Jiu Ge’s Beloved Spirit

"Mother..." Yun Si smiled, carrying her to the table and showing her, "Dang-dang-dang-dang-dang-dang-dang-dang-dang-dang, my mother is getting up to prepare a birthday banquet for you."

Yun Jin was stunned for a moment.

“Now, today happens to be our 301st birthday. Mother thought that she couldn’t sleep in anymore, so she wanted to get up and make some of Nian Nian’s favorite food as a surprise for Nian Nian.”

Although, it seems that it is no longer a surprise now.

Yun Si held her in her arms and introduced her to the dazzling array of dishes on the table one by one.

“This big table—well, although my father did most of the cooking, my mother also helped..."

When she said this, she glanced at the man next to her with a guilty look. The man curled his lips and said nothing. He looked at her without revealing anything.

“Mainly these three dishes,” Yun Si was afraid that he would speak, so she immediately began to emphasize the three dishes closest to her on the table.

“…Shou noodles, longevity peach cake, and red egg soup, these are made by my mother herself, your father did not help.”

With a smile, she whispered quickly into Yun Jinnian's ear while the man next to her was not paying attention: "I added a little bit of sugar to the longevity peach cake, which should make it sweeter."

After whispering, she was a little embarrassed, apologetic, and said in a soft voice, "I'm sorry Nian Nian, mother... I'm not very good at cooking. I've been busy for so long and I only made these... Don't dislike it, mother will study hard in the future. As for cooking, my mother will definitely cook more delicious food for you in the future..."

“…” The little man leaning on her arms looked at her, stunned, without blinking, “Mother…”

"Huh?" Seeing her silence, Yun Si thought she was unhappy, so she quickly added, "Maybe Niannian, you can eat what daddy cooks first this time. Daddy's cooking is delicious. Wait until next time. Next time, mother will learn how to cook it." It must be delicious, so I’ll cook it all again—"

 “Woo…” The beautiful little baby’s eyes slowly turned red, her mouth pursed, her nose sniffed, and she seemed to be about to cry.

Yun Si stopped talking and said, "Nian Nian..."

"...I'm fine." The little guy, who usually looked very lively, quickly wiped his wet eyes and smiled cutely.

She was still half an adult, but she already understood a lot. Knowing that her mother loved her, her eyes were red and she took the initiative to kiss Yun Si.

With a milky voice, she said in a muffled voice: "Mom doesn't need to learn to cook. From now on, Nian Nian can just eat what daddy cooks. As long as mother is willing to accompany Nian Nian, Nian Nian will be happy, the happiest thing."

Yun Si paused and smiled slightly, "Don't you want to eat the food cooked by your mother?"

The considerate and clingy little girl hugged her, shook her head, and whispered: "It's not that I don't like it, as long as it's done by my mother, Nian Nian likes it, but... Nian Nian doesn't want my mother to be tired..."

 When she said this, she sniffed and glanced at her father quietly, as if she was afraid that he would be angry.

Mom can't be tired, dad can...

Jun Jiu Ge looked at her and chuckled. He did not deny it and seemed to agree with it.

“Well, mom doesn’t have to know how to cook in the future. If Nian Nian wants to eat, you can tell daddy and he will cook it for you.”

 He has always been responsible for the meals at home, and it will naturally be the same in the future, and it will not change.

Yun Jinnian blinked and felt relieved after hearing what he said. She buried her head in Yun Si's arms and nuzzled her.

“Mother...Mother is the best, Nian Nian likes mother the most...”

 This is the first time that she has her mother by her side to celebrate her birthday with her.

In the past, she had never had a birthday - her birthday was the anniversary of her mother's death, and her father would never give her a birthday on that day. During that time, she would drink like crazy and drink non-stop every day.

 It wasn’t until some time after her birthday that her father felt better, then he would prepare a special birthday banquet for her to make up for her birthday.

Over the years, she has never felt that her birthday was anything good, nor did she want to go there, but now...

She felt very happy, and for the first time, she felt that celebrating a birthday was such a rare and happy event.

When mother came back, her father would also smile. It was as if God had heard the birthday wish she had secretly made, and finally mercifully fulfilled it, granting her everything she had ever longed for. Having never had it, suddenly getting it - this is the best birthday gift she has ever received.

Her nose was sore and she kept breathing in, trying not to let her tears fall.

 "Niannian..." Yun Si called her.

She gave a dull sigh and said, "...I'm fine."

It was a very happy day—she didn’t want to cry.

Wiping away the tears that were about to overflow, her eyes were red and she whispered: "Thank you, mother, I am just... I am so happy..."

"..." Yun Si bent her eyes, touched her little face lovingly, and kissed her again, "As long as everything is okay, if you are happy, my mother will be happy."

 The little guy looked at her and nodded heavily, "Yeah."

Yun Si hugged her and put her on the stool.

He noticed that she was barefoot and had no shoes on, so he got up to look for her. Unexpectedly, when he turned around, a very attentive and considerate man handed her the shoes.

“…” Yun Si was slightly silent, “You are so fast.”

Jun Jiu Ge smiled in a low voice, hummed, and looked at her with an extraordinarily gentle look, "I just saw it."

The two looked at each other for a moment, and even the air was sweet, so sweet that it was about to explode. Yun Jinnian looked at it with big eyes, looking back and forth, and her eyes rolled.

 When they all sat down, the little guy watched, and the father picked up the chopsticks, first picking up the food for his mother, and then picking it up for her.

My mother gave him an angry look and said that it was Nian Nian’s birthday and she had to give her some food first. Her father hummed and seemed to have listened, but when it came time to pick up the vegetables, he still put more food in her bowl.

 He loves his mother very much, and always looks at her with eyes, smiling gently, and following her with his eyes.

Yun Jinnian, who is still ignorant and doesn't know what love is, looks at it and seems to feel the indescribable love in a hazy place.

Looking at the tender gaze of her father looking at her mother, and her bright, bright, happy and unconscious smile, her eyes were bent, with a faint rising heat, and her nose couldn't help but feel sour.

"Mother..." She called softly, causing Yun Si to look over quickly.

 “Huh? What’s the matter?”

"We should always be together, okay?" Yun Jinnian looked at her, sniffed and whispered.

Yun Si was stunned for a moment, and then she nodded, "Of course, we will be together."

 “Will we never be separated?”

 “Well, never separate.”

 The smile between her brows and eyes was clear and gentle. In the sunshine, she looked at the person she was particularly happy with and looked at each other.

The two looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing, and there was no need to say anything more.

 Their hands held each other, held tightly - never to be separated again, ever.

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over. (End of chapter)