Many friends were invited, but not all of them showed up. Chu Heng and his wife had something going on and didn't come. Both Guo Jinchen and Xu Zhehan, the regulars of these gatherings, had things to attend to. Even Yang Yizhou, who never missed an event with Shen Xiaoxiao, was remarkably absent today.
On the lush green lawn, a variety of food was laid out on a large picnic mat. Several women sat around it with their children, eating and chatting.
"Xiaoxiao, why didn't Yang Yizhou come today? Did you two have a fight? Or did you break up?" Su Jinqi asked with feigned seriousness, her eyes seemed to glimmer with little stars.
Shen Xiaoxiao didn't notice her expression, eating fruit, she said, "He's been busy with phase two inspections of a project he's handling these days."
"What project?" Han Meiya asked.
Shen Xiaoxiao glanced at her and said, "It's a government project my dad won in a bid. He gave it to Yizhou to handle. Why?"