Chapter 18 Happy Birthday, Mom
Walking out of the golf course, Yan Yimo gently raised the corners of his mouth.
Henry is an old American man who is humorous, quirky and serious, and although it is very unusual to talk to him, he is very interesting. After chatting today, Yan Yimo felt that he had benefited a lot and learned a lot of new things.
And Henry is also very appreciative of Yan Yimo. The young man in front of him is talented and promising, and the angle of looking at the problem is very different from that of the previous middle-aged high-level executives, and he has his own ideas, which is a rare talent. After reading the feasibility report brought by Yan Yimo, I was even more satisfied, and even said several Amazing.
The two chatted very speculatively.
βThank youοΌ Jackson.β
"It's a pleasure to work with."
As soon as he got in the car and took out his mobile phone, Yan Yimo saw the photo sent by Su Xiaoxiao.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, four girls were sitting around a table at an ice cream parlor eating ice cream and taking a selfie. Su Xiaoxiao bought a double-ball cone, the top ball was pink, and the bottom ball was dark red. You don't have to guess what she tastes like, strawberries and cherries. After so many years, my taste has not changed, and what I like to eat is still exactly the same as when I was a child.
Yan Yimo cherishes the simplicity and kindness she has always retained.
Su Xiaoxiao ate very slowly, like a turtle, and saw that the strawberry ice cream on it was about to melt and drip onto his hand, so he quickly licked it with his tongue.
Good ice! Squinting his eyes with ice cream in his mouth, Su Xiaoxiao shook his shoulders slightly, feeling very satisfied. Sitting in the store and eating ice cream at the beginning of December is super blissful!
When she was on the phone with Yan Yimo last night, Yan Yimo asked her if she wanted to go back to Toronto to celebrate his mother's birthday next week, and Su Xiaoxiao agreed without thinking about it.
When I woke up this morning, I remembered the "yes, yes, yes" I had all over the night last night, and I suddenly felt a little nervous. Why is she so well-behaved, she agrees to whatever Yan Yimo says.
Ahhh Su Xiaoxiao tugged at her hair, not knowing whether she was happy or sad.
At this time, Alice and Lisa were planning to go skiing in Bole Mountain next weekend with Jessica, who was sitting next to Su Xiaoxiao. The last time she didn't make it, Jessica kept thinking about the ski slopes.
Su Xiaoxiao listened absentmindedly, and her mind was full of what clothes to wear next weekend and what birthday gifts to give to Yimo's mother.
When she was a child, Su Xiaoxiao always stuck to the back of Yan Yimo's ass and mouthed "Mother Yan", not ashamed at all, and now let her call Yan Yimo's mother "Mother Yan", she is still a little shy, and it took a long time to type these three words.
What gifts should I prepare for my mother's birthday, how about the flowers? SOS, help me out! I'm going to die! Su Xiaoxiao pressed a message and sent it to Yan Yimo, and her heart was pounding.
I remember that every time I went to Yan Yimo's house when I was a child, there were several bottles of all kinds of flowers, and even the balcony was full of flowers. Roses, hydrangeas, carnations, spider plants... Yan Yimo's home is always full of flowers, and Su Xiaoxiao can always get to know a lot of new types of flowers, and then take a small bunch home and raise it in a vase.
When Yan Yimo saw the message sent by Su Xiaoxiao, he only thought she was stupid and cute.
He hadn't told his mother that he was going to take Su Xiaoxiao home on her birthday, and when he was on the phone, he only briefly mentioned that he was busy with work, asked his parents to take care of his body, and then hung up the phone.
Yan Yimo's mother has urged him to find a girlfriend in recent years, and has arranged several blind dates for him, but Yan Yimo refused.
"I'm 22 years old, I don't have a girlfriend yet, I work every day, when will I see my future daughter-in-law!"
Yan's mother always complained to Yan's father that her son was busy with work and didn't think about his love life, and Yan's father always laughed and didn't say anything. If Yan's mother knew that Yan Yimo was in love this time, the other party would still be Su Xiaoxiao, and she would definitely be happy.
What other gift do you want, Su Xiaoxiao is not the best birthday gift for Yan's mother.
Thinking of this, Yan Yimo laughed again, and replied with interest, Su Xiaoxiao, you are the best gift for Yan's mother.
It's not in shape at all, it's not like a brother at all! Su Xiaoxiao thought in his heart, pursed his lips, and then angrily planned to ignore Yi Mo.
Although he said so, Yan Yimo still helped Su Xiaoxiao prepare gifts for his parents.
Yan's father loves to watch baseball games, so Yan Yimo asked Linda to order Blue Jays' baseball jersey and limited-edition bat online in advance. Yan's mother likes to read books and raise flowers, and Yan Yimo is going to give her the original Harry Potter manuscript she found when she went to the UK on a business trip last time.
There are also set flowers, and I will pick up Su Xiaoxiao and pick them up together after a while.
Because of Yan's mother's birthday, today Su Xiaoxiao specially picked out a red woolen coat and a pair of black leather shoes. Seeing Yan Yimo's car, he waved excitedly from afar.
They hadn't seen each other for half a month, and meeting again felt both familiar and unfamiliar. Su Xiaoxiao laughed twice and opened her mouth first, "Brother, oh noβMr. Yi, guess what I bought for Mother Yan?" βγ
Yan Yimo guessed twice but didn't guess, and asked curiously, "What is it?" β
"Da-da-da-da, look!"
Su Xiaoxiao stopped selling guanzi, took off his gloves, and took out a small bottle of perfume from his bag.
"I heard Senior Sister Jenn say that this smell is particularly famous, what is it, oh yes, lady incense, and then I went to Mason Department Store to smell hehe," Su Xiaoxiao sniffed the box unsatisfactorily, "Well, there is also a smell, you smell it, it is really fragrant, it is the smell of flowers!" β
Attentively sent it to Yan Yimo's nose, Yan Yimo turned his head and sniffed it.
He didn't smell much of the perfume, but the smell of Su Xiaoxiao's hand cream wafted over.
It is fruity and sweet.
"Well, it's fragrant."
The sun shines brightly at noon.
The car stopped at the door of the flower shop, Yan Yimo asked Su Xiaoxiao to wait in the car, and he got out of the car to pick up the flowers and came back soon. But Su Xiaoxiao is the master who can stay idle, so he has to go to the flower shop to see what the flowers for Yan's mother look like.
Yan Yimo didn't force her, and the two entered the flower shop together.
Fresh sunflowers are paired with yellow roses, white roses, daisies, white anemones, pine cordyceps and small handballs, and the warm breath of spring comes to your face.
"Ah, it smells so good." Su Xiaoxiao lowered her head and sniffed the bouquet lightly, "I feel like spring is coming." β
βYour girlfriend is so cute!β
The young lady of the flower shop winked at Yan Yimo while wrapping the bouquet.
The first time someone said that it was Yan Yimo's girlfriend, Su Xiaoxiao shyly looked down at her toes, and lit the ground irregularly.
The corners of Yan Yimo's mouth rose, gently hugged Su Xiaoxiao into his arms, and said with a smile, "Thank you!"
The warm golden sun shines on their backs in winter.
Although Su Xiaoxiao and Yan Yimo's parents are also old acquaintances, they haven't been to their house for many years. Moved from the former residential building to the current villa, as soon as the black wrangler drove into the villa area, Su Xiaoxiao began to rub his hands nervously, looking restless.
Seeing this, Yan Yimo freed up a driving hand and tightly squeezed Su Xiaoxiao's cramped and restless hands, "Don't be afraid, follow me." β
"Hmm."
Su Xiaoxiao took a deep breath.
The ugly daughter-in-law still wants to see her in-laws, but I went to see Yan's father and mother, and celebrate Yan's mother's birthday. Su Xiaoxiao is not panicking, Su Xiaoxiao is the best! Cheer herself up in her heart, but when she really arrived at the gate, Su Xiaoxiao was still a little nervous, and her little heart was beating wildly.
After getting out of the car, he kept holding Yan Yimo's big hand tightly and followed him, his palms were cold and sweating slightly. Yan Yimo stuffed Su Xiaoxiao's hand into his coat pocket and carried the gift he brought with his other hand.
The door was opened by a tall young girl who spoke authentic American English, "Hey Jackson, you're here!" "I just wanted to step forward to talk about Yi Mo's cheeks, but when I saw Su Xiaoxiao standing next to me, I immediately changed it to a hug." Who is this...? β
Before Yan Yimo could introduce him, Yan's mother also ran over, "Xiaomo, why are you back?" I thought you forgot your mother's birthday. Mother Yan was disgusted, but her eyes were full of smiles, "Ah, this girl is...?" β
"I'm Su Xiaoxiao." Su Xiaoxiao cheered herself up in her heart, let go of Yan Yimo's hand, and showed a standard smile with eight teeth, "Mother Yan, happy birthday!" β
"Su Xiaoxiao!" Mother Yan's eyes widened in disbelief, "Is it our old neighbor's Xiaoxiao!" I haven't seen you for a few years, and I've become a big girl! His eyes were full of pity, and he held Su Xiaoxiao's hand without letting go, and looked at it carefully. Like Daddy! After a while, he said, "No, it's still like Mom!" β
No matter what Mother Yan said, Su Xiaoxiao nodded and smiled happily.
After Yan Yimo put the gift on the table in the living room, he pulled Su Xiaoxiao over and said to his mother, "Mom, we've been driving for more than two hours, let's go sit and talk again." β
"Okay, good, good," Yan's mother glanced at her son's precious look at Su Xiaoxiao, and her smile deepened, "I'll go upstairs and call your father and uncle and aunt to come down, and you and Beibei will talk first." β
It turned out that the girl who opened the door just now was Yan Yimo's cousin Beibei, her father was Yan Yimo's uncle, and he immigrated to Canada very early, so Beibei was born in Canada CBC. The way of dressing and communicating is more European and American, and she has a cheerful personality, much like a foreign girl.
Taking advantage of the gap when Yan Yimo helped Su Xiaoxiao hang his coat, Bei Bei secretly quipped, "Xiaoxiao, have you won my brother's thousand-year-old iceberg haha, I heard my aunt say that he is an insulator of the opposite sex!" β
When she heard that the girl was Yan Yimo's cousin, Su Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief, she didn't want to fight with her rival as soon as she came up.
"Really, my brother hasn't brought a girl home for so many years!"
Su Xiaoxiao looked shocked, but her heart was beautiful.
She is a little clever ghost, ready to be a good girl in Yan Yimo's family, and as soon as she entered the door, she immediately changed her words and called her brother back.
"Hmm!" Bei Bei thought for a moment, "Anyway, I don't remember hearing of it, and my aunt secretly told me before that I was afraid that my brother would not be interested in girls, and it would be a big deal." β
"Hahaha...."
The two girls laughed at the same time, and the speaker thought it was funny, and the listener found it even more funny. The thief looked back at Yan Yimo, probably he didn't hear it, and couldn't help but giggle.
Because of Su Xiaoxiao's arrival, Yan's mother was very happy today, so she had to pull her to stay for two more nights, and then let Yan Yimo send her back to L City on the weekend. The birthday star is the biggest on his birthday. Su Xiaoxiao couldn't bear to refuse, so she nodded "um" and agreed.
After dinner, everyone played a few games of chess together and chatted for a while, and the time was not early.
After Beibei's family left, Yan Yimo and Yan's father went to the study to talk about things, and Yan's mother took Su Xiaoxiao to Yan Yimo's room and asked her to live here tonight.
"You're welcome, Mom, I'll just sleep in the guest room." Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly waved his hand, "I can sleep anywhere, my brother recognizes the bed and lets him sleep in his own room." β
"You still know Xiaomo so well," Yan's mother smiled and her eyebrows rose, "Don't worry about him, such a big man, where are there so many requirements." Then he added, "Xiaoxiao, Yan's mother is really happy that Xiaoxiao can come to celebrate my birthday today, I haven't seen Xiaomo smile so happily for a long time." β
Su Xiaoxiao smiled, and her heart was as sweet as honey.
Su Xiaoxiao is a lucky girl, at the age of eighteen, she has met the warmest and loveliest people.