On the birthdays of the two children, Lin Wei prepared a table full of delicious dishes, including seafood. She asked Zong Shao to go to the market to buy some shrimps and crabs, and he was in charge of the subsequent processing and steaming.
After the shrimps and crabs were put into the pot, Lin Wei never entered the kitchen again. Zong Shao was the one who served the dishes and rice, while she was responsible for greeting the children.
Although they are called children, there are actually only seven children in total, including Mingming Ruirui himself.
Moreover, four of the seven children were included only after Lin Wei confirmed with the two children again and again.
But Ruirui has a passive personality. He was like this when he was in his hometown. Basically, his friends were accepted by him only if they got along well with Mingming first.
Lin Wei sometimes feels that Mingming is like Ruirui's friend filter. New friends will only be noticed by Ruirui if they are recognized by him.
Mingming, on the other hand, has a more domineering personality, so his criteria for choosing friends is that they must be obedient and recognize him as the boss. But children's eyes are also very sharp. Even if they recognize the eldest child, they will prefer to find an older child who looks taller and stronger.
It’s just that there aren’t many children of Mingming’s age in the family quarters, and secondly, Mingming’s height is not short among children of the same age, but when compared to the whole family quarters, his height is a bit short. Therefore, till today, there are only a few people who are willing to recognize him as their boss.
Therefore, even though Ruirui has been on the island for almost a year and has met many people, the small group has still not grown stronger.
So when Lin Wei said that they could invite children they were on good terms with to dinner at home, Mingming could only think of Xiao Shitou's name after a long time, while Ruirui didn't say a single name, as his brother spoke first.
Although Lin Wei had long known that the two children had few friends, she had noticed that they did not completely avoid playing with other children, so she did not think much about it.
It was not until this moment that she realized that apart from Xiao Shitou, the two brothers could not even count the number of friends they wanted to invite.
Thinking back to her childhood, although she didn't have many friends, there were always seven or eight of them who played together. But as she grew older, some of her friends dropped out of school, some got married, and they gradually dispersed.
As a result, the two children are not even as good as she was when she was a child.
In fact, she doesn't really need her two children to make a lot of friends. She just hopes that they can expand their social circle a little bit. It always does a good thing to know more people.
Therefore, Lin Wei confirmed with the two children several times afterwards, telling them that birthdays should be fun with lots of fun, and three people are too few.
Ruirui's attitude remained the same after hearing this, and she had no objection to adding more candidates.
Mingming is a lively person. After thinking for a while, he said two more names. One is Zhao Li’s youngest daughter Tiantian, who is two years older than Mingming and Ruirui. In the past, because they lived far away, the children did not have much contact with each other.
Last year, Zhao Li moved to a new house and invited them to dinner. Several families with whom she had good relations came with their entire families, and that’s how the children got to know each other. The other children were much older than the three children and were impatient to take care of younger children. Although they could still play together with adults, they did not have much chemistry and did not become friends afterwards.
Tiantian was the only one among them who did not mind their young age and came to play with them from time to time. However, Mingming was often unhappy because she always called him "brother".
But when it came to her birthday, she was the one I could think of inviting.
Then there was the child of a military wife over on the other side of the row house. Mingming and the others met while playing in the sand. They didn't interact very often, but they got along fairly well.
The remaining two people were recommended by Lin Wei. One was a student she taught. He was several years older than the two brothers, but had a good personality and could get along well with Ruirui. There was another child who was also a school teacher. Like the two brothers, he was not old enough to go to school but was brought to school. He often sneaked out of his mother's class to play with them.
Although Ruirui clearly didn't think of them at first, after Lin Wei brought it up, the two children had no objection, so she invited everyone over.
After the children arrived, Mingming and Ruirui were mainly in charge of entertaining them. Although there were five children, Mingming was talkative and could entertain three or four children by himself.
When the kids are clearly too busy to take care of something, Ruirui can always take over. Although he talks less, he can always get to the point. Even the oldest children can be shocked by him, not to mention other children of similar age.
And Ruirui clearly took out all her toys, including marbles, shuttlecocks, puzzles, wooden cars, etc. The reason why there were no toys bought by Lin Weixin for them was because it was not time to give gifts yet, and the gifts were still in the master bedroom.
But the toys that Ruirui took out were obviously enough for the children to play with, so the atmosphere was very good and every child looked very happy.
Mingming and Ruirui were the same. Although before their birthdays, the two children said that they didn't need so many people celebrating their birthdays, but when the time really came, both of them smiled with their eyes curved.
Because the children were busy playing, it took Lin Wei a lot of effort to call them to eat.
However, after seeing the dishes on the table, the children no longer cared about playing. Although the lives of officers' families were not too bad, these children could not eat meat every day.
What's more, the dishes prepared by Lin Wei, including meat, eggs and seafood, are completely irresistible.
Although they were very greedy, the children were very obedient. After Lin Wei suggested singing "Happy Birthday to You" and wishing Mingming and Ruirui a happy birthday, they all put down their chopsticks.
But some children also asked: "How do you sing "Happy Birthday to You"?"
Lin Wei was stunned for a moment and asked, "How many of you don't know how to sing this song?" Several children raised their hands, including the brothers Mingming and Ruirui.
Lin Wei was really stunned. In her impression, this song was very popular, so even though it was not taught in school, she seemed to be able to sing it at a very young age. But think about it, the children in front of me are relatively young, so it seems normal that they have never heard of it.
Lin Wei thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll sing it for you first."
Mingming took the lead in clapping: "Mom is going to sing! Mom is going to sing!"
Hearing Mingming's shout, Zong Shao, who went upstairs to get his toys, picked up the things and almost jumped down the stairs. After reaching the first floor, he quickly put down his toys, took two steps at a time and walked out to watch.
The other children also looked at Lin Wei expectantly.
Lin Wei: “…” You don’t have to be so excited.
Lin Wei doesn’t sing often, and the last time she sang was on Mingming Ruirui’s birthday. But they might not remember it, so when she asked, both children said they didn’t know how to sing “Happy Birthday to You”.
As for how her singing was, she didn't want to say it was bad, but she wasn't so narcissistic that she couldn't say anything nice. Therefore, being watched by so many people, she felt a lot of pressure. She was afraid that she would leave, and she was also afraid that her voice was too sharp and would sound harsh.
Fortunately, the song is catchy enough, and even though it hasn’t been sung in years, it’s still difficult to sing it badly.
At least after Lin Wei finished singing, the children responded enthusiastically, especially Mingming, who cheered and applauded, making Lin Wei almost think that she had become a diva overnight.
Zong Shao was not as excited as the children, but he also applauded and looked at Lin Wei with a smile.
No matter how excited the children were, Lin Wei felt okay, even a little pleased with herself. But when she saw the expression on Zong Shao's face, she felt a little embarrassed. She lowered her head, coughed lightly, and said, "This is how we sing this song. I'll sing a line and you guys will follow, okay?"
The children all said in unison: “Okay!”
Lin Wei raised her head, glanced at Zong Shao, then lowered her head again, cleared her throat and sang: "Happy birthday to you!"
The children quickly followed suit. Although they had not known how to sing before, the lyrics of the song were simple and they had just heard her sing it again. Even the youngest, Xiao Shitou, could learn most of it.
After a song was finished, Lin Wei led the applause: "Happy birthday to Mingming and Ruirui! Be happy forever!"
The children clapped and shouted, "Happy birthday to Mingming and Ruirui! Always be happy!"
Ruirui stood there with a reserved expression and nodded to express her gratitude, while Mingming was more emotional and applauded while saying thank you.
After the applause died down, Lin Wei winked at Zong Shao, and he turned and went into the house to get the gifts, handing the gift for Mingming to her first.
Lin Wei took the gift with both hands and said to the two of them, "This is the first birthday gift that mom prepared for you. Mom hopes that you will be happy in the future. I also hope that mom can prepare birthday gifts for you every year in the future."
Speaking of this, Lin Wei felt a little regretful. Like many people in the past, she didn't pay much attention to birthdays. She rarely celebrated her own birthdays, and she never celebrated her children's birthdays specifically.
It was not until she had that dream, in which a knife was always hanging over her head, that she felt regretful and wanted to make amends.
When handing the gifts to the two children, Lin Wei sincerely hoped that this birthday gift would not be the first nor the last gift she gave to the children.
She hopes that she can prepare gifts for them and celebrate their birthdays with them every year in the future.
The two children had no idea what Lin Wei was thinking, they just felt that this was a very happy day!
Mingming held the gift and said, "I also hope that I can celebrate my birthday every year in the future!"
The puzzle piece Ruirui chose was too big, so he could only hold the gift diagonally and peek out from underneath and say, "Me too. I hope my mom, dad, brother and I will be together forever!"
Children are not that sentimental. The other children didn’t think much of what they said. They were just envious of the gift Mingming and Ruirui got.
It seems like they are celebrating their birthday too!
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The other kids wanted to celebrate their birthdays, but they clearly didn’t have enough birthdays.
When I was coaxing my two children to sleep at night, Mingming suddenly asked, "Mom, can I still celebrate my birthday tomorrow?"
"Didn't you just have your birthday today?" Lin Wei asked while holding a storybook.
Mingming lay on the bed, hugged his knees with his hands, raised his legs and asked: "After celebrating my birthday today, can't I celebrate it tomorrow? Can't I celebrate for several days?"
"Celebrate for several days?" Lin Wei found it funny and poked her son's head and asked, "Why don't you go to heaven?"
There is only one day off for the motherland’s birthday, but he wants to celebrate for several days in a row.
Mingming didn't understand what his mother meant and said, "I don't have wings, how can I go to the sky?" If he had wings, he would also want to fly in the sky, right?
You can't beat around the bush when talking to a child, so Lin Wei said directly: "What I mean is that birthdays are only celebrated for one day. If you still want to celebrate your birthday, wait until next year."
Mingming wanted to struggle again: "But my brother and I are two people. Other people with two people celebrate their birthdays for two days. Shouldn't we also celebrate for two days?"
Lin Wei finally discovered that Mingming's mind was particularly sharp when he was talking nonsense.
If he could think this hard while in class, not to mention keeping up with his current progress, it wouldn't be a dream for him to catch up with Ruirui.
But Lin Wei knew without asking that Mingming didn't have that kind of enthusiasm for studying, and she didn't have high expectations for him. She would be satisfied if he could do like in the original book, get into a good university, follow in his father's footsteps, and be the second group of people to try new things.
Lin Wei thought about it and asked, "Then why don't you ask other people how they celebrate their birthdays?"
"How did you get through it?"
"Longevity noodles with egg, would you like it?"
Mingming: “…” No more.
Seeing her son speechless, Lin Wei felt relieved. After coaxing the two children to sleep and returning to the room, she muttered to Zong Shao: "Split a birthday into two days, he really wants it!"
"It's beautiful," Zong Shao nodded in agreement, and then said, "But don't worry, my birthday doesn't need to be split into two days. Just prepare according to the children's standards."
Lin Wei almost thought she had heard it wrong, and turned her head to ask, "What?"
Zong Shao narrowed his eyes and said, "My birthday is in May. Did you forget?"
Lin Wei: “…”
Well, this birthday is really endless!
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