Chapter 46
February 8th was Jiajia's third birthday.
Zhou Chen and Zhang Xuan, along with Xingyue, Wang Maoxiu, Su Mengrou, Chen Ze, Director Lu and his wife Chen Chen, all came. Adding the entire Gu family, it was quite a lively gathering.
Chen Hui originally wanted to come, but she was too busy to attend Jiajia's birthday party. She heard that Jiajia liked the movie "I Am a Robot", so she specially asked someone to customize a model of the robot from the movie to give to him.
Chengjia was overjoyed and asked Mom, "With so many gifts, can I celebrate my birthday every day?"
Luo Zhengzheng looked at him with amusement: "Mom also wants to celebrate my birthday every day, but a person can only celebrate their birthday once a year."
Chengjia wasn't disappointed. Having one birthday celebration was already quite nice.
Clutching a huge pile of gifts, he went off to play with Chengrui, Chenghui, and Zhou Xingyue.
Chengrui, Chenghui, and Xing Yue have all gone to kindergarten. Jiajia was three years old now, so it was time for her to go to kindergarten too.
Luo Zhengzheng planned to send him to kindergarten in the second half of the year as it was a late for this year.
Zhou Xingyue had always adored this cute little brother, Jiajia, but he wasn't very close to her and only played with Chengrui and Chenghui, which troubles her.
It was not that Jiajia wasn't close to her, it was just that he didn't know how to interact with an overly enthusiastic young lady.
Compared to Zhou Xingyue, he preferred to play with his older paternal cousin sister and elder paternal cousin brother.
Upon seeing third aunt arrive with little brother Chengze, he immediately abandoned his elder cousins and ran to third aunt's side to coax younger brother.
Yu Shuang watched them with a smile and said to Luo Zhengzheng, "It seems that Jiajia prefers to be the older brother. Look, he likes to play with Zeze more."
Luo Zhengzheng didn't interfere with her son's social interactions, smiled, and let him play as he pleased.
Chen Ze picked Jiajia up and asked him, "Does Uncle have a beard today?"
Jiajia giggled and looked closely at his face: "No beard, Uncle is very clean today."
Chen Ze asked him with a smile, "You only let Uncle hold you if clean, right?"
Jiajia grinned and said, "I'll only let you hold me if clean, and I won't let you hold me if not clean."
Wang Maoxiu looked at him and said, "If you like children so much, hurry up and find a partner."
Chen Ze shook his head and looked at him: "Even if I get married and have children, they might not be as cute as our Jiajia. What's the point of getting married when already have a godson now?"
He had come to terms with it now. He would let things take their course. If he met someone he was attracted to, he would see. If he didn't, he wouldn't get married in this lifetime. It was not a big deal.
Anyway, he was rich, so why would he worry about not having a place to retire?
As for the parents wanting a grandchild?
His nephew from elder brother's family was already in elementary school. They already had a grandson.
Little Chengze was whimpering and crying at the side, so Jiajia quickly patted his arm and said, "Uncle, put me down. I need to go and coax my little brother."
Chen Ze deliberately teased him, refusing to let go, and said, "Your little brother has his mom to comfort him, how could you, a little rascal, comfort him?"
Extremely anxious, Jiajia looked at him seriously: "My little brother is crying. Put me down quickly. You're not being good."
Chen Ze chuckled: "Okay, okay, I'll be good and put you down."
When Jiajia touched the ground, he immediately took the little bell to comfort him. It just so happened Chengze was particular. His mom and his dad couldn't coax him, but he stopped crying as soon as his older brother came.
Yu Shuang found it strange: "These two children are destined."
Gu Boyuan and Ye Li arrived just in time to hear Yu Shuang's words. Gu Boyuan smilingly said, "They are cousins, isn't that destiny?"
Yu Shuang said with a smile, "Zeze kept crying and we couldn't comfort him, but he stopped crying as soon as Jiajia came over."
Ye Li loved it when people praised her grandson. No matter what aspect of him was praised, as long as he was praised, she was happy. She smiled and added, "Jiajia is popular with children. When he goes back to his maternal grandmother's house, all the children in the village like to play with him. When he goes to school in the future, the family may have to often help him entertain his classmates."
Realizing something was amiss, she added, "Of course, Zeze is a good kid too, otherwise why would his older brother like him so much?"
Yu Shuang wouldn't get angry over mother-in-law's slightly inappropriate words, after all, she was his own grandmother.
When Zhou Chen and his group saw Gu Boyuan and Ye Li arrive, they all stood up to greet them.
Gu Boyuan waved his hand, inviting them to sit down. He said a few words to them, gave Jiajia the gift, hugged him, and then went back to his side.
With the little brother asleep, Chengjia, carried his toys and led his friends to the toy room.
Chengrui looked at Chengjia with envy: "So many gifts. I want just as many gifts for my birthday."
Chenghui looked at him and asked a series of questions: "These are all gifts from uncles and aunts to Chengjia. Does your dad have many friends? Do your dad's friends like you?"
Chengrui's face scrunched up in a frown. After thinking for a long time, he said, "My dad also has many friends. Grandfather says they're all 'fox and dog friends.' What are 'fox and dog friends'?"
Chengjia propped his little face up and asked, "Uncle doesn't keep dogs or foxes, so how can he be friends with them?"
Chengrui nodded: "Dad doesn't have any fox and dog friends."
Chenghui looked at elder brother and then at younger brother, feeling that what they said was wrong, but she didn't know how to refute it.
Zhou Xingyue said, "You guys are really stupid. If you don't keep dogs and foxes at home, you can keep them outside."
Chengrui responded with an "oh".
Chengjia also responded with an "oh".
Chenghui rubbed her head, pursed her lips, and remained silent. She felt that what Elder Sister Xingyue said was also wrong, but she didn't know why.
After thinking for a moment, she said, "I'll ask my mom."
After saying that, she ran off.
When little Chengjia and the others saw their sister run out, they chased after her.
Auntie had just brought Little Chengze home to sleep. Yu Shuang was sitting on the sofa chatting with Luo Zhengzheng and the others when Chenghui ran to her mom's side and asked in a clear voice, "Mom, what does 'fox and dog friends' mean?"
Yu Shuang's face stiffened slightly: "Who told you that?"
The others were also stunned.
Chenghui looked up at her mom and said, "Elder Brother Ruirui said that Uncle's interact with all fox and dog friends. Uncle doesn't keep dogs or foxes, and he doesn't have any fox and dog friends."
Liu Hanyue abruptly spat out her tea.
Luo Zhengzheng couldn't help but laugh.
Wang Yaning was both annoyed and amused. She glared at her own son and then at Gu Ming
Zhang Xuan and Su Mengrou were also trying not to laugh.
Gu Ming sat quietly to the side, drinking tea and listening to his Fourth Younger Brother and his group of friends chat. He thought to himself that Fourth Younger Brother's friends were all doing well in business, and he might be able to learn something from listening to them and could figure out what kind of business he should do.
He never expected that listening to it would lead him to hear about himself.
He looked at Chengrui with his face dark and thought. "You brat, just you wait!"
Chengrui noticed the strange looks on everyone's faces and belatedly realized that he might have gotten into trouble. He immediately said, "It wasn't me who said it. Grandfather said that Dad's friends are all fox and dog friends. But we don't keep dogs or foxes at home, so he must be keeping them outside."
Liu Hanyue laughed uncontrollably and patted her nephew on the shoulder: "Your dad might be keeping a fox outside."
Gu Ming glanced at Wang Yaning, who was smiling and not looking at him. He then glared at Liu Hanyue and said, "Second Younger Sister-in-law, you can't say things like that and ruin my reputation."
Sitting at the side, Gu Xian had his shoulders hunched, trying his best to minimize his presence and afraid that Liu Hanyue would use this as an excuse to bring up past events.
Liu Hanyue smiled and wisely shut her mouth. She glanced at Gu Xian but didn't say anything. It was little Chengjia's birthday today and she couldn't be bothered to argue with him.
Gu Shi watched his two brothers from the side, finding it hard to put into words. Second Elder Brother was more capable than Eldest Brother, but he focused his attention elsewhere and didn't put his heart into his work. Eldest Brother, on the other hand, did put his heart into his work, but his abilities were somewhat lacking compared to his brothers. If he lacked ability, he could compensate with diligence and be more steady and that wouldn't be bad. Gu Shi suggested to their father give Eldest Brother more opportunities to develop.
Chen Ze and his friends burst into laughter, looking at the children's puzzled expressions.
Gu Ming decided to give up and leaned back on the sofa, letting them laugh all they wanted. He didn't believe they would still be laughing when it was time to eat.
Luo Zhengzheng laughed for a while, looked at eldest brother, whose face was flushed, and stood up, saying, "Let's eat cake, let's eat cake."
This helped Gu Ming out of his current predicament.
Gu Ming had never been so grateful to Fourth Younger Sister-in-law. No wonder her TV series was so popular. Look how well she knew how to help people out of difficult situations.
Actually, he didn't know the connection between the two sentences. He just wanted to express his gratitude to Fourth Younger Sister-in-law.
Luo Zhengzheng took out the cake, inserted the candles, and lit them.
Little Chengjia, wearing a birthday hat, stood happily in front of the cake.
Zhou Xingyue teased, "Jiajia, you should make a wish. You should make a wish on your birthday. Your parents will grant you whatever you want."
Little Chengjia looked at her: "Really? You're not lying to me?"
Zhou Xingyue shook her head: "I'm not lying to you."
Little Chengjia looked at his dad and then his gaze shifted to his mom: "I want a little sister. Is that possible?"
Zhou Xingyue blinked her eyes. She thought Younger Brother would want a big robot.
Gu Shi smiled and glanced at Luo Zhengzheng. Luo Zhengzheng didn't look at him, but looked at her son instead: "Change your wish. This wish can't be fulfilled."
Liu Hanyue leaned on Yu Shuang's shoulder: "Chengjia is going to be disappointed."
Wang Yaning glanced at Gu Shi: "That's not necessarily true."
Little Chengjia looked at Zhou Xingyue: "Can a wish be changed? Can't it not be changed?"
He received many gifts today, including toys. He didn't lack toys. He just wanted a little sister.
Zhou Xingyue looked at her parents and saw that they were just smiling at her and not helping her. She thought for a moment and said, "I didn't change my wish for my birthday."
After listening, little Chengjia thought for a moment, looked at his mom, and said, "I won't change my wish either." He then peeked at his mom.
Liu Hanyue looked at Luo Zhengzheng with schadenfreude: "What to do?"
Wang Yaning also looked at Luo Zhengzheng: "What to do?"
Yu Shuang then followed, "What to do?"
Luo Zhengzheng looked at them and said, "Don't start any more fires at the sides."
After saying that, she looked at her son and said, "This wish won't work, we can choose another one."
Little Chengjia was disappointed, but still asked, "Is it really impossible to have a younger sister?"
Luo Zhengzheng shook her head: "Not happening."
Little Chengjia sullenly blew out the candles with his head down: "I'm not happy at all on my birthday."
Luo Zhengzheng: "......"
That evening, after washing up, the two lay in bed.
Gu Shi looked at Luo Zhengzheng and said, "Jiajia wants a little sister, do you think we should grant his wish?"
Luo Zhengzheng smirked at him and shook her head: "I can fulfill other wishes, but I can't fulfill the wish for a younger sister."
Jiajia had always been an only child and she'd been there for him since he was little. She couldn't imagine having any other children.
Gu Shi looked at her and said seriously, "Actually, I also want to have a daughter."
Luo Zhengzheng stared at him: "No, you don't want to."
Gu Shi: "......"
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