There were still two minutes before work ended. Long Fei lit a cigarette and paid close attention to Mu Zixi. When he saw her stand up, he immediately walked over and asked,""Are you free today?"
"Manager Long, what's the matter?"
"Can I treat you to a meal?"
"Why are you treating me to a meal?"
"Today is October 11th. Don't you know what day it is?”
"What day is it? Is there a major event in the company? My Green Garden proposal was done well, and you want to help me celebrate?”
"It's your birthday on the seventh day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar. I've never seen someone as slow as you. You don't even know your birthday.”
"Oh, I don't really care about that. It's October 7th today.”
"I really don't know what to say about you."
"Thank you for the reminder. I have to call my mother quickly.”
"You haven't answered me yet. Can you have dinner with me?"
"I'm sorry, I want to eat with my mother today. It's my daughter's birthday and my mother's hard day. I want to treat my mother to a good meal today. It's not easy for me to celebrate my birthday with my mother.”
Hearing her say this, Long Fei found it unbelievable. Every year, he celebrated his birthday. Not only did he take it to heart, but even his hypocritical stepmother had never forgotten it. What kind of family was this? It was a birthday that only happened once a year, yet she and her mother did not even know about it. She really did not know how she had celebrated her birthday in the past.
"But I've already booked a restaurant. You saved me when I fell into the pool last time. I haven't thanked you yet. It's not that I forgot your kindness, but I specially waited until today.”
"You don't have to take that matter to heart. If you didn't mention it, I would have forgotten. If you insist, then tomorrow. Anyways, other than today, any other day is fine.”
"No, I've already booked a restaurant today. I can't go back on my word. Why don't you invite your mother over and we can eat together? Besides, I was the one who found out about this date.”
"Alright then! But my mother works at someone else's house, so it's only convenient at 6:00.”
"6 o'clock then."
"Where does your mother work? I'll drive to pick her up.”
"I don't know. Manager Long, you really don't have to go through so much trouble. I already appreciate your gratitude.”
"What you're saying is that my life isn't worth doing all this.”
"That's not what I meant."
"Alright, stop talking. That's it!”
"But there's still my second aunt. She's like my biological mother. Since she's in Xiangfu now, I must invite her too.”Mu Zixi hoped that he would back off.
"Let's go together!"
"Oh, you don't mind?”Mu Zixi didn't expect that he would still insist on letting her go even after she said that. It seemed like he was sincere. Most people wouldn't know her birthday. Everyone in Xiangfu was used to celebrating her birthday on the lunar calendar. This meant that he had to find out the corresponding lunar calendar on the Gregorian calendar for the year she was born. Mu Zixi was very touched. This was probably the second birthday that had touched her.
Her memories instantly went back to high school. In her first year of high school, she had also forgotten her birthday. The day before her birthday, the evening self-study session ended. She was prepared to rush to the dormitory and rest early so that she could be energetic for the monthly examination the next day. However, her two deskmates, Huang Meiyuan and Yang Youting, stopped her. They said that they had something to tell her and asked her to wait. Every minute and second of high school was as precious as gold. She felt a little impatient, wondering what could happen so late at night.
In the end, her deskmate gave her a bunch of joes and said,"It's your birthday tomorrow, so we'll give it to you." I'm afraid I'll disturb you during the exam tomorrow, so I'll give it to you in advance today. At that time, she was stunned. Her nose was sore, and tears filled her eyes. She almost burst out. Fortunately, the lights in the classroom were off at that time. Under the cover of the night, her two deskmates did not notice her abnormality.
When she received the fruit, she suddenly remembered that a few days ago, her deskmate had been discussing her favorite fruit with her. At that time, she had casually replied with a sweet " Jiao " while reading a book. Later on, she found out that it was not easy to get some joss sticks in that small county in the mountains. In her second year of high school, her two deskmates were not in the same class as her after the liberal arts and science division. She wanted to return the favor, but because she was busy with the college entrance examination, she did not even check or find out their birthdays. In the end, it became an eternal guilt in her heart.
In this world, there was a type of person who always felt that what others owed them was far better than what they owed others. If they owed a debt and could not repay it in time, it would become a heavy debt in their hearts over time. She had such thoughts, so she agreed to Long Fei's invitation after some hesitation. She didn't want Long Fei to end up like her and live a life of guilt because he didn't thank her for saving his life.
Long Fei had originally prepared roses for Mu Zixi, a professional violinist, but now that things had changed, he had no choice but to remove all those romantic things and change the exquisite cake for two into a two-layer cake for four.
Long Fei went to the dining room early in the morning. Soon, Mu Zi walked in with Yu Xiuqing. Long Fei and Yu Xiuqing looked at each other in surprise.
"Mom, this is Manager Long, who wants to treat us to a meal.”
"Manager Long, this is my mother. I'm going to pick up my second aunt now.”
"Alright."
Mu Zixi was probably in a hurry to pick up her second aunt, so she didn't pay much attention to their expressions.
When Mu Zixi walked out, Long Fei said,""Auntie, I didn't expect you to be Zixi's mother.”
"I didn't expect you to be her boss either. Xiaolong, can you keep my work at your house a secret from her and me?”
"Why keep it a secret? Was it not good for her to know? Can I ask her to come to my house in the future?”
"I know you're a good person, but if she knew that I was working at your house, she definitely wouldn't let me do it. She didn't agree to me working here from the beginning. Besides, it's not convenient for her to go to your house.”Yu Xiuqing looked at him and begged.
"Alright, I promise you."
Seeing Long Fei agree, Yu Xiuqing was relieved. Although she had not been working in the Long family for long, her colleagues would tell her about the family when they were free. From their words and the behavior of the family, she quickly realized that Long Fei was different from the other two children. The mistress of that family was deliberately targeting Long Fei in every aspect, so she was cautious in everything she did in that family, afraid of offending anyone. If Mu Zixi went to his house, that girl would be so straightforward that she wouldn't even know who she had offended.
"Zixi, it's not bad working in your company, right?”
"Auntie, she's doing very well. Don't worry.”
"Then I can rest assured."
The two of them turned the topic to Mu Zixi. Long Fei could not imagine that the delicate and delicate Mu Zixi would dare to fight with boys in primary school. She was really extraordinary.
About half an hour later, Mu Zixi brought her second aunt in. Long Fei eagerly distributed the cake to the ladies and asked them to eat more. Zeng Sanmei saw this and concluded that Longfei was interested in Mu Zixi. It was definitely not as simple as treating him to a meal to repay his kindness.
Everyone enjoyed the meal. After the meal, Long Fei drove them home.
"Send Zixi home. It's convenient to take the public bus where your Auntie Xiuqing and I live.”Zeng Sanmei said.
"I don't need to send you off. I have my own bicycle. It's getting late now. Drive home by yourself. You've repaid the favor, so you don't have to worry about that matter in the future!”
"Yes, we don't need to send them off. It's convenient to go back.”Yu Xiuqing quickly agreed.
"Alright then." When Long Fei heard them say this, he could not insist anymore. He went out and went straight to the car.
Mu Zixi pushed the bicycle and sent the two elders to the bus stop.
"Long Fei is a good child. I can see that he is interested in you. If you can marry him in the future, you won't have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of your life.”Zeng Sanmei said.
"Second Aunt, you're wrong. He has a girlfriend. He invited us to dinner today because I saved him when he fell into the water last time.”
"According to the people in the city, what's your name again? Those who are involved are confused. Xiuqing, persuade Zixi not to miss such a good marriage.”
"She can make her own decision about the child. I just had a meal with her and don't know much about it. There's nothing to persuade her.”
"Alright, I'm getting more and more confused about the marriage of young people nowadays.”
"I don't understand either. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Let her be!”Yu Xiuqing said. She knew very well that she didn't agree with Zeng Sanmei's words.
In her opinion, in any era, the most important thing was to be of equal status. If the family was not the right one, the marriage life would most likely not be harmonious. His marriage was a lesson for him. Back then, she had many siblings. From the moment she was born, her family was even poorer than the average person. When she was young, she often did not have enough to eat.
Later on, someone introduced her to Mu Gongda, whose family background was far superior to hers. Because of the generous betrothal gift, she had always felt that she had lost face and status. At home, she was careful and served her in-laws with all her heart. She listened to her husband in everything. She thought that she was the best wife and mother in the village.
However, in the end, she was still chased out of the house because she could not have a son. From then on, she lived a miserable life. Sometimes, she would also think that if her family was better off, they wouldn't be able to chase her away because she couldn't give birth to a son. At least he wouldn't chase her away so easily!
Her taste in love was no worse than Zeng Sanmei's. If Zeng Sanmei could see that Long Fei loved Zixi, how could she not as a mother? However, love was unreliable. Mu Gongda also loved her back then. It was because of this that she married him without any scruples and endured everything that she could and could not tolerate.
After the birthday party, Yu Xiuqing clearly felt that Long Fei was more enthusiastic and caring towards her. However, this did not make her happy. Instead, it made her worry day by day. She tried her best to keep a distance from Long Fei. In her opinion, although they were rich, Mu Zixi would not be happy if she married into such a family. The difference in family background might make her feel inferior. Moreover, Mu Zixi said that he had a girlfriend. If his daughter fell in love with him, she would definitely suffer. She also hoped that her daughter would keep a distance from Long Fei. For this reason, she had reminded Mu Zixi many times.
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