Chapter 167 Birthday Gift
May 20th, sunny.
Before I knew it, it was already summer.
After getting up early and running, Fang Wei was already sweating profusely when he got home. He could no longer simply wipe the sweat off like he did in winter. He needed to take a quick shower, which would make him feel more refreshed.
Tian Xilan had just prepared breakfast and cooked a bowl of longevity noodles specially for him today. The old mother must remember that today is the brat's birthday.
"Remember to eat the noodles later. There are a few eggs cooked in the pot. If you can't finish them, take some over and share some with Cailing and the others."
"Oh! Good!"
"Today is your birthday. Mom wishes you good health and academic progress."
"hey-hey."
Fang Wei smiled, picked up the noodles in the bowl with chopsticks and took a bite, then turned around and said, "Mom, you've worked hard!"
"I went to the farm."
"Uh-huh."
Tian Xilan was just about to go out with her bicycle when Fang Wei, who was eating noodles in the house, heard her voice.
"Hey! Cailing, Zhiyi, Asheng, you guys are going to school so early today? Have you had breakfast?"
"Auntie, we ate!"
"It just so happens that today is Ah Wei's birthday, and we have cooked a lot of eggs at home. You all can go in and have some eggs. Then when you get out of school in the evening, come to Auntie's house for dinner. There will be extra dishes tonight!"
"it is good!"
The three of them nodded, and Fang Wei in the room also came out after hearing the sound.
"Why did you all come to me?"
Fang Wei was a little surprised. On weekdays, he would start from his place and go all the way to pick up people before going to school, but he didn't expect that this morning, it was the other way around. He started from Liu Zhiyi, called Asheng and Cailing, and rode their bicycles to his doorstep together.
When they saw Fang Wei, Cai Ling, Zhi Yi, and A Sheng all shouted in unison with a smile, "Fang Wei, happy birthday!"
Fang Wei was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "You all still remember it!"
"That's for sure!"
Fang Wei didn't remind them specifically, but he didn't expect that they all still remembered it. He didn't hear Liu Zhiyi mention it when they were running just now, so he thought she had forgotten it.
When he saw the three of them again, not only were they carrying their schoolbags and riding their bicycles as if they were going to school, but each of them was holding a birthday present prepared for him. It seemed that they had made an appointment behind his back to come together to wish him a happy birthday and give him presents.
The three of them parked their bicycles at the door and then walked into his house in a lively manner.
Fang Wei took out all the eggs that his mother had cooked from the kitchen.
"Come on, come on, let's eat the birthday eggs."
"Hahaha, birthday egg!"
Cai Ling knew that Ah Sheng was not polite to him. If it was just an ordinary breakfast egg, it would be fine, but this was his birthday egg! He had to eat one.
The villagers don’t pay much attention to birthdays; a bowl of longevity noodles and a few boiled eggs are enough.
In addition, he had to go to school today, so Lian Fang Wei thought it would be enough to just celebrate his birthday. However, he didn't expect Cai Ling Zhiyi and A Sheng and the others still remembered him.
First of all, it was the birthday gift from my buddy A Sheng.
"Awei, this is for you!"
"What is this..."
“Two pairs of socks!”
"…You knitted it yourself?"
"I bought it! I don't know how to knit this thing!"
"Good good."
Fang Wei took the two pairs of new socks handed to him by Ah Sheng with a smile, one pair of gray and one pair of black. The main feature of them was practicality!
Next came the birthday gift from little childhood sweetheart Cai Ling.
Cai Ling is always very concerned about Fang Wei's birthday! She remembers it every year!
Last year, she gave Fang Wei a birthday present, which was a pen holder she made herself out of a bamboo tube. There were ugly words and a pig's head engraved on the pen holder. Fang Wei has kept that pen holder and it is still on the desk in his room.
This year, the birthday gift she gave was much more exquisite and more girlish.
"Hey, this is for you!"
"what?"
"You'll know for yourself..."
Cai Ling peeled an egg and ate it while watching his reaction to the gift with her big rolling eyes.
Fang Wei took the bag she handed over and took out an exquisite water bottle from it. She probably bought it in a boutique in town. The style of the water bottle was quite fashionable. Although it did not have the function of keeping warm, it could hold both cold and hot water. The capacity was quite large, about 700 milliliters.
The most important thing is that she took down the hanging rope on the neck of the water bottle and replaced it with a colorful rope that she had carefully woven herself. Fang Wei recognized this knot, which is called the peace knot.
Fang Wei picked up the colorful knot, spread it in his palm and looked at it carefully, and said happily: "Did you make this yourself?"
"Yeah, do you like it?"
"I like it! I like it very much!"
Fang Wei smiled and said, "It just so happens that my mineral water bottle is also worn out. From now on, I won't need to use mineral water bottles anymore. I can just use the bottle you gave me. Not bad, not bad. I'll be very pleased with you, Master!"
"laugh."
With his love and praise, this birthday gift that he had thought about and prepared for a long time became meaningful. Fang didn't have to fill the water for himself. Xu Cailing walked to the coffee table with the new bottle familiarly, picked up his kettle of boiled water, and filled a bottle of water for him.
"…The new bottle hasn't been washed yet."
"I have already cleaned it for you~"
"..."
Well, the girl who seems careless on weekdays can be incredibly attentive sometimes.
After receiving the gifts from Asheng and Cailing, Fang Wei looked at Liu Zhiyi with a smile again.
"Good deskmate, what gift do you want to give me?"
Fang Wei was quite curious. He saw that Liu Zhiyi didn't bring anything except a schoolbag. She didn't mention his birthday when they were running together just now. She looked very mysterious. Seeing that Cailing and Asheng also gave gifts in person, the reserved girl stopped hiding it.
She gently unzipped the schoolbag in her arms, and took out a small buckwheat pillow from it. She held the small pillow in both hands and presented it to Master Fang as if offering a tribute.
"This pillow is for you."
"what?"
Fang Wei was stunned and thought of many possible gifts. The only thing he didn't expect was that Liu Zhiyi would actually give him such a small buckwheat pillow.
I thought it was the little buckwheat pillow she used for her lunch break, but when I held it in my hand, it turned out to be a new buckwheat pillow. The gray pillowcase was purchased, and the buckwheat inside the pillow was filled by her herself. When I squeezed it with my hands, it made a rustling sound. When I put it against my face and smelled it, it had a unique buckwheat scent that could help me sleep.
Like Xu Cailing's birthday gift, she also sewed a peace knot woven with colorful ropes on the corner of the pillow. It seems that the two girls had already communicated with each other and even secretly discussed what birthday gifts to give.
But unlike Cai Ling, this was the first time Liu Zhiyi participated in his birthday and the first time he gave him a birthday present.
Seeing Fang Wei's surprised look, Liu Zhiyi's heart skipped a beat and he said nervously:
"You don't like it..."
"I like it! I like it very much!"
Fang Wei smiled and said, "It just so happens that the little pillow I use for naps in the classroom has burst, and I was thinking of changing it to a buckwheat pillow. Your gift is just right, not bad, it will please the master very much!"
When he finished speaking, Fang Wei finally realized why the two girls gave him a water bottle and a pillow. It turned out that they had been secretly observing him to see what he was missing.
Maybe pillows and water bottles are not expensive gifts, but their thoughtfulness can be felt.
The small pillow he gave away received his praise and likes, and Liu Zhiyi finally felt relieved. He ate his birthday egg with a sweet smile on his face, as if the egg was sweetened with sugar.
"My mom called you just now, right? Come to my house for dinner in the evening!"
"it is good!"
The three of them agreed in unison.
After breakfast, Fang Wei put on the new socks given by Asheng and stuffed his schoolbag with the new water bottle given by Cailing and the new pillow given by Zhiyi.
This gift includes clothes, water and sleep.
……
It’s a pity that there is no dedicated holiday for birthdays, but celebrating your birthday at school is also a rare experience.
Before the morning reading class began, Wen Susu walked into the classroom, stood on the podium, clapped her hands mysteriously and asked everyone:
"Does everyone know what day it is today?"
"What day?"
"Today is... the birthday of our class monitor, Fang Wei!"
"Ooo ...
As soon as Wen Susu finished speaking, the class suddenly became lively. Everyone applauded and looked at Fang Wei who was sitting in his seat.
Even though Fang Wei was thick-skinned, he couldn't help blushing at this moment. He didn't know whether to sit down or stand up. No wonder Liu Zhiyi was so afraid that her birthday would fall on a school day. After all, this would definitely be an unforgettable shock for such a person!
However, Wen Susu is very keen on celebrating birthdays for her classmates. She has registered the birthdays of all her classmates on the calendar. On the birthday, she will invite everyone to sing birthday songs for the birthday boy, just like she is doing now.
As expected, the better the relationship, the more fun they had. It was none of their business anyway, so the two bad girls sitting on both sides of him clapped their hands enthusiastically, wishing the atmosphere in the class could be more lively. After all, there weren't many moments when they could see Fang Wei blushing!
"Then let's all sing a birthday song for Fang Wei!"
"Happy birthday to you~~Happy birthday to you~~"
The whole class clapped their hands, looked at Fang Wei, and hummed the most classic birthday song.
Okay, Fang Wei admitted it. Although he felt a little embarrassed, his heart was still warm at this moment, so he hummed the birthday song along.
After the song was finished, Fang Wei stood up and thanked everyone.
"Thank you everyone for your blessings!"
"Happy birthday, monitor!"
Another burst of warm applause...
……
Now, all the classmates know that it is his birthday today.
So after the morning reading class was over, various small gifts kept appearing on Fang Wei's desk. They were all birthday gifts given to him by his good classmates. There was nothing special prepared, just some snacks or something.
For example, two packs of biscuits, a pack of spicy strips, two sticks of crushed ice cream, a handful of candies, etc., most of which were given by girls.
Fang Wei never refuses gifts from anyone. He happily accepts all the gifts he receives, but he always keeps the friendship in his heart and will return the gifts when it is someone's birthday in the future.
It may seem troublesome, but isn't it the case that the relationship between people is constantly getting closer through interactions?
Wen Susu naturally gave him a gift, but she didn't give it to him in front of his classmates. Instead, she called him to her office after class.
She opened the drawer and took out a watercolor painting.
"Didn't you ask me to draw you last time? Here, I'll give this one to you~!"
"...!"
Fang Wei took the painting she handed over and looked at it.
It was a watercolor painting with fresh and elegant colors. The content of the painting was a photo she had taken of him during a home visit. In the picture, he was shaking water beside a well with his trouser legs rolled up, looking back at the camera with a youthful and hearty smile.
She kept the photo in her album of Baitan Impressions, and Fang Wei had also seen it.
But the painting now looks different from the photo. The photo is a picture recorded by the camera, while the painting is a picture printed from her mind, re-processed with personal emotional color, so such a painting seems to have life.
This was the first time Fang Wei was recorded in a painting. This gift was extremely special to him.
"Sister, you draw so well!!" Fang Wei couldn't help but exclaim.
"Hehe, it's okay. I'm giving it to you. Please keep it well. I also wish you a happy birthday and may all your wishes come true~!" Wen Susu said with a smile.
"Thank you, sister! You are so nice! You are a nice person and your paintings are great!"
"Hahaha, that's too exaggerated..."
Wen Susu was very touched by his praise. Her heart melted and she even wanted to reach out and rub his head.
"Oh, sis, let's go to my house for dinner tonight. It's my birthday, so my parents will have an extra meal! Cai Ling and the others will also come!"
"Um...ok!"
(End of this chapter)
