Chapter 83 The birthday date can be set now
The yolks of domestic eggs are golden in color, and the cake made from them is also beautifully yellow. Add to that the sweet aroma of the red dates on top, and it will really make you hungry.
Liang Shengdi stared at the plate of cake, her eyes wide. The aroma was really disobedient, constantly drilling into her nose. She swallowed hard, holding back from touching it.
Chen Chunhua made this cake today because it is Da Nan’s birthday. Da Nan is the protagonist and she cannot eat it carelessly.
So she looked eagerly at her eldest granddaughter. Lin Shuying received her gaze and understood it immediately.
"Mom, let's eat now!" She wanted to break off a piece to satisfy grandma's craving first, but was stopped by Chen Chunhua.
"Wait a minute!" Chen Chunhua took out a few small candles. She had melted a large candle two days ago, and then made a small 8-shaped candle according to her memory of her previous life. Although it was a bit crooked and ugly, it was really a candle with a wick and could be lit.
"You have to light candles and make a wish before eating the cake. This is a birthday candle, a birthday wish." As she said this, she stuck the number 8 into the cake and lit it with a match.
"Okay, now we're going to wish little Lin Shuying a happy 8th birthday! Everyone, come sing her Happy Birthday!"
Chen Chunhua was waiting for the children to sing, but after she finished speaking, there was no sound for a long time. Several pairs of big eyes looked at her stupidly, "Happy Birthday song? How do you sing it?"
Oh, yes, she forgot that this thing is not popular now, so she took the lead in singing. I don’t know if she was out of tune, but the lyrics were definitely correct.
"Happy birthday to you~
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to Lin Shuying~"
Chen Chunhua sang it only once, and several children were able to follow her tune and sing it beautifully.
"Happy birthday to my sister/Da Nan/Xiao Ying!"
Lin Shuying felt that she had never been so happy in her life. Her whole family surrounded her, sang for her, danced for her, gave her birthday cake, and gave her the best wishes.
She knew that many older sisters in the village had been told since birth how to give in to their younger siblings and how to help their parents with work. Older sisters were not allowed to have any selfish thoughts or act naughty, otherwise they would be considered naughty.
Only in her family did her parents never seem to ask this of her. They only asked her to finish her own work as soon as possible and then help them or her younger siblings when she had spare time.
Even if there was only one candy, her mother would cut it into four pieces and share them among the children.
She really felt that she was the happiest child in the village.
I hope our family can always be this happy, that my parents and grandma can always be with us, that we can eat meat every day and white rice every meal...
Lin Shuying clasped her hands in front of her chest, silently made a wish, then opened her eyes and blew out the candles.
Several children clapped wildly on the side. Chen Chunhua handed the knife to Lin Shuying and said, "The birthday girl, cut the cake and share the cake."
Lin Shuying steadied her hands, which were a little unsteady due to excitement and joy, and followed Chen Chunhua's instructions. She scratched a few times, feeling like cutting steamed buns, and soon cut out 8 small triangles.
"Grandma, you eat first." Lin Shuying picked up a piece and put it in her milk bowl, grinning to Liang Shengdi's delight, "Grandma loves you for a reason!"
She picked up the cake and stuffed a big bite into her mouth. Chen Chunhua's cake was filled with sugar, a mixture of flour and sugar. After taking a bite, Liang Shengdi felt like she was floating.
"Delicious! Really delicious!" She kept praising it, making Chen Chunhua laugh and cry.
"Mom, eat slowly, be careful not to choke!"
Lin Shuying was still dividing the cake, then her parents, her brothers and sisters, and finally her turn. There were still two pieces left.
"There's an extra piece..." She wanted to give it to grandma, but her younger brother and sister looked like they wanted it too...
Chen Chunhua: "The birthday star will have two pieces. This piece is yours. You can eat it yourself and don't need to share it with them."
Lin Shuchao stuffed the cake in his mouth, blinked his eyes, looked at his mother with hope and asked,
"Mom, can my brother, sister, and I have cake on our birthdays?"
"Of course. You can have two pieces on your birthday."
"Great~"
"What about grandma's birthday?" One more birthday means one more chance to eat cake!
"Of course!" Chen Chunhua smiled and turned to Liang Shengdi, "Mom, when is your birthday?"
Liang Shengdi chewed the cake, looking confused. "How should I know? I've never had a birthday."
Children from poor families grow up without knowing their own birthdays. If their parents don't tell them, who would remember their birthdays? These days, some people even just randomly estimate the year on their household registrations, let alone the day and month.
Chen Chunhua scratched her head. That was true. She didn't know when her own child was born, only that it was spring. She looked at Lin Guoqing and asked Liang Shengdi, "When was Guoqing born?"
Liang Shengdi couldn't quite remember and smacked her lips. "It should have been after National Day, otherwise why would his father have named him National Day?"
That makes sense, but to be honest, they don’t know, so the birthdays of the three of them will be very sad.
"It's okay if we didn't remember the specific date before, we can set one now!" Liang Shengdi will not give up any opportunity to eat delicious food.
"Just celebrate your National Day birthday on the 11th! Chunhua, your birthday is the beginning of spring, and I'll celebrate my birthday on May 13th!"
What's the date of May 13th? It's the day Liang Shengdi ate chicken for the second time. The first time was her wedding, the second time was her birthday.
Liang Shengdi chewed her piece of cake and finished it, and also decided on the birthdays of her family members. Chen Chunhua and Lin Guoqing thought that the old lady was being so casual, but the children were very happy.
This means that their family can eat cake 7 times a year from now on! A year is only a few months long, and not only can they eat eggs every day, eat meat every few days, but they can also eat cake every few months or so. This is a life that even gods wouldn't change!
"If we have another brother or sister, we can eat cake eight times." Lin Shuchao was still young and didn't understand what it meant to be overjoyed and then sad. As soon as he said this, he was glared at by the three adults.
"If you have another brother or sister, you won't even get any cake or eggs!" Liang Shengdi thought of the nine children in her daughter's family again, and angrily scolded Lin Shuchao, "You little idiot, you know nothing!"
Chen Chunhua and Lin Guoqing also rolled their eyes at him in anger, then looked at each other. Look at how little the third child has achieved! Just to eat more cake and ask his parents to give birth to more brothers and sisters, he is really a tyrant!
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