At around four o'clock in the afternoon, after receiving Li Luo and Yan Zhusheng in the rock club activity room on the second floor of the gymnasium, Ying Chanxi took the lead and rushed towards the cake shop.
After picking up the cakes they had ordered before, the group returned to Bihailanting 1502.
At this time, Lin Xiuhong and Cui Suling went to the vegetable market together as usual. After buying vegetables, they came here and planned to cook dinner for them.
When he saw Li Luo and Zhao Rongjun and the other three coming over, he was stunned for a moment.
"Xiaojun and the others are eating here too today?" Lin Xiuhong pulled Li Luo over and asked doubtfully, "Why didn't you tell me in advance that the family didn't buy so many vegetables?"
"Oh, I seem to have forgotten to tell you." Li Luo scratched his head, "Today I celebrate my birthday two days early."
"Ah?" Lin Xiuhong was startled, and then she realized, "Oh... I forgot. Today is the 19th, and the day after tomorrow is the 21st... Your birthday is the 21st, right?"
Li Luo: "...Do you still want to ask me this?"
"Then I'll buy some more food and cook more today." Lin Xiuhong said quickly.
After all, on normal Saturdays, Zhao Rongjun and the three of them would go home to eat first, and after eating, they would come to Bihailanting to study together.
Lin Xiuhong was already used to it. Li Luo would not have thought of this without notifying her in advance.
As for Li Luo’s birthday...
Since she had not celebrated her son's birthday since she entered junior high school, Lin Xiuhong didn't even bother to remember it, but she had almost forgotten about it.
However, Li Luo quickly grabbed Lin Xiuhong and said with a smile: "It's enough to eat. Originally, there were about ten dishes for eight people in the family. There is also cake today, so there is no need to buy food anymore."
After hearing what he said, Lin Xiuhong didn't take off her apron anymore, nodded, and went back to the kitchen to get busy with Cui Suling.
"Happy birthday, Li Luo."
After a while, Cui Suling walked out of the kitchen, went to the toilet and came back. When she passed by the living room, she said to Li Luo with a smile.
"Thank you, Auntie." Li Luo, who was playing cards, responded quickly, and then saw Cui Suling walking up to Xu Youyu and nodding her head.
"Mom, what are you doing?" Xu Youyu looked up at her with a speechless expression.
"It's Li Luo's birthday today, and you didn't even know to tell me." Cui Suling complained, "You see, I'm not even prepared."
"Oh, what preparations do you need?" Xu Youyu waved his hand, then hugged Li Luo's neck and said with a smile, "We are all good friends, why are you so polite? Anyway, I have already bought a gift, just treat it as our family.
Just give it as a gift."
"What did you buy?" Cui Suling asked curiously.
"Um, cough..." Xu Youyu felt a little embarrassed when his mother suddenly asked him this question. When his face turned slightly red, he quickly said, "I want a surprise for my birthday gift, so I can't tell you."
"Hey... it's still mysterious." Cui Suling rolled her eyes at her, turned around and returned to the kitchen, "You guys can have fun, I won't disturb you two."
"It's time to let go." Li Luo patted Xu Youyu's hand on his shoulder, and then turned back the head she had just pressed on his chest.
"Oh." Xu Youyu retracted his hand, then looked at the scattered cards on the coffee table, "Who is it?"
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At about five o'clock in the evening, Li Guohong strolled over from the hot pot restaurant, carrying some ingredients in his hand, and delivered them to the kitchen.
Although Li Luo said there was no need to add food, Lin Xiuhong still called Li Guohong privately and told her about her son's birthday.
So when Li Guohong came back, he bought some food on the way.
After a while, Xu Rongsheng also came from outside.
After putting on slippers and walking into the living room, he took out a book from his arms and handed it to Li Luo with a smile.
Li Luo was stunned for a moment, then took the book and looked down at it.
It's actually in English.
"The Versions of Us"
"I heard that today is your birthday, so I don't have any extra preparations." Xu Rongsheng said, "I happened to read a novel recently and just finished it, so I gave it to you."
"Thank you, uncle." Li Luo thanked him quickly.
To be honest, if someone were to give him such an English version of the novel in his lifetime, Li Luo would probably be completely blind.
But this life is different. At least Li Luo's English is not bad and he can still understand it.
But whether it was in his previous life or this life, he had never heard of this book, and he didn't know what kind of niche novel it was.
"This book is about feelings, but the entry point is quite interesting. It tells the story of the male and female protagonists in three parallel worlds. Due to certain reasons, their lives have developed in three completely different directions."
Xu Rongsheng said, "It feels very similar to your online novel about rebirth and time travel, so I gave you this book to read."
"Well, I will take the time to read it." Li Luo nodded and thanked again, "Thank you, uncle."
"Then you can continue playing." Xu Rongsheng waved his hand, walked to the desk, and sat down with Li Guohong who was scrolling through his mobile phone. The two fathers chatted there.
By six o'clock in the evening, the dining table had been arranged into a round table, and now it was filled with a whole table of sumptuous dishes.
Lin Xiuhong and Cui Suling looked at each other, looked at the dishes on the table with a smile, and shouted towards the sofa and desk in the living room: "dinner is ready, come and eat!"
"What do you mean about the cake? It was put in the refrigerator just now. Do you want to take it out now?" Lin Xiuhong asked.
"No, let's eat first." Li Luo said after sitting down, "After dinner later, go to the desk to cut the cake."
Eleven people sat down around the dining table. Although it was a bit crowded, the atmosphere was very good.
"Here, chicken drumstick." After the meal was served, Ying Chanxi stood up on his own initiative, picked up a drumstick for Li Luo, and stuffed it into his bowl.
After a while, Yan Zhusheng also gave Li Luo a piece of braised pork: "Li Luo, you eat."
Cui Suling watched this scene in her eyes, and then her eyes fell on Xu Youyu next to her, and she sighed a little in her heart.
Do you feel that your girl is not very emotionally aware?
When they were playing cards just now, Cui Suling saw her daughter hugging Li Luo's neck without a care in the world. She was originally quite happy that they were so close.
But then she thought again, and Cui Suling wondered again, had Xu Youyu made Li Luo his best friend?
Look at the two little girls, they both know how to grab the seat next to Li Luo and even take the initiative to pick up food for the birthday boy.
Xu Youyu didn't care at all and sat in other seats, eating his favorite dishes with relish, without any sense of offense at all.
Thinking of this, Cui Suling shook her head again and again, but still didn't think about it anymore.
When it comes to children, let nature take its course.
When I go to college in the future, it will be hard to talk about these things.
The eleven people at the dinner table were eating happily, but because there were elders around, the younger ones were relatively quiet and didn't talk much.
Fortunately, Lin Xiuhong and others were not very serious people. They laughed and found topics to talk about, and chatted with the three Zhao Rongjun from time to time.
After they were full of wine and food, Ying Chanxi carefully took out the cake from the refrigerator and placed it on the big desk in the living room.
"Hiccup~" Li Luo touched his belly, stood up from the dining table, followed Ying Chanxi to the cake, and couldn't help but said, "I'm so fed by you two that I can't even eat the cake anymore."
"It doesn't matter." Xu Youyu said with a smile, "The cake is not all for eating."
"Oh, don't even think about making a sneak attack." Li Luo pointed, "Just wait and see who will turn into a little cat tonight."
As he said this, everyone gathered around the desk.
Ying Chanxi carefully opened the cake box, then took out the candle bag from inside, took out 17 candles, and inserted them one by one.
Yan Zhusheng walked out of the piano room holding his guitar.
After Li Guohong took out the lighter and lit all the candles, and Lin Xiuhong turned off all the lights in the living room, the living room suddenly fell into darkness, with only the candlelight on the table providing light.
At this time, Yan Zhusheng stood next to Li Luo, gently strummed the strings, and played the birthday song.
"Happy birthday to you~"
"Happy birthday to you~"
Yan Zhusheng hummed softly, leading others to join in the chorus.
Ying Chanxi clapped her little hands and stood on the other side of Li Luo, sometimes looking at the cake lit by candles, sometimes turning her head to look at Li Luo's side face in the dim light, singing a happy birthday song in a low voice.
After everyone finished singing, Ying Chanxi said, "Li Luo, it's time to make a wish."
"Um."
Li Luo clasped his hands together, stood in front of his birthday cake, and muttered silently in his heart for a long time.
It wasn't until a minute or two later that Li Luo opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and then blew out all 17 candles in one breath.
Cheers and applause rang out in the living room. Lin Xiuhong turned on the light and then curiously asked: "What wish did you make that lasted so long?"
"Ahem..." Li Luo coughed twice in embarrassment, glanced at the three girls next to him subconsciously, and then looked away guiltily, "You can't say a wish after you make it.
, otherwise it won’t be effective.”
"It's quite superstitious." Lin Xiuhong laughed twice, but had no intention of getting to the bottom of it.
After Li Luo cut the cake, he shared it with several elders. After Lin Xiuhong and others tasted the cake, they wisely said goodbye and left, leaving the space here to their children.
But before leaving, Lin Xiuhong also reminded: "Remember to clear the table, and don't play too late, and don't stay up late."
"I know." Li Luo sent the four parents to the door. As soon as he closed the door, someone suddenly slapped him on the face.
A large piece of cream was directly applied to the face.
Li Luo turned around and saw that Xu Youyu had already walked away laughing.
"Stop!" Li Luo hurriedly ran back to the desk, added some ammunition to the cake, and started chasing Xu Youyu through the living room.
Seven people were having fun in the living room, mainly a few girls.
Zhao Rongjun didn't dare to take action at all. He only gave Li Luo a blow when Li Luo wasn't paying attention. He didn't dare to join the battle at other times.
After the cake fight, everyone washed the cream off their faces, returned to the sofa, and continued playing cards.
When it was past nine o'clock, Zhao Rongjun and others left first.
"You photographed me in my clothes just now." After Zhao Rongjun and the others left, Xu Youyu touched his collar, then reached in and grabbed it twice, and actually pulled out a little cream, "Look, there's actually
You touched my chest, couldn't you do it on purpose?"
"You don't want to slander anyone!" Li Luo denied with a dark face, "Is this done by Xixi or Zhusheng? What does it have to do with me?"
"It's on my clothes too," Yan Zhusheng said.
"Let's go take a bath first." Xu Youyu hugged Yan Zhusheng, and then looked at Ying Chanxi, "Will Xixi come with you?"
"I won't. You go and wash it. My clothes are quite clean." Ying Chanxi waved his hand and declined Xu Youyu's invitation.
So Yan Zhusheng was dragged into the bathroom by Xu Youyu.
Seeing this, Ying Chanxi suddenly felt happy.
I was originally thinking of finding some excuse, but I was also worried that Xu Youyu and Yan Zhusheng would follow.
It's just right now.
"Let's go, let's go, we agreed yesterday." Ying Chanxi hurriedly ran back to the bedroom, took all the shooting equipment, and then pulled Li Luo to the door to change shoes.
"Don't I need to bring anything?" Li Luo asked, "Do I need to change my school uniform?"
"No need, school uniforms are just fine." Ying Chanxi said this, already placing Li Luo's shoes at his feet, and then put them on in a hurry.
Amidst the sound of Xu Youyu and Yan Zhusheng taking a bath, the two quietly set out from the door of their house, took the elevator downstairs, and walked out of the community in the night.
"So where are we going to shoot the MV?"
"Just follow me~"
Ying Chanxi took the initiative to hold Li Luo's hand, holding hands as if she wanted to lead him the way, and walked in front with a slight blush.
Li Luo was carrying a long bag with Ying Chanxi's tripod in it, and he followed her step by step.
The two people walked through the night, along the road between Qianjiang University and the No. 1 Middle School, and arrived at the edge of the Yin River.
Feeling the touch and mood of walking hand in hand with Li Luo on the road, Ying Chanxi pursed her lips, her cheeks were rosy, and her heartbeat accelerated slightly.
Waiting until he stood still by the river, Ying Chanxi silently took back his hand.
Because the Yinjiang River usually has high tides, high embankments are built on both sides. When the water is usually shallow, you can still see people carrying buckets coming to the river to fish.
The tide is high tonight and the water level is quite high. You can only see the faint undulating steps under the embankment.
There are warning signs on the shore that swimming in the river is prohibited.
Yingchanxi found a camera location with a good view, avoiding the bridge across the river in the distance, and photographed the wide river surface giving the feeling of the sea.
"Okay~"
After Ying Chanxi determined the angle he wanted to record, he took Li Luo's hand to the camera and pointed it out to him.
"I just want to take a shot." Ying Chanxi said, "Look here, you will stand on the river bank later, and then walk slowly along the river bank towards the distance, just give the camera a back view.
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"Then, I will run from outside the camera, break into the camera, and chase after your back."
"When I ran behind you, you suddenly turned around, and I accidentally threw myself into your arms."
"Then, we looked at each other affectionately, and finally...well...finally..."
"What happened in the end?" Li Luo turned to look at Ying Chanxi's delicate profile. Seeing that her cheeks were obviously rosy even in the night, she couldn't help but ask with a smile.
"Of course it's... a kiss in the end." Ying Chanxi mustered up the courage and after holding back such a sentence, he quickly added, "Of course, it's just a fake kiss!"
"Because the camera is at this angle, it can only capture my back, so when you turn around, even if we kiss, the camera won't be able to capture it."
"I just want to capture the feeling of a real kiss, understand? It's not a real kiss, don't get me wrong!"
"I know." Li Luo looked at her panicked look and suddenly laughed and said, "Shall we start now?"
"Well... let's try it a few times first. I won't open the camera and practice my movements." Ying Chanxi said this and said to Li Luo, "You go and stand over there first, and I'll see if the angle is right."
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"Okay." Li Luo nodded, "Just follow Director Ying's instructions."
With that said, Li Luo had already arrived at the starting point that Ying Chanxi just mentioned. He turned to look at Ying Chanxi and asked her if it was okay.
"A little further ahead!" Ying Chanxi shouted, "Yes! It's right there! Follow my command! Okay~ Now go forward and walk slowly~"
"Keep this speed! Slow down a little bit!"
"Yes, come to this position! Stop!"
After finishing speaking, Ying Chanxi trotted over quickly.
When Li Luo heard the voice behind him, he turned around, opened his arms towards Ying Chanxi, and hugged Ying Chanxi who was running over.
"You, what are you doing?"
"Didn't I say that when you ran over, you would throw yourself into my arms?"
"You're so stupid... I just ran over to tell you about the play." Ying Chanxi blushed and was hugged by Li Luo. Although Li Luo meant something wrong, she had no intention of breaking away.
Said in Li Luo's arms.
"You will stop at this point in a while and walk for a total of five or six seconds. Do you remember?"
"Yes, I remember." Li Luo hugged Ying Chanxi, then lowered his head, gently lifted Ying Chanxi's chin with one hand, and asked with a smile, "Then... do you also want to try the next scene?
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"Hmm... that's okay." Ying Chanxi's face turned red. Fortunately, the night was hazy, so he couldn't see clearly.
After Li Luo lifted his chin, Ying Chanxi's breathing suddenly became rapid.
"You are too short." Li Luo said, lowering his head slightly and bringing his lips to Ying Chanxi's mouth. "I have to bend down, otherwise my mouth will be caught in the camera."
"Hmm..." Ying Chanxi's heartbeat quickened as Li Luo suddenly approached her face, making her unable to think.
Especially feeling Li Luo's breath so close made her head feel dizzy.
Even when I was sleeping on the same bed, I had never been in such close contact with Li Luo's face.
But at this moment, it seems that as long as she is a little braver and moves forward a little bit... it seems... she can...
Ying Chanxi's eyes gradually became blurred, and he held his breath.
But Li Luo only stayed close for more than ten seconds, then pulled back and said with a smile: "Why do you feel like you are a little bit into the drama?"
"No, no!"
Chapter completed!