novel for you #1794 - Another year, pregnancy
#1794 - Another year, pregnancy
The year came to 1991, and Zhuang Xiaoting and Lin Dongzhe were about to graduate.
After a long period of consideration, Zhuang Xiaoting decided not to work for the time being and to choose to take the postgraduate entrance examination. So in the six months before graduation, instead of relaxing, she studied even more seriously.
Lin Dongzhe did not choose to pursue a master's degree. He felt that he had already spent a lot of energy to successfully graduate from university. He did not have the ability and motivation to take the postgraduate entrance examination.
So a few months before graduation, he was already frantically looking for a job, and all of them were jobs in Shanghai, preferably ones that could solve the household registration problem.
But in the current environment, it is very difficult to stay in Shanghai to work, even for fresh graduates, not to mention that Lin Dongzhe is not the best in the school.
So during this period of time, the two people who were in love did not have much time to spend together. They were more busy with their own things and trying to find a way out for the future.
In fact, according to Lin Dongzhe's idea, it doesn't matter whether he stays in Shanghai or returns to Suzhou, but Zhuang Xiaoting wants to stay in Shanghai for graduate studies, and he can't bear to leave Zhuang Xiaoting, so he also doesn't want to go back to Suzhou. He must try his best to stay in the same city with Zhuang Xiaoting.
Lin Dongzhe in the plot was very lucky. He got a chance to get into a large foreign company like Baojie, and after completing training, he chose to work in Shanghai a year later and became a sales manager.
But now the Lin family did not move to Guangzhou, but has always been in Suzhou, so his household registration is in Suzhou. Naturally, it is impossible for him to get a job at Baojie. He can only work in Shanghai and Suzhou.
The story of the Lin family has been completely changed, so Zhou Chen couldn’t imagine what would happen to Lin Dongzhe in the end.
However, Lin Dongzhe was quite strong-willed. He did not ask Zhou Chen for help, but found a job on his own.
Although Zhou Chen did not object to Zhuang Xiaoting and Lin Dongzhe being together, it was impossible for him to arrange everything for them. He was just a brother, not a nanny.
Even for his own sister Zhuang Xiaoting, he let her make her own choice after asking for her opinion. Of course, he couldn't control Lin Dongzhe more than Zhuang Xiaoting.
The two commercial houses Zhou Chen bought in Shanghai have been fully renovated. Whenever he gets together with Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting, they will go to one of the houses. Usually, he lives with Wu Shanshan in the Jing'an Villa. They seem to be living a life that ordinary people would think of as a married couple.
Wu Shanshan is very satisfied with her current life. She has never mentioned that she wants to have a wedding with Zhou Chen. Compared to those things, she feels that as long as she can be with Zhou Chen and Zhou Chen always needs her and loves her, that is enough.
Living with Zhou Chen was something she had never dared to imagine before. It was what she had always dreamed of. It was a hundred times better than the good days she had imagined when she was a child. What else was there to be dissatisfied about?
Wu Shanshan held Zhou Chen's hand and let Zhou Chen's palm touch her cheek. The nervous expression disappeared and turned into tenderness.
"No, I haven't been home for the New Year for two years. My dad called me today and asked me to go home. Do you know what he said?"
Zhou Chen heard the annoyance in her tone and frowned as he asked, "Are you asking for money again? Didn't you just transfer the money?"
Since Wu Shanshan started working, Wu Jianguo called her, and nine and a half times out of ten it was to ask for money. The little family affection that was already left was mostly dissipated by his repeated and life-threatening demands for money.
In fact, she couldn't understand Wu Jianguo's thoughts. After all, they were biological father and daughter, and the promise to give money was their agreement. She had never thought of breaking the agreement, and she had never given less. But why did Wu Jianguo always call her a few days in advance to urge her, as if she would not give it if he didn't urge her.
Although she knew that Zhang A-mei was behind all this, she was still very dissatisfied and disappointed with her father Wu Jianguo's behavior.
But that wasn't what was bothering her today.
"It's not about money, yes, yes."
There was some hesitation on her face, but it only lasted for a moment, and she soon told the situation.
"He called me today and urged me to find a partner to get married. He also insisted on introducing me to someone. He said that many people came to my house to propose marriage, such as the son of the street director, the son of the deputy director of the cotton mill, and so on. I was very angry when I heard that, so I hung up on him."
After saying that, she stared at Zhou Chen's expression nervously, fearing that Zhou Chen would be unhappy about this matter.
In fact, she didn't have to say it, but she still said it, because Zhou Chen is the most important person to her now, and such things should not be hidden from Zhou Chen.
After hearing this, Zhou Chen chuckled and slid his fingers across her cheek, touching it gently.
"Our Shanshan is so outstanding and beautiful, it would be a problem if she wasn't remembered by others. But you are my woman, and you will always be my woman. No one can change that."
The domineering declaration made Wu Shanshan particularly happy. She regarded Zhou Chen as the most important person to her. Zhou Chen's attitude made her more determined.
"Tusi, you are my man, the only man in my life, I only want you in this life."
Human hearts are complicated, but the relationship between men and women is not complicated in many cases. Either the man is strong and the woman is weak, or the woman is strong and the man is weak. The strength and weakness between them is not absolute, it’s just that one party is more willing to show weakness for the other.
If both people are very strong, it will be difficult for such a relationship to last long.
In this relationship, Wu Shanshan is the 'weak' one, but she is willing to do so. Zhou Chen is 'strong' but only slightly dominant. In fact, he basically does not force Wu Shanshan to do anything, and gives her the utmost respect in most things.
Women.
Zhou Chen has experienced so much and knows very well how to handle the relationship with his woman.
Zhou Chen didn't take this matter to heart, and Wu Shanshan just forgot about it after she said it. Now that she had already gotten out, she would no longer be constrained by Wu Jianguo. Now it was Wu Jianguo and Zhang A'mei who needed her more, so she took the initiative.
But a month later, an accident happened.
Because Wu Shanshan is currently only thinking about spending time alone with Zhou Chen, and the rest of her time is spent on work. She has no time to think about other things, and no accidents have happened for such a long time, but who would have thought that an accident would happen so suddenly.
Wu Shanshan is pregnant.
This news was like a thunderclap that shook her to a standstill. Then came nervousness, excitement, fear, and joy...
Even though she loved Zhou Chen very much, they were not married after all, and she didn't mind having a child for Zhou Chen, but it came too suddenly, which made her panic for a moment.
After the panic, she felt more joy, but she was a little worried about Zhou Chen's attitude.
But when she told Zhou Chen the news and saw Zhou Chen's smiling face, her heart was instantly at ease.
Zhou Chen was indeed very happy. He was very happy every time his child was born. Blood was really the most wonderful thing in the world. He loved all his blood very much. Even if he could not treat them completely equally, he would try his best to balance them.
Wu Shanshan has been with him since college. In the blink of an eye, almost six years have passed. Now she has their first child, which is very happy news for him.
"Get the certificate."
Although Zhou Chen said that he was not in favor of marriage, now that the child was born, he certainly would not be irresponsible. He also could not let Wu Shanshan bear the stigma of having a child out of wedlock and be looked down upon by others, so he said this to Wu Shanshan as soon as possible.
Wu Shanshan was so excited that she shed tears at that time. Her choice to be with Zhou Chen meant that she tacitly acknowledged Zhou Chen's intention not to get married, and she was not prepared to force Zhou Chen to give her a name.
However, Zhou Chen spoke the truth to her heart. She could not care about these things, but her child could not be without a status.
So the two of them quietly went to get a marriage certificate without telling anyone, and they did not hold a wedding. However, their household registration was already in the same household registration book, and they were married, and only the two of them knew about the household registration book.
Wu Shanshan even said something against her own will and told Zhou Chen that if Zhou Chen did not want to be bound by marriage, they could get a divorce certificate after the child was born and return to being single.
Faced with such an understanding woman, Zhou Chen hugged her in his arms and showed her care.
Even though she was pregnant, it was impossible not to work. In this era, women basically continued to work even when they were pregnant, and it was very common for them to work until half a month to one month before delivery. There were very few women who stayed at home completely to wait for delivery from the beginning of pregnancy.
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After becoming pregnant, Wu Shanshan still lamented that she had gained weight, but Zhou Chen felt that she looked more attractive this way.
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That day, Zhou Chen received a call from Zhuang Tunan, who asked him to meet at Kendeji, saying that he would treat him to a meal of Kendeji.
Zhuang Tunan has been very busy with work since he joined the design institute. Even though they are in the same city and the distance is not very far, he has not taken the initiative to contact Zhou Chen many times in more than half a year.
Faced with Zhuang Tunan's invitation, Zhou Chen readily agreed and drove over.
After waiting, he saw Zhuang Tunan while eating chicken. The moment Zhuang Tunan saw him, he felt like he had seen a savior and pulled him to sit next to him.
"Why did you think of treating me to a meal today? You can treat me to noodles or local dishes, why do you have to go to this place?"
Zhou Chen no longer had the desire he had when he was young for food like gnawing chicken. It wasn't that he thought it was junk food, but he simply felt it tasted bland and not as flavorful as stir-fried dishes.
Part of it is also a matter of habit, just like Europeans and Americans are not used to stir-frying and cooking. Although people on TV often boast that foreigners like Chinese food, this is not actually the case. The vast majority of Europeans and Americans do not like Chinese food. For example, the taste of the dishes in many Chinese restaurants abroad is very different from that in China. It is no longer authentic Chinese food, but more in line with local tastes.
Zhuang Tunan laughed dryly and looked apologetic.
"Actually, I asked you to come here today because I want to ask you for a favor."
Zhou Chen picked up a French fry, dipped it in ketchup and put it in his mouth.
"Help? What help?"
"Professor Sun from our design institute will bring a girl here later. You should find a way to ruin this matter."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Chen stared at him with a speechless look: "Are you mentally ill? You called me to the blind date bureau?"
He was really shocked by Zhuang Tunan's purpose. What was this guy thinking? He called him to a blind date and asked him to find a way to ruin it. Is this something a normal person could do?
Zhuang Tunan said distressedly: "I have no choice. Professor Sun told me several times, and I really couldn't refuse, so I agreed. In fact, this is not the first time, so I asked you to come and help."
Zhou Chen stood up without hesitation: "I can't help you with this. I won't waste my time talking to you anymore. I'm leaving now."
Zhuang Tunan grabbed him and said, "Don't go. You really have to help me."
"I can't help you."
"I can help."
"I can't really help."
"If you don't help me, I'll tell mom that you and Wu Shanshan are dating."
"Are you threatening me?"
"No, I'm begging you."
The two of them were arguing with each other. Zhou Chen wanted to leave, but Zhuang Tunan shamelessly pulled him back.
"It's just a blind date. Can't you just say you're not interested? Why do you have to ask me to ruin it for you?"
Zhuang Tunan said: "If I say that, Professor Sun will lose face and it will also hurt the girl. Although I don't want to go on a blind date, I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings either."
Zhou Chen was silent.
"Are you still being kind to women?"
Zhuang Tunan’s train of thought left Zhou Chen speechless. This guy was most like Zhuang Chaoying. Sometimes, with a normal person’s mindset, it was really difficult to understand their thoughts.
"I really can't help you with this. If you want to talk about my relationship with Shanshan, go ahead and tell me. Do you think I'm afraid?"
Zhou Chen left a message and was about to leave, but Zhuang Tunan suddenly stopped him and said anxiously, "Here they are, they are here."
Zhou Chen turned around and saw a woman in her fifties and a girl in her twenties walking towards them. The other party had already seen them, so it was too late to leave now.
"Fuck, Zhuang Tunan, you are a real dog."
Professor Sun, whom Zhuang Tunan mentioned, came over and was very surprised to see Zhou Chen: "Xiao Zhuang, who is this?"
Zhuang Tunan immediately introduced: "Professor Sun, he is my younger brother, Zhuang Tuxi, Tuxi, this is Professor Sun."
Professor Sun looked even more surprised: "Your brother, I seem to have heard from your classmates that your brother is a very famous writer and poet, is that him?"
"Yes, that's him."