Zhou Youming walked with Song Jiawen towards a few comrade-in-arms near the car, who immediately tossed their cigarettes on the ground and stamped them out as soon as they saw the young girl approaching.
"Let's go inside, the dishes should be about ready."
They had ordered their meals and stepped out for a smoke.
Zhou Youming briefly introduced Song Jiawen to the group, and as soon as they heard she was his sister, each of them was quite warm.
Although looks mattered, a comrade's sister was also their sister, no question about it.
Throughout the meal, Song Jiawen was looked after by them rather carefully, and after the meal, because Zhou Youming needed to drop Song Jiawen off, he drove off in a separate car, while the rest took the other one.
Yunzhou First Middle School wasn't close by; it took Song Jiawen nearly an hour to get there by changing two buses on her way over.
