Lin Yi did not tell Gu Caiwei about Ms. Gu Changge's visit. The two of them kept silent in a tacit agreement, neither wanting to affect this most important eighteenth birthday.
Of course, although it is said to be important, it actually does not involve much effort.
Perhaps due to his ignorance, Lin Yi had never heard of any Linzhong classmate having a birthday party or even a coming-of-age dance.
The Gu family's roots are in Yuezhou. Strictly speaking, they live in Lin'an, and they don't have many relatives and friends around them.
So despite Ms. Gu Changge's careful preparation, in reality they are just a mother and daughter.
Princess Gu Caiwei, the birthday girl, wanted to leave the evening time to her mother. Of course, Lin Yi could only arrange it at noon, and she had to share it with her best friend Zhang Jiaqi.
So they can appear in the cafeteria openly.
Lin Yi actually never discussed how to get along with Gu Caiwei in school, but both of them were very careful not to appear too close in front of other classmates.
Tacitly abide by the principle of being low-key and unobtrusive.
Therefore, except for Zhang Jiaqi, although other students have many speculations, they do not know the specific situation of their relationship.
It turns out that Chen Yang was half an insider, but now his source of information has been cut off.
And there are actually not three of us today. Zhang Jiaqi also brought the new friend from the liberal arts class whom she met last time.
"Yuanxi has been eating with me every day recently, so I brought her here with me. Good things come in pairs, right?"
Lin Yi had no right to object, so of course it didn't matter. He still remembered feeling an inexplicable familiarity with this classmate's name:
"Is your name the Yuanxi from "Green Jade Eucalyptus·Yuanxi" in which thousands of trees bloom in the east wind on a night of east wind?"
"No, it's the Yuanxi River in "Peach Blossom Spring"."
This method of splitting words was very strange. Lin Yi reacted for a moment before remembering which sentence she was talking about, but she still praised it as "very unique".
Zhang Jiaqi took the initiative to help Lin Yi answer questions:
"Yuanxi's name also has another meaning. Her parents were classmates at the old Lin'an University. This name is to commemorate their friendship in Xixi. Isn't it very romantic?"
The old Lin'an University, after the merger of the four schools, is now an alumnus of Zhijiang University. My parents' generation was considered to be the top university student at that age.
This was just a small episode. Shen Yuanxi was still very curious about the famous school beauty Gu, but she was more focused on her studies and didn't take the initiative to inquire about anything.
The one who prepared the most meticulously was Zhang Jiaqi. She took out a small cake:
"I know that Aunt Gu must have prepared it for you tonight, so we won't blow out the candles. Let's have a piece for each of you."
Of course, the menial task of cutting the cake was left to Lin Yi. Zhang Jiaqi was still complaining at the side that he was not prepared at all and that he paid too little attention to Gu Caiwei.
In fact, Lin Yiyi put a lot of thought into Gu Caiwei's eighteenth birthday. He didn't have such talents as painting, playing or singing, so he had to rack his brains to come up with a sincere gift.
It should be considered sincerity, right?
The break at noon was not very long, so they did not waste too much time. After eating the cake, it was time to give gifts.
It was Zhang Jiaqi who was the first to take out an exquisite gift box and proactively asked: "Open it quickly and take a look."
So Gu Caiwei opened the box with great anticipation: "Wow, it's Xiaoying."
Lin looked over and saw that it was an exquisite figure of Sakura Kinomoto, the protagonist of the popular Japanese animation "Cardcaptor Sakura" in elementary school.
The earliest translation of this girl animation was called "Cardcaptor Sakura". It seems that Japanese animations had this kind of multiple translations in the past, such as "Pokemon" and "Pokémon".
The figure looks inconspicuous, but the genuine authorized version is worth a lot of money. With the relationship between Zhang Jiaqi and Gu Caiwei, it is certainly impossible to give away knock-off products.
Okay, let's not compare this with her.
Zhang Jiaqi was very satisfied with her reaction: "I asked someone to bring this back from Japan. It's very beautiful!"
"Thank you Jiaqi!"
"And let me tell you, I also have a figure of Tomoyo over there. The two of us will be good friends forever like Sakura and Tomoyo."
Tomoyo Daidoji, the protagonist Sakura’s best friend, fashion designer and royal photographer, is a gentle and quiet young lady.
It can be said that it has nothing to do with Zhang Jiaqi's character.
After the last drunken incident, Lin Yi and Zhang Jiaqi became more familiar, so they mercilessly complained about her in person.
Of course, Zhang Jiaqi retaliates without showing any signs of weakness: "It's useless for me to think of leaving you a role as Li Xiaolang. It seems that you are just a kid at best."
Li Xiaolang is the male protagonist in the story. Speaking of which, the protagonist of this series is still in elementary school, but he actually has a love line. It's really weird.
As for Xiao Ke, he is just a pet.
Hey, why do I know these things?
"Zhang Jiaqi, you seem to be completely recovered now that you are so lively and energetic. I should have left you in the middle of the road when I carried you back last time."
Lin Yi dared to make such a joke, of course he was sure that Zhang Jiaqi wouldn't mind, but he forgot that there was Shen Yuanxi next to him who didn't know the inside story, and looked very surprised.
Zhang Jiaqi glared at him and quickly changed the subject: "Yuanxi, please take out your gift too."
What Shen Yuanxi gave was a cute notepad with a Winnie the Pooh cover. It looked like it was produced in the school bookstore. She said embarrassedly:
"Jia Qi just told me today that I have no preparation. Classmate Gu Caiwei, I wish you a happy birthday."
Generally speaking, ordinary classmates only need to send a blessing. She gave him a notebook at the right time today, which was worthy of their friendship. Of course, Gu Caiwei thanked her and accepted it with a smile.
"Where's yours? Take it out quickly and let me take a look. Don't just send us away from picking weeds like you did last year, otherwise I won't agree to it."
Zhang Jiaqi started to look for trouble.
Lin Yi also took out his own gift, which seemed to have a decent packaging. Zhang Jiaqi took it over first and weighed it, and he guessed it was almost the same.
"Cup? It's so uncreative."
The homophone of the cup is "lifetime" and is considered to have a beautiful meaning. It is a common gift among male and female classmates who have a crush on each other or are already lovers.
"Be careful I break you."
Lin Yi snatched it back from her hand and placed it solemnly in front of Gu Caiwei.
Gu Caiwei got the hint and carefully opened it. Sure enough, it was a mug. She took it out and looked at it carefully, and recognized that the pattern on the outside of the cup came from Hayao Miyazaki's animation "Spirited Away".
The night was deep, the moon was bright in the sky dotted with stars, and the boundless sea of clouds was beneath our feet. The rushing and winding river on the ground could be vaguely seen between the thick clouds.
Under the clear moonlight, Qianxun lay on his back, grabbed a pair of horns, and rode the dragon.
Gu Caiwei understood something and looked at Lin Yi movedly, but Zhang Jiaqi beside her was already disgusted: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, what does this mean, a show of affection?"
"If you're not convinced, find someone yourself." Lin Yicai would not spoil her.
Zhang Jiaqi immediately leaned into Gu Caiwei's arms and hugged her arm: "Men are all big pigs, Caiwei, it's better for the two of us to be together."
Gu Caiwei ignored her making trouble, and Lin Yi leaned into her ear and said: "Go home and pour some hot water."
Zhang Jiaqi was very close and heard it, and immediately curled her lips: "The temperature-changing mug is not a new thing."
So, my girlfriend’s best friend is a really annoying creature.
This simple birthday celebration ended quickly.
After school, Gu Caiwei came home, took out the mug and poured some boiling water into it.
The other side of the cup wall took off its camouflage, revealing the back of a boy wearing a Linzhong school uniform, raising his right hand high to make a V sign.
"Ha ha!"
Gu Caiwei laughed happily, of course she recognized it.