I have a close childhood friend. He spent the last eight years attending night1to get his bachelor's degree (学士学位) while also doing a full-time job. Last month, after years of late nights and weekends of studying, he2graduated.
He3in our hometown after high school,4most of his friends, myself included, left long ago for other states for university and jobs. Over time, work, families, and other5have made it difficult for us all to be6in our hometown at the same time.
I put forward a wonderful idea: plan a weekend that we'd all be7to fly back to our hometown to surprise him and celebrate his8. It was so much fun9the affair. The bait (诱饵): his mom told him that he was going to have10with just his grandparents to celebrate. Little did he know that the family dinner would11a 20-person affair with friends from all around the states. I got to12a cake so that everyone13could enjoy it.
When the guest of honour arrived to "dinner with the14", he was greatly surprised and told us it made him feel special. The "white lie" dinner plan was a great15for me.
