"Uh... I'm not that precious. I'm still in the recovery period. Moderate exercise is good. You guys are too stressed."
Jiang Wanqing was not used to this kind of care; it felt like she was being treated like a useless person.
"Putting aside your own condition, you have to take care of the baby in your belly. This child went through a near-death experience with you, shouldn't you protect it even more now?"
Cheng's mother was very dissatisfied with her careless attitude, and Cheng's father nodded, but said some harsh words in a soft tone.
"You're a mother of two, and you still act so recklessly. Hurting the children hurts yourself too. It's only ten months, just bear with it. Both sets of parents are here, do you think we'd let you get exhausted?"
Does this mean she has to stay home and rest for ten months? Jiang Wanqing frowned, looked at Cheng Ran, and winked at him. This won't do; she still has to go back to work.
Cheng Ran patted her hand to reassure her, and then mentioned it to his parents.
"Dad, Mom, Wanqing needs to handle some work appropriately after she has recovered. This is also a way to recover. Please don't keep her confined at home."
"What! You still have to work?!" Mother Cheng's eyes widened immediately. "This won't do! Nothing is more important than giving birth safely. Jiang Wanqing, you stay home obediently. Not only are your own savings enough to ensure you live a comfortable life, but would our Cheng family mistreat a pregnant woman like you? What will outsiders think of us if word gets out? You're slapping us in the face!"
Seeing Cheng's mother pat her own face, looking rather embarrassed, Jiang Wanqing felt helpless, as she really didn't mean it that way.
"mom……"
"Alright, that's enough. It's settled then. We'll take turns watching over you. You're not going anywhere for the next ten months. We'll ensure your safety and the baby's. The news just reported that you died. If you go out, what if your enemies come looking for you and hurt you and the baby?"
"That's what I think too, Cheng Ran. You should also keep a close eye on your wife and take precautions. You can delegate your work to your subordinates, but you only have one life, so don't do anything foolish!"
Cheng's mother and father went back and forth, echoing each other like actors in a play. Cheng Ran and Jiang Wanqing felt somewhat helpless. Since their elders had just arrived, it wouldn't be good to talk back, so they could only hold back for the time being.
"Alright, Mom and Dad, you two go to your room and pack your things. I'll take care of Wanqing here."
“You two are in cahoots, covering for each other. I don’t trust you. Have your dad pack his things. I’ll stay here and keep watch!”
Cheng's mother plopped down next to Jiang Wanqing and began taking care of and supervising her, while Cheng's father carried the luggage to the room.
This way of taking care of her made Jiang Wanqing feel a little suffocated.
As evening approached, Nannan returned from school, and Hongxing and the others also came back from the factory, finally giving Jiang Wanqing a brief respite.
"Mother!"
Nannan put down her schoolbag and ran into the room, ready to throw herself into Jiang Wanqing's arms. Before she could even touch Jiang Wanqing's stomach, Cheng's mother picked her up.
“Oh, my little girl, Grandma is here. Don’t you recognize me? Your mother is pregnant with your little brother, so don’t bother her. Come on, Grandma will take you to get some candy.”
"Don't teach your child like that!" Jiang Wanqing frowned.
The gender of the baby in her belly is still uncertain, but Cheng's mother has already made Nannan call him "little brother". Isn't this a kind of intentional and subtle influence?
However, Cheng's mother didn't listen to her at all and left with her daughter in her arms.
Jiang Wanqing couldn't stop her, and just then Shen Huan and Mo Li walked in.
"Are Uncle and Aunt Cheng here?"
"Yes, I came today." Jiang Wanqing was in a bad mood.
Cheng Ran felt sorry for her and gently patted her shoulder.
"I'll go check on them. You chat with them for a while."
He wanted to tell her not to take it to heart, but that was clearly impossible.
After he left, Molly and the others became more casual in their conversation, each sitting on either side of Jiang Wanqing to get to know what was going on.
"Did Cheng Ran's mother upset you again? This old woman is so clueless, doesn't she know you're pregnant now..."
"She knew I was pregnant, so she was convinced that I was carrying a boy, and she's even influencing our daughter."
Jiang Wanqing's expression was not good. When Molly heard this, she was surprised that such a thing had happened and immediately slapped her thigh.
"How could they do this! Aren't both men and women children of the Cheng family? I'm going to talk to her!"
"Don't go..."
Shen Huan and Jiang Wanqing simultaneously pulled her back and shook their heads.
“If you go and talk to Cheng Ran’s mother now, won’t that just cause trouble for Wanqing? You should not go. Think of another way,” Shen Huan said.
"What can we do? Are we just going to watch her bully Wanqing like this? That won't do! I'm practically Wanqing's family, I can't stand by and watch!"
Molly was an impatient person, and also a very genuine person. At this moment, Shen Huan rolled her eyes.
"You're just letting your concern cloud your judgment. It's obvious that Cheng Ran's parents are going to put on a long show here. We're about to leave, and offending them will only do us harm."
"Why should we leave! We're not leaving then!"
"You're talking nonsense again." Jiang Wanqing tugged at her sleeve, shook her head with a helpless smile, "If you don't go back to Beijing, what will happen to your child? What will happen to Hongxing? Your parents will worry too. Besides, this isn't the first time I've outwitted the Cheng family elders. Just because I'm still in my recovery period doesn't mean you think my fighting power has decreased, does it?"
She gave in to Cheng's mother just now for two reasons: one was that they had just met after a long separation and it was not good to argue; the other was that she knew Cheng Ran would stand in front of her and let him handle it first, and if he couldn't handle it, she would think of a way.
"That's not what I meant. I just think you're working too hard. Their coming here not only doesn't help you, it's just causing you trouble. Isn't that ridiculous!"
"Alright, calm down. Tell me about your situation. How have you been at the factory these past few days?"
Jiang Wanqing quickly changed the subject, afraid that if she continued talking about the Cheng family elders, Molly would lose control of her emotions even more than she did.
“Oh, you mean this…” Molly pursed her lips. “We were prejudiced against Yang Changtai before. He’s a really nice guy, and he’s very capable. I heard there’s a big deal coming up recently. People from the Northwest Group are here to discuss cooperation. You’re going to make a fortune again.”
"Northwest Group?"
Jiang Wanqing raised an eyebrow. This was indeed a big order, but... how come Yang Chang hadn't given her a word about it?
"Yes, we originally wanted to help Yang Chang with the arrangements, but he said he was afraid of troubling us too much and told us to get some rest before returning to Beijing and not to overwork ourselves."
"He said that? Then why would he tell you about the cooperation with the Northwest Group?"
If you really didn't want their help, you wouldn't have said so in the first place.
"this……"
Shen Huan chimed in, "We overheard it by accident."
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