When the candles were lit, Jiang Shan explained the ritual and process of blowing out the candles and making a wish to Fu Qiyuan. Fu Qiyuan tightened his jaw and nodded very seriously.
Amidst the chirping of the Jianghuai people, Fu Qiyuan closed his eyes and made a wish.
Making a wish takes a little long.
"Daddy, cake, eat!" Jiang Huai's little wooden spoon trembled as he scooped the cake up, drool dripping from his mouth.
Fu Qiyuan ignored Jiang Huai, carefully moved the cake to a place where Jiang Huai couldn't reach it, cut the most beautiful dahlia, and reverently presented it to Jiang Shan.
"Shan'er, I want to share my happiness and joy with you."
Fu Qiyuan's gaze made Jiang Shan a little flustered. Her eyes lingered on the cake before she reached out and took it.
Happy birthday! I didn't know it was your birthday today, so I didn't prepare a gift.
Fu Qiyuan smiled, a sweet and reserved smile.
"I just made a wish..."
"You can't say your birthday wish out loud!" Jiang Shan reacted urgently, "It won't come true if you do!"
"Okay, I won't say. Then, could you perhaps wish me that my dream comes true?"
Jiang Shan swallowed the cake in his mouth and mumbled something indistinctly.
Fu Qiyuan stared intently at her red lips and said seductively, "Say it again, I didn't hear you clearly."
Jiang Shan sighed inwardly and said, "Fu Qiyuan..."
"Yan, that's my courtesy name."
"...Fu Yan, you know what I mean. Of course, I hope all your dreams come true, but we..."
Jiang Shan couldn't finish her sentence before Fu Qiyuan reached out and covered her lips.
"Shan'er, I won't force you, and you don't need to feel pressured. If you don't marry, I won't marry either. One year, two years, five years, ten years, even twenty years later, if you are still not married and I am still not married, then I will ask you again if you are willing to marry me."
Holy crap! This is a modern internet celebrity marriage proposal text. How did you, an ancient person, learn to cheat?
If anyone should be cheating, it should be me!
The country is severely blocked, but the firework that suddenly exploded in my mind just won't go out.
She wasn't a sentimental person to begin with, and no one can control what the future holds, so she couldn't say too many things against her conscience at this moment.
After thinking about it, Jiang Shan agreed and nodded, saying, "Alright, if that day really comes, I will still have the right to choose. You will be the one who suffers more."
Fu Qiyuan's eyes flickered, and he took Jiang Shan's hand, lowering his gaze to say, "Then you can't deliberately avoid me in the future. When you have time, reply to the letters I write to you with just a few words, so I know that you and Huai'er are both well, okay?"
Could she say no? Jiang Shan nodded.
Tell me more about Huai'er. I have to set off back to Guyang County tonight. I don't know when I'll be able to see him again. He's growing up fast, and his interests and hobbies will soon become apparent. Please write to me and tell me what he likes and dislikes.
Jiang Shan nodded silently; she couldn't refuse the kindness of anyone who liked Jiang Huai.
Fu Qiyuan gently kneaded the smoothness in his palm and continued, "I have already spoken with Mr. Xunmei and will gradually enlighten Huai'er according to his temperament. I know you don't like being restrained, and Huai'er's temperament is like yours, so we can't force him."
"When he gets a little older, I will find him a few useful servants..."
Suddenly finding his hand empty, Fu Qiyuan looked up and saw Jiang Shan giving him a half-smile. "Lord Fu, are you sure you want to hold my hand and plan out Jiang Huai's wonderful and brilliant life?"
After saying that, she leisurely went to the kitchen.
Sigh... Fu Qiyuan pinched his fingertips with considerable regret.
Jiang Huai struggled alone with the cake, his face covered in cream, and he couldn't even find his little spoon, so he simply buried his face in it and started eating it.
Fu Qiyuan picked him up, frowning, and said, "You want to eat cake without wishing your father a happy birthday?"
Jiang Huai blinked, looking a little confused.
“Say, ‘Happy birthday, Dad!’” Fu Qiyuan said in a serious tone.
"Dad?" Jiang Huai tilted his head, his little mouth agape in confusion.
"Say, Happy Birthday!"
"Oh? Gao Gao!"
"Happy birthday! You can't eat if you don't tell me!"
The cake flew away from Fu Qiyuan's hands and gradually disappeared from Jiang Huai's sight.
"Daddy! Xiaxia Lele!" Jiang Huai stood up from the baby chair, pouting.
Fu Qiyuan smiled and took the cake back, leaning close to Jiang Huai's face to kiss him, his smile as radiant as a dahlia in full bloom.
"Good boy, you're great!"
In the bamboo hut in Mao'er Hutong, Sanlang was flipping through a book absentmindedly, muttering to himself, and even Xiaoqi couldn't stand it anymore.
He closed the book in his hand, walked up to Sanlang, stared at him for a while, and asked, "Sixth Brother, are you thinking about Yongge too?"
Sanlang shook his head and sighed, "Today is my elder brother's birthday..."
Sixth Brother's elder brother... Oh, it's that very handsome county magistrate brother.
Xiaoqi sat down opposite Sanlang, resting her chin on her hand, and asked, "Did you give him a birthday present? Sister Jiang said we should give birthday presents, have you prepared one?"
Sanlang looked at Xiaoqi with a complicated expression, "I prepared a birthday present, but it's not this brother..."
"He'll be so happy if you give him his birthday present!"
Xiaoqi dreams of having a birthday so she can receive birthday presents! Last month, when Yongge had his birthday, Sister Jiang specially made him a birthday cake and gave him a birthday present. She also said that she would make birthday cakes and give birthday presents to them every year!
But he doesn't remember what his birthday is!
When Xiaoqi thought about it this way, she felt terrible.
Seeing Xiao Qi's expression, Sanlang tugged at his hand and hesitated before saying, "How about we go together to give my brother his birthday present? He's going back to Guyang County today, and we'll go see him off together. Xiao Qi, if you don't mind, let's celebrate birthdays together from now on!"
Xiaoqi's eyes lit up, but quickly dimmed again. "But your birthday is still a long way off..."
Saburo's eyes widened, thinking, "You still want to choose the closest day?"
"It's the county magistrate's birthday today...!" Xiao Qi's eyes lit up again.
"...Let's go, I'll tell my sister it's your birthday today, and I'll give you your birthday present later."
"Yay! Today is my birthday!"
"...!"
When the two brothers arrived at the shop, they didn't see Fu Qiyuan or Jiang Shan. They pestered Fu for a while before they learned that Jiang Shan was in a house on the back street.
Seeing the two brothers run away hand in hand, Fu Wen silently prayed: I hope I didn't ruin the young master's good deed.
The six brothers all had homework in the morning, and Mr. Xunmei would also teach them for an hour. They could usually only come to the shop in the afternoon.
So when Jiang Shan saw the two boys, he was quite surprised.
When asked why, Saburo remained silent.
He glanced at Fu Qiyuan, then at the birthday cake on the table, and remained silent, his lips pressed tightly together.
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