"Hello, I am Zhang Hongmei, I am fifteen years old. I am a freshman at B University."
The family already knew that this was the eldest daughter of the McCann family. Although Yu Qinghe reached out his hand, she ignored it.
No one showed any dissatisfaction. After all, their status was what it was, so everyone exchanged pleasantries with smiles.
"Hongmei, let's go over there. You came after school, haven't you eaten yet? Haozheng, are you waiting for your aunt to invite you?"
"Hehe, I wouldn't dare. I just didn't dare to bother you because I saw that you only had eyes for pretty young girls!"
"You glib-tongued brat, why are you being so polite here? And who is this young man?"
Zeng Zhongkang nodded slightly. "Hello, Madam President. I am also an international student who came here this year. My name is Zeng Zhongkang, and I am twenty-three years old."
"Oh! What a spirited young man. Come, come, follow me."
Madam Yu grabbed Zhang Hongmei and pulled her close, with the rest of the group following behind.
Zeng Zhongkang followed closely behind Zhang Hongmei; it was his duty to protect her, but he couldn't stray too far. Besides, he disliked those two young men from the Yu family; their eyes were practically glued to her. How dare they even look at her?
Also, those two girls were not reserved at all, and kept staring at me, which was very annoying.
Mrs. Yu led Zhang Hongmei to a quiet table inside. "Hongmei, sit down and quickly have some snacks; you can't go hungry."
To an uninformed person, the two would seem very familiar with each other.
Zhang Hongmei smiled throughout, "You've gone to so much trouble. You don't need to make a fuss about us. I won't stand on ceremony. You go ahead and do your work. I'm actually a little hungry."
"Alright, alright, there are quite a few guests today. I'll go and greet them. Please make yourselves at home. Qinghe, you four stay with Haozheng and the others." Madam Yu said with a smile and left.
Zhang Hongmei truly admired such a shrewd and sophisticated person; she herself could never do that.
"Zhao Haozheng, you're getting more and more capable. You look like an elite." Yu Qinghe teased.
"Hehe, I work part-time after school. After all, I don't have a family background as good as yours, so I have to work hard on my own."
Zhao Haozheng's words drew laughter from the four siblings. Zeng Zhongkang ignored them. "You sit down, I'll go get you some food."
"Hmm, not too much. I'm hungry but I don't have much of an appetite," Zhang Hongmei thought to herself. "You're a native Chinese, and everyone here today is Chinese. Why don't you just make some simple food? Why this buffet? It doesn't look appetizing at all."
Zeng Zhongkang knew Zhang Hongmei's tastes, so he nodded and went to the food area.
The two girls sat down as well. Their parents had instructed them to befriend Zhang Hongmei, but looking at her face, they really didn't want to talk to her, yet they couldn't disobey. So they both felt a little awkward.
Zhang Hongmei roughly guessed what they were thinking, and simply smiled slightly at them without saying a word.
"Zhang Hongmei, how did you get into Peking University?" Yu Xiuhua suppressed her jealousy and struck up a conversation with her with a smile.
"We came here to apply to the school ourselves, but we never expected that we would actually be fooled."
"Hehe, you guys are really lucky. I also want to get into Peking University."
"Hehe, I also think B University is great, keep it up!"
Yu Xiuli smiled and said to Zhang Hongmei, "How come you look so young? I'm two years younger than you, but you look younger than me."
"Is that so?" Talking to them is really tiring. Can't we just not talk about these things?
But Zhang Hongmei forgot that if girls don't say these things when they first meet, what should they say? So, not liking them at first glance, she found fault with them in every way.
At this moment, Zeng Zhongkang came over with a tray and placed it on the table. "Have some," he said, "you didn't eat much at noon."
Zhang Hongmei took the cutlery from Zeng Zhongkang. She smiled apologetically at the two girls, "Sorry, I'm a little hungry, so I'll eat first and then we'll chat."
The two forced a smile. "It's okay, you eat first. We'll go over there first; some friends have arrived."
"Okay, you guys go ahead and do your work, don't worry about me."
Finally, the two girls left, but Zhao Haozheng was still nagging. Honestly, it's never going to end.
After seeing his two younger sisters leave, Yu Qinghai came over and sat down.
"Hello Zhang Hongmei, I'm Yu Qinghai. It's a pleasure to meet you. Let's get together sometime. We young people should get together more often to strengthen our relationships."
"Hehe, thanks, but I'm very sorry, I have a lot of schoolwork and I don't usually have time to play."
"Oh? Do you have a lot of coursework at your university? Ours is good. Especially for freshmen, it's quite easy."
Zhang Hongmei just smiled and continued eating with her head down. Their cook was alright.
Just then, a few more young people came over, and Zhao Hao greeted them familiarly. They had also come for Zhang Hongmei, and after a brief greeting to Zhao Hao, they surrounded her.
"Hello, beautiful lady, my name is Chen Chang'en, and my father is Chen Xiusheng. I am twenty years old this year. I am a schoolmate of Haozheng."
Zhang Hongmei looked up, put down her cutlery, and nodded to Chen Chang'en with a smile.
Then several young men came over and introduced themselves.
Zhang Hongmei didn't do anything else, just smiled and nodded throughout.
Zeng Zhongkang knew Zhang Hongmei. He knew the girl was getting impatient, but since they were all from the same country, he wouldn't want to embarrass her. He had no choice but to get her a glass of milk. She wouldn't drink anything else.
Zhang Hongmei took the cup and took a sip.
"Hello everyone, I am Zhang Hongmei. I am very happy to meet you all here today."
Young people have a lot to talk about, and Zhang Hongmei kept the conversation flowing smoothly, occasionally chiming in without seeming impolite.
The Yu sisters also came with a group of girls, and the place quickly became a gathering place for young people.
The girls had a lot more to talk about. Zhang Hongmei answered the harmless questions, and if they asked her something she didn't like, she would just laugh it off.
Zeng Zhongkang was always by Zhang Hongmei's side, so many girls secretly watched him. The more they looked, the more handsome he seemed.
The bold girls directly struck up a conversation with Zeng Zhongkang.
Seeing that their attention was all on Zeng Zhongkang, Zhang Hongmei secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She really did feel a little overwhelmed.
These girls, ranging from thirteen to twenty-four years old, were incredibly fierce, and Zeng Zhongkang found himself struggling to keep up.
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