"Ugh, ugh..." Tian Mengya had just put the food on the table when she rushed to the door and leaned against the doorframe to gag.
Every day, he sat obediently on the stool, his clear eyes looking at her.
Lin Jianshe, who had just picked up his chopsticks, quickly put them down, walked behind Tian Mengya, and patted her back.
"What's wrong? Is your stomach upset? Should I take you to the hospital?" Lin Jianshe asked.
Tian Mengya pressed her chest and shook her head, then turned to look at Lin Jianshe, saying with a hint of shyness, "I... I think I'm pregnant."
Lin Jianshe: "What do you have?"
Tian Mengya playfully punched his chest, "You work so hard every night, what have I done to you, do you even know?"
Her bad luck this month has been almost a week late, and she's also showing some symptoms of pregnancy, so she's probably pregnant.
With a child, she finally felt at ease.
Lin Jianshe was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed with delight, "You're pregnant?"
Tian Mengya blushed and nodded shyly.
Lin Jianshe cupped her face in his hands, kissed her hard on the lips, and then hugged her tightly. "That's wonderful! I have a child! I, Lin Jianshe, finally have a child!"
Tian Mengya rested her chin on Lin Jianshe's shoulder, lifted her head to wipe her mouth. This Lin Jianshe was just a smooth talker; his saliva smelled rather strong.
"Quick, sit down." Lin Jianshe excitedly pulled Tian Mengya to sit on the stool, squatted down, and put his ear close to Tian Mengya's stomach.
"Come, let me hear my son's voice."
Tian Mengya laughed and said, "Right now it's just a tiny peanut, how can it make a sound?"
Lin Jianshe looks rather silly.
"Hehehe..." Lin Jianshe chuckled and touched Tian Mengya's belly, saying, "I've thought it all out. Our son will be named Lin Tian, Lin from Lin Jianshe and Tian from Tian Mengya."
Tian Mengya: "How do you know it's a son? What if it's a daughter?"
Lin Jianshe patted his chest and said, "It's definitely a son. The fortune teller told me that I was destined to have a son."
Although Tian Tian now calls him "Dad," he is still his biological son.
Upon hearing this, Tian Mengya looked at Lin Jianshe, who was pressing his ear against her stomach, with some concern.
He loves sons so much, what if he has a daughter? Would he be very happy? And would he treat her and the child well?
Lin Jianshe touched Tian Mengya's belly and said, "Son, grow up well in your mother's belly. Dad will go back to work after the New Year and work hard to earn money to buy you a house and help you get married."
He had already made arrangements with the mechanic in the yard who was about to retire. The mechanic would retire after the New Year, and he would buy the mechanic's job for 1,000 won to take over the position.
The beating he received at the Beijing Grand Hotel left him in pain for days and also made him realize the harsh reality.
His mother hated him so much that she could absolutely not let the Li family acknowledge him, but what kind of worthless person was he to insist on getting beaten up by them?
He should focus on living his own life first. As for whether the Li family will acknowledge him in the future, he'll deal with that later.
On January 10th, Li Yunshu delivered five kilograms of dumplings to the state-run store, received the final payment, and then directly purchased two sets of New Year's goods from the state-run store.
These two New Year's gifts include couplets, firecrackers, Daoxiangcun snacks, two pieces of salted pork, two large sausages, and a bag of eggs.
After purchasing the New Year's goods, Li Yunshu rode her bicycle back to the store.
"Qiuyan, come help me carry these things."
"Okay, all done." Huang Qiuyan stopped making dumplings, wiped the flour off her apron, and then closed the door.
Huang Qiuyan was taken aback when she saw what was on the wheelbarrow.
Aunt Li went to deliver dumplings, but why did she also bring back so many New Year's goods? And there are two of everything.
The perceptive Huang Qiuyan had a rough idea of who these things were for; the place was incredibly warm.
As Li Yunshu walked into the store carrying her New Year's goods, she heard a regular customer queuing to buy frozen dumplings asking Qin Rong, "Is your store still open for the New Year?"
Li Yunshu put the things on the table and said, "We'll close for the New Year. We'll close for the New Year after we finish today and reopen after the seventh day of the Lunar New Year."
Regular customers immediately said, "Personnel and government agencies all start their holiday on the 25th and go back to work on the 28th. You're going to wait until after the seventh day of the Lunar New Year to open? This holiday is way too long!"
Li Yunshu laughed and said, "This is just a small shop we run ourselves. How can it compare to government agencies and large state-owned factories?"
Qin Rong smiled and said, "That's right."
Compared to large state-owned factories, their little shop is much better in terms of holidays.
"Listen to that, how infuriating are those words."
"That's comparing your little shop to a large state-owned factory, it's clearly comparing a large state-owned factory to your little shop."
"that is……"
“Li Zhi, let me tell you, I’ve heard rumors that the place two doors down from yours has also been rented out. They say someone is going to open a restaurant there, and it’ll open during the Lunar New Year. Your shop has been closed for so long during the Lunar New Year, don’t wait until you come back and all your business has been taken away.”
"Exactly, we should open the shop sooner rather than later."
Li Yunshu had also heard about this, but she was completely confident in the taste of the dumplings in her shop.
"It's okay, I'm not scared," Li Yunshu said with a smile.
"Hey, look at her, she's just relying on the fact that her family's dumplings taste good, and we love them."
"Hahaha, is that right?"
This remark drew laughter from the people who came to buy dumplings.
By 6 p.m., the shop had sold out of dumplings.
Li Yunshu paid Huang Qiuyan and Qin Rong their wages in advance. In addition to the two New Year's gifts she had prepared, she also gave each of them a red envelope containing 10 yuan.
"You've worked hard this year. Here's a red envelope for you. I wish you a happy new year in advance and all the best for the coming year." Li Yunshu handed two red envelopes she had prepared to Qin Rong and Huang Qiuyan.
Huang Qiuyan glanced at Qin Rong, and seeing that she didn't take it, she didn't reach out to take it either. Besides, she was also a little embarrassed to take it.
Qin Rong: "Sister Li, you've already given us forty yuan a month, and you've prepared so many New Year's goods. How can we possibly accept your red envelope? We want it."
Li Yunshu said, "I'm giving you a salary of forty yuan. Five yuan is a bonus, and the other five yuan is a subsidy for your hard work these days without rest. You deserve it all."
"The New Year's gifts we sent you are holiday gifts from our dumpling shop. State-owned enterprises always give holiday gifts during the New Year. Although we are a private shop, we still receive a lot of these gifts."
"As for this red envelope, it is my New Year's blessing to you. You may accept it if you wish."
(As usual, there will be a new chapter before 2 PM.)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
