Chapter: 4606

As she spoke, Liu Manjion's tone became a bit melancholic: "Everything here is just like before... only they're older now, I'm grown up, and Mom isn't around anymore."

She looked a bit melancholic, so Yeh Chen pretended to be casual and said, "My parents passed away early. After they were gone, I became an orphan and lived in an orphanage for ten years. Compared to you, you're still much happier than me."

"You're an orphan?" Liu Manjion was shocked, staring at Yeh Chen with a face full of incredulity.

Yeh Chen nodded slightly and said, "Before I was eight years old, I might have been the happiest child in this world. One night, I fell from heaven to the mud pit, then crawled and rolled my way up until today."

Liu Manjion exclaimed in amazement, "You're so young, yet you've already reached a key position at Eurolink Shipping, proving your personal abilities are still strong."

"Really?" Yeh Chen suddenly looked a bit embarrassed, scratching his head with a smile and saying, "Haha, I suppose that's just how it is."

He didn't want to tell Liu Manjion the truth, that he was actually the largest shareholder of Eurolink Shipping.

At this moment, many middle-aged people walked up to them with smiling faces.

Leading the way was none other than the South Uncle, holding a large box in his hand and wondering what was inside.

The group approached the two, and the South Uncle opened his mouth with a smile, saying, "Happy birthday, Miss Manjion!"

He said that, and the person beside him, Shen Bo, quickly opened the lid of the box, revealing a beautifully decorated birthday cake.

Everyone joined in the celebration, shouting together: "Happy birthday, Miss Manjion!"

Liu Manjion's eyes widened in surprise, muttering to herself: "Today isn't my birthday... I was supposed to have my birthday more than 10 days from now... Uncle South, Shen Bo, what's going on here?"

Uncle South smiled and said: "Miss Manjion, today is the fourth day of the fourth month according to the lunar calendar, which is your lunar birthday. Although you may not usually pay attention to the lunar calendar, we old folks start every day by flipping through our old almanacs to keep track of the dates, but we remember the lunar dates very clearly."

Liu Manjion's eyes suddenly welled up with tears as she lightly covered her mouth and said: "I didn't even know myself..."

Shen Bo chuckled and said: "We've been preparing this surprise for you over the past few days, hoping to give you a small shock. We were worried that you wouldn't come today, but we never expected you to bring your boyfriend along."

Liu Manjion's eyes overflowed with tears again as she expressed her gratitude without explanation: "Thank you all... Thank you..."

Uncle South and Shen Bo stood holding the cake, singing a Cantonese birthday song: "Congratulations on your good fortune and longevity, happy birthday! Every year has today, every age has this moment! Congratulations to you, congratulations!"

The people following them clapped their hands in unison, Uncle South passing two candles and a box of matches to Ye Chen's hand, smiling and saying: "Little buddy, Miss Manjion is turning 24 today, which is her birthday according to the Chinese zodiac. So we prepared two candles for you to light for Miss Manjion!"

Ye Chen nodded slightly, inserted the two candles, and then lit them.

Everyone hurriedly urged her to hurry up and make a wish while blowing out the candle.

Liu Manjion looked at Ye Chen, closed her eyes, and silently wished before blowing out the candle in front of everyone.

Everyone cheered again, and then each person brought their own specialty dish or snack to Liu Manjion and Ye Chen because every portion was small. Shen Bo said to the two of them: "We know Miss Liu doesn't like waste, so we prepared a little bit for each one, and if it's not enough to eat, just speak up and we'll prepare something else for you two."

Liu Manjion said with her eyes red: "Thank you all, this is so thoughtful, and I still remember my birthday......"

Shen Bo smiled: "This is only right, Miss Liu, in our eyes, you're like our own daughter!" JrNovels.com