Chapter 232 Going to Celebrate Uncle Chen's Birthday
After receiving an invitation from a friend, Mao Mao asked her mother to mark it on the calendar.
The day of Shen Zhaolin's birthday was specially marked so that anyone who came could see it at a glance.
Every day when Lou Dashuai passed by the calendar, he could see that obvious mark.
Every time he saw it, he felt annoyed.
Why did my little girl have to be friends with Shen Zhaolin of all people?
Why make friends with his enemies of all people?
I even celebrated his birthday and gave him gifts. The more I think about it, the angrier I get!
This time, however, not a single person in his family stood by his side.
Unlike Nie Zhengyun, the leader of the Green Gang, Shen Zhaolin was not very popular with Commander Lou, but he was well-regarded by others. He was famous, and although young, he already had many well-known works, was highly respected among scholars, and was also praised for his character and virtue.
The Shen family is a distinguished family with a long history, and he himself is a teacher at a school. Not only does it seem like there is no danger at all, but he has also already won the favor of the other members of the Lou family.
Especially Old Madam Lou.
General Lou disliked the pretentious writings of scholars, but Old Madam Lou greatly appreciated them. Upon learning that Shen Zhaolin had become her grandson's tutor, she even recommended that Lou Yansui publish her stories in the newspaper. Old Madam Lou herself read all of Shen Zhaolin's books. After finishing them, she praised them highly.
The old lady of the Lou family fully supports her granddaughter's desire to be friends with Shen Zhaolin.
Although there's a significant age difference, friendships shouldn't be based on background or age. It's truly rare to find such a good friend and mentor. If two people are mutually attracted, why would they refuse each other?
In the Lou family, Old Madam Lou was the most powerful person. If she spoke, even if General Lou had a bellyful of dissatisfaction, he could only swallow his anger and watch with resentment as Mao Mao counted the days away.
The days on the calendar were crossed off one by one, and finally it was time for Mao Mao's birthday party.
That morning, she got up early, walked barefoot on the clean floor, and ran to find the third concubine.
He asked the most fashionable third wife to give him a beautiful hairstyle.
"Leave it to Fourth Aunt, and she'll make sure to dress Mao Mao up beautifully," the Third Concubine said excitedly. "When we get to the Shen family, we'll give them a real surprise!"
Whose child is so cute?
Of course it belongs to their Marshal's Mansion!
The third concubine's hands were nimble; she braided her hair into thin braids, then coiled it up, adorned it with hair clips and pearl flowers, and selected a pretty little dress from the wardrobe to match. She was exquisite from head to toe, even the little socks on her feet had delicate lace trim.
The third concubine took another piece of face cream, cupped the girl's soft cheeks and rubbed them back and forth. After she finished applying it, she kissed the little girl's face first.
"Our Mao Mao is so cute!"
Mao Mao clutched her skirt, her little leather shoes clicking on the floor, and happily spun around in place.
A sweet smile spread across her face: "Thank you, Fourth Aunt."
"You're welcome, darling." The third concubine held her hand and said regretfully, "If I could, I would like to go with you."
It's a coincidence that today is the weekend and everyone is at home.
Not only did Lou Yansui not have to go to school, but Lou Heming was also not assigned to duty.
Mao Mao is going to a friend's birthday party, and the four young masters in the family are fighting over who should be a guest.
After several days of trying, a decision was still not made just before departure.
Lou Hongjian said enthusiastically, "I used to accompany Mao Mao when she went out, today it's my turn."
Lou Yansui: "Third Brother, you used to go, but we're all free today, so you should get some rest."
Lou Fengju, holding the pistol at his waist, stared at his three younger brothers with a half-smile, his gaze threatening: "Mao Mao is going to the Shen family for the first time, she may be scared. I'll go with her and support her."
Lou Heming looked directly at his younger sister who was coming down the stairs and asked gently, "Mao Mao, do you want your second brother to go with you the most?"
"Yes, Mao Mao, tell me, who do you most want to go with you?"
Mao Mao blinked: "Huh?"
Upon seeing his daughter appear, Lou Dashuai strode over, bent down, picked her up, and rubbed her soft, fragrant cheek against his skin. His deep voice, which sounded as if it could drip water, said, "Maomao, you're not going to Shen Zhaolin's house today. You'll play with Daddy, okay?"
Mao Mao felt ticklish from being rubbed, and giggled as she reached out to push his face away: "Daddy, hahaha...it tickles..."
“Dad’s free today, all day long, that’s rare. Whatever you want to do, Dad will do it with you.” Lou Dashuai coaxed her, “We’re not going to the Shen family’s house… Look at my daughter, how beautifully she’s dressed today. If you come out with Dad, Dad will definitely feel very proud.”
"But, Mao Mao and Uncle Shen have already made an agreement."
"..."
Mao Mao obediently said, "My mother said that if I don't keep my word, I'll turn into a little dog."
Mao Mao doesn't want to be a puppy!
"Uncle Chen gave me an invitation," Mao Mao said happily. "I even prepared a gift for Uncle Chen!"
"Oh, a gift." Lou Dashuai said, "A gift... Dad can accept it for him too."
Mao Mao stared at him with her bright, dark eyes, looking incredibly cute.
Lou Dashuai gritted his teeth in anger, but faced with the soft and cute little face in front of him, he couldn't say a harsh word. He could only coax her again: "Then Mao Mao, promise Daddy that you go to celebrate his birthday. After dinner, we'll go home right away and not stay any longer, okay?"
"Mmm." Mao Mao said obediently, "After celebrating Uncle Chen's birthday, Mao Mao will go home."
Although his youngest daughter agreed, Lou Wenshan was still worried.
His eyelids twitched, and he had a bad feeling about it.
His daughter went to celebrate his enemy's birthday... something just doesn't seem right.
Lou Dashuai clenched and unclenched his fist, which was as big as a sandbag, several times before he made up his mind: "Okay... Dad will go with you."
Mao Mao: "Huh?"
Lou Dashuai made a big decision: "Dad will go with you to the Shen family to celebrate Shen Zhaolin's birthday."
Upon hearing this, the four young masters who were still vying for a spot all stopped and turned around to look.
The four brothers exclaimed in unison, "No way!"
Lou Wenshan looked over sternly.
The four refused to back down and each offered a word of advice.
"Dad, you can't go."
“That’s right. You and Mr. Shen don’t get along. If you go to the Shen family, Mr. Shen will be unhappy.”
"The Shen family certainly doesn't welcome you."
Commander Lou glared angrily: "He invited my daughter first, how dare he not welcome her?!"
"It's a happy occasion for someone's birthday, so please don't join in the fun."
"If they start arguing, Mao Mao won't have fun either."
Lou Wenshan retorted indignantly, "Then who will go? You guys?"
"The four of you have been arguing for days, and you still haven't reached a conclusion."
One son is a helper, but four sons only cause trouble.
The four young masters answered in unison, "I'll go!"
Then they all turned their heads to look at the other three brothers, their gazes clashing.
"Second brother, you usually work too hard with surgeries, so you should rest at home today."
"Ah Hong, you've never been reliable, never mind."
"Big brother, you're just like Dad, you easily scare people."
"Ah Sui, Mao Mao loves listening to your stories the most. You should stay home and write."
"..."
The old lady Lou was driven crazy by the noise of her four grandsons arguing back and forth.
"Stop arguing, everyone." Old Madam Lou tapped her cane on the ground and said in a deep voice, "We've been arguing for days and haven't gotten anywhere. Everyone wants to go, so let's just draw lots and rely entirely on luck."
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