Chapter 440: Chapter 440 Trivial Matters
“I don’t care if Shen Yixiang listens or not,” thought Yang PeiMin as she decided this would be her last time advising her.
After getting pregnant with her second child, she had become the family’s prized treasure. Even Lele was advised to hold her less. Honestly, apart from having a bit of a poor appetite, she didn’t feel anything else was amiss.
Yang PeiMin shared what she thought to be her intuition with Shen Yiguang, “I think this baby is a girl.” The thought of a little precious girl made her happy.
Shen Yiguang gazed at her belly as if trying to see a flower bloom there, then said seriously, “Boy or girl, both are good!”
Yang PeiMin glared at him, feeling his words were as if he had said nothing.
“Shen Yiguang, do you not like daughters?” she asked.
Shen Yiguang looked at her, startled. “I do like them, the best would be to have a little girl like you!”
“Really?”
He reached over to pat her head—it really is ‘pregnancy brain’, but he couldn’t say that out loud—”My wife is so handsome, if our daughter looks like you, she would be so adorable! I don’t even know what you looked like as a child; if I had known my future wife was in Xiahe Village, I would have come to play with you earlier and watched you grow up. Thinking about it now, I feel regretful!”
But that person isn’t me!
If it were still the original host, who knows whether they would still like her.
Yang PeiMin shook her head to dismiss these impractical thoughts. “Shen Yiguang, let’s go watch a movie,” she suggested. Although there are no artsy films now, they hadn’t gone to the movies even once.
Shen Yiguang smiled and agreed, “You’re right, we’ve never watched a movie together. It’s something we should’ve done when we were dating; let’s make up for it now.”
Yang PeiMin rolled her eyes exaggeratedly.
Currently, she was still very busy. To actually find the time to go and watch a movie wasn’t easy.
Examinations at school were approaching, and by year-end, both the apparel and cosmetics businesses were extremely busy. When she did find some free time, she just wanted to sleep and hadn’t thought about movies at all.
Since their makeup company had been established, Qiao Ying was also cheeky for sending over shipments of cosmetic products, securing the sales counter at the Department Store for the Taotao brand to settle in. Qiao Ying said this way was more relaxed, saving her the trouble of asking one by one who wanted what; people could just buy them if they wanted. Qiao Ying was really powerful!
Originally, Qiao Ying wanted to hang out with Yang PeiMin when she returned; they hadn’t met for quite a long time. It just so happened their hometown was in the same city. Then unexpectedly, she got pregnant again. Qiao Ying lamented, saying Shen family had good fortune marrying her, continuously having pregnancies and births, even more frequent than a hen laying eggs.
Yang PeiMin also felt annoyed when she read the letter; Qiao Ying dared to tease her.
The frustration she felt towards Qiao Ying quickly got redirected towards Shen Yiguang.
Shen Yiguang, with a smile and good temper, accepted it all, making more time to accompany her.
Back at her old home, Shen Erniu had agreed to come over for New Year, but they had to wait for Shen Yiyue to get her vacation time.
Her maternal home had also sent a letter asking if she would return. After learning about Yang PeiMin’s pregnancy, Zhang Minghua wrote back hurriedly, advising them not to bother traveling to and fro, as it would be tough on both the adults and the children.
Yang Peijun had also decided not to go back; he felt that even if he did go back, he should first achieve something. As business in the fast food slowed down during the holidays, Yang Peijun took the opportunity to focus on his own affairs.
Neighbor Xiao Tong sent frequent updates. Xiao Tong’s kids had also tasted the sweetness of success, became more enthusiastic in selling through the windows, and irrespective of whether it was useful or not, they reported everything back to Yang Peijun.
Yang Peijun let him speak. Sometimes Xiao Tong didn’t realize what constituted important news, so he would relay everything he heard back to Yang Peijun without missing a word.
“Mrs. Lu told Lu Hailing that the year end is approaching, and the creditors would be coming over to collect debts. Now with still owing 800 yuan that they can’t get from Shen Yixiang, they have to think of another way. Are you still out of touch with Granny Shen? Is she still avoiding you like before, refusing to accept things you bring back?”
Talking about this made Lu Hailing agitated, “I don’t know what’s wrong with that old lady; she’s acting like she’s taken the wrong medicine, always finding excuses to avoid me. Do you know how ridiculous those excuses are? One moment she needs to accompany her grandson to sleep, next she has to accompany her grandson to the toilet. I swear I haven’t said anything wrong in her presence. It must be because of Shen Yixiang’s last visit here, she went back and spoke to her. If that’s really the case, then, can my second brother’s marriage even happen?” Now her worry about Shen Yixiang was growing, as the woman was no longer listening to her. Since that incident, they had wanted to mend their relationship because without Shen Yixiang’s financial help, life had grown increasingly difficult. Her mother was stingy, still sending back everything, even some money, all back to their hometown.
Although Lu Hailing was dissatisfied, she didn’t dare say much because her mother had promised her—after clearing the debts of this younger brother, she could decide about her own marriage and dowry herself.
Her mother, upon hearing her inquire, furrowed her brows and asked her, “And the task Mr. Wen told you to do, how is that going? No progress yet?”
Lu Hailing, who particularly wanted to lose her temper, said, “That old witch is like a dead person, nothing said can ever aggravate her, and don’t even get me started on Shen Yiguang. Every time I try to talk to him, he just coldly glances at me then ignores me completely. I don’t know what he’s thinking, what’s so good about his wife except her pretty face?”
Her mother, seeing her this way, got somewhat angry, “Why are you so useless? Has there been any news from Mr. Wen? If we don’t complete the task he’s given, can you still keep your job?”
Lu Hailing’s face turned ugly, then after a while, her expression grew determined, “It seems I need to find another way. The Shen family is just a bunch of snobs, I don’t need to marry into such a family.”
“Don’t forget your second brother is still under his elder brother.”
“That’s fine, Mr. Wen can help when the time comes.”
“Then you better do your tasks well first!”
“I will, Mom.”
With this knowledge about another brewing trouble, Yang Peijun gathered everyone to discuss the matter, asking everyone to stay alert.