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

Chapter 57 Long-Distance Telephone 1

Zhang Chunxue quickly called back. She wasn't annoyed that Xu Qingfan had hung up on her. Instead, she chuckled and said, "Xiao Fan, I almost forgot. Auntie's phone charges for long-distance calls. I was just thinking of letting you hang up so I could call you back."

"I got so engrossed in the conversation that I forgot."

"Wow, how can they be so corrupt? They even charge for connecting to the phone! Auntie, can't we appeal to the central government? This is outrageous!"

When Zhang Chunxue heard "appeal to the central government," she was slightly taken aback at first, but then realized that it was just a joke, and she started laughing into the microphone.

"Hehehe, that probably won't work. Their headquarters are in Beijing, so it'll be difficult to sue them!"

"Really... not even Auntie?"

Zhang Chunxue was laughing so hard she almost choked. How could Xiao Fan be so burdened? She hadn't seen him for only two days, and suddenly she missed him terribly.

"Alright, Xiao Fan, stop being silly. The ratings for your show yesterday are out. Did you get them?" Zhang Chunxue took several deep breaths to suppress the urge to laugh.

"No, nobody told me. I guess it won't be too high."

"It's already very high. The rating is 2.98, which is almost two percentage points higher than the annual average rating, and only slightly lower than the SARS special we did in 03."

Actually, it wasn't just slightly lower, but almost two percentage points lower, which is still a pretty amazing result.

It's worth noting that the "Face to Face" program has only achieved this level of viewership in the past, with its interviews with Olympic champions in 04, Super Girl contestants in 05, and this year's interviews with Yi Zhongtian, Yu Qiuyu, and others who became popular on "Lecture Room".

Xu Qingfan is actually ranked alongside these people, doesn't that make him seem pretty awesome?

"Auntie, how many people does a 2.98 rating reach? I don't really understand." Xu Qingfan was also taken aback when he heard this. After all, in his previous life, many TV dramas would be touted as huge hits as soon as the rating broke 2.

Take Hu Ge's "Nirvana in Fire" for example. There are probably not many people on the internet who don't know it, but there are probably not many people who have actually watched it, because the average viewership rating of this "blockbuster drama" is less than 1%.

"Then the number of people it can cover is huge, at least tens of millions." Zhang Chunxue hadn't calculated it seriously, but it was definitely in the tens of millions.

"Wow, no wonder the newspapers were all about me this morning. I've become a big celebrity!" Xu Qingfan exclaimed in surprise.

Zhang Chunxue was amused by his amusing way of speaking again and giggled, saying, "Of course! Our Xiao Fan is a big celebrity now, remember to get autographs for Auntie and Yi Yi first!"

Chatting with Zhang Chunxue was indeed comfortable. Although he and Lin Jing were the same age in some ways, his godmother was always an elder in his heart.

It's different with Aunt Zhang; it feels like chatting with someone your own age.

"Sure, sure, is signing a hundred enough?"

"Oh no, this is bad!"

"I hope no one secretly tears the names off the books I keep in my school drawer!"

"Hahaha!" Zhang Chunxue was still wondering what was wrong with him, but after hearing Xiao Fan's next words, she laughed so hard she almost choked.

Seeing her mother like this, Zhang Yiyi felt happy. It seemed that her mother had been looking worried every day because she couldn't speak.

Even though she always smiles when she's alone, it's such a fake smile that it's obviously a bitter one.

Zhang Yiyi really wanted to speak, but she really tried her best, she just couldn't bring herself to say it.

That day, she suddenly ran into Xu Qingfan while waiting at a traffic light. For some reason, her brother's figure gave her a very familiar feeling.

It wasn't until he smiled at her that Zhang Yiyi understood, because her brother's smile looked just like her father's, so much so...

I thought we would never see each other again after this brief farewell, in this vast sea of ​​people. But fate is so strange. It turns out that my brother and Wan Ning are good friends, and they unexpectedly met again at the martial arts school that afternoon.

Zhang Yiyi was so happy and excited at that moment that when she saw her brother, she rushed up and hugged him without thinking.

Because she was afraid, afraid that her brother would drift away again, afraid that she would never be able to hold on to him again, just like that night she spent in the car with her father. What happened and what they said in there, Zhang Yiyi never mentioned to anyone.

Zhang Yiyi had many ideas, but Xia Xiaoxiao had even more at this moment.

Is this Xu Qingfan some kind of pervert?

How come I can have such a pleasant chat with Aunt Zhang?

You only like old and young, right? No wonder you were single for so long in your past life and people are blaming it on you!

Amid Zhang Yiyi's delight and Xia Xiaoxiao's suspicion, the two finished the call.

"Auntie, see you later! By the way, how's my cousin doing?"

"Okay, see you then. Your cousin is quite nice. I know Mr. Zhang from Sohu, and he praised your cousin for being very capable. Okay, I'm hanging up now, my phone is almost out of battery."

Don't ask how Sohu's CEO Zhang knew about Xu Qingfan's cousin who just joined the company. According to Sohu employees, CEO Zhang likes to call newly hired employees to the top floor for heart-to-heart talks (to have some fun).

It's no wonder this guy does all sorts of strange things, right, Angela Chang? Darling, that's not love!

"Okay, goodbye Auntie, goodbye Yiyi!"

Goodbye, duck~

"Okay, goodbye everyone."

Xu Qingfan put the landline phone back after Zhang Chunxue hung up the phone.

"Brother Qingfan, what are we doing now?"

Lin Wanning rested her chin on his shoulder, tilted her head and blinked, her long eyelashes making intimate contact with his cheek.

"It's 2:30 in the afternoon. I originally planned to go to Sunshine Park, but now that I'm so famous, it doesn't seem right if someone sees me going to Sunshine Park."

Sunshine Paradise is the largest arcade in Licheng. There are clear signs at the entrance stating that children under the age of twelve must be accompanied by a parent to enter, but these signs are practically ignored.

It can only be said that Xu Qingfan has become famous now, and he's also become more concerned about his image.

"Where shall we go to play?" Lin Wanning didn't really care. As long as he could play with Qingfan, he would be happy even if he just played in the mud by the roadside.

"Xiao Xiao, why aren't you saying anything?" Xu Qingfan waved his hand in front of Xia Xiao Xiao's eyes, staring at him intently, making him feel all fuzzy.

Xia Xiaoxiao pursed her lips, not revealing her suspicion that he was truly a pervert, after all, Wan Ning was still there, and she wanted to save him some face.

"Let's play the Little Tyrant (a popular Chinese game console). I haven't played it in ages. I'll go home and get it if you want."

"This is great, this is great!" Xu Qingfan clapped in support. How come he hadn't thought of that?

"What kind of duck is Qingfan Brother Little Tyrant?" Lin Wanning asked, blinking.

"Wan Ning will find out soon." Xu Qingfan tapped her nose.

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