Hua Qingyi nodded: "Yes, I only realized my feelings for her when I went to her house last time. But we are not a good match now. She will be a college student in the future, so I need to improve myself."
When Gu Lanyan saw that her daughter knew about this, she happily went over to Huakai and asked, "Who is it? I've never heard you mention it before?"
Hua Kai said to Gu Lanyan, "Mom, you have to let my brother tell you about this slowly. I don't know how much to say."
Hua Wanjiang smiled at his eldest son: "You're a good man, but as you said yourself, she might be a college student in the future. If your sister goes to college and doesn't find someone who is a good match for her, I won't be happy either. So, since she's going to be a college student, you have to work hard to be worthy of her before you propose to her."
Hua Qingyi nodded and said, "That's what I thought too, so I didn't tell my family."
Hua Qingyang finally caught up: "Are you saying I'm going to have a sister-in-law?"
Hua Kai smiled and said, "You'll have to wait a while before your sister-in-law is truly your sister-in-law. At least your brother will be admitted to adult education before she can be your sister-in-law."
As they were talking, Ye Yifan walked in carrying a three-tiered cake: "Why is my sister-in-law here too?"
When Hua Kai saw the cake in Ye Yifan's hand, she immediately understood everything. It turned out that this guy had gone to the city to pick up a cake for her early in the morning. It was so big, and it was during the first month of the lunar year, so he must have ordered it before the new year. The cake shop must have paid a lot to make such a big cake for her today.
She looked at Ye Yifan and smiled: "You surprised me with this?"
Ye Yifan smiled and said, "It's not a surprise, it's only right. It would be inappropriate if it weren't."
At this moment, Hua Kai and her family were so happy that they forgot about Aunt Feng, who was sitting on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).
Ye Yifan saw Aunt Feng and quickly asked Hua Kai, "Are there guests at home?"
Hua Kai said, "It's not really like that, just some villagers who came to sit for a while."
Ye Yifan could tell from Hua Kai's tone that this person was not welcomed by Hua Kai, so he nodded to Aunt Feng and went to find a place to put the cake.
Aunt Feng looked at them awkwardly: "What do you mean by this? You were the ones who went to propose marriage before."
Hua Kai laughed: "But it was you who refused. Now that the matter is settled, what, you regret it and we have to stay with you? Aunt Feng, I'm sorry, we have something to do at home today, so we won't see you off."
Aunt Feng looked at the blooming flowers and said, "You silly girl, if you keep acting like this, you'll never be able to get married."
Ye Yifan put down the cake and walked up to Aunt Feng: "How could that be? If no one else wants to marry me, I will. Don't worry, Kaikai from our family won't have trouble finding a husband."
Aunt Feng also knew Ye Yifan, the team leader. The villagers both respected and feared this man, so Aunt Feng didn't dare to say anything and slunk away.
Watching Aunt Feng leave, Hua Wanjiang sighed, "We've really made enemies with the Feng family this time."
Gu Lanyan said, "What's there to be afraid of? We're not exactly close to each other anyway."
Hua Kai said, "That's right. They looked down on our family for being poor back then, and now they're backing out. What kind of people are they to us? Besides, my brother's marriage should be one he chooses himself. My brother isn't an ordinary person; he'll definitely find a girlfriend that will satisfy Mom and Dad."
Hua Wanjiang said, "You kids always keep things from your mother and me. Now we see that you are all capable and have more foresight than us. So from now on, you can decide on your own marriages. Your mother and I will help you make decisions, but we will never object unnecessarily."
Ye Yifan smiled as he watched the flowers bloom. Now things were easier between the two of them. When to bring it up would depend on his girlfriend.
Hua Kai knew what Ye Yifan was thinking. Today wasn't the time to go public with their relationship; they should just enjoy his birthday first.
She said to Gu Lanyan, "Mom, let's make lunch."
Gu Lanyan said, "It's your birthday, you don't need to ask for anything."
Hua Kai said, "A child's birthday is a mother's day of suffering. Why don't I have to lift a finger? If anyone should be resting, it should be you."
Gu Lanyan said, "Then let's cook together, and your dad and the others can help too."
This family went to the kitchen to prepare lunch in a lively atmosphere.
After it was done, I placed the cake in the center of the table, made a wish, blew out the candles, and then started cutting the cake.
Hua Wanjiang left a large piece for Hua Zhongzhi and Zheng Shuzhen, saying he would send it over after they finished eating, since it was something new, and in the countryside these days, very few families would buy a birthday cake, let alone one this big.
After dinner, Hua Wanjiang asked Hua Kai and the other younger children to deliver a cake to Hua Zhongzhi.
Hua Qingyi led Hua Qingyang, carrying the cake, to give Hua Kai and Ye Yifan time to talk.
As Hua Kai walked, she said, "I thought you had left without saying goodbye this morning."
"You don't trust me at all?" Ye Yifan frowned as he looked at Hua Kai.
"It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that I get angry when I don't see you when I wake up."
"Then we'll get married so you can see me every morning when you wake up."
As Hua Kai listened, she sensed something was wrong: "Ye Yifan, how did you become so bad?"
Ye Yifan smiled as she looked at the blooming flowers: "Where have I gone astray? You're the one who's thinking the wrong thing, aren't you? We're married now, so we'll be in the same house and see each other every day. What's wrong with that? You don't mean to..."
Hua Kai had indeed imagined the scene of waking up and seeing Ye Yifan, and she felt a little excited. At this moment, she blushed because of what Ye Yifan said: "I didn't mean it. It's all because you're annoying. I'm not talking to you anymore." After saying that, she ran to catch up with Hua Qingyi and the others.
Ye Yifan smiled and followed. The little girl is an adult now, so there are some things she can say, but there are some things she has to keep to herself.
Upon arriving at Hua Chong's house, Hua Kai asked Zhao Xiuzhi to cut the cake. It was a very large piece, as Ye Yifan had bought a three-tiered cake, and almost half of the bottom layer had been brought over, enough for Fourth Uncle's family to have a taste.
Hua Zhongzhi looked at the cake and said, "I've had this once before. It's soft and fluffy, and quite delicious."
Hua Kai said, "Then Grandpa, eat more. I'll buy you more for your birthday."
Hua Zhongzhi said, "No, this thing is definitely not cheap."
Hua Kai said, "It's not as expensive as Grandpa thought."
While everyone was having a good time, Zheng Shuzhen was feeling down. Hua Wanjiang's family came every day to help her youngest son with chores and bring him good food, but this wasn't the feeling Zheng Shuzhen wanted.
Zheng Shuzhen wants her son to be successful. If her second or third son were as successful as Tiantian, she would be very happy.
Hua Wanhai also fed Zheng Shuzhen two bites of cake: "Mom, don't you like it?"
Zheng Shuzhen thought it tasted pretty good, but she felt uncomfortable and couldn't eat anymore after taking two bites: "I... ah, um..." she said, her mouth watering again.
Hua Wanhai put down the cake: "If you don't like it, I'll cook you porridge later."
Zheng Shuzhen cried again in her excitement because she never thought her youngest son was so good. She used to think he was irresponsible, but when something really happened, it was her youngest son who stood up for her. Hua Wanjiang, whom she had always disliked and suppressed, also helped a lot. Her other two sons were basically nowhere to be seen.
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