[Sure enough, the older generation's gossip was the juiciest.]
By this point, Ye Xiao had already taken a few sunflower seeds out of his pocket. He had picked them up at the Hot Spring Hotel earlier.
Apparently, the proprietress had heard that people from Country Z loved cracking sunflower seeds, especially when they gathered together, and had stocked up specially. He had grabbed a few while he was there.
Bring it on. I'm ready!
The group made a point of heading to a room.
"How did it go? Did you get the answers you wanted?" Ji Woyu asked quietly from beside her.
Ye Xunzhi said, "I did, and I got some huge gossip out of it, too. All that talking left my mouth dry."
Hearing this, Ye Xiao suddenly realized something.
Right, his little sister had asked the person directly this time. Why was he still trying to eavesdrop? He could just ask her!
This damned habit.
"Here, have some water to wet your throat first." Ye Xiao filled the disposable cup Ye Xunzhi had used earlier and handed it over. "So, what did you hear?"
Ye Xunzhi opened her mouth. "I heard..."
"Wait, wait."
[Hm?]
She was interrupted before she could finish. The siblings looked over in confusion, only to see Ji Woyu hurry out and run back with a fruit platter.
It was loaded with peanuts, sunflower seeds, candy, and three oranges. Ji Woyu quickly broke open an orange and handed it to Ye Xunzhi, his manner as rigorous as if he were conducting an experiment.
"All right. You can talk now."
Both their faces said, "We never imagined you were this kind of person, Dr. Ji."
[Dr. Ji, socially anxious but still a gossip, huh?]
Ye Xunzhi cleared her throat. The three of them leaned their heads