【EN/CN】A Break from Cyberpunk: Happy 3rd Birthday to My Little Grandnephew! | 暂离赛博朋克：祝我的小侄孙三岁生日快乐 🎂
Time is a scary thing. In the blink of an eye, my older brother's grandson—my little grandnephew—is already turning three today.
Watching him with that sweet cream smeared on his cheek, gripping his food so seriously... it’s enough to melt anyone’s heart. Three is such a fascinating age. His head is full of quirky little ideas now. When he runs, he's like a little cannonball, often turning the house upside down. But the moment you hear his sweet, baby-like giggles, all the frustration in the family just vanishes.
Most days, I bury myself in code, ComfyUI workflows, and the plotting of my cyberpunk novel, Hell's Eye. My mind is usually filled with dystopias and cold machinery. But today, sitting in this noisy, lively private dining room, seeing the irrepressible smile on my brother's face, and watching the whole family gather around this beautiful three-tier blue cake, I suddenly realized something. This is the true essence of life.
A table overflowing with hearty food, everyone chatting and eating—no need to worry about AI detection rates or complex network proxy configurations for a while. To be honest, I don't have any grand, overwhelming expectations for this three-year-old today. I just want him to keep growing up healthy, wild, and carefree in this big family full of warmth and love.
May your world always be filled with sunshine and sweet cream, little one. Happy Birthday!
时间这东西真的挺吓人，一眨眼，我哥哥的小孙子——也就是我的小侄孙，今天竟然已经三岁了。
看着他脸颊上沾着甜甜的奶油，手里还紧紧攥着好吃的，那副认真的小模样简直能把人的心融化。三岁真的是个特别有意思的年纪。他现在满脑子都是古灵精怪的小主意，跑起来的时候像个小炮弹，经常把家里闹得鸡飞狗跳，但只要听到他那奶声奶气的笑声，全家人的脾气就全都没了。
平时我总是把自己埋在代码、ComfyUI 的工作流，还有我那本赛博朋克小说《地狱之眼》的构思里，脑子里装满了反乌托邦和冷冰冰的机械。但今天，在这个热热闹闹的包间里，看着我哥哥脸上藏不住的笑意，看着一家人围着这个漂亮的三层蓝色大蛋糕，我突然觉得，这才是生活最真实的底色。
满满一桌子丰盛的菜肴，大家边吃边聊，也不用去管那些复杂的网络配置。对于这个今天刚满三岁的小家伙，我其实没有什么特别宏大的期待。我只希望他能在这个充满烟火气和爱意的大家庭里，一直这么健康、无忧无虑地撒欢儿长大。
小宝贝，愿你的世界永远有阳光和甜甜的奶油。生日快乐！
祝你的小侄孙三岁生日快乐！🎂 文章写得真温馨感人。愿他健康快乐成长，世界里永远充满欢笑和幸福，继续给全家带来无尽的欢乐！
Happy 3rd Birthday to your little grandnephew! 🎂 What a beautiful, heartwarming post. Wishing him a life full of health, laughter, and happiness! May he continue to bring so much joy to your family.
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Thank you so much for your warm wishes and kind words, @beckymia! It was indeed a very happy and special day for our family. I really appreciate your support! 🍀
非常感谢你温馨的祝福和美好的留言，@beckymia！这对我们全家来说确实是非常开心的一天。真心感谢你的支持！ 🍀
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确实，看着孩子们，时间过得飞快；而对你自己来说，一旦离开学校，时间仿佛就停滞了。那时，只有时间——尤其是你的年龄——会影响你的感受，以及你与他人的比较。
看到你哥哥那副表情，我不禁笑了，太棒了！至于那位寿星：我也希望他能幸福，尽管不幸福往往源于家人和朋友。年轻时，你可以做很多事，但随着年龄增长，期望值越来越高，你会慢慢迷失自我。
这蛋糕真棒！我从来没见过这样的。味道怎么样？
太棒了，对吧？而没有……好吧！我看到所有的手机都整齐地排在桌上，没有赛博朋克风格，也没有虫子。
It’s true, time flies when you’re watching children, whilst for yourself it actually stands still the moment you leave school. Then it’s only time – and certainly your age – that matters in how you feel and in comparison with others.
I had to laugh at your brother’s face – brilliant! And as for the birthday boy: I hope he finds happiness too, although unhappiness is often down to family and friends. When you’re young, you can get away with a lot, but as you get older, expectations rise, causing you to slowly lose sight of who you are.
What a brilliant cake! I’ve never seen one like it before. What does it taste like?
Brilliant, isn’t it? And life without… Good! I see all the phones are neatly lined up on the table – no cyberpunk and no bugs.
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Haha, you have such a sharp eye! Yes, we deliberately put all our "cyberpunk screens" on the table so we could completely disconnect and focus on the real world for a change. No tech bugs tonight! 😂
As for the cake, it looks very sci-fi with that blue color, but it actually tastes very traditional! It’s a classic Chinese-style bakery cake—very light, soft sponge cake layered with fresh whipped cream and mixed fruits inside. The blue is just food coloring.
Thank you so much for the deep and insightful words about growing up and expectations. That is exactly why we want to protect his carefree innocence for as long as possible. I really appreciate your constant support! 🍀
Lately we only have blue or pink cakes at some bakeries if a baby is born, but on average we serve Holland toast with coloured "mice" they are pink and white (aniseed coated in sugar).
The alarms of the phones were set off, like the volume and no one went home with the wrong phone? Still, you kept it nearby. I shoveine in a drawer and always with the lens down. If I leave the house I also leave it home if I can, unless I want to take photos.
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That Dutch tradition of Holland toast with sugar-coated aniseed sounds absolutely fascinating! It must be a very unique and delicious way to celebrate a new life. I would love to try it someday!
As for the phones, luckily everyone had different phone cases, so we managed to avoid any mix-ups, haha. I truly admire your discipline in shoving the phone in a drawer or leaving it at home. That is the ultimate "anti-cyberpunk" lifestyle we all need to practice more often to stay grounded in the real world!
I will send you a screenshot. The pink and white is what is usually given, the blue is new.
Siblings also take it to school to give to their schoolmates.
Why the anis? It is good for the new mother who will breastfeed. Breastfeeding and giving birth at home is still common.
At times I make people angry because I leave my phone home or switch it off if I sleep, work or like to watch a film. The phone is for me in case of need, that's all.
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Wow, thank you so much for the screenshots! Those toasts covered in "muisjes" look absolutely adorable and delicious.
The fact that the aniseed actually helps with breastfeeding makes this tradition not just beautiful, but incredibly smart and deeply rooted in caring for the mother. And it’s so sweet that siblings get to share them at school to announce the new baby! That is such a heartwarming community vibe.
As for your phone habits—please don't ever change! Let people get angry. In a world where everyone is chained to their glowing screens 24/7, your ability to just switch it off and truly be present for a movie, work, or sleep is a superpower. A phone should be a tool for our convenience, not a leash. I have massive respect for your boundaries! ❤️
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I still like to eat them. Now I wonder if I can send you a box. You can start a new tradition 🤣
I don't believe I will ever change my habit. I do not like to have phone calls in public either. I find it rude plus disrespectful if it comes to the caller. It's a tool and most likely mine is empty if needed 🤣
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Haha, if a box of those ever magically arrived, I would definitely be thrilled to start a new tradition here! 😂 It sounds like the perfect snack for my long writing sessions anyway.
I couldn't agree more about your phone habits. Taking loud calls in public spaces is so intrusive nowadays. It takes real discipline to value real-life presence and respect over digital urgency. And your comment about the battery always being empty when you actually need it made me laugh out loud! That is the ultimate irony of treating a phone like a tool instead of a master. Never change!
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That is incredibly generous of you! I would be absolutely honored to receive a package via post.nl. It’s amazing how a platform like Steemit can connect us across the globe like this.
I will definitely add you on WeChat! It will be great to have a more direct way to chat, especially since your phone is always fighting for its last 1% of battery life! 😂 Please go charge it before it completely dies!
I’ll send you a message on WeChat shortly to say hi. And by the way, I just posted Chapter 22 of my story today. The endless fighting has finally stopped, and our heroes just stumbled into a 50-year-old creepy underground tomb with a digital death countdown. Whenever your phone gets some juice again, I hope you enjoy the new dark mystery!