After packing up, Xu Xiangjuan changed her shoes and went out. Before leaving, she reminded him, "Aning, don't forget to collect the quilt."
"Juan, I will remember, four o'clock." Zhou Chengning had just finished his work and was studying the Rubik's Cube with Gua Gua Niu Niu.
After hearing Aning say that she would remember it, Xu Xiangjuan went out, closing the door behind her when she left.
About five minutes passed.
Niu Niu: "Dad, Mom is gone."
Zhou Chengning: "Well, Mom left. Dad told Mom that he wanted to go out with her, but Mom said no, so Dad stayed at home."
Niu Niu didn't mean to express what his father said, he said: "Dad, there."
Zhou Chengning looked in the direction Niu Niu pointed and said, "When mom went out to buy vegetables, Niu Niu got bold and wanted to steal some? When mom came home, dad told mom that Niu Niu was stealing some."
Niu Niu was referring to the place above the wardrobe at home, where the mother puts the food. To be more precise, the mother asked the father to put it there.
Dad has to stretch out his hand or mom has to stand on a chair to get it. Niu Niu and Gua Gua can’t get it even if they stand on the chairs.
Dad wanted to tell Mom. Even though Mom wasn't home, Niu Niu still stretched out his chubby hand to cover Dad's mouth: "I don't want to eat anymore. Dad, don't tell Mom!"
Zhou Chengning took Niu Niu's chubby little hand away from his mouth: "I'll let you go today. If you have the urge to steal food again in the future, Dad will definitely tell Mom. Originally, these foods are meant for everyone to eat together. Mom won't eat them all and leave us some."
Guagua: "Niuniu, you told mom you wanted to eat. Mom won't deny you food."
Niu Niu: "It's not time to eat."
Niu Niu always remembered that according to the time his mother had divided the time for him, now was not the time to eat.
Zhou Chengning understood what Niu Niu meant: "Don't eat when it's not time to eat. Be good, Niu Niu. Mom will give you food when she's happy."
Dad and sister worked together to finally pull Niu Niu back from the brink of danger.
Niu Niu no longer thought about stealing food and planned to behave well in the future. His mother would give him food because she saw that he was well behaved.
...
It was already three o'clock in the afternoon when Xu Xiangjuan went out, walked to buy groceries, and came back at four or five o'clock.
The door of the room was closed but not locked. I just saw the quilt downstairs and it was gone. The child’s father did not forget to take the quilt back.
It was very quiet. Xu Xiangjuan put her things away and looked inside.
One adult and two children were sleeping.
In order not to disturb their sleep, Xu Xiangjuan walked softly, opened the box, and found that the cream inside was still intact. She placed the cake on the chair in the corner with confidence.
If you run water to wash the vegetables now, you will definitely hear the noise, so you might as well wait until the adults and children wake up.
Zhou Chengning was the first to wake up. When he woke up, he found that it was already dark: "Juan, are you there?"
Xu Xiangjuan had just eaten a slice of orange when she heard a voice and stood up: "I'm here, turn on the light."
"Are you feeling uncomfortable, Niu Niu?" Xu Xiangjuan saw Niu Niu sitting up, and immediately put her hand on Niu Niu's forehead to test the temperature.
Niu Niu: "It's not hard, mom, it's orange."
Xu Xiangjuan broke off a slice of the orange in her hand and gave it to Niu Niu, and Aning and Guagua each took a slice.
After eating one large and two small oranges, Xu Xiangjuan felt much more sober. She asked Zhou Chengning to help her wash the celery, green vegetables and green peppers while she would deal with the pork liver and fish later.
Now let’s observe what’s happening with Niu Niu.
"Mom, I don't feel uncomfortable." Niu Niu covered his face with his two chubby little hands. He indeed didn't feel uncomfortable, but he just felt his face was hot.
After covering his face like this, Niu Niu found that he did have a lot of fat on his face.
Xu Xiangjuan observed for a while and saw that Niu Niu's face was indeed not that red: "Is Niu Niu cold?"
“It’s not cold.”
Xu Xiangjuan: "If you feel uncomfortable, tell mom. Mom will go cook first. I've given the oranges to my sister. If you want some, ask her for some."
She was worried that Niu Niu would catch a cold while sleeping. Children's immunity is not that strong. Now that he looked normal, she went to cook.
Niu Niu: "Yes! Sister, I want one."
Guagua corrected: "One petal is not one petal. I only have half of it."
Niu Niu: "Why half? My sister also only has half."
Guagua: "It's not that half, it's the petal of petals. I can't write it either. Anyway, it's not the half of half."
Niu Niu: "Sister, I want an orange with petals."
"Here, give one petal to Niu Niu."
The orange was quite sweet, and the two children shared half of it.
In the evening, Xu Xiangjuan was going to make stir-fried pork liver with green pepper and celery, braised fish, and stir-fried green vegetables. She wouldn't make soup today, and she bought some drinks on the way back.
Normally, you are not allowed to drink those fruit juice drinks, but today is Dad’s birthday, so you can drink the drinks.
Zhou Chengning was about to wash the vegetables when he realized that his wife had bought a lot of things: "Juan, you bought so much today, why didn't you let me go with you? It's so tiring to carry it all by myself."
“I ride a bike, so it’s not tiring, and the portion is just the amount for a meal, not much.” Actually, I walked there because I was afraid that the cake would become a mess due to the bumpy ride on the bike.
She just opened it and looked, and it was fine.
Zhou Chengning: "It takes a while to carry a bicycle. Show me your hands."
Xu Xiangjuan subconsciously put her hands behind her back: "What are you looking at? No need to look. It's time to make dinner. Guagua Niu Niu is getting hungry."
Zhou Chengning: "Take your hands out."
When Zhou Chengning saw his lover put his hands behind his back, he felt something was wrong.
When Gua Gua and Niu Niu heard their father’s powerful words, they both leaned over the curtain to watch.
Xu Xiangjuan honestly spread out her hands: "It's nothing, look."
She bought enough vegetables and meat for a meal, as well as three or four apples and oranges, a large bottle of drink and a cake. She carried the cake especially carefully, and her hand was bruised when she came back.
Now nothing can be seen.
Zhou Chengning touched his lover's hand and said, "If you need to buy more things in the future, just call me. Do you hear me?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "I heard you. Go wash the vegetables quickly. How long will it take to wash a few green vegetables? Guagua Niu Niu, go inside and read a book. Come out after dinner."
Having seen that his father’s status in the family was as high as his appearance, Gua Gua Niu Niu went back.
Before the meal started, Xu Xiangjuan made a speech: "Today is such a rich feast because it is Dad's birthday, so we made delicious food. Don't think about it normally... Niu Niu, put your hand back... Dad has worked very hard in the past year, not only in life but also in work. We have to thank Dad."
Niu Niu's hand was about to touch the juice, but his mother saw it and stopped him verbally, so he immediately pulled his hand back.
Guagua: "Thank you, Dad. You have worked hard."
Niu Niu followed his sister and mentioned the juice: "Thank you, Dad. You have worked hard. Dad eats the most fish. This is for Mom, sister and me."
Dad loves fish the most. He, mom and sister all know that today is Dad’s birthday, so they gave Dad his favorite fish as a reward.
Dad has his favorite fish and doesn’t drink juice. Mom and sister don’t drink much either, so in the end he drinks the most. Niu Niu has a good plan.
Niu Niu was young and his words were not taken seriously, so Xu Xiangjuan automatically ignored Niu Niu's next words and continued, "There is another gift for Dad."
Xu Xiangjuan stood up and carefully opened the cake box in the corner, took it out and placed it in the middle of the table.
The cake is not big, only 8 inches, and there are no candles, so there is no need to blow out the candles. Just make a wish and then you can have dinner.
"Chicken." Niu Niu held onto the edge of the table with his two chubby little hands and leaned closer to look at the cake. He recognized the chicken because there was a big rooster on it.
There is a picture of a rooster on the cake. Xu Xiangjuan said: "My father's Chinese zodiac sign is a rooster, so there is a rooster on the cake. My father is celebrating his 32nd birthday now, and he should celebrate every birthday after his 30th birthday well."
She was talking nonsense. In fact, adults are less likely to celebrate their birthdays as they get older, and few people can even remember their parents’ birthdays.
In order to warn the children against the possibility that their birthdays might be forgotten or not celebrated “grandly” in the future, Xu Xiangjuan made a special excuse.
Niu Niu: "What's your mother's zodiac sign?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "The zodiac sign is the year of birth. For example, this year is the year of the snake, so the zodiac sign of a baby born this year is the snake."
Niu Niu didn't really understand it yet, but he knew it corresponded to small animals: "What's my mom's zodiac sign? And my sister and I."
Xu Xiangjuan knew that Niu Niu was asking what his zodiac sign was: "Mom is an ox, Niu Niu is also an ox, and Gua Gua is a dog."
Niu Niu: "Why doesn't mom call me Niu Niu?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "Mom is not a child. Children are called Niu Niu. Do you understand? Little Zhou Yilan."
Niu Niu: "I know. When mom was a child, she was also called Niu Niu."
The child is so annoying. Xu Xiangjuan: "...Okay, dad will make a wish, and then we can start eating."
Niu Niu continued to be curious about the baby: "Mom, what does it mean to make a wish?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "Making a wish is about what you want most, and maybe it will come true. For example, mom wants Niu Niu and Gua Gua to grow up healthily. Now it's dad's birthday, so he can make a wish."
Niu Niu seemed to understand: "Dad, I wish that Niu Niu is as tall as my uncle."
Zhou Chengning was silent for a long time, then spoke awkwardly: "Why aren't you as tall as your father?"
"Dad is too tall. It would be better if he could be as tall as his cousin."
Niu Niu always felt that his father was out of tune with others because he was too tall. Although his mother and sister were taller than him, he was a boy and wanted to be as tall as his cousin.
My cousin’s height has become the standard height in Xiao Niu Niu’s eyes.
Guagua couldn't stand it any longer: "Niu Niu, you are in the kindergarten class now. You will grow taller when you grow up. You haven't grown up yet. And if you want to grow taller, you have to make a wish on your own birthday, not let your dad make a wish for you."
What the elder sister said made a lot of sense. Niu Niu: "Then Dad makes a wish himself."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Aning, close your eyes and make a wish in your heart. Open your eyes and we can start eating dinner."
Making a wish is just a process, and it’s not the first time to celebrate Aning’s birthday, but Xu Xiangjuan still wants to mention it.
Zhou Chengning closed his eyes and made a wish. When he opened his eyes, everything in front of him was blurry.
Fortunately, the children's attention was on the cake, so Xu Xiangjuan took the small knife and fork that came with the cake and started cutting the cake.
Zhou Chengning held back her tears and watched the cake-cutting ceremony with her two children.
Xu Xiangjuan: "I have to eat dinner tonight, so I only cut a small piece and eat the rest tomorrow."
Niu Niu: "Dad's is not a small piece."
Dad's is obviously bigger than his, and his sister's seems to be bigger than his as well, but Niu Niu is not sure whether his sister's is really bigger than his, and he doesn't dare to say his sister's.
Xu Xiangjuan felt that Niu Niu talked too much that night: "Is Niu Niu saying that mom is unfair? Gua Gua, you come and explain to Niu Niu why mom divides it this way."
Guagua sighed, "Niu Niu, Dad is the oldest in our family, and today is Dad's birthday, so give Dad the biggest piece. Besides, Dad is an adult, so you will be full if you eat Dad's piece, and you won't be able to eat anything else."
Indeed, there are many delicious foods today, and he also wants to drink juice. Niu Niu has already made a choice: "Dad is the most important. Dad won't be hungry after eating. Give it to Dad. Mom, give this."
Xu Xiangjuan started pouring the juice.
Niu Niu saw that his mother had poured him half a bowl and then stopped, and his bowl was small: "Mom, I want more."
I already lose to my dad in terms of bowl size, and if he only pours half a bowl, I won’t be able to drink much in the evening.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Wait until Niu Niu has finished drinking before pouring the drink. Eat first and then drink. Don't wait until the food gets cold, or it won't taste good if it gets cold."
Guagua picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of pork liver for himself: "Niuniu, it's time to eat. Mom makes so many delicious dishes every day."
The fried pork liver was tender and went especially well with rice. Gua Gua ate one piece after another.
Seeing that his sister was eating with relish, Niu Niu also started to eat and asked his mother to pick up some pork liver for him.
Xu Xiangjuan picked up two slices of pork liver and gave them to Niu Niu.
"Juan, I'll pour it myself, you eat first." Zhou Chengning saw that his lover had been busy at night, so he asked her to eat first and he could pour it for himself.
Xu Xiangjuan: "I'm eating, just pour as much as you want."
"Dad, you can't pour too much. If you drink too much, you'll wet the bed at night."
Bull warning.
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