After dinner, Shi Yi stuck his head out of the window from time to time, wanting to see if the yard opposite was already busy celebrating his birthday.

But the reality seems to be very deserted.

He stood at the window and thought for a while, took out a hundred dollars from the cashier in the drawer and put them in his pocket.

"Mom, I'll go out."

"It's dark? Where to go?"

"Just go buy something, not far away."

"Then bring your mother's cell phone and call home if you have something to do."

"OK!"

They were in town, and many shops were closed at 8 o'clock in the winter, but he still wanted to try it out.

Shi Yi ran around the town and finally found a cake shop that was about to close. "Boss! Do you still have cakes now?"

"You are late, kid, we are already planning to close the door."

He saw the boss put away the bulk cake and was indeed preparing to close the door.

"Boss, my sister celebrates her birthday today. Can you make another cake?"

"Oh, it's so late..."

"Boss, her birthday is only once a year. She really likes cakes. Just help make one. Small cakes are fine, please." He handed the boss a hundred yuan, without any reluctance.

The boss is a soft-hearted and kind-hearted person. When he saw the little boy coming to buy a birthday cake for his sister on this cold winter night, his heart was touched and he agreed.

But the tools have been put away, and it will take time to make another cake. "I guess it will take more than an hour. Can you wait?"

"OK!"

He called his mother at home to explain his situation.

Ning Suya heard him running to the cake shop to buy cakes for Yu Zhiyi in the dark, and she didn't know whether she should be angry or relieved.

He is obviously a child, but he is always like his elder brother in front of Yu Zhiyi.

But she just thought about it in her heart and did not stop her son's decision. "Then tell your mother when you buy the cake, and she will come and pick you up."

Shi Yi promised to be readily.

In order to hurry up, the boss made a 6-inch cake, applied cream around it, and had flowers framed on the noodles, saying Happy Birthday.

"Kid, the cake is ready."

"Thank you, boss!"

The boss didn't cheat him. He charged him a fee at the usual price and asked him for the change.

When Ning Suya came to pick up the person, she saw her son sitting in the shop waiting with a cake. The two of them thanked the kind boss again and left.

When he arrived outside the yard, Shi Yi said, "Mom, I'll give Yiyi the cake."

Ning Suya thought about it. This was the friendship between two children. She didn't get involved. "Go and come back early."

"Thank you mom." He was very glad that he had a good and understanding mother.

——

At this time, the Yu couple had just returned shortly after they came back. The younger daughter fell asleep and the older daughter entered the room.

Suddenly, a little boy appeared at the door of the house. Ruan Qing then remembered that this was the child of the Shi family.

Shi Yi stood at the door carrying the cake and greeted them, "Grandma, uncle and aunt, I'm here to find Yiyi."

Grandma knew that Shi Yi always took care of his granddaughter and liked him very much, so she immediately brought the person in.

"It's so late, is there anything you need to ask Yiyi?"

"I forgot the gift I gave to Yiyi, I'll give it to her." He did not directly explain that it was a cake.

Grandma knew it clearly and pointed to Yu Zhiyi's room and said, "Yiyi just entered, and must have not been asleep."

Ruan Qing looked at it and felt something was wrong, so she pulled her grandmother and whispered: "Mom, it's so late, how can she let the boy enter the bedroom directly?"

In her opinion, there is a difference between men and women, and the two children are already eleven years old, so they should understand the boundaries.

Grandma gave her daughter a blank look, "You said others, you didn't see what Xiaoyi was holding just now? That's a cake! Ten-year-old children are more attentive than you!"

——

Yu Zhiyi lay on the table, sobbing and holding back the sobs.

She didn't dare to get angry, and felt that she should be sensible and considerate when she was so old. She just couldn't control her emotions and was even a little jealous that her sister could live with her parents and acted like a spoiled person.

"Tu tuk--"

There was a knock at the door.

She quickly wiped away her tears and ran to the door to open a gap, "Who?"

After confirming that the little girl was not asleep, Shi Yi boldly pushed open the door and walked in.

The little girl hiding at the door was pulled out by him.

"Brother!" Yu Zhiyi looked at him in surprise.

He pushed the door and closed it, and saw the fair face in front of him along the light above his head.

He raised her chin with his fingers and looked carefully. There were still traces of tears left at the corners of his eyes.

"Cry?"

She turned her face away with guilt.

Shi Yi probably guessed the reason. He took Yu Zhiyi's stool casually, leaned his back against the table, and hid the gift he brought behind him.

"Why cry?"

He didn't want the little girl to hide her grievances in her heart. Everything might be inertia. If she holds it in once, it might be next time. If it accumulates over the years, it would be bad...

Yu Zhi moved to him gently and asked in a low voice: "Brother, why are you here?"

"Don't want to see me?"

"No."

"That's just trying to see me."

“…”

Is there something wrong with this logic?

But she was powerless to refute.

"Yiyi, you haven't answered my question yet." He looked at her calmly, his deep expression as if he was an adult.

"Don't want to say it?" Faced with Yu Zhiyi's silence, he kept pursuing words, "It's great. Yiyi is growing up now and I won't share my secrets with my brother."

He sighed deeply, intending to stand up.

Seeing his disappointed expression, Yu Zhi suddenly held his hand in a panic, "It's not a secret."

"It was because my sister was sick and my parents forgot to buy me gifts and cakes, and I was a little sad."

"I know they didn't mean it, but I was a little angry and felt very ignorant."

Sure enough, the reason he guessed was almost the same.

Parents who are wronged cannot even get angry because one child has not fulfilled his promise to another child, for fear of being accused of being ignorant. How can they be happy if they are so cautious?

"Yiyi, they are your parents. If you feel unhappy, you can tell them directly."

"My parents finally came back once, and my sister was sick. I am the eldest sister, so I should be considerate of them." It is rare to see my parents, and I don't want them to think they are ignorant.

Shi Yi had fully understood her thoughts, but, "It's the first time everyone has come to this world. There is no requirement for who must be humble. If you are willing to be kind to your sister, it is your own wish. And you want to get gifts and blessings on your birthday, that's right."

“As long as you’re not doing bad things, you don’t have to be careful about what others think.”

Yu Zhiyi slowly lowered his head and muttered in a low voice, "I'm just a little sad."

"Don't be sad, I've brought you a gift."

"Ah? But I've received the gift."

He smiled without saying a word and picked up the cake hidden behind him.

Yu Zhi's eyes shone instantly!

"It's the cake!"

"Of course, I promised you to have a birthday cake every year and I will never go back on my promise."

"Thank you brother!" She hugged Shi Yi tightly, unable to hide her inner touch and joy.

"Shh, let's light the candles quietly. This is a birthday cake for Yiyi." He deliberately lowered his voice.

Yu Zhiyi was infected by the atmosphere and nodded excitedly. The moment the candle was lit, the wound that was cut in his heart was instantly healed.

She closed her eyes and made a wish, he lowered his head and looked gently, bright sparks jumping in his pupils.
To be continued...