Chapter 57 Happy Birthday

As night falls, moonlight and starlight shine on the buildings.

In the brightly lit suite, the cook prepared three dishes and a soup for her, and then verbally taught Zhou Qingti how to cook longevity noodles before going home.

The electronic door lock rang, and Zhou Qingti excitedly ran to the door and handed a bouquet of flowers to Lu Yanzhi: "Happy birthday."

Lu Yanzhi took the flowers with a look of surprise in his eyes: "Thank you."

It was the first time he received flowers from a girl. The bouquet was a combination of white and green, her favorite colors.

Walking into the living room, the floor was covered with dark gray and light gray balloons and small colored lights, and the floor-to-ceiling glass windows were covered with silver-gray balloons with lettering.

28 happy birthday, the warmth inside the window contrasts sharply with the loneliness outside the window.

In the reflection, Lu Yanzhi saw Zhou Qingti walking towards him, holding two gift boxes. "Ding ding ding, happy birthday, Lu Yanzhi."

Her beautiful almond-shaped eyes were like fireworks suddenly exploding with joy. Her beautiful pupils were dark and dark, as if they could pull him into a vortex of obsession, ripples layer by layer, and he would sink in without realizing it.

Lu Yanzhi stared at her. She pulled him to sit down and placed the gift box in front of him: "Open it and take a look first."

Lu Yanzhi opened the small gift box, and the bow untied, revealing a Vauxhall watch with a blue dial.

Zhou Qingti said beside him: "You go to the store in person tomorrow to adjust it. The waterproof test has been done."

"Do you like it?" She looked at him expectantly.

"I like it." Lu Yanzhi lowered his head and left a kiss on her cheek. Watches usually take a long time to queue up, which means she has been preparing for her birthday for a long time. How could he not be moved?

The second gift box was larger, padded with a lot of raffia, and on top was a light gray, cute-looking camera.

She picked up the camera and saw more than a dozen photos below, including close-ups of his face that she had taken at some point, and photos of him cooking seriously in the kitchen.

There were also photos of her and him looking at each other under the street light, photos of him and her wearing matching outfits, and photos of them attending a dinner party together.

It turns out that they have so many beautiful memories between them without realizing it.

Lu Yanzhi read through the pictures one by one, then hugged Zhou Qingti sideways: "Thank you, you make me feel very happy."

Before his parents divorced, his birthday would be a grand occasion, with all kinds of uncles and aunts coming and the room filled with gifts.

But that is just material pleasure.

Later, his parents divorced and he stopped celebrating his birthday. Only his grandmother would cook a bowl of longevity noodles for him on that day.

He felt that this day was no different from any other day.

Today he felt the difference.

Zhou Qingti reached out and hugged him back: "Happy birthday, not just today, be happy every day."

The two of them hugged each other for a long time. Lu Yanzhi finally let her go and picked up the camera to study it: "How do I use this?"

Zhou Qingti took the instruction manual and said, "Shall we take a picture now? Luckily I bought some film.

The two heads put together to study the point-and-shoot camera. Lu Yanzhi loaded the film and said, "Alright."

Zhou Qingti immediately posed and made a "V" sign with one hand next to his cheek.

Lu Yanzhi pressed the shutter button. While waiting for the image to be taken, Zhou Qingti jumped up and took the cake out of the refrigerator.

“How can we take photos without cake?”

The cake was placed on the table, a six-inch small cake with a gray gradient, exquisite and cute.

"Or make a wish first." Zhou Qingti took out the artistic candle, plugged it in, and found that there was no lighter to light it.

They looked at each other in bewilderment, and Lu Yanzhi said, "It's okay not to light the candles."

Zhou Qingti felt a little regretful: "Okay, then, I'll take a photo of you with the cake."

Lu Yanzhi pursed his lips slightly behind the small cake, his smile was not deep but his eyes were shining.

Soon the two of them took several photos. Zhou Qingti admired the photo of the two of them and said, "How about putting it on the refrigerator? I bought a lot of refrigerator magnets."

They did it right away and pasted all the photos on the refrigerator door. Although it was a boring thing to do, Lu Yanzhi felt extremely happy.

Zhou Qingti glanced at the gas stove next to him, pointed at it and said, "We have fire."

Lu Yanzhi burst out laughing. Why didn't he think of this?

Zhou Qingti ran over to get the candle and lit it on the gas stove, then quickly ran back to put it back in place: "Lu Yanzhi, come and make a wish."

Lu Yanzhi listened to her arrangements lovingly, closed his eyes, clasped his hands together and made a wish.

I hope she will always be healthy and safe.

Because he can give her happiness, you just need to bless her health.

Lu Yanzhi never believed that birthday wishes could come true before, but now he hoped very much that they would come true.

After blowing out the candles, it was finally time to eat. Zhou Qingti didn’t forget the longevity noodles.

Boil a pot of water, and when the water is almost boiling, add a few small green vegetables.

Pour the egg into the cooked broth and a bowl of egg-free longevity noodles is ready.

Zhou Qingti carefully brought it to the table: "Try it."

Lu Yanzhi picked up the noodles with chopsticks and put them in his mouth. The chicken soup tasted very strong.

Although it was the cook's credit, she had the heart to do it.

“It’s delicious.”

The dishes made by my aunt have been kept in the insulated steamer and are still hot.

Today, my aunt made basil chicken wings pot, stone pot fish with nine belly, blanched Chinese cabbage and bean curd and beef brisket pot.

Today is Lu Yanzhi's birthday, and Zhou Qingti specially asked his aunt to make an extra dish.

After eating, they cut a piece of cake for each of them, and Zhou Qingti rarely posted a circle of friends showing his love.

The photo was of the refrigerator door and the dinner, with a text that makes people's teeth ache: From now on, someone will stand with me at dusk, and someone will ask me if the porridge is warm.

Adapted from Six Records of a Floating Life by Chen Fu.

Lu Yanzhi also posted something on his Moments, which was a rare occurrence in a century. It contained two photos exactly like hers, with the caption being just a love heart.

Zhou Qingti saw it and pouted: "You imitate me."

Lu Yanzhi put down his phone, leaned over and kissed her on the lips: "Yes, I'll learn from you."

Today is truly a day worth celebrating and remembering.

Zhou Qingti touched his bulging belly and said, "Let's go for a walk."

It seemed like they were walking hand in hand along the river for the first time, and the night breeze carried the scent of the river.

Lu Yanzhi's big hands perfectly wrapped around her small hands. On the road, there were couples running at night, men riding bicycles at night, and young couples walking their dogs.

The real feeling of living is so obvious.

The two of them walked slowly along the viewing platform for more than forty minutes. Zhou Qingti pointed at the tall building in the distance and said, "Look, that's our home."

Lu Yanzhi followed her fingertips with his eyes: "Yes, our family."

On the way home, Zhou Qingti said, "My feet are so sore."

Lu Yanzhi half-knelt in front of her: "I'll carry you."

Zhou Qingti jumped onto the broad back and smelled the scent on the back of his neck. The aroma of cedar combined with his body temperature formed a unique scent of Lu Yanzhi.

Lu Yanzhi carried her for a few steps, then stopped and said in a hoarse voice, "Are you trying to murder your husband? You're strangling me so tightly."

Zhou Qingti released her hands from around his neck and placed them on his shoulders: "It's too slippery."

Lu Yanzhi lifted her up with both hands and carried her all the way back home.

Zhou Qingti thought that he had consumed so much energy at night that he would not touch her while sleeping.

As it turned out, she was still naive.