In Ohara, where Chi Lin lives, girls usually hold a coming-of-age ceremony when they are fifteen years old.
On the birthday, the parents invite friends to a banquet. The daughter wears a new bun and new clothes, and proposes a toast to her parents in front of the guests to thank them for raising her.
The coming-of-age ceremonies of wealthy families were all very grand. Chi Lin stood for the entire morning and was nearly blown into a ball of ice.
The coming-of-age ceremony is very important and grand for most Ohara girls, but in this era, it seems to have become an excuse for partying and stress relief.
Chi Lin was dazzled by the gorgeous wine cabinet of Lou Mi. Lou Mi explained to her that this bottle was whiskey, that bottle was sake, and there was also plum wine which was more mellow, as well as red wine and sweet white wine.
"I think it would be better for you to drink plum wine at first. Young girls generally like plum wine."
Chi Lin asked her: "Which kind of wine is the strongest?"
"The strongest? Um... I guess it's whiskey."
"Can I choose whiskey then?"
There were stars in Chi Lin's eyes, and his excited look was so genuine.
"Why did you drink something so strong right away? It's okay if you get drunk, but if you vomit, you'll be miserable tomorrow."
"It's okay. Isn't tomorrow the weekend? Even if you throw up from drinking, you can still stay at home and rest."
"Are you the reincarnation of a drunkard? Is it okay to drink just to get drunk?"
Lou Mi said this while taking out the whiskey that Chi Lin wanted.
Chi Lin was about to take the wine, but Lou Mi pushed her away with one arm:
"It's agreed that although this bottle of wine is yours, I have to control it. I decide how much you drink. If it's okay, we drink it. If not, I'll put it back."
Chi Lin: "Okay, okay, okay."
Lou Mi thought she was cute and pinched her face:
"Look how greedy you are. This wine is just a small gift. Didn't Lao Lou say he wanted to give you a car? We've made an appointment to go pick out a car for you tomorrow. Then we'll go shopping together and I'll give you a big gift."
Chi Lin looked at the wine: "It doesn't matter what else, just let me taste it."
The property management company delivered the cake they received, and even brought it with a small hat and sprinkled with colorful ribbons.
As soon as Chi Lin opened the door, three or five property management staff sang Happy Birthday together at the door.
Chi Lin listened for as long as they sang, holding the cake with a stiff smile.
After everyone left, Chi Lin held the cake, wiped the sweat off his face, and returned to the living room.
"Come and have a look. This is the birthday cake that I, a soul painter, personally drew for you online. I'm sure you'll like it." Lou Mi unwrapped the package and let Chi Lin open the cake box himself.
Chi Lin didn't expect Lou Mi to be so thoughtful. Not only did he take her birthday to heart, but he also painted the cake himself.
When the box was opened, there was a stick figure of a man stretching his arms and legs on the cake surface, surrounded by bunches of green things.
Chi Lin: "What is it and what is it doing?"
"You are actually practicing the Five Elements Boxing in the yard! Is my painting not vivid enough?"
Chi Lin: “…”
She had seen painting styles similar to Lou Mi's in countless ancient documents. She had to say that Lou Mi was indeed a soul painter, the kind that required the soul to sense with great difficulty.
Lou Mi turned out the candle: "I made this too. I'll go ask Lao Lou when they will be back."
As soon as the WeChat message was sent, Lou Lixing and Peng Ziyuan came out of the elevator.
"Happy birthday, baby!" Peng Ziyuan ran towards Chi Lin in high heels, holding a huge gift in her arms.
Chi Lin quickly stepped forward to greet her, fearing that she might not be able to see the road clearly and fall.
Lou Lixing also brought gifts. Two gift boxes stacked together could fit Chi Lin's entire body.
"Open it quickly and see if you like it!" Lou Lixing urged Chi Lin to open the gift.
Lou Mi complained about her father: "How can you let someone tear it down on the spot? If you don't like it, you have to pretend to like it. It really tests your acting skills, doesn't it?"
Lou Lixing: "Mi Mi is right. Whatever Mi Mi says is right. Then I will put the gift in Xiao Lin's bedroom. You can open it yourself when no one is around."
Chi Lin thanked him awkwardly. Lou Mi was really sharp-tongued.
Peng Ziyuan and Lou Lixing bought countless ingredients and stuffed them all into the smart refrigerator, letting Chi Lin personally choose tonight's menu.
After looking at the menu recommended by Mr. System, Chi Lin was very interested in the roasted whole lamb.
That is a dish that the people of Ohara love and are familiar with.
"You have a good appetite. It seems that your illness is really cured." Lou Mi was relieved.
Peng Ziyuan was a little hesitant. Would roasting a whole lamb make too much noise
xh can help you process the whole lamb, marinate it and send it out, but you need to prepare the charcoal fire and grill yourself.
Lou Lixing noticed her hesitation, patted her on the shoulder and said:
"If the child wants to eat, we'll make it. It's okay, I'm here."
Lou Mi complained while scrolling through his phone:
"Lao Lou, can we show off our love later? We don't have charcoal or a grill at home, so we have to buy some now."
Lou Lixing: "I'll buy it now!"
"Still waiting for you, I've bought it." Lou Mi shook his phone, "It will be delivered in 15 minutes."
Every time his daughter criticized him, Lou Lixing didn’t feel angry, but felt particularly happy instead.
Look at us, Mimi, how smart and reliable we are.
The barbecue utensils were delivered quickly, and everyone worked together to roast the whole lamb in the yard.
The lamb was put on the grill, the charcoal fire was lit, oil began to seep out little by little, and the aroma of meat wafted out.
"We have to roast it for a while longer. Chi Lin, you come and make a wish first." Lou Mi was like the host of a birthday party, controlling the rhythm and leading Chi Lin forward step by step.
"Make a wish?" Chi Lin didn't quite understand the way modern people celebrated birthdays.
Peng Ziyuan was about to cry when she saw her awkward appearance:
"It's all my fault. I was always busy with work and didn't have time to hold a birthday party for Xiaolin. Every year I just gave her a present and she barely ate cake... Xiaolin, you can make a wish on your birthday. Close your eyes and make a wish, then blow out the candles in one breath, and your wish will come true."
Lou Mi lit the lovely candles and turned on the lamp.
The candles were also specially made, and were exactly the same as the stick-drawn figures that Lou Mi had drawn.
Chi Lin closed his eyes, made a wish, and then blew out the candle in one breath.
Unexpectedly, after the candle was blown out, a ball of brilliant fire rushed into the air like a firework, and the stick figure began to move.
Amid Peng Ziyuan's screams, the little man was practicing the Five Elements Fist seriously.
About five seconds later, the little man disappeared and Lou Mi turned on the light.
"How about it, is it you?" Lou Mi was very proud.
Peng Ziyuan: "Did Mimi draw this?! It's so cute! This is the cutest firework candle I've ever seen!"
Peng Ziyuan's always exaggerated acting effect is very useful on various festive days. She can create the effect of ten people by herself.
Lou Mi originally wanted to coax Chi Lin with fireworks and candles, but was embarrassed by Peng Ziyuan's direct question:
“I drew this…”
Peng Ziyuan praised again. Seeing Lou Mi's confused look, Chi Lin couldn't help but laugh and gave her a thumbs up:
Very impressive.
Lou Mi raised his eyebrows proudly and asked her, "What wish did you make?"
Lou Lixing frowned: "The wish won't work if it's spoken out loud."
Lou Mi couldn't stand it: "You old antiques, our generation doesn't have this saying anymore. Wishes must be spoken out, so that they can be heard by the gods and have a chance of coming true."
Lou Lixing: “Is that so?”
Peng Ziyuan: "That's it, you're old. Xiaolin, what wish did you make? Can you let us know?"
The wish Chi Lin wanted to make before closing his eyes was "to find His Majesty as soon as possible."
But when she closed her eyes, she found that what came to her mind were the smiles of these three people when they looked at her.
Chi Lin hesitated for a moment and changed his wish.
Your Majesty must look for it, but that is your own business and you have to look for it whether you make a wish or not.
If she were to make a wish, she hoped that Lou Mi, Lou Lixing and Peng Ziyuan could live happily.
Whether now or much later.
There was nothing secret about this wish. Since they asked, Chi Lin told them.
"What do you mean we should live happily?" Lou Mi felt that Chi Lin seemed to isolate her. "It means the four of us should live a good life."
Lou Lixing and Peng Ziyuan both agreed with Lou Mi, and Chi Lin's smile seemed to indicate his agreement as well.
But as he laughed, Chi Lin's gaze turned away from Lou Mi.
Everyone ate the cake together, and Peng Ziyuan put a dot of cream on the tip of Chi Lin's nose.
Chi Lin didn't know why Peng Ziyuan was wasting such a gift. When she was stunned, Lou Mi grabbed a lump and slapped it on her cheek.
Chi Lin's hair was covered in cream and his face was full of confusion.
"It's a must-have at old-school birthday parties." Lou Mi knew Chi Lin was good at legs and feet, so he quickly distanced himself from her. "If you're partying with old guys like us, you should be prepared to be influenced by tradition!"
Chi Lin thought, so that's it.
Just like the annual Peach Syrup Festival in Ohara, people splash peach syrup on each other to express their blessings.
Every year during the Peach Juice Festival, Chi Lin is the ghost that everyone dares not confront head-on. She can splash people to the point of drowning.
In this era, people spread butter on each other when celebrating birthdays.
Everyone had put a lot of effort into organizing a party for her tonight, and Chi Lin was in a particularly good mood. She looked down and saw that the cream was still abundant, just right for her to show off her skills.
Lou Lixing was about to grab the cream, but Chi Lin swept her arm across, sweeping away the entire surface of cream.
A black shadow passed by Lou Lixing's eyes, and before he could even see the other party's movements clearly, the cake was shaved.
He raised his head and faced Chi Linyin's face which was hiding his excitement.
Lou Mi hid in the corner, and seeing Chi Lin like this, he knew that she was going to get serious.
The old building is in trouble!
Before he could even say the words to ask her to show mercy, she swung her arm and threw a large ball of cream, hitting Lou Lixing in the face.
With a "puff" sound, Lou Lixing's facial features were instantly submerged, and the remaining cream sprayed onto the wall behind him, leaving the outline of a human head.
Peng Ziyuan shrank back: "ouch!"
Lou Lixing couldn't see anything, so he took several steps back and sat on the sofa.
Lou Mi: “…”
Chi Lin: “…”
What happened to Uncle Lou? Didn’t he hide
Looks like I miscalculated...
If this was the game they would play on their birthdays, why did Lou Lixing, who had been playing it since childhood, react so slowly? He didn't even dodge and was hit right in the face.
Chi Lin's whole body froze.
Modern people are really too weak.
"Uncle Lou, are you really okay?"
Chi Lin stood at the door of the master bedroom and asked in a low voice.
Peng Ziyuan was helping Lou Lixing clean up in the bathroom. When he came out, his entire head was wet, as if he had just taken a shower.
"It's okay! What's the harm of being hit by cream? I was just shocked by our little Lin's skills."
Lou Mi leaned to the side with his arms folded in front of his chest: "Of course, if you are not good at fighting, how can you lead those old men and women to practice boxing? Speaking of which, Dad, you should take care of Grandpa Yan and the others. Not only do they gather together to practice boxing in the morning, but they also bring children they don't know to our house in the evening and ask Chi Lin to teach them calligraphy? What is this? Chi Lin's time is precious, okay? How can he have the time to be a teacher of extracurricular interest classes? And he will bring people here if you pay him!"
Lou Lixing: "Is there such a thing?"
"Everyone is blocking the entrance to Chi Lin's school!"
Lou Lixing uttered an “Ouch” and looked at Chi Lin, assuring her: “Don’t worry, uncle will definitely talk to them. Don’t let them continue to harass you. Don’t worry! Uncle will keep his word!”
Chi Lin: "Then I'll trouble you, uncle."
After this "warm-up" meal, the aroma of the roasted whole lamb had already filled the entire yard. The security guards passing by were talking about it outside the wall, saying, "I'm so hungry! This smells so good."
Eating mutton in the cold wind, the more I eat, the more excited I become, and the warmer I feel.
Chi Lin has a light diet and doesn't like pork very much. Lamb is her favorite meat besides fish.
The lamb is skewered on a grill that rotates automatically over the charcoal fire.
Lou Lixing stood and sprinkled seasonings and brushed sauce on the meat to make it more flavorful.
Lou Mi helped everyone slice the mutton, and his arms were sore by the end.
Chi Lin asked her for a knife: "Let me do it."
Lou Mi had great faith in her strength. After defeating Lou Lixing just now, he was even more convinced of her strength, so he handed the knife to her:
"Our whole family depends on you. I'll go get some wine, and we'll drink it with our mutton."
Lou Lixing: "Yes, Xiaolin is an adult today and can drink!"
Peng Ziyuan asked Chi Lin: "Do you want to drink?"
Before Chi Lin could answer, Lou Mi, who was walking into the house, answered for her:
"She not only wanted to drink, she had already secretly drunk it. But I stopped her and she only drank a little."
Peng Ziyuan was a little surprised: "Ah? Xiaolin, are you interested in wine? I didn't know! Hey, mom has never really understood you, but Mimi does. It was Mimi who suggested today's birthday party. Xiaolin, you must remember how good Sister Mimi is to you."
Lou Lixing: "Why tell this kind of thing to a child?"
"This is normal. They are both only children and have no brothers or sisters to take care of them. After we are gone, they will be a family relying on each other." Peng Ziyuan asked Chi Lin,
"What do you think of Sister Mimi?"
Lou Mi had just brought back some wine. When he heard Peng Ziyuan's question, he slowed down his pace and didn't go forward immediately. Instead, he hid aside and eavesdropped.
She wanted to know Chi Lin's true feelings.
Chi Lin had his back to her, and all he could see was her neatly tied bun and her small ears.
While waiting for her answer, Lou Mi was actually a little nervous.
Chi Lin took a piece of mutton and nodded: "Sister is very good to me."
Lou Mi felt relieved: You little bastard, you still have some conscience.
However, after Peng Ziyuan asked this question, she secretly looked at Lou Lixing. What did that mean
Lou Mi was suspicious, could there be some hidden meaning behind their questions
Although Chi Lin is quick-witted most of the time, he does make stupid mistakes sometimes.
Lou Mi was afraid that these two old foxes would trick her into saying more, so he immediately showed up:
"The wine is here! I'll open it, Lao Lou, can you help me get a glass?"
Peng Ziyuan: "I'll get it."
Peng Ziyuan left, Chi Lin went to take care of the charcoal fire, and Lou Mi hooked his finger at Lou Lixing while opening the wine.
Lou Lixing came over obediently.
Lou Mi whispered in his ear:
"Lao Lou, are you teaming up with your girlfriend to cheat children now?"
Lou Lixing immediately denied it: "How could I have that!"
"Then what are you teasing Chi Lin about?"
Lou Lixing chuckled, and his chuckle made Lou Mi even more certain, because he would only laugh like that when something happened to him.
"What are you doing?" Lou Mi said unhappily, "Chi Lin and I have our own way of getting along. I don't need you to maintain it."
Lou Lixing: "We don't want to protect you. You are good enough now."
Lou Mi: “?”
"Hmm... Mimi, tell daddy the truth. Is there anything between you and Xiaolin that goes beyond ordinary friendship?"
Ever since he witnessed Lou Mi making Chi Lin cry last time, he and Peng Ziyuan had been secretly observing their two daughters and discovered that they were indeed quite close.
Maybe using the word "sticky" is a bit of an exaggeration, but the improvement in the relationship between Lou Mi and Chi Lin can be seen clearly with the naked eye, and it even exceeded the expectations of Lou Lixing and Peng Ziyuan.
Lou Mi narrowed his eyes: "Lao Lou, what are you thinking about?"
Lou Lixing would occasionally show some of his CEO's spirit in front of his daughter: "It's just what you think."
"Stop it, please. If Chi Lin and I have a friendship that goes beyond that of ordinary friends, then we are still sisters. Why do you want to have a relationship and see the whole world spreading peach blossoms?"
"I feel relieved when you say this."
"No... Lao Lou, what do you have to feel at ease about? Didn't you chase after me last year and ask me when I would be in a relationship? Are you relieved to know that I'm not in a relationship this year?"
Lou Lixing was about to speak, but was interrupted by Lou Mi's machine gun-like speech:
"Besides, what era is this now? Do I need my parents' consent to date someone? Will you come to propose marriage to me?"
Lou Lixing: "... I just said one sentence, and you have a hundred sentences waiting for me."
Lou Mi: "What else do you want to say?"
Lou Lixing was almost crying. What kind of daughter did he have? She was not as fierce as a ghost.
After such luck, Lou Mi's chest, which had been calm for a long time, began to ache again, and he glared at Lou Lixing in annoyance.
Lou Lixing said innocently: "I didn't say anything else!"
After calming down, Lou Mi thought about his performance just now and felt a little abnormal.
It feels like someone is trying hard to distance himself from the matter after feeling guilty.
I don’t know if Lou Lixing noticed it or not.
…
Chi Lin concentrated on slicing all the roasted lamb and distributed it to everyone's bowls with tongs. Peng Ziyuan came back with the wine glasses.
The four of them worked together to eat up the whole roasted lamb and finished a bottle of wine.
After eating the whole roasted lamb, Peng Ziyuan still felt unsatisfied, so she went to the kitchen to make dozens of grilled vegetables and beef skewers.
A layer of onions, a layer of beef, a layer of green peppers and another layer of beef, piled up into a small mountain, and Peng Ziyuan had a hard time carrying it out.
When she came out, she saw that Lou Mi and Lou Lixing each took out another bottle of wine and drank half of it.
Not only do you drink, you can also play games. When playing the 3D card battle version of "Re-Fighting in the Jianghu", you can project the battle scene into the air, making the fight more realistic, three-dimensional and exciting.
A game lasts no more than 3 minutes, and the loser has to drink.
“Is it okay to drink so much…” Peng Ziyuan was a little worried.
"It's okay! Be happy! Drink!" Lou Lixing was beaten by Lou Mi for 5 consecutive games, and lost 3 games in a row to Chi Lin. He has already drunk a lot.
He was the type whose face would turn red when he drank, and now it was so red that his facial features were barely discernible.
Peng Ziyuan: "Don't drink anymore! Remember the last time you drank too much and talked nonsense at your parents' house?"
Lou Lixing made a "hush" gesture to her: "Don't worry, baby, I'm sober."
Lou Mi was still fighting fiercely with Chi Lin, so she had to pay some attention to Lou Lixing:
"Auntie, please take him in directly. He is almost drunk. He just put the card in my half for a long time, wondering why he couldn't put it in."
Peng Ziyuan put the meat down and finally managed to get Lou Lixing to leave by coaxing and deceiving him.
Only Lou Mi and Chi Lin are left here.
Chi Lin has a high level of understanding, and he has a high level of understanding about everything, including games.
Last time, I killed the professional player Lou Mi in the game city to show my power, but this time I am playing the "Re-fighting Jianghu" series, and even the card battle is Lou Mi's home court.
In addition, she had been a heavy drinker before and had no idea of the power of modern liquor. She drank many glasses in one go. This time, everything she saw was double, and naturally she was defeated by Lou Mi.
Chi Lin's face turned red from ears to neck, his eyes were a little blurry, and he said in frustration:
"No, I can't beat you."
Lou Mi's alcohol tolerance was average, and he drank the roast lamb and wine too quickly just now, so he was feeling drunk now.
Seeing Chi Lin was a little disappointed, and fearing that she would stop fighting him, Lou Mi said:
"How about I give you two cards?"
Chi Lin was too dizzy to find the chair. He groped for a long time before finding the right spot and fell onto it.
"I don't need you to give in."
"I won't let you win again."
Chi Lin chuckled twice: "Your Majesty said the same thing when he played chess with me."
"Bixia? Your classmate?"
After hearing what she said, Chi Lin's brain, which had been paralyzed by alcohol, was unable to figure out the problem or provide an answer. He just continued to laugh and picked up the wine glass to drink again.
"Hey!" Lou Mi wanted to stop her, so he threw himself forward and fell off the chair, kowtowed to her.
Chi Lin: "My dear, please stand up."
Lou Mi was hit hard this time, and his knees and forehead were red.
But a drunkard cannot feel pain. Lou Mi jumped up almost instantly and snatched Chi Lin's wine glass:
"You only drink when you lose. You've already drunk the glass you lost. You can't drink randomly."
"Sister, this wine is really delicious. But it's also really... intoxicating."
"Play a little longer."
"I can't beat you."
"I told you I'll let you."
"Then you are not allowed to bully me, you are so powerful..."
Chi Lin could hardly sit still, his soul was floating on the top of his head.
She told Lou Mi not to bully her, but in fact she couldn't see clearly what was happening in front of her.
After a few more drinks, I didn't even realize that I was not holding the phone, and was just pressing the air keyboard.
Lou Mi wasn't much better, he felt more and more dizzy, and finally lost the game.
Just when he was about to praise Chi Lin, he saw Chi Lin with a straight look in his eyes and habitually went to get the wine.
This is the last drink.
Lou Mi: "This is mine, mine."
Chi Lin didn't hear anything and drank the wine directly.
Lou Mi was so unwilling that he couldn't help but lick her lips after seeing the shiny liquid on them.
So sweet, soft and delicious.
Lou Mi licked it again.
Chi Lin smiled, so cute.
Chi Lin leaned into Lou Mi's arms in a daze. Lou Mi still had a little willpower left. He knew that he would freeze to death if he slept here, so he and Chi Lin supported each other and barely returned to the bedroom.