xiajie Elementary School... school uniform, I was afraid of getting the uniform dirty, so I took it off as soon as I got home from school." Wu Lingyu's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz, and Xia Xiaoxiao had to listen very carefully to hear her clearly.

Actually, she was not only afraid of getting her school uniform dirty, but also afraid that if she wore the school uniform to pick up bottles, others would recognize her. She was shy and afraid of losing face.

Despite her fear of losing face, she was still willing to take off her school uniform and collect bottles after school so that her mother could have meat to eat.

Xia Xiaoxiao nodded slightly; it turned out to be Xia Street Elementary School.

She pressed further, "So, do you live in Xiajie Village or by the river?"

"Over there by the river." Wu Lingyu was very obedient; she answered whatever Xia Xiaoxiao asked.

It's really hard not to like Xiaoyu like this.

"Um, do you want to practice martial arts?" Xia Xiaoxiao suddenly asked.

"Practicing martial arts?" A glint of light shone in Wu Lingyu's dark eyes.

"That's right, we go to the martial arts gym to practice every weekend, it's free, do you want to come along?" Xia Xiaoxiao nodded with a smile.

"Is it okay?" Wu Lingyu was very excited, but she was afraid of troubling others.

"Xiao Fan, come here!" Xia Xiaoxiao waved and called Xu Qingfan over as she saw him running out of the stairwell.

Xu Qingfan came running over, panting, and threw the two large burlap sacks full of empty bottles on the ground: "Phew~ What's up?"

"Xiaoyu also wants to learn martial arts with us. We'll take her to find Ruan Wen."

"That's great, let's go!" Xu Qingfan immediately stopped feeling tired when he heard about this.

Wu Lingyu wanted to say no need to trouble yourself, but she had no say at the moment and was led away by Xia Xiaoxiao.

She tried to reach for the empty bottles in the two large snakeskin bags, but Xu Qingfan dragged her along the ground and carried her instead.

Xiao Ruanwen's house is very close to theirs; it only takes a few minutes to walk there via a side path.

When they actually arrived at Xiao Ruanwen's door, Wu Lingyu had second thoughts and wanted to turn around and run away, but her hand was being held by Xia Xiaoxiao, and Xu Qingfan had already knocked on the door and called for help.

"Ruan Wen, Ruan Wen, calling Ruan Wen!"

The longer he's been back since his rebirth, perhaps influenced by his environment, Xu Qingfan's way of speaking is becoming more and more like a child's.

"They're here! They're here!"

"Xiao Fan, what brings you here? And Xiao Xiao too, oh? What's this?"

Xiao Ruanwen originally wanted to run back to watch TV after opening the door, but when she saw Wu Lingyu hiding timidly behind Xia Xiaoxiao, she stopped in her tracks.

"This is Wu Lingyu. She also wants to learn martial arts with us," Xu Qingfan said.

"Great, great, welcome, welcome!" Xiao Ruanwen's face immediately lit up with surprise when she heard that a new partner was coming to learn martial arts.

"Xiaoyu, this is Xiao Ruanwen. You can just call her Ruanwen," Xu Qingfan introduced.

"Hello Ruan Wen..."

"Hello, hello, Xiaoyu, hello!"

Wu Lingyu had just raised her right hand to wave when Xiao Ruanwen grabbed it with both hands. "You guys come in first. I'm watching Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit. Blue Rabbit was thrown into the Valley of Broken Souls, and Rainbow Cat is about to activate the Heaven and Earth Coexistence Technique!"

Wu Lingyu didn't react at first and was pulled into the house by Xiao Ruanwen. Before she could even take off her shoes, everyone had already appeared in front of the TV.

They arrived just in time for a famous scene: Blue Rabbit was dead, and I had no intention of explaining right or wrong!

The Chinese entertainment industry has produced so many fantasy dramas and period dramas since then, but none of them can compare to a single animated film from 2006.

The four of them were forced to sit in front of the TV for more than ten minutes, and even after the show started playing GG, they still felt a sense of unfinished business.

Xiao Ruanwen picked up the peach wood sword from the ground and immediately performed a set of Wudang Dan Sword for everyone, with mysterious steps and a soft yet powerful movement.

After her performance, she tossed the sword into the air, gripped the hilt with a reverse grip, and declared: "With a sword in my heart, I can cut down all things!"

It can only be said that being a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur) is contagious. After spending a lot of time with Xu Qingfan, Xiao Ruanwen also caught the chuunibyou disease.

But you know what, he's really handsome!

Wu Lingyu's eyes lit up with admiration, and she longed for him.

If it were Xu Qingfan, he would say at this point, "Coach, I want to learn swordsmanship!"

But Wu Lingyu was too shy. She just stared at Xiao Ruanwen, and when she thought about how she could teach those who had bullied her a lesson after learning this sword technique, she couldn't help but feel excited.

Xiao Ruanwen was exasperated. "I've put on such a show, why aren't you saying anything?"

"Want to learn? Meet here every Saturday and Sunday morning at nine o'clock, and I'll teach you!" Xiao Ruanwen performed a sword flourish and slung the sword behind her back.

"Yes!" Wu Lingyu nodded decisively.

Xiao Ruanwen was secretly pleased; this was more like taking on a disciple!

"Hahaha, very good, Xiaoyu, then you are my first apprentice. Quickly call me master."

"Master!" Wu Lingyu even wanted to kneel down and kowtow, but Xu Qingfan stopped her in time. Even so, it still scared Xiao Ruanwen into a cold sweat.

"Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu, I was just joking. I'm taking on a disciple for my father, so you don't need to call me master," Xiao Ruanwen quickly waved her hand.

"Ah...?" Wu Lingyu looked at Xiao Ruanwen, then at Xia Xiaoxiao, then at Xu Qingfan, and stared blankly for a moment.

"Hahaha!" The three of them burst into laughter.

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