This little incident passed quickly, and the birthday celebration officially began. He Ning blew out the candles, made a wish, and started receiving everyone's blessings and gifts.

He Yuan gave He Ning a pair of sneakers. Of course, these sneakers weren't as expensive as the ones Cheng Yi gave to He Yi and He Chen, so He Yuan was a little embarrassed when he gave them to her: "Just make do with these."

He Ning said expressionlessly, "Thank you, big brother."

He Zhou gave He Ning a pair of headphones. They were unbranded and looked like cheap knock-offs, costing around twenty yuan. He Ning hung the headphones around her neck.

When it was He Sui's turn, he rubbed his hands together and chuckled, "I delivered mine along with He Jing's."

He Jing: "..."

This guy loves buying beef balls!

He Yi and He Chen each presented a pair of off-season clearance gloves and an English dictionary with a slight printing flaw.

Finally, it was Cheng Yi's turn. Cheng Yi decided to keep her in suspense and said, "Let Sister He Jing deliver it first. Maybe her gift will please Second Brother so much that I won't need to deliver mine."

He Jing glanced at Cheng Yi indifferently.

She knew exactly what the other woman was thinking. She wanted to save her gift for last, so it would seem more substantial, since the most exciting performances are usually the grand finale.

But she couldn't be bothered to argue, since the main purpose of giving the gift was to celebrate He Ning's birthday, not to compete with him. So she simply handed over the box with Rocket Man's autograph and smiled, "Second brother, happy birthday."

He Ning's pupils suddenly contracted, his breathing became slightly heavy, and his usually aloof expression crumbled as he said, "This is..."

"basketball."

Before He Ning could even open it himself, He Sui couldn't control his loose tongue and blurted it out.

He Ning looked at He Jing in shock, and with a hint of disbelief, he opened the box. Sure enough, there was a basketball inside.

He could barely contain his emotions and burst into laughter, his eyes brimming with undisguised excitement. He placed the basketball on the ground, bounced it a few times to test its bounce, and then stroked the ball with obvious affection, saying from the bottom of his heart, "Thank you, I really like it."

Cheng Yi's beautiful eyes widened instantly, her face filled with astonishment.

Does He Ning like playing basketball?

When did this happen?!

As if reading her thoughts, He Sui proudly boasted, "You guys don't know, do you? My second brother is really good at basketball at school. Lots of girls are his fans. The coach of the city basketball team even came to my second brother, hoping that he could give up his studies and strive to become a national athlete. If my second brother hadn't said that the risk was too great and that it wouldn't bring a better life to our He family, he would already be a member of the city basketball team now."

this……

The He family really didn't know.

It turns out that He Ning has already made such a great sacrifice for the He family.

How did He Jing find out?

Everyone couldn't help but stare at He Jing.

Despite their gazes, He Jing remained composed. She smiled and said, "Every time I walk home from school with my second brother, he always glances at the stadium in the city center when the bus passes by. So I wondered if he liked sports, which is why I bought a basketball that all boys love. I didn't expect him to actually like it."

"oh--"

Everyone suddenly realized what had happened, and then they all felt guilty.

He Jing only had to walk home from school with He Ning to know that He Ning liked basketball, even though they had lived under the same roof with He Ning for so long and knew nothing about it.

He Sui was an oddball; he just said sourly, "He Jing, you really care about your second brother. You're not even this considerate to me."