stjorthotic Chapter 431: I was insulted
Chapter 431: I was insulted
Just as Yu Xiang had predicted, after Zheng Aiying and Zeng Lijuan arrived, Zheng Aiying immediately talked to her eldest daughter about the pregnancy.
"Xiao Xiang, you and Xiao Chuan have been married for almost a year, right? Why is there still no sign of a baby?"
"Mom, how old am I?"
Zheng Aiying glared at her daughter with dissatisfaction: "Is this a matter of age? Look, Tang Yuan is already pregnant, and you, as her older sister-in-law, haven't even had a chance to conceive. You're already 28 years old (by Chinese reckoning), don't you know, as a doctor yourself, that the older you are, the harder it is to conceive?"
"Tang Yuan works in an office, and you know what my job is like. Please don't rush me, okay? I know what I'm doing."
"Don't try to brush me off with that. This time you have to give me a straight answer: when are you and Xiaochuan planning to have a child?"
Yu Xiang responded to Zheng Aiying with silence.
Zheng Aiying earnestly advised, "Xiao Xiang, if Xiao Chuan weren't in this situation, I wouldn't be in such a hurry. I know career is important, but Xiao Chuan has built up a huge fortune. Having a child with him sooner rather than later will be good for both of you in the future. Don't you understand this?"
Yu Xiang understood what her mother meant, but she couldn't tell her the truth yet, otherwise it would only increase her own pressure.
"Mom, I know that, don't worry! Xiaochuan and I have already made arrangements for this, really!" Yu Xiang's words were not just perfunctory. She and Huang Xiaochuan had indeed decided to go to the United States for artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization after Yu Wei got married.
Zheng Aiying asked with some skepticism, "Really?"
"Really! If you don't believe me, just ask your son-in-law yourself!"
Seeing that her daughter's expression didn't seem fake, Zheng Aiying chose to believe her.
"Alright then! But let me make this clear: if you're still not pregnant by this time next year, your mother-in-law and I will move in with you and keep an eye on you two, understand?"
Yu Xiang suddenly felt a headache coming on, but she still forced a smile and said, "Okay! I'll stay a little longer then."
While the mother and daughter were having a long talk about the pregnancy, Zeng Lijuan was also asking her youngest son about it.
"Sit still and tell me honestly, when are you and Yu Xiang planning to have a child?"
"My dear mom! How old am I?! Can't you let me play for another two years? Besides, you have your grandson to take care of now, why are you in such a hurry to rush me?"
"Bullshit! Does having a grandson have anything to do with whether you have a son or not? Playing around? How old are you? Without a child, who will you leave all this wealth to?"
Huang Xiaochuan feigned shock: "Mom, what are you saying? I'm still a long way from being officially recognized as a father. Isn't it too early to be thinking about who to pass the family business on to?"
Zeng Lijuan angrily slapped Huang Xiaochuan on the back: "I'm talking to you nicely, don't you dare joke around with me like that."
Huang Xiaochuan obediently accepted it. So what if he was a billionaire? He still got disciplined by his mother and couldn't show any temper. After all, he was born from her womb.
"Oh my god! I'm already preparing. I'm not drinking anymore. I didn't drink any alcohol when I treated Yu Wei to dinner last night."
Zeng Lijuan was somewhat incredulous, as she, as a mother, knew her son's temperament quite well.
"real?"
"It's absolutely real, even more real than gold with four nines." Huang Xiaochuan was practically swearing an oath.
Seeing that her son's expression didn't seem fake, Zeng Lijuan ultimately chose to believe him.
"It's good that it's true. You're still young and don't know how important children are. If you were just an ordinary university teacher, I wouldn't pressure you. But with such a large family business, how can I not worry about it?"
Huang Xiaochuan nodded vigorously: "Mom, you're right. As the saying goes, 'Those who don't listen to the elders will suffer the consequences.' I'll definitely listen to you."
Although Huang Xiaochuan's words delighted his elderly mother, Zeng Lijuan still raised her hand to scare him: "You unlucky child!"
When the young couple returned home that evening, they compared what their respective mothers had said and found that the main themes of their mothers' thoughts were highly similar.
Yu Xiang started to worry again, and Huang Xiaochuan quickly comforted her, "Dr. Yu, you're a medical professional, don't you understand your situation? You're not incapable of having children, you just can't conceive naturally. Once you get pregnant using scientific methods, you can have as many children as you want. How about starting a whole class?"
Huang Xiaochuan's words successfully made Yu Xiang laugh in anger: "Pah! You think I'm some kind of old sow after having so many kids?"
"Let's have one first and see how it goes. If it's disobedient, we'll have another one that's obedient. If that's still disobedient, we'll keep doing it until we have an obedient one."
Yu Xiang angrily punched Huang Xiaochuan: "Don't talk nonsense! Whether someone is obedient or not depends on our upbringing as parents!"
On the day of Yu Wei's wedding, Huang Xiaochuan met Tang Yuan's parents, and Tang Yuan'an personally introduced Huang Xiaochuan to them.
"Mom and Dad, this is Huang Xiaochuan, Tang Yuan and Yu Wei's brother-in-law!"
"You're a spirited young man! Not bad, not bad!" Old Tang nodded repeatedly as he looked at Huang Xiaochuan.
Tang Yuan's mother also agreed: "He really is a handsome man."
Huang Xiaochuan quickly greeted them, "Hello, uncles and aunties!"
Old Tang laughed and said, "We'll be relatives from now on. Come visit us anytime and try your aunt's cooking."
Huang Xiaochuan smiled and said, "Okay, I'll definitely go if I have the chance."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Lao Tang and Tang Yuan's mother went to talk to their in-laws, Lao Yu and Zheng Aiying.
Overall, Yu Wei's wedding was decent but not extravagant, meeting the standards of a middle-class family in Shanghai. However, the only difference was that they made some changes to the return gifts for relatives and friends, using relatively generous gifts to thank their guests for taking time out of their busy schedules to attend the wedding. This was a method that Yu Wei and Tang Yuan used when Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Xiang got married. Of course, there were no 200 yuan red envelopes among them.
Given their professional status, it's not that they can't afford it, but giving it to them would be superfluous, so they skipped that step.
Huang Xiaochuan kept his word, and Ni Jin, Qi Datou, and San Tun received a thick photo album as promised, which looked quite exquisite.
These people opened their photo albums right in front of them, eager to see their school days. As they looked at the photos, some of them had tears in their eyes. They felt nostalgic looking at the carefree youth in the pictures and couldn't help but feel grateful to Huang Xiaochuan for preserving these precious images for them.
However, some people in the back got furious.
"You son of a bitch! Huang Xiaochuan, I'll fight you to the death! How can you treat someone like this? Look what you've done to me!"
"Let me see! Let me see!" Ni Jin leaned closer to the furious San Tun and took a look.
He then gave a fair assessment: "It's a very good shot! It looks very natural!"
"nature?"
Egg also came over for a look, and couldn't help but burst out laughing!
Ni Jin shoved Shen Dan aside, "Get out of here, don't be a busybody. Everyone's photo album is the same, go look at your own!"
Du Xiaoman complained that it was because of the shooting angle. In the photo, he looked like he was watching a child eat an ice pop, and he looked so hungry that his mouth was watering. You know, everyone has a copy of this photo album. Wouldn't he be laughed at by these people for the rest of his life?
Before long, Jia Huai'an was so angry he was practically fuming. In the photo, he was leering at the thighs of a girl in a skirt. No one knew when Huang Xiaochuan had secretly taken the picture.
Almost everyone was secretly photographed by Huang Xiaochuan. Some people laughed so hard they couldn't stand up straight, while others were so angry they wanted to challenge Huang Xiaochuan to a duel. Unfortunately, Huang Xiaochuan had anticipated this scene and didn't show up at all, leaving his brother-in-law Yu Wei to take the blame for a bunch of classmates' profanities!
However, after the laughter and teasing, only gratitude remained. Everyone thanked Huang Xiaochuan for giving them such a precious gift, making their trip to Shanghai worthwhile.
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