The landlord has multiple personalities and wants everyone to pay him.

Before everyone had arrived, the group sipped tea to soothe their throats.

Ye Shu noticed that Chen San San still seemed a little confused about how her older sister knew the shop manager and Xiao Xue, and suddenly remembered something. He turned to Chen Xing and asked:

"Hey, Sister Chen Xing, that's not right. Did San San go to your wedding with your brother-in-law?"

"I went."

Chen Xing casually grabbed a handful of peanuts and melon seeds from a plate on the table.

"Then why don't I remember it at all?"

Ye Shu then turned to look at Chen San San beside him; he really couldn't recall ever seeing her at the wedding.

"Because I had a bad cold that day, I stayed in the hotel room the whole time..."

Chen San San pouted, quite disappointed:

"I was delirious with fever that day. Except for the ceremony in the hall, I was unconscious in the guest room. Do you know how much sugar I missed out on? I regret it so much..."

As she spoke, she seemed to suddenly realize something, turning to look at Ye Shu and Xiao Xue:

"Wait a minute! You...you were there that day too?!"

"Um."

Xiaoxue nodded and said weakly:

"We sat in the corner on the left side of the auditorium entrance."

"No wonder I didn't see you guys; I was in the first row."

As Chen San San spoke, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "What a small world! This is truly fate, it's wonderful beyond words."

It turns out that I had met the shop manager and Sister Xiaoxue a long time ago, but no one recognized me at the time.

At this moment, the door to the private room was pushed open again, and this time Han Yang, Zhang Xiaoqiang, and Wang Yu entered.

The three guys were bragging and boasting before they came in, especially Wang Yu, who complained to the other two:

"Damn it, I missed out on those crabs last time that old bastard treated us to dinner. I was so craving them! Today I'm going to have a feast and make up for what I missed last time! Son~"

As soon as they finished speaking, the three of them looked up and saw that besides Ye Shu and Xiao Xue, there were several other people they didn't recognize sitting in the private room.

Wang Yu's last word sounded like someone had stepped on his neck, making a sound similar to a screaming chicken.

Han Yang and Zhang Xiaoqiang immediately dropped their smug expressions, but they went a little too far and lost control, making the three of them look like they were being raided.

Ye Shu quickly got up and introduced them one by one:

"This is Sister Chen Xing, and the man next to her is her husband."

Although the three brothers usually act carefree and irresponsible in private, that's only when they're alone behind closed doors.

In public, he still behaves very properly.

The three of them followed Ye Shu's lead and greeted Chen Xing and Wang Tao:

"Sister Chen Xing, brother-in-law."

Chen Xing and Wang Tao weren't exactly elders; they were all around the same age, so the atmosphere quickly eased.

Ye Shu then introduced the couple to her:

"These three are my college classmates, my buddies: Han Yang, Zhang Xiaoqiang, and Wang Yu."

Then, he pointed to Chen San San, who was next to Xiao Xue:

"This is Chen Xing's younger sister, Chen San San."

The group greeted each other, but Wang Yu, whether still shaken from the earlier incident or simply too nervous, blurted out as soon as he greeted Chen San San:

"Nice to meet you, I often talked about you when I was a child..."

In short, he overheated everyone in the private room, including Wang Yu himself.

This doesn't sound like something a fully developed brain would say. What do you mean, "I often mentioned you when I was little"?

However, this silly nonsense did ease the tension considerably, though it came at the cost of Wang Yu.

I don't know who couldn't hold it in first, but then everyone in the private room started laughing.

Needless to say, Han Yang and Zhang Xiaoqiang's words were blatant mockery. This would likely become their opening line when speaking to Wang Yu from now on, and Wang Yu could already imagine how they would ridicule him:

Hey Lao Wang, did you ever mention me when we were kids?

Old Wang, why didn't I mention you when I was a kid?

[Isn't it strange? I was sorting through my old homework notebooks yesterday and found they were full of Wang Yu's name. Why do I keep bringing you up?]

Chen San San was also amused. She was initially a little reserved with the three so-called "shop manager's buddies" who came in, but now she found them quite interesting.

Xiaoxue was amused by the laughter, but she was too embarrassed to laugh openly, so she could only lower her head and laugh secretly.

Since everyone was around the same age and the atmosphere was lively, they started chatting in no time.

Just then, two more people entered the private room.

Qin Lili was the first to walk in, with an expression that said, "This old lady has returned victorious from the battlefield." Before she could even sit down, another person followed her in.

Tang Xiaotao was still carrying the large suitcase she had brought last time.

"Brother! Sister-in-law!"

Tang Xiaotao let go, leaving her suitcase at the door. Then, as if she couldn't see anyone else, she rushed over and gave Ye Shu a big hug around the neck.

Then he turned to look at his sister-in-law next to him, studied her for a couple of seconds, and became even happier:

"Sister-in-law Xiaoxue! I've missed you so much!"

After saying that, she hugged her beloved Sister-in-law Xiaoxue tightly and pressed her face against hers, rubbing against Xiaoxue's face like a cat seeing catnip.

"Little...Little Peach...don't...let go first..."

Xiaoxue felt her left cheek getting hot from the rubbing, and tried frantically to push it away, but she couldn't muster any strength and could only struggle in Xiaotao's arms.

Ignoring the massive snow-absorbing scene, Ye Shu spoke to Qin Lili:

"Thank you so much, Sister Lili. Why did it take you so long? I was thinking of calling you later."

It turns out that Tang Xiaotao's flight to Nancheng was this afternoon, but because the airport is quite far from here, and Xiaoxue and I both had things to do and couldn't leave.

Ye Shu was worried about his younger sister, who was carrying luggage and was unfamiliar with the area, so he asked Lili to drive and pick her up. But this trip took all afternoon.

Qin Lili casually pulled up a chair and sat down, picked up the teapot on the table, poured herself a cup, tilted her head back and drank it all in one gulp, then complained:

"Don't even mention it. The time you picked was awful. We came back right during rush hour. The road into the city was jammed like a parking lot. And this was considered fast."

As she spoke, she left the three guys opposite Han Yang stunned.

They watched Qin Lili holding a teacup in one hand, with the other arm draped over the back of the chair, and the somewhat wild aura emanating from her.

The three of them thought at the same time, "This older sister... is kind of cool, and she looks like she's not someone to mess with. She's not even on the same level as us."

After exchanging a few more polite words with Qin Lili, Ye Shu reached out and tore Tang Xiaotao off Xiaoxue, who was still studying how to generate heat through friction. Only then did he introduce Qin Lili and Tang Xiaotao to the others.

Now, everyone at the table tonight has finally arrived.