Out of politeness, Zhou Chen immediately stood up and introduced himself, saying, "Hello, uncles and aunties. My name is Zhou Chen, and I'm one of the trainees participating in the program at the nursing home."
"Wow, this young man speaks so sweetly. We could all be your grandparents. Calling us uncles and aunties makes us feel much younger," one of the residents remarked.
"Yeah! Today, we met a few trainees, and when they saw my white hair, they all called me grandpa. But this young man knows how to talk. Hearing him call us uncles and aunties makes me so happy," another resident chimed in.
"I'm glad Chen invited him over to celebrate his birthday. Who wouldn't like someone with such a sweet mouth?" remarked another.
Hearing Zhou Chen address them as uncles and aunties, they were all very pleased and praised him one after another.
"Of course, I wouldn't invite just anyone to my home. My son suddenly had something come up and couldn't come back tonight. Luckily, I have him and all of you to keep me company for dinner," Chen Bo said with a smile.
"Zhou Chen, since you're a trainee, how about singing a song for Chen Bo's birthday later to liven up the atmosphere?" suggested Yang Grandma suddenly.
"Yes, I think it would be great to have Zhou Chen sing a song to liven up Chen Bo's birthday. Otherwise, his birthday will be too dull," Liu Grandma chimed in with the same idea.
"Alright, since it's Chen Bo's birthday, I'll sing a song to wish him a happy birthday. Let's keep the mood light," Zhou Chen agreed, not wanting to dampen everyone's spirits. He also sensed that Chen Bo was a good-hearted person. If his son couldn't come back to celebrate his birthday, it was already regrettable. Without a birthday song to cheer him up, it would indeed be missing something.
"Thank you so much. I have a piano and a guitar at home. You can choose whichever instrument you like," Chen Bo said happily.
Zhou Chen turned to look at the living room and indeed saw a piano and a guitar. This made him wonder whether Chen Bo was a table tennis expert or a musician.
"Then I'll go with the guitar. I'll sing a song while playing it," Zhou Chen decided.
He fetched a guitar and began playing it skillfully. Although the original owner of his body wasn't particularly talented at playing the guitar, the Zhou Chen from Earth was an expert in playing it.
He started playing a melody on the guitar and then began to sing along:
Congratulations to you on your longevity,
Celebrating your happy birthday!
Every year has today,
Every age has this moment!
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"Nice, really nice! This is the first time I've heard such a wonderful birthday song. Zhou Chen, is this song your original creation? It's sure to become popular if you release it."
After finishing the song, Chen Bo couldn't help but praise happily.
"Yes! This song is really excellent, joyful yet profound. And Zhou Chen's guitar playing is also very good."
"I didn't expect Zhou Chen to be so talented. This song is much better than many famous songs by top singers."
"It seems Chen Bo was right to invite him over for dinner tonight. We also get to hear such a wonderful birthday song."
The other three elderly residents also praised Zhou Chen one after another.
At first, Zhou Chen was happy, but then he looked puzzled.
The song "Birthday Song" is so classic and widely known, especially played at many birthday parties. How could they not know it? How could they think it was his original song?
Could it be that this world doesn't have the song "Birthday Song"?
Thinking about it, Zhou Chen tried to recall some of the original owner's memories of songs, but there was indeed no information about the song "Birthday Song."
Now he finally understood. It turned out that although many aspects of this world were similar to Earth, the artistic works from Earth did not exist here.
"Thank you for your praise. I just sang it casually. 'Birthday Song' is indeed a song I haven't released yet. Tonight is Chen Bo's birthday, and I thought it would be suitable to sing, so I sang it first."
Zhou Chen thought for a moment and could only answer like this.
"Well done! You can write such a song. You won't have to worry about not becoming popular in the future," Chen Bo exclaimed with admiration.
"Thank you, Chen Bo. Whether I become popular or not doesn't matter as long as I'm healthy and free from illness and pain. But let's not talk about that. Let's celebrate your birthday happily," Zhou Chen said.
"Alright, then let's blow out the candles and have dinner."
Chen Bo was also very happy at this moment. Although his son couldn't come back to celebrate his birthday, Zhou Chen's sudden appearance brought him a lot of joy.
It was the first time Zhou Chen had mingled with the elderly like this, and he suddenly felt that the elderly also had many joyful and interesting aspects.
After dinner, they rested for a while and then accompanied Chen Bo to play table tennis outside.
Although it was already evening, the lights in the sports area were still on. They played and laughed until ten o'clock in the evening.
"Xiao Chen, I'm really grateful to you. If it weren't for you accompanying me tonight, I'm afraid my birthday would have been too dull."
Chen Bo wiped the sweat from his face and gasped as he spoke.
"Don't mention it. I also have to thank you for giving me a free meal," Zhou Chen said with a smile.
"You're such a talkative kid. But let's make a deal. While you're here participating in the program, if you have free time at night, you have to play table tennis with me. It's been a long time since I've felt so happy."
"That's no problem. It's just that I might have to leave tomorrow."
Zhou Chen didn't know how long he could stay at the nursing home. According to Zhang Chuchu's character, if he offended her today, even if he wasn't eliminated tomorrow, she would definitely find a way to replace him.
This meant that he would probably have to say goodbye to this place after tomorrow.
"Don't worry, Zhou Chen. If I, Chen Bo, want to keep someone, no one can easily eliminate you..."
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