Chapter 112 Extra-1
That Christmas Eve was Li Mushi's 30th birthday.
The Li family still wanted to hold a family banquet for him, and a big one at that, because this year was different from previous years, as he was getting married and turning 18.
When they could not persuade Li Mu, they tried persuading Jing Ge instead.
Jingge is still not used to sitting on equal footing with his elders; his fear of elders is not getting any better.
“We’ll live our own lives,” Li Mushi dismissed with a single sentence. “You two can also live your own lives and celebrate the day you conceived your eggs…”
The old man and woman said in unison, "We didn't prepare any food for you, let's go!"
Li Mushi stood up, casually taking Jing Ge's hand, and readily complied under the speechless gazes of everyone.
Since marrying her, Li Mushi has almost always left early from family meetings.
I was afraid she wouldn't be able to sit still if she stayed for another five minutes.
After all, they were a group of middle-aged and elderly people, and she was just a young girl who was implicated by him.
After getting in the car, Jingge snuggled into his arms with a grin and teased him, "Really not? What's wrong with celebrating your birthday?"
“I’ve had enough work and social engagements,” Li Mushi said, touching her forehead with his chin. “I’m too lazy to do anything else.”
Jingge felt a pang of sympathy.
His birthday is naturally different from other people's birthdays; it can't be handled with just a regular home-cooked meal. Who to invite and who not to invite are big questions.
Birthdays are always workdays.
Let's just cancel it.
On Christmas Eve, Jing Ge, Mei Ying, Xiao Zhang, and Xiao Ai went to eat at a fancy restaurant as usual, and even informed Li Mushi in advance.
After finishing her work, Lin Mi knocked on the door and came in: "President Li, President Sun would like to meet with you to discuss the new project."
Li Mushi glanced at the time: "Tomorrow."
Secretary Lin: "Do you have any plans for today?"
Li Mushi: "Hmm."
Since the boss hadn't left work, Secretary Lin didn't dare to leave either, so she went back to the secretary's office to take care of other things.
As a result, by 7 p.m., Li Mushi was still motionless in his office.
Lin Mi braced herself and went to knock on the door.
The man sat on the sofa, his computer off, the desktop empty, not a single file on it, and he wasn't using his phone; he just sat there doing nothing.
And upon closer inspection, his face looked very sour.
"President Li," Lin Mi cautiously asked, "Aren't you... leaving?"
Li Mushi's eyelids tightened: "Wait for arrangements."
Secretary Lin: "?"
From "having arrangements" to "waiting for arrangements," the ruthless bigwig, who acted decisively, sat silently in his office like a kindergarten child waiting to be picked up by their parents after school.
But right now, it's clear that we can't afford to get angry.
Lin Mi was always clever, so he secretly called his "parents".
The call was made at 7:00, and Jingge arrived at 7:30.
The man sat there expressionless.
Jingge tilted his head and looked at him: "What are you angry about?"
Li Mushi: "I'm not angry."
“Oh,” Jingge drawled, “Are you hungry?”
I'm not hungry.
"Are you done with your work? Do you want to go home?"
"It won't go down."
“…” Jing Ge almost couldn’t help but laugh. “I went to pick up the cake. There were so many people today. I waited in the store for a while, otherwise I could have come at six o’clock.”
Li Mushi replied indifferently, "It's not late, it's only 7:30. Compared to last year when we played until midnight, at least this year I know I'm married."
Jing Ge remained silent for a moment.
That's really stubborn.
Stubborn to the extreme.
“It’s Xiao Ai’s birthday,” Jing Ge said, deliberately provoking him, “Didn’t I tell you? I went to deliver the gift and came back without even having dinner with them.”
Li Mushi: "Are you disappointed?"
“…Comrade Li,” Jing Ge said sternly, “get straight to the point, don’t let your emotions get the better of you!”
Li Mushi: "."
Jingge: "Are you going home or not? If you do, I'll cook you some plain porridge."
"......"
A sudden wave of discomfort.
While others receive cakes and gifts on their birthdays, he not only sees her very late, but also only gets plain porridge.
This discomfort was beyond Li Mushi's tolerance and unfamiliar to him. After all, he was used to being mature and had never bothered with anyone over such trivial matters.
Not to mention asking her for anything.
A fierce battle raged between his mature personality and childish impulsiveness. Li Mushi turned his face away, avoiding her smiling eyes.
I tried to stay calm, but I was actually feeling incredibly choked up.
Jingge was truly impressed by this father.
Fortunately, she is lively and cute, and the sunshine he has cultivated in her is enough to comfort him when he occasionally acts strangely.
Jingge brushed his hand away, straddled his lap, cupped his handsome, thin face in her hands, and forced him to look at her: "Cooking plain porridge is all I know how to do. I'm better at spending money, so I spent money to buy you a cake, spent money to buy you a gift, and spent money to order a whole table of food for you and have it delivered to our house!"
"......"
Jingge pouted: "It's you who always refuses my gifts. I don't really want to give them to you, but I think about how wonderful my husband is, so I reluctantly forgive him."
Li Mushi's forehead twitched.
“I remember that year I earned 4,600 and spent 4,000 on a gift for you,” Jingge muttered. “But you said you wouldn’t accept it, which left a deep shadow on me.”
Li Mushi's eyes flickered: "What did you buy?"
Jing Ge: "Tie."
At this point, she became a little grumpy: "I bought that same tie today, take it or leave it!"
"......"
A brief silence.
Li Mushi burst into laughter, his chest heaving as he rubbed her head like a ball, making her head sway left and right.
"No matter who you're with, if you're unwilling to spend money on yourself, don't spend it on the other person either," he said helplessly as he helped her up. "You didn't understand what I meant, and you even accused me and hold a grudge against me?"
Jingge's feet left the ground, and he sat securely on his strong arms, soaring into the air.
Looking down at him, the man's expression was gentle, and the curve of his eyes at the corners indicated that he was in a good mood.
Jingge kicked and kicked with both feet dangling in the air.
Actually, she's really bad at coaxing people. She's never been able to coax anyone well. She often brings up old grievances and gets angry after only a couple of words, even angrier than the person she's trying to coax.
It was because Li Mushi was willing to be coaxed by her that he loved her so much; she could easily coax him with just a few words.
“That tie suits you perfectly,” Jing Ge said with a contented look. “I bought a small cake, just in case it was a waste, since you don’t like it anyway. Today is your birthday, so you ordered mostly light vegetarian dishes, but I added some crab roe for myself. Is that considered using my position for personal gain?”
She talks a lot when she's happy, and she's not nervous or scared at all being suspended in mid-air by him, treating him like a swing.
Li Mushi's heart softened completely.
For the first time, I felt that celebrating my birthday was actually quite nice, as it allowed his friends to devote all their energy to him.
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