"Xiaoxing, once you’re part of our family, everyone will dote on you just like grandpa, grandma, and your parents do,"
Shen Tianxing nodded with a smile, "I believe it! Grandpa Dugu, Grandma, and your dad and mom have already been very kind to ."
Dugu Zixi gave her a sidelong glance, "What do you an ’your dad and mom’? They are your dad and mom too."
Shen Tianxing glared at him coquettishly, "I’m just trying to distinguish between the two sets of parents. When I’m with them, of course, I’ll call them dad and mom."
Dugu Zixi quickly responded with a smile, "Alright, alright, I misunderstood. My punishnt is to kiss you."
Having said that, Dugu Zixi quickly pecked her on the face.
Shen Tianxing laughed and punched him lightly, "You’re annoying, always taking advantage of ."
Dugu Zixi leaned in closer, "I welco you to take your advantage back. Co on, you can take as much advantage of as you want, for as long as you like..."
Shen Tianxing pushed his face away with her hand, laughing, "I’m not as thick-skinned as you are!"
As they were bustling around and chatting, the relatives who were invited to the banquet arrived one after another.
Without exception, each one of them looked for Shen Tianxing upon entering, to offer birthday gifts to the young birthday star.
Shen Tianxing received a pile of gold necklaces, gold bracelets, jade stones, jade bracelets, brand-na clothes, bags, and more, along with a ton of blessings...
Shen Tianxing knew that each birthday gift ca with their deep affection and blessings for her.
It was her luck to have co to the Shen Family; in fact, it was her good fortune to have fallen into this nest of blessings.
The family values of the Shen Family were really admirable; there wasn’t a single problematic character, all were people who knew their place, weren’t greedy, and understood propriety.
Jiang Hua, Wu Haishan, and Gao Lingfeng also ca with gifts.
To Shen Tianxing’s surprise, many villagers who worked in Shen Family Ecological Estate also brought her birthday gifts.
But they all knew the Shen Family liked to keep things low-key and didn’t throw lavish banquets for outsiders; they tactfully left the gifts, offered their blessings, and then left.
Feeling sowhat embarrassed, Shen Tianxing could only say to Li Xiuxia, "Mom, let’s return the favor with gifts later! They’ve all been so thoughtful; we can’t be rude in return."
Li Xiuxia smiled and said, "Even if you didn’t ntion it, I would have planned to give them return gifts."
Just then, Shen Tianxing’s second uncle Shen Wenzheng and second aunt Sun Yazhi arrived.
Like everyone else, upon seeing Shen Tianxing, they first presented their birthday gifts, saying, "Xiaoxing, happy birthday."
Shen Tianxing smiled, took their gifts, and sweetly thanked them, "Thank you, second uncle, thank you, second aunt."
Shen Wenzheng looked at her with a smile and said, "Open it and see if you like it. I specifically asked a friend to get this charm for you from the Huguo Temple in Capital City. It’s said to be blessed and can protect you. See if that’s true?"
Shen Tianxing nodded with a grin, "Let’s see."
As she opened the redwood box that held the charm, she saw a string of Bodhi beads emanating a profound aura of Buddha’s grace, peacefully resting in the box, exuding an aura that cald the mind.
Shen Tianxing was sowhat astonished as she picked up the Bodhi beads, looked at them closely for a while, then said to Shen Wenzheng, "Second uncle, you are so thoughtful. This is a treasure, second uncle, you must have gone to great lengths for this?"
Shen Wenzheng smiled and said, "It didn’t take much effort. It was a fortuitous find and I thought your birthday was coming up. It seed perfect to give to you as a birthday present. Do you like it?"
Shen Tianxing nodded vigorously, "I love it! Thank you, Second Uncle!"
Sun Yazhi asked with a smile from the side, "Well, what about Second Aunt’s gift? Do you like that too?"
Seeing the gift from Sun Yazhi was also designer clothing, Shen Tianxing joked with a chuckle, "Second Aunt, you and Auntie really are of one mind, both of you getting clothes. My wardrobe is so full now it can hardly close."
Sun Yazhi laughed loudly, "That’s exactly what we want, rooms too full of clothes! It shows that our little star Xiaoxing here is living a good life. Axia, don’t you think so?"
Li Xiuxia also smiled and nodded her head before quickly ushering them to sit down, "Don’t just stand there, let’s sit inside for a while. Xiaorui is the only one who isn’t back yet. Once he arrives, we’ll start the al."
When Shen Wenzheng heard that his grandnephew Shen Tianrui hadn’t yet returned, he couldn’t help but frown, "What’s that kid up to? I even called him today to tell him to co ho early. Why hasn’t he co back yet?"
Li Xiuxia speculated, "Maybe he was held up by sothing?"
Shen Tianxing had five older male cousins, and four of them worked or went to school in Capital City. Only her eldest cousin could make it in person to attend her birthday dinner.
But her four cousins had sent their birthday gifts early in the morning.
Now, as the dinner ti was approaching and her eldest cousin hadn’t arrived, Shen Tianxing was also getting worried.
She quickly calculated a fortune for Shen Tianrui based on his birth date and ti.
Seeing that the divination showed Tianrui would soon face the ’Peach Blossom Disaster,’ Shen Tianxing’s brows also furrowed in concern.
Shen Wenzheng, Sun Yazhi, and Li Xiuxia, who were gathered around Shen Tianxing, saw the troubled expression on her face after she finished divining and imdiately asked, "Xiaoxing, is there sothing wrong with Tianrui?"
Shen Tianxing sighed lightly, "Big brother is going to encounter a ’Peach Blossom Disaster’. But don’t worry, with here, nothing bad will happen. I’ll resolve this calamity for big brother."
Everyone felt relieved hearing Shen Tianxing say this, "That’s good, that’s very good."
Suddenly, Shen Tianxing smiled, "Big brother is here, and he really did bring a woman with him!"
Upon hearing Shen Tianxing say that Shen Tianrui had indeed brought a woman ho, Shen Wenzheng and the other two were imdiately shocked.
"No way?"
"Did you really predict it?"
"What should we do now?"
Shen Tianxing gave them a reassuring smile, "Don’t panic. Nothing will happen today. I’ll talk to big brother about it later. Just don’t worry, and when you et big brother, make sure not to give anything away. He’s so smart, he’ll catch on very quickly."
Shen Wenzheng snorted coldly, "The sooner he figures it out, the better. How could he choose today of all days to bring soone ho? It’s simply thoughtless!"
Although Shen Tianrui was his nephew, Wenzheng’s elder brother’s son, Shen Wenzheng treated Tianrui as if he were his own son. Both of them worked in the public security system, with Wenzheng treating and training Tianrui as his successor.
That’s why his words carried more weight.
Shen Tianxing quickly assured him, "Second Uncle, don’t be upset just yet. I believe big brother knows what he’s doing. It’s nothing serious. Let’s just treat it as if we have one more guest."
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