readytorunbook Chapter 92 Mu Li's Birthday
Chapter 92 Mu Li's Birthday
August 20th is Mu Li's birthday.
After lunch, Xiao Siyue, along with Chuntao and Lanyi, took the prepared gifts and boarded a carriage to Mu Li's house.
The county government office of Qianyuan County was located in the very center, while the Mu family mansion was located to the north. This area was basically where a group of powerful people in Qianyuan were concentrated.
The carriage swayed and rattled along the street, and it arrived in less than fifteen minutes.
Xiao Siyue's overall impression of North Street was one of quiet luxury; it was filled with courtyards with three or more sections.
The Mu family is one of them.
As Xiao Siyue stepped down from the carriage, servants from the Mu family came out to greet her.
“But Miss Xiao.” A servant stopped in front of Xiao Siyue.
"Exactly."
"Miss Xiao, this way please. My young lady is already waiting inside," the servant said immediately and warmly.
Xiao Siyue followed the servants into the gate of the Mu residence.
Mu Li's room was in the west wing of the second courtyard. Xiao Siyue arrived after passing through the hanging flower gate.
"Yue'er, you're finally here! I've been waiting for you for so long." Mu Li was overjoyed to see Xiao Siyue come in and immediately stepped forward to take Xiao Siyue's hand.
Xiao Siyue smiled at Mu Li and said, "I'm sorry I'm late."
"Not too late, not too late," Mu Li said with a smile.
"Lili, who is this little girl? Aren't you going to introduce her to us?" Suddenly a voice interrupted the two.
Xiao Siyue looked over at the sound and saw several young girls, about the same age as Mu Li, walking out of the room.
"Hehe, Yue'er, let's go inside, I'll introduce you to the place."
Once inside, Mu Li pointed to a woman in pink with a face as beautiful as a peach blossom, and said flamboyantly, "Yue'er, this is Miss Ma Wanying from the Ma family."
"This is Miss Wang Shuyuan from the Wang family." Xiao Siyue looked over and saw that Miss Wang gave off a Lin Daiyu vibe, wearing a light green dress, looking delicate and frail, with slightly furrowed brows.
"This is Miss Yuan Yi from the Yuan family." This Miss Yuan looks rather young, probably around ten years old, with chubby cheeks, and is very cute.
After Mu Li finished introducing Xiao Siyue, Xiao Siyue greeted the others.
"This is Xiao Siyue, the daughter of the county magistrate," Li Muli introduced Xiao Siyue to the group.
After hearing Mu Li's introduction, Xiao Siyue saw that the others looked surprised, but they quickly returned to normal.
"Miss Xiao, how old are you? I've never seen you before," Yuan Yi asked Xiao Siyue.
“I’m eight years old this year. You can call me Siyue. I used to live in our ancestral home. I haven’t been here for long,” Xiao Siyue explained to Yuan Yi with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yi immediately broke into a big smile and said happily, "You can also call me Xiao Yi. I'm eleven years old this year."
"Where is your ancestral home? Is it far away?" Yuan Yi asked, her face full of curiosity.
“Our ancestral home is in Qinzhou Prefecture, which is 1000 li away from Qianyuan County.”
"It's so far!" Yuan Yi exclaimed. She had never been to such a far place before.
Afterwards, the group chatted for a while, and Xiao Siyue learned that they all lived on North Street and were quite familiar with each other.
"Lili, today is your birthday. This is a birthday gift for you." Xiao Siyue gestured to Chuntao, who immediately handed the gift box to Muli.
"Yue'er, can I open it now?" Mu Li happily took it, looking at Xiao Siyue with anticipation.
"of course can."
"What is this?" When the box was opened, two beautiful lipsticks and two exquisite porcelain bottles appeared in front of everyone.
"Yue'er, what is this?" Mu Li picked up a lipstick and asked in confusion.
"This is a lipstick,"
Then Xiao Siyue explained to everyone how to use it.
"Yue'er, I love this so much! The lipstick I used to wear wasn't convenient to take out, so I didn't dare to eat much when I went out. Now that I have this lipstick, I can carry it with me and eat whatever I want." Mu Li happily hugged Xiao Siyue, who was always looking for something to do and couldn't stay still.
The others, except for Yuan Yi who was still young, all looked at Mu Li with envy. They were all a bit older than Mu Li and had been using lipstick for several years, so they could naturally see the benefits of this lipstick.
"Hehe, I'm glad you like it."
Mu Li happily put down the lipstick, then picked up the perfume and asked, "Yue'er, what about this? What is this?"
"This is perfume." Xiao Siyue took the bottle, opened it, and applied some to Mu Li's wrist. The fragrance immediately filled the air. Everyone in the room could smell it.
"It smells so good!" said Ma Wanying, who took a deep breath with her eyes closed and exclaimed.
"Yes, yes, it smells so good." Mu Li raised her arm and smelled it.
"This smells much better than the sachet." Looking at the perfume, Mu Li suddenly disliked her own exquisite sachet. She decided to use the perfume Xiao Siyue had given her from now on.
"Yue'er, I love all the birthday gifts you gave me."
Mu Li looked at Xiao Siyue with sparkling eyes. She was really happy today. This gift was her favorite one she had received all day.
Xiao Siyue was also very happy that the gift she gave was liked.
The other three looked at Mu Li with envy.
"Siyue, where did you buy all of these?" Ma Wanying couldn't help but ask. She wanted to buy some too.
“I didn’t buy this, I made it myself,” Xiao Siyue said.
"You made this?" The group was quite surprised to hear this, not expecting that such a little girl would be able to make these things.
“I knew Yue’er was the best.” Mu Li said with a smug look on her face.
After a while, a maid came and told Mu Li that Madam Mu had prepared a meal in the front yard and asked Mu Li to take the group to the front yard.
"Let's go over there." Mu Li pulled Xiao Siyue and led the group towards the front yard.
"Mother." After entering the house, Mu Li called out to a middle-aged woman sitting in the hall.
"Greetings, Aunt Mu." Xiao Siyue and the others also greeted Madam Mu.
"Lili, you've arrived." Madam Mu smiled kindly.
"Thank you all for coming to celebrate Lili's birthday today. The food is ready, please come and eat," Madam Mu said with a smile to Xiao Siyue and the others.
"Thank you, Aunt Mu," they said in unison.
After Madam Mu finished speaking, she asked Mu Li to entertain the guests, and then she left the hall.
"Please sit down and try our home-cooked food,"
"Okay." After Madam Mu left, the group was no longer as tense as before, and the atmosphere eased.
They all sat down at the table, smiling.
"Haha, what were you all so nervous about? My mother is very kind." Mu Li couldn't help but laugh after sitting down.
“We’re not nervous at all,” Ma Wanying pouted. They just unconsciously put on airs in front of their elders.
"Yes, you're not nervous, hurry up and start eating," Mu Li said with a smile.
After they finished eating, they all went home. Xiao Siyue even invited Mu Li to come over to her house another day.