Chapter 75: Responsibility (Part 3) "Good job! Responsible! Is a...

Cao Guangyi was so dumbfounded after being scolded, but he didn't want to go back, so he just sat there at the door.

The food inside was ready and he was very hungry, but Tao'er didn't open the door, so he didn't dare to force his way in. He could only wipe his tears silently.

He really didn't know why Taoer was angry. Since he was in such a big trouble, wasn't it right for him to ask his mother?

Why scold him?

She hugged her knees and cried so hard that soon the neighbors were alarmed.

The neighbors didn't know they were divorced, so they came over and tried to give them some advice.

Yao Taotao didn't want to attract more people to watch, so she had to open the door and let him in, and she also had to smile and thank her kind colleague.

After closing the door, she went about her own business.

Cao Guangyi didn't dare to do anything rash. He squatted on the ground and continued to cry, which made her upset.

Just stuff food in his mouth.

Cao Guangyi cried while eating his rice, and after eating, he took the initiative to wash the dishes.

After washing, he didn't dare to do anything wrong and stood outside like a door god.

Yao Taotao bathed the child and coaxed him to sleep, then went to take a shower herself. Fearing he might attack her, she warned him, "If you dare come in and watch me take a shower, I'll fight you to the death!"

Cao Guangyi didn't dare and nodded aggrievedly.

Yao Taotao took a bath peacefully and felt a little surprised afterward.

He actually listened to it? After coming out, he asked curiously, "Did your mother ask you not to force me?"

Cao Guangyi nodded.

Yao Taotao laughed out of anger. It seemed that she still had to thank Sister Ma San.

Tsk, disgusting.

She simply stated, "Listen to me, you're a man, a grown man! You have to make your own judgment on what you can and can't do, not just follow what your mother says! Do you understand?"

Cao Guangyi looked bewildered: "But no one has ever told me what I can and cannot do."

"You..." Yao Taotao was speechless.

Okay, then give him a strong dose of medicine.

She dried her hair, sat down and looked at him: "Do you know what borrowing seeds is?"

"I know." Cao Guangyi lowered his head, not wanting to face this question.

"You know shit!" Yao Taotao stood up, unbuttoned herself, lifted his chin, and made him look at her with wide eyes. "This body will be held in the arms of another man, nibbling here, here, and here... nibbling and touching here, and then-"

"Stop talking! Stop talking! I was wrong, I was wrong!" Cao Guangyi couldn't stand it anymore. It's not that he hadn't thought about it, he just didn't want to face it. Maybe it wouldn't be so painful if he couldn't see it.

But now, Yao Taotao was gesturing to him, and he couldn't stand the direct visual impact.

He broke down, knelt on the ground crying, and hugged Yao Taotao's legs.

Yao Taotao remained unmoved: "You can't stand it? Then have you considered me? Do you know what surrogacy is? You would bite another woman like this, bite here, here, and here... While biting, touching here, and then..."

"Stop talking, please Taoer, stop talking. I'm not a thing! I'm a beast! I was wrong! Stop talking..." Cao Guangyi understood everything completely.

Whether it is surrogacy or sperm donation, in essence, it is pushing away one's lover. No matter if he embraces someone else or someone else embraces Taoer, there will never be a return between him and Taoer.

They will have an extra child that shouldn't exist, and there will be a thorn stuck there forever, like a broken mirror that is broken and can never be made whole.

How cruel of him to make such a request.

What does he think of Tao'er? What does he think of her?

I was so excited that I cried my heart out and couldn't stop.

Yao Taotao buttoned her shirt expressionlessly.

"Do you still want to have a child through surrogacy?"

"In no mood."

"Do you still want to borrow sperm to have a child?"

"In no mood."

"Are you still going to your mother for bad advice?"

"No."

"Do you still want to stay by my side without any status?"

"think."

"reason."

"I want to make up for my mistakes."

"You want me to be childless forever?"

"I...I can go away by myself then."

"You're still bothering me after you've left?"

"I don't know. I'm confused right now. Can you let me think about it?"

"Who will you listen to from now on?"

"As you say."

"Okay, I'll test you. Starting tomorrow, for a hundred days, you're not allowed to touch me or make a scene. I'll do whatever you tell me to do. Any objections?"

"No."

"Get up."

"Why does it start tomorrow?" Cao Guangyi looked up at her eagerly.

Yao Taotao sighed: "Guess? Don't you use your brain?"

"Then I... I... can I?" Cao Guangyi didn't dare to be happy too soon. He had been suffering so much recently and was really afraid of making her angry again.

Yao Taotao raised her hand, pinched his chin, and looked at the man carefully.

Fortunately, he has a good appearance and won't make her pregnant, so I can just treat him as a free male lover.

She turned and got him a towel.

Unfortunately, there were no spare clothes for him here, and he looked at Yao Taotao blankly.

Yao Taotao threw one of her skirts to him.

Cao Guangyi blushed and came out of the shower hesitantly.

Yao Taotao pushed him into the room and asked him to write a letter of apology.

Cao Guangyi finished writing with great effort, then ran over like a pug and handed it to Yao Taotao.

As if asking for credit, I look forward to Yao Taotao's reward.

It’s a pity that he doesn’t have a tail, otherwise, Yao Taotao has no doubt that he would swing his tail so high that it flies.

Okay, it's a good attitude to admit your mistakes.

Yao Taotao put away the book of apology and turned off the light.

The next day she was awakened by the noise from the kitchen. She went over in her slippers and saw that the man was actually making breakfast.

It's really funny. I'll try it reluctantly.

"Well, it tastes okay." She gave the whole egg to Xiaogang. Cao Guangyi looked at it, but didn't dare to say anything. He drank his white rice porridge obediently.

After eating, I quickly washed the dishes and turned around to do the laundry.

Yao Taotao suddenly wanted to laugh. What a jerk! He's still acting like the boss at home without teaching him a lesson.

Okay, free labor, it’s a waste if you don’t use it.

She was concentrating on thinking about the content of the column, and Xiaogang was playing with building blocks by himself.

If this situation continues, she can keep this man by her side.

Don't even think about remarrying.

After washing the clothes, Cao Guangyi came over and asked, "Tao'er, I have to go to work. Can I give you a kiss?"

Yao Taotao put her face close to him.

Cao Guangyi was so happy that he gave her a kiss and hurried to work to make money.

Yao Taotao touched her cheek and sighed silently.

If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have done it. The old lady with bound feet has caused so much harm to people.

Yao Taotao cooked lunch at noon. Cao Guangyi came home from get off work, ate the ready-made meal, quickly washed the dishes, and took the initiative to carry Xiaogang to take a nap, not daring to disturb her reading.

Yao Taotao deliberately didn't cook in the evening. Cao Guangyi brought the food over, put on an apron and started cooking.

After eating, she took the initiative to wash the dishes and pots, took Xiaogang to take a bath, and after the bath, she took the initiative to coax the child to sleep.

After everything is done, go to bed and wait.

As expected, Yao Taotao didn't come and went with Xiaogang.

He didn't dare say anything, but just got up and quietly drew a horizontal line in his workbook, saying there were still ninety-nine days left.

*

Yao Miaomiao finally reported to work.

The content of the work has not changed much, but the number of manuscripts is ridiculous, all related to this corruption case. The higher authorities asked us to do a comprehensive legal publicity and use this case as a counterexample, breaking it down and talking about it.

Yao Miaomiao asked a person from the court to help review the manuscript and confirm that there were no problems with the terms before the show officially started broadcasting.

The feedback received was pretty good.

"These are all topics that interest the people, such as how long Director Hu's sentence will be and whether the execution will be public." Yao Miaomiao and Yang Shuming go to their mother's house for dinner every day, and then go to Yang Shuming's house to spend the night.

While eating, I casually mentioned the content of tomorrow's manuscript.

Xie Chunxing was a little worried. "Can you handle running back and forth like this every day? I see there's a vacant dormitory next door. Why don't you rent one for two months and live here with Xiao Yang for a while?"

After all, the radio station dormitory is just a few steps away, and my daughter is pregnant with twins, so it’s better to be careful.

Yao Miaomiao thought about it and agreed, but then Yang Shuming would have to run back and forth.

Yang Shuming had no objection: "Then let's rent it for a few months. I'm not pregnant, so it's okay."

The next day, Yao Miaomiao went to her leader to apply.

Yao Zhizhi got the news and sent some bedding over.

I touched my sister's belly and was a little curious: "Will the two children fight when the month is older?"

"I don't know." Yao Miaomiao had never thought about this question. Even if she wanted to fight, she couldn't, right?

There is so little space in the stomach.

Yao Zhizhi touched it again and said, "There will be stretch marks. What should I do?"

"What else can I do? Just let it be." Yao Miaomiao was quite open-minded. It was just stretch marks, not the sky falling.

Yao Zhizhi controlled her diet during her last pregnancy and didn't develop stretch marks. I don't know if she will develop any with this one. She should continue to control her diet and eat a well-rounded diet, but don't overeat.

It’s August already, and the magazine’s content review has finally passed, and it will be officially released after school starts.

Choosing the name of the magazine became a difficult problem.

Yao Zhizhi held another meeting to brainstorm and vote.

It was finally named "Growing Under the Red Flag" and was officially released on September 1st.

The first print run will be 5,000 copies. We’ll see how it works and then decide whether to print more.

Yao Zhizhi felt a little helpless and called Yao Taotao over. "This is a monthly magazine. It's 20 cents a copy, and the cost is 12 cents. Selling 5,000 copies will only make 400 yuan. The publishing house isn't sure it will sell well, so they want you to cover the cost of the first issue. If we print more copies later, we'll consider sharing the cost with you and splitting the profits."

"In other words, I have to spend a thousand yuan on the first issue and bear the risk myself?" Yao Taotao was a little depressed. The publishing house was too cunning.

But she also knew that Yao Zhizhi had no say in the money matter, after all, Yao Zhizhi was only responsible for the manuscript.

Yao Taotao picked up the handwritten sample, took a look at it, gritted her teeth, and prepared to agree.

"What if it can't be sold?" Yao Zhizhi wanted her to think twice, after all, this model was too risky.

Yao Taotao, however, was very confident in the magazine's content and said firmly, "It's okay. I work at a school and can recommend it to students. I won't force them. Besides, there's a school in the commune downstairs. I can take a couple of copies back and try it out."

"Then I'll contribute half too." Yao Zhizhi actually thought that the content of this magazine was quite good. It was lively, interesting, and very positive and energetic. At least the teachers at school wouldn't object when they saw it.

Yao Taotao was a little surprised: "You're going out too? You have a child to raise."

"Don't you also want to raise the child?" Yao Zhizhi smiled. "But I've made a promise. I'll only pay for it. If I can't sell it, I'll come after you."

"Don't worry, leave it to me!" Yao Taotao went out with confidence, went back to get the money and start the printing.

Yao Zhizhi has already discussed the issue of paying with Qi Changxiao.

As soon as the money is in place, the printing factory will start work.

When he got off work, Qi Changxiao did not go home. Instead, he rode his bike and took her to Liuli Lake.

Yao Zhizhi was a little curious: "What are you doing here?"

"The lotus flowers here are beautiful." Qi Changxiao was thinking about this special day today.

Three years ago today, the two of them got married!

On such an important day, of course we have to do something.

He had already applied to the head of Nanjiao Commune and gave him ten yuan. He wanted to rent a boat and bring his wife here to pick lotus flowers and water chestnuts.

The boat has already stopped at the shore. It gets dark late in the summer, so there is still time to play for a while and then go back.

Yao Zhizhi was a little surprised. This guy is really romantic at heart.

The two of them boarded the boat and experienced the feeling of being accidentally transported into the depths of lotus flowers.

Everywhere you look, there are green leaves and delicate lotus flowers.

White as snow, pink as clouds, red as fire.

Yao Zhizhi picked several lotus flowers and teased the guy with them, smiling: "I don't even know when you came here to prepare them."

"We were resting for the past two days. You fell asleep at noon so I went out." Qi Changxiao smiled and raised his chin, letting her do whatever she wanted.

"You're so mean! You're trying to impress me with such trivial things. I won't fall for it!" The arrogant woman snorted coldly, put down the lotus, and moved closer to the middle of the boat. "Come here."

Qi Changxiao was rowing. Upon hearing this, he carefully stopped and put his face close to her.

I thought my wife would kiss him, but...

His face was indeed wet, but it was not from a kiss. Instead, it was from flower petals that his wife secretly picked and put on his face with water.

He smiled: "What do you want? I'm not a girl."

"But you are good-looking! Who says flowers can't go with handsome men?" Yao Zhizhi continued to stick flower petals on his face and couldn't help laughing. What a cute man, squinting his eyes, not struggling, like a quiet big cat.

I couldn't help but kiss him: "Changxiao, you are so good."

"Where are you being good?" Qi Changxiao smiled and opened his eyes. He wasn't being good at all, okay? Especially in the places where he shouldn't be good.

We were just on the boat, so we didn't dare move.

If you don't behave well when you get home, show her.

The two of them made a bed of petals. The red flowers represent passionate love, the pink flowers represent long-lasting companionship, and the white flowers are the purest original intentions.

Each has its own charm.

In her excitement, Yao Zhizhi bit his shoulder and whispered emotionally: "Changxiao, you are so lovable! Are you a fairy in disguise? Hmm?"

"Well, it changed specially for you." Qi Changxiao was a little excited. Today was their wedding anniversary, and he wanted to show her his heart.

Fresh, warm, beating, young, strong, no longer sickly.

In order to prove that you are not obedient, you have to be naughty to the end.

Look at her with her hair disheveled, look at her lost in passion, look at her hugging his neck tightly, her eyes hazy...

It’s so addictive that I can’t stop.

But I didn't dare to be too presumptuous, so I lengthened the rhythm and let the moving melody flow slowly.

Just like playing the piano, there are also urgent and slow sounds.

There will also be a moment when we meet at the top.

Afterwards, Yao Zhizhi collected the petals from all over the bed, found a transparent plastic bucket, and dried them as a souvenir.

In the dead of night, she leaned against the man's arms and drew circles on his skin: "Changxiao, after giving birth to the second child, I don't want to have another one."

"I'm going to get a sterilization." Qi Changxiao had this idea a long time ago, but he knew she wanted a daughter, so he hadn't taken any action yet.

He took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead: "But think about it first, if the second child is also a boy..."

"Then I won't have any more children. I can't take care of them all. Fortunately, my third brother is here, otherwise one of us would have to go out to work. I also can't bear to keep my third brother busy. He doesn't care, but I do." Yao Zhizhi didn't want to have any more children. If she really didn't have a daughter, she would just accept her fate.

Qi Changxiao kissed her forehead and said, "Then I'll make an appointment for surgery tomorrow."

"Aren't you afraid of the pain?" Yao Zhizhi was a little surprised that he was so proactive in getting a vasectomy. Mao Ling said that she also wanted Kong Badou to get a vasectomy, but Kong Badou reacted violently and threatened to hang himself.

Qi Changxiao knew about the farce in the Mao family, but he was Qi Changxiao, a responsible man.

He hugged his beloved tightly in his arms and said seriously, "Don't be afraid. Compared to your pain, this is nothing. It's a good time to get a vasectomy now. After you give birth and finish the confinement period, it will be almost half a year. You don't have to worry about getting pregnant again in the future."

"Okay." Yao Zhizhi was sleepy and had to go to work tomorrow, so she went to bed quickly.

The next day, Qi Changxiao took half a day off and had the operation done.

Unexpectedly, the doctor refused and tried to dissuade him in various ways, as if sterilizing him would make Dr. T extinct. This made him so angry that he laughed, and finally he had to invite Ning Zhengrong over.

Uncle Ning took action and the matter was resolved smoothly.

For Dr. Zhong's sake.

Ning Zhengrong helped him out of the operating room: "Have you decided? You want two?"

"Well, I can't take care of too many." Qi Changxiao smiled and took two steps. It was okay, a slightly burning feeling, but it didn't affect his normal life.

Ning Zhengrong patted his shoulder: "Good job! You're responsible! You're a real man!"

"Dad, I'm fine. You go and do your work." Qi Changxiao decided to go home by himself.

Ning Zhengrong refused and drove his stylish scooter to send his adopted son back.

Before going to bed that night, I informed Tang Fengyuan: "Changxiao has also been sterilized, and the couple does not plan to have any more children."

Tang Fengyuan thought this was fine: "Okay, two is enough. When I retire, my second child will be in elementary school, and I'll pick them up and drop them off. Let them live their lives in peace."

It’s still early for Ning Zhengrong to retire, so he can’t help much. Just pay the money when the time comes.

He was more concerned about Director Hu's case and asked, "What's going on at the court? Why hasn't the verdict been announced yet?"

"They said there was a problem with the evidence and they needed to verify it again." After Tang Fengyuan became the director, her information channels broadened a lot, and some people would take the initiative to reveal information to her.

Ning Zhengrong was curious: "What evidence? No one wants to protect him, right?"

"No." Tang Fengyuan knew that he had a grudge against Director Hu, so she quickly comforted him. "It's Hu Jia's case. Her mother-in-law originally thought the three children were her husband's. But then her mother-in-law found out about Lao Zhang catching him in an affair. She checked the children's blood types, and they didn't match. That's when she realized Hu Jia and her husband were fake. Her mother-in-law had previously given false testimony for her, and now she's trying to recant her testimony. The criminal police need to verify this."

"What kind of perjury did you commit?" Ning Zhengrong frowned. "Could it be about the incident involving Xiao Lu's parents?"

"Yes, it's that matter. It has been delayed until now, otherwise Xiao Lu could have gone to work." Tang Fengyuan was helpless. The case was too complicated. If there was any change in any link, it would cost manpower and resources to verify it.

It's so annoying.

Ning Zhengrong smiled: "That's fine. Once the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fall out, they will definitely bite each other to death. Xiao Lu will soon turn the tables!"

Sure enough, good news came at the end of the month. Lu Henian's parents were rehabilitated and allowed to go to work in the government office in September, starting as a clerk.

Caibao has company with him, so he has company.

Lu Henian couldn't find anyone to celebrate the good news, so he carried a pot of wine and prepared to go to his great-grandmother's grave to pay his respects.

When I opened the door, I saw Ning Zhengrong driving a shoulder bag.

A little surprised: "Uncle Ning, are you looking for me?"

"Be happy." Ning Zhengrong looked at him calmly.

Lu Henian nodded, but he had been suppressing himself for so long these years that no emotion could be seen on his face.

Ning Zhengrong patted Bian Dou next to him and said, "Let's go. I'll take you to the grave."

"How do you know?" Lu Henian was stunned. He had never told anyone about his plan.

Ning Zhengrong smiled and handed him the helmet: "I have dealt with your parents before. Come on, take me to see them."

It was raining when we came back from the cemetery.

Lu Henian sat in the side bucket with a wet face, not sure if it was tears or rain.

He remembered his great-grandfather's will and asked, "Does Uncle Ning recognize that man?"

Ning Zhengrong knew who he was talking about and said comfortingly, "I've never seen him, but a friend knows him. Don't worry, I'll help you find out."

*

Hong Kong, Victoria Peak.

The huge villa was filled with the decadent atmosphere of extravagance and decadence.

A man wearing sunglasses was lying by the swimming pool, lazily enjoying the sunbath.

He was surrounded by beautiful women who were trying their best to make him smile by posing and flirting.

Life is so comfortable and nothing could be happier than now.

He waved his hand, and five or six young girls came over.

I am so happy to be surrounded by girls.

Just as he was thinking about which girl to make out with next, an uninvited guest came to the door.

The man immediately pushed away the girls in his arms and took out the gun that was always ready under the recliner.

Here you go again, debt collector! You want to die, don’t you?

The bullet was loaded and the man stood up.