Lu Aiguo snapped his fingers, set up the table, and laid out the Mahjong tiles, confident that his older brother didn't know how to play. He was ready to dominate the game tonight.
Gu Xiaobei clumsily stacked up his tiles, while Bai Xiaolan moved with impressive speed. She clearly was an expert. After finishing her own stack, she even helped Gu Xiaobei with his. Fang Jing was pulled over by Lu Aiguo to make up the four players. Otherwise, they would have been one short.
Ji Xiangdong sat beside Bai Xiaolan, who explained the game rules as she played. After two rounds, Ji Xiangdong had a rough understanding of the game and would occasionally pick up a tile and fiddle with it using his thumb.
Gu Xiaobei, unfamiliar with this northern variant of Mahjong, was completely befuddled. He was easily beaten by Lu Aiguo, who kept drawing lucky tiles and winning rounds.
