"Boss, can you tell me when Teacher Mu will be back?" Lu Wanqing asked with a polite smile.
Every workplace has some people who aren't easy to get along with; perhaps she just happened to run into one.
The middle-aged man was as annoying as ever. "I heard he's away on a business trip, but who knows? I can't say for sure. If you have anything to say, you should tell me."
Lu Wanqing thought for a moment, since he had already brought it up, she decided to test him by taking out Lin Ye's manuscript and waving it up, saying, "We'd like to print this book."
A glint of shrewdness flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, and he quickly snatched the book away. "How many are you planning to print?"
They might be a fat sheep; we can't let them get away!
Lin Ye said, "Let's print ten copies first!"
"What?" The middle-aged man thought he had misheard. His book was entirely handwritten. First, it needed to be edited and typeset, then a sample copy had to be made, and finally it could be printed on a large scale. If only ten copies were printed, it would be a waste of everyone's time.
"Is there a problem with printing ten copies?" Lin Ye asked, puzzled.
The middle-aged man threw the manuscript back into his hands. “I think you’re here to cause trouble. Our machine printing starts at a minimum of a thousand copies. If we do this for you, unless you can afford a high price, we’ll lose money. No printing factory would take on a job like this, let alone a factory as big as ours.”
Tianju Printing Factory currently has a workforce of about 100 people, which is not small, so he is naturally very wealthy.
Lu Wanqing wanted to insist, "Then how much would it cost to print?"
"Your book has both text and illustrations; it's a professional book and quite difficult to produce. If you're starting with a thousand copies, it'll cost three thousand yuan. Moreover, this book is privately printed, so it has no copyright and cannot be attributed to anyone." The middle-aged man made an exorbitant demand.
Lu Wanqing didn't find it unacceptable, but Lin Ye pulled her outside, saying, "He's gone crazy for money! We don't need a thousand copies! With that money, I'd rather copy ten myself and pass them around!"
Lu Wanqing thought about it and realized that it made sense, but she still felt a little unwilling.
After leaving the printing factory, she and Lin Ye wandered around the factory for a while before reluctantly leaving through the gate.
"Comrade, have you seen Teacher Mu?" the old man greeted with a smile.
Lu Wanqing pursed her lips and shook her head.
The old man's face darkened with suspicion. "I saw Teacher Mu go in just now, didn't you see her?"
The two exchanged a glance, thinking that they might have missed their chance.
Now that Mu Chengyi is back, we should at least go and look for him.
Unexpectedly, just as they were walking inside, a handsome young man rushed out from inside.
Upon seeing Lu Wanqing, he immediately asked with a smile, "Excuse me, were you looking for Teacher Mu just now?"
Lu Wanqing nodded; her intuition told her that there was hope.
Sure enough, after receiving an affirmative answer, the young man immediately introduced himself as Xiao Zhang and said he could give him the manuscript, only needing two hundred yuan for ink.
“I heard you’re friends with Mu Xiaoting. Teacher Mu specifically instructed us not to neglect you. Even if you only print one copy, he will still help you with this. However, your copy is indeed quite complicated, so it may take a little longer to complete,” Xiao Zhang said sincerely.
If it can really be printed, it doesn't matter if it takes a little longer, since Luo Hao hasn't received any new jobs yet.
Lin Ye handed the manuscript to Xiao Zhang and casually asked, "Can we meet Professor Mu?"
Xiao Zhang hesitated for a moment: "Teacher Mu just got back from her business trip and is a little tired. She's resting now. How about we meet again next time I give you the books?"
Lu Wanqing felt that it was inappropriate to bother Mu Chengyi now, so she didn't insist. Instead, she followed Xiao Zhang to complete the formalities and finally received a payment receipt.
You can come here to collect your book later with the receipt.
With the matter settled, she and Lin Ye were both very happy. After having lunch at a state-run restaurant, they went straight to the hospital.
She could hear her baby's heartbeat at the hospital; she had been looking forward to it for a month.
"All three babies are healthy, each weighing about two pounds. Look at this baby, he's even biting his own toes!" the doctor excitedly explained.
Triplets are quite rare. When the ultrasound was done, several doctors gathered around.
Lu Wanqing lay there with her belly exposed, not feeling embarrassed at all. These were probably the doctors she would be giving birth to, and if she could build a good relationship with them now, it might make things easier for her in the future.
Just as she finished her examination and was about to leave, she ran into Wu Minzhi and Zhang Wei at the door again.
"What a coincidence!" Wu Minzhi excitedly grabbed her hand. "Wanqing, don't go! I still have so many questions for you!"
Because some questions are rather private and embarrassing, she felt awkward asking others. Lu Wanqing, who is about to give birth, is an experienced mother and could offer her some advice.
After a while, Wu Minzhi finished her examination and came to a small pavilion outside the hospital with Lu Wanqing.
As the two women were talking, Lin Ye and Zhang Wei naturally moved to the other side, giving them space to whisper to each other.
"Wanqing, I heard that you can't do that when you're pregnant. I've been starving Awei for months, and he almost couldn't hold back several times! There are a lot of young and beautiful girls in his workplace, and I'm afraid..." Wu Minzhi blushed as she said this.
This is probably something every pregnant woman goes through: afraid of affecting the baby, so they dare not have sex; but if they don't have sex, they are afraid of affecting their relationship with their husband and pushing their husband into the arms of another woman!
Lu Wanqing felt that her worries were a bit unnecessary. Zhang Wei wasn't that kind of person and would definitely not do such a thing.
However, she still said, "Actually, you've already passed the first three months of the danger period, so it's perfectly fine now. Just be careful. I've never stopped, just be careful not to be too intense! If you're really worried, you can use other methods. Couples should naturally find more fun between them."
Wu Minzhi probably had never thought of any other way. Hearing her say that, her ears turned red, and she said shyly:
"I'm not that wild!"
“What’s wrong with that? It’s something that couples do behind closed doors, and no one else knows. It’s enjoyable for both the body and mind, and it’s good for the baby’s growth! We live in a new era now, don’t be so old-fashioned!” Lu Wanqing comforted her.
Throughout the conversation, Wu Minzhi's face remained flushed, and when she said goodbye, the look in her eyes as she gazed at Lu Wanqing held a deeper meaning.
Lu Wanqing immediately understood; she would definitely try it tonight.
After they left, Lin Ye said to Lu Wanqing, "Honey, guess what Zhang Wei said to me just now?"
"You mentioned Qi Wei? He should still be in the hospital, right?" Lu Wanqing guessed.
"He did mention that Qi Wei is currently using his mother's friends to pull strings and try to get transferred out of here. But that's not what I'm going to talk about."
"What is that?" Lu Wanqing couldn't guess for a moment.
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