Throughout the meal, Lu Xiaoxiao listened to Jiang Feiwan recount funny stories from their childhood, smiling so much that her mouth barely closed.
There were stories like how He Mingchuan had swapped his failed exam paper with Ji Yunhuai's to show his family, only for Dad He to see through it, string him up, and give him a beating. If Jiang Feiwan hadn't brought it up, Lu Xiaoxiao really would have forgotten that Ji Yunhuai had been a star student as a child, too.
"So what did you all play when you got together as kids? Did you play things like tag? Or something more sophisticated?"
"Well... I think we played pretty much everything? We were kids, after all. We weren't that concerned with being 'sophisticated.' One game I remember particularly well was when they played hide-and-seek. I think... An He had insisted on playing? And guess what happened? Yun Huai wanted a little more peace and quiet, so even though he saw where that girl was hiding, he deliberately pretended he hadn't. He spent ages wandering around the garden, acting blind."
At this point, Jiang Feiwan could barely contain her laughter. She first shot Cui Anze a teasing glance, then continued, "Then your Brother Anze worried his sister would get uncomfortable hiding in that corner for so long, so he pretended he'd finally managed to find her. He made a big fuss to make her feel good before calling her out."
Lu Xiaoxiao glanced at Cui Anze's resigned expression and pictured the scene, finding it rather funny herself.
"So did Brother Anze succeed?" she asked.
"No." Jiang Feiwan shook her head, laughing even harder. "An He wouldn't give her brother the time of day. She stayed right where she was and declared, 'I only want Brother Yun Huai to