Chapter 324 - 322: Birthday Celebration I
Chapter 324 - 322: Birthday Celebration I
The guests were really having fun with the games being prepared by Mona and her team.
The triplets were also really into it and they were laughing as they made new friends with the kids of the island.
After two hours of games and puppet shows prepared for them to enjoy, food packs were finally distributed on their tables for the kids to eat.
Aside from the main dish, there's a spaghetti and fruit salad, hotdogs with marshmallows on the tip of the skewer stick.
The triplets also had the same serving of food on their table. Surprisingly, the trio really loved them that they had consumed everything on their plates.
Then the time to sing the happy birthday song to the birthday celebrants came.
Three pieces of two layered cakes and another cart of cupcakes were then pushed on the stage with lited candles for the triplets to blow later on.
.The cakes were also decorated according to the theme.
Eunji carried Sophie while Nathan carried the two boys in his arms.
Little Eve who was wearing a tiger suit was with her Auntie Mom who was also in a cute lion costume.
The elders were all wearing the wild animal costumes, too.
The guests together with the staff and the family members also participated in singing the song to the triplets.
After the song ended, they then asked them to make a wish before they blew the candles.
It was Sophie who was done making her wish first but she waited for her two brothers so they could blow them altogether.
The triplets then blew their candles afterwards and cheers of joy and a round of applause followed.
Eunji, Nathan and Celine decided to help in slicing the cake so the kids could have their share.
While holding Sophie in her arms, Eunji then grabbed the knife to start slicing the cake.
Though she was using only one hand she efficiently sliced them in equal sizes and much faster than the two.
"Do you want yours baby?" She asked.
Sophie gasped when she saw that the bottom layer of the cake her mom had sliced was actually an ice cream cake.
"Ice cream cake?!" She squealed in joy. She loved ice cream just like Eunji and she even smiled wider when the ice cream was actually her favorite strawberry vanilla flavor.
"Oh my! Thank you, Eomma!" She thanked Eunji and planted a soft kiss on the cheeks.
"You're welcome baby. And happy 2nd birthday!" She greeted Sophie once again.
The boys also screamed in joy when they saw that remaining two cakes had their favorite ice cream flavor, too.
"Thank you, Mom!" They simultaneously said their thanks to Eunji.
"You're welcome my princes." She said and crouched down to give each of them a kiss on the cheeks.
Nathan and Eunji each gave the triplets their share and then brought them back to their table.
"What did you wish Sophie?" Eunji could not help but ask while looking at her daughter.
Sophie gulped down the food in her mouth first before she started talking.
"I wish that our birthdays would always be like this. That we are complete as a family. And I also wish that I will no longer see you sad and you will no longer silently cry at night when I'm not looking, Eomma. And also for Appa to stay. I wish for your happiness too, Eomma." She sweetly said.
Eunji could feel the lump slowly forming in her throat.
"That's so sweet baby!"
"You're welcome Eomma." Sophie then continued eating her ice cream cake.
Midori who heard the conversation between his mother and sister also started sharing his wish.
"Mommy, my wish is for brother and sister's wishes to come true."
This picked Eunji's curiosity so she asked, "And why's that?"
"Because my wish had finally come true days ago." He sincerely replied.
"And may I know what that is?" She asked him again.
"To see you again." He honestly said.
Eunji was deeply touched by her second son's wish.
She was about to cry but she decided to stop herself.
"How about you, Li Jun? What did you wish?"
"I have the same wish with Sophie but this time it's for Dad. I wish to grow up faster so that I could share the burden he was carrying for the family."
Nathan who heard that immediately intervened and spoke, "Son I'm thankful for that but you don't have to hurry yourself. Is there any other wish that you can think of?"
Li Jun frowned as he gave it a thought.
Then, he saw Master Liu and he immediately recalled something.
"Dad, can I be Master Liu's disciple just like Sophie?"
Upon hearing this, Nathan looked at Eunji as he didn't know what was going on.
"Me too, Dad." Li Wei also chimed in.
"Can we just discuss this later? Kids, your dad and I will talk about it first, okay?" Eunji said.
"Okay, Mom."
Then the time for presenting the gifts came.
Instead of receiving gifts from the guest, the triplets gave away the boxes of gifts to their visitors.
Each of the kids received toys and art materials that they could use at school or just at home.
Every kids received gifts from them.
As for the triplets, their grandmothers, aunts and parents also gave them gifts one by one.
Mei gave her grandsons puzzles and board games. She knew that the two boys liked playing board games.
As for her granddaughter, since she had found out about her later, she was not able to prepare a gift for her.
However, Mei removed the necklace that she was wearing and gave it to Sophie to wear.
"Since you are my eldest granddaughter, then please accept this. This necklace was given to me by your great grandmother when I was young." Mei said.
The pendant of the necklace was shaped into that of a kowrie shell.
"It's pretty. Arigato grandma!" Sophie expressed and even kissed her on the cheek.
After Mei was done, the rest came forward to give them presents.
Sophie received a butterfly knife from Master Liu and this alarmed Nathan but Eunji calmed him down by squeezing his hand gently.
Because she herself had given Sophie a set of silver needles to her daughter and a small dagger.
And Sophie's eyes widened in joy when she opened her mother's gift. For others it was unusual but Sophie was different.
She had seen her mother possessing them so it was only natural that she wanted one, too.
"You can only use them when the time is right, okay? So for now, we will keep them on the safe. Understood?"
"O. Thank you, Eomma!" She said with excitement.
As for the two boys, she had found out that Li Wei liked photography so he gifted him with a new camera.
As for Li Jun, Eunji gave him the first edition copies of his favorite author's books.
Nathan also prepared gifts for his sons but unfortunately, he didn't bring them with him. He thought of buying one for Sophie and then gave their gifts altogether later on.
Layla also give them the gifts she had prepared for his grandchildren.
She had knitted them scarves that they could use during winter.
As for Grandma Sana, she only had gifts prepared for the boys which Sophie didn't mind really.
She understood that they were also surprised that she was actually alive and they had met just yesterday so there's no way they could prepare one for her.
As for Celine, she had given the boys bracelets which had their names on it.
She was also sad that she was not able to prepare a gift for Sophie.
"Sophie, since Auntie didn't have any gift for you, do you want to ask something from me instead?"
Sophie also give it a deep thought and then she frowned as she could not think of anything else.
"Auntie, I don't have anything in mind right now. So it's fine if you'll give your gift to me later on, too." She honestly said.
"Sure, what do you want to have as a gift then?" Celine asked.
"It's up to you. But please, no more ordinary toys." She desperately said. She had tons of them.
"Okay." Celine gave it a mental note to ask Eunji for reference later on.
The kids party ended and their little guests went home with big smiles on their faces.
Since the kids were already full, it's now time for the adults to eat.
For their safety, Nathan and Eunji have agreed to just stay inside the resort and let his people to handle the boodle feast buffet that they had prepared for the locals to enjoy by the shore.
The remaining staffs, Eunji and Nathan's men gathered and replaced the kids as they fill in the tables and chairs one by one.
The main family had also gathered in the long table and shared the food being prepared for them.
"Now I know why you need that shots." Layla meaningfully said.
An abalone dish was being served on the table and many other seafood dishes.
"I know, right?" Eunji reciprocated.
"In moderation, okay?" Nathan reminded her.
"Yes, sir!"
There were also meat dishes. The star of the table was the large size, whole piece, grilled pork. The locals called it 'Litson'.
While they were eating, the triplets were playing the puzzle game that they had just received.
They were playing crossword puzzle.
Little Eve had decided to be a spectator as she wanted to watch how her three siblings played their game.
Compared to the three, Little Eve was a little different from her three genius siblings.
However,.it didn't mean that she is less of a Bai because of it. No child is the same. Every child would always be special in the family.
She had her own set of special skills and potentials which she had not discovered yet.
Slowly but surely, she would either follow their footsteps or create a path of her own.
And both Eunji and Nathan were not worried about Little Eve's future as they both knew that she would excel in her chosen path in the future. The same goes for the triplets.
And as parents, they would be their main support to achieve that.
Even before the celebratory mood ended, Eunji and Nathan walked to the stage to express their gratitude to everyone who made the event possible.
They chose to speak in Tagalog and then changed it into English and Mandarin so that everyone could understand.
"Thank you for sharing this memorable event with us, everyone! And to Mona, thank you for preparing everything even within a very short notice." Eunji looked at Mona and smiled.
"After we have spent a successful honeymoon here, Nathan and I have vowed to come back in this island. This island really has a soft spot in our hearts." She continued.