(xxxiv) Birthday cake
Since the morning, Song's mother has been busy in the kitchen.
"Mother Song," Yuhan slipped into the kitchen, "Prepare so many dishes, are you going to have guests today?" ”
"I'm not a guest, today is Mr. Zhan's birthday, I want to prepare a sumptuous dinner and celebrate his birthday, which is a little bit of my heart."
"It's James' birthday?!" Yuhan was surprised.
"Yes, I only found out from Secretary Zhao in the morning, so I had to prepare in a hurry."
"Then I'll help too."
"No, no! How can you let the young lady do such rough work. ”
"I'm a young lady, and I often help my mother cook at home."
Mother Song looked at Yuhan with a smile, "That's okay, Miss Lin will help me make noodles, I want to make some snacks." ”
Yuhan rolled up his sleeves and happily started to dry.
"When I was in school, I heard from the teacher who came back from overseas that foreigners would eat a kind of Western pastry on their birthday, soft and sweet, and they called it CAKE."
"Hehe, I don't understand this foreigner's thing. Will Miss Lin do it? ”
"At that time, my husband probably talked about how to make it, and I remember it was similar to how we made fat cakes, just add more sugar and milk, and put a layer of cream on the outside."
"Then Miss Lin should try to do it, Mr. Zhan will be pleasantly surprised."
Yuhan thought, this must be a good idea. James helped her a lot during this time, whether it was market research or the subsequent art exhibition, he spent a lot of thought. She actually wanted to express her gratitude for a long time, but she didn't know how to thank her. This is a good opportunity to make him a cake for his birthday to show his gratitude.
The idea is good, but it is still difficult to execute. After many failures, Yuhan finally made something that could barely be called a cake.
At night, when James entered the door, the lights in the house were dim, he noticed something unusual, and when he turned around to ask Zhao Zongli, he was nowhere to be seen. Before she had time to think about it, Yuhan slowly walked out with her cake creation.
Today she seems to be dressed up deliberately, a pink dress just sets off her graceful waist, her slightly curly hair is tied with a silk handkerchief at the back of her head, the flickering candlelight on the cake reflects her pink cheeks, her bright eyes flash, the corners of her lips are slightly raised, outlining a beautiful face, as if a beautiful fairy from a fairyland.
Yuhan walked up to James with the cake, and his smile rippled like water waves on his eyebrows, eyes, and lips......
"Happy Birthday!"
The first time James saw her smile like this, the smile melted at the tip of his heart, and he looked at it infatuatedly, and his heart was drunk.
Yuhan was a little embarrassed by him, lowered his head, and his shy eyelashes covered his sparkling eyes.
Zhao Zongli, Song Ma, Uncle Feng, everyone also gathered at the table to express their congratulations. Yuhan put the cake on the table and made an inviting gesture to James, "Birthday star, please take a seat!" ”
James sat down obediently, looking at her, at everyone, at the table of delicacies, and at the birthday cake, and his heart was swollen and his eyes were red without noticing.
"Uncle Feng went to buy these dishes early in the morning, and Mother Song made them all day." Yuhan introduced.
James turned to Mother Song, "Thank you, Uncle Feng, Mother Song, for your trouble." ”
Uncle Feng rubbed his hands and stood aside laughing.
Mother Song sighed with emotion: "Mr. Zhan is welcome, I want to thank you." And Miss Lin helped me in the kitchen for a long time, and this Western cake was made by Miss Lin. ”
James looked at the cake again, raised his eyebrows in surprise and said, "You're still going to make this?" ”
"I used to hear from the gentleman in the school about how to do it, so I tried to do it. It may not taste like a real Western cake, and I don't know if you are used to eating it. Yuhan raised his hand to stroke his hair and pinned a strand of hair behind his ear.
James's eyes flowed with emotion, "It looks good like this, but I wonder if the smell will be scary?" ”
After listening to the birthday star's words, everyone couldn't help laughing.
Yuhan also laughed, "Let's make a wish and blow out the candles first, and then you can eat the cake, this is a Western birthday ceremony." ”
Everyone watched James solemnly fold his hands on his chest, make a wish, and then blow out the candle in one breath, the picture is very beautiful.
The cake was cut and everyone got a piece, and everyone waited for James to taste it first. James picked up the fork, took a small piece of cake, twisted the fork in his hand, drew a graceful arc, and then slowly put it into his mouth, pushing it on the tip of his tongue to savor it......
Yuhan watched his every move nervously, as if a candidate was waiting for the announcement of the results.
"Well...... it tastes good, it shouldn't poison people, let's try it."
James saw Yuhan breathe a long sigh of relief, anger and laughter flowed between his eyes and lips, and his cheeks turned crimson, as if he responded to the sentence - peach blossoms on the human face.
Happiness can sometimes make people feel intimidating, how long can he keep this woman in front of him? He didn't know, he didn't dare to think about it, he just hoped that this beautiful moment would stay a little longer.
Many years later, James still remembers the tenderness and sweetness of the cake in the mouth, and the taste and smile have become the best memories that he will never forget in his life.