However, until lunch time, all the dishes were served, and they did not wait for the sister-in-law's gift.
After everyone thought that the dishes were all served today, He Yunxi and Lu Yan walked in carrying a tray.
The tray is covered with a lid so you can't see what's inside.
He Yunxi placed the tray in front of Lu Yunqing, and Lu Yan placed it in front of Lu Qi.
"Sister-in-law, what is this?" Lu Yunqing asked.
"This is the gift my sister-in-law said she would give to you." He Yunxi said.
"Yeah! Then let me open it and take a look!" Lu Yunqing opened the lid and revealed a cat-shaped cake inside.
The cat is not big and has no specific facial features, but it looks very cute.
Lu Qi couldn't wait to open the lid in front of him. In front of him was a cake that looked like a puppy.
"Wow, sister-in-law, what is this?" Lu Yunjiao exclaimed, "This is too cute!"
"This is a birthday cake." He Yunxi said, "This is a small candle. After you light it and make three wishes to the cake, maybe it will come true!"
"Sister-in-law, hurry up and order some for me, I want to make a wish!" Lu Yunqing said anxiously.
He Yunxi lit the small candle, and Lu Yan lit Lu Qi's. He Yunxi demonstrated to them, and the two of them immediately closed their eyes, clasped their hands together, and began to make wishes.
"I hope there will be delicious food every day in the future." Lu Yunqing said.
"You can only make a wish in your heart, it won't work if you say it out loud." He Yunxi said with a smile.
Lu Yunqing quickly closed her mouth and did not utter a single sound.
Lu Qi, who was making a wish, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he hadn't spoken out his wish yet, otherwise it wouldn't have worked.
The two made three wishes in their hearts, opened their eyes together, and said in unison: "Sister-in-law, I have made my wish."
"Then just blow out the candle."
The two of them blew out the candles together, and then looked at her with bright eyes.
"It's time to cut the cake."
"Cutting the cake?"
"This birthday cake needs to be divided into pieces and shared with everyone, so that everyone can feel your happiness."
"Huh? You want to cut it? I don't want to cut such a cute kitten." Lu Yunqing protected the kitten in front of him and wouldn't let anyone touch it.
He Yunxi did not force them. He tilted his head and said: "But this birthday cake is for eating. If it is left alone, it may be spoiled by tomorrow!"
The two little guys hesitated.
"And this cake will only be happy if it is shared!"
"Really? Will they be happy?" Lu Yunqing asked with a wrinkled face.
He Yunxi nodded seriously: "Of course. Because they are cakes, they are made for people to eat. If you don't eat them, they will get spoiled if they are left there. The function they were made is not reflected. Do you think they will?"
Sad? And——"
He Yunxi deliberately stopped talking, and Lu Yunqing asked: "And what?"
He Yunxi pointed to the cake: "This cake is delicious. Qingqing has never eaten it before. Don't you want to taste it?"
"really tasty?"
He Yunxi nodded.
"Ah, this cake smells so good. I wonder if we can try it today." Mrs. Liu said with a smile.
When Mrs. Liu said this, Lu Qi first let go of his hand and said, "Mom, share mine with me, and keep Qingqing's for her."
When Lu Yunqing heard this, he no longer hesitated, "Mom, you can share mine too. But Qingqing wants to take the first bite!"
Seeing that the two little guys were no longer guarding each other, Mrs. Zhao immediately brought up a sufficient number of plates. He Yunxi put a knife into Lu Yunqing's hand, held her hand and said, "You have to cut the birthday cake yourself."
On the other side, Lu Yan also put the knife in Lu Qi's hand and led him to cut it.
The two cakes were divided into more than a dozen portions, and everyone present had a portion.
The first piece of cake for the kitten was naturally given to Lu Yunqing, and the first piece of cake for the puppy was given to Lu Qi. After the rest was divided, everyone ate together.
After the first bite, almost everyone was conquered by the soft and sweet taste of the cake. Even Liang Jinxi, who doesn't like sweets, thought it was delicious and ate the whole cake.
"It's so delicious!" Lu Yunqing wished he could put his face on the cake, "Sister-in-law, can this birthday cake only be eaten on your birthday? What if you want to eat it at other times?"
He Yunxi pinched her nose: "Of course birthday cakes are only eaten on birthdays. If you want to eat them at ordinary times, just eat ordinary cakes!"
“What’s the difference between a regular cake and a birthday cake?”
"Look at these kittens and puppies, it's a bit difficult to make them like this. Ordinary cakes don't have this shape, they might just be boxy."
"That's delicious!" Lu Yunjiao said, "Sister-in-law, we also want to eat this birthday cake on our birthday."
"Okay!" He Yunxi responded, "Okay, just eat a little cake, otherwise your stomach will be full and you won't have room for these delicious dishes."
"Everyone eats, the vegetables will be cold if you don't eat them." Mrs. Liu said, "Yunxi, Ayan, you also sit down and eat."
Since she took over the spice shop and became friends with the proprietress of Cloth Shop, Ms. Liu's temperament has become much more relaxed and down-to-earth than before.
In the past, she looked like a lady from a wealthy family, living within the rules, but now she looks much more lively.
When Pei Yuan first came to the Lu family, she would stay in her room and avoid meeting her foreign husband. How could she be like now, where she would still entertain people for dinner.
After dinner, He Yunxi gave each of the two guys a box.
"What's this?"
"This is a gift for you. I saw you were so excited to open it this morning. I want you to keep this excitement until the afternoon." He Yunxi said, "I specially found someone to order this. It is the only one in the world.
"
Lu Yunqing and Lu Qi's eyes lit up. Lu Yunqing hugged her legs, raised her little head and said, "Wow, I thought the birthday cake at noon was a gift. Sister-in-law, what is it!"
"You will know after you take it apart."
The two took the box and opened it. There were neatly colored building blocks inside.
"This is?"
"These are called building blocks, and they are made of wood. Let me show you how to play with them."
He Yunxi took out the building blocks, put together a house on the table, and then put together a small animal. The originally ordinary wooden blocks became particularly magical under her construction.
The two little guys liked it very much, and they didn't feel tired even after playing around the table all afternoon.
Lu Yunjiao looked at them enviously and said, "That's for children to play. We are no longer children. We are no longer children."