The School Beauty Became My Live-in Maid to Pay Off Her Debts-Chapter 397 - 396 Happy Birthday

What exactly is a birthday?

Little Lin Shuang once read in "Reader", "Yilin", or "Story Meeting" that a birthday is the day of mother’s suffering, and in ancient times it was even called "the day of father’s sorrow and mother’s ordeal". This day should be used to thank parents, not to celebrate.

Little Lin Shuang then asked his mother, at that time, his mother touched his head and gently smiled, "How could that be, son? You are the best gift mom has ever received in her life."

Mother picked up an album, turned it open, inside were collected photos of Lin Shuang’s birthday from childhood each year.

The first photo was taken when Lin Shuang was just born, he was tiny and couldn’t open his eyes yet. Mom held him in her arms, sweat soaking her hair, but she smiled like she found a treasure, with dad also standing beside, holding his tiny hand and smiling broadly.

"Look, how happy mom and dad are smiling, how could there be any so-called ’father’s sorrow and mother’s ordeal’?"

Little Lin Shuang nodded, seemingly understanding.

Mother held him on her lap, continuing to flip through the album.

In Little Lin Shuang’s one-year-old birthday photo, there were already Su Wan and Yan Han. In one of the pictures, the three little ones crowded together; Little Lin Shuang with a pursed mouth about to cry.

Mother gently smiled and said, "This was you and Wanwan wrestling; you didn’t win against her. These two little troublemakers, look how well-behaved Xiao Han is, such a relief."

By his third birthday, Lin Shuang’s face was already smeared with cream by Wanwan and Xiao Han, which became a fixed event every year from then on.

In the four-year-old birthday photo, Little Lin Shuang stood between Wanwan and Xiao Han, a posture embraced from both sides, with Wanwan and Xiao Han also kissing his cheeks: actually, they were licking the cream off his face.

Mother laughed and said, "Back then, dad asked which one you would marry, you said you wanted Wanwan as the main wife and Xiao Han as the minor wife."

Little Lin Shuang’s face turned red, "...Mom! That’s not true!"

If Sister Wan heard this, wouldn’t she tuck him under the blanket and thrash him!

Mother lightly scratched his nose.

As the photos flipped further, the children in the lens grew bigger and bigger.

"In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed, and every birthday you’ve always smiled so happily."

Mother softly said, "So you see, son, a birthday is to celebrate your coming into this world, an award and summary for growing another year older."

"Mom hopes you have a healthy and joyful birthday every year, and continue having fun with Xiao Han and Wanwan, and in the future surely you’ll make more friends to celebrate your birthday with."

"Maybe as you grow up, you won’t be able to smile as carefree as now, but at least on your birthday, Mom hopes you can put away all your worries and have a happy day."

"—Remember, the day you were born, your dad and mom were really, really happy, and in the future, there will definitely be other friends who, because they met you in this world, will feel happy and fortunate." ƒгeewebnovёl_com

Mother was probably wearing a very gentle smile when she said this.

But that kind of smile... Lin Shuang thought back, it had become more and more blurry.

Over the years, he dared not look at his parents’ photos.

However, every year on his birthday, he would still take photos with Wanwan and Xiao Han, mmm, his face would still be smeared with cream.

Just as his parents hoped, they grew up happily.

This year... there will be more people to spend his birthday with.

Lin Shuang sat on the couch, his eyes warm as he conjured a smile.

He was blindfolded with black silk stockings, perking up his ears, he heard the kitchen door quietly open.

Then came the soft footsteps; hmm, the lighter footsteps must belong to the gentlest Ayao, the one dragging her slippers must be Xiao Han, and the loud footsteps must be Wanwan...

A crisp laughter erupted, probably the girls seeing the black silk on his eyes.

Lin Shuang smiled and waved in the direction of the girls.

After some whispering, Ayao’s soft voice rose, "Um~ first, the master can’t see us right now, right?"

"Can’t see at all?"

"Absolutely true!"

Xiao Han made a "fierce and grimacing" face, but Lin Shuang was truly blindfolded tightly with the black stocking silk, seeing nothing.

We can only rely on our ears now, and our noses are quite useful too. Lin Shuang could smell the sweet scent of cake wafting over, probably with plenty of fruits, the fruity aroma distinct.

"We should turn off all the lights~"

That was Little Ling Meng’s energetic voice.

"Turning off the lights really sets the mood!"

This naive-sounding voice belonged to Yu Zhishui.

"Then I’ll go turn off the lights..."

This voice sounded really easy to bully; it was Yixin.

With a "click" sound, even through the darkness, Lin Shuang could feel the living room plunging into darkness.

Yu Zhishui let out a soft shriek, "It’s so dark~"

"Who is touching me! Don’t scare me, Sister Wan!"

"Let’s light the candles~"

"Light the candles, light the candles!"

Soon, Lin Shuang could feel the flickering candlelight in front of him, giving off a warm sensation.

"This atmosphere is quite fitting for ghost stories."

"No way! That’s too scary!"

Lin Shuang volunteered, "Shall I tell everyone a ghost story?"

"Let’s hear it from you, hubby~"

"No, please don’t!"

Xiao Han and Little Ling Meng huddled together, covering each other’s ears.

Shuishui, the little fool, covered only one ear, wavering between wanting to listen and being afraid.

Lin Shuang chuckled, "It’s not that scary."

Wanwan, holding Ayao’s hand, "If it’s not scary, what’s the fun in that!"

Yubing and Yixin leaned in together, "Go on, hubby!"

Lin Shuang began to narrate, "It’s said that a long, long time ago, on a secluded village road where accidents often happened, one night, two children were walking by the road. Suddenly, one of the boys yelled, ’Look, there are two people hanging from the telegraph pole!’"

Xiao Han and Little Ling Meng screamed together, "Ah~"

Ayao, who was initially not very scared, now clung tightly to Wanwan’s hand, spooked by their reaction.

Lin Shuang continued, "The two children ran all the way home and told the adults, who then went to the scene to see what was going on, and upon arrival they found..."

Shuishui, covering her ears, eyes wide, "What happened next!"

"On the telegraph pole was a sign: Traffic safety is everyone’s responsibility."

Everyone laughed, "What the heck!"

A slipper flew over, "Big brother! What kind of lame joke is that!"

"Okay okay, it’s just about time now, master~"

"Lin Dasha, get that stocking off!"

"It’s okay now, hubby~"

Lin Shuang slowly untied the stocking in front of his eyes, and into the darkness flowed a warm candlelight.

In front of him, seven beautiful girls each holding a small cake gathered together, each little cake had a letter written with jam, together spelling: "Happy Birthday Lin Shuang."

The seven girls, smiling charmingly, shouted in unison.

"Happy Birthday!"

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