NOVEL NEXT Chapter 267 Class Reunion
Xie Xiao and the others could stay at home for seven days during the National Day holiday.
Li Hua and the class committee also organized a gathering.
All these years, they'd been putting it off and had never had a proper class reunion.
This time, it really happened, and over half of the people confirmed they would attend.
So when Lin Yu asked Xie Xiao if he wanted to go, Xie Xiao didn't think too much and said he would go.
It just so happened that Luo Yanran was busy that day, as she had to visit an old friend with her parents, so she didn't go with him.
Because of this, Liu Ou didn't go with Lin Yu either, saying it gave the two of them some company,
Lin Yu: ...We're all grown up, I don't really feel the need for company, right?
But his own wife just wasn't willing to go, so he let it be.
So the two of them took a taxi together.
Xie Xiao listened to Lin Yu grumble about how even his wife had abandoned him for his sake.
Xie Xiao clicked his tongue, "I'm not carrying that can, I feel like it's Senior Liu Ou who didn't want to accompany you."
Lin Yu also clicked his tongue, "I always find it strange how you keep calling Liu Ou 'Senior'..."
Xie Xiao fell silent, then let out a sigh, "I do too, but it feels strange to call her anything else, 'sister-in-law'?"
Lin Yu is a few months younger than Xie Xiao, so he would call Luo Yanran 'sister-in-law.'
But Xie Xiao felt it wasn't appropriate to call Liu Ou 'sister-in-law,' since he had always called her 'Senior,' and she was older than him, too.
Just calling her by her name felt a bit awkward.
Calling her 'Hai Ou' like Luo Yanran did also seemed weird; in any case, it all just felt wrong.
Lin Yu thought about it seriously, then said in a reconciled tone, "Why don't you call me 'bro' and call Liu Ou 'sister-in-law'? I really don't mind; I can start calling Luo 'sister-in-law' 'sister-in-law,' after all, my skin is thick, it's true."
After saying that, he even smiled at Xie Xiao.
Xie Xiao smiled too and said to him, "Get lost!"
The two of them went straight up to the hotel when they arrived at the gathering.
The gathering was held in a large private room at the hotel, where they could also sing karaoke and such.
It was booked by Li Hua, who said it was owned by a relative of his family; anyway, he didn't know how much of a discount they got, but it was quite cheap.
By the time Xie Xiao and Lin Yu arrived, there were already a lot of people.
As soon as they entered, people started to make a fuss. Aside from a few with whom they had stayed in touch and met up with yearly, most hadn't seen each other for a long time.
Li Hua hurriedly greeted them to sit beside him and pretended to look around, "Isn't it, where are our Senior Liu Ou and Senior Luo?"
Xie Xiao and Lin Yu each gave him a punch; this guy was doing it on purpose, having already said last night in the group chat that they weren't free.
Li Hua let out a yowl and fell onto the person beside him, crying out for compensation.
The crowd, who had felt somewhat distant at first, immediately burst into laughter.
The atmosphere eased up quite a bit.
Li Hua said Teacher Lin was busy and would be later, so they would start eating as soon as everyone arrived.
In fact, there had been quite a lot of changes since nearly graduating from college.
Some classmates who went to a junior college or didn't get into university had already entered the workforce and seemed to have gained a certain slickness.
A few of the boys, who looked rather skinny during their school days, now seemed quite robust.
It was said that one of them stopped studying after high school and now has a three-year-old child, having also made good money with his shop.
Everyone was teasing him about it.
The boy laughed heartily and seemed to be in a good temper, constantly denying it.
Then the conversation shifted to Xie Xiao and Lin Yu, "It's still Xie Bro and Yu Bro who are impressive, not only did they win the beauties' hearts, but they're also successful in their careers."
Lin Yu let out a hum, "I wouldn't dare say I've succeeded in my career; I don't even know when I'll graduate, right, Boss Xie?"
Boss Xie rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Give me a break, guys. If you keep this up, I might not dare to come next time."
Everyone laughed again.
On the girls' side, someone asked, "What are you laughing about?"
"Xie Xiao and Lin Yu are still so handsome!"
Li Hua quickly said, "You can't compliment me like that; I'm not single. When all you sisters compliment me, it's as if I'm single!"
The girls deliberately let out a surprised exclamation.
The atmosphere was actually quite harmonious.
Much better than Xie Xiao had expected.
After all, it had been a long time since everyone had seen each other, and their social circles were different now.
Being able to sit down and have a chat was indeed not easy.
After growing up, everyone's concerns are different; there's less of the purity that was there in school,
That's unavoidable, after all, everyone has to grow and live.
This time, 35 people came to the reunion, yet there were only 52 people in their class to begin with. Read new chapters at empire
So, quite a lot of them actually showed up.
Once everyone was there, we started eating without waiting for Old Lin; there were no particular rules.
Carrying their glasses, people wandered between tables.
Xie Xiao had a few drinks and then went outside for some air.
He had promised Luo Yanran he wouldn't drink too much, and his tolerance for alcohol was indeed pretty average.
Even though he started a company, he wasn't involved in social drinking, so his tolerance hadn't improved much.
Coming out of the restroom, he saw a classmate standing by the washbasin.
The classmate was Liu Ou, the former sports representative of the class.
He was one of the people who had just been drinking with Xie Xiao.
Meeting Liu Ou's gaze, Xie Xiao knew right away that he was most likely waiting for him on purpose.
Xie Xiao smiled and asked, "Old Liu, have you also had a bit too much to drink?"
Liu Ou smiled a bit and got straight to the point, "No. I can hold my liquor. I was waiting for you here."
He paused for a second, then cursed under his breath, "Fuck, Brother Xie, I need a favor from you."
The conversation got straight to the point.
Liu Ou had a decent relationship with Xie Xiao before, but certainly not as close as with Li Hua and the others.
They had occasionally played basketball together before.
He was a good guy.
Approaching him in this awkward manner meant he probably really needed help.
Xie Xiao said with a smile, "Alright, let me wash my hands and then let's go outside for a talk? It's not too comfortable here."
Seeing Xie Xiao's open attitude, Liu Ou's eyes reddened a bit, and he nodded, "Okay."
Asking a classmate for a favor was something he found a bit embarrassing and daunting.
But seeing Xie Xiao's natural demeanor, at least he felt less uneasy.
After washing his hands, Xie Xiao and Liu Ou headed to the balcony one after the other.
Liu Ou instinctively took out a cigarette.
But Xie Xiao waved it off with a smile and said, "I've quit, my sister-in-law is strict."
Liu Ou chuckled, "That's so like Luo Sister."
Xie Xiao just smiled and said nothing.
Seeing that he wasn't smoking, Liu Ou also put his cigarette back.
Xie Xiao didn't rush him, and watched as Liu Ou nervously fiddled with his fingers for a while before finally heaving a sigh and speaking up, "Brother Xie, I actually need to ask you for something."
Liu Ou glanced at Xie Xiao, and seeing no signs of impatience or annoyance on his face, felt a bit of his embarrassment dissipate.
Xie Xiao had always been like this, patient and gentle with everyone.
If it had been someone else, he might not have had the courage to approach them.
Actually, the reason he attended the reunion was because he knew Xie Xiao would be there, and so he came.
"Brother Xie. My family has a younger sister, and she wants to try live streaming. Don't you own a live streaming company?" Liu Ou took a deep breath and quickly got to the point.