Evening, Pinglu City.
Guan Tong's birthday party was held in a small courtyard provided by Shi Jingyi.
As the academy's Lead Lecturer, she had been assigned a residence with its own courtyard, far better than the treatment Guan Tong had received as a Temporary Acting Teacher.
The six attendees, including Guan Tong, had already gathered in the courtyard. The table was covered with steaming dishes, all brought back from the cafeteria by Xu Xiaotian.
Shi Jingyi had prepared some tea and drinks as well, since practically none of them drank alcohol.
"Come on, let's raise a toast first. Congratulations to Little Brother Guan on turning twenty today!"
Wang Yan was the first to raise her cup. She was the oldest among them, so she naturally took on the role of hostess.
"Congratulations to Brother Tong for officially starting his march toward thirty!"
"Happy birthday~"
After drinking the tea in his cup, Guan Tong said, "Thank you, everyone. We're all good friends, so I won't waste words on formalities."
"Mm." Shi Jingyi smiled. "You wouldn't know how to say much anyway."
After returning to the academy, she had heard plenty about Guan Tong from students and other teachers.
The common assessment of him was that he was "quiet" and "cold-faced."
She knew he was not truly cold. He simply did not enjoy dealing with strangers.
"Lecturer Shi is right." Wang Yan also teased with a smile. "Little Guan just doesn't like talking. But that's not a bad thing. Better than those people who yap nonsense all day."
Xu Xiaotian gave an awkward chuckle. "Auntie, the kind of person who yaps nonsense must be someone like me, the overly friendly type. But if I weren't like that, I wouldn't have met Brother Tong back then. I never would have guessed that the