[ McGillis had expected talk of Huaisang's family, so he is caught off-guard by hearing about another group of three friends in return for his own such story. Huaisang and himself are quite different as people, but maybe they are just not the people equivalent to each other in their group. It's an interesting thought, for a moment, and thinking about his dynamics in the present is far more pleasant to McGillis than dwelling on the past. ]

It seems like our fondest memories are rather similar in nature. Who would have thought?

Are you still friends with this Jiang-xiong now? [ ... ] And come to think of it, there seems to be a nickname pattern here. Does 'Xiong' carry a specific meaning?