My sister said that a real birthday cake requires lighting candles, making a wish, and decorating the cake with blessings.
There were blown-out red candles on the table, and the birthday wishes on the cake were still faintly visible. This not-so-pretty cake was the birthday cake!
Today is not my sister's birthday, nor is it Huai'er's birthday; today is my brother's birthday.
This is the birthday cake my sister made for my brother.
Is this brother the same brother as the other brother?
"Brother Magistrate, Sixth Brother and I have come to celebrate your birthday! Happy birthday! Sixth Brother, where's the gift? Hurry up and bring it out!" Xiao Qi was very anxious for Sanlang and personally took out a small wooden box from Sanlang's cloth bag and handed it over.
Fu Qiyuan took the wooden box, his dark eyes fixed intently on Sanlang.
"Our Xiao Qi is so sensible, such a good child!" Jiang Shan smiled and patted Xiao Qi's head.
Xiao Qi lowered her head shyly, lightly rubbing her right foot against her left, and said excitedly, "Sister Jiang, today is also my birthday..."
Jiang Shan looked at Sanlang with surprise, his eyes asking a question.
Xiao Qi was picked up by Jiang Yong and his friends from the roadside. He was only two or three years old when they found him. At the time, he was fighting with a black dog for a piece of meat. The black dog pushed Xiao Qi into the ditch, but Xiao Qi didn't let go of the meat in his hand.
That's how Xiaoqi got his nickname; he doesn't remember his own birthday.
Sanlang glanced at Xiaoqi and said in a low voice, "Today is my brother's birthday. Xiaoqi wants to celebrate her birthday with her brother. Sister, you should also make a birthday cake for Xiaoqi and give her a birthday present."
When he said this, Saburo was not in a good mood, and his expression revealed a kind of melancholy that was not commensurate with his age.
Not only Sanlang, but even Fu Qiyuan's attitude was off; there was clearly something going on between the two of them.
Jiang Shan didn't say anything, and took Jiang Huai and Xiao Qi to the kitchen.
"Sanlang, come here, your brother has something to tell you."
Only the two brothers remained in the hall. Sanlang slowly raised his head, his eyes already brimming with tears.
Fu Qiyuan walked up to Sanlang, squatted down, looked into his eyes, and said softly, "Sanlang, you know, don't you?"
Sanlang hesitated, then asked in a tearful voice, "Brother, why, why don't you come home?"
Fu Qiyuan wiped away the tears on Sanlang's face with his fingertips. "Because someone doesn't want your brother to go back, your brother doesn't have enough power to protect you from harm yet, so he has to plan slowly. When the time is right, your brother will go back and reunite with you."
"But Mother misses you so much, can't we tell her?" Sanlang asked, sobbing.
“I forgot some things before, but I’m slowly remembering them now, so I won’t hide them from you, Mother. Besides you, only you and Mother know about this. You must keep it a secret for me and not let anyone else know, understand?”
Sanlang was extremely saddened, wiping away his tears as he said, "But my sister is family with us! Why can't she know? She misses her brother very much!"
Fu Qiyuan silently mourned for three seconds, then asked softly, "Are you sure Shan'er misses me as much as you do?"
Saburo opened his mouth, but wisely refrained from saying anything more.
Back in Huaigu Village, my sister missed my brother terribly and would wait for him at the village entrance every day. But ever since she was drowned, she's like a different person; she remembers nothing. Now, she treats my brother less well than she treats Xiaoqi and the Master!
This gives us a glimpse of the situation!
Thinking of this, Sanlang's face grew even more worried!
When my sister was still my sister-in-law, they were a family. But now my sister is no longer my sister-in-law, and my brother is no longer a family with them!
Because the elder sister had Huai'er, but Huai'er was not the elder brother's son. However, Huai'er was a child of the Jiao family. Huai'er called him uncle and his mother and grandmother. They were still a family.
Only my brother is all alone.
I feel a little sorry for my brother.
“Brother, I’m giving you the Duan inkstone that our teacher gave me. Don’t be sad,” Sanlang said considerately.
Fu Qiyuan glanced at the inkstone in the wooden box. It was a great gift, but why did he still feel uneasy?
Xiao Qi had an exceptionally happy birthday. Not only did he receive a birthday gift from Jiang Shan, but he also received a gift from Fu Qiyuan. Jiang Shan even promised to book a banquet for him in a few days.
You'll receive another gift then!
When Fu Qiyuan left, he did not disturb anyone else; only the people in the house saw him off.
Throughout the entire process, Jiang Shan never inquired about the Pei family, and Fu Qiyuan never mentioned a single word about it.
Jiang Shan also asked himself whether she should express her concern.
But then she thought, what should she ask? Should she ask if the Pei family had made things difficult for him?
There's no need to ask; even a fool would know that a verbal dispute is inevitable!
She asked if the Pei family's matter had been resolved. If it had, that would be fine, but if it hadn't, what could she do? She couldn't possibly help Fu Qiyuan deal with the Pei family; she was too busy avoiding them to do anything else. At most, she could only spit on them behind their backs!
There's nothing I can do; I'm powerless and have little influence.
As dusk fell, after Fu Qiyuan's carriage drove out of the inner streets of Yuzhou City, a dark figure silently flipped over on the roof of the carriage and slipped into the carriage.
"Manager An, you've adapted to the role of switching between black and white pretty quickly!" Fu Qiyuan said jokingly.
An Er's voice rang out from inside the carriage:
“…Young master, you didn’t give me any money when I came to Yuzhou! Doing business requires capital! And I only had ten taels of silver!”
"I now own 30% of Jiang's Private Kitchen and 20% of Chengbang Logistics. I borrowed money from An Jing to take over the largest Hongxiufang in Chongqing!"
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