“Really? We have another birthday boy or girl today?” Chen Chao said amusedly with an eyebrow raised.
The female classmate said, “Yeah, it’s Li Kai’s birthday today! Haha, I’d planned to call Li Xiao too but he was busy, and Chen Chao here is treating us all anyway!”
Li Kai was also a classmate of theirs in junior high, the simpleton type that always scored dead last in class. His family owned a cement factory, and because he wasn’t cut out for studying, he went straight back home to work after graduating junior high. Right now, everyone was looking at him.
“Damn, Kai. Why didn’t you say it was your birthday? This is so awkward, haha!” Chen Chao said.
“Yeah, Li Kai! I didn’t know today was your birthday too! Come, come. Let’s all add Li Kai on WeChat, and send him a birthday red packet!” The other classmates clamored in agreement.
Mr. Wang laughed. “Why do you young people not practice gift-giving on birthdays anymore? I remember when I was your age, I had to make the gifts myself! I guess it’s easier with WeChat now!”
“Of course, Mr. Wang. Birthdays, weddings, any gift-giving occasion can be handled with a red packet!” The girls smiled.
“Li Kai, I’ve added you on WeChat. Take the red packet, yeah?”
“Got it. Thanks, everyone! Who would have expected that my birthday is the same as Chen Chao?” Seeing that everyone was so nice to him, Li Kai felt overwhelmed and kept thanking them.
“This is such a coincidence. Li Kai’s birthday may be on the same day as Chen Chao, but let’s not forget that today is another person’s birthday, shall we?” Li Xiaoling quickly said when she noticed everyone was giving Li Kai red packets.
remember!” Everyone
got the same birthday as Chen Chao, so that makes three birthday boys including Li Kai,” Li
Chen Hao’s birthday today!” The others nodded, but no one
City. Let’s go there
Xiao Quan
cars, Miss Yang will follow us together, and we’ll see
counting. As it turned out, the cars were enough but try as they might,
renting another cab for just one
a businessman after all, so who knows how many deals
That’s right, it’s better if Chen Hao doesn’t
I just wanted to see you today and invite you to my birthday party, though I guess now’s not a good time. I’ll see you again in a few days. I have
passive-aggressive manner and knowing that he couldn’t take it
to see Mr. Wang?
to not give him red
clear things up with you. It’s not that I don’t want to give you a red packet, I just don’t want to add you
The crowd erupted in
Hao didn’t say anything. After all, it was so easy for him to take them down a peg,
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