"This enamel-bowl cake is both beautiful and delicious. Mommy Nian Gao is amazing!"
"I'll make this for my daughter's birthday next time!"
"I'm also planning to make one for my husband. He's turning fifty soon, so I'll make him a cake!"
"Oh my, my sister-in-law is so good to my brother!"
Yun Jin smiled and said, "Big brother is so lucky!"
The sister-in-law blushed when teased and almost ran away with the cake.
Never before have we all been so harmonious, making cakes together, chatting, eating sunflower seeds, taking pictures.
Everyone was especially happy that day!
I don't know how many times I praised Yun Jin, but Yun Jin has gotten used to it.
With so many people around, it was lively, and Yun Jin was very happy today!
In the evening, everyone went to the state-run restaurant for dinner. Yun Jin invited the division commander and his family, as well as Political Commissar Li and Sister-in-law Gao and their family, since they would be setting up their stall a little later that day.
Also, there's Liu Sanchen's family, and Li Aiguo!
That's right, it was just Li Aiguo alone.
Neither Li's mother nor Wang Xiaoting called out.
Li's mother was unhappy, but she also knew that she had offended Yun Jin, so it was only right that Yun Jin didn't call her.
As for Wang Xiaoting, she insisted on going along: "Everyone else goes with their spouses, I want to go too."
Li Aiguo frowned: "If you go, I won't go."
Wang Xiaoting was furious: "Fine, I won't go then. They don't like you anyway."
Li Aiguo wanted to ask, who exactly does he dislike?
Thinking that she was his own wife, he could only endure it. He asked Brother Gao to pass on a message that he would not go.
Brother Gao said, "Why didn't you go? I specially invited you."
Li Aiguo sighed, "My wife and children are going too, but my sister-in-law didn't invite them, so I can't bring them."
Brother Gao understood: "If it were someone else, it wouldn't matter if your wife and children went, but everyone knows that Mother Rice Cake holds grudges. If anyone offends her, she won't give them any face."
“It’s okay if you don’t go. I’ll just tell Nian Gao’s mom.” Brother Gao thought to himself, “They specially came all the way from their post to celebrate their daughter’s birthday, just so the whole family can be happy.”
If Li Aiguo's family makes a scene like this, wouldn't Nian Gao's mother be furious?
Others may not know, but Brother Gao knows best that the one person in the He family you absolutely cannot mess with is not He Tingchuan, but Nian Gao's mother. She's the kind of person who will do whatever his wife asks, and he spoils her rotten!
Anyway, don't mess with Nian Gao's mom, because she has a husband who dotes on his wife!
Knowing that Li Aiguo wasn't coming, Yun Jin didn't say anything and continued chatting and laughing with Sister-in-law Gao and the others. They booked a private room that could fit two tables.
The dishes were also substantial, all the restaurant's signature dishes, twelve in total, including chicken, duck, fish, and meat, and accompanied by Moutai liquor.
The Moutai was brought from Beijing by Mr. He, and he specially drank a few cups with the division commander and Political Commissar Li.
The women and children at Yun Jin's table were drinking soda and juice. The children were much less energetic and were waiting to eat the enamel basin cake that Xiao Nian Gao was showing off.
When the cake was served, the children's emotions were at their peak. They looked at the beautiful strawberry enamel cake and exclaimed "Wow!" like a bunch of frogs.
Little Rice Cake's face flushed with excitement, her eyes shining brightly as she proudly declared, "This is a birthday cake my mom specially made for me! Nobody else knows how to make it, only my mom does! My mom is so amazing!"
Yun Jin smiled as she was praised, readily accepting her daughter's admiration.
The division commander's wife also praised him several times.
The political commissar's wife also showered him with praise.
Mrs. He is proud to have such a capable daughter-in-law.
He Tingchuan stopped drinking with his superiors and was willing to stand next to his wife as a background figure.
After the small candles were lit, everyone gathered around to watch and make wishes. With her eyes closed and long eyelashes drooping, she cast a beautiful silhouette. Her adorable appearance was so captivating that He Tingchuan couldn't get enough of looking at her.
Holding Yun Jin's small hand in his large one, the couple exchanged a glance, their fingers intertwined, their affection evident in their eyes.
Yun Jin quietly stepped back and leaned against He Tingchuan. Her body language, showing her affection for him, warmed He Tingchuan's heart.
When they looked into each other's eyes, He Tingchuan wanted to kiss her again.
I didn't realize it before, but now I can't control it at all; love is growing wildly in my heart.
He Tingchuan knew that this was because he loved his wife, liked her, wanted to be close to her, wanted to kiss her, wanted to hug her, and wanted more and more.
After making her wish, Xiao Nian Gao blew out the candles and looked at Yun Jin with a smile, waiting for her mother to help cut the cake.
Someone asked curiously, "What wish did Nian Gao make?"
Little Rice Cake is so clever: "I won't tell you, otherwise it won't work. I hope my grandparents are healthy and live long lives, my parents are happy and joyful, and I can grow up quickly!"
Everyone present laughed when they saw the little rice cake that had exploded.
Yun Jin smiled indulgently: "Yes, that's a wish you can have. Mommy likes it!"
Little Rice Cake smiled shyly, a rare sight, and snuggled into her arms, looking adorable and endearing.
The enamel-bowl cake wasn't very big, but there were so many people today that Yun Jin regretted not making more. The oven was simply too busy, so she could only let the children try it; the adults could skip it.
For my birthday in the future, I'll get a double-layered one; that'll definitely be enough to eat.
It's difficult to make a two-layer cake in an enamel bowl.
The children who ate the cake all had satisfied expressions on their faces. Gao Min privately asked her mother, "If we opened a cake shop, we could definitely make money!"
Sister-in-law Gao was both amused and exasperated: "You should study hard and try to get into university. Leave the money-making to your parents. Your studies are the most important thing. Besides, we can't earn all the money in the world. We're already too busy with our barbecue and spicy hot pot businesses."
Gao Min thought about it and realized that she had no choice but to give up the idea of opening a cake shop.
Yun Jin didn't expect that Gao Min would give up, but her sister-in-law in the compound wouldn't.
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