Chapter 75

Although Han Shuo's belly is now big and the positions he can do are limited, he was completely satisfied this time.

Once a person is content, all unhappiness vanishes. Meng Yuxiu became his most beloved little darling again.

After finishing, Han Shuo held Meng Yuxiu in his arms and went to sleep, enjoying a pleasant night's sleep.

Today is Saturday, and Meng Yuxiu needs to go to the tutoring center before eight o'clock to open it.

It was dark outside, and he held Han Shuo's warm body close, reluctant to get out of bed. But as the time for his and Han Shuo's departure drew closer, he couldn't afford to delay making money.

After hugging him for a few minutes, he reached out and turned on the bedside light. Afraid of waking Han Shuo, he quietly got dressed in bed.

However, Han Shuo still noticed the movement beside him. He turned his heavy body around and asked sleepily, "Is it time to get up?"

Meng Yuxiu had just put on a sweater when he heard the sound, so he turned around.

Han Shuo didn't even open his eyes; he probably just asked the question reflexively.

Looking at Han Shuo's handsome yet confused face, Meng Yuxiu was even more reluctant to leave the gentle embrace. He crawled back into the covers and hugged Han Shuo.

Han Shuo and Meng Yuxiu had been sharing a bed for so long that it had become a habit, and he subconsciously put his arm around Meng Yuxiu's waist.

"I'm getting up," Meng Yuxiu said.

Han Shuo kept his eyes closed and nodded, "Mm."

"I'm going to buy breakfast."

"Okay, go ahead."

However, Meng Yuxiu did not move, but kept pressing himself against Han Shuo, so that there was no gap between their bodies.

Han Shuo opened his eyes and saw Meng Yuxiu's face close to his, looking at him with a smile in his eyes.

Han Shuo couldn't stand Meng Yuxiu's clingy manner, especially in the early morning after they were satisfied, as if the bed was filled with an ambiguous and warm scent, making people feel lazy and at ease.

He grabbed Meng Yuxiu's butt. "Hmm? Why aren't you up yet?"

They had stayed up too late yesterday, and Han Shuo was incredibly sleepy afterward. Only now did Meng Yuxiu have a chance to be tender with him. He gently stroked Han Shuo's stomach and asked him in a sticky voice, "Was I alright last night?"

Hearing this, Han Shuo couldn't help but chuckle. He raised an eyebrow, grabbed Meng Yuxiu's hand from under the covers, and praised him honestly, "Hmm~ Not bad, not bad, perfect performance, keep up the good work. But, if you could get it outside at the last minute, it would be even more perfect."

"Hmm." Meng Yuxiu had a smug smile on his lips. He kissed Han Shuo's lips before getting out of bed.

After washing up on the first floor, I temporarily placed the basin and teacup on the cement slab next to the sink, and then went out to buy breakfast.

This is Meng Yuxiu's daily routine in Hecheng every morning. When the weather is warm, Han Shuo can go to the breakfast stall with him, but now that the weather is cold, he goes out alone.

However, Meng Yuxiu was happy with it and even felt that he had finally experienced the warmth and realities of life after marrying Han Shuo.

He walked through the alley with a flashlight in hand. It was as dark as midnight. The shops next to him had not yet opened. The long bluestone road was so quiet that only his breathing could be heard.

The flashlight beam illuminated a small area, and tiny dust particles danced in the dim light. Meng Yuxiu looked closely and realized that they weren't dust particles, but rather falling snowflakes.

He quickened his pace to the breakfast stall and bought fried dough sticks, steamed buns, and soy milk. By the time he returned to his rented room, the snow had already fallen heavily. He stood on the first floor and patted the snowflakes off his clothes.

Meng Yuxiu went out for a while, and Han Shuo fell asleep again. There was an empty space in the quilt next to him, and he rolled himself up in the quilt.

"Han Shuo, get up and eat first." Meng Yuxiu placed breakfast on the table and went over to call Han Shuo.

Han Shuo was sleeping soundly during his nap. He wanted to tell Meng Yuxiu that he would eat later, but then he thought about how their tutoring center was busy every day, especially on Saturdays and Sundays. Parents would definitely bring their children to visit and inquire when they had free time. So Han Shuo forced his eyelids open.

"I'm so sleepy." He lay on the pillow with his eyes open, dazed for a moment, and then just as he was about to sit up, he felt a chill from outside the covers seep into his warm skin, so he immediately lay back down.

"Holy crap, why is it so cold?"

As Meng Yuxiu poured the soy milk from his teacup into bowls, he told Han Shuo, "It's snowing outside. It was snowing quite heavily when I came back."

"It's snowing?" Han Shuo tilted his head and looked out the window. He called to Meng Yuxiu, "Open the curtains so I can see."

After pouring the soy milk, Meng Yuxiu went over and pulled back the curtains. Through the light from inside the room, Han Shuo saw the fine, dense snowflakes falling outside in the darkness. This sight made him feel even colder.

"Holy shit!" Han Shuo shivered and shrank back into the covers. "No wonder it was so cold, it's snowing. I can't take it anymore, I can't get up."

Seeing this, Meng Yuxiu moved the folding table in the room to the bedside. He grabbed the cotton-padded coat on the bed and said, "Don't go to the tutoring class today. Just stay in the room."

"That won't do." Although Han Shuo was somewhat hesitant, this was a crucial time to make money. He was anxious to recruit more students and collect more tuition fees before the winter break, so he sat up from the bed and said to Meng Yuxiu, "You and Dong Xinyuan have to tutor students, how can you have time to entertain guests?"

Meng Yuxiu draped a cotton-padded coat over him and said, "Gao Ze is still here."

Han Shuo laughed and said, "Come on, someone like Gao Ze? The other day he was meeting with a parent, and he talked on and on for ages, and then the parent said he'd think about it. Guess what Gao Ze said?"

Meng Yuxiu asked, "What did he say?"

Han Shuo: "That idiot Gao Ze just said, 'Okay, then go back and think about it.'"

Meng Yuxiu felt that Gao Ze's answer seemed reasonable, so he asked Han Shuo, "What would you say?"

Han Shuo said smugly, "Is that even a question? We'll definitely tell the parents that the final exams are coming up soon. Look at our students in the tutoring class, they've only had a few lessons and their grades have improved so much. They're all working hard to get good grades on the final exams."

Then I show the parents the registration information of the students in the tutoring class. They don't need to look at it too carefully; I just want them to see how many students we've enrolled in during this period.

The point is to let parents know that studying is urgent and cannot be delayed. If they wait until they get home to think about it, our tutoring center might become full and stop accepting new students later.

"Sigh, do you think I can trust Gao Ze?"

Meng Yuxiu smiled, but he still tried to persuade Han Shuo, "It's okay if you don't go for a day. Dong Xin is also inviting two third-year students from Jinhua University over today, so I should be able to find time to greet them. The main problem is that it's snowing outside, and I can't take you on my bike, and besides..."

He reached out and touched Han Shuo's belly, saying, "Your belly is too big now. It's not safe to go out in the snow. You're already this far along in your pregnancy, so you should be more careful."

Han Shuo listened to Meng Yuxiu's words, thought about them for a moment, and agreed that they made sense. Making money was important, but if something happened to the child in her womb, it would truly be a loss that outweighed the gain.

So he nodded and said, "Okay, then I won't go out today. It's snowing, so I'll just stay in bed and wait for you to come back."

"Okay." Meng Yuxiu handed him a glass of soy milk.

Han Shuo took the bowl and sat on the bed to drink soy milk and eat breakfast, while Meng Yuxiu sat at the table next to him.

After finishing breakfast, Meng Yuxiu put on his hat, gloves, and scarf, preparing to leave. However, he was worried about having a pregnant woman seven months along at home, so he repeatedly reminded Han Shuo before leaving.

"I've boiled two bottles of hot water for you, so don't use cold water to wash up."

"Be careful when you go downstairs to wash up. It's snowing today, and the stairs must be very wet. Don't slip."

"Hold on to the wall for support."

"I know." Han Shuo glanced at the glass window and urged him, "You should hurry up and go while the snow isn't too heavy yet, so it's a good time to ride your bike."

"Okay." Meng Yuxiu agreed verbally, but his legs didn't move. He stood by the bed for a moment, thinking to see if there was anything he had forgotten to tell Han Shuo.

"It's snowing today, so don't bother cooking lunch or dinner. Snow is drifting in onto the balcony too, and it's cold standing outside. Why don't you go to the restaurant downstairs and order some food?"

Han Shuo: "Okay, don't worry about it, I'll handle it myself."

"good."

Han Shuo sat in bed watching him nervously pacing around, feeling both amused and warm inside.

He teased Meng Yuxiu, "I said you're not that old, but you're talking like a mature old man?"

Meng Yuxiu chuckled, his narrow eyes slightly upturned, his tone tinged with arrogance and pride, "Isn't it good that I'm mature? Didn't you always say I was a child?"

"Good, good, good." Han Shuo nodded slowly with satisfaction, and joked, "Not bad, not bad, my child has finally grown up and looks like a mature man."

Meng Yuxiu smiled, sat down on the bed, lifted the quilt a little, and then reached out to touch Han Shuo's stomach.

Han Shuo saw him leaning over and gently spoke to his stomach, "Backpack, Daddy's going to work."

After saying that, she probably felt that her action was a bit childish, so she looked up and smiled apologetically at Han Shuo.

Han Shuo found the term Meng Yuxiu used both novel and amusing, and teased, "Oh, Dad? Aren't you ashamed?"

Meng Yuxiu glanced at him, then snorted softly, "Am I not your father?"

"Hehehe, yes, yes, yes! You have to be Dad, hehehe!" Han Shuo stopped teasing him. "Hey, let me tell you, he can actually hear us now."

Meng Yuxiu became interested. "Really?"

"Really? Why would I lie to you? I've tried calling his name before." Han Shuo pulled Meng Yuxiu's finger and placed it on his stomach. "Look, hey, his backpack? His backpack?"

Meng Yuxiu held his breath and quietly felt the movement in Han Shuo's stomach under his fingertips.

Sure enough, less than two seconds later, there was a movement under his fingertip. Meng Yuxiu slowly opened his eyes and watched as Han Shuo's belly slowly bulged out a small area.

He touched it carefully.

Han Shuo, however, was not as cautious as him. "Let me tell you, there were a few times when he got really out of control, so I taught him a lesson, and then he behaved himself."

Meng Yuxiu asked in surprise, "How did you discipline him?"

Han Shuo seemed to be very experienced. He stretched out a finger and poked the bulge in his belly. He said, "I just poked him with my finger, and he behaved himself after one poke."

"..." Meng Yuxiu suddenly remembered something and quickly grabbed Han Shuo's finger, "Han Shuo, don't poke it."

Seeing his nervous expression, Han Shuo smiled and asked, "What's wrong? It's nothing."

Meng Yuxiu frowned and said, "What if this bulge is the nose of the backpack? If you keep poking it, I'm afraid the backpack will grow up with a flat nose."

"Hahahahahaha!" Han Shuo was amused by his crazy remarks.

However, Meng Yuxiu insisted that Han Shuo not poke him, and that he would never allow him to poke him again.

"Alright, alright, I won't poke him anymore." Han Shuo urged him, "Okay, stop dawdling, hurry up and go to your tutoring class."

"Hmm." Meng Yuxiu then grabbed his schoolbag, walked out of the room, and closed the door.