Under Xiao Ling's series of forced questions, Ah Cheng remembered a few words of conversation with Qingruo a few days ago, when he was still outside the water prison. At that time, Ah Cheng also questioned many of Qingruo's practices, so Qingruo explained that he had been seriously injured for many years, and he had reached the point where he was dying. Therefore, she single-handedly planned all this, including conniving at Ah Cheng's attack on the capital, incessant provocations against the capital, and inciting the capital to send Xiao Ling to participate in the war under Xiao Ziya's serious injury, all of which can be regarded as a victory in the first battle.

However, these words could not be told to Xiao Ling. The child in Xiao Ling's womb was born deficient, conceived in turmoil, Qingruo almost exhausted the water prison created by her genetic energy to help Xiao Ling spend three months, what she needs now is to quietly raise the fetus, instead of just learning that her mother is still alive, she will face the upcoming life and death.

"In the early years, Qingruo suffered some injuries from Admiral Ling, which caused inevitable damage to her body. That's why she cares so much about your child, and from the gestation stage, she begins to increase her protection. “

Ah Cheng pulled out a few words that he didn't even believe, Xiao Ling stared at Ah Cheng suspiciously for two seconds, and said for a while: "Really? ”

Cheng nodded.

"Then why are you closing your mind and blocking me?" Xiao Lingji asked.

Because I can't make this real in my head, Ah Cheng thought to himself. The words that came out were completely different: "Because I don't want my next girlfriend to know what I'm thinking all the time." ”

The sudden confession was like a boulder, falling from the sky and lying in front of Xiao Ling and Ah Cheng. Xiao Ling looked at Ah Cheng in a daze, and her slightly bulging belly kept reminding her like an alarm. And what Ah Cheng said in a hurry, even he didn't think of it. Is it true that Qing Ruo joked about him, or has his feelings for Xiao Ling been formed unconsciously?

"You。。。。。。 Looking at me, did you think of Zhang Wanyu? ”

As soon as Xiao Ling's words came out, Ah Cheng's face immediately turned black. Is her reaction a rejection of herself?

Just when the two young men looked at each other in embarrassment, there was a sudden noise outside, and Qingruo's voice came.

"Who came in and didn't close the door!"

Ah Cheng's face immediately changed: "It's bad, I patronized and ate melon seeds, and I didn't even close the door!" ”

Qingruo's voice came before her people, and Ah Cheng's figure flashed and suddenly jumped away, avoiding Qingruo's search.

"What are you running to with a stinky boy!!"

Qing Ruo almost grabbed Ah Cheng with his little fingers, pinched his ears and carried the person in front of Xiao Ling, and couldn't stop counting.

"Now at this time, what if our soldiers learn that Xiao Ling is here, break in and arrest her? I said to be more cautious, did you listen to my words!! "Different from the strong and domineering in front of Xiao Ling, Qingruo in front of Ah Cheng is like a mother." Knowing it, you can rest assured, even if someone finds out where Xiao Ling is, it won't be good. It's not the capital, and no one bothered to harm anyone. ”

Ah Cheng rubbed his pinched ears and said that in his eyes, this is a paradise that is not left behind, and the capital is a poor mountain and bad water.

Qingruo looked at Ah Cheng with a look of hatred for iron, and didn't say much: "You two come to the living room." ”

Xiao Ling looked at them with a very happy look, followed the two of them to the living room, and saw a tall round box on the table, I don't know what it is.

Ah Cheng probably knew what it was, and asked in surprise, "Why did someone celebrate their birthday?" ”

Xiao Ling watched blankly as Qing Ruo lifted the lid of the tall box, and then removed the paper splints around it, revealing the contents inside, which was a three-layered pure white and powder blue cream cake, which was piled with fresh fruits.

"Today is Xiao Ling's birthday." Qingruo announced.

Xiao Ling raised his eyes and glared at Qingruo, and his mouth couldn't stop stumbling: "Me, my birthday?" Qingruo nodded, quite emotional: "For so many years, you haven't had a good birthday, right?" Twenty-seven years ago today, I gave birth to you. Today, even if it is your first birthday, from now on, every year today, you must have a good birthday! ”

After saying this, Qingruo touched the top of Xiao Ling's head. Taking advantage of this, Ah Cheng had already lit all the candles and inserted them on the top of the cake.

"Come on, blow out the candles, it's your birthday!!"

Speaking at the right time, Xiao Ling stopped his emotion that he was about to burst. She hurriedly wiped some tears that overflowed her eyes, and walked quickly to the cake to hide her embarrassment.

"I haven't seen this cake in years. When you are in the capital, people only eat a bowl of noodles on their birthday, the so-called longevity noodles. The cake is too extravagant, and no one has been observing this tradition for a long time. ”

Xiao Ling used his words to link his excited emotions, and was pulled by Ah Cheng to sit on the main seat, grabbed the red one on the three-layer cake, dragged his chin with both hands, closed his eyes, and made his three wishes.

"I want my child to be healthy."

"I want my mother to be healthy."

"I hope there will be no more wars."

This time, Xiao Ling did not abide by the tradition, recited all three wishes, and confessed his heart under the witness of the firelight. Qingruo's eyes full of love came through the pearl light, and he had never seen his daughter up close so clearly, and he had seen her face similar to himself, revealing all kinds of feelings.

Making three wishes, Xiao Ling opened her eyes and blew out the candles, signaling her first birthday.

Ah Cheng cheered like a child: "Come and eat cake!" I've never eaten a three-tiered fruitcake!! ”

Qingruo pulled out a knife, divided the cake into large pieces, and handed it to the two children. Ah Cheng remembered Xiao Ling's rejection of him just now, and deliberately wiped the large piece of cream on the cake on Xiao Ling's face with his fingers. Xiao Ling immediately became a little flower cat, her mouth was wide open, and she pasted a whole piece of cake onto Ah Cheng's face with her backhand. The two children chased and played like this for a while, until Qingruo spoke up and asked Xiao Ling to sit down at the table.

"In addition to the cake, I also prepared these."

Just now, Xiao Ling noticed that this table was a little tired, and sure enough, Qingruo moved the box containing the cake away.

At the bottom of it is a layer of not-so-solid wooden planks, and when it is lifted, there is a table of hearty meals, of which in the middle is a pot of longevity noodles.

"Growing up, I didn't know what you liked to eat, so I made a little bit of everything I could do.

There's sweet and sour short ribs, sand ginger chicken, butter cod, boiled pork fillet, ah, and this ice powder. I won't make much, you can try them all, which one you like, and I'll make it for you later. ”

Qingruo put a plate in front of Xiao Ling and Ah Cheng, and at the same time kept putting the dishes into the plate in front of Xiao Ling.

Ah Cheng exaggeratedly pointed at Qingruo's movements, and said loudly: "Wow, you're too partial, when I celebrate my birthday, you always sent me away with a small cake!!!! ”

"What a howl," Qingruo threw a few heavy chestnuts on Ah Cheng's head, "A big man, you want to eat in a hurry, are you ashamed?" ”

Ah Cheng was not convinced, stood up and shouted louder: "Shame, shame on yours!" ”

"Don't lean yourself on me, you have nothing to do with me!!"

"Well, that's what you said! Then I'll go out and get people in now.

Let's see if the people you have a relationship with let them meet, will it be better! ”

"Little bunny! If you dare to go, I will skin you!! ”

In an instant, the situation took a surprising reversal, and the people chasing and fighting changed from Xiao Ling and Ah Cheng to this pair of adoptive mothers and sons who did not recognize each other.

Xiao Ling ate a meal that night, and Xiao Ling ate it for a long, long time.

She ate almost all the dishes one by one, and if Qingruo hadn't stopped her, she would have eaten the cake too.

She was afraid that after eating this meal, she would not have the next meal.

Qingruo was very distressed when she saw it, so she kept comforting her.

But Xiao Ling still insisted, eating very strongly, as if everything that was in the stomach was happiness.

"I hope I can eat these dishes all the time." This is the wish she made in her heart.

That night, Xiao Ling slept soundly, and it was the deepest day she had slept in a long time. And she didn't even think of Xiao Ziya, this is the first time in these days that she has forgotten the pain of losing her husband.

Every day after that, Xiao Ling woke up in the morning light, accompanied by his mother and Ah Cheng, as well as this little thing in his womb.

Suddenly, Xiao Ling almost thought that he was the happiest person in the world.