My whole family is the protagonist, and I am the only cannon fodder!

Li Jianan laughed dryly, "Dad, stop standing there and bragging. Sit down."

"Ok."

He Feng sat next to Li Ma and ate several dishes in succession. They all suited his appetite very well. He ate crazily while looking at Li Ma. He couldn't help but praise her, "Uncle and aunt, the food you two cook is really delicious. It's much better than the food cooked by my cook."

"It's delicious, isn't it?" Father Li poured a small glass of wine for He Feng and said with a smile, "I also have a chef's license. You don't know how picky Li Jianan was when she was little. She wouldn't eat this or that. At that time, our family conditions were average, so I could only make ordinary meals look prettier and tastier and coax her into eating. As a result, she developed good cooking skills."

"I didn't expect so many years to pass in the blink of an eye." Father Li sniffed and looked like he was about to cry, "How come I was such a little girl, and now I have grown up so much and become an adult."

Li Jianan twitched her lips, feeling a little embarrassed by her father's unexpected sentimentality, but she was also very touched. In the end, she just exclaimed, "Dad, don't say such things at this time. Just drink your wine."

"Oh." After saying "Oh", Li's father raised his hand and clinked glasses with He Feng. The glass made a "bang" sound in the air, and both of them let out a satisfied sigh at the same time.

Aunt Li smiled and handed Lu Zaozao, who was sitting on the other side of her, a piece of sweet and sour pork and green pepper shrimp. "Come on, Zaozao, you like this, eat more. Let's see if Auntie's cooking skills for these two dishes have deteriorated."

"Thank you, Auntie." Lu Zao Zao took a mouthful of rice with the sweet and sour pork, chewed it for a few times and gave his evaluation, "No, it's still delicious."

"I haven't seen you for a long time. You seem a little weak." Because she was Li Jianan's best friend and Li's mother really liked Lu Zaozao, she said enthusiastically, "After the college entrance examination, come and stay at your aunt's house for a while. I'll make delicious food for you every day."

Lu Zao Zao didn't respond, but just nodded.

"After the college entrance exam, your summer vacation will be long, almost three months. You can go on a graduation trip as a group to see the sea, grasslands, snow-capped mountains, and the like. Children should go out more often to see different scenery."

Before Lu Zao Zao could answer, Li Jianan couldn't wait to say, "Oh, Mom, you are worthy of being my mom. I think so too. Anyway, this summer vacation will officially start after June 9th. With so much time, I can visit many different cities."

Wen Miaoyi nodded in agreement, "I have the same idea."

Li Jianan tilted his head and asked her, "Where do you want to go?"

"Finland, I want to see the Northern Lights."

"Wow, that's far."

A group of people were eating and chatting at the same time, one person talking and another responding to the other. Both Mr. and Mrs. Li were very outgoing and enthusiastic, unlike the other strict and serious parents. They also had a little childishness in their personalities, and it was not awkward or abrupt for them to chat with a group of 17 or 18-year-olds.

The meal lasted for nearly an hour, and most of the dishes on the table had gone completely cold.

After simply tidying up the table, Dad Li drew up the curtains, and suddenly there was only a faint light in the living room. He turned on the button of the colorful LED lights on the wall, placed the cake on the coffee table on the table, and then lit the candles.

Li Jianan put on a birthday hat, closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and made a wish in front of the flickering candlelight.

Everyone surrounded her and sang Happy Birthday to her in the most sincere, soft and genuine tone in the world.

After making a wish, Li Jianan opened her eyes. Lu Zaozao was standing on her left side, his eyes as gentle as water, looking at her quietly and peacefully.

"Happy birthday, An An."

Perhaps it was because the light was too dim, and the surroundings were lively and warm, Lu Zaozao could look at Li Jianan without hiding anything. Lu Zaozao always looked at her with such gentle eyes, and Li Jianan was actually used to it.

But for some reason, she always felt that the pair of eyes staring at her were more and more like the sad and sticky eyes in her dream. Li Jianan inexplicably had an urge to cry. She scraped a little bit of cream on the edge of the cake with her fingertips and rubbed it on Lu Zaozao's cheek.

He looked at Lu Zaozao very seriously, "Zaozao, you too, be happy."

Li Jianan cut the cake for everyone, and the first piece was for Lu Zaozao. After handing it to Lu Zaozao, she turned around and continued to cut the next piece for the next person.

Lu Zaozao scooped a small spoonful with a fork and put it into her mouth. The cream melted in her mouth. She looked at Li Jianan's back as he cut the cake.

What a pity, An An, this is the last birthday I can celebrate with you - Lu Zaozao thought, I won’t be able to see what you will look like in ten years.

After dinner, a few people went out for a walk again. Li Jianan had to go to her grandparents' house in the evening to celebrate her birthday. The birthday girl was not there, and there was a drunk He Feng. A few people didn't have any mood to play outside, so they went home when it got a little dark.

He had a very filling lunch and also had a big piece of cake. At night, Lu Zao Zao could no longer eat anything. He only drank a bowl of yam and pork ribs soup, and he couldn't even finish it. He only drank half of the bowl and ate just the pork ribs.

Lu Zao Zao spent almost the entire night playing with Deng Deng. Later, Deng Deng got tired first and jumped onto her bed to sleep. Lu Zao Zao went to the bathroom to take a shower and went to bed. She did not play with her phone or read a book. She just held Deng Deng in her arms and slept.