89 REUNION PART 13 (1/2)

Everyone was looking at her as if Xue Lin was going to say something very interesting. However, seeing her so calmly telling them the whole story in a few sentences, they became disappointed. They lost interest soon after. One of the boys came forward and wrapped his hand around Xue Lin's shoulder as if they were both boys and long time friend. He didn't notice her stiffness since he was hyped. ”I knew you had this in you, Xiao Lin! I can tell you beat the crap out of your family.”

Xue Lin nodded. ”You can say that.” She tried to move away but the guy didn't let her. He continued, ”Next time, whenever you are free, come to my basketball camp. We will play together like high school.” After graduation, he became a professional basketball player.

”Sounds good to me. Although I'm not sure if I can handle it.” Xue Lin spoke truthfully. She hadn't been playing for some time now. She would be crazy to play against a professional. She thought, 'We have some spaces beside the lake. After I start earning money, I'll ask Ge Chen if I can make a basketball court there. I can practice there whenever I want.

Someone called out, ”Hey guys, dinner is ready. Let's eat.”

Everyone sat together around a large round table and traditional Chinese meals were served. The smell was enough to make them all hungry. While they were hungry, they talked about various things.

Xue Lin said, ”I can only see the Humanities group here. What about the Science group? Did they miss out on purpose?”

A guy answered her, ”Oh no, we didn't invite them. You know how proud they are to have studied science. They think they are geniuses. They always look down at the Humanities group. We didn't want to spoil the mood.”

Xue Lin chuckled. ”Are they stupid or what? They grew up and still think like that? Don't they know who rules the country?”

”Let's talk about you, Xiao Lin. What are you doing now?”

Xue Lin said, ”I'm looking for a job.”

”Huh? But what about studying Masters?”

”I've already completed Ph.D.” Xue Lin almost forgot that her friends only graduated. They still have to study Masters and Ph.D. if they want to.

”Say what?!” They all exclaimed. Immediately the attention went to Xue Lin.

Xue Lin coughed and told them how she skipped her semesters by passing the exam and studied Masters and completed Ph.D. She even told them that she was working as a counselor in Germany.

”Wow!”

”That's great, Xiao Lin!”