Two days later, over the weekend.

On Saturday morning, in the call of the alarm clock, Duan Zilian woke up, picked up his mobile phone in a daze, turned off the alarm clock, and subconsciously looked to the side, but felt empty.

blinked his eyes and was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted, today is the weekend, Xu Ying went home with Qin Qiaoyun yesterday, so he slept alone last night.

After staring blankly at the ceiling for a moment, he yawned and then took his phone to look at it.

"Huh?"

Seeing today's date, Duan Zilian suddenly remembered something.

"I remember that today seems to be Sakura's birthday...... So, she should have a birthday, right? If she has a birthday, what gift should she buy? ”

Sitting up, Duan Zilian thought about it, took his mobile phone and searched on the Internet, and more than ten minutes passed after this search.

"Forget it, when she comes, ask her what she wants."

didn't find any suitable gifts, so Duan Zilian didn't think about these for the time being, turned over and got out of bed, went to the bathroom to wash, and had a simple breakfast.

Soon, Qin Qiaoyun and Xu Ying drove over, Duan Zilian dressed neatly, tidied up the café with them, and prepared to open for business.

"By the way, mercy, do you know what day it is?"

When Qin Qiaoyun went outside to throw out the garbage, Xu Ying wiped a table clean with a rag and suddenly asked a question.

"Your birthday, right?" Duan Zilian replied to her.

"Oh, I actually answered, I thought you didn't know." Xu Ying deliberately looked surprised.

Duan Zi shrugged: "If you don't even know your birthday, then my boyfriend is too unqualified." So, do you want to celebrate your birthday? ”

"Okay, actually, I didn't want to make such trouble, but my mother didn't want to, she had to give me a birthday, and my dad had no opinion, I couldn't help it, so I would have a birthday this year."

"It's like you rarely celebrate birthdays."

"I really rarely celebrate birthdays, when I was a child, my mother was not there, and my father was very busy with work, even when it was my birthday, my father couldn't find time to spend with me, so I didn't celebrate my birthday much since I was a child, and I didn't have any concept of birthdays."

Thinking of her previous life, Xu Ying couldn't help but sigh.

"It's okay, let the past pass, don't think so much, now that Aunt Qiao is back, you can have a serious birthday this year, you should be happy." Duan Zilian comforted her.

"Uh-huh, I'm happy right now." Xu Ying smiled and looked at Duan Zilian with expectant eyes.

"So, pity, it's my birthday, what are you going to give me?"

"Uh...... Well, I haven't thought about it yet. What kind of gift do you want? Duan Zilian scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Feel free, I don't care about gifts, even if it's the kind of stall for a few dollars, as long as it makes me happy, it's fine, the courtesy is light and affectionate."

Xu Ying waved her hand and threw the gift question to Duan Zilian again.

"Okay then, I'll think to myself." Duan Zi smiled helplessly.

Although Xu Ying said it very casually, no matter what, Duan Zilian couldn't give her that kind of cheap stall goods, and she had to give her a gift she liked.

But the question is, what kind of gift does she like?

For a while, Duan Zi pondered for a while.

Right here

When Qin Qiaoyun finished throwing away the garbage, he came back from outside, thought of one thing, and said to Duan Zilian: "By the way, Pian, today is Sakura Sakura's birthday, you know?" ”

Coming back to his senses, Duan Zilian nodded: "Well, I know, we were still talking about this just now." ”

"Just know, today is Sakura's birthday, I just want to get her a simple birthday party at home to celebrate, will you also go over then?" Qin Qiaoyun asked.

"Huh? Can I go? ”

Duan Zi was stunned for a moment, originally thought that if Xu Ying had a birthday, he might just give a gift and be done, but he didn't expect to be able to participate in Xu Ying's birthday party, which was really a bit surprising.

"Why can't you go? Or do you think it's all about giving me a gift? Xu Ying rolled her eyes.

"Yes, Sakura may not be happy if you don't come, and this is just the right time for you to come to my house, you haven't been to my house for so long." Qin Qiaoyun said with a smile.

"Okay, let's go." Nodding, Duan Zilian happily agreed.

After that, he continued to worry about what gift to give Xu Ying.

After a while, Li Nan, Song Cheng and Shen Yan arrived one after another, and after tidying up, at nine o'clock in the morning, the café officially opened for business.

Because today is the weekend, Duan Zilian sat in front of the piano in the corner and started her work.

However, since the café had just opened and there were no customers, Duan Zilian had a whim, so he asked Xu Ying to come over to play the piano and show everyone the results of his learning during this time.

Although she was a little embarrassed, Xu Ying didn't shirk it, sat in front of the piano, and skillfully played a few simple tunes, which made Qin Qiaoyun and others praise her for a while.

And seeing Duan Zilian and Xu Ying sitting together playing the piano, Shen Yan, who just came a few days ago, couldn't help but start to be envious, and also wanted to have a girlfriend with similar interests and talk about a sweet love.

It didn't take long for the guests to come to the door and everyone went back to their jobs.

And so, the morning passed.

At noon, Duan Zilian carried a backpack and took the time to go to the hospital to see her mother Zhong Yi's condition, and did not come back until two o'clock in the afternoon.

Because of Xu Ying's birthday today, at five o'clock in the afternoon, Qin Qiaoyun no longer ran the café, and asked Li Nan and others to get off work early and go back early to prepare for Xu Ying's birthday party.

"Store manager, why did you get off work so early today?" While cleaning up the café, Li Nan asked curiously.

Before Qin Qiaoyun could answer, Xu Ying spoke first: "There is something at home, I have to go back and deal with it." ”

"Oh." Li Nan responded, seemingly without suspicion.

After cleaning up, Li Nan, Song Cheng and Shen Yan left one after another.

After they left, Duan Zilian asked Xu Ying a question.

"Sakura, aren't you going to let Brother Nan and them come over to your birthday party?"

"Well, I don't have the intention of doing so." Xu Ying nodded.

"Why? Isn't it more lively if there are more people? Duan Zilian was puzzled.

Xu Ying looked at Duan Zilian and smiled slightly: "I don't like to be so lively, although it's a bit bad to say this, but I think that at the birthday party, with my parents and you, this is enough." Besides, if they come and give me a gift, I don't want to trouble them. ”

"Okay, don't say so much, you hurry up and prepare."

"That's fine

bar. Since Xu Ying said so, Duan Zilian didn't force her, went upstairs to change her clothes, took care of it a little, and when she was ready, she went down with her backpack.

Seeing that Duan Zilian was still carrying a backpack, Xu Ying was a little curious, and walked over to take a few shots.

"What's in your backpack? It's still a little bulging to the touch, so it can't be a gift for me, right? ”

"Hmm." Anyway, there is nothing to hide, Duan Zilian admitted it directly.

"What a gift? Can you show me this? As soon as her eyes lit up, Xu Ying immediately looked forward to it.

"No, I'll give you the gift when you blow out the candle and cut the cake." Duan Zi replied pitifully.

"Just show me, it's not going to happen." Xu Ying was still curious, and tried to unzip it and open her backpack.

"Don't give it, it's yours sooner or later anyway, what are you anxious about."

Afraid that Xu Ying would take advantage of his inattention, open the backpack, and take out the gift, Duan Zilian held the backpack in his arms and didn't let Xu Ying touch it.

"Cut, stingy." Seeing that Duan Zilian was like protecting food, Xu Ying couldn't help but give him a roll of his eyes.

Then, locking the door, Duan Zilian and Xu Ying got into Qin Qiaoyun's car.

After almost an hour's drive, they came to their destination and entered the community where Xu Ying's family was located.

Waiting for Qin Qiaoyun to park the car, Duan Zilian got out of the car and asked a question.

"Aunt Qiao, aren't you going to buy vegetables and cakes?"

"No, Sakura Sakura's dad didn't go to work today, and I already asked him to buy vegetables and cakes in advance." Qin Qiaoyun replied.

"Oh."

Then, under the leadership of Qin Qiaoyun and Xu Ying, Duan Zilian entered an apartment building, took the elevator, and finally stopped in front of a door.

"Pity, the first time you came to my house, are you nervous?" Xu Ying asked with a grin.

"Nervous." Duan Zilian told the truth, after all, it was the first time to come to Xu Ying's house, if he said that he was not nervous, he would be purely deceiving himself.

"Would you like to adjust your mood? lest you wait too nervously and speak too badly. ”

"No, I'm not too nervous, it's fine."

As he spoke, Qin Qiaoyun took out the key and opened the door.

Walking in the door, Duan Zilian saw Xu Ying's father, District Chief Xu, sitting on the sofa, watching the news on TV.

At the same time, he also quickly glanced at Xu Ying's home, the area is not very large, but it is not small, and the decoration is also very good, giving people a warm feeling.

"I'm back." Seeing Qin Qiaoyun and them coming back, District Chief Xu turned his head to look.

"Hello uncle." Duan Zilian said hello.

Since he rarely saw District Chief Xu, and because it was the first time he came to Xu Ying's house, he now seemed a little restrained, unnatural, and uncomfortable.

I had long expected that Qin Qiaoyun and Xu Ying would bring Duan Zilian back, so District Chief Xu was not surprised by Duan Zilian's arrival at all and nodded.

"This is your first time here, don't be nervous, come and sit as if you are in your own home, you're welcome."

"Oh, good." Putting down the backpack, Duan Zilian sat down, although he was not as nervous as when he first entered the door, he still couldn't relax.

"Here, have a glass of water." Xu Ying poured a glass of water for Duan Zilian and sat directly next to him.

"Oh......"

After drinking a glass of water, Duan Zilian felt a little soothed.