HCB Chapter 507 Happy Birthday
Chapter 507 Happy Birthday
Seeing her excited grandparents, Zheng Sisi held her grandmother's hand tightly and comforted her in a soft voice.
Mrs. Zheng held her granddaughter's hand in return, gave her a gentle smile, tears flashing in her eyes, and told her granddaughter with a slightly choked voice: "Sisi, grandma is fine, I'm just too happy and too moved."
Mrs. Zheng recalled her life. She raised a daughter and thought she would see her grow up, get married and start a family. However, she did not expect her daughter to get married early and lose her life within a few years.
She was unable to enjoy the blessing of her daughter, and instead became ill due to worrying about her daughter.
However, after so many years, she still has the opportunity to enjoy the filial piety and love of her granddaughter. She couldn't help but feel overwhelmed with emotion and tears welled up in her eyes.
Zheng Sisi looked at her grandmother and confirmed that she was fine. Then she turned to the crowd and said, "Everyone, you can sing Happy Birthday with me."
After that, she picked up a lighter, pressed it lightly, and a cluster of flames instantly sprayed out. She lit the red candles on the cake. As the weak flame jumped, the warm candlelight was reflected on everyone's face.
At the same time, a melodious song rang out: "Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you!..."
Several voices sang in unison, and the songs were full of sincere blessings and joy. At this moment, the entire banquet hall was surrounded by a happy atmosphere, as if time had frozen in this beautiful moment.
Sheng Zhen and several maids around him started singing along. This was something Zheng Sisi had taught them in advance. Their voices were uniform and loud, their pronunciations were clear and melodious, and there was a sense of festivity.
Although the guests did not know how to sing, they were all smart people. They were able to hum the tune when they heard it for the second time. In addition, the lyrics were simple, so everyone could sing along with the last few sentences. For a moment, the hall was filled with joyful singing, and the atmosphere was warm and cheerful.
After the song ended, Zheng Sisi led the applause and said, "Now let's invite our birthday boy to make a wish first."
Amid everyone's anticipation, Mrs. Zheng clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and muttered something, just like praying to the gods and making a wish in a temple.
Because the voice was too low, even Zheng Sisi, who was standing closest, could not hear clearly what wish her grandmother made. But she believed that it must be a good wish.
After Madam Zheng made her wish and put down her hands, Zheng Sisi motioned for her to blow out the candles. Seeing her grandfather standing beside her and laughing like a fool, Zheng Sisi suddenly had an idea and suggested, "Grandfather, grandmother, why don't you two blow out the candles together?"
When Duke Zheng heard this, he was very happy. He quickly grabbed the old woman's hand, and they both blew hard at the candle.
With a burst of cheers, the candles were successfully blown out. The guests around cheered, and Zheng Sisi picked up an exquisite bamboo knife from the table and handed it to the two elderly people. "Grandpa, grandma, let's cut the cake, you can cut it together."
"Okay!" Duke Zheng took the bamboo knife with great enthusiasm and placed it carefully in his wife's hand. Then he held his wife's hand tightly, as if holding a rare treasure, and slowly moved the bamboo knife above the cake.
However, faced with such a beautiful cake, he was at a loss as to how to start.
"Hahaha!" Everyone burst into laughter upon seeing this, and the atmosphere at the scene was cheerful and warm.
"Sisi! Where do we start cutting it? It's so beautiful, I can't bear to cut it open." Old Duke Zheng looked helpless, causing everyone to laugh again.
At the same time, the others secretly sighed in their hearts: "The Duke is right. Such a beautiful cake is really hard to cut!" With one cut, the exquisite cake was destroyed.
"Grandpa, the cake has to be cut and shared. Just cut it twice and share it with everyone later." After hearing what their granddaughter said, the two old men smiled at each other and then decisively inserted the bamboo knife into the cake.
Zheng Sisi said in her clear and pleasant voice: "Cut from the beginning to the end, smooth sailing! Cut from left to right, healthy and long-lived! As soon as the chopsticks fall, happy! On top of the cake, good luck!"
As she spoke, her hands moved skillfully. She picked up the chopsticks and put them down again, then dipped some cream on the cake and gently tapped them on the foreheads of the two old people.
When the guests saw the white cream on the foreheads of the two old people, they couldn't help but burst into laughter.
They were pleasantly surprised by Princess Anping's creativity and were also moved by her cleverness and ability.
I don’t know where Princess Anping learned so many novel and funny ways, each of them warms the heart.