Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 377: Chapter 359: Luo Qianqian’s Birthday

Qin Nuan and her group chose this day to come back not by coincidence, for tomorrow was Luo Qianqian’s birthday. As a good friend of her brother, how could she miss such an important day?

After getting home, Qin Nuan greeted her parents and then went to her bedroom to grab her phone and start conspiring with Luo Yanran. Given that she was nearing her college entrance exams, she couldn’t go overboard, plus the child couldn’t even see the color red. A casual glance would have been fine, but the sight of blood would cause her to faint.

Thus, Qin Nuan directly ordered a mango cake that had absolutely nothing to do with the color red, and Luo Yanran, after hanging up the phone, sneakily discussed their plan with her grandmother, great aunt, and mother.

Yue Tingyu gladly agreed, noting that her granddaughter had never celebrated her birthday here before; this was going to be a first.

After Luo Yanran had left, Jia Ning squinted her eyes and smirked mischievously, ”Qianqian usually eats almost the same things, so the ones who eat a lot tomorrow will definitely be those suffering over there. Why not add a little something to the food Qianqian doesn’t eat?”

Ye Qianying was speechless, ”Sister, that’s your own son, is this really okay?”

”Making Qianqian happy is his value,” Jia Ning said calmly.

Yue Tingyu also nodded repeatedly, her face full of smiles.

Master Luo Guohui, eavesdropping outside the kitchen, silently decided not to eat meat tomorrow; whatever Qianqian ate, he would eat. Being old, he could not withstand these mischievous family members.

Luo Qianqian was still solving problems in her room, until at midnight, her phone lit up with a message: Happy Birthday. Sender: Xu Tianyi.

She had almost forgotten it was already her birthday with everything that had been going on recently. She really hadn’t been in the mood to think about it.

Her eyes reddened as her hand holding the phone trembled slightly. She quickly replied: You be happy too, good luck on your exams.

The two had not seen each other for nearly half a year, and only they knew what was truly going on.

Her phone vibrated again shortly: Sleep early, don’t tire yourself.

Luo Qianqian didn’t respond, but just silently hugged her phone. After a while, she messaged Hu Si in the guest room to come help her with the equipment.

After closing her eyes, Luo Qianqian fell into a deep sleep.

In the Xu family’s guest room, Xu Tianyi looked at the girl on his phone’s background, smiled bitterly, and rubbed his fingers over the screen until it turned off.

They were not in a position to protect their relationship now, and could only keep it hidden deep inside, letting the outside world speculate until they were capable of revealing it. The Xu family wouldn’t let their piece escape to another’s house; he understood that. He just liked that feeling and didn’t want to come to terms with it.

Clenching his fists silently, he picked up his economics book that he was halfway through and continued reading. His capabilities naturally meant that he had no worries about his college entrance exams, he even already had an acceptance letter from the school he wanted to attend. He just liked the idea of being in the same city as that girl, breathing the same air. He planned to break free from the control of the Xu family, so the first step was to distance himself from Luo Qianqian to prevent any entanglements. The girl was smart too, understanding him with just a glance, even able to pretend in front of Qin Nuan.

He had to free himself from being a chess piece before he could openly be with that girl. His grandmother was already in poor health, and being here was also a way to spend more time with her. He wished for his grandmother to live longer and see him succeed.

That night, Luo Qianqian dreamt she was back in a junior high classroom, sitting next to the boy she liked and surrounded by her best friend and brother who would smile at her after school, and her mother would prepare a delicious meal, watching them with a gentle smile.

When she woke up, tears streamed down Luo Qianqian’s face. She wanted to call her mom but put down the phone just before dialing. She couldn’t.

She couldn’t say she missed her mom, could not complain, could not tell her mom about her current situation, nor about her brother.

She transferred 520 yuan 13 times into her mom’s account from her notes app and then finally relaxed. A child’s birthday is a day of suffering for the mother; she couldn’t say anything sentimental, but those thirteen transactions represented her blessings.

Speaking of which, this year was her brother’s eighteenth birthday...

After freshening up, Luo Qianqian was just descending the stairs when she saw Qin Nuan had already arrived, holding a huge box in her hands.

Smiling and raising an eyebrow, ”Nuannuan even remembers my birthday? That’s rare, what did you get me?”

Qin Nuan looked visibly upset, ”What do you mean ’even remembers’? You really are a naughty child.” She said, then stuffed the box into Luo Qianqian’s arms.

The weight in her arms increased, nearly causing her to stagger, she looked at the box in surprise, ”What on earth is so heavy?”

”Open it and see.” Qin Nuan said with a mischievous grin.

Luo Qianqian placed the box on the ground, unwrapped it, and noticed several small holes in the lid. For a moment she felt a chill, hoping it wasn’t some kind of cold-blooded animal.

Upon lifting the lid, a flash of white caught her eyes, a pink little tongue, and big, shiny eyes, ”A Samoyed?”

Qin Nuan nodded, ”Purebred, a male. The female one wasn’t in good health; this one’s the most lively.”

Holding the box tightly, Luo Qianqian’s face lit up with joy, ”Thank you Nuannuan, I love it so much!!!”

Saying so, she stretched out her hands and picked up the Samoyed.

Luo Yanran frowned, ”Has it been vaccinated?”

Qin Nuan rolled her eyes, ”Of course, here’s the vaccination card and all that. I got it from the pet clinic outside your community. I’ve already paid, and here’s some dog food, though I’ve been feeding it milk at my house...”

Luo Yanran, not pleased that his sister’s attention was completely drawn by the dog, pulled out a shiny golden box, ”That’s nothing, look at mine.”

Qin Nuan held the puppy as Luo Qianqian thanked her, then she took the box from her brother’s hand, unraveled it, and her face fell flat, ”Brother, do you think I need this?”

The item in the box was none other than the latest popular breast enhancement product...

”Isn’t it thoughtful? Although Brother Sun gave me some advice, the idea was mine. I think it’s very practical... Ouch, Qianqian, why are you hitting me?” Luo Yanran was excitedly explaining just as Luo Qianqian grabbed the item inside and flung it at Yanran, visibly infuriated.

”What’s going on here?” Yue Tingyu came back with her daughters-in-law just in time to see her granddaughter furiously lashing out at her grandson.

”Grandma...” Luo Qianqian rushed up to Yue Tingyu, her face contorted with anger, pointing to the item on the ground, ”You need to give Fourth Brother a serious talk, look what he gave me, it’s simply... indecent!!!”

Yue Tingyu tilted her head, looking at the familiar packaging often seen in advertisements, unsure of what to say.

But Jia Ning, seeing the item, directly pulled a melon out of her bag and threw it at Luo Yanran, ”Your sister is just a kid, why would you give her this? She will grow naturally. If you wanted to give it, wait until she’s at least eighteen, seriously. Didn’t think to ask me before giving such a gift?”

Ye Qianying picked up the three boxes from the ground, raised an eyebrow, ”A full treatment course, huh? You really didn’t skimp on the money.”

Luo Qianqian pouted, holding the Samoyed and rushing to Yue Tingyu, ”Grandma, see? This is what Nuannuan gave me, isn’t it adorable?”

Yue Tingyu side-glanced, peering into the eyes as bright as her granddaughter’s, nodded, ”Beautiful.”

Luo Qianqian set the Samoyed on the ground, ”Baozi, bite him,” she pointed at Luo Yanran, her tone filled with anger.

The Samoyed wobbled uncertainly but made its way towards Luo Yanran.

Luo Qianqian’s eyes sparkled with surprise, seeing how clever the little dog was.