All of the parents were very speechless.
Quite the contrary, the other students were very envious.
They could openly attend a party with their parents’ blessing. Never mind about Meng Yuran, they were even envious of those who could attend the party!
When all the students from the school were gawking, even the students from the grade schools were talking about it.
When Zhang Xiruo heard Meng Yuran’s name, she was dazed for a moment.
Some people are lucky like that. They started so high up in life that they didn’t need to work hard to get what they wanted nor did they need to kiss up to anyone and things would be handed to them…
It was just a birthday. They booked a venue at a hotel in a resort area. They even booked tour buses to pick up the guests from the school. It was more fanciful than a wedding.
Zhang Xiruo held on tight to her backpack.
She received a call from Zhang Xiying when she reached the front of the school.
“Ruoruo, Aunty Zhao will be picking you up again today. Wait at the front of the school for her, alright?”
Aunty Zhao was Ms. Zhao, her sister’s assistant.
Her sister was very busy with her work and rarely ever had time to drop her off or pick her up. Most of the time, the responsibility would fall upon her assistant. Sometimes, she’d also give her 200 yuan so she could get a ride herself.
Their place was a distance away from the school. The cost of a ride would usually exceed 100 yuan. She would spend part of her 200 yuan for the ride and still have enough left over for two meals of fast food.
But, she was frugal. Saving up here and there, she had already saved close to 1,000 yuan.
In their little town, any child who could save this much by themselves would be considered as very mature.
Yet, in this international school in City Nan, this much money was nothing.
There were rich schoolmates everywhere, and they were dropped off and picked up by luxurious cars.
Some of their parents were CEOs of public companies; others were born in foreign countries and had returned to China. These schoolmates stood at the apex of the pyramid and would always look down on the others.
Zhang Xiruo’s sister had always been generous with her when it came to material goods. Yet, when compared to her schoolmates, she couldn’t help but develop an inferiority complex.
Standing and waiting at the entrance of the school, she didn’t even need to make an effort to be able to spot the two large tour buses.
Many teenage boys and girls from the junior high school walked onto the bus chatting and laughing with each other.
Some of them joked and shoved at each other playfully. All in all, they looked very lively even from where she was standing!
Zhang Xiruo stood at the entrance of the school for a little while.
It didn’t take long before she spotted a teenage boy!
The handsome and impressive teenage boy looked like he was born above the others.
At this very moment, Meng Yuran, with his backpack lugged over his right shoulder, his hands in his pocket, casually walked up and waited at the end of the line to get onto a bus.
Next to him was his buddies, Xu Jie, Li Yuebin, and Jie Ning, chatting with him happily with their arms around his shoulders.
“I felt that we’d be there till late. Since we will have Little Yuran to help us out with our homework, we should just stay over at the hotel tonight!” That was Xu Jie who spoke.
Li Yuebin laughed and teased, "Little Yuran’s family is so wealthy. He should just book a large suit with a lake view for us tonight so we can stay behind after the party is over. Since all four of us are here, we should go online to play our game!”
Hey, can you guys be anymore shameless?
“I haven’t seen Little Yuran’s mother in days. I sort of miss her." Xu Jie gulped and said, “I wonder if aunty will cook in person tonight.”
“Exactly, right? Aunty Lin’s cooking is better than that of 5-star hotel's chef's. Let me tell you, I went back to Number Two Restaurant two more times after the time that we went. I live very close by and I won’t get tired of their food there even if I am to go daily. My dad brought me there no less!”
Meng Yuran turned around and no longer wished to talk to them.
Jie Ning sat down next to him.
“These two are foodies. All they ever think about is eating. When it is not eating, it’s gaming. And nothing else.”
Meng Yuran couldn’t agree with him more.
Then, he heard Jie Ning ask carefully, “Em… will your mom be making your birthday cake herself?”
Thinking about the dessert that Yuran's mother had brought with her the previous time, he just wanted to gulp. Why was he so hungry all of a sudden?!
Meng Yuran, “……”