Chapter 709: Dividing the Cake (Page 1/2)
Song Jingjing, who was sitting right next to Fourth Aunt, stared at her with her beautiful eyes, thinking to herself: Could it be that they really have no plans to give red envelopes to those lovely children in my eldest sister-in-law's family?
Thinking of this, Song Jingjing couldn't help but frown slightly.
She couldn't help but feel a surge of joy, secretly congratulating herself on her good luck.
After all, compared to her eldest sister-in-law, she has a closer relationship with her fourth aunt and others, and they are also very flattering to her.
In this way, even if others do not receive the red envelopes, your own children will not be left behind.
At this moment, Huo Li, who had been paying attention to everyone's reactions, saw that his son and daughter-in-law had no reaction to this matter. He could only sigh helplessly and then said:
"Okay, everyone, stop standing there and start eating!"
Hearing this, the people sitting around the table picked up their chopsticks and began to enjoy the sumptuous meal in silence.
However, no one spoke during the meal and the atmosphere was quite dull.
After finishing their meal, Huo Junheng and Huo Junlin looked at each other, nodded in understanding, and then pulled Huo Junshan together and walked towards the next room.
As soon as they entered the room, the two brothers couldn't wait to say in unison: "Third brother, please lend us forty yuan!"
When Huo Junshan heard this, he instantly understood the real purpose of his two younger brothers' visit.
Although he was a little dissatisfied with his two younger brothers for not preparing New Year's red envelopes for his nephews and nieces in advance, he changed his mind and thought that since it had come to this point, he had to lend the money.
As long as the money is borrowed, the grandchildren will receive red envelopes. As for whether they have prepared in advance, why bother too much? As long as the children are happy, that's all that matters.
So, Huo Junshan took out forty yuan from his pocket without hesitation and handed it to his two younger brothers.
When Huo Junheng and Huo Junlin returned to the living room again, they each held four ten-yuan bills in their hands, and gave the money to Huo Yining, Huo Yian, Huo Yiwen and Huo Yixin in turn.
Lin Man said nothing, but she had a plan in mind. If her business ventures prospered, and her fourth and younger aunts tried to curry favor with her, she would definitely ignore them, let alone help their children.
Huo Yixin happily took the red envelope and ran to Lin Man, saying expectantly, "Mom, now that we're done with dinner, can we start eating the delicious birthday cake?"
Looking at her daughter's adorable appearance, Lin Man couldn't help but reach out and gently pinch her pink, peach-like face. She responded tenderly, "Xinxin, we just finished dinner. Why are you in such a hurry to eat cake?"
Huo Yixin nodded quickly, blinking her big watery eyes, and explained seriously: "Mom, I worked really hard while eating just now just so that I could eat the cake I had been longing for!
Normally I can eat a whole bowl of rice, but today I only ate half a bowl to leave more room for cake!"
After saying that, she touched her belly, as if to prove to her mother that what she said was true.
Hearing her daughter's innocent words, Lin Man couldn't help but laugh out loud.
She smiled and agreed: "Okay, okay, since you want to eat cake so much, then you go and clean the table first, and then mom will go back to the room to get the cake, okay?"
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In fact, there was no need for her to give any instructions. As soon as everyone put down their chopsticks, the sensible Huo Qinghuan and Huo Yining took the initiative to clean up the dishes without saying a word.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Man quickly turned around and returned to the room.
She first walked into the mysterious space carefully and took out the beautiful birthday cake that had been carefully prepared.
Then, she picked up a sharp watermelon knife - this was an indispensable tool for cutting the cake later! After everything was ready, Lin Man held the cake in both hands and walked briskly back to the living room.
As soon as she placed the cake steadily on the dining table, the other children immediately gathered around.
They stretched their necks, widened their eyes, and stared at the tempting big cake in front of them, exclaiming in surprise from time to time.
Huo Yingzi squeezed next to Lin Man and asked loudly, "Aunt, this cake looks so good. Did you really make it? When are we going to cut the cake?"
Lin Man turned her head to look at Huo Yingzi. The child had a very loud voice and her sudden words scared her.
"Well, I made this cake. Your uncle and brother Yining both put in a lot of effort."
"Oh, really? Auntie, when are we going to eat cake? I can't help but want to eat it."
Huo Yixin said: "Wait a moment, my eldest brother hasn't come yet. This cake is the birthday cake my mother made for my eldest brother, so my brother must come to cut it.
Remember to wish my big brother a happy birthday later, and he will cut you a bigger piece of cake."
"Sister Xinxin, my stomach is still empty, can I have two pieces?"
"No, there are so many people in the family, one piece is not enough for everyone, and you still want to have two pieces? What are you dreaming about?"
Huo Yichen tugged at his sister and coaxed her softly, "Zizi, you must be obedient, otherwise big brother won't give you any cake."
"Oh, then I'll go find Brother Ning now."
Just as Huo Yingzi finished speaking, Huo Yining walked over.
Lin Man smiled and handed him the sharp machete. She said gently, "Son, today is a special day. Mommy wishes you a happy birthday! Come on, use this knife to cut the delicious cake."
Hearing his mother's warm blessing, tears welled up in Huo Yining's bright eyes.
He held the machete tightly and responded with a choked voice: "Thank you, Mom. Thank you for working so hard to bring me into this world..."
Before Huo Yining could finish, Lin Man patted his shoulder gently and interrupted with a smile:
"Okay, son, let's stop being sentimental and start cutting the cake. Look at the little ones, they're all craning their necks and staring with wide eyes, waiting to eat the cake!"
Huo Yining first counted how many children and adults there were in the family. No matter what, he had to give each child a piece of cake, and then he started to distribute the rest to the elders. His mother, grandfather, grandparents had to get some, and the others just looked at the remaining cake.
After counting the number of people, Huo Yining took a knife and measured the cake to see how to cut it so that he could get more pieces.
Yang Huiling squeezed over and said, "Yining, cut a piece of cake for Fourth Grandma later. I'll take it back to my little treasure. The little guy hasn't eaten cream cake yet."
Huo Yining nodded and said okay, since they had asked for it, he couldn't possibly refuse it. At worst, he could just cut the cake into smaller pieces.
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