You are like the warm sun

Chapter 123 Coming of Age Ceremony

Shao Zhouci lowered his eyes and looked at the card in his hand, vaguely remembering that today was indeed his eighteenth birthday.

He himself had forgotten it.

He originally thought that no one would care, but he didn't expect that she had been silently remembering it for him.

He raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

Looking at the three words "coming of age ceremony" written on the card by the girl, Shao Zhouci felt a strong sense of anticipation in his heart. He stood up and couldn't wait to see the gift she had prepared.

But just as he reached the door, the cell phone in his pocket rang.

Wanwan: [Did you receive the item?]

He was changing his shoes while typing on the screen with his fingers, "Hmm."

【Have you eaten yet? 】

"..."

At this time, Shao Zhouci remembered that there was a pot of half-cooked food in the kitchen, and he was still wearing a pink apron.

He paused for two seconds, then silently changed his shoes and put the key in his hand back on the shoe cabinet.

He walked into the kitchen, took a photo and sent it to her, then lowered his head and typed obediently, "Not yet, working on it."

Wanwan: [Let’s go check on the gifts after dinner. They won’t run away.]

It was as if she had installed a surveillance system in his mind, accurately predicting his thoughts.

【Oh, okay.】

Wanwan: [Mmmmm~]

Shao Zhouci's ears felt slightly hot, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly as he replied, "Kiss."

Putting his phone in his pocket, he looked at the pot in front of him, suppressed his inner impatience, and started cooking again.

He finished his lunch in an orderly manner and washed the dishes before taking his keys and going out.

It was noon, the sun blazing. Shao Zhouci, dressed in a white short-sleeved shirt and black shorts, began to sweat after just a few steps. The ground was scorching hot, and a steady stream of steam rose from the ground.

He raised his hand to push down his black baseball cap to block out the glaring sunlight. His fingers looked even whiter and more distinct under the sunlight.

It takes nearly twenty minutes to walk from the rental house to Tang Wan's home, passing the school.

But he quickened his pace and arrived in just over ten minutes.

The guard glanced at him and didn't stop him.

Arriving at Tang Wan's house, Shao Zhouci inserted the key into the keyhole, but did not rush to open the door. Instead, he lowered his eyes and stood for a while before slowly turning the doorknob.

Even though he was mentally prepared, the next scene still made him stand still at the door.

The house, from the entrance all the way to the living room, was covered in beautiful ribbons. From the ceiling floated many colorful balloons with the words "Happy Birthday" written on them. On the floor were many blue arrows, each with a pink gift box in front of it...

On the carpet at the entrance, a pair of clean slippers were placed opposite the door, as if welcoming his arrival.

This carefully arranged scene is warm and romantic.

Shao Zhouci was momentarily distracted.

His long crow-feather eyelashes trembled, and he came to his senses, closed the door and changed his shoes.

There is an arrow on the floor in front, and the gift box the arrow points to has the word "birth" written on it.

Shao Zhouci squatted down and opened the gift box on the spot. Then, to his surprise, he found a silver safety lock and a painting inside. In the painting, a nurse in white was holding a newborn baby, the baby's mouth open and crying loudly.

He blinked and followed the arrow.

The second gift box was labeled "One Year Old" and contained a Guanyin bracelet. There was also a painting in it, which showed a one-year-old baby lying on the ground doing the "Grass of One-Year-Old" ceremony. The painting was in a soft and cute Q-version style.

Looking at the dozen or so gift boxes placed in the living room, Shao Zhouci suddenly realized that these were birthday gifts given to him by Tang Wan.

From his birth to adulthood.

Birthday gift every year.

(End of this chapter)