"Happy Birthday To you..."

The birthday song gently wafted through the air, as Shuangshuang and Huang Huang stood in place, accompanied by a somewhat weathered voice...

"Great-grandpa!"

Shuangshuang almost immediately recognized the voice of their great-grandpa!

Prince Huang’s eyes also lit up as he looked around eagerly, only to see an old man slowly coming down the stairs.

The old man had a big white beard, a red hat, and was wearing a red kung fu suit as he slowly made his way down.

Shuangshuang blinked, seeming a bit skeptical,

"Santa Grandpa?"

"Ho ho ho ho..."

Bai Fengmao’s laughter was hearty with a slight tremor.

"Great-grandpa... Great-grandpa!"

Prince Huang pointed at Bai Fengmao and shouted, then ran over, stopping in front of Bai Fengmao and tilting his little head up.

"You are great-grandpa!"

Bai Fengmao stroked his white beard, "No, I’m Santa——"

"Great-grandpa, your hat fell off."

While Bai Fengmao was still pretending, over there Shuangshuang had already picked up the red hat from the ground and kindly handed it to Bai Fengmao.

"..."

Bai Fengmao wanted to insist he was Santa Claus, but Shuangshuang’s serious remark left him too embarrassed to keep up the act.

He squatted down,

"Does great-grandpa not look like Santa Grandpa?"

Shuangshuang touched her own nose and met Bai Fengmao’s eyes...

And suddenly burst out laughing.

"Why is the little girl laughing?"

Bai Fengmao grabbed Shuangshuang’s hand.

"Great-grandpa, you’re so cute!"

Shuangshuang reached out and touched the big white beard hanging from his ear down to his chin.

"Haha!"

Huang Huang pointed at great-grandpa’s beard, curious.

"Where did you get this from?"

"Haha! Huang Huang, take a guess."

"Uh... bought it?"

Bai Fengmao patted Prince Huang’s head, the music was still playing, switching from the birthday song to a more upbeat children’s song.

The lyrics were filled with many animals, and as these animals were sung about in the lyrics,

One by one, large-headed dolls dressed as animals started coming down.

Dogs, big cats, tigers, pandas, and classic Disney characters...

All bouncing and hopping their way down.

Shuangshuang and Huang Huang stood in awe...

As if they had never seen these dolls before.

No one knew what the two three-year-old children were thinking, nor could anyone be sure such a surprise would definitely touch them.

Nor did anyone know whether these newly turned three-year-olds could understand this... rather unprofessional mimicking show.

The dolls bounced around, accompanying the cheerful music, gradually surrounding Shuangshuang and Huang Huang.

"Big kitty..."

Shuangshuang liked the big kitty and instinctively grabbed the long tail hanging from the doll’s costume.

The big kitty turned around, squatted down, and picked Shuangshuang up!

"Wow ah...!"

Shuangshuang immediately shouted joyfully!

Prince Huang carefully examined each doll, seeing his sister lifted high, he was startled but was also picked up by a bear-like doll himself.

Huang Huang was a bit surprised too.

But Shuangshuang and Huang Huang have always loved being lifted high.

When Yin Shixiu was around, he’d often let them ride on his shoulders, holding their little hands, the siblings never felt afraid.

The bear holding Prince Huang was played by Shan Minglang.

Shan Minglang looked out from the doll’s mouth while Prince Huang held onto Shan Minglang’s big head...

Seven, eight dolls formed a circle.

In the center stood Mickey and Minnie Mouse.

The music suddenly paused, then played again, shifting to a faster, more rhythmic cartoon melody.

Mickey and Minnie stood at the center, their raised right hands jumped into a cute cartoon dance on the count of "one, two, three!"

Shuangshuang and Huang Huang watched with eyes wide open...

Su Xiaomeng, dressed in the Minnie doll costume, was already sweating from the heat inside, but as she danced to the lively rhythm, her energy was quickly consumed.

However, from Minnie’s eyes, she could see Shuangshuang and Huang Huang’s eyes, bright as stars.

Su Xiaomeng did all this, set all this up, just to leave some beautiful, unforgettable memories in the hearts of the two children.

Su Xiaomeng still remembers telling bedtime stories to the siblings, telling about the annual grand forest ball hosted by the animals in the forest, and how the siblings’ eyes shone brightly.

Back then, looking into their eyes was enough to imagine what a beautiful, joyful scene had already been drawn in the siblings’ minds.