Chapter 247 Birthday

After entering the city, Si Ning looked at the time on his watch. He was delayed for some time today because he met the woman with dirty clothes.

I looked down at the time on my watch and it was five o'clock in the afternoon. It should be about time to go home.

If she hadn't been delayed by something, she would have wanted to take her two children somewhere to kill time.

Juanjuan and Si Jinchen both leaned out of the car window and looked out.

"Hey! It's the grandma selling bamboo." Juanjuan pointed at the person walking on the road.

"Grandma!" Si Jinchen shouted out of the car window.

An old woman walking on the road heard the sound, turned her head and saw two children waving at her in the car.

She also recognized the two children. Their bamboo weaving shop has now been expanded by the Si family, and they have added the bamboo lantern business, so they don't have to worry about going hungry anymore.

There is no need to worry that this craft will be lost, as all changes will start with their arrival.

She waved her hand and shouted to the car: "Come to grandma's shop when you have time. Grandma has prepared gifts for you."

"Okay!" the two children answered in unison.

Si Ning bent down curiously and looked out the window. She didn't know the old woman, but the two children looked like they knew her.

"Achen, who is this old man?"

"Aunt, the wind chimes hanging on Juanjuan's balcony were made by this grandmother. She and my second uncle also make bamboo lanterns, and their business is booming now."

Si Jinchen told her what he knew.

"So that's how it is." Si Ning remembered that every time she heard the sound of wind chimes on the balcony, she felt a sense of peace.

They happened to encounter a crowded road at this time, and they could hear the honking of vehicles and the ringing of bicycle bells along the way.

The ringing of copper bells on rickshaws, the clanging of trams, the conversations of the crowd, and the cries of vendors selling their goods.

The strong atmosphere of life made the two children watch without blinking.

"Brother, are they all going home?" Juanjuan looked at many people who were heading in their own directions with their heads down.

"Yes! They are going back to have dinner with their families." Si Jinchen nodded.

"We also want to go back to accompany grandma, dad, second uncle, uncle-in-law, and Aunt Wu..." Juanjuan picked at her little fingers, and she had picked at all ten fingers.

She started to touch Si Jinchen again, which made him feel a little helpless.

Si Ning felt a little regretful that he didn't bring his camera. Otherwise, if he had taken a picture of this scene, Old Yan would have been so angry that he would have jumped to his feet.

He has been teaching Juanjuan for a long time. In addition to learning to read, he also taught her simple arithmetic.

As a result, the child didn't seem to learn it.

Juanjuan looked up at Si Jinchen while counting: "Brother, how many people did Juanjuan count?"

"Don't you remember?" Si Jinchen looked at her with amusement.

"I forgot the number." Juanjuan pouted depressedly.

"Then let's go back and count again." Si Jinchen raised his hand and hugged her.

"Yeah!" Juanjuan immediately smiled brightly.

After driving through the crowded streets, the road became much smoother.

"We're almost home, you two little ones should sit tight." Si Ning looked outside and saw that they were almost there.

The two children sat obediently on her left and right, looking out the front window curiously.

"Hey! Why are there flowers on the door?" Juanjuan found that there were big red flowers on the door of their house.

"Really?" Si Jinchen remembered that there were no such things when they went out, so why did they suddenly have so many when they came back?

Si Ning just smiled faintly and didn't intend to answer.

The two children looked at the mansion that was getting closer and closer with questioning faces. It seemed to be different from when they left.

The housekeeper waited for the car to stop, then ran over to open the door: "Aunt, Miss, Master, you are back."

Juanjuan and Si Jinchen got out of the car and held Si Ning's hand.

"Where are the housekeeper, grandma, and dad?" Juanjuan looked at the dark house and saw that no lights were on at this time.

"They are all out and won't be back today." The housekeeper looked at her apologetically.

Juanjuan lowered her head somewhat disappointedly: "I still want to come back and have dinner with them."

"It's okay, brother will eat with you." Si Jinchen stood beside her.

"Achen, Juanjuan, you go in first. I forgot my aunt's flowers in the car. Wait for your brother Huzi to help me get them back." Si Ning looked at the two children with a smile.

"Okay." Si Jinchen had no doubts and pulled Juanjuan into the hall.

He found the hall was pitch black: "Grandpa Butler, why don't you turn on the lights?"

"Ziz!" All the lights in the house came on.

The two children were not used to it at first and covered their eyes with their hands. After they adjusted, they let them go and were shocked by the scene before them.

The hall was filled with flowers, balloons, ribbons, and beautiful gift boxes.

Juanjuan also saw a place with a lot of photos hanging, so she pulled Si Jinchen and ran over.

"Hey! Who is this?" she asked curiously, pointing to a newborn baby in the photo.

"This is when I was born." Si Jinchen still remembers this photo.

He looked up at the photos hanging on the wall. They were all photos taken after he was born, and there were not many of them, until he saw the photo of him and Juanjuan.

Some of them were photographed by themselves, while others were taken by their grandmother, aunt and family members.

They followed the photos to the living room and saw all their family members standing there waiting for them.

"Achen, Juanjuan, happy birthday!" said Mrs. Si with a smile.

"Achen, Juanjuan, today is your mother's birthday, and it's also your birthday. I hope you can be safe and happy every day!"

Siming had a smile on his face and looked at the two children gently.

"You're one year older!" Si Tian smiled happily as he looked at them.

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Si Jinchen and Juanjuan were both stunned. They had never celebrated a birthday before, and this was their first time.

Liu Yueya walked up to them, stretched out her arms and hugged them into her arms: "You two short guys, you must work hard to grow taller after your birthday!"

"Okay!" the two children answered loudly.

But it made everyone in the family laugh.

Miao Jiu came over with a bunch of gift boxes in his arms: "Achen has six gifts. Your uncle and aunt are making up for your previous birthday gifts."

He handed four more gift boxes to Juanjuan and said, "Give my precious daughter the gifts from last year as well."

Juanjuan looked at the box in her hand with surprise: "Juanjuan has a gift too!"

"Of course, you are the treasure of our family!" Miao Jiu pinched her pink little face.

Mrs. Si and everyone in the family did the same, making up for the birthday gifts owed to the two children from previous years.

The pile of gifts was taller than all of them.

"The cake is here!" The butler came in pushing a small cart with a beautiful two-layer cake on it.