Chapter 108 Let him take a break

Time flies. The washing machines here are about to roll off the production line, while the factory next door has finalized its design plans and is starting construction in full swing.

Jiang Wei settled down next door, Yao Fanghua shuttled between the two places, and Wu Peng established a real estate company in Hong Kong and shuttled between Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

As washing machines entered the market and the neighboring factory was built, Yao Fanghua's mobility became increasingly limited.

As Yao Fanghua's belly grew bigger each day, Jiang Wei's face darkened, and he cursed Wu Peng every day. The only consolation was that the woman back home was also about to give birth.

Yao Fanghua touched her belly and truly felt the difficulty of nurturing a life. When she first became pregnant, she would feel dizzy from time to time. She had never realized that the human body could be so weak. She couldn't understand people who fainted so easily before, but now she understood. It really was dizzy, lightheaded, and she could really faint and fall down.

In the first two months, Yao Fanghua's frequent fainting spells terrified Wu Peng. He had no idea that pregnancy could be so deadly. Wu Peng was too scared to sleep at night. Every time he did, he dreamt of his grandparents and parents dying, only to have the scene shift to him holding the lifeless Yao Fanghua. He was alone again, experiencing the excruciating pain once more, his body drenched in cold sweat from terror.

In the middle of the night, he stayed by Yao Fanghua's side as she slept, checking her breathing every now and then.

Just then, Yao Fanghua woke up, and Wu Peng's finger was still under her nostril. Their eyes met.

Yao Fanghua: "I think I can live for another hundred or eighty years. For the sake of what's in the safe, I have to live. I can't let you and your future wife benefit from it." In the middle of the night, seeing Wu Peng's frightened eyes, she was terrified. She thought he had just died.

Wu Peng hugged Yao Fanghua, feeling both amused and relieved. "Then I'll earn more money and buy more nice things to put in your safe, so you can live longer."

Wu Peng held Yao Fanghua tightly, afraid he would have another nightmare. Yao Fanghua was trapped and couldn't move. The more she moved, the more tired she became. The more she tried to break free, the tighter he held her. She was exhausted from this sleep.

After this experience, Yao Fanghua gradually recovered, no longer feeling dizzy or vomiting, and was eating more and more.

As the little life inside them became more and more active, the couple finally experienced the joy of becoming parents for the first time.

With his due date fast approaching, Wu Peng slowed down his work and made arrangements for everything he could.

Yao Fanghua also put aside her work and went to the port city to prepare for childbirth.

It must be said that the environment in the port city is indeed better, more open and freer.

Yao Fanghua gave birth to a daughter successfully at the hospital.

Meanwhile, Jiang Wei received a letter from his hometown saying that A Lai had given birth to a son. The letter hoped Jiang Wei would have time to come home and see his son.

Jiang Wei put the letter away and smiled smugly; it really was his son. He wired some money back to A Lai. As for returning to his hometown, he'd think about that after he finished this busy period.

Wu Peng held his daughter in his arms, overjoyed. He finally had a blood relative again, even though she was a girl, she was his daughter.

Seeing his delight, Yao Fanghua deliberately asked, "Didn't you say you wanted a son?"

"Shh, you can't say that again, or our daughter will be upset if she hears it." The unborn son is naturally less important than the daughter he already has. As for having another child, let him wait. Hua Hua's first pregnancy was incredibly difficult for him. Not to mention the anxiety and panic he felt outside the delivery room, especially the first few months when he barely slept a wink, he felt like he'd aged several years, both physically and mentally.

Wu Peng had searched through the dictionary and found the character "鑫" (xīn) to be a good name, as it was full of money.

Yao Fanghua hesitated. If a girl is named like this, she will definitely be given the nickname Sanjin in the future.

"How about we name her Jingjing, because she's sparkly?"

Or how about Feng, Wu Feng, a dragon among men? His name is Wu Peng, and his daughter is Wu Feng. They sound like a family. Wu Peng was pleased. Or how about Wu Jin Feng? That would be nice too.

...Should we really use a mythical beast name to represent this lineage? Yao Fanghua wasn't too keen on this name.

After much deliberation, they finally chose Wu Xin. However, Yao Fanghua added a note in the middle, making it Wu Wenxin.

Once the name was decided, Wu Peng was even more delighted. How could his daughter be so adorable? She was much better than the neighbor's child; she looked so intelligent.

When the two returned to Shenzhen, Jiang Wei rushed over immediately. Upon learning that it was a daughter, Jiang Wei laughed three times and sincerely congratulated Wu Peng.

Wu Peng narrowed his eyes at that moment, "Unlike you, all alone, with no family to worry about. I wonder if I'll ever get to eat your wedding candy in this lifetime."

Jiang Wei gave a cold smirk, said nothing, and turned away.

As a result, he went back to his hometown that day and brought his son back the next day.

The weather is hot and humid, and there are many mosquitoes back home. The little one's legs and arms are covered in red bites. It's alright though, but it would be even worse back home in winter. It's better to bring him here sooner rather than later.

When Jiang Wei said he wanted to take the child away, Li Alai wiped away her tears. She wanted to go with him, but Jiang Wei wouldn't let her, and Li Alai continued to cry. Li Alai had never left the village since she was a child. She always listened to her parents at home, doing farm work from a young age, until her parents used her as a dowry. After getting married, her life was better than before. She lived a secluded life, no longer having to wash clothes or cook for the whole family, no longer having to work in the fields every day, no longer having to do endless chores. Jiang Wei even gave her money every month, which she saved. With a house to live in and food to eat, this little world was her home. She felt secure; with money in her hands, she felt secure, and she wholeheartedly obeyed Jiang Wei. Now that Jiang Wei wanted to take the child away, she didn't know what to do, she just cried. She couldn't bear to part with her two-month-old baby.

“I’m taking him to enjoy a better life, not selling him, so why are you crying! I’ll bring him back to see you during holidays.” Seeing Li Alai crying incessantly, Jiang Wei finally couldn’t bear it anymore and went to find the village chief. He gave the village chief some money and got a plot of land to build a house.

Jiang Wei's parents lived with his elder brother. When the family property was divided, Jiang Wei only received a mud house. After that, Jiang Wei could only sneer when he saw his parents and elder brother.

Jiang Wei was the oddball in his family from a young age, and this only worsened as he grew older. He wasn't close to his parents, but he was very close to the reviled "Old Nine" who had been sent down to the countryside, treating him even better than his own father. He was a small, ugly, and cunning boy, and his parents thought he was heartless and cold-blooded, so they never liked him. He was stubborn too; since his parents disliked him, he stubbornly refused to reciprocate their dislike. The older he got, the less he liked them. Unfortunately, Old Nine's master died a few years later, and Jiang Wei, clutching the notes his master had left him, was deeply saddened for a long time.

Jiang asked for a plot of land far from his current mud house to build a new one. He paid enough money, and the village chief was generous, giving him a large plot of land for his house.

He gave Li Alai enough money to build a house, saying he had already spoken to the village chief and that she should just ask him for help. Once the house was built, she could move in and live in the new house. He told her not to worry about anything else and to take good care of their home in the village.

The next day, Jiang Wei left with her son in her arms.

Having a house and money, Li Alai felt empty. Watching his son walk away, Li Alai felt a pang of heartache, and tears streamed down his face.

Jiang Wei held her son without turning her head.

Yao Fanghua has a nanny here, so Jiang Wei simply left his son with Yao Fanghua.

When Wu Peng returned and saw the extra child, he was so angry that his heart ached.