my magic industry

Chapter 96 Birthday
After the construction of this steel-clad wooden-gauge railway, which can almost be called the main artery of the future industrial park, started, Xia Lin stayed in his office in the industrial park.

While dealing with various affairs gathered by various factories with constant problems due to the decline in the quality of management personnel, he also goes to the railway construction site to check the progress of the project from time to time, and at the same time uses his professional knowledge to solve some problems arising on the construction site.

After the new employees in each factory had completed their running-in and the factory production started to get on track, the daily profit of Xinglan Industrial Park rose again.

It has risen from 110 Glenn per day to around 240 Glenn per day, most of which are profits provided by soap factories and breweries.

To Xia Lin's surprise, the newly released rum was distilled and had a high degree of concentration, so it was not very popular with the people living in the hot and humid imperial capital.They still prefer fruit wine with a soft taste and low alcohol content.

However, this novel spirit is very popular with merchants from the northern countries. Many merchants from the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Kingdom of Liland ordered this new product in one go after learning about it through the channels of the business alliance. Hundreds or even thousands of barrels of rum were purchased, and the production schedule of the distillery was fully scheduled at once.

On January 1392, 1 in the imperial calendar, after finishing the work at hand as usual, Xia Lin came to the construction site and looked at the railway that had slowly meandered for hundreds of meters, feeling a sense of accomplishment in her heart.

Just as he wandered around the construction site and found out many problems one by one and asked Manager Micah to correct them one by one, when he was about to leave here, he got an unexpected report from the staff. When he went over, it turned out to be his father John Carr came to him.

"Father, what are you doing here? Has something happened at home?"

Xia Lin, who was somewhat surprised, asked suspiciously. Although he often walked between the industrial park and Karl's laboratory, he would spare a few days every month to go home for a day or two.

The last time I went home was the matter of arranging for Hurley to go to Xinglan Primary School, which was about ten days ago.

The family members know that he is busy with work, so they usually don't bother him. The matter of the sugar factory is also collected by Wyatt and then submitted to Xia Lin's office. It has been a long time since Old John came here to find him. That's all.

"There are some things I need to ask you...Xia Lin, come and live with me at home today!"

Seeing Xia Lin, Old John rubbed his hands in embarrassment, and suggested with a wandering gaze.

"Today? Alright! I just don't have anything to do recently, and I was planning to go to the laboratory to have a look!"

For his father's request, Xia Lin, who values ​​his family, would naturally not refuse, and he agreed after thinking for a while.

When the sugar factory got off work, the father and son took the cargo ship from the industrial park to the North District Wharf. Long had already been waiting at the wharf in his carriage.

Along the way, Xia Lin kept asking Old John what he wanted to make up his own mind about at home, but Old John faltered and covered it up, which made Xia Lin even more suspicious.

Could it be that mother and Hurley decided to move?

Since the opening of Carl's Cake Shop, the two of them have been completely immersed in the operation of the Cake Shop. Later, Xia Lin made a lot of money and wanted to buy a house in the East District with a better environment to settle the family down, but they were also rejected by them. The two refused, so could it be that they see it now?
Or is it because Xinglan Primary School's homework is too heavy and Hurley doesn't want to go to school anymore?
If this is the case, Xia Lin will not agree. If it is not that Anthony is too old and has his own home, Xia Lin will even drag him to Xinglan Elementary School to study from the first grade, at least to attend a worker's night school, not to mention Hurley, who is younger and has more potential.

Thinking about various possible reasons, the carriage soon arrived at the door of the store, but the door of Carl's Cake Shop was closed, and only some radiance produced by the shimmering spell rune discs were revealed through the cracks in the door.

"Let's go! Don't block the door, go in quickly!"

Old John got out of the carriage behind Xia Lin and urged him repeatedly.

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Xia Lin pushed open the door helplessly, but found that the door was completely concealed. As soon as he opened the door, four people popped out from both sides, and they shouted in unison:

"Happy birthday!"

Accompanied by scattered scraps of colored paper, this unexpected scene made Xia Lin stunned:
"You guys, this is..."

"Happy birthday! Brother!"

"Happy birthday! Xia Lin!"

"Happy birthday! Son, what are you still doing? This is the idea you taught us before!"

Old John came over from behind, patted Xia Lin on the shoulder and said with a smile.In the room were Hurley, Anthony, Bessie, Charlene's mother Lanny, and Harper.

They carried a basket and kept spreading colorful scraps of paper around Xia Lin. This trick was also used by Xia Lin to create an atmosphere when they held birthday parties for guests.

"I really didn't expect that you would celebrate my birthday. By the way, is today my birthday?"

Xia Lin looked around at everyone's happy faces, showing a look of surprise, but after thinking about it carefully for a long time, maybe the brains of infants and young children were not fully developed at that time, even as a mage, he couldn't recall what he had just done. The scene of birth.

"Of course you and Hurley were both born on 'lucky winter days', your birthday is 23 days before New Years and Hurley's birthday is more than a month after yours.

Although we don't remember, the priest of the church who delivered the two of you back then still lives in the church in the western part of the imperial capital. My husband and I found out your birthdays only after visiting the priest on purpose! "

Old John said with a smile.

"The days are getting better and better now. Hurley and I usually entertain guests in the cake shop. From time to time, we hold the idea of ​​your birthday party for the guests. After thinking about it, I always feel that it should be given to you children as well." It would be nice to have a birthday party like this!"

Looking at the scene of the family reunion, Lanny also said with some emotion.

"Mom, don't worry! The days will get better and better in the future! Speaking of which, what about the eldest brother's birthday?"

Facing the surprise given to him by his family, Xia Lin nodded with some emotion, and then looked at Anthony, who was grinning honestly and honestly, with some doubts and asked.

"Him? They're all going to get married soon, so what's the birthday?"

Moreover, the pastor who delivered him was not the same as the two of you. I heard that he has left the imperial capital. We only remember that he was born near autumn, and the exact date is not clear. "

Old John glanced at Anthony who was smiling wryly and explained nonchalantly.

In fact, if you want to hold a birthday party, you can just set a date close to it, but due to various factors, Anthony's status at home has declined a bit recently, and his birthday party will naturally be out of the question.

"Okay! Then I'll come back after Hurley's birthday. Then I'll give her a few sets of test papers that I personally made as a birthday present, so that she can learn more knowledge!"

Xia Lin looked at her elder brother sympathetically, and then said to Hurley.

"Sharin!!!"

Hurley, who had already experienced the Hell of the Sea of ​​Questions in Xinglan Elementary School, suddenly went crazy, and Harper, who also had a deep experience of this, couldn't help laughing.

"It's a pity that I prepared a carefully selected birthday gift for you, and you treat me like this! Just let me go to school every day to delay the business of the store, and even pretend to send me test papers!"

Hurley pounced forward and tried to grab madly, but Xia Lin suppressed it mercilessly. The difference in height and arm length between the two siblings made Hurley completely unable to touch Xia Lin's body, and could only compete with his arm holding her head.

"Okay, okay! It's okay if I don't give you the test paper, right? You're about to grow up, so how about I give you a gift that doesn't exist in the whole world, so that you can shine in front of your friends? "

Facing his younger sister who was relentlessly fighting against him, Xia Lin had no choice but to say, but this kind of fighting between siblings reminded him of the days when he and Hurley got along when he was a child, and it felt quite nostalgic.

"Hmph! That's what you said, a gift that doesn't exist in the whole world! I'll remember it!"

Hearing Xia Lin's promise, the aggrieved Hurley finally stopped.

(End of this chapter)