Manipulation can be a good thing

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Just this evening, my sister's friends came over to our house. As always, they stay inside the room, turning on the air conditioner and talk to each other. My mom and aunt were in the kitchen busy getting dinner ready. And here in my room, I saw my sister and 6 of her friends, doing nothing. So I had an idea. I told my sister to take her friends outside to help barbecue. This way a lot of people can help out cook dinner, they can bond and enjoy doing this activity while taking pictures that they will soon post on facebook. I gave them the ingredients they needed to cook, handed them some food that goes with the barbecue and let them help arranging the chairs and tables. Turned out it was a success. My sister and her friends were not idle anymore and my mom and aunt got a lot of help. In my country, guests are usually treated like royalty. The host usually does all the preparation while the guests just wait to be served and make themselves at home. However, I don't like this tradition because I believe that cooking dinner with friends is more enjoyable and it promotes bonding as well! So, after cooking. We arranged tables and chairs outside the house and used candles to light. We could see the stars above us and we enjoyed the evening summer breeze. Way better to feel than air condition cool. I grinned at my mom and dad, then i said. "It worked!" My manipulative skills actually did a lot of people some good. My main reason for doing this is i don't want to see lazy kids not helping out with their parents. It's tough cooking for a lot of people, so the guest might as well help out so they can eat sooner, right?