nucmednet Chapter 229 A Classmate's Visit
Chapter 229 A Classmate's Visit
"Yes, everyone must stay and have a good get-together today. Don't be shy with me. This is to satisfy my father and grandparents' good wishes."
As she spoke, she enthusiastically pulled several close female classmates into the house.
"Oh dear, your uncle is still so young, yet you call him 'old father,' which makes him sound so old!"
Yan Meili said jokingly with a big smile.
Li Bin, who was standing nearby, quickly chimed in:
"Uncle, you're too kind! We're so lucky to be able to enjoy such delicious food today. I've heard so much about how Grandpa Zhaozhao's cooking skills are; his dishes are incredibly fragrant!"
At this moment, Zhu Jing also chimed in:
"That's right! I've heard about it before. Everyone says that Grandpa Zhao Zhaodi used to be a great chef. The taste of his dishes must be amazing. We're really lucky today!"
Hearing everyone's praise of her grandfather, Zhao Zhaodi couldn't help but smile happily and responded warmly:
"Don't be shy, everyone. Actually, my dad asked me a few days ago if I wanted to invite my classmates over for dinner and have some fun. This is perfect! There's no time like the present, so let's do it today! Oh, right, I need to call Muli right away and see if she's free to come over for dinner tonight."
However, Yan Meili shook her head and said with some regret:
"I'm afraid Muli doesn't have time. Last time when she was filling out college applications, she was always in a hurry, as if something important had happened at home, but we don't know the specifics."
After hearing this, Li Bin asked curiously:
"How many points did Muli get on the college entrance exam this time?"
Yang Meili replied, "She scored 580 points and has already applied to a school in another city."
Then everyone opened their snack bags and began to enjoy the delicious treats while chatting excitedly.
"Hey! We have six people now, how about we call Cheng Hui and Wang Bin over too? Cheng Hui was just telling me last time that he wanted to come to Zhao Zhaodi's house to play, what do you say, Zhao Zhaodi?"
Li Bin, chewing on a sausage, mumbled his suggestion.
"Sure, no problem. Go ahead and call them."
Zhao Zhaodi smiled and nodded in agreement.
After receiving permission, Li Bin got up and quickly walked to the telephone, skillfully pressing the numbers with his fingers.
A moment later, Cheng Hui's familiar voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello? Who is this?"
"Cheng Hui, it's me, Li Bin! We're at Zhao Zhaodi's house right now. Hurry up and call Wang Bin to come over and play. Chen Runping, Zhu Jing, Yan Meili, Shen Shanshan, and I are all here. We're planning to have dinner together at Zhao Zhaodi's house tonight!"
Li Bin said excitedly.
“Great! Wang Bin is at my house right now, let’s head over there.”
Upon hearing the news, Cheng Hui was so happy he almost jumped for joy. He quickly hung up the phone and turned to Wang Bin beside him, shouting:
"Come on, brothers, let's go to Zhao Zhaodi's house to play with everyone!"
As they spoke, the two hurriedly pushed out their bicycles, straddled the seats, and with a push of their feet, the wheels rolled and sped toward Zhao Zhaodi's house.
Over here, Zhao Zhaodi looked at the lively crowd and smiled as she spoke to Nana and Yina in the courtyard:
"Come on, you two follow your sister into the room to practice your calligraphy. Let your older brothers and sisters relax and play cards in the yard."
After saying that, she led the two little girls into the house.
"Alright, let's head to the library now! We'll come back around lunchtime. I hope you have a lot of fun! Let's go, Nana, Ina."
After greeting everyone with a big smile, Zhao Laidi quickly started packing her things, preparing to take her two younger sisters to the library.
At this moment, Zhao Yuan, who was standing to the side, quickly said:
"I'll take you there."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Laidi smiled and nodded in agreement.
Then, she turned around and called out to Ina, who was still dawdling:
"Ina, hurry up! Get in the car quickly, Nana is already seated."
Zhaolai quickly shoved Nana into the car, then stared anxiously at Yina, who was still slowly packing her things, urging her on.
Finally, as if urged by her older sister, Zhao Yina hurriedly picked up her little schoolbag, ran to the car, and quickly boarded it.
With a soft engine roar, the car slowly started and headed towards the library.
At the same time, Cheng Hui and Wang Bin also arrived at Zhao Zhaodi's house in a flash.
They stopped their bicycles smoothly and then parked them steadily against the wall.
At this moment, Li Bin, who had been waiting in the courtyard for a long time, shouted impatiently:
"Oh, you've finally arrived! Hurry up, we're just missing the two of you. Let's do it the old way, split into two tables and play cards together."
"Let's play! Who's afraid of who? We girls won't lose to you!"
Yan Meili put her hands on her hips and said confidently.
Her charming appearance suggested that she had already seen the dawn of victory.
At this moment, Shen Shanshan stepped forward and proposed:
"Then it's settled. The girls will form one team, and the boys will form their own team. How about we have a two-on-two competition?"
Her gaze swept over everyone present, her eyes gleaming with excitement.
"Sure, no problem!"
Yan Meili agreed without hesitation, then turned around and began making arrangements.
"Then Zhao Zhaodi, myself, Chen Runping, and Li Bin will be a group and sit over here; Zhu Jing, Shen Shanshan, Cheng Hui, and Wang Bin will be a group and sit over there. Once we're ready, let's begin!"
"Agreed!" "Agreed!"
Everyone responded enthusiastically, indicating that they had no objections to the grouping and rules.
So everyone quickly got to work, set up two tables in the spacious courtyard, and began this interesting card game—playing cards with a mustache.
According to the rules of the game, the winner can stick long strips of paper on the loser's face as a beard. When one person's face is covered with 10 long strips of paper, they have to obediently crawl under the table as punishment.
In an instant, the entire courtyard was filled with laughter and joy, creating a lively and festive atmosphere.
A short while later, Zhaoyuan returned to the courtyard after seeing the children off.
He glanced at it and couldn't help but laugh.
The boys' faces were almost entirely covered with dense beards, making them look like a group of comical little old men.
At one table, the girls each had a fake mustache on their face, but at another table, Zhao Zhaodi was completely clean-shaven, without a single mustache.