It had been a long time since Lin Zhiming had celebrated a birthday so solemnly.
For him, birthdays don't mean much. Before his rise, he lived in various crises every day, so there was no birthday to speak of.
What he didn't expect was that Yao Jing and Lin Mengjie would make a bowl of longevity noodles so carefully for him.
With just one bowl, Lin Zhiming felt that his birthday was not in vain.
"I made an appointment with my dad, mom and my brother for dinner tonight! It's your birthday," Yao Jing said.
"Isn't that necessary?" Lin Zhiming shook his head and said, you can eat at any time, but it always feels a bit awkward to have a meal specially on your birthday.
"No, we have to have dinner together in the evening, and I will book the hotel!" Yao Jing said.
"Sure!" Lin Zhiming smiled and nodded, no longer refusing.
After dinner, Lin Zhiming and Yao Jing went to work together, while Lin Mengjie took on the heavy responsibility of sending Lin Wan'er to school.
Not long after arriving at the company, Lin Zhiming received a call. After that, Lin Zhiming immediately called Li Sina to leave the company and headed for the airport.
"The teacher I found for you is here." Lin Zhiming sat in the passenger seat and said with a smile.
Li Sina was a little curious, but she didn't ask any more questions.
Not long after, the two arrived at the airport.
After waiting for about ten minutes, Bi Feiyun appeared in Lin Zhiming's sight with a middle-aged man.
Lin Zhiming immediately greeted him.
"Old man." Lin Zhiming smiled and greeted Bi Feiyun.
"I know my fate, haha, we meet again!" Bi Feiyun said with a smile.
"Who is this?" Lin Zhiming looked at Bi Feiyun's side.
"He is the sixth disciple I have accepted, and his name is Yuan Gang!" Bi Feiyun introduced.
"I have always heard Master talking about you, and there are many rumors about you in the martial arts world. Today I finally saw you in person!" Yuan Gang, a middle-aged man next to Bi Feiyun, said to Lin Zhiming with a smile.
"Hello, hello!" Lin Zhiming greeted Yuan Gang, then pointed to Li Sina beside him and said, "Old man, this is the person I want to recommend to you, her name is Li Sina!"
"That's her you're talking about?!" Bi Feiyun's face looked a little weird. He remembered Li Sina. He had drunk Li Sina's wedding wine before, but now Li Sina's husband and father-in-law had been killed. He always thought that Li Sina was also dead, but he didn't expect it.
He was actually by Lin Zhiming's side.
"Old man, there are many things that are difficult to explain about Sina, but don't worry, Sina is a good person and has enough potential." Lin Zhiming said.
"Okay, I believe you! Find a place first for me to see her true level!" Bi Feiyun said.
Lin Zhiming nodded and took everyone directly to a martial arts training ground in the city.
At the martial arts training ground, Li Sina had a little discussion with Yuan Gang brought by Bi Feiyun.
After all these discussions, Bi Feiyun's eyes lit up.
"Is she really not thirty yet?" Bi Feiyun asked.
"No!" Lin Zhiming shook his head.
"That's really a piece of jade!" Bi Feiyun nodded, "With her age and skills, with a little training, she will definitely improve very quickly!"
"I think so too, that's why I asked you to come here specially. With her qualifications, it shouldn't be a problem for her to be your thirteenth apprentice, right?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"That's no problem, but I still need to test her. So be it, you ask her to come back to the capital with me and give me more time to observe. Then I will decide whether to accept her as my disciple!"
Bi Feiyun said.
"Okay!" Lin Zhiming nodded and said to Li Sina, "Sina, you and Mr. Bi go to the imperial capital for a while. If you can be accepted by the old man as his apprentice, your future will be limitless!"
"Then who will protect Madam?" Li Sina asked with a frown.
"My wife's safety is temporarily left to me. You don't have to worry. You are still young now. You can take advantage of this time to be guided by a famous teacher. In the future, you will strive to reach the tenth rank of Wuqing. In this way, your role for me will be much greater! Also!
It won't happen like last time!" Lin Zhiming said.
Li Sina also knew that she was far behind Lin Zhiming's level now, so she nodded in agreement after thinking for a moment.
Bi Feiyun originally planned to fly back to the imperial capital directly, but Lin Zhiming stopped him because of his birthday.
Night falls.
Lin Zhiming left the office and came to the door of Yao Jing's office, only to find that Yao Jing was not in the office.
Lin Zhiming called Yao Jing.
"I'm here to pick up my parents. You pick up Mengjie and Wan'er, and then go directly to the hotel, Hilton Hotel Fulu Hall!" Yao Jing said.
"Okay!" Lin Zhiming didn't think much about it. After leaving the company, he first called Bi Feiyun and told Bi Feiyun where to eat, and then went to pick up Lin Wan'er and Lin Mengjie.
By the time Lin Zhiming arrived at the restaurant, it was already half past six in the evening.
Lin Zhiming pushed open the door of the box and found that there was no one in the box.
Lin Zhiming walked in with Lin Wan'er in his arms and glanced around.
Although he saw no one in the box, he heard several breathing sounds.
"Dad Lin, they are all hiding!" Lin Waner whispered to Lin Zhiming.
Lin Zhiming nodded and signaled Lin Wan'er to stop talking.
Suddenly, a group of people rushed out of the screen next to the box.
As these people appeared, cannon fire rang out.
Bang bang bang!
Colorful ribbons soared into the sky, heading towards Lin Zhiming along with dazzling pieces of paper.
"Happy birthday, cousin!"
"Happy birthday, Zhiming!"
There were bursts of shouts all around.
Lin Zhiming was stunned.
He thought the people who surprised him would be members of Yao Jing's family, but he didn't expect that his grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins were all among them!
"Cousin, gift!" Meng Zijun took a beautifully wrapped box and stuffed it into Lin Zhiming's hand.
"Zhiming, this is a gift prepared by my uncle and aunt for you. It is a gift from my uncle and aunt!" Meng Guangsha also gave Lin Zhiming a gift.
"Zhiming, this is a calligraphy written by your grandpa, and I consider it as a gift to you." Meng Qiwen put a framed plaque into Lin Zhiming's hand. The four words "Be careful and careful" were written on the plaque.
Lin Zhiming's hands were suddenly filled with gifts.
"Why are you here?" Lin Zhiming asked in surprise.
"How else could we come? Your wife went to pick us up in person. This kind of kindness is rare!" Meng Guangsha said.
Lin Zhiming looked at Yao Jing and found that Yao Jing was looking at him with a smile.
Lin Zhiming put the gift aside and put Lin Wan'er on the ground. Then he walked up to Yao Jing and hugged Yao Jing tightly.
"Thank you! Wife." Lin Zhiming said movedly.
"This is nothing. Compared with what you did to me, it's so different. I love your husband." Yao Jing said with emotion.
"I love you too!" Lin Zhiming said.
"Oh my god, it's so touching!" Lin Mengjie hugged Lin Waner in emotion.
"Aunt, you hugged me too tightly!" Lin Waner said aggrievedly.
"Zhiming, mom and dad have prepared a gift for you too!" Yao Jianyong waited for Lin Zhiming and Yao Jing to separate, then brought up a box.
"Thank you, dad!" Lin Zhiming thanked him, and then said, "Everyone, please sit down!"
Everyone took their seats one by one.
"Let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Bi Feiyun, a martial arts senior and my friend who has always taken good care of me!" Lin Zhiming introduced to everyone.
"Are you Mr. Bi Feiyun, who is known as the Imperial Master?!" Meng Qiwen seemed to have heard of Bi Feiyun's name and asked in surprise.
"Those are all false claims!" Bi Feiyun smiled and shook his head.
"Although I am not a martial arts person, I also know that you have made extraordinary contributions to our Dragon Kingdom. Many lost martial arts secrets seem to have been rediscovered and carried forward by you!" Meng Qiwen said.
"Where is it!" Bi Feiyun said politely.
"Old man, have you ever done this before?" Lin Zhiming asked in surprise.
"Isn't that right? I've told you before, I have a great reputation!" Bi Feiyun said proudly.
"Then let's have two more drinks tonight!" Lin Zhiming said.
"Teacher is old, so it's better to drink in moderation!" Yuan Gang said quickly.
"I know how much I can drink, so don't worry about it!" Bi Feiyun waved his hand.
Yuan Gang smiled sarcastically and said nothing more.
The people at the table started chatting enthusiastically, and after a while, Dong Jian, Wang Hai and Lin Wei also came.
A table was just full, so Yao Jing called the waiter and asked the waiter to start serving food.
Because it was Lin Zhiming's birthday, Lin Zhiming naturally became the target of everyone's toast.
Not much food was served, so Lin Zhiming drank half a catty of white wine.
Fortunately, Lin Zhiming has a good drinking capacity, otherwise most people would almost become drunk if they drank half a catty of liquor on an empty stomach.
Afterwards, various delicacies were served to the table.
Everyone was eating and drinking, and the atmosphere in the private room suddenly became lively. Everyone held wine glasses and played their own games. Occasionally, they would go to Lin Zhiming for a drink or two. The atmosphere was very lively.
"Are you happy?" Yao Jing leaned into Lin Zhiming's ear and asked in a low voice.
"I'm so happy, so happy!" Lin Zhiming nodded, "This is the first time that so many people are celebrating my birthday. I feel like my life is complete."
"I will have a gift for you later!" Yao Jing said.
"What gift?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"Secret!" Yao Jing smiled mysteriously.
At this moment, Yao An staggered over with a wine glass.
"Brother-in-law, let me toast you." Yao An said in a vague tone.
"Yao An, you have drunk a lot, stop drinking!" Yao An said.
"No, I want to have a drink with my brother-in-law!" Yao An shook his head.
Lin Zhiming smiled and picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Yao An.
"Brother-in-law, I really envy you! I wish you a long life together." Yao An said, drinking all the liquor in the cup, then his face changed, he covered his mouth and hurried to the bathroom.
Unfortunately, there was someone in the bathroom, so Yao An had to cover his mouth and walk out of the box.
"You haven't recovered yet?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"Well... Chu Ying's incident has hurt him a lot." Yao Jing sighed.
Lin Zhiming sighed, the word "love" can do a lot of harm to people!
Suddenly, there was a burst of yelling and cursing outside the box.
"You bitch, don't you have eyes? How dare you bump into me?!"
When Bi Feiyun came, Lin Zhi died and went to Xiahai City the next day.