The news that Jiang Shuyun's wife wanted to grow watermelons became explosive news in Jiangjia Village. Watermelons were something many people had never seen before and thought they were something unrelated to their village.

Everyone was excited, wondering what the watermelons would look like when they grew, whether they would taste sweet or sour, and how much such a precious thing would sell for...

This matter was discussed repeatedly by everyone. Fortunately, my third grandfather and the others spoke up for us, and gradually, the topic of the matter subsided. Besides, the wheat harvest was coming up in a few days, and after that, rice planting would begin. We were all very busy, so we didn't have time to gossip about other people's affairs.

Mu Yi'an now hardly leaves the house, staying home to look after the watermelon seedlings.

A few days have passed, and watermelon seedlings have already sprouted from the soil, with two tender green true leaves, which is a delightful sight.

"Jiang Qi, come and see! Our watermelon seedlings have sprouted."

"Really? Let me see."

Jiang Qi came in, carrying Chu Yue, with Shao Yun following behind.

"Mom, is there any watermelon to eat?"

"Eat, eat..."

Mu Yi'an found the two little foodies quite amusing, especially Chu Yue, who couldn't even speak properly yet, and all the few words she could say were related to food.

"Honey, the watermelon seedlings have just sprouted. It will be many more days before we can eat them. Come on, look, these are watermelon seedlings."

Shao Yun leaned closer and, following the direction his mother pointed, saw the tiny seedlings just peeking out of the paper tube, some with a black cap on top.

"Second sister-in-law, quite a lot has been spent."

Jiang Qi carried Chu Yue around and saw that a small portion of the paper tubes in one of the trays were already filled with seedlings.

"Yes, they should all be sprouted by tomorrow or the day after. These seeds are pretty good, the germination rate is quite high. I wonder how my older brother's are doing, have they sprouted yet?"

Mu Yi'an was a little worried. She was very experienced in doing this, but it was her older brother's first time.

"My brother-in-law should be fine. Didn't my sister-in-law say that he's best at farming?"

Jiang Qi comforted Mu Yi'an, though she didn't actually know anything about Mu's eldest brother.

"Yes, my older brother is very capable."

Mu Yi'an didn't think too much about it anymore. In two more days, the seedlings would be ready, and she would go and take a look then.

Mu Yi'an and Jiang Qi brought the child out, and Mu Yi'an told them not to open the door. Mu Yi'an had specifically installed a lock on the door, just in case something unexpected happened.

"I remember, Mom. We won't open it, or we won't have any watermelon to eat."

Shao Yun was able to understand some things and knew that some things should not be done.

"No, no, eat, eat..."

Jiang Chuyue didn't understand what was going on, but she knew what food was, so she followed her brother's lead and shouted nonsense.

"Our Chuyue will be one year old soon. Mother needs to prepare something for you so that we can have a grand birthday celebration for Chuyue."

"Second Sister-in-law, is Chuyue going to have her first birthday celebration (a traditional Chinese custom of selecting objects for a baby to choose from)? What do we need to prepare?"

Jiang Qi followed her second sister-in-law's example and kissed her little niece. The child had been sleeping with her for a while, and the two had a good relationship.

"We'll have a baby's first birthday celebration for Chuyue too. We'll prepare some food, toys, and accessories to make it lively. We'll invite our parents over for a meal, just the family."

"Okay, I'll make Chuyue a new dress so she can wear it that day. Our Chuyue is a beautiful little girl, she has to be dressed up nicely."

Jiang Qi also became interested; there were still two days left, so there was plenty of time.

The two women, sister-in-law and aunt, were discussing Chuyue's birthday, thinking about what to prepare and what delicious food to make that day.

Brother Mu, whom Mu Yi'an was thinking about, was also checking on the watermelon seedlings.

"Boss, how's it going? Have they sprouted yet?"

"Dad, you're here. Quite a few have already sprouted, and they look quite robust. The watermelon seeds this time are good; they should all have sprouted in another day or two. I wonder how the ones from Anna are doing?"

“Your mother said that the day after tomorrow is Chuyue’s first birthday. Let’s go celebrate with the little girl and also check on how the melon seedlings are doing at Yi’an’s house.”

Today, Mr. Mu heard from his wife that the Yi An family's little girl is about to turn one year old, and they are going over to celebrate. A first birthday is different from other birthdays; it needs to be celebrated properly.

The Mu family is preparing a birthday gift for Chuyue, and Jiang Shuyun also went to the old house to inform them.

"It's Chuyue's first birthday! Time flies, Chuyue is already a year old. How are you planning to celebrate? Are you going to do a traditional 'grasping ceremony'?"

Jiang's mother knew that her second daughter-in-law treated all the children equally, without any distinction. Shao Ming and Shao Yun had already had their first birthday celebrations, so Chu Yue would probably be included as well.

"We're going to have a baby's first birthday celebration, and Yi'an and my younger sister have already prepared everything. Yi'an said we should take this opportunity to have a meal together, because she'll be busy soon."

"That's true, she took care of such a large plot of land herself, and she's only growing watermelons. Okay, I got it. We'll go together then, the school will be closed that day."

After finishing her business, Jiang Shuyun went home.

"Mother, I was too groggy to hear what my second brother said when he came over."

"We're having a baby's first birthday celebration, so please come over and we can celebrate together and have a meal."

"That's right, Chuyue was born in March. I was so busy with the little one in my belly that I completely forgot."

Li Qiuniang thought about it and realized, "That's right, Chuyue is one year old now."

"Eldest daughter-in-law, you heard that too, right? We'll all go over there then."

"I understand, Mother."

Jiang's belly had grown even bigger. She complained in her heart that Mu Yi'an was too fussy. What was this whole "first birthday celebration" for a little girl? Her own Chu Tong hadn't even had one yet.

Despite her complaints, she dared not voice them, lest she be scolded again.

On the day of Chuyue's birthday, the weather was clear and sunny.

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