Chapter 390 Birthday Gift
After crying, Yu Hui was pulled to the table by the children. On the huge cream cake, six big words were written with red strawberry jam.
Happy birthday Xiaohui!
The cake exudes the sweet aroma of cream and sour strawberry.
Above the big characters, there are beautiful roses framed with pink cream, which makes people want to take a bite just by looking at them.
"Mom is twenty, so we need to light twenty candles."
The three Gu Dong brothers climbed onto the stools and placed candles around the cake.
Yu Hui watched them with a smile. Watching others busy preparing for their birthdays was a strange feeling, but it was undoubtedly joyful.
Twenty colorful candles were placed in place. Gu Huai lit them one by one with matches, then took Beibei from Yu Hui's arms and said to her with a smile, "Birthday girl, close your eyes and make a wish."
Yu Hui clasped her hands together and closed her eyes.
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you..."
Yu Hui made a wish while singing the cheerful and blessing song "Happy Birthday".
I hope all the children can grow up healthy and safe, without illness or disaster, and be happy every day.
After making a wish, it was time to blow out the candles, but when she opened her eyes, Yu Hui was stunned.
On her birthday, the wish she made was only about the children.
She has been a stepmother for so long that she really thinks of herself as the child's mother.
Never mind. She still has many birthdays left in her life. She can make a wish related to herself on her next birthday.
Yu Hui opened her eyes with a smile and blew out the candle in front of her.
"Oh no, we're a little late."
Qian Lan walked into the house and happened to see Yu Hui blowing out the candles, feeling very sorry.
Knowing that Gu Huai and the others were at home celebrating Xiao Yu's birthday, she was sure to come back. After the guests had finished eating, she closed the store, but she didn't expect that she was still a step too late.
Gu Hongmei smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay, I can catch up and have dinner together."
They had originally told Li Xin to trick his fourth sister-in-law into coming back and then call Sister Qian back for dinner.
"Xiao Yu, happy birthday." Qian Lan said to Yu Hui with a smile.
"Thanks."
"Birthday present." A rectangular wooden box was handed to Yu Hui.
Yu Hui looked up at Gu Huai, who smiled and said, "Open it and see if you like it."
"Thank you, thank you..." She took the box hesitantly. When she opened it, her hands were shaking. This was the first time she received a birthday present.
Several children have given her gifts. This is not her first time receiving gifts, but the feeling of receiving a birthday gift for the first time is still different.
What could it be?
Yu Hui guessed in her heart.
The box was opened, and inside lay a round silver watch.
Is it a watch?
Yu Hui looked at Gu Huai in surprise, her eyes clearly asking, "How did you get the money to buy a watch?"
She was the one who collected his salary, so where did he get the money to buy a watch?
"Wow, it's a Sea-Gull watch, the latest model." Qian Lan leaned over to take a look.
"This must be more than two hundred, right?"
The last time she went to the city, she bravely went to the watch counter and took a look. She saw someone buying this watch. The salesperson said it was the latest model and it would cost two hundred and twenty or more. She would not let her try it on unless she bought it.
"Two hundred and twenty-three and fifty cents." Gu Huai nodded and looked at Yu Hui and said, "The military gave you a bonus last time, and they also gave me some. It was two hundred, too. I kept it for myself. I wanted to buy you a watch, but I never had the time. Then Hongmei happened to tell me that your birthday was coming up, so I bought it for you as a birthday present."
It’s quite inconvenient to check the time without a mobile phone or a watch these days.
But Yu Hui was busy at the noodle shop most of the time, and wearing a watch while working would be a hindrance. She already had a clock at home, so she never thought about buying a watch.
She was very happy to receive such a valuable watch today.
"Thank you. I like it very much."
Gu Hong's ears turned red. She glanced at her and said with her head down, "As long as you like it."
Gu Dong went out at some point and walked in with his hands behind his back.
"Mom, we also have a gift for you." Gu Dong said with a red face.
Gu Nan and Gu Xixi also stood beside him.
Seeing the three little ones so serious, Yu Hui also looked forward to it.
Under Yu Hui's gaze, Gu Dong blushed and took out his hands hidden behind his back. In each hand, he held a pair of beautiful black high-heeled leather shoes with a black bow on the front.
Yu Hui's eyes lit up, "What beautiful high heels."
Gu Dong blushed and said, "My two brothers and I pooled our money to buy this. I hope you like it, Mom."
The money was pooled by the three brothers, and Gu Huai went to the city to help buy the shoes.
Yu Hui put the watch on the table and took the high heels with both hands. "Thank you, I like it very much."
Seeing that their mother liked it and thanked them, the three brothers smiled happily.
"Try it on and see if it fits." Gu Hongmei smiled and asked Yu Hui to try it.
Yu Hui nodded, sat on the stool, took off her old cloth shoes, and put on her high heels. They fit her feet perfectly, neither squeezing nor being loose.
Yu Hui stood up and put on her high heels. Her chest became straighter, her back straightened, and she looked taller. She looked particularly elegant.
This pair of high-heeled leather shoes is different from Yu Hui's old leather shoes.
The old leather shoes were not high-heeled, and the soles were thicker than those of ordinary cloth shoes, but they only increased the height by two or three centimeters.
This pair of high heels is different, it adds five centimeters to the height.
She stood next to Gu Huai with her head reaching his chin.
"It looks good." After Xiao Yu put on the high heels, her temperament changed and she looked particularly energetic.
Qian Lan looked at the three children in front of Yu Hui, then looked at her own two, feeling extremely envious.
Xiao Yu’s three step-sons are more filial than his two biological children.
These two children of my own, let alone preparing any birthday gifts for her, can’t even remember when her birthday is.
The more Qian Lan thought about it, the more unhappy she felt. When she got home, she would find a reason to beat Yu Lixin up.
"The leather of these shoes is so soft." Yu Hui took two steps on the spot. "The soles are soft too."
You shouldn't feel any pain in your feet when you walk in these high heels.
Gu Huai smiled and said, "They're made of lambskin, 30 yuan a pair. The three children each contributed 10 yuan."
Qian Lan exclaimed, "Wow!" Thirty yuan for a pair of shoes, these kids are really willing to spend money.
Yu Hui smiled and thanked again, and touched the three children's heads one by one. The three children who were touched on the head smiled proudly, as if they had received great praise.
Gu Hongmei also prepared a gift, a bright red lipstick, which she bought at a grocery store for four dollars.
Qian Lan: "Xiao Yu, I just found out it's your birthday today. I didn't prepare a gift for you. I'll make it up to you tomorrow."
Yu Hui waved her hand and said, "No need, as long as the blessing arrives, that's enough."
"Stop standing, sit down and eat."
Otherwise the food will get cold.
The cake was to be eaten after dinner, so Gu Huai took the cake off the table and brought up a bottle of red wine from the chest of drawers.
"This is red wine. I bought it at a state-owned store. It's sweet but not intoxicating."
As Gu Huai spoke, he unscrewed the lid, pulled out the cork, and poured wine for Yu Hui.
"You're the birthday boy today, so you have to drink something."
Yu Hui didn't refuse and nodded as she watched Gu Huai fill her cup.
She is happy today and wants to drink something.
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