Birthday

"She's a woman, don't say that," Cayce said quickly.

Jonas said, "That's fine, if it's a girl, that's even better. If it's a man, I wouldn't say yes."

Jonas waited in Lena Xu's office for more than ten minutes.

"Jonas, let's go find a restaurant today and decorate the one that Cayce likes best," Lena Xu told Jonas as she sat in her car.

Jonas nodded, "Good, let's go."

Jonas and Lena Xu went to several restaurants, and everyone in Jonas was the same.

J: "I think it's all good, your choice."

"There's nothing special about this restaurant, J," Xu said to Jonas, "and I doubt Cayce will like it even if he comes."

Jonas looked puzzled, "Seriously, I should have no problem going to McDonald's with her?"

"Normally, but it's a birthday," Lena Xu scowled.

Jonas agreed, "Okay, let's look elsewhere."

The two of them went again, with similar results, nothing out of the ordinary except that it was more expensive.

Eventually, I went to a western restaurant where the food was OK, just a little expensive. It shouldn't be too cheap to book a place.

"Or here?" said Hsu decisively.

Jonas hesitated, "Yes, but the price is too high."

Lena Xu looked at Jonas and said, "I will discuss it with you.

Jonas agreed, "Fine, let's discuss the price with the boss first."

The shopkeeper appeared to be a foreigner, but his English was poor, and Xu could only communicate with gestures and words.

At first, the owner was reluctant to cut the price, saying it was a penny for every dollar of profit. Chatting for a long time, Lena Xu accompanied the smiling face, said a lot of good things, finally the interests of the other side, made a very good price.

After negotiating the price, Jonas paid the deposit, Jonas fished out his wallet and said to Lena Xu, "I haven't brought enough money."

"It's okay, I have money, you can pay for it," Lena Xu said generously.

Jonas smiled wryly, "That won't do."

Lena Xu's tone was calm, "Cayce is a good friend of mine, and of course I want to help her."

It was dark when Jonas dropped Lena Xu off.

Arriving at Lena Xu's house, she said to Jonas, "Jonas, let's go."

Jonas looked touched, "Thank you so much for today."

"Don't be so formal, that's my outsider," Lena Xu said quickly.

Jonas replied faintly, "Let's go get some cake."

Lena Xu looked at Jonas, "There are so many things to prepare, things to prepare."

Jonas said lightly, "Just ask the hotel side to arrange it, it will save some effort."

"That's not going to work, are you going to surprise Cayce?" said Lena Xu, unamused.

J: "Okay, let's get ready."

Lena Xu nodded, "Okay, you can pick me up tomorrow."

"Okay, bye," Jonas replied firmly.

Jonas was about to leave when Lena Xu stopped him and said, "Jonas, be careful of yourself."

J: "Yes, thank you."

The next day, Cayce came home and asked Jonas if he wanted to see a movie.

Cayce looked puzzled, "What's wrong?"

J: "My third brother, he has lost his job now."

Cayce didn't think much about it either, so he said, "Sure, when you have time, we'll check it out."

Jonas came to Lena Xu's company, joined her, and then drove Lena Xu around and bought her many gifts. Lena Xu is very skilled and careful in this matter, and Jonas would never have been able to do it without her help.

Jonas looked at the sky and said to Lena Xu, "Let's go to your house and eat first."

Lena Xu: "I want to eat at Grandma's."

Jonas looked puzzled, "That's a bargain."

Lena Xu laughed, "I'm just trying to save money, don't you like cheap stuff?"

Jonas was generous, "But you don't have to be so picky, you have to eat oriental food.

Lena Xu nodded. "

He went in, ordered one, looked left and right, and saw no one else.

As the two men ate and chatted, Xu asked Jonas if he had any guests in mind.

Jonas thought for a moment and said, "Brother Qiang, Goins and Jiang Hai are all here."

Lena Xu suddenly called out, "Stop!I'm talking about Cayce's birthday party, not yours!"

Jonas looked puzzled, "So what, they are both good friends of mine and Cayce will be very happy."

Lena Xu sighed and said, "There are differences between men and women. Cayce usually treats each other politely, so if you're here to play, why bring a bunch of strangers?"

Jonas asked, "Please who?"

Lena Xu looked to Jonas, "Me and Natalie, and Cayce's college friends, and all those people she hung out with."

Jonas looked embarrassed, "I don't like them."

Lena Xu looked as if she had no right: "Who doesn't like you?" Cayce thought. "If you want to surprise her, you have to invite them all!"

Jonas scowled, "Never mind, I don't want to mess with it anymore."

Lena Xu chuckled, "That's good."

Jonas suddenly asked, "Do you want to invite so many people?"

"No, dinner by candlelight," Lena Xu said nonchalantly.

Jonas looked envious, "That's easy, I'm so lucky to be your boyfriend."

Lena Xu smiled and said, "You'll have to find a boyfriend too."

Lena Xu looked at J, "J."

"why." Jonas asked doubtfully.

Lena Xu was speechless, "I'm leaving, what else do you want?"

Jonas reacted immediately, "You're scaring me, get out of here."

It's been a busy few days, but it's finally done.

On Saturday, Jonas was supposed to go to a movie with Cayce when the phone rang. When Jonas picked up the phone, it was Lena Xu.