Even with the kitchen door tightly closed, the sounds of laughter and chatter coming from the living room were still clearly audible.
Listening to the noise outside, Wang Xiaoxia's face, which seemed untouched by time, suddenly revealed a faint smile. "Zhirou, have you ever heard the saying 'It's rare to be confused'?"
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, Liang Zhirou turned her head to the side and listened obediently.
"This father and son are both full of bad intentions. They are used to cheating and swindling outside, and they still think they can fool the people who are obsessed with them when they come home."
Wang Xiaoxia scoffed dismissively and said proudly, "Chen Lu's father often thinks he's completely fooling me, but actually it's all because I let him have his way."
Liang Zhirou nodded repeatedly, looking at her future mother-in-law as if she were a kindred spirit. "Chen Lu always thinks I'm stupid, but actually I'm quite smart most of the time."
Wang Xiaoxia was amused by her words and pinched her cheek with her wet fingers.
"Fool."
......
A lively and cheerful meal.
For Chen Guanglin and Wang Xiaoxia, who are both getting older, it is a very happy thing to be able to have a meal together as a family of five.
This was especially true for Chen Lu, since this was the first birthday Liang Zhirou had ever spent with him.
After finishing their meal, Chen Lu and Liang Zhirou went downstairs hand in hand. Their car was parked outside the residential area, and the two planned to walk over slowly to digest their food.
Chen Lu looked at the three get-out-of-jail-free cards in his hand and fell into deep thought.
Two of them were given to him by Chen Mo, and he was very grateful.
Because Wang Xiaoxia truly keeps her word; no matter how angry she is, she can restrain herself from taking action whenever this thing is brought out.
So Chen Mo really went all out this time.
But ever since Chen Mo went to high school, they haven't received this thing again.
What does it mean that Mom suddenly brought out a bill as a birthday present?!
He also specifically instructed her to keep her promise this time as well.
After a while, Chen Lu suddenly gasped when he thought about Liang Zhirou's upcoming junior year of college.
He wanted to emphasize again that he was the most upright and gentlemanly person in the family.
Liang Zhirou had no idea that her mother-in-law was really ruthless in her eagerness to have a grandson. She looked up at the night sky blankly and slowly said, "When I was little, I loved to look at the stars and make wishes."
Chen Lu looked up when he heard this, but all he saw was darkness.
"It's a pity we can't see the stars here, but if you have any wishes, you can make one to me," he said softly.
The last time he saw a sky full of stars was last year when he accompanied Liang Zhirou back to her hometown for the first time.
"But there's still the brightest one!" Liang Zhirou excitedly pointed to the brightest one. "It's your birthday today, and I... no, I mean, the star! The star can grant you any wish, any one wish."
The girl emphasized this point.
"Really, any wish is allowed?" Chen Lu asked with a mischievous grin.
Liang Zhirou shrank back in fright, but after a moment she nodded seriously, "That's right, any wish is fine, as long as I can make it happen. Today is your birthday, so it will definitely come true."
Seeing Liang Zhirou's hesitant manner, Chen Lu couldn't help but smile slightly. He gazed into her eyes for a moment, then looked up at the single star and softly said:
"Then I hope my girlfriend is happy every day."
Liang Zhirou: "......?"
This is not what she expected...
You were grinning mischievously. Shouldn't you have said you were going to take advantage of me?
Well, what else can I do? After all, it's your birthday today, so I had to reluctantly agree to it.
What's going on here?!
"That wish has already come true." After a moment of stunned silence, the girl sniffed and said very seriously.
It was already achieved the day we reunited.
"Wow," Chen Lu exclaimed, "that really works!"
Liang Zhirou puffed out her cheeks, turned her face away, and huffed, "You wasted a chance."
“It’s not a waste. I will make the same wish again next year on this day.”
Chen Lu continued to look up at the star, "I'm afraid it will forget, so I'll remind it every year at this time."
"Ugh..." Liang Zhirou felt that Chen Lu's words were a reminder to him.
Before even getting home, Chen Lu kept asking what his gift was.
Unfortunately, Liang Zhirou kept her mouth shut and insisted on going back to talk about it.
Finally opening the door, Chen Lu stood in the entryway, not even bothering to turn on the lights, and exclaimed, "Where's my birthday present?"
"Don't rush."
The girl changed her shoes, pushed him to their bedroom, and then groped her way to open the door.
A huge pile of gifts came into view, laid out from the floor to the bed, almost too much for the small bedroom in the rented apartment.
"Why are there so many?"
He murmured to himself, and seeing the girl smiling faintly and remaining silent, he had no choice but to slowly walk forward, then picked up a gift box, which contained a remote-controlled helicopter.
"How old am I...?"
As soon as Chen Lu finished speaking, he saw that it read, "Chen Lu's tenth birthday present."
Seeing Chen Lu frozen in place, Liang Zhirou had no choice but to smile and personally go up to introduce him.
She squatted down on the ground, smiling gently, and said softly, "This is a gift for your first birthday."
"Then this one is two years old, three years old..."
"I won't give you a birthday present that year. I already gave you a handmade bracelet back then."
"You actually came up with this..." Chen Lu's mind had completely stopped working, and he was speaking purely on instinct.
Liang Zhirou paused for a moment, then smiled slightly. "Because I'm actually quite envious of Mo Yuqing... I couldn't spend as many years with you as she did, so I had to make up for all the gifts I owed you before."
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