Chapter 149 Birthday
Zheng Lanhua peeled an egg and said, "Well, today's meal ticket is my treasured one, and I usually don't want to spend it."
As she said that, she put the peeled white and tender egg into Fang Xiaoluo's bowl, "Here."
Fang Xiaoluo blinked, "I'm treated well today."
As she said that, she picked up the egg and ate it bite by bite.
Zheng Lanhua said, "You are always treated well."
Fang Xiaoluo thought about it and it was true.
The breakfast was very rich and delicious.
The three children ate obediently and didn't say anything.
Shen Zheng went to work early in the morning, so he didn't eat breakfast at home.
After the meal, Shen Haifeng hurried to clean up the dishes.
Zheng Lanhua said, "We won't light the stove at home today, and we don't need to cook at noon."
Fang Xiaoluo was surprised, "It's not a festival, why don't you cook?"
Zheng Lanhua brought over a small basket, in which were various snacks, melon seeds, peanuts, walnuts, candies, and small snacks.
"It's so nice not to cook, I just eat when I feel like I have nothing to do."
Fang Xiaoluo held the basket and nodded blankly.
When it was almost noon, Zheng Lanhua said, "Xiaoluo, let's go out and eat."
Fang Xiaoluo didn't ask why, maybe today was some big day for the Shen family.
When she went out, she found that Shen Haifeng and Shen Haiping were both carrying school bags, and there was obviously something in them.
The group arrived at the state-owned hotel in Qingshi Town and went directly into the large single room in the backyard of the hotel.
Fang Xiaoluo looked at the big round table that could seat more than a dozen people.
Zheng Lanhua pulled out a chair and looked at Fang Xiaoluo with a smile, "Come, sit down."
Fang Xiaoluo sat down, and soon the door was pushed open, and all her family members came.
No wonder such a big table was prepared, it turned out that there were so many people.
Zhang Xinyan asked, "Is Shen Zheng not off work yet?"
Zheng Lanhua said, "Don't worry about him, he never has a schedule. We'll eat when the food is served."
As she was talking, Shen Zheng came.
He was carrying a big bag in his left hand, and a big cake in his right hand.
It was the kind that Fang Xiaoluo had seen on the Internet before, the kind with a pink plastic transparent box.
This one was obviously an oversized version of the one she had seen before.
"Is this a cake?" Fang Xiaoluo said, "Who's having a birthday today? Why didn't you tell me?"
Zhang Xinyan took the cake and put it in the middle of the table, feeling a little sad. It seemed that her daughter had never celebrated her birthday in the Xu family before.
Even though their family was poor, when Xu Yaqiu had her birthday in the past, they would specially spend money to prepare longevity noodles for her, boil eggs for her, and buy her some small gifts. For example, red hairbands, handkerchiefs, socks and the like.
After all, the family conditions were there, and Fang Shijun was sick, so they couldn't spend a lot on birthdays.
However, in their opinion, these were all things that should be commemorated. At least let her know that her family cared about her.
"Silly boy, whose birthday could it be? Of course it's yours. How come you don't even remember your own birthday?"
Fang Xiaoluo was stunned. Birthday? This
was an experience she had never had in her life. It seemed that the original owner had no impression of birthdays. "Today is... the 6th, right? Is my birthday on the 6th?"
Shen Zheng smiled, "June 26th of the lunar calendar, your birthday."
Fang Xiaoluo was surprised and then laughed, "I said, why are everyone different today? It turns out they want to celebrate my birthday. I even had a super rich breakfast this morning."
Shen Zheng took out a small candle and stuck it on the cream of the cake.
"Come on, I heard that they make a wish on their birthday, so make a wish too."
Fang Xiaoluo clasped her hands together and closed her eyes. The wish she made was that everyone present today would be healthy, happy, and safe.
She opened her eyes, "Okay, I've made it." As she spoke, she blew out the candles.
This was the first time she could remember making a wish and blowing out candles on her birthday, and it seemed pretty good.
Shen Zheng took something out of the bag he had just brought in.
Fang Xiaoluo took a look and saw that it was a long camel-colored wool coat that looked very beautiful.
"For you, a birthday present."
Fang Xiaoluo stood up and tried it on. The size was very suitable. The design of the belt made her look taller and her temperament improved a bit.
Shen Jinxia held her little face, "Wow, mom is so beautiful."
Zhang Xinyan and Fang Shijun looked at their daughter, their eyes reddened.
Zhang Xinyan choked and nodded, "Pretty, really pretty."
Fang Xiaoluo took off her coat and put it on, "Well, it's up to you, you are pretty."
Fang Shijun took out a red envelope from his pocket and handed it over, "This is what we prepared for you, wishing my Xiaoluo a happy birthday."
Fang Xiaoluo did not refuse, and accepted the red envelope with a smile.
She touched it, the red envelope was quite thick, and the money must be quite a lot. This must be what they worked hard to save, so they wanted to leave more for her.
Zhang Xinyan took out a new shirt. It was red and looked very bright, giving people a prosperous feeling. Not only that, it was also ironed straight.
"This is newly made by my mother. I made it according to the new style of Jiangcheng. Do you like it?"
Fang Xiaoluo took the shirt and smiled. "I like it, I like it very much. It's really beautiful."
Then, Fang Qiang also handed Fang Xiaoluo a red envelope.
Fang Jie gave her a new notebook, Fang Yamei gave her a small comb, and Fang Yating gave her a pair of red socks.
Zheng Lanhua took out a pair of new cloth shoes, with red lantern velvet and clips. The soles are very thick and look very good.
"I don't know how to do anything, so I made you a pair of shoes. Do you think they fit you well?"
Fang Xiaoluo tried it on and gave Zheng Lanhua a thumbs up, "It fits very well and is very comfortable."
It was obvious that the soles were knitted by Zheng Lanhua herself. If it were put aside, such handicrafts would be very difficult to find.
Then, Shen Jinxia brought out a small doll made of plasticine. Although the handwork was not good, it could be seen that it was made with great care.
Fang Xiaoluo pinched Shen Jinxia's little face, "This is Xia Xia, right?"
Shen Jinxia's eyes rolled around, "Mom, you saw it, so I made it pretty good."
"Super good." Fang Xiaoluo pointed at the little doll, "Look, this little doll is smiling, wearing a red skirt, two braids, and two small red hairpins. It must be our Xia Xia with such a beautiful smile."
Shen Jinxia giggled and went straight into Fang Xiaoluo's arms, "Good mom, you are so good."
As she said that, she climbed up and kissed Fang Xiaoluo on the face, which was very loud.