On Friday, Jin Lily took Xiao Lele down from Jinshan Township early in the morning. When they reached the intersection, Jin Lily called Mu Yi.

"Brother, do you know what day today is?"

Jin Lily's question stopped Mu Yi. Mu Yi was stunned for a moment. "What day is today?"

"Brother, can't you remember?"

Jin Lily held Mu Yi with a smile. "Brother, think about it again. What were you doing on this day last year?"

Jin Lily's reminder woke Mu Yi up. Mu Yi slapped his thigh suddenly. "Oh! All my thoughts these days have been focused on worrying about the interview for you. I'm done worrying.

As for your affairs, I’m worried about the work at the end of the year and the beginning of the new year. I’m going to have the New Year’s Day holiday soon. I almost forgot about this matter. Today is our little Lele’s first birthday.”

"Yes. Then why don't you go buy a birthday cake for our little Lele."

"Buy, buy, buy. Go buy it now."

"Then why don't you come downstairs quickly? We'll wait for you at the intersection."

"Crossroads? Are you back?"

"Hmm, hurry up. It's so cold on the street."

Mu Yi asked for leave from his boss and hurried downstairs.

At the crossroads, Mu Yi quickly gave Jin Lily a hug. Mu Yi held Jin Lily, and Jin Lily carried Xiao Lele on his back. The family came to Sun Ji Pastry Shop to choose a birthday cake for Xiao Lele.

Mu Yi chose a small cake. "Boss, could you please make a little dog with cream on top of the cake?"

"Yes. No problem. What else should I write?"

"Write: 'Happy birthday to little Lele and healthy growth'."

"Your cake is so small, I'm afraid I can't write so many words on it."

"Brother, why don't you choose a bigger one?" Jin Lily said in a consulting tone.

"Why? Buy a smaller one. As long as it means something like that. Xiao Lele can't eat much. I don't like cakes, and you don't like cream."

"That's not what I mean. Just think about it. This is our little Lele's first birthday. I still hope to have a lively birthday for her. Invite her grandparents, grandparents, and uncle together.

Come down, let’s all have a lively meal together. By the way, I’ll also share with you the good news that I will be transferred to work in the county. In addition…”

Although Jin Lily was hesitant to speak, Mu Yi still understood what she meant. Jin Lily wanted to take the opportunity of celebrating Xiao Lele's birthday to invite everyone down to get together, and by the way, she was about to be transferred to

Let me tell you the good news about the work of the Animal Husbandry Bureau. The more important thing is to solve an urgent matter. That is who will take care of Xiao Lele.

Although I visited my grandparents last time, my grandparents told me that they didn’t have time, and grandpa didn’t have time either. But grandpa still expressed his position and said that he would let grandma help take care of little Lele.

"Since I called his grandpa, grandma, grandpa and uncle, if I'm afraid, I might as well call his third uncle and third aunt upstairs?" Mu Yi reminded.

"I have to shout. I also have to call my mother-in-law, my father-in-law, my brother-in-law, my aunt and the others."

"Then if we call them out, we will be the only ones left. It would be wrong not to call them out."

"Oh. If we call them all together, I'm afraid there will be a lot of people. Let me count, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, and aunt's family, there are 6 people, big and small, 2 from the third uncle's family, and the aunt's family

4, plus her grandparents, grandparents, and uncle, there are 5, including the two of us and Xiao Lele, there are 20 people."

"The tables and benches at our house are not enough to sit on. There are not enough chopsticks and bowls. Moreover, we have to cook for almost two tables. The fire in my house is not enough. The weather is so cold. I am afraid that I have to prepare this and that.

It’s cold.”

"Brother, I've thought about this too. We won't be cooking those few plates and bowls of Chinese food. We'll be roasting the whole pig. We need to be more careful when eating lumps of meat."

"Okay. But, where can I buy pigs at this time?"

"This is easy to handle. Just go to Datang and find Dad. He can help."

"Okay. I'll go to Datang and invite them down. I'll also get the pigs down by the way. You can go to your mother-in-law's house and invite them all. Make a phone call earlier, or go and invite them in person."

"Okay. Let's divide the troops into two groups. By the way, brother, the pigs have been tidied up in the pond. Just bring the meat down. Otherwise, there will be no room in the house to tidy up the pigs."

"I got it. How about buying a bigger one, and inviting Xie Ziyan, Lei Sanjing, and Zhang Dongmi to do the same. If they hadn't helped train you, I guess your interview would have been suspended."

"Yes. I should give them a good reception and thank them. However, it is better not to mix up this occasion. It will be complicated and it will be unsuitable for both parties. Yesterday, the inspection team came to the countryside to complete the task.

I came down today to celebrate Xiao Lele’s birthday. Our family wants to be together. Secondly, I have to go to Jinshan Township to hand over my work tomorrow. I need to find a car to bring my things back.

.”

"Then we can only wait until New Year's Day before hosting a reception for Xie Ziyan and the others."

"Um."

Mu Yi delivered Jin Lily and Xiao Lele to the intersection of Shunzhong Lane, then returned to the bus stop and caught the bus to Datang.

Mu Yi sat directly at the terminal. After getting off the bus, he quickly walked to his father's store.

"Dad, you are still playing cards."

"Hmm. Is it getting cold? Nothing to do, just play some cards for a while."

"Is business okay?"

"The big pig feed business is not so good. Because it's the winter months. The pigs that we don't sell are basically raised to prepare to kill the New Year pigs for our own consumption. No feed will be given during this period?

Specialized in feeding grain to induce fattening.”

"Then if there is nothing else to do in the afternoon? Come down early for dinner."

"Come to Chengguan for dinner?"

"Oh. In the Chengguan House."

"What's going on?"

"What's the matter? It's just that today is Xiao Lele's first birthday. I want to invite you all to come down and have some fun."

"Oh. It doesn't matter, little Lele is already one year old. It's still easy to have fun these days. Another year has passed."

"Also? There is one more thing."

"What's going on?"

"It's Sayuri who took the exam."

"Where did you start the exam?"

"Didn't I mention to you some time ago that you should take the exam to enter the city?"

"Hmm. It seems so."

"Sayuri is very lucky. She got second place in the exam and will be transferred to the county Animal Husbandry Bureau soon. She will probably start working in the county after New Year's Day."

"Wow. I can't tell. This kid Jin Lily is so good. It seems that your grandfather's grave was buried well. Bless you all to be prosperous. A few years ago, you passed the exam and went to work in the county. This Jin Lily passed the exam again

Come up. Good, good!”

"Then I'm going to invite Xiao Lele's grandparents. You should close the door early and call her grandma and uncle. Come down early and have some fun."

"Okay. After I finish these two games, I'll wait until her uncle comes back. I'll tell him not to run away. We'll come down together."

Mu Yi said goodbye to his father and hurried to his father-in-law's house.

As soon as I entered the house, I saw my father-in-law, mother-in-law and the master worker having lunch. I quickly greeted them one by one.

"Muyi, have you eaten?"

"not yet."

Zhang Xuefen quickly went to the kitchen to get Mu Yi bowls and chopsticks.

Mu Yi took the bowls and chopsticks, served rice and vegetables...

"Aren't you going to work today?" Jin Chongming asked his son-in-law.

"Dad, I'm at work. I just asked for leave."

"Oh. What's the matter?"

"That's it. Sayuri has taken the exam."

When Mu Yi heard that Jin Baihe had taken the exam, both Jin Chongming and Zhang Xuefen looked at Mu Yi in disbelief.

Zhang Xuefen asked excitedly: "Where did you start the exam?"

"Bureau of Animal Husbandry."

"Oh. It's not easy! Are you sure?" Jin Chongming praised while feeling a little unsure at the same time.

"Be careful. She came in second in both the written test and the interview. We happened to recruit two more people. So she succeeded. Now she has passed the physical examination and inspection. She will go back to hand over the work tomorrow."

"Why are you in such a hurry? You have to keep a low profile. Otherwise, I'm afraid that people in my hometown will feel uncomfortable."

"It's okay. Everyone in the countryside knows about it. As soon as the inspection team went to inspect, everyone knew that she passed the exam. The county means that after New Year's Day, everyone will go to work in their new units."

"Oh. What about Xiao Lele?" Zhang Xuefen was a little worried about Xiao Lele.

"Yes. It's not like in the countryside where you can take Xiao Lele to work. Government agencies go to work on time every day and don't leave work on time."

"Is it possible to get off work earlier?" the worker joked with a smile.

"Brother Health, that's not what I mean. I work a lot of overtime? So I can't get off work on time."
To be continued...