As evening fell, when Sun Zhengguo returned home from get off work, he always felt that his wife looked at him with a strange 'murderous aura' in her eyes.
But there were too many people in the room, so he couldn't ask directly and could only wait until after the meal.
Soon, the family finished dinner. Sister Wu started clearing the dishes, the children went to their rooms to study, and the grandparents prepared to watch some TV.
Sun Zhengguo was thinking of taking the initiative to ask his wife to go for a walk, but Ning Xiaowei spoke first.
"Jung-guk, you ate too much just now. Come with me for a walk to help digest your food."
"Great! I was just thinking of going out for a walk too."
Sun Zhengguo agreed without hesitation, then got up and went out with his wife.
The two slowly walked out of the courtyard and stopped at a corner not far from the gate.
"Jung-guk, my period is late, and it's been several days late. What should I do?"
Upon hearing his wife's explanation, Sun Zhengguo instantly understood.
After all, my wife is only in her thirties, so it can't be menopause. The only possibility is...
No wonder her eyes were so sharp today.
"Hehe! Um... um... wife! If you're really pregnant, then just give birth!" Sun Zhengguo chuckled awkwardly.
But it would have been better if he hadn't laughed; the more he laughed, the angrier Ning Xiaowei became. So it wasn't you who was embarrassed.
"You're still laughing! It's all your fault! I told you to be careful, but you wouldn't listen. Now look what's happened! Our son is about to take the college entrance exam, and I'm all pregnant. Isn't this just making us a laughingstock?"
To everyone's surprise, Sun Zhengguo, upon hearing this, was not ashamed but rather proud, and continued to tease him.
"You can't say that, honey. You seemed to be enjoying it too, so why blame me for everything when something goes wrong? It was an accident, and we both share responsibility, okay?"
"You...you...?" Ning Xiaowei was so angry that her face turned red, and she was speechless.
Even though it's true, you can't say it out loud. Don't I have any pride?
Since we can't win a war of words, we have no choice but to resort to violence.
Ning Xiaowei immediately retaliated, using her usual trick, reaching out to pinch Sun Zhengguo's soft waist and twisting it back and forth a few times.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Help!"
To calm his wife down, Sun Zhengguo began to cooperate wholeheartedly, his screams sounding utterly pitiful.
But he never expected that what was just acting would cause such a ridiculous misunderstanding.
Squad Leader Li, who was on duty at the gate of the compound, was terrified when he heard the cry for help.
You have to understand, the people who can live in this compound are not ordinary people, and no one can bear the responsibility if something happens to them.
"All personnel on alert! Load your weapons! Cheng Dong, Zhang Guohua, come with me to check this out, quick!"
After giving the order, Squad Leader Zhang led the way and rushed towards the corner not far away.
Upon receiving the order, the two soldiers did not hesitate at all, one in front and one behind, and immediately followed.
In just a few seconds, the three of them rounded the corner and saw two dark figures ahead, but they didn't know what they were doing.
However, Zhang, the squad leader, heard the cries for help very clearly; it belonged to Sun Zhengguo, the director of the research institute who lived in the compound.
There was no time to think. Squad Leader Zhang immediately raised his gun and shouted.
"Hands up, put them down immediately, sir."
This sudden turn of events stunned not only Ning Xiaowei, but also Sun Zhengguo.
"What's going on?!"
At this moment, Squad Leader Zhang and his two companions had walked up to them and finally recognized who the two people were.
This is really awkward; it turns out they're a couple.
Squad Leader Zhang raised his hand to signal for the guns to be put away, and then explained, forcing himself to speak.
"Um... um, sir, we heard your cries for help, so... so we ran over. We didn't know it was you."
Actually, there was no need for explanation at this point, because Sun Zhengguo already understood.
To be honest, this is really not the fault of Squad Leader Li. The blame lies with the couple for making a scene at the gate.
Sun Zhengguo was not an unreasonable person, and he immediately took the initiative to apologize.
"Squad Leader Li, we're sorry, this was our mistake. My wife and I apologize to you. We're so sorry."
Ning Xiaowei was a little embarrassed. "I'm sorry, Squad Leader Li, I've caused you trouble."
"Commander, Madam, you flatter us. It's all part of our duties. Since there's nothing else, we'll go back to our posts."
To be honest, Squad Leader Li was still a little angry. Weren't these two just making a fool of themselves?
But now that they're being so sincere, my anger has dissipated.
The three men gave a standard military salute and quickly returned to their posts.
After this little incident, Ning Xiaowei stopped making a fuss, but she was still a little sullen.
Seeing this, Sun Zhengguo took his wife's arm and they walked together, with him trying to persuade her.
"Honey, being pregnant isn't necessarily a bad thing. Haven't you always wanted a daughter? Maybe this time it will come true."
"real?"
Ning Xiaowei didn't believe it, after all, they said the same thing last time, but what happened?
Seeing that his wife was starting to soften, Sun Zhengguo continued to deceive her.
"I can't say it's 100%, but the probability is very high. Think about it, there's already a 50% chance, plus the last time, the time before that, and so on, all those times add up..."
After Sun Zhengguo's series of persuasive words, Ning Xiaowei was already tempted.
You know, she's always wanted a daughter. If she gets her wish this time, let others laugh all they want!
When the two returned home, Ning Xiaowei had calmed down, and the two chatted and laughed together.
However, the two did not bring it up again, saying they would wait until after the examination to discuss it further.
Two days later, in the institute's office, Sun Zhengguo and Deputy Director Qin sat facing each other.
"Director Sun, the purpose of my visit is to inform you that I plan to make a trip to Hong Kong Island soon. Is there anything else you would like to tell me?"
Deputy Director Qin's sudden trip to Hong Kong Island was obviously to purchase a color television production line, a fact that Sun Zhengguo understood.
He then took a stack of documents from the drawer and handed them to Deputy Director Qin.
"Deputy Director Qin, some of these documents are about the production line. You can take a look at them so you can be more informed when making purchases."
The other part of the documents consists of patents for two games and a pager. I'd appreciate it if you could take these with you so I can apply for international patents on your behalf.
"What? Games need to be patented?" Deputy Director Qin said he had never heard of such a thing.
Pagers are one thing, they're high-tech after all, but what the heck is this game console? Isn't this just a one-off deal?
It's important to know that applying for a patent costs money, and you also have to pay annual fees for maintenance.
Especially international patents, how much do you have to pay each year?
"Deputy Director Qin, you may not know this, but these two games are very important and will be of great use in the future. Only by applying for patents can we make money from them continuously. Trust me, we never fight a battle we can't win."
Sun Zhengguo patiently explained.
no way?
If we don't apply for a patent, what will happen to the Famicom? What about handheld consoles?
Even in the internet age, these games are still useful.
That would be a huge loss.
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