Li Yunhong's birthday party ended peacefully, except for the small interruption of giving birthday gifts.
On a quiet night, all the sounds will be particularly jarring at first, as if you want to sit quietly in the yard, gently shake the cattail leaf fan in your hand, listen to the sound of the wind, and feel the sound of leaves quietly falling and passing by. In the villa area surrounded by mountains and rivers, the loneliness and peace are even more sudden. You can hear the sound of crickets fighting on the mountains.
Most of the villas are dark, and their owners are still talking about what is there and what is not in the smoke-filled private room. Here, where only the starry sky and street lights are lit, there is an elegant and unique hut that reflects warm orange light. The smell of home spreads from this house and fills every corner.
Through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room, you can see what people are busy inside.
There was a large chopping board on the table in the restaurant. Mo Yichen was kneading the dough, Gu Yan was rolling the dough, and Li Yunhong was choosing vegetables. They were just like ordinary people in the city. Mo Xiangyan saw that his parents were busy. Li Li grabbed her father's clothes, hugged her mother's thigh, and kissed her grandma. The little guy happily shuttled between the three people.
"I'm so exhausted. Kneading dough requires too much technique!" Mo Yichen rubbed his sore wrists and shoulders.
"Dad, you're not tired, please give me a hug!" Mo Xiangyan stretched out his hands and waited for Mo Yichen's broad and strong embrace.
Mo Yichen pulled Mo Xiangyan into his arms. Mo Xiangyan kissed Mo Yichen's straight nose and then pressed his two small hands on both sides of Mo Yichen's cheeks and applied a little force.
"Put me down, put me down!" He shouted to come down right after the kiss. Mo Yichen followed the little guy's wishes.
Mo Yichen put down Mo Xiangyan and noticed two small white handprints on his face from the window, so he chased after Mo Xiangyan and tried to beat him. Two people, one large and one small, were chasing each other around the house. Gu Yan was walking from the kitchen carrying dishes and almost bumped into them.
"What do you two want to do?" Gu Yan pretended to be angry.
"He teased me!"
"He's going to hit me!"
The two people said in unison.
"Okay, let me take care of you, wash your hands, and eat."
When the two men came to the dinner table, a table of delicious food was waiting for them to taste.
Li Yunhong sat down, and a bowl of longevity noodles was placed in front of her. The white noodles were dotted with a few green vegetables, and it was already mouth-watering without any side dishes.
Everyone raised a toast to congratulate Li Yunhong on his birthday. For Li Yunhong, today's dinner is the real birthday banquet, and lunch is just a business meeting.
"Ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling..." the doorbell rang at an inopportune time.
Mo Yichen opened the door and found Chen Qian standing at the door holding a bottle of red wine. It was not good for Mo Yichen to let her in or let her go.
When Gu Yan saw Mo Yichen standing at the door, he was curious about who was at the door. When he saw Chen Qian standing at the door, he was also stunned.
"Why are you two seeing each other like ghosts?" Chen Qian caught the surprised expressions on their faces and congratulated without changing her expression.
"Is it Qianqian? Come in quickly! It's cold outside!" Li Yunhong heard Chen Qian's voice and immediately called her in.
Mo Yichen and Gu Yan then opened the door and asked Chen Qian to come in.
"Auntie, happy birthday!"
"Okay, okay, I'll be happy if you come."
"I know that Gu Yan is good at cooking, but my humble cooking skills can't be used on stage, so I specially picked a bottle of fine wine from the wine cellar to make it even better."
"Okay, do it quickly! Let's start dinner."
Chen Qian sat opposite Mo Yichen and next to Mo Xiangyan.
"I invited Sissi to come. I don't have a daughter. I have watched Sissi grow up, and Sissi is just like my biological daughter. So I invited her." Li Yunhong was very calm no matter what other people thought. explain.
Except for Chen Qian, all three of them smiled awkwardly but politely.
Gu Yan didn't know that she felt like the most unnecessary person at the dinner table. Looking at the dishes she had carefully designed, no one knew how long she had been preparing for this meal. She studied every dish for a long time, even the raw materials. She purchased them all herself. Such hard work is not as good as the red wine carefully selected by others.
The aroma of the food is still faintly audible. I'm afraid no one at this table is in the mood to eat it!
The sound of the glasses clashing was crisp, but still heavy. The night gradually deepened, and the noisy city gradually became quiet. Many of the shining lights of all colors were extinguished one after another. Only rows of street lamps and small light bulbs on the tops of tall buildings shone like stars. Like a pair of eyes peering into the earth, under the building, rows of dark trees stood solemnly and solemnly, like sentries holding their posts.
The sky is covered with small irregular-shaped bluish-white clouds, which seem to be broken apart. There are dots of blue around each cloud, which looks particularly beautiful and profound, and has some kind of indescribable feeling. The name is mysterious, and such a sky is rare in the city. The moon looks particularly clear and bright. There is a halo of light ranging from orange to light red around it. Stars at three o'clock and two o'clock are scattered in the sky. Some of them are very bright. It is difficult to stay in one place. There were a few moving ones hidden in the clouds. At first glance, they were not visible at all. In the blink of an eye, they were seen again, and in the next blink of an eye, they were gone again.
Gu Yan ate one chopstick after another. Since she felt uncomfortable, she should fill her stomach! If your heart is let down, you can't let down the food you worked so hard to prepare. Seeing Gu Yan stuffing it into her mouth like this, he knew that she was feeling uncomfortable, and he was making her feel uncomfortable again! Guilt crawled through Mo Yichen's heart like a thorn and strangled his throat.
Gu Yan's fragile stomach couldn't stand such rude treatment. Gu Yan couldn't bear it anymore and ran to the bathroom. Mo Yichen hurriedly chased him out, but Li Yunhong turned a blind eye to everything that happened and was still talking and laughing with Chen Qian. Chen Qian was very happy when she saw Gu Yan running out, but when she saw Mo Yichen follow him regardless of her identity as a guest, she felt extremely sad.
In the bathroom, Gu Yan obviously felt that she had vomited out everything in her stomach, but she still felt terribly uncomfortable. Gu Yan couldn't stop crying, but she still couldn't wash away the humiliation in her heart. Mo Yichen didn't know what to say, so he gently walked up behind her and patted her back, trying to calm her emotions.
I couldn't stand the moon anymore, so I pulled a cloud to cover my face. It turns out that the silence tonight is waiting for the storm to come!