After sending Gu Yanzhong and Lin Wanqiu to Buckingham Palace and handing them over to Chen Zekai to entertain them, Ye Chen drove back to his family's first-class Tomson villa.

It was only around two o'clock in the afternoon. Ye Chen thought that his wife Xiao Churan might not finish her work until three or four o'clock, so he thought of going home first and picking her up when she was almost done.

But what he didn't expect was that by the time Ye Chen got home, his wife Xiao Churan, his father-in-law Xiao Changkun, and his mother-in-law Ma Lan were already busy working in the kitchen.

Seeing Xiao Churan at home, Ye Chen asked in surprise: "Honey, when did you come home? Why didn't you tell me so I could pick you up?"

Xiao Churan said with a smile: "I sped up the progress a little. I got home at two o'clock. I have to prepare a birthday dinner for you today, so I came back early."

Ma Lan was holding a huge king crab in both hands at this time. While putting it into the steamer, she smiled and said to Ye Chen: "Good son-in-law, mom will cook a big meal for you tonight. Look at this big crab."

, one costs more than three thousand!”

Xiao Churan on the side saw that she was about to steam the crabs, and said hurriedly: "Oh mom, we can't steam the crabs now. It's not three o'clock yet, and it's still early for dinner! You've steamed them now, and by dinner

It doesn’t taste good when it’s done!”

Ma Lan asked in surprise: "Then why are you cooking for us when you come back so early?"

Xiao Churan said helplessly: "Let's make preparations first. Clean the king crabs and put them in a bucket. The same goes for other ingredients. Put them all away, prepare all the ingredients for cooking, and then wait.

Cook it when it’s almost time to eat, so as to ensure the taste.”

Ma Lan said angrily: "Hey, I thought I would just start cooking now. Aren't these crabs steamed directly in the pot? Do they need to be washed?"

"Of course you have to wash it." Xiao Churan said: "At least use a brush to brush the dirt on the surface, and then rinse it with clean water several times."

Ma Lan pouted: "I don't dare to brush this thing. It's covered in thorns. If it pricks me again... I'd better let your dad clean up these seafood."

After that, she looked at Xiao Changkun and ordered: "Xiao Changkun, take this crab out of the steamer and wash it. Remember to wash it well!"

Xiao Changkun couldn't help complaining: "I have other things to do, you can handle them yourself."

Ma Lan said angrily: "Stop talking nonsense and go pick up the crabs quickly! Otherwise you won't even be able to eat a bite at night!"

Xiao Changkun asked dissatisfiedly: "You asked me to clean up the crabs, then what are you going to do?"

Ma Lan said casually: "I'll peel some garlic."

After saying that, she grabbed a few garlic cloves, sat in the corner with a small bench, and peeled the garlic in front of the trash can.

Xiao Changkun was a little resentful, but he didn't dare to quarrel with Ma Lan, so he carefully fished out the crabs and took them to the sink to wash them.

Seeing this, Ye Chen said, "Dad, I'd better clean up the crabs."

Xiao Churan quickly said to Ye Chen: "Husband, you are the birthday boy. Don't go out to the kitchen today. Go outside to the living room and watch TV. The cake delivery guy will be here soon. Please listen to the doorbell."

Seeing that her attitude was clear, Ye Chen didn't insist anymore and said, "Then if you have anything, remember to call me."

"good."

Ye Chen came out of the kitchen and just sat in the living room for a while when the doorbell rang.

He saw from the monitor that the person who rang the doorbell was a delivery man, so he walked out of the room.

Outside the yard, a middle-aged deliveryman asked: "Is this Ms. Xiao's house?"

Ye Chen nodded: "Yes."

The other party handed him a cube packaging box with a side length of about fifty centimeters and said, "This is the cake ordered by Ms. Xiao. Please sign for it."

Ye Chen took the cake and was about to sign the order when the other party reminded him: "You'd better open it and take a look. If there's any problem, I'll take it directly back to the cake shop. Don't go back to sign for it and then complain if there is any problem. We'll

Riders are also responsible."

Ye Chen didn't think much, so he untied the red ribbon on the cake packaging box, carefully opened the top cover, and a beautiful two-layer cake jumped into view.

This cake does not look as luxurious and exquisite as Gu Qiuyi's custom-made five-layer cake, nor does it have lifelike shock-absorbing fondant dolls. What it does have is just a regular cake appearance. However, the line of words written in chocolate sauce on the cake makes it...

Ye Chen felt a warm current in his heart.

The content of that line is: "Happy birthday to my dear Mr. Ye."

The signature is: "Love your wife, Chu Ran."

Seeing these words, Ye Chen smiled knowingly and said to the rider: "There is no problem with the cake, I will sign for it directly."

After that, he signed the list and handed it back to the rider.

The rider collected the bill and left, and Ye Chen repackaged the cake and carried it back to the house.

This scene happened to be seen by Mrs. Xiao who was hanging clothes on the terrace of the villa opposite.

Seeing Ye Chen collecting a cake and walking back to the villa, she couldn't help but curiously returned to the room and asked Xiao Changqian and Xiao Hailong who were lying on the bed: "Chang Qian, Hailong, do you know what day it is today?"

Xiao Changqian gave a bitter smile: "Mom, from before the Chinese New Year to now, I eat, drink, and sleep in bed. I don't know what day it is on the solar calendar, what day it is on the lunar calendar, or what day of the week it is."

Xiao Hailong echoed: "Grandma, I don't remember the days either."

Mrs. Xiao muttered: "Today is the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon raises its head, but I can't remember whose birthday is today. That unfilial son Xiao Changkun seems to have been born in winter, and that dead girl Xiao Churan seems to have been born in summer..."

Xiao Hailong thought of something and said: "February 2, the dragon looks up... Today seems to be the birthday of that bastard Ye Chen!"

Mrs. Xiao frowned and asked, "Are you sure?"

"Sure!" Xiao Hailong nodded repeatedly: "One time, just after the first lunar month, I ran to the barber shop to get a haircut. I happened to see Ye Chen and Xiao Churan eating in a small restaurant next to the barber shop. There was also a

I observed the small cake and found that it was Ye Chen who blew out the candles, so it must have been Xiao Churan celebrating Ye Chen’s birthday. Grandma, you don’t know, the cake was so shabby at that time, it wasn’t even as big as a fucking vegetable plate.”

When Mrs. Xiao heard this, she seemed to be in a good mood. She smiled and said, "Oh, it turns out today is the birthday of Ye Chen, the white-eyed wolf! I didn't expect that he would die so soon!"

Xiao Hailong asked in confusion: "Grandma, what's wrong? Why do you say that?"

Old Mrs. Xiao curled her lips and said: "Before the Chinese New Year, how many people came to Marven's house and lined up to give him gifts. You see, it's just the first month of the year, and no one came to congratulate him on his birthday. This proves that he is not good now.

Those who are rich and powerful don’t take him seriously anymore!”

Xiao Hailong asked subconsciously: "Grandma, can you tell from this alone that Ye Chen is in trouble?"

Mrs. Xiao said solemnly: "Hai Long, there is an idiom that one leaf knows autumn. As long as you see a leaf falling, it means autumn is here. Autumn is here, can winter be far behind?"

As she said that, she analyzed with an incomprehensible face: "Think about it, if Ye Chen is really good now, then his door must be surrounded by a bunch of rich people now. There is an idiom called "The crowd is like a city"

, describes how when a person is popular, the doorstep of his home is busier than the vegetable market!"

"But you see, it's Ye Chen's birthday today. For those who want to curry favor with him, such a big event is much more important than the Chinese New Year. So far, their family has not seen a single person come to the door. On the contrary, it has set off other people.

There is an idiom called “The only thing that can’t be done!”
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