Ningxia chuckled, bent down and kissed Sangsang hard on the forehead, "Happy birthday, my little birthday girl."
Then she stood up again, holding Lin Yi's head before he could dodge and gave him a big kiss, "You too! Happy birthday, brother!"
Lin Yi's face turned red from his ears to the base of his neck, and he lowered his long eyelashes to hide the shyness in his eyes.
Before Lin Yi could recover from Ningxia's sweet kiss, Mo Guanshan jumped up first, also holding Lin Yi's head and covering the spot where Ningxia had just kissed him. "Happy birthday, brother."
Lin Yi was stunned for a moment, then he put his hand on his forehead and smiled. Brother Mo is really...
Looking at Lin Yi's body trembling with laughter, Ningxia blushed and glared at Mo Guanshan fiercely, then walked into the house and went somewhere unknown.
Sangsang thought Mo Guanshan was going to kiss her too, so she quickly covered her head with her hands. "Mm...Brother, you can't kiss me! You're a boy, and I'm a girl! No way!"
Mo Guanshan glanced at her indifferently, as if he wanted to kiss her, and said perfunctorily, "Happy birthday, little Curly."
"Hehe, thank you brother~"
"Ningning, what are you doing? Didn't we agree not to cook today?" Mo Guanshan frowned and looked at someone who was busy in the kitchen.
Ningxia looked up at him and said, "I forgot it's my birthday today. I had dinner with the squad leader and my sweetheart! Are they going to just drink and enjoy the wind when they come?"
Mo Guanshan stepped forward and took the dish from her. "I've already told Daping that he'll be cooking today."
Ningxia's eyes widened. "They know about this too?"
Mo Guanshan nodded and said, "I want you to have a lively birthday." Ningning had been lonely for too long in the past, and he was very grateful to this group of people for giving her warmth.
Ningxia was helpless. "Wouldn't it be necessary to prepare something for them to come over? I originally ordered tofu pudding for them to eat, and to celebrate the settlement of District 1. My house has just been renovated."
"Why? You worked so hard to order such a huge pot of tofu pudding, they will definitely eat it and take it away soon, isn't it their responsibility to give you something?"
Ningxia smiled and said, "Then you have to let me make a bowl of longevity noodles for the two children, right? I haven't even prepared any gifts."
Mo Guanshan frowned and hesitated for a moment before handing the basin back to her. "Then...you make it for them, and I'll make it for you. You must eat it all! Don't complain!"
Ning Xia's eyes lit up with laughter. "Mo Guanshan, are you celebrating my birthday or murdering me?"
Mo Guanshan stepped forward and pinched her face, "Do you despise me? Ningning, I've spent all my money. I don't have money to prepare a birthday gift, so I can only make you a bowl of noodles..."
Ningxia smiled and dodged his hand, "Stop it, you're pretending again."
"Then do you want to eat it or not?"
"Eat! I'll eat it, okay?"
Mo Guanshan then rolled up his sleeves, stood beside Ningxia and pretended to knead the dough.
The smile on Ningxia's face took a long time to disappear, and her heart was beating louder and louder in her chest.
“Ningxia Ningxia!”
There was a loud noise outside the yard, and Ningxia washed her hands and rushed out.
The whole yard was crowded with people, "Ningxia! Happy birthday!"
"Happy birthday!"
"You didn't even tell me it was your birthday!"
Everyone had something in their hands, a rabbit or a bunch of vegetables. Pingzi handed her two knives and said, "I've had these knives for years. I'm giving them to you! They're very useful!"
Ningxia was not polite and accepted them one by one, unable to express her gratitude enough.
Mo Guanshan leaned against the door with his arms folded, looking at Ningxia's happy smile. Very good, this was the effect he wanted.
"Why are you still cooking? You better not cook today!" Pingzi saw that there was still flour on her hands that had not been washed clean, and spoke quickly. The commander had assigned him a task, and he couldn't mess it up.
Ningxia smiled and said, "No, I'm waiting for Brother Pingzi to cook a big meal! I'm making a bowl of longevity noodles for the two children."
"What? Today is also their birthday?" Lei Lao Hu was surprised.
Ningxia smiled and said, "They are young and can't remember when they were born, so I simply arranged for them to be born on the same day as me."
Everyone suddenly realized what was happening, and looked at the two children with a little more pity in their eyes.
Mu Yuanqing stepped forward, "Aunt Qing has prepared it! Here! This is Lin Yi's book, and this is Sangsang's picture book!" It was a coincidence that she took Liu Qingtian out for surgery and brought gifts for her three sisters. She didn't expect that it happened to be their birthday, otherwise she wouldn't have anything to give them!
Lin Yi took the new set of history books, his eyes filled with joy, "Thank you, Auntie!"
Sangsang also took the paintbrush and sketchbook, a look of curiosity on her face. Once she opened it, she couldn't bear to stop. "Thank you, Auntie Qing!" her little voice was so sweet that it seemed like it could squeeze out water.
Mu Yuanqing was overjoyed and handed the bag to Ningxia, "This is for you."
Ningxia took it and asked, "What is this? Why is it wrapped so tightly and mysteriously?"
Mu Yuanqing smiled and said, "You'll know when you open it later."
A group of people gathered in the yard and chatted about everything under the sun.
Le Zhengtang took the thing in his hand, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally came behind Ningxia.
Before Ningxia noticed, Mo Guanshan stood beside Ningxia first, "Ningning, stop busying yourself, a guest has a gift for you!"
Ningxia turned around and found that it was Le Zheng. She glared at Mo Guanshan and pushed him away.
"Long time no see. How are you adapting to District 1?" She hadn't seen Mo Guanshan since she last sent him home. Lei Lao Hu and the others had been in District 1 for several days, but he hadn't shown up either.
Ningxia looked at Le Zheng, who had lost a lot of weight. The gentleness between his brows faded a bit, and he felt a little guilty.
Le Zheng smiled, trying to look more natural, "It's fine, everything is fine here... Happy birthday." He handed over the things in his hand.
Ningxia was stunned. She didn't expect that he was willing to give her a gift.
Seeing that she didn't take it, Le Zheng smiled bitterly, "I saw that your holster was a bit old, so I made one. It was your birthday so I thought of giving it to you..." As he said that, he was about to take his hand back.
Ningxia quickly took it, "Thank you! I like it! Really!"
Le Zhengtang stared at his hands blankly, then smiled and said, "As long as you like it, happy birthday." He repeated it again.
Ningxia was about to say something when Lei Lao Hu called out.
"Ningxia! Come and see! How are you two going to divide it? I happened to be free today, so I brought it here."
Ningxia went over to take a look and saw a pile of skins.
"Are these... those wolves?" Ningxia was full of surprise.
Lei Lao Hu nodded. "There are so many wolf carcasses in Mu Yuanqing's yard! When Lao Liao and I were dealing with them, we just skinned them and took them back to the sentry post to make saltpeter. How about this, Brother Lei, a really nice gift, right?"
Ningxia was extremely surprised. Each piece of wolfskin saltpeter was made with extremely fine quality, which was enough to show that Lei Lao Hu had some real skills.
"Brother Lei, you must have wasted a lot of your time, right? Thank you!"
Lei Lao Hu smiled and said, "As long as you like it!"
"Of course I like it! When I have some free time, I can make a lot of clothes for the three children, from head to toe!"
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