Xu Zhaozhao smiled and brushed away the ribbons and sequins from his head.
It can only remove some of the obvious ones; some tiny sequins can't be brushed away, which adds to its shimmer.
Xu Zhaozhao lowered her voice and whispered something in his ear.
"Don't hit him, he's my own son."
Gu Yulin touched his nose guiltily, folded up the umbrella, and hid it behind his back as if trying to cover up his mistake.
He lowered his head, effectively concealing the schadenfreude in his eyes.
Let that scoundrel run off with his mother!!
Gu Qingyan held Xu Zhaozhao's hand the whole time, and his expression did not change even though he was covered in ribbons.
She glanced at Gu Yulin, who had his head down, and gave Xu Zhaozhao a soft "hmm" in agreement.
Today is Gu Yulin's birthday, so we can't really just grab him and beat him up.
This is not something Gu Qingyan would do.
"Hey, little one's here?!"
Ms. Song's voice came at just the right time, breaking the somewhat stagnant atmosphere.
She came out of the kitchen carrying a cake—it was clearly made by her own hands.
Because... you can't buy cakes with such obvious handmade marks outside.
She quickly placed the cake on the dining table in the living room, then strode over to Xu Zhaozhao and waved to her.
"Sweetie, come here and Mommy will give you a hug~"
The moment Gu Qingyan saw Song Zhiyu, his tension intensified, and he forgot everything else.
Upon hearing that Song Zhiyu wanted to hug Xu Zhaozhao, he even consciously let go of the hand that was holding Xu Zhaozhao's.
Xu Zhaozhao broke free and threw herself into Ms. Song's arms.
Looking at his empty palm, Gu Qingyan gently clenched his fist.
He wasn't doing this from the heart; he just wanted to leave a good impression on his mother-in-law.
"My darling daughter, I missed you so much!"
After hugging her, Song Zhiyu pulled Xu Zhaozhao around to look her over from left to right, and only felt relieved after confirming that she hadn't lost weight.
The poor little birthday boy was only remembered by his grandmother at this moment.
Song Zhiyu patted his head and said, "Happy birthday, my little Yu Yu!"
She then handed over the gift, and Gu Yulin politely replied, "Thank you, Grandma!"
Gu Qingyan's eyes flickered slightly.
When did his son win over his maternal grandmother's heart?
So... he was the last one to meet the parents.
The strangely jealous Gu, the great movie star, has stirred up his jealousy again.
Xu Zhaozhao was still intently watching the conversation between the two people, one big and one small, when someone wrapped their arms around her waist from behind.
She glanced back at him with a puzzled look, then ignored him.
Until everyone was seated at the table, Song Zhiyu treated Gu Qingyan as if he were invisible.
Anyone could see that this was a show of force.
The only thing that could give Gu Qingyan a hard time was something related to Xu Zhaozhao.
Does he dare to speak?
He dared not.
However, his presence was so strong around Xu Zhaozhao and Gu Yulin that it was impossible to ignore him.
Xu Zhaozhao's attention was focused on the cake that Song Zhiyu had made.
She knew Ms. Song was quite skilled at cooking, but she never expected that Ms. Song could also make cakes.
Although the technique was a bit rusty, the finished cake was still presentable.
The cake is about 9 inches in size, with two layers, and decorated with candy stars and moons around it.
At the very top is a fish, with chocolate used to create the effect of splashing water droplets—a dynamic, leaping fish.
In the middle, a large "4" was written in cream, indicating that this was Gu Yulin's fourth birthday.
Regardless of whether it tastes good or not, the appearance of this cake alone shows that Ms. Song put a lot of thought into it.
Around the cake, a variety of small snacks were thoughtfully prepared.
Song Zhiyu took out candles, inserted four candles on top, and lit them one by one.
Snap.
In an instant, all the lights in the living room were turned off, plunging the room into darkness, leaving only the faint glow of the four candles.
Although she knew that everyone was going to sing a birthday song and blow out candles for Yu Yu, Xu Zhaozhao's instinctive fear of the dark still made her shrink back towards Gu Qingyan.
Everyone present was an E-person, and they all sang louder than the others, even louder than the birthday song sung by so many people yesterday.
Xu Zhaozhao was at her wit's end.
The most excited one was Song Zhiyu, who clapped her hands excitedly like a child, "Baby Yuyu! Blow out the candles."
Yesterday we blew out a technological candle; today we're blowing out a real one.
This birthday celebration was so poignant that even the usually mature Gu Yulin couldn't help but tear up.
That's so annoying.
Seeing him cry once wasn't enough; I wanted to see him cry a second time.
He made his wish again, hoping that this would increase the chances of it coming true.
Whew~
He exhaled and extinguished all four candles at once, and cheers erupted again.
At the same time, all the lights in the living room came on, revealing the entire scene.
When Ms. Song saw Xu Zhaozhao shrinking into Gu Qingyan's arms, her smile faded considerably.
Looking at Xu Zhaozhao, he seemed somewhat resentful, "Zhaozhao, help Yuyu cut the cake and share it with everyone."
"Huh? Okay."
Xu Zhaozhao didn't sense anything amiss and obediently accepted this sudden instruction from Ms. Song.
Does Gu Qingyan dare to speak?
He dared not.
After the lights were turned on, Xu Zhaozhao became a tough guy again.
She stepped out of Gu Qingyan's embrace and stood behind Gu Yulin.
She took out a small plastic knife and gave it to Gu Yulin, while she held Gu Yulin's small hand.
The two men gripped the knife and headed towards the cake.
They held their breath and made the first cut perfectly—because they didn't want to damage the fish on top.
After making the first cut, Xu Zhaozhao's second cut was quite biased, cutting off the fish and pushing it in front of Gu Yulin.
It's made with chocolate, and it's delicious.
But Gu Yulin had a strange feeling while eating.
It feels like... like I'm eating myself.
Xu Zhaozhao took the knife and distributed a piece of cake to everyone present.
There was some left over, which was also distributed to the housekeeper and nanny.
After Gu Yulin finished eating the cake, he couldn't wait to join Xiao Kai in blowing up and popping balloons.
These childish games are what attract Gu Yulin the most. Educational games can be played with robots, but childish games cannot.
Two people chased each other around a bag of balloons, thoroughly enjoying themselves.
Gu Yulin's soft laughter could be heard from time to time, but it was quickly drowned out by Xiao Kai's loud laughter.
Kids are always restless, and Song Jinshi and Xia Huai, those two sworn enemies, are no exception.
"Song Jinshi, do you know what those balloons look like?"
They were still eating cake, looking down on each other, chewing on their cakes as if they were chewing on each other.
Xia Huai looked up, pointed to the balloon in Gu Yulin's hand, and asked Song Jinshi.
Song Jinshi turned his head to look when he heard her voice.
"This balloon looks just like yours..."
Before he could answer, Xia Huai gave the answer directly: "It can be crushed with one hand."
As she spoke, Xia Huai reached out and gently squeezed Song Jinshi, as if she were popping a balloon in her hand.
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