Anyone with eyes can see that Linghu Lan with children is different from Linghu Lan without children. She has a more gentle temperament, and the lawless days of the past seem to be far away from her. Now she wants to accompany her children as they grow up.
When Rongyu turned six months old, the holiday was almost over.
Linghu Lan felt incredibly soft-hearted looking at Rong Yu, who was crawling around on the bed.
"If you don't want to go to work, then you don't have to go to work." Mo Tang held Linghu Lan in her arms, and the two of them looked at their son together.
Linghu Lan remained silent for a long time. She loved her workplace and Nano's work environment. There was no job more suitable for her than Nano. However, no matter how relaxed the work environment was, it was impossible to bring her child to work, and indeed, there were many inconveniences associated with bringing a child.
However, as Rongyu grew up day by day, she really didn't want to miss any of the little things in her child's growth.
"Am I being too greedy? I want my job to stay where it is and I also want to be there for my child as they grow up. I want both."
Mo Tang gently pecked her cheek and smiled, "I'm greedy too. I want to spend this life with you, and then the next. Do you think there will be a next life?"
“No!” Linghu Lan said decisively.
"Why?" Mo Tang's beautiful brows furrowed in confusion.
Linghu Lan said quietly, "Unless you are a woman and I am a man in the next life, choosing between working and being a stay-at-home mom is too cruel for a woman."
Mo Tang paused for a moment, lost in thought.
the next day.
Mo Tang went to work.
A few hours later, she returned and busied herself with feeding Rong Yu, making him laugh, and telling him stories, all while Linghu Lan was busy.
Linghu Lan frowned. "Why aren't you at work?"
"I resigned!" Mo Tang took Rong Yu's clothes from the clothes rack and folded them neatly one by one.
Linghu Lan: "..."
She carefully observed Mo Tang's expression and, seeing that he was serious, couldn't help but ask, "Why did you resign? Was it because of what I said yesterday?"
Mo Tang carefully folded the clothes, then wiped the drool off Rong Yu's face and said calmly, "I think you're right. It shouldn't always be women who make the choices. Actually, I can be a full-time dad too. You've been staying at home for too long lately, and you're not getting enough sleep. You're feeling a bit depressed. I think you need to go to work and get some social interaction to relax. You can leave the things at home to me. I promise I'll take good care of the child and won't distract you. I can even bring our son to pick you up from get off work every day."
"Are you serious?" Linghu Lan still felt that things had changed a bit too quickly.
After folding the clothes, Mo Tang pinched her cheek and smiled, "You've already submitted your resignation, what do you say?"
Mo Tang's decision was too sudden. If Linghu Lan said she wasn't moved, that would be pretentious. In fact, her heart was almost melted by Mo Tang. She said what she did yesterday just to express her feelings and didn't ask Mo Tang to take any action. But Mo Tang made such a decision on his own. It was bold, risky, and touching.
The world is always harsher on women. Men who take care of children are extremely rare, while women take care of children everywhere. Once a woman doesn't take care of her child, she will be labeled with all sorts of heartless and unvirtuous accusations. But if a man occasionally takes care of his child, he will be praised as a super good dad.
It's truly unreasonable, but it's an objective fact.
Linghu Lan sighed, "Nano won't agree! Your position is so important, and you know a lot of secrets. They won't let you leave."
"The world can keep turning even without anyone. The fact that this project is still going on after I was in a coma for eight years is the best proof. My resignation won't affect the overall situation. As for those secrets, I'll just hand them over to the people they designate. I have a company under my name. Actually, neither of us needs to work right now. If you want to work, you can go to work. If you don't want to work, we can stay home together and take care of the kids. As long as you're happy."
Having experienced so much, Mo Tang values his quality of life in the real world even more, prioritizing happiness above all else. If something brings great benefits but could negatively impact his marital relationship or family happiness, he will decisively give it up.
Linghu Lan smiled and stopped arguing with Mo Tang. She felt that Mo Tang underestimated her. A person who can control the overall situation is very precious and rare. If Liu Mo could replace Mo Tang, he wouldn't have been under tremendous pressure to keep waking Mo Tang up. Moreover, after Mo Tang woke up, the project's progress made a qualitative leap. How could someone who has seen all aspects of life have such a broad vision and such a grand perspective give up so easily?
Linghu Lan felt that Nano would definitely try his best to get Mo Tang back.
In fact.
Everything was pretty much as Linghu Lan had expected.
In the afternoon, some people came to visit the house: Qi Yue, Meng Yang, Liu Mo, and several other older people who looked like they were in positions of power. They came to visit Mo Tang.
Mo Tang was visibly taken aback when he saw the older men. He gave them a proper military salute and politely invited them into the living room to sit down. He then introduced them to Linghu Lan: "This is Elder Zhou, my teacher at Nano. This is Elder Duan and Elder Zhang, both of whom are my seniors."
Linghu Lan greeted him politely.
Old Zhou chuckled and had Linghu Lan bring Rongyu over. Rongyu looked at the people in the room, not at all shy. Her dark eyes darted around as she looked at everyone, giggling happily.
Old Zhou took a liking to the child at first sight, carefully took the child in his arms, and played with him. "The child looks like both of you, very clever and beautiful. A child like this is destined for good fortune."
He lovingly touched Rongyu's chubby little hand. It was clear that the couple adored the child and took good care of him. The child's skin was smooth and radiant, and his face was full of life. It was obvious that his parents loved him dearly.
He pulled a small red box from his pocket, handed it to Rongyu, and teased, "Grandpa gave Rongyu a little toy. Rongyu can play with it."
Rongyu is at an age where he's curious about everything he sees. Without hesitation, he grabbed the object and immediately put it in his mouth. Old Zhou quickly grabbed his little hand, which made everyone burst into laughter.
Elder Duan and Elder Zhang came prepared this time. They gave the things to Rongyu, played with him for a while, and then handed the child over to Linghu Lan. Linghu Lan held Rongyu's little hand, told him to thank the grandfathers, and then led Rongyu into the room, leaving the living room to them.
These people look like they're all rich and powerful. They've condescended to come to my house, so they definitely aren't here to visit the children. They really are here to talk to Mo Tang about something.
We went inside.
Linghu Lan looked at the gift Rong Yu received. Inside the box given by Old Zhou was a jade pendant, its green color clearly indicating it was a fine piece of jade.
The other two gifts were gold bracelets and gold necklaces, which looked very festive.
Linghu Lan carefully put all these things into a box. Inside were all kinds of gifts from relatives and friends, including gold and silver ingots, gold bowls and silver spoons. This made Linghu Lan very emotional. Her son would not have to inherit his parents' property in the future. These things she had now were already worth millions.
Not long after.
Footsteps sounded at the door, and Old Zhou and the others said their goodbyes and left.
Mo Tang stared intently at Linghu Lan, as if she had something difficult to deal with.
Linghu Lan laughed and said, "Speak up! Even if you say you're going to work right now, I won't mind."
Mo Tang smiled. "They don't agree to my resignation, but they offered a compromise: I can bring my son to work with me. What do you think?"
"Working together?"
"Yes! You can let me bring my child to work, as long as it doesn't interfere with my work. My desk will have all of my child's belongings, as well as his crib. There will also be a playground set up in a corner where he can play. If he doesn't want to go to the office, he can work from home."
Mo Tang calmly recounted everything, adding at the end, "These are the company's plans. If you disagree, you don't have to go."
Linghu Lan looked at Mo Tang with resentment in her eyes.
Mo Tang touched her face, a sudden chill running down her spine. "What's wrong?"
"Sigh!" Linghu Lan sighed. "Sometimes I wonder if you bribed that guy called Fate. Why does he treat you so well? I originally thought that back in the other world, it was because of the system settings that you always got a better identity than me. Now that we're back, you're still treated better than me. It's just not fair!"
Mo Tang was relieved and smiled, "That makes a lot of sense. I conquered the world, and you conquered me. So, you are still the better one."
With the help of those bigwigs, resigning became impossible, and bringing his son to work sounded quite interesting.
So, Mo Tang began his journey of bringing his child to work. He thought the process would be tough, but in fact, it was quite interesting.
Xiao Rong is very popular. He has only been at the company for an afternoon, but he has already gained a bunch of fake godfathers and godmothers who want to take advantage of him.
It might be very strenuous for two adults to take care of one child, but it's definitely easy for a group of adults to take care of one child. Eventually, childcare became a popular leisure activity outside of work, and Mo Tang even increased her work efficiency a lot in order to hold her own child as soon as possible.
And so, when Rongyu grew up and could walk, Linghu Lan would skip work and take him to meet different children in the neighborhood, expanding his social circle.
Days passed by, Rongyu grew up, and Linghu Lan felt herself getting older. The marks of time gradually appeared on both of their faces.
They thought they would only have this one child, but one day, Linghu Lan was surprised to find that she hadn't had her period for a long time. She took a pregnancy test and found that she was pregnant again.
Mo Tang was speechless. He had only failed to use protection once. If he had known he would get pregnant and have a child, he should have gotten a tubal ligation earlier.
Linghu Lan touched her belly and complained to the baby, "Your father is angry."
Mo Tang sighed softly, "Giving birth is too terrible, I'm afraid you'll suffer too much."
"I love children, I'm not afraid!" Linghu Lan was calm and content. "I want another child. Watching them bicker and love each other makes all the suffering worthwhile. They are hope and the future."
Mo Tang touched her face. "I'm glad you like it!"
The most important thing about having a second child compared to having a first is that you already have experience, so you won't be as flustered and anxious.
Mo Tang calmly prepared her hospital bag. Linghu Lan had absolutely no pregnancy symptoms this time. She didn't vomit, didn't get spots, and didn't get stretch marks. Apart from her growing belly, her limbs remained slender. She was the legendary one who only gained weight in her belly and didn't gain any weight.
On the day of childbirth, as usual, there was a series of regular pains, but the delivery process was much shorter than last time. It took only half an hour, and a little princess with thick hair was born crying.
The moment Linghu Lan saw that it was a girl, tears welled up in her eyes. Fate had finally been kind to her, fulfilling her small wish of having both a son and a daughter. From now on, she would be a mother of two, and she would no longer have to steal her son's chocolates. She could steal chocolates from both her son and daughter at the same time. Just thinking about it made her very happy.
The little princess's name is Rong Zhi. She has thick hair, and the moment she opens her eyes, it seems as if light is emanating from them. Her eyes are very captivating. As soon as she was born, she was voted the most beautiful child ever delivered by Bo Ren Hospital.
This made Rong Yu very unhappy. When he was born, the doctors said the same thing. They were just like a weather vane, always switching sides!
Mo Tang dotes on Rong Zhi, holding her in his arms all day long, which makes Rong Yu very jealous, feeling that she is not loved by her father.
Linghu Lan had no choice but to explain to him, "When you were little, your father held you like this too. But now you're a little man and can take care of yourself, so your father doesn't hold you anymore. If you want your father to hold you, your father will hold you. Do you want your father to hold you?"
Rong Yu excitedly hugged Mo Tang's leg, "Daddy, hug me!"
Mo Tang, with one child in each hand, spun around with the two children, their happy laughter echoing throughout the room. Linghu Lan felt that her life was finally completely fulfilled.
The rest of her life would be spent raising her son and daughter, watching them grow up, and watching Mo Tang grow old. She would willingly let time erode their faces, fill their memories, and take them away. In the long river of time, she would be worn down into sand, gradually becoming fine sand, and finally disappearing.
She was happy to wait for that day to come. As long as Mo Tang was always by her side, she would never be afraid of being changed by the world.
A few years later.
When Rongzhi started kindergarten, the teacher assigned homework: Tell me who are the members of my family.
Rong, who is already in elementary school, meticulously teaches Rong Zhi to do her homework: My family consists of my father, mother, brother and me!
Nestled in Mo Tang's arms, Linghu Lan felt that life was wonderful!
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