By the time it was almost eight, Yu Xiufen, Peng Rui, and the others arrived one after another. There were also several people Li Ye had never seen before.
Yu Xiufen introduced them to Li Ye one by one. "This is Shang Ruilin, this is Diao Wenyao, and this is Gu Yuetong. They're all older than you. You can call them Brother, or call them by their positions. This is Director Shang, this is Director Diao, and this is Director Gu."
"Hahahaha, Xiufen, you're joking again, aren't you? Would you be happy if I called you Director Yu?"
"Exactly. If this kid doesn't call us Senior Brothers, how are we supposed to bully him?"
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Shang Ruilin, who was fair and plump like the Maitreya Buddha, slung an arm around Li Ye's shoulder and laughed. "I've always heard Minying mention you these past two years. Today, I finally got to see you. Let's not talk about anything else first—you really are a handsome fellow!"
Diao Wenyao also said teasingly, "That's right. One look and I can tell this little junior brother of ours is even more handsome than Tang Guo! I was wondering why Cai Minying, with her eyes higher than her head, was always praising him.
Now I finally understand. She thinks the few of us are too ugly, which is why she's never praised us."
"Hahahahaha~"
Watching several grown men laugh uproariously as if they had successfully played a prank on their "little junior brother," Li Ye did not feel embarrassed.
Because if both sides had merely shaken hands formally, exchanged information about their work units, then smiled, made polite small talk, and toasted each other,
then deep down, they probably did not care much about this senior-junior brotherhood at all. At most, they would be acquaintances who