It is a kind and solicitous response, just the sort of behavior that deserves a reward like a gift. He closes his eyes, still pouting despite Lan Zhan's assurances. He has tried so hard to do better by this Lan Zhan than he had the first time. Of course birthdays aren't celebrated in the Cloud Recessess, of course!

"But we are Xīn Jīhui now," he reminds him. "And in Xīn Jīhui clan, Lan Zhan's birthdays are celebrated, for we are very glad he is alive and he needs to know it."