☆, One hundred and three her birthday
The Su family is filled with a joyful atmosphere today. Su Qiqiao, the daughter of the Su family, has finally returned home after twenty-two years away from home. Today is also the first birthday that Su Qiqiao has celebrated in these twenty-two years.
"An An! Nan Jinnian brought the dress over. Do you want to try it on?" Su Zelin asked while leaning against the door.
Su Qiqiao lay in bed, reading the message sent by that person. She hid her smile, stood up and opened the door: "Brother, is today really my birthday?"
Su Zelin reached out and touched his sister's hair and said with a smile: "It's your birthday, my dear sister's birthday."
Listening to Su Zelin's words, Su Qiqiao's smile brightened. She knew that she had never celebrated her birthday before. The only time was when she casually mentioned the date, but the man remembered it and held a birthday party for her. Although she had no memory of the past, when she thought that today was her real birthday and the first birthday in all her memories, she could not suppress her excitement.
I took the dress back to the room. The sky gradually darkened and some guests invited by Su Zhe and Su Zelin gradually arrived.
But... the only thing that made Su Qiqiao sad was... her good friend Yang Linxin couldn't come back to celebrate with her...
As for Yang Linxin's experience in Yuncheng, she knew a little bit from Nan Jinnian. She also knew that Lin Xin was busy in Yuncheng, but she still felt disappointed that she couldn't come.
In fact, this banquet had two purposes. One was to celebrate Su Qiqiao's 28th birthday, and the other was to officially announce to the imperial capital that their biological daughter, the daughter of the Su family who had been missing for nearly 23 years, had officially returned to her roots today. It also allowed some people who coveted Su Qiqiao to consider the importance of the daughter of the Su family before taking action against her.
"Is this Su Qiqiao?"
"This looks quite similar to Madam Su."
"I heard that Miss Su had a hard life before."
"Isn't she the Xia Anan who was in jail before?"
"Oh, it really is like a pheasant flying up a tree and becoming a phoenix!"
"What do you mean by becoming a phoenix? It's just a phoenix that fell on hard times and was raised by a pheasant. Now it's back to its nest!"
The guests were all whispering. Some of them had never seen Su Qiqiao and did not know about her past, but some of them knew Su Qiqiao, or Xia Anan in the past. After all, the affairs between the Xia and Nan families were quite serious at that time.
Nan Jinnian was wearing a black suit with a dark blue tie. He stood upright among the crowd and looked particularly eye-catching. Su Qiqiao saw Nan Jinnian standing in the crowd at a glance.
If her dress hadn't prevented her from running over, she would have pounced on him by now.
Maintaining the demeanor of a rich lady, Su Qiqiao didn't feel anything when listening to the conversations around her. None of it concerned her. Today was her birthday. No matter what the purpose was, it was a good day for her.
"Qiaoqiao." Nan Jinnian didn't want to call her An'an due to the situation, so he changed her name. Su Qiqiao slowly walked towards him and turned around. "Does it look good?"
The light pink slim long skirt with a black ribbon around the waist outlines her perfect figure to the fullest. Even wearing high heels, Su Qiqiao still looks petite standing in front of Nan Jinnian.
Nan Jinnian smiled and leaned close to Su Qiqiao's ear, whispering softly, "You look best without any clothes on."
Su Qiqiao's face turned red at a visible speed, and then she hit Nan Jinnian's chest hard; "You bastard!"
The latter took her hand and said: "My baby is really very beautiful today."
Mrs. Su walked over quickly: "What are you two doing! Come over and cut the cake!"
Su Qiqiao's face turned red again. Seeing this, Nan Jinnian pulled her towards the big cake in the yard. The cake was half a person's height. Su Qiqiao stood in front of the cake and looked at her parents with some nervousness in her heart.
Su Zhe beside her held her hand, and Mrs. Su also shook her hand when she saw this. The three of them took plastic knives and cut from the top of the cake.
The young guests invited by Su Zelin raised their champagne and sprayed it into the air.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the yard became lively.
Looking at the happy Su Qiqiao, Nan Jinnian suddenly wanted to do something naughty. He picked up a ball of cream with his finger and gently touched it on the tip of Su Qiqiao's nose.
The ball of cream happened to be covered with bright red strawberry jam, so at first glance, Su Qiqiao looked like he had a red nose, silly but very cute.
However, Su Qiqiao glared at Nan Jinnian, and then he also picked up a ball of cream with his hand and wanted to smear it on Nan Jinnian's face, but due to the height difference, Su Qiqiao failed.
"Ms. An... Su." A familiar voice sounded.
Su Qiqiao looked over when he heard the voice, and the man laughed instantly when he saw the cream on Su Qiqiao's nose.
"Acheng!" Su Qiqiao saw the surprise in the eyes of the visitor. She thought this guy would not come back.
"Do you miss me?" Huo Cheng opened his arms with a smile on his face, but his complexion was not as rosy as before.
However, just as Su Qiqiao was about to pounce, the wary Nan Jinnian pulled her back: "What are you going to do?"
Su Qiqiao finally reacted and scratched his cheek awkwardly: "Well, I'm just happy to see my friends. Lin Xin didn't come to celebrate my birthday, and now Huo Cheng is here, I have to treat him well." "You don't have to entertain him!" Nan Jinnian pulled Su Qiqiao behind him, then walked up to Huo Cheng: "What are you doing here, kid?! I didn't invite you!"
Huo Cheng raised his eyebrows and looked past Nan Jinnian at Su Qiqiao behind him: "I'm here to celebrate An An's birthday, why should I ask for your permission?"
Nan Jinnian narrowed his eyes: "Why?"
Huo Cheng walked past Nan Jinnian and came to Su Qiqiao: "An An, I'm here to say goodbye to you."
Su Qiqiao frowned. "Goodbye? Are you going somewhere?"
At this time, Su Zelin came over, was stunned for a moment when he saw Huo Cheng, and then asked: "Why are you here?"
Huo Cheng looked at Su Zelin, then smiled faintly and said, "Come and say goodbye."
The latter pursed his lips and said, "Have you really decided? You have to know that your career is on the rise now. If you just give up like this... are you really willing to do that?"
Huo Cheng glanced at Su Qiqiao, his eyes revealing a look of reluctance mixed with guilt. Then, he smiled nonchalantly and said, "The goal we were fighting for is gone, and there's no need to continue."
Su Zelin reached out and patted his shoulder: "I still hope..."
"Brother, what are you talking about?" Su Qiqiao interrupted Su Zelin: "What do you mean by saying goodbye? Ah Cheng, where are you going?"
Nan Jinnian frowned. He had been busy building a new company these days, so he had never paid much attention to this kid. What happened now?
Huo Cheng smiled and said, "I'm going to develop abroad, starting from scratch, and I may not be able to come back in a few years."
"Why? Aren't you doing well now?!" Su Qiqiao looked at him.
However, Huo Cheng reached out and patted her on the head: "For some personal reasons."
"Can...can you not leave?" Su Qiqiao said a little disappointedly.
Huo Cheng wiped the cream off her nose and whispered, "No."
Looking at Su Qiqiao's distressed expression, Huo Cheng couldn't help but say, "Okay, it's not like we'll never see each other again. Today is your birthday, don't cry!"
Su Qiqiao looked at him suddenly: "Lin Xin is in Yuncheng and can't come back, and you want to say goodbye to me today... You are my two best friends... But..."
Nan Jinnian took Su Qiqiao's hand. After feeling Nan Jinnian's palm, Su Qiqiao finally calmed down and looked at Huo Cheng: "Are you leaving tomorrow?"
Huo Cheng just shook his head: "Early this morning."
Su Qiqiao pursed her lips, then smiled: "Then... have a safe journey."
Seeing this, Huo Cheng wanted to hug Su Qiqiao, but Nan Jinnian was watching him intently. Seeing this, he had no choice but to give up and picked up a glass of wine from the table: "Let's have a drink before we go."
Seeing this, Su Qiqiao also picked up a glass of wine and said, "Okay!"
The wine glasses were empty, and the two smiled at each other. At the same time, Madam Su came over. She frowned when she saw Huo Cheng, then took Su Qiqiao's hand and said, "Come, go with mom to meet our relatives. Xiaonan, come with us."
Huo Cheng looked at Madam Su, feeling somewhat helpless. He didn't know why Madam Su hated him so much, but he would never have the chance to see this lady again...
After Madam Su took Su Qiqiao away, Nan Jinnian walked up to Huo Cheng and said, "Goodbye."
Listening to Nan Jinnian's words, Huo Cheng couldn't help laughing, and then said: "If you hurt An An again, no matter where I am, I will find a way to take her away!"
"Don't worry, you won't have this chance." Nan Jinnian glanced at him indifferently, but his eyes softened a lot.
After all, this guy is An An's benefactor and one of her best friends.
Then, it's time to start his plan.
From the eldest aunt and the second aunt all the way down, Su Qiqiao felt completely confused.
It turns out that calling relatives is so complicated!
For example, relatives on my mother’s side…my mother’s brothers and sisters are called uncles or aunts, and the children of those uncles and aunts are called cousins.
Then, on my father's side of the family...my father's brothers and sisters are called uncles and aunts. The children of my uncles and aunts are cousins, but on my aunts' side they are cousins...
"Qiaoqiao looks exactly like Qing'er!" The person in front of her is Mrs. Su's eldest sister. She is almost seventy years old now, but still strong and healthy.
Su Qiqiao thought for a moment and then said, "Hello, Auntie..."
Nan Jinnian on the side laughed rudely.
Li Shushu's expression froze, and Madam Su smiled and said, "Don't worry about the big one, just call me aunt."
"Um...hello, Auntie." Su Qiqiao blushed. Madam Su saw this and pointed past Su Qiqiao to Nan Jinnian: "This is Qiaoqiao's boyfriend."
"Oh, this boy is really good-looking, a real talent!" Li Shushu looked at Nan Jinnian with envy in her eyes. You know, they are both daughters of the Li family. When her younger sister wanted to marry Su Zhe, her family opposed it. At that time, Su Zhe was penniless. If that boy had not made a name for himself later, her parents would never have let her younger sister marry Su Zhe. But now, look at her, among the four sisters, the younger sister is living the most comfortable life. Her son has inherited a large company after studying abroad, and her daughter has also found such an outstanding boyfriend...
Alas... thinking about her family... it's really frustrating to compare yourself with them.
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