Chapter 50
The trip to the amusement park ended successfully. The two children insisted on coming again next time and challenged the roller coaster. Xia Weining did not respond, mainly because she really did not dare to ride it.
Sheng Huaizhou looked at her and chuckled. She was really cute.
After sending the two children home, Sheng Huaizhou asked her, "Where are you going?"
Xia Weining wondered what the question was, "Not going home?"
"Take you to dinner."
"Okay." She originally wanted to go home and eat instant noodles.
The two of them came to the busiest food stall in the night market. This barbecue stall was very famous and had always been doing good business. There were people sitting outside the store.
“It seems there’s no room left.”
"Yes." Sheng Huaizhou led her into the store, "I've made an appointment."
The two of them ordered a large table. Although Xia Weining was hungry, she couldn't eat so much. "Do you want to cancel some?"
"If you can't finish it, take it back."
"Then why do you have to order more?" She didn't understand.
"What are you going to eat tomorrow?"
Xia Weining: ...
She was suddenly filled with ashamed. She couldn't order takeout right now, and she didn't want to go out on vacation, so she ate very simply. She didn't expect that he actually knew about it.
"No, how did you know?" Xia Weining's speech became incoherent. It was indeed not a glorious thing to be exposed by others.
"Because I want to get to know you."
Xia Weining stared into his eyes motionlessly, and Sheng Huaizhou did not dodge, allowing her to look at him.
She didn't know how sincere he was in his words, whether they were meant literally or had other implications.
The two of them "confronted" for a while, and Xia Weining suddenly looked away, picked up a skewer of barbecue, and said, "Eat it quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold."
"Are you feeling awkward?" Sheng Huaizhou said directly, "You can say whatever you want to say or do whatever you want."
"No." Xia Weining glared at him fiercely, "I just don't want to talk to a straight man."
"Then I'll try a less straight-man approach." Sheng Huaizhou suddenly became very casual and asked casually, "How do you want to celebrate your birthday?"
"Birthday?"
Xia Weining woke up as if from a dream. The day after tomorrow was her birthday.
But how did Sheng Huaizhou know her birthday?
A trace of doubt arose in my heart.
"How do you know my birthday?"
"I was the one who handled the formalities for you to go to the hospital when you were sick."
"Oh, so that's how it is."
Xia Weining breathed a sigh of relief. She had forgotten about this and thought he had read the police report.
"What are you worried about?"
"No." Xia Weining picked up the water glass awkwardly, "It's rare for people to celebrate my birthday, so I didn't react for a moment."
"So how do you want to live?"
"I haven't thought about it. Just a casual meal."
"Leave it to me."
"Wait." Xia Weining hurriedly stopped him, "Did I say it was with you?"
"But I've taken it seriously."
Looking at his smirk, Xia Weining cried, realizing that she didn't really understand him. Sheng Huaizhou was actually a bit ruffian when he was not serious.
At noon on her birthday, Xia Weining received a call from Xia Li, "Teacher Xia, happy birthday."
"Thanks."
"Mom made a lot of delicious food at home, including a birthday cake, to celebrate your birthday."
"Oh, really?"
Xia Weining really didn't expect this, so she was very surprised.
"Of course, come back soon."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Xia Weining was in a very good mood. This should be the happiest moment for her. When she was a child, her family was poor and there was no tradition of celebrating birthdays. They might just boil two eggs. Later, when she grew up, she went to school and worked and rarely celebrated her birthday at home, let alone her family celebrating her birthday with her.
She cherishes this precious opportunity very much.
When she got home, Zhou Caimei was still busy in the kitchen. She said to her, "Go sit inside quickly. I'll be ready soon."
Xia Weining saw the abundant dishes on the table and walked over and said, "That's enough. Don't make any more."
"The last soup will be ready soon."
Xia Weiguo set the table and Zhou Caimei came in with the soup. "Eat."
The whole family sat together and raised their glasses, leaving the important task of delivering the blessing to Xia Li.
"Happy birthday to my dear sister Xia Weining. I hope she will always be happy and have the warmest love and greatest happiness in the world."
"Thanks."
It seemed like a fateful scene, the childhood self sent blessings to her later self, which may be the best way to convey life.
When everyone was a child, they might wish their future selves happiness, so that their efforts to grow up as a child would not be in vain.
"cheers."
The crisp sound of the wine glasses clinking together was like a clear spring that washed away the dust that had accumulated in her heart for many years, and her whole person underwent a brand new transformation from the inside out.
Zhou Caimei took out a card and placed it in her hand, gently patting her hand. "This belongs to you, you must accept it."
"I said I didn't want it."
"Weining." Zhou Caimei's voice suddenly choked with sobs. She smiled and suddenly burst into tears. "I don't know where you come from or why you take such good care of our family, but you are our benefactor. You changed our destiny. You are the blessing our family has earned in our past lives."
"Don't say that." Tears rolled down Xia Weining's eyes. She lowered her head to hide her emotions, but her trembling voice still betrayed her. "I want you all to be well."
"Sure, we hope you're well too." Zhou Caimei hugged her tightly, "Weining, do you understand? You need to love yourself more."
Mother's embrace was very powerful. Xia Weining finally burst into tears, her body shaking violently. She had long needed to release her emotions in front of her family. After suppressing them for too long, she finally found an outlet.
Her crying made everyone else tearful. Xia Weiguo was the first to react and handed her a tissue. "Have a happy birthday, don't cry."
"Yes, yes, have a happy birthday." Zhou Caimei patted Xia Weining's back, let her go, and wiped her tears. "It's all my fault."
Xia Weining picked up the wine glass in front of her and drank it all in one gulp. The spicy taste made her throat hurt. She held up the card and said, "Then I'll take it."
"Take it quickly, it's yours."
She accepted the card, which represented a change from one-way giving to a two-way effort.
What matters is how much she will love herself from now on.
No matter whether she is Xia Weining or Xia Li, she has no regrets at this moment. She has achieved self-salvation, and Xia Weining's redemption of Xia Li is completely completed.
When she left, her head was still in a daze, and she felt that everything was so unreal, but she felt unprecedentedly relaxed, her heart was no longer painful or depressed, and she even forgot what it felt like to be sad and worried.
She felt that everything was so beautiful and a bright future was waiting for her. This time she really understood life. All the things that had tormented her in the past had disappeared. She would open her arms to embrace the new life and greet all the known and unknown things in life.
"Seeing the clanging of iron hooves trampling across vast rivers and mountains, I really want to live another 500 years..."
She was walking on the road, in an unusually good mood, singing these few lines of lyrics over and over again, even reversing the order of the lyrics, but she was singing happily.
As she was walking, she suddenly squatted on the road and laughed out loud. She laughed very hard and for a long time, until she was tired of laughing and leaned against the wall. The sun shone on her, and the breeze neutralized the temperature. It was a very comfortable temperature. She breathed deeply, feeling the fragrance of the flowers around her. It turned out that life was so beautiful.
I got home and lay down for the whole afternoon. The alcohol was almost gone, so I got up, drank a glass of water, stretched myself, and walked to the balcony to stretch my muscles and bones to make my body feel comfortable.
"Ring, ring, ring..."
The cell phone in the room made a quick sound, and Xia Weining hurried over to answer it.
"Hello?"
"I am Sheng Huaizhou."
"I know." Xia Weining asked, "What's the matter?"
"I've reserved a table at the western restaurant here, come over."
"No, why should I go?"
Sheng Huaizhou wanted to go crazy. He wanted to hint to someone but he knew the other party didn't understand.
"It's not someone's birthday today."
"You want to celebrate my birthday?" Xia Weining became even more curious. "Why?"
"No, why do you have so many questions?"
Sheng Huaizhou was almost doubting his life. He really didn't understand why it was so difficult to ask her out for dinner.
"Oh, then I won't ask." Xia Weining suddenly thought of another question, "Which Western restaurant?"
Sheng Huaizhou: "...There's only one Western restaurant in the county, which one do you want?"
"I didn't know that before, it's over now."
After hanging up the phone, Xia Weining went to change her clothes and headed to a western restaurant. She didn't know if Sheng Huaizhou had lost his mind or what, but he wanted to treat her to a meal, especially in a western restaurant.
Muttering to himself, he took a taxi over.
Xia Weining thought about it and realized that she had never eaten Western food before. She suddenly exclaimed that the sky was falling.
"Oh my God, how did I end up like this?"
However, compared to Chinese food, she really doesn't like Western food very much, as she feels it is tasteless.
This time, someone actually invited her to have Western food, and she was still a little excited.
As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the western restaurant, they saw Sheng Huaizhou waving at the door, "This way."
Xia Weining ran over and asked, "Why did you think of inviting me to dinner here?"
"Happy birthday to you."
Xia Weining's steps gradually stopped and she stood there in a daze. She didn't know why she reacted so strongly to Sheng Huaizhou's casual words. His tone of voice was very natural, as if he was stating something that was a matter of course.
"You don't like it?" Sheng Huaizhou was about to ask her, but he turned around and disappeared. He turned back to look for her, "What are you doing?"
"Oh." Xia Weining came back to her senses and followed with a smile, "Thank you."
"Do we need to say this?"
Xia Weining's mind was full of questions. What was the relationship between them now?
"You have such rich expressions." Sheng Huaizhou couldn't help laughing when he saw her like that.
"That means my facial features are natural and I can make any expression without any distortion." Xia Weining pouted and snorted, leaving him with a proud back.
"Yes, you are naturally beautiful." Sheng Huaizhou smiled helplessly and quickly followed.
Xia Weining glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. Sheng Huaizhou looked very strange today.
"Come here." Sheng Huaizhou helped her pull out a chair, "Sit down."
What happened in just a few minutes made her scalp tingle. He was indeed strange today. She thought for a long time and finally came up with an appropriate word - diligent.
While waiting for the meal, Xia Weining rubbed his hands in embarrassment. He couldn't figure out what Sheng Huaizhou was up to, and he kept fiddling in his chair, while Sheng Huaizhou sitting opposite him was sitting very still.
"Are you feeling bad?"
"No." Xia Weining leaned forward, holding the table with her hands, and whispered, "I feel insecure. You're being a little too nice today."
Sheng Huaizhou was at a loss for words, "Are you afraid that I'll do something bad to you?"
"That's not the case, but can you tell me what you want to do?"
"I did." Sheng Huaizhou remained calm and composed. "Happy birthday to you."
"Sir, the flowers you ordered have arrived."
"To this young lady."
The florist handed the flowers to Xia Weining. She was completely stunned and looked at Sheng Huaizhou in confusion, "What does this mean?"
"A birthday can't just be about eating."
Xia Weining: "...Then there's no need to send roses."
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