Chapter 144
January 6, 2019, the second day of the first lunar month in the lunar calendar, is Lin Nanzhi’s eighteenth birthday.
Every birthday is celebrated the same way, but this year, there are more people at home, including Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin’s family, grandparents, and Mr. and Mrs. Wen.
However, Lin Nanzhi went to the city early in the morning.
They calculate birthdays according to the lunar calendar, but the one on her ID card is according to the new calendar. When she turned 18 on her ID card, she applied for a driver's license. A month later, she had already completed all the driving tests. Today she went to get her driver's license and also picked up the cake ordered by her mother.
But when I arrived at the cake shop, I saw Wen Jiunian coming out with a cake.
He was wearing a black down jacket, a black knitted hat and mask, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, a backpack, and a bouquet of flowers in his hand. Lin Nanzhi recognized him at the first sight.
She was a little surprised. Wen Jiunian also saw her and stretched out his hand towards her. Lin Nanzhi smiled, ran towards him, jumped up and hugged him, and didn't think there was anything wrong with this action.
Wen Jiunian held the cake and flowers in one hand and held Lin Nanzhi's waist with the other. He didn't think there was anything wrong and even said seriously, "You've lost weight. Eat more."
"You've lost weight, and it's not as comfortable to hug you as before!"
Wen Jiunian: “…”
Lin Nanzhi: “…”
What kind of vicious words are these?
She smiled awkwardly and stepped down from Wen Jiunian's arms. Wen Jiunian wanted to rub her head, but when he saw that she was wearing a goose yellow knitted hat, he had to give up.
"happy birthday."
"Thank you, our big star."
"This is for you." Then he handed the flowers in his hand to Lin Nanzhi.
Lin Nanzhi looked at the sunflower in his hand and liked it very much. He smiled brightly and said, "Birthday present?"
"No, birthday presents will be opened tonight."
The two took a taxi back home.
Everyone had already prepared the meal, and they were particularly happy to see Wen Jiunian. They kept pulling him aside to ask about his well-being, which made Lin Nan feel like it was actually Wen Jiunian who was having a birthday today.
Fortunately, she was not ignored by everyone, there were still Dad and Mom Wen.
The two of them came all the way from the imperial capital just to celebrate Lin Nanzhi's birthday.
The flight route has been opened, making travel much more convenient.
"Squeak, happy birthday."
"Thank you, ma'am."
"Eat, eat, eat cake."
Everyone sat together to eat, and Lin Nanzhi got a bowl of longevity noodles.
After the meal, they put candles on the cake, Lin Nanzhi made a wish seriously, and then blew out the candles.
“Eat cake!”
Lin Nanting and Lin Nanmeng were very excited. They both loved cake to an extreme degree and had been looking forward to it since morning.
Lin Nanzhi cut the cake and gave the first piece to the two old people. As for Lin's father and the others, they didn't like cake, so no one ate it. However, Lin Nanmeng and Lin Nanting liked it very much, especially the cream. Most of the whole cake went into their mouths. Aunt Lin was afraid that the two would get sick of it.
The elders didn't prepare any birthday gifts, they just gave red envelopes. Lin Nanzhi couldn't refuse so he accepted them all, except Lin Nanxuan who gave a box.
It was a happy moment, but I never expected someone would come to spoil the mood.
"Hey, my fifth brother and his wife are here too. What are you doing..."
"It's Zhizhi's birthday, so we came here to celebrate with her."
"It's Zhizhi's birthday. We didn't know about that."
The person who came was none other than Aunt Lin.
Unlike the place where the elder sister Lin married, which was "tens of thousands of miles" away from here, the younger sister Lin married someone from the same village. Both husband and wife worked in the factory, and several children were in school. The eldest son did not finish college and is currently working in Suzhou Province. The second daughter is studying in college, and the third son is also in high school.
I really don’t see them on weekdays, including a few uncles and aunts. Lin Nanzhi has been in school for the past two years, so I really haven’t had the chance to meet them.
"Your uncle and I were both very busy, and we didn't know it was your birthday, so we came without bringing anything. You can keep these two hundred yuan."
Lin Nanzhi naturally refused, but Lin Xiaogu forcefully stuffed the money into her hand. Holding the two hundred yuan in her hand, she didn't know how to treat Lin Xiaogu for a moment.
You can say that Lin Xiaogu is a bad person, but if you say she is not a bad person, she is also a little annoying.
Lin Nanzhi has a complicated feeling about her.
Unlike the selfish Lin Dagu, Lin Xiaogu was more generous and would occasionally buy something for them when she came back. But sometimes she seemed to be stuck in her ways and her thinking was a bit old-fashioned.
"Thank you, Second Lady."
"You're welcome."
As Aunt Lin spoke, she walked over and sat down. She felt a little unfamiliar with Mr. and Mrs. Wen, but after Father Lin introduced them, they got to know each other. After they greeted each other, Aunt Lin explained the purpose of her visit.
"What a coincidence, isn't it? I came here today with good news as well. It's just the right time to have double happiness. Good things come in pairs."
"What good news!"
Who doesn’t want to hear good news?
Everyone looked at Aunt Lin, but only Lin Nanzhi had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Hey, I'm here to act as a matchmaker for Zhizhi."
Wow!
Everyone is silent!
They all looked at Lin Nanzhi at the same time, but only Lin Nanzhi lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Her second mother, are you sure you got it right? Is it Zhizhi?"
"That must be right!" Aunt Lin slapped her thigh and continued, "I said this man is from the city, his family is quite wealthy, he has two houses and two shops in the city, several million in savings, a car, and he is an only child.
He went to the same high school as Zhizhi, and he liked Zhizhi since high school. After graduating from college, he immediately asked me to act as a matchmaker for him.”
Aunt Lin was so excited when she spoke that I might have thought her daughter was getting married.
Wen Jiunian listened to this, his eyes fell on Lin Nanzhi, he clenched his fists tightly, but didn't know what to say.
He knew that this was normal.
When a person is outstanding, many people will like her, and there will be many people who come to propose marriage to her. Even he has had people come to his house to ask his parents for their opinion, but his parents just followed his opinion. He doesn't know what Lin Nanzhi's parents will think.
He was a little scared and even wanted to interrupt Aunt Lin.
He had waited so long for the girl to grow up, so how could he let someone else get there first?
However, he knew that he had no right to speak now, and everything still depended on Lin Nanzhi.
"Her second mother, we don't recognize this person you mentioned, and this marriage is not for them. We still have to ask their opinion, and Zhizhi is still young." Lin's mother politely refused.
Aunt Lin seemed to have not heard anything. She frowned and said, "You are not young anymore. You should be 18. People of our age were already mothers. If you are still young, you can stay together for two years before getting married!"
"We still have to ask what they think." Father Lin said dryly, and Aunt Lin's face suddenly froze.
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