Chapter 945: You Haven’t Had Cake Before, Have You?
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Gu Zi was feeling a bit overwhelmed. She needed to greet the guests and manage the event, and in her bustling preparations, she hadn’t noticed Huang Fei arriving.
She was focused on displaying the two large cakes she had prepared earlier. She asked a maid from the Gao family to help her push them out on a cake cart. The cakes were covered in whimsical floral fabric, drawing no one’s attention just yet.
As she worked, Gu Zi needed to bring out the baked cake layers, both large and small, along with the cream and other ingredients for the children’s cake-making activity. She planned to make three large cakes; she had already completed two earlier, leaving one to be made with the kids later.
She had also prepared many candles. Once the lights were turned off, she envisioned lighting the candles on both the large and small cakes, which seemed like a dream come true.
Just thinking about it made her smile.
Suddenly, a keen-eyed parent called out, “Isn’t that the transfer student genius, Xu Sheng, with his mother? They live here too! Hello, Mrs. Xu!”
“Wow! It’s really Mrs. Xu! Did she come to celebrate Su Li’s birthday? I heard she and Mrs. Su don’t get along. This looks like they’re on good terms—must have been just rumors,” another parent chimed in.
“What else could it be? Look at the gift Mrs. Xu is holding! Did you see the tag? It’s all in foreign languages. That’s from the most famous cake shop in the city, and their cakes are really trendy. No wonder Mrs. Xu is from the capital; she really knows how to impress!”
The gossiping parents drew Gu Zi’s attention to Huang Fei, making it impossible for her to ignore. Although she wasn’t fond of Huang Fei’s demeanor, she knew it was her duty to greet her as a guest. She set down what she was doing and walked over.
However, Huang Fei spoke first.
Reluctantly, Su Li slowed his pace, tugging Gao Ming along. He hesitated before accepting the cake, countering Huang Fei’s words, “Auntie, I’ve eaten cake before. Are you really giving this cake to me?”
What he really wanted to ask was whether she was just there to deliver cake or to flaunt her superiority. But he was still too young to articulate his thoughts clearly, and his question came out sounding a bit forced.
The other parents observed, interpreting Su Li’s response as defiance. They knew the Su family was wealthy, but after all, they were still from the countryside. Where would they have had the chance to eat cake before?
Clearly, Su Li had never tasted a birthday cake before. The Su family had just moved to the city, and with Su Li’s birthday coinciding with their arrival, it was likely that this was the first birthday celebration for him with a proper cake. It made sense that the party was so extravagant.
For the parents and children from the city, eating a birthday cake wasn’t particularly novel, but they had come to accept the Su family’s two children. They didn’t mind allowing their kids to join in and share Su Li’s first experience of eating cake.
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