"Brother! Why won't you help me keep Brother Ziyin here!" Tang Qiushui looked at the gift in front of her and, as expected, threw a tantrum.
Tang Zhizhou had a terrible headache. "He had something to do and left first. Besides, didn't I already give you the gift?"
"Do I look like someone who cares about gifts? What I want is for Ziyin's people to come!" Tang Qiushui was furious, and the gift box in her hand was deformed from being squeezed.
"Alright, stop being so temperamental. I've given you the gift, that's all. Even if you argue with me, Lu Ziyin won't come back." Tang Zhizhou didn't want to argue with Tang Qiushui anymore. Since he had already given her the gift, he was going to leave.
"Brother!" Tang Qiushui stomped her feet in anger as she watched Tang Zhizhou leave without looking back.
When Tang's father saw his daughter throwing a tantrum, he was a little surprised and came over to ask, "Qiushui, why are you throwing a tantrum?" Today is the birthday banquet of his eldest daughter of the Tang family. What kind of behavior is it to throw a tantrum in the middle of it?
Tang's father looked unwell.
Tang Qiushui dared not act rashly in front of her father. She suppressed her anger, lowered her head, and said aggrievedly, "Dad, it's my birthday today. Brother Ziyin said he would come, but I didn't even see him! He just gave me a random gift to fool me. I'm so angry!"
After listening to his daughter's complaint, Tang's father didn't take it seriously: "So what if she didn't come? Didn't I give you the gift?"
“Dad, this is different!” Tang Qiushui exclaimed.
"Alright, stop being unreasonable, what's the difference!" Mr. Tang didn't understand his youngest daughter's thoughts and continued, "Be good, it's your birthday today, don't throw a tantrum!"
"I..." Tang Qiushui wanted to say something more.
"Qiu Shui!" Tang's father's face turned cold, and his tone was not good.
"I understand, Dad." Tang's father wasn't Mrs. Tang, and he wouldn't let her be willful at a time like this, so Tang Qiushui compromised.
Tang Zhizhou, having gotten rid of his troublesome sister, found Lin Changmao and the others. Xie Sichen had basically said what he needed to say, and now the group was chatting casually.
When Lin Changmao saw Tang Zhizhou coming over, he laughed: "Didn't your little sister cause you any trouble? She got here so quickly, that's not right!"
Tang Zhizhou rolled his eyes and replied, "It's her birthday today, my dad won't let her do anything reckless!"
“That makes sense,” Lin Changmao nodded in agreement.
Lu Ziyin, who had slipped away from the banquet, was now standing downstairs at Ding Kemeng's house. Although she had always known where Ding Kemeng lived, Lu Ziyin had never actually been to Ding Kemeng's house before.
Carrying several gift boxes, Lu Ziyin paced back and forth downstairs at Ding Kemeng's house several times, but still dared not go up.
Several residents from the same building came out to throw away their trash and happened to see him standing downstairs, looking fierce. They were immediately frightened.
One resident even secretly took a photo and posted it in the community's residents' group, asking who Lu Ziyin was and if anyone knew him.
If no one recognized him, the residents of the community were very helpful in telling everyone to be careful when they encountered this young man downstairs and to try not to talk to him, as he didn't seem like a good person!
After getting off work, Ding's mother went to the market to buy some groceries. She thought that even if her daughter didn't want to have a birthday party, she would still cook her a nice meal. But she accidentally opened her phone and saw a message in the residents' group chat.
When Ding's mother clicked on it, she was puzzled. Why did the young man in the photo look so familiar?
With a sense of doubt, Ding's mother carried the groceries into the residential area. As soon as she got downstairs, she saw the young man in the photo in the group chat.
He was carrying several boxes and lingering downstairs.
Unable to contain her curiosity, Ding's mother stepped forward.
"Young man, who are you? What brings you to our neighborhood?"
Hearing someone call her name, Lu Ziyin immediately turned around. Before she could even wipe the anxious look off her face, Ding's mother was startled and instinctively took two steps back.
"Whose child are you? What are you doing here in the middle of the day instead of going home?!" Ding's mother's tone was already quite harsh.
Lu Ziyin recognized Ding's mother at a glance. Realizing that she had frightened Ding's mother, Lu Ziyin immediately composed herself and smiled sweetly, "Hello, Auntie, my name is Lu Ziyin, and I am your daughter Ding Kemeng's classmate."
"My Mengmeng's deskmate?" When Ding's mother saw Lu Ziyin smile, the strange feeling in her heart immediately disappeared.
When Lu Ziyin mentioned it, Ding's mother immediately remembered that the boy who took Mengmeng home that day seemed to be this boy!
"Lu Ziyin?"
"Yes, Auntie, it's me." Lu Ziyin nodded obediently and smiled.
"Oh, you've grown so big, and you look quite fierce... strong! Auntie really didn't see that coming, haha." Ding's mother was a little embarrassed, having almost said the wrong thing.
Lu Ziyin knew that he usually didn't make a good first impression on others, so he didn't mind even though Ding's mother said that.
"Auntie, is Ding Kemeng home?" Lu Ziyin lingered downstairs for a long time, afraid of disturbing Ding Kemeng, so she didn't send her a message.
"He's at home. This child won't go out these days since his birthday is approaching, so he'll definitely be at home!" Ding's mother smiled and replied.
It's good to be at home...
"Auntie, could you please take these things to her for me? These are birthday gifts that I and some of my friends bought for Ding Kemeng. They asked me to bring them to her." Lu Ziyin had to change her approach to avoid arousing Ding's mother's suspicion.
"Ah..." Ding's mother looked at the gift in front of her. Just by looking at the packaging, she knew it was quite valuable. "This gift isn't for me, so I can't accept it on your behalf. Anyway, you're here to celebrate Mengmeng's birthday. I bought some groceries, so why don't you come upstairs with me and have a meal at my house?"
"Huh?" Lu Ziyin was a little confused. They let him in like that and even invited him to stay for dinner?
"What do you mean 'oh'? Come with Auntie, Auntie will cook you a delicious meal!"
Her daughter Mengmeng doesn't want to celebrate her birthday, but her classmates have all brought gifts to her house. It wouldn't be too much to ask her to stay for a meal, would it?
Ding's mother smiled so much that wrinkles appeared on her face, and she beckoned Lu Ziyin to walk forward.
As soon as the door opened, Ding's mother's voice rang out: "Mengmeng, come out quickly and see who your mother brought!"
Ding Kemeng was doing her homework in her bedroom when she heard her mother's voice. She immediately stopped writing and came out: "Mom, who are you bringing back... Lu Ziyin?"
Ding Kemeng was completely stunned. How could Lu Ziyin be in her house!
Lu Ziyin obediently followed behind Ding's mother. After entering the house, she was secretly looking around at the Ding family's house. When she heard Ding Kemeng's words, she quickly raised her head.
"Adorable baby!"
Ding's mother was a little surprised to hear Lu Ziyin's address. She turned around and asked, "Why does Lu Ziyin call my Mengmeng like that?" She was being so intimate with her. Ding's mother couldn't help but take a closer look at Lu Ziyin.
"Uh..." Lu Ziyin had just spoken too quickly and only now realized that she had mispronounced the name.
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