Zhuang Fei glanced at the dishes on the table and said helplessly, "All right, you two go ahead. With this much food, I'll just have to take it home. No point letting it go to waste."
Jiang Rui didn't mind at all. In fact, he encouraged him. "We only touched this one dish. You can pack up the rest. Finish this one before you go."
Zhuang Fei had been taught well. He stood by what he thought, and he was also testing whether this friend was worth keeping.
Seeing how naturally Jiang Rui said it, he smiled. "All right, I'll finish eating before I go. You go ahead."
Jiang Rui didn't linger. He hurried out of the restaurant and saw Wang Yue and Nie Xiguang standing outside, discussing something.
Nie Xiguang noticed her younger brother coming over and immediately asked with a smile, "Xiao Rui, why are you out so soon?"
Jiang Rui sighed and said helplessly, "Zhuang Fei is in the same grade as me, but he's already working. And he doesn't act self-conscious around us at all. I really like that about him.
"But his older brother is just too awkward. We barely know him, yet he insisted on treating us. How could I enjoy the meal?"
Nie Xiguang nodded, looking a little helpless. "Maybe he wanted to show that he's like a father to his younger brother, but he's clearly not mature enough himself."
Wang Yue didn't want the two of them to keep discussing someone else, so he urged them, "All right, let's get going. Weren't we going for a proper bike ride today?"
"Let's go, let's go!"
Jiang Rui immediately wheeled his bicycle forward, pedaled hard, and shot off.
"Slow down!"
Nie Xiguang pedaled hard too, not forgetting to remind him, "Watch out for traffic!"