Chapter 538: 534. Birthday Gifts (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

On December 29th, after Zhang Sicheng returned from work, he found no one at home and was somewhat stunned.

Usually, by this time, Zhang Ran would have already picked up the children, and Liu Lu would have started preparing dinner; why was there suddenly no one here?

However, Zhang Sicheng did not pay much attention to it and lay down on the sofa, preparing to rest for a while.

Soon, Zhang Siyan arrived as well. Seeing no one, she asked curiously, "Where are Dad and the others?"

"I don't know, maybe they all went out," Zhang Sicheng said casually.

Just at this moment, both of their phones received a text message from Zhang Ran, telling them to go to a certain place.

Both Zhang Sicheng and Zhang Siyan were a bit confused; what was this about? Why was it so mysterious?

However, neither of them thought much of it; they had indeed forgotten their own birthdays.

Driving to the location Zhang Ran sent, they discovered it was a villa area. After driving in and finding the house number, they were both stunned when they saw the banner at the entrance of the garden gate.

"Happy Birthday!"

Four simple, large characters, with nothing extra, yet it made the siblings feel dazed.

They were not fools; judging from the current situation, it was clearly to celebrate their birthday, and this routine was indeed a bit old-fashioned.

"Is it our birthday today?" Zhang Sicheng asked, feeling a bit uncertain.

Zhang Siyan said, "It should be today."

But they didn't need to confirm it any further; seeing them arrive, Zhang Xiaotao and Susu both ran out from inside, each holding a bouquet of flowers—a gift the two little ones had prepared themselves.

Of course, this was only one part of it.

"Daddy, Auntie, Happy Birthday!"

"Mommy, Uncle, Happy Birthday!"

The two little ones said "Happy Birthday" to their respective parents.

At this time, Zhang Ran, Liu Lu, Huo Zhiyuan, Qian Li and her family, as well as Liu Ming, and even Zhang Ran had invited Zhang Siyan's college best friends over.

This was specifically arranged by Zhang Ran, who had sent people to pick them up, all to give Zhang Siyan a surprise.

"Why is there such a big setup?" Zhang Sicheng came back to his senses and said with a smile.

Zhang Ran said, "This is the first time I've celebrated your birthday; consider it making up for all the previous ones."

"Thank you," Zhang Siyan's eyes were a bit red.

She had forgotten her own birthday because she hadn't celebrated it for a long time, and Qian Li didn't care much about these things either, so it seemed that if Zhang Ran hadn't remembered, no one would have remembered her birthday.

"Let's go, let's go inside first," Zhang Ran said with a smile.

A group of people surrounded the two and offered their blessings one after another.

This birthday party was in a buffet format because there were too many people; they couldn't fit at one table, and setting up several tables didn't feel quite right, so they simply made it a buffet.

Moreover, the most important thing was that it was convenient; there were professionals to handle it, so Liu Lu didn't need to cook.

Soon it was time for the gift-giving segment. Zhang Ran's gifts to the two were a supercar and a priceless crown, respectively.

The supercar was for Zhang Sicheng, which counted as his first luxury item.

The crown was for Zhang Siyan; it was custom-made by Zhang Ran through Prince Haiman, worth 50 million RMB, no cheaper than the supercar.

Seeing the sports car, Zhang Sicheng was indeed tempted for a moment, but he quickly calmed down.

"Dad, I can't even drive this if you give it to me," Zhang Sicheng said helplessly.

Zhang Ran said indifferently, "If you can't drive it, just keep it at home; treat it as a collection."

Zhang Sicheng was speechless; he still hadn't truly adjusted to his own status even now.

As the son of the Richest Person in China, it was indeed nothing to have a supercar that was only for collection and not for driving.

By the same token, the reason for giving Zhang Siyan such an expensive gift was the same.

As for private jets and cruise ships, Zhang Ran perhaps didn't choose them due to psychological trauma.

With Zhang Ran's gifts as the standard, the gifts from others seemed a bit less high-profile.

But whether it was Zhang Sicheng or Zhang Siyan, they were very grateful and very fond of them.

Especially the painting that the two little ones had collaborated on, which made the whole family feel warm inside.

When it came to the cake-cutting segment, the two little ones were the most excited.

The cake was not cheap either; Zhang Ran had spent 88,888 yuan to have it custom-made.

Just the design alone was a feast for the eyes.

After eating the cake, it was time for chatting and eating; although the number of people wasn't enough to fill every seat, there were still quite a few, and everyone was chatting very happily.

Moreover, these were all friends and relatives of the Zhang Family, so there wasn't much scheming, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

However, Liu Ming was drinking wine and eating some food alone in silence after offering his congratulations.

"Da Ming, why are you here by yourself?" Zhang Sicheng saw Liu Ming and walked over.

Liu Ming smiled and said, "It's nothing, just thinking about some things."

After saying that, Liu Ming sincerely congratulated Zhang Sicheng, "Happy Birthday. You've finally made it through all these years; I wish you better and better in the future!"

As he said this, he raised his glass and finished it in one gulp.

Zhang Sicheng clinked glasses with him and then said, "Thanks, brother. I'll say it again: I actually don't hope for you to be with my sister; it will put a lot of pressure on you."

"My dad is actually a very overbearing person. Don't look at his gentle appearance; that's just his disguise."

"My dad actually always feels more indebted to Siyan, and plus she is a girl, so no matter who becomes my brother-in-law in the future, my dad will always be watching."

"If life is happy, that's fine, but if..., sigh, with the precedent of Sun Gaixin, I can't even imagine what my dad would do at that time."

Zhang Sicheng said these words again.

Liu Ming nodded and smiled bitterly, "I know. Now I've also figured it out; the gap between me and your family is indeed quite large."

Zhang Sicheng frowned and said, "What are you saying? That's not what I meant. How should I put it? It's not that my family looks down on you, but that I personally worry about you."

"Let's put it this way: your intentions are already very obvious, but my dad hasn't done anything, right? In fact, he won't interfere with Siyan's love life."

"When the time comes, who becomes my brother-in-law won't be decided by my dad, but by Siyan herself."

"I'm just worried that if a problem arises, my dad might take some extreme actions."

Liu Ming was stunned for a moment; it seemed that it really was as Sicheng had said, Zhang Ran had never warned him, nor had he ever said anything unpleasant to him.

He had come this time at Zhang Ran's invitation, of course, in the capacity of Sicheng's childhood friend, but this also proved one thing: Zhang Ran did not dislike him.

Liu Ming suddenly understood; he had previously been intimidated by Zhang Ran's status as the richest man, and the growing gap had forced him to overthink things.