Chapter 418 Desire
To preserve the surprise, Zhan Xiao led his team out and didn't return until evening.

When I returned to the city, I found that the streets leading to my home were decorated with colorful lights.

His lips curled up involuntarily.

"Wow, it looks like the boss's wife is making a big fuss about it."

"This is our leader's first birthday ever, so it's only right that we celebrate it in a grand way."

"Exactly, we don't need that little bit!"

"Hurry up, hurry up! I heard from the warehouse manager that the madam took a lot of food materials today. Maybe she won't need to drink the nutrient solution today."

"I heard that people usually have barbecue at their banquets, so we can have some too."

Zhan Xiao smiled and said, "Go to the storeroom and get a few more edible heads of meat. We'll roast them and share them later."

"Wow, that's great!!"

"Thank you, Boss!"

"Hehe, we're in for a treat tonight."

It's not easy for them to get their hands on an edible beast, so they usually sell them, since these things are expensive.

As for them, they usually only need to drink nutritional supplements, but they occasionally have a treat.

But the meat they grilled themselves didn't taste very good because their gang didn't have a chef and didn't know how to process the animal meat.

It's just that we rarely get to eat them, which is why we find them delicious.

...

When Zhan Xiao led his team back home, a series of loud banging sounds rang out behind him.

In that instant, his first reaction was to turn around and be on guard.

But what they saw instead was a sky full of fireworks behind them.

And then there were his subordinates who suddenly appeared and sang him a birthday song.

The person you most want to see still shines in a crowd.

The loose, long skirt billowed in the wind.

The gentle smile on her face was so captivating, it seemed to drown one in its tenderness.

Happy birthday, Boss!

"This is a congratulatory song that Madam taught us to sing. Isn't it beautiful?"

Zhan Xiao smiled and nodded, "It sounds good."

"Come on, let's cut a cake and make a wish first."

Mo Han pushed over a cake with six layers. Although the shape looked irregular and the cream on top was uneven, everyone looked like they were blind.

With his eyes closed, he exclaimed, "Madam, the cake you made is so big!"

It's not that it's big, because she wasn't sure how to make the cake very tall.

But it's okay, Jiang Qin has her own understanding.

As long as the base layer is large enough, she can gradually shrink it layer by layer until it becomes very tall.

That's why this cake is so huge.

As for the shape and decoration, she had never done it before, and even if she spent time on it, she couldn't make it look very exquisite.

They simply used artificial flowers and other decorations to cover up most of the surface.

Although Long Yue thought the cake wasn't very refined, she had seen the ingredients Jiang Qin used, so she figured that even if it wasn't very good, it wouldn't be too bad.

It's just a little too sweet, but that's okay, she loves sweets the most.

"Boss, hurry up and make a wish, then blow out the candles."

Zhan Xiao was silent for a moment. It was his first birthday, but he had always heard that you should make a wish on your birthday.

I remember one year, it was also his birthday.

At that time, he had nothing and couldn't even get enough to eat. So he piled up a sand dune, stuck a wire in it as a candle, and made a wish.

Perhaps it was because the cake was fake, but anyway, his wish didn't come true.

So his obsession later became that he had to make a wish again in front of a real cake.

But when he grew up and could afford to buy many of these expensive desserts, he never did. Because he had come to know that wishes don't come true.

Therefore, this dessert is meaningless.

This time, he decided to believe in this childhood legend again; perhaps if he kept his wish simple, it would come true.

After all, bringing a cake back to life is indeed a bit unfair to the cake.

After silently making a simple wish, he blew out the electronic candle in one breath.

"A fake candle, is that even possible?"

Everyone: "..."

No, is their gang leader really that naive?
It's just a formality!
Jiang Qin: "...Yes, it should work. Everyone uses this candle. I've heard...I've heard it's quite effective."

However, it doesn't always work. The key is to be sincere and put in the effort; you can't just rely on wishful thinking.

"Yes!" Zhan Xiao responded earnestly, his eyes filled with longing for his wish to come true.

"Ahem, let's cut the cake."

"Hehe, this cake was made by the boss's wife herself, I have to have a bite."

"It smells very sweet."

"The first piece is for our wife who has worked hard all day!"

Zhan Xiao was in charge of cutting, and the deputy gang leader was in charge of finishing.

He cleverly gave the first piece to Jiang Qin, which earned him a satisfied look from Zhan Xiao.

No wonder he's the deputy leader; he's so sensible.

"This second piece must be for our Miss Baiyue. She's been busy with Madam all day; she must be tired."

The third piece belonged to Zhan Xiao, and then to Mo Han, who was, after all, just a guest and not a member of the gang.

So guests are given priority, followed by the females within the gang, and then the males are assigned according to their positions.

After everyone had received their cakes, they began to eat together.

The first bite... didn't taste much.

The second bite... felt a little strange.

The third bite... some people had already stiffened.

Zhan Xiao finished the whole piece without changing his expression, and along the way, he seemed to have eaten something else, making a crunching sound as he chewed.

Seeing that he didn't react, no one dared to react either, and they all pretended to be calm and finished eating the cake.

That strange taste was simply despair-inducing.

After taking three bites, Long Yue realized something was wrong, and she smiled and gave her portion to Mo Han.

"I'm on a diet right now, so I'll just have a taste to satisfy my craving. You can have the rest."

"..."

Jiang Qin, on the other hand, didn't like sweets much because of her pregnancy, so after tasting it, she simply gave it to Zhan Xiao as well.

After all, wasting food is not good, and she didn't make a mess; she only scraped the food once with the spoon.

Seeing that Zhan Xiao quickly finished two pieces, Jiang Qin asked, "How did it taste?"

“Delicious, very sweet.”

"Do you want more? There's plenty more."

"I'll see if anyone else wants it later. If no one else wants it, I'll put it in my space."

"Hmm." As long as it's not wasteful.

But actually, there weren't many left.

The members of the Golden Sands Gang were in agony, forcing smiles as they finished their food, not daring to look at the cake again.

Especially some people who had eaten foreign objects, who originally wanted to secretly spit out what was in their mouths, were instantly swallowed after Zhan Xiao glanced at them.

This sweet burden should be borne by the gang leader himself from now on; they are not worthy of it!
Thankfully, there will be more barbecue later, otherwise I would have to wait until everyone leaves before sneaking off to drink the nutrient solution.

You should know that many people came here on an empty stomach tonight.

Just so I could eat a few more bites of the giant cake Jiang Qin made...


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