Li Chu put down his book, looked at the two of them and said, "Qin Huairu is, after all, from the countryside and has little education. In her mind, earning money to support the family should be a man's job, and women should stay at home to take care of the elderly and children."

When she first started working at the factory, the novelty kept her going, and thanks to the old man's encouragement, she became a first-class worker. But it became increasingly difficult afterward, and the old man had to be mindful of his image and didn't want to be constantly involved with a widow like her. Having finally secured He Yuzhu as a free meal ticket, how could she possibly let go so easily?

After saying that, Li Chu picked up the water glass on the coffee table and drank the water in big gulps.

"Isn't she holding He Yuzhu back by clinging to him like this?" Ding Qiunan asked her husband.

"Hehe, you guys really worry too much. What makes you think He Yuzhu is unwilling?"

? ? ?

Li Chu's rhetorical question stunned Ding Qiunan and Lou Xiao'e.

Yes, you are not a fish, how can you know the joy of fish?

Maybe He Yuzhu just likes it that way.

"Look, none of you can explain it now. Let me tell you, it's like Zhou Yu beating Huang Gai, one is willing to hit and the other is willing to be hit. He Yuzhu is happy to do it. He keeps saying he'll find someone to introduce him to a girlfriend, but he's just doing it for Qin Huairu's benefit."

"Brother Chu, He Yuzhu is a grown man, why doesn't he think about marrying a girl?"

“I know that, he told me about it,” Ding Qiunan said hurriedly.

Lou Xiao'e turned to look at her, wanting to see what kind of nonsense she could come up with.

"Hmm..." Ding Qiunan rolled his eyes, thinking about what Li Chu had told him back then.

"By the way, I remember Li Chu telling me back then that it was caused by genetics in the He family."

"Genetic inheritance?" Lou Xiao'e didn't quite understand.

"Oh, think about He Yuzhu's dad."

Lou Xiao'e nodded. "I heard from Da Mao that his father ran away with a widow."

“That’s right!” Ding Qiunan clapped her hands. “The He family has a long-standing tradition of liking widows!”

Lou Xiao'e burst out laughing when she finally understood.

"Hehehe, this...this is even a family heirloom." Well, Lou Xiao'e laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight and collapsed onto Ding Qiunan.

Ding Qiunan looked helplessly at Lou Xiao'e, who was laughing so hard she was practically quacking like a goose, and then at her husband. Poor kid, he was laughing like this over such a small thing.

She completely forgot how much she laughed when she heard that.

It took Lou Xiao'e quite a while to stop, clutching her stomach.

"You'd better watch out, Xiao'e. You're pregnant. If you laugh and something happens, your Xu Damao will come after us," Ding Qiunan complained.

"Who told you to tease me? Oh my god, it cracked me up."

Looking at her watch, Lou Xiao'e sat up straight: "It's getting late. I'll call my dad and ask him to come pick me up."

"You haven't been staying in the compound these past couple of days?"

“I live alone. I don’t want to live there. My second uncle beats the children every day. The backyard is noisy. Sometimes I can’t even sleep in properly in the morning.”

As she spoke, Lou Xiao'e picked up the phone and dialed home.

Lou's father arrived quickly to pick up his daughter, in less than twenty minutes.

At the entrance of the alley, Lou's father pulled Li Chu aside.

"Dr. Li, what do I need to do if I want to donate money to the country and support its development?"

After hearing what Lou's father said, Li Chu raised his eyebrows. Oh, so you've figured it out?

"Chairman Lou, I don't know the specifics of how to do it, but I think you should be high-profile in your work and low-profile in your personal life in the future."

"Doing things in a high-profile manner?" Chairman Lou looked at Li Chu with some doubt and confusion.

"Chairman Lou, you businessmen all strive to maximize profits, right? Your donation to the country to support construction is a good thing."

Although the country is now promoting the spirit of that comrade—doing good deeds anonymously—your current situation is clearly not suitable for that. You need to be a role model, and the country needs you to be one.

Chairman Lou stared wide-eyed at Li Chu: "You mean, you want me to hold a grand donation ceremony so that everyone knows about it?"

Li Chu smiled and nodded without saying a word.

"But if that's the case, my old business friends will hate me to death."

"Chairman Lou, it depends on your priorities. Do you think the friendship of those friends is more important, or the friendship of the country?"

After a pause, Li Chu added, "By the way, Chairman Lou, you may not know this, but Xiao'e is pregnant again. She came here today to have me take her pulse to confirm."

Upon hearing this, Chairman Lou's face lit up with delight.

"Dr. Li, is this true?"

"Of course, I wouldn't joke about something like this. What she's holding is the medication I prescribed to help her maintain her pregnancy."

The Fairy Tree Romance

Lou Dong clenched his right fist and slammed it into his left palm.

"That's great, that's wonderful!"

It's no wonder Chairman Lou was excited. According to his previous agreement with Xu Damao, the child, regardless of gender, would take Lou's surname. Now that his daughter is pregnant again, he would naturally be happy.

She let out a heavy sigh: "Thank you, Dr. Li. I know what to do now."

"You're welcome, Mr. Lou."

After watching Chairman Lou drive away with Lou Xiao'e, Li Chu and his wife went home together.

In the car, Chairman Lou drove while thinking about what Li Chu had just said.

"Dad, what are you thinking about?" Lou Xiao'e asked curiously when he didn't say a word.

"Oh, I wasn't thinking about anything. By the way, Xiao'e, Dr. Li said you're pregnant again, is that right?"

"Oh, Dr. Li already told you. I wanted to give you and Mom a surprise."

"Haha, you can go home and give your mom a surprise."

"Sigh," Chairman Lou suddenly sighed.

"What's wrong, Dad? Are you unhappy that I'm pregnant?"

Chairman Lou waved his hand: "Of course I'm happy about the reverse pregnancy, my sigh has nothing to do with this."

I just regret not knowing Dr. Li sooner.

"Dad, what do you mean by that?" Lou Xiao'e looked at her father with some confusion, not understanding the meaning of his words.

Chairman Lou remained silent, but turned his head and gave his daughter a meaningful look.

Lou Xiao'e was a little confused by his gaze, and just as she was about to ask something, she suddenly realized what he meant.

"Dad, what are you thinking about?" Lou Xiao'e said, her face flushed, whether from embarrassment or anger, it was hard to tell.

"Oh, it's all my fault, I'm sorry I didn't find you a good family, and you've suffered."

"Dad, don't overthink it. Da Mao is very good to me and the kids."

"This is the worst thing your father has ever done in his life. Your mother and I are so sorry."

"Dad, please don't say that. You and Mom were only doing it for my own good back then."