Soon, it was Chen Yao’s thirteenth birthday.
Shen Yuanzhou and Tian Wei were both busy and had no time to spend time with Shen Yao, so they gave her money and let her make her own arrangements.
Chen Yao thought about it, called Lu Yan, Zhao Ning, Zhou Ming and Jiang Qin, and then... went to a popular local hot pot restaurant first.
She waved her hand, smiled and said to them, "It's my treat." Then they started ordering food together.
"It's super spicy, hiss... Do you want to try it?" Chen Yao muttered.
Lu Yan glanced at her and reminded her, "The spicy food is only for people who come here to challenge you. You are just a junior high school student. You can't handle it."
Chen Yao: ^_^
He was obviously a junior high school student himself, but after using the word "you", it seemed as if she was the only one.
"Is medium spicy okay, everyone?" Chen Yao asked.
She knew that these people could eat spicy food.
"Can."
"Medium spicy, then."
…
While eating hot pot, Lu Yan would occasionally pick up some cooked meat for Chen Yao, but his movements were not very obvious and almost no one noticed, not even Chen Yao herself.
Because every time she turned around to talk to Zhao Ning, there were a few more slices of meat in the bowl.
Besides... there was already a lot of meat in her bowl, so the new stuff mixed in wasn't noticeable at all.
By the end of the meal, everyone was so full that they just lay down and didn’t want to move.
Chen Yao touched her belly and reminded them: "We still have to go have dessert later."
Zhao Ning opened her phone, took a look, and added, "The cake is ready and can be delivered anytime."
Chen Yao: “Hey, luckily I have two stomachs, one for hot pot and one for dessert.”
Lu Yan opened the bag he brought and took out some stomach-strengthening and digestion-promoting tablets from it. He asked them, "Do you want some?"
Zhou Ming: “Yes!”
Jiang Qin: "You have all of this!"
Zhao Ning: "Thank you."
Chen Yao: "I don't need it."
Lu Yan raised his eyebrows, "You don't want it, right?"
Chen Yao: "Well, sister doesn't need it."
Zhao Ning burst out laughing, pinched Chen Yao's pretty and cute face and said, "Yaoyao, you are the youngest among us, and you are still the elder sister? You should be the younger sister, right?"
Chen Yao: To be honest, I am indeed the elder sister of all the kids here.
…
After leaving the hot pot restaurant, they went to a dessert shop.
Chen Yao and Zhao Ning prefer desserts, but Lu Yan and the other boys are not very interested and just order a few to pass by.
After eating, they went to the arcade.
Chen Yao and Zhao Ning went to play catch dolls, while Lu Yan and the others went to play something else.
"Ningning, this is cute. Let's catch this one." Chen Yao said, pointing to a doll in a machine in the middle.
Zhao Ning smiled and said, "Okay, for you, the birthday boy, I will try my best to catch one no matter what."
Chen Yao encouraged her: "Come on!"
Zhao Ning began to operate the clamp carefully, again and again...
However, after several attempts, I still didn't catch anything.
Seeing her somewhat depressed expression, Chen Yao somehow suddenly thought of the system.
If the system wasn't dormant right now, I probably wouldn't be able to help them secretly...
Moreover, the system would accompany her on every birthday and never forget it once.
All in all, they have been with each other for hundreds of years.
As she thought about it, she suddenly felt sad.
Just then, someone suddenly patted her shoulder.
Chen Yao turned around and saw that it was Lu Yan.
He still had that cold expression on his face. He pointed to the claw machine in the far corner and said calmly, "That one is easy to grab."
Zhao Ning stopped what he was doing and asked excitedly, "Really?"
Chen Yao also asked: "Really?"
Lu Yan nodded.
So, Chen Yao and Zhao Ning immediately changed the machine.
This time, he only tried twice and successfully got the doll that Chen Yao wanted.
Chen Yao:!!!
Zhao Ning:!!!
Fortunately, this machine also has the one that Chen Yao wants, which is perfect.
…
In the evening, Chen Yao returned home happily. She took a shower and changed her clothes to make sure there was no trace of hot pot smell on her body before returning to her room to do her homework.
Not long after she started writing, there was a knock on the door of the room. It was Tian Wei, who asked her to come in directly.
After Tian Wei came in, she sat next to Chen Yao and asked her about her birthday today. Her words and actions could not be separated from the mention of "Lu Yan".
"Did Lu Yan order the cake?"
"What gift did Lu Yan give you?"
"Were you with Lu Yan when you came back? What did you talk about?"
And so on.
Chen Yao: ...
She dealt with Tian Wei half-truthfully and didn't say anything.
After a while, Tian Wei suddenly said, "This weekend, your father and I want to invite Lu Yan and his family to dinner. Can you help us find out?"
Chen Yao: ...
Tian Wei also emphasized: "The main purpose is to find out if Lu Yan's father is free this weekend."
Chen Yao: It’s numb.
The next day, Chen Yao found an opportunity to inquire with Lu Yan.
Of course she wasn't doing this to help Tian Wei.
After Lu Yan pondered for a moment, he replied, "My dad is on a business trip this weekend and won't be home."
Chen Yao suddenly felt relieved for some reason.
…
However, more than a month later, this meal still happened. Shen Yuanzhou had Lu Qian’s WeChat, and Tian Wei had Jiang Yun’s WeChat, so they didn’t need Shen Yao to make a dinner appointment.
At the dinner table, Shen Yuanzhou and Tian Wei first talked about how good the relationship between the two children was, and then openly and covertly tested whether Lu Yan's parents wanted to arrange a baby marriage or something like that.
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