Chapter 135: The World Is Small

Chapter 135

As soon as they arrived, Liu Jian took two chairs from the car and placed them in a flat, sheltered spot.

He said to Nian Suian and Xu Jiasong, "Today, you two beautiful ladies are in charge of eating and sitting here to supervise. That's all you need to do."

"You little rascal, how did you move so fast?" Qin Wei jokingly scolded. He hadn't even had a chance to show off in front of his wife yet, and Liu Jian had already done it all.

Nian Suian and Xu Jiasong smiled and sat down. Everything for today's barbecue was ready-made; they only needed to assemble the grill. The meat was already skewered by the kitchen staff, so there really wasn't much for them to do.

"Uncle Liu, what about me? I'm underage, does that mean I don't have to work either?" Gu Zhijing asked.

Liu Jian glanced at him and said, "That's right, minors are the flowers of our motherland. You don't have to work either. Go to the trunk and bring over the washed fruit and drinks. You can eat with these two beautiful ladies."

"Yes, sir! I'll complete the mission," Gu Zhijing saluted and scampered off to fetch the items.

"Zhijing has really grown into a young man," Xu Jiasong remarked.

Nian Suian mercilessly exposed the truth, "He's still giving the Young Pioneers' salute. He hasn't grown up yet."

Hearing this, Xu Jiasong chuckled and said, "It's because he hasn't grown up that he's so adorable. Once they grow up, they're not cute anymore. Men and boys are two different species."

Nian Suian found her words interesting and looked at the four men fiddling with the barbecue grill. She asked, "What about your Qin Wei?"

"He's the same. But what can I say? I fell for him when he was still a boy," Xu Jiasong replied. Qin Wei was now like a devoted husband, looking up at his wife every few moments while working.

This time, he caught Xu Jiasong looking at him and immediately grinned and waved at her.

"I'm back!" Gu Zhijing announced, holding a folding table in one hand and fruit, drinks, and a folding chair in the other.

"Why didn't you make two trips?" Nian Suian went to help him.

"Didn't want to run back again," he replied.

"Thank you, Zhijing," Xu Jiasong stood up and took the fruit, arranging it on the table.

"You're welcome, Aunt Jiasong. You're pregnant, you should rest more," Gu Zhijing said seriously, making Xu Jiasong laugh.

After sitting down, she asked him, "Zhijing, you're in your first year of high school now, right? Which school do you go to?"

"Yes, first year. I'm at No. 15 High School."

Xu Jiasong exclaimed in surprise, "No. 15? What a coincidence!"

[Gu Zhijing: That's why I'm asking you to guess! Be bold with your guesses]

[Qu Zizhou: You little rascal, don't tell me you're with Xu Yuan]

Qu Zizhou thought to himself, if it were anyone else, he wouldn't have left the guessing to Chu Mingyan alone.

[Chu Mingyan: !!!!!]

[Chu Mingyan: Is it true?!!!! Gu Zhijing!!]

[Gu Zhijing: You're half right. I'm with Xu Yuan's aunt right now]

[Chu Mingyan: Aunt? Are you at her house? Weren't you supposed to be at the hot springs?]

[Gu Zhijing: It's a coincidence. Let me put it this way, Xu Yuan's father's cousin is my dad's friend's wife]

[Qu Zizhou: ...]

[Qu Zizhou: Wow, such a simple relationship]

[Chu Mingyan: What's the point of telling me this? Xu Yuan isn't even there...]

[Gu Zhijing: I didn't say it was useful, I just wanted to let you know]

[Chu Mingyan: [middle finger.jpg]]

"I smell meat. Looks like we'll be eating soon," Nian Suian said.

Just then, Gu Junxing called out, "Gu Zhijing, come and carry the meat!"

"Coming, coming!" Gu Zhijing put down his phone and scurried over.

Gu Junxing handed his son a plate of beef and lamb skewers and grilled chicken wings. "Wait, here are some potato slices too. Your Aunt Nian likes these." Take these over first, then come back for more.

"Got it!"

Gu Zhijing brought the grilled skewers back and placed them on the table. It was clear that half of them were more heavily seasoned, while the other half were likely prepared specially for Xu Jiasong, with very little seasoning.

After putting down the plate, he darted back to the grill. He loved eating the food straight off the grill.

"Hey, hey, Suian, look quickly," Xu Jiasong tapped Nian Suian and gestured for her to look. "Which one of them do you think just got asked for their WeChat?"