Li Hongmei was surprised and asked, "You got a vasectomy?"

Zhou Hao nodded: "Yes, I will get a vasectomy."

Needless to say, Li Hongmei was shocked. She pulled out a piece of paper from the documents in her hand and handed it to him: "This is the application form for sterilization. Please read the general knowledge on it. If you can accept it, go to the General Hospital to fill out the form."

Zhou Hao took it and flipped through the introduction. He had read these contents before, and he did not find anything unacceptable when reading them again.

Li Hongmei seemed to have a thousand words to say, but in the end she just patted Zhou Hao on the shoulder and sighed: "There are thousands of workers in our factory, and the number of male sterilizations each year is no more than a handful."

Li Hongmei is the director of the women's department. She also assists in the management of family planning and is very familiar with the current situation in the factory. Not to mention male sterilization, even if some women are clearly not suitable for wearing an IUD, in the end, the men in the family will not compromise because of this situation. Childbirth seems to be the responsibility and obligation of lesbians. In this case, Zhou Hao took the initiative to request sterilization, which undoubtedly made Li Hongmei's impression of him extremely good.

Zhou Hao didn't think it was a big deal. He had looked up some information before and knew that the harm of having an IUD for lesbians was far greater than that of having a vasectomy for gay men. Apart from other things, just hearing about uterine perforation and gynecological inflammation was enough to give him a headache. It was already difficult for Qian Qing to give birth, so there was no reason to let her suffer again.

Qian Qing realized it only after a few days. There are no secrets in the compound, especially when Wu Xiaojuan came to see Zhou Hao openly, and then left in shame without saying a few words. Now people are talking about all kinds of things.

As for the sterilization, it was something that could not be concealed. Li Hongmei did not tell anyone about it, but Zhou Hao had already submitted the application. He would only have to wait for a while before the operation.

Qian Qing sneaked into the kitchen. Zhou Hao was washing dishes. When he saw her come in, he chased her out.

Qian Qing hugged Zhou Hao from behind and whispered, "Why are you so nice?"

Whether it was Wu Xiaojuan or the issue of wearing the IUD, Zhou Hao solved it himself without causing her any trouble.

Qian Qing felt sour and soft in her heart. People in the compound now think Zhou Hao is a gigolo just because she makes money. But if someone who really comes for her money were to replace her, would he be able to do this for her?

Zhou Hao is not a gigolo. Although he seems to be the man behind her, when something happens, he can stand in front of her without hesitation.

Zhou Hao shook his hands and picked up his wife: "You only realize how good I am now. It seems that I haven't worked hard enough."

The two kissed secretly in the kitchen, and Zhou Hao didn't let go of Qian Qing until he heard Qian Qing crying outside.

No wonder people say that after having children, it is very difficult for couples to spend time together. This is absolutely true. Of the two at home, the cute one has to make a noise from time to time to show his presence, and the younger one doesn’t cry much, but he eats and poops a lot, and he has to clean up after a while.

Qian Qing fed Jiaojiao and then thought of Wu Xiaojuan.

She knew about Zhou Hao's family affairs, but she didn't quite understand why Wu Xiaojuan loved her stepson more than Zhou Hao. Zhou Hao was so outstanding, and the other party was better than Zhou Hao in every way except age. But Wu Xiaojuan would rather not support Zhou Hao's education at that time and find money to find a job for her stepson. Her concern was simply incomprehensible.

Zhou Hao ignored Jiaojiao's protest and changed his son's diaper by himself: "Don't worry about it, I'll take care of it."

Wu Xiaojuan's coming to him at this time must not be that simple. Zhou Hao knew that it was probably his stepbrother's idea.

The other party also worked in Y City, so it was not difficult for him to know his current situation. As for what he wanted to do, Zhou Hao could find out by asking.

It's just that those parents are short-sighted, it's all about money. Apart from money, there is nothing else.

Qian Qing agreed obediently. Before getting married, she and Zhou Hao visited the graves of Zhou Hao's adoptive parents and biological father. Every Chinese New Year, Zhou Hao would also go to Beishan Town to burn paper for his father.

Thinking of this, Qian Qing suggested: "Next year, when Jiaojiao and Yangyang grow up, we will take the children back."

After all, they are Zhou Hao's relatives. Now that they have two children, they should bring them to be recognized by their parents.

Zhou Hao nodded and mentioned another matter.

"Call our dad tomorrow and tell him that the Clivia market in the north has collapsed. Tell him to be careful."

Qian Qing was a little surprised. She was under strict supervision during her confinement period and she barely watched TV or read newspapers. She had no idea that something had happened in the market in the north.

"How serious is it?"

Zhou Hao: "You can read the newspaper tomorrow. Losing all your money is the least of your worries."

Even though Zhou Hao had taken precautions, Qian Qing was still shocked by the dire market conditions reported in the newspapers.

Orchids became worthless overnight. Orchids were overstocked everywhere. The hot market cooled down and no one was willing to pay for them...

Qian Qing called Qian's father with a heavy heart. Qian's father's voice was particularly cold on the phone.

"I've seen it on TV. Don't worry, I know what's going on and I won't let them find their way back to the family home."

Watching the news on TV, Qian's father sighed in his heart. He had been a stubborn person all his life, but he also avoided many detours by relying on his stubbornness. His elder brother relied on these things to soar to the sky, but without a foundation, his fall was particularly tragic.

Now, Father Qian was just glad that he had drawn a clear line between himself and his eldest brother's family earlier, and took the initiative to avoid the problems that might arise later. As for Grandma Qian, he was not afraid even if she came to visit him. After all the commotion during the Chinese New Year, Father Qian felt that his mind was clearer than ever before.

Qian Qing felt much more at ease after getting Qian's father's guarantee.

Within a few days, Zhou Hao found out why Wu Xiaojuan came. It was just as he expected. His stepbrother heard that Qian Qing had a big business, so he wanted to send Wu Xiaojuan here to see if she could make some money from Zhou Hao.

Zhou Hao was not ambiguous and directly sent the evidence of the other party's private reselling of accessories a few years ago to his step-brother. The meaning was self-evident. If Wu Xiaojuan came to make trouble again, he would directly make his step-brother lose his job.

The matter was resolved quietly, and it was not until the 100-day celebration of the two children that Qian Qing remembered to ask Zhou Hao about it. Zhou Hao casually said that it was resolved, and then went back to quarreling with the two children.

Children grow up fast. Qian Qing felt that it was only a few days before the child was three months old. Jiaojiao and Yangyang were more lovable than before. The two children were twins, so they looked very similar. But no one in the family could mistake them for each other.

Perhaps it was because the two children's personalities were so obvious. Jiaojiao would either sleep or roll her eyes. When she saw Qian Qing, her mouth would sparkle with joy. Yangyang, on the other hand, would either sleep or open his eyes to look around when Qian Qing held him, but would simply close his eyes when someone else held him. No one could tell whether he was pretending to sleep or really asleep.

Qian Qing held the hundred-day banquet at the Ding family restaurant. Uncle Ding and Uncle Ding stopped working for a day to prepare the hundred-day banquet for the two little kids.

After three months of postpartum recovery, Qian Qing is now almost the same as before. Especially because she had a comfortable confinement period, she does not look tired at all, but instead has the gentleness of a new mother.

Quite a lot of people came this time, and all those who were somewhat familiar with each other came to show their support. Two tables of Zhou Hao's co-workers also came.

Qian Qing and Zhou Hao each held a child and accepted blessings from everyone.

Among a group of acquaintances, Qian Qing saw a person who shouldn't be there.

Wang Hua.

Qian Qing poked Zhou Hao with his elbow. Zhou Hao handed Jiaojiao, who was about to rebel, to his mother-in-law and stood up to greet her.

Wang Hua did not come alone. To be more precise, there was a woman beside him. The woman was a bit older, wearing an open-necked dress, with curly hair and bright lipstick on her lips.

Qian Qing knew without asking that this person must be Wang Hua's "outside kept girl".

When Wang Hua arrived, the noise in the restaurant died down for a while.

Qian Qing didn't know much during her confinement period. She only knew that after Wang Hua divorced Wan Zhenzhen, he quickly brought back a woman, who was now the new mistress of Wang Hua's family.

And the other person's name is Ah Zhen...

What Qian Qing didn't know was that in the past period of time, the newcomer Ah Zhen had quickly helped Wang Hua sort out his business problems and settled down in the tube building. Including the employment issues that Wan Zhen had previously made a mess of, they were quickly back on track under Ah Zhen's handling.

Unlike Wan Zhenzhen, who was a simple-minded person, Ah Zhen could speak Cantonese, cook and sew. Even though she entered the house as a mistress, she established good relationships with the neighbors within just a few months.

But today was Qian Qing and Zhou Hao's party, and everyone was very surprised, not knowing why the other party came.

Zhou Hao went to greet them, while the others watched from a distance. After a few words, Wang Hua and Ah Zhen put down their things and left, with very polite expressions on their faces.

Zhou Hao came back with some things and said to Qian Qing, "They said they just came to give us some gifts, not to eat."

Qian Qing couldn't understand: "Giving gifts?" Is there something wrong with Wang Hua's brain? Not to mention her old grudge with Wan Zhenzhen, there are also conflicts between Zhou Hao and Wang Hua.

Zhou Hao: "He said that it was an old grudge between us and I hope you don't take it to heart. Wang Hua and Wan Zhenzhen have already divorced."

Qian Qing felt as if she had eaten a fly. "Wan Zhenzhen got divorced, wasn't it because Wang Hua cheated on her? What does this mean? Is he trying to save his ex-wife by getting together with his new lover?"

She was annoyed with Wan Zhenzhen, but that didn't mean she wasn't annoyed with Wang Hua. Sometimes she even thought Wang Hua was the one with the bigger problem. Now that Wan Zhenzhen had faded out of her life, she didn't want to have anything to do with this family.

Zhou Hao thought of the woman's smiling face just now, and something in his heart suddenly tightened: "I don't think Wang Hua wants to come today. It's mainly because Ah Zhen forced him to come."

However, Zhou Hao couldn't understand why the other party wanted to show goodwill.

Zhou Hao reminded Qian Qing: "Don't bother with these two people next time, especially Ah Zhen." He felt that this woman was not simple. Why did she have to come to Wang Hua's house to be his stepmother when she had such good conditions? And it was said that she helped Wang Hua to start Hua Zhen's cigarette and alcohol business.

Qian Qing: “I understand.”