Reborn in 1991, I opened supermarkets all over the world.

For families that are not short of money, a twentieth birthday can be a grand affair.

The scale of Lin Siyan's Jiangbai Hotel further illustrates this point.

On the contrary, no one even mentioned Lu Zifeng's twentieth birthday or Qiao Ling's twentieth birthday; they themselves had even forgotten about it.

But looking at the two-tiered birthday cake and the champagne next to it, Lin Siyan seemed a little lonely.

Because Lu Zifeng hasn't arrived yet.

Li Wei, however, arrived at the scene early, prompted by Lin's mother.

Knowing that Lin Siyan liked literature, he specially bought her a copy of "Selected Poems of Misty Poetry".

The Misty Poetry Anthology includes poems by Bei Dao, Shu Ting, and Gu Cheng, who were very famous at the time. In particular, the line "Black clothes gave me black eyes, but I use them to seek the light" was extremely popular at the time.

What he didn't know was that the poetry collection had already been on Lin Siyan's bookshelf.

However, Lin Siyan didn't want to refuse her guest in public, so she accepted the gift and said "thank you".

Mr. Lin was unable to attend due to official business, but his grandfather, Mr. Lin Zheng, and Mrs. Lin were present.

In Lin's mother's words, her twentieth birthday might be the last birthday party she could attend as a parent, and she absolutely couldn't miss it.

Seeing that most of Lin Siyan's invited guests had arrived, Lin's mother said, "Let's begin, what are we waiting for?"

Lin Siyan whispered, "Two more friends haven't arrived yet."

Lin's mother glanced at the Enicar mechanical watch on her wrist and said, "She has absolutely no sense of time."

If Lin Siyan, as the host, insisted on waiting for others regardless of the overall situation, it would seem somewhat inappropriate.

Tang Guo, however, saw through her thoughts and urged Du Heng, "Go make a phone call and ask."

Du Heng nodded and said, "That's true. It wouldn't be good if he was too busy to remember."

Tang Guo shrugged and whispered to Du Heng, "Don't be so pessimistic. He probably hasn't forgotten. Maybe he was just in a car accident on the way?"

Du Heng: "..."

Lin Siyan turned to look at the waiting waiter and said, "Please, bring the food."

Lin's mother pulled up a seat next to Lin Siyan and said to Li Wei with a smile, "Officer Li, please sit here."

"Okay, Auntie." Li Wei's face lit up with a big smile upon hearing this special treatment.

Lin Siyan was speechless, but there was nothing she could do. As the birthday girl today, she couldn't just sit in a corner to avoid Li Wei.

Lu Zifeng and Gu Quan arrived just as all the hot dishes had been served.

The moment the door opened, Lin Siyan stood up.

Because apart from Lu Zifeng, no one else should have come in at this time.

"Zifeng!"

Happy birthday, Siyan!

As Lu Zifeng spoke, he handed over an exquisitely packaged gift box.

"Thank you. Are you late because you bought me a gift?" Lin Siyan said softly, holding the gift box in both hands.

Before Lu Zifeng could speak, Gu Quan said, "No, we ran into an acquaintance downstairs and chatted for a while."

Lu Zifeng: "..."

Lin Siyan: "..."

Tang Guo rolled her eyes and muttered under her breath, "What an idiot!"

Lin's mother interrupted them, saying, "Please sit down."

Lin Siyan glanced at the seating arrangement, wondering if she could squeeze a seat for Lu Zifeng next to her, but Lu Zifeng went straight to Du Heng's side: "I'll sit with Brother Du."

Lin Siyan was somewhat disappointed, but she didn't understand that Lu Zifeng's behavior was actually the most appropriate.

It's not embarrassing.

Li Wei was somewhat puzzled by Lin Siyan's attitude towards Lu Zifeng, while his hostility was still directed at Gu Quan.

So when Lin Siyan introduced everyone, Li Wei shook hands with Gu Quan.

Li Wei was secretly competing with Gu Quan, who returned the greeting slightly.

Li Wei immediately cried out "Ouch!" and withdrew his hand. Tang Guo, who was watching all this, almost laughed out of her drink.

"Zifeng, this is my mother, and the one to your left is my grandfather."

"Hello, Auntie. Hello, Grandpa Lin."

When Lu Zifeng shook hands with Lin Zheng, Lin Zheng squinted at Lu Zifeng's hand and asked, "Have you trained before?"

Lu Zifeng rubbed the calluses on his joints sheepishly and explained, "A few years ago, 'The Great Hero Huo Yuanjia' was all the rage, so I joined in the fun."

Lin Zheng laughed and said, "Young man, you're too modest. Your level doesn't seem like you're just joining in the fun; it's more like you're really aiming to become a 'hero'."

Lu Zifeng asked, "The greatest heroes are those who serve their country and its people; they should be like Grandpa Lin."

Lin Zheng was slightly surprised and asked, "Did Siyan mention my past military service to you?"

"I didn't." Lin Siyan was also a little surprised.

Lu Zifeng only gave a vague explanation: "A soldier's temperament cannot be hidden. If we deduce from the age when Grandpa Lin was a soldier, he must have fought in wars."

In fact, what Lu Zifeng said was true. A soldier who had killed enemies on the battlefield, as well as the look in Lin Zheng's eyes when he examined Lu Zifeng's hand and the strength of his handshake, was definitely not an ordinary old man.

Tang Guo urged Lin Siyan to open the gift Lu Zifeng gave her in front of everyone, wanting to see if the guy had put any thought into it.

Lin Siyan was also looking forward to it, so she pulled off the ribbon and opened the gift box.

"Holy crap!" Tang Guo exclaimed in surprise the moment the gift was revealed.

The latest Sony WM-FX20 portable music player costs over two thousand at department stores!

Lu Zifeng was after the "expensive" thing, but Lin Siyan's hobby, besides reading, was listening to music.

She had wanted to buy a portable music player for a long time, but even the slightly better ones cost several hundred or even a thousand yuan, which she was still reluctant to spend.

So when she saw the gift, she wasn't surprised by the price; she was genuinely touched.

A birthday gift at this price is too expensive, not to mention young people, even Lin's mother thinks it's too extravagant, unless Lu Zifeng's family has a very powerful background.

"What does Xiao Lu's family do?" Lin's mother asked.

"My mother works at the supply and marketing cooperative, and my father opened a car repair shop after retiring due to illness," Lu Zifeng answered truthfully.

Lin's mother frowned slightly. This kind of family didn't seem like they could easily come up with two thousand yuan.

Tang Guo added at the opportune moment, "Auntie, don't underestimate this guy. He just spent over 40,000 yuan to buy a warehouse last month!"

"Huh?" Lin's mother's expression had gone from questioning to shock.

Li Wei, who was standing next to him, was so startled that he almost dropped his cup.

However, he comforted himself by saying that his rival in love was thankfully not Lu Zifeng, but rather the seemingly simple-minded Gu Quan.

That's good, that's good.

Lu Zifeng had no choice but to explain, "I mainly want to start a small business to ease the burden on my family."

Lin Zheng remained noncommittal about the value of the gift, but there was one thing he couldn't accept: "Why buy things from the Japanese?"

Lu Zifeng laughed and said, "There's a song that Grandpa Lin should know: 'No guns, no cannons, the enemy makes them for us...' We shouldn't blindly reject the Japanese things, but rather utilize them, learn from them, and surpass them. We should learn from the barbarians to control them."

Lin Zheng nodded firmly: "The young man is right. Come on, let's have a drink."

Seeing Lu Zifeng chatting so amiably with his grandfather, Lin Siyan couldn't suppress the smile on her face.

But Lin's mother had already noticed all of her subtle expressions.