Opposites

Josef’s house was bigger than Annina’s and had a field in front and a little tin-roofed shed at the back. When Xia Lei saw the tin-roofed shed, he thought, ‘Josef is studying an intelligent lathe on his own and it’s large so he definitely can’t have it in his living quarters. It should be in that shed.’

Just as he was about to use his X-ray vision on the shed, Josef walked over. “Annina, can you help me out? There are too many guests for me to handle.”

“Sure. What do you need?”

“Help me get some alcohol. You know where my cellar is.”

Annina nodded, “Okay.” she then said to Xia Lei, “Wait for me.”

After Annina walked off, Josef looked at Xia Lei, “You’re called Lukas, right?”

His tone was not respectful at all and Xia Lei could tell that this Josef did not want to invite him to his birthday party - he was only here because of Annina. Xia Lei actually had no interest at all in coming here if not for Josef’s status...