Gu Yueji would drive to the factory every week to meet with Xiao Yao and discuss the work at the garment factory.
After more than two months of hard work, Gu Yueji found orders from several peers, and Xiao Yao also learned to shoot some short videos of the factory and post them online, which gradually attracted some small, scattered orders. Although the order volume was not large, the factory has now basically maintained a balance between income and expenditure, and they no longer need to put money out of their own pockets every month.
After all the work was discussed and agreed upon, Gu Yueji closed her laptop and asked Xiao Yao, "Is something on your mind?"
Xiao Yao's mind wandered off in front of the computer more than once today, which is unusual for her at work.
Xiao Yao was taken aback. She did have something to say to Gu Yueji today and was wondering how to bring it up.
"I have bad news and good news. Which do you want to hear first?" Xiao Yao asked directly.
Gu Yueji was taken aback. "Bad news, I suppose."
Xiao Yao looked at her with a complicated expression, and after a moment of silence, she said, "I think I'm pregnant."
Gu Yueji was stunned, a barrage of questions swirling in her mind. The first one that popped into her head was, "Whose?"
Xiao Yao rolled her eyes at her, "Who else could it be?"
Gu Yueji was a little confused. Xiao Yao hadn't returned to Yun City since taking over the garment factory, so how could she have Zhong Xuyang's child? "Wait, when did Zhong Xuyang come here?"
Xiao Yao then remembered and scratched her face sheepishly. Gu Yueji happened to be home during the few days Zhong Xuyang was there and hadn't come to the factory. She thought that she had just told Gu Yueji that she wanted to break up, and not long after, she and Zhong Xuyang had ended up in bed together again, so she hadn't told Gu Yueji that Zhong Xuyang had come to see her.
She muttered to herself, "I came here once last month."
Seeing that Xiao Yao didn't dare to look at her, like a child who didn't dare to tell the truth to her mother, Gu Yueji didn't know whether to be angry or laugh.
"Then what's the good news?" Gu Yueji asked again.
"I'm not sure if I'm really pregnant."
Because of what happened with Zhong Xuyang last time, she's been paying extra attention to her period this month. She's usually very punctual, so when her period didn't come on the first day, she was worried. Now it's been more than a week late.
She spent the entire week in anxiety, not daring to tell Zhong Xuyang or buy a test kit.
"What do you mean by 'uncertain'? You haven't taken a pregnancy test yet?" Gu Yueji asked, puzzled.
Xiao Yao shook her head, "Not yet, I want to wait a little longer, maybe my period will come before the baby."
Seeing her distressed expression, Gu Yueji remembered that she had come to G City to start a business with Zhong Xuyang in order to break up with him. She wondered if this child was part of their plans. "What did Zhong Xuyang say?"
Xiao Yao slumped into the chair, feeling dejected. "I haven't told him yet."
She could already guess that if Zhong Xuyang found out, his first reaction would be to come and ask her to come back and get married.
Gu Yueji sensed the uncertainty in her voice, "Have you thought it through?"
This child, and his future with Zhong Xuyang.
Xiao Yao gently touched her belly, her voice lowering, "It's not there yet."
She originally wanted God to make the decision for her, but when she actually faced the child, her first reaction was fear and unease.
Did Zhong Xuyang really succeed on his first try? Is she really going to be a mother? So, is she really going to marry Zhong Xuyang?
Xiao Yao thought for a moment but had no answer. She looked up and saw Gu Yueji with her eyes downcast and silent. "I'm sorry, I know this child came at the wrong time."
Their factory wasn't up and running yet, and she knew that her pregnancy would cause Gu Yueji a lot of problems.
Gu Yueji snapped out of her shock and smiled. "What nonsense are you talking about? I'll support whatever decision you make. I'll definitely be happy for you to become a mother. We agreed that I'll be your godmother."
She recalled the first time she saw Xiao Yao in the dormitory, her innocent and adorable face. Now, they had both entered a new stage of life, and Xiao Yao had a new and great identity.
Xiao Yao still felt very apologetic. "If I really get pregnant, Zhong Xuyang might take me back to Yun City to get married. Plus, with all the things that come with pregnancy, I might not be able to manage the garment factory like I do now."
When she heard that she was pregnant, Gu Yueji knew. "It's okay. Of course, your happiness and health are the most important things. I'll find a way to fix the garment factory. You don't need to worry about it. Just take good care of your health."
"But I won't give up the garment factory. At worst, I'll invest more money to hire someone to manage it for us. I'll come back as soon as I give birth."
Xiao Yao has just gotten the hang of all the work at the garment factory, but she has already started to think about some development plans for the factory. Even if she gets married and has children, she still wants to run the garment factory with Gu Yueji.
Gu Yueji nodded, "Don't worry, the garment factory will always belong to both of us."
If Xiao Yao hadn't joined her, she probably wouldn't have had the courage to take over the garment factory on her own.
Xiao Yao's mind was filled with thoughts of pregnancy. Considering that Gu Yueji was already married, she asked curiously, "Have you and Ren Jin thought about when to have a baby?"
Gu Yueji glanced at her belly, while Ren Jin maintained a laissez-faire attitude towards the matter of the child.
After returning from a hospital check-up, she really wanted a baby and stopped using birth control products. Ren Jin was also very cooperative. However, her period still came on time every month, which made her very disappointed for a while.
One time, she cried after her period. Ren Jin hugged her and comforted her, saying that if they had a baby, they would live as a family of three, and if they didn't have a baby, they would enjoy their life as a couple. He said that if they couldn't have a good sex life because of having a baby, it would be a loss.
During the period of trying to conceive, Gu Yueji would consider many things, such as which position was easier to conceive in and what to pay attention to during the process. She felt like she had to complete a task, and her sex life with Ren Jin was indeed not as harmonious as before.
After her period ended, Ren Jin took her to a suburban hotel for two days to relax. He pampered her for those two days, allowing her to experience the feeling of intimacy once again. This made Gu Yueji realize Ren Jin's words: it was not a bad thing to enjoy the life they had now, which was just the two of them. Moreover, she was also distracted by various things at work.
Now they use contraception whenever they feel like it. If Ren Jin is in the mood, he doesn't have to use it, since she's no longer only thinking about having a baby.
With the garment factory issue looming, Gu Yueji was even less inclined to give up. "Let's wait and see, until the garment factory is on track."
When Ren Jin came home for dinner that evening, Gu Yueji served him soup and said, "Xiao Yao is pregnant."
Ren Jin paused for a moment, then laughed, "You're talking like you're asking me to take responsibility."
Gu Yueji glared at him and kicked him under the table.
Ren Jin smiled and took the soup she handed him. "Are you worried about the garment factory?"
“I can’t find a suitable person to manage the garment factory in a short time. After Xiao Yao goes home to get married, I may have to move to the factory to live.”
The garment factory cannot be left unmanaged; this is the only solution she can think of at the moment.
Ren Jin, who had been smiling, frowned upon hearing this. He thought about how empty her home looked when she went to the factory to learn, and realized that this wouldn't do.
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