Wu Yun's words caused another stir at the table. Everyone looked at him and Bai Yue with suggestive smiles.
"What are you guys talking about? A bunch of you guys ganging up on our Bai Yue again?" Wang Ai said, plopping down into the seat next to Bai Yue.
Gao Qiang and the others shook their heads vigorously, quickly denying everything. They knew firsthand how sharp Wang Ai's tongue could be.
Wang Ai raised a large stein of beer, stood up, and called out to their classmates at the surrounding three tables, "Everyone, settle down for a second and listen to me!"
Once she had everyone's attention, Wang Ai spoke. "For today's reunion, only 24 people out of our class of 60 showed up. We've graduated now, so a lot of people are traveling, and even more just didn't feel like coming."
