When he was about to hang up, Zhang Fu suddenly remembered and told Meng Tao: "Shen Yu called me a few days ago. It seems that you had already arrived in Guangzhou at that time."

"Yeah, what did he tell you?"

"He asked me about Tian Zhigao's condition, whether he had recovered from his injuries and could walk outside. I didn't know that because I had never seen Tian Zhigao walk outside. My parents and the neighbors had hardly ever seen him. So I asked my brother. My brother and his friends had run around the Tian family's yard, and he said he had indeed seen Tian Zhigao stand up and walk, and he was slowly moving at home, holding onto the back of a chair."

"That's all Shen Yu asked?"

"Well, my brother also said that the Tian family said they were going to sell the broken yard and move away. I told Shen Yu all this."

"Maybe there just happened to be something involving Tian Zhigao, so I just asked casually."

"Maybe."

After hanging up the phone, Meng Tao thought about it for a while. She remembered that Shen Yu had said that he would find time to come back. She roughly understood his intention. It was not a good time to ask him directly now. He would be back soon anyway. She could just ignore it for now. She still had things to do.

But basically there was nothing she could do. In the past two days since Meng Tao returned home, she had basically been answering phone calls every day, which made her feel overwhelmed: except for her relatives and friends in Linshui Village, everyone who should know now knew about her pregnancy.

Grandpa Xu's family in Beijing, the Liu and Xu families in H Province, Liu Jianxin and his wife in Pingjiang City... Whenever they have free time, they would call and give instructions, which made the elders happy. Aunt Xu and Sun Hong were also responsible for imparting their experience in pregnancy.

Liu Jianli and Xu Yuting, who had just finished their summer vacation, said they wanted to come to Province G to accompany Meng Tao.

Meng Tao: “…”

I have a bad feeling. What can these two guys do to accompany her? Are they here to cause trouble for her?

But resistance was useless. Shen Yu had not returned from the capital yet, and Liu Jianli and Xu Yuting arrived first. Meng Tao had no choice but to entertain the two "little friends" well.

They were given food from the space, with tiger meat used as beef, to supplement their diet. When Meng Taohua appeared, she snatched their breast milk, causing them to grow up a little weak and creamy, which was not in Meng Tao's taste.

Liu Jianli and Xu Yuting brought nutritious food prepared by Grandma Liu and Grandma Xu themselves, and said they were working on sewing clothes, shoes, socks, quilts, slings, and swaddles for the baby.

Meng Tao called to express her gratitude. The two grandmothers told her to take good care of herself and not to worry about anything at home if she didn't want to do it or take care of it. As long as she is happy, it's fine. Now she is the eldest and everyone has to listen to her.

Meng Tao agreed with a smile.

Director Shen likes Liu Jicheng and Xu Yuting very much. He becomes even happier when he learns that they will be recommended to pursue graduate and doctoral degrees. They are talents and pillars of the country. Director Shen said a lot of encouraging words.

They also asked someone to take them on a tour of the steel plant, and if they wanted to go to the city or other scenic spots, they would be provided with a car. Meng Tao had nothing to do anyway, so she took Xiao Wangcai with her to follow them around.

Two days later, Shen Yu finally came back, taking a night helicopter and arriving home at four in the morning.

She made a phone call before coming back, so Meng Tao didn't enter the space and slept in the bedroom. Xiao Wangcai still liked to lie down with a blanket behind the door. When he heard the noise, he got up and ran to the bed to wake Meng Tao up.

Meng Tao opened the door and was immediately hugged tightly by Shen Yu. He still remembered that he kicked the door.

"I'm back! I finally got to hold my precious wife!"

Meng Tao was also very happy. She hugged her man back. Hearing his voice tremble slightly, she couldn't help but feel a little apologetic: "I'm sorry, Shen Yu, I was going to wait for you. It's all because of that radio. I fell asleep while listening to it without knowing when."

Shen Yu was still immersed in the excitement of the reunion after a short separation. Hearing this, he couldn't help but laugh and kissed his beloved's face: "Didn't I tell you that the time is uncertain? I told you to go to bed first and get enough rest to wait for me to come back, okay?"

Meng Tao pecked him twice in return, pinched his waist, and imitated his tone: "Now that you're back, how are you doing, huh?"

Shen Yu: “…”

He hasn't even returned home yet, but just thinking about seeing his young wife has already made his blood boil. He had been trying to control himself when he entered the house, but now that his naughty wife has teased him like this, he can no longer hold on. His whole body seems to be ignited, and if he doesn't do something, he's going to explode on the spot.

He leaned forward slightly, picked up his wife like a princess, and blew hot air into her ear: "A short absence is better than a new marriage, and we are still in the honeymoon period - I want a wedding night, three days and three nights are not enough!"

Meng Tao glanced sideways: "..."

What kind of lewd words are these? Smiling, she touched her belly and said, "Comrade Shen Yu, look here, our baby! The doctor told us not to do strenuous exercise in the first three months."

Shen Yu paused: "How are you feeling? Do you feel unwell?"

"No, just like usual."

"I also asked the doctor about it. She said that our situation is common. We are strong enough and it's okay. But it's in the middle stage, so we need to pay attention."

"That……"

Shen Yu kissed his wife's mouth: "Hurry up, Xiao Wangcai is here!"

Meng Tao hugged his neck, and the couple who were kissing intimately disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Wangcai jumped over swiftly, but still missed. He sniffed the scent of his master in the air and whimpered in grievance: "Bad man, he took my master away and didn't want Xiao Wangcai. How bad!" The next morning, the young couple did not go downstairs for breakfast. Director Shen, Liu Jianli, and Xu Yuting went to work after breakfast. The two young men were embarrassed to go upstairs and knock on the door. When he didn't come down at 10 o'clock, they went out to play by themselves.

There was no one at home at noon, only Xiao Wangcai running up and down the stairs.

Xu Yuting sighed secretly, still feeling unwilling: their wonderful little flower was actually married to Shen Yu.

Looking at Shen Yu again, his temperament and spirit are extraordinary. The most important thing is that no matter his figure or appearance, he is so handsome that it makes people hopeless. I heard that he is also knowledgeable and capable at work. There is no reason for Xiaohuahua not to like such a person, right?

I have to admit that he is the only one who can match the little flower now.

Alas, Xu Yuting sighed again.

A bamboo stick with a few fruit pieces was handed to him. Xu Yuting turned his head and saw Meng Tao: "Xiao Huahua, are you up?"

Meng Tao rolled her eyes: "Will I die if I say something else?"

Xu Yuting smiled and snatched the bamboo stick: "The truth is, you just slept in."

"If you keep being so annoying, no girl will like you."

"Tsk, I'll take you to our school someday to see how popular I am with the girls."

Xu Yuting took a bite of the fruit and was surprised: "What kind of fruit is this? It's so delicious."

Meng Tao: "It's delicious, eat more, and then you can have one less bowl for dinner later."

"No, I'll hide some fruit first and eat it after dinner."

"Look forward to it. I'll take you back to Xingyang County tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. We'll go into the mountains and pick fruits by hand. You can also bring some back home."

"Okay, I'll go!"

Liu Jianli was thirsty, so he drank a glass of water first, then came over with a bunch of fruits: "Where is Xiaohuahua going? I want to go too!"

"Go, everyone."

Meng Zhehan and Shen Yu stopped talking about the topic and invited Liu Jianli and Xu Yuting to sit over. Shen Yu showed a rare gentle look, pushed the fruit bowl in front of them, politely asked them to eat, but pulled Meng Tao to his side.

Meng Zhehan pretended not to notice his friend's childish behavior and asked, "What were you talking about just now? Where are you going?"

Meng Tao replied: "I saw a fruit forest in a village in Xingyang County last time. Although they were just ordinary plums, peaches and pears, they looked good. The members said they were fruit trees left by the old generation and were delicious. I reserved some and agreed to pick them when they were fully ripe."

"It's really fun to climb the trees and pick the fruits yourself. When are we going? Can you wait for two days for us to finish our work and then we can go together?"

"I'm afraid not. Time waits for no one. We have to go tomorrow."

Meng Tao said: "I forgot about this. It seems that the fruits have already been ripe for a few days. We have to pick them quickly to prevent insects and birds from eating them all, or the wind and rain will cause them to fall to the ground and be wasted."

His little wife had a look of annoyance on her face, but Shen Yu looked at her with a smile on his lips, and he couldn't hide the doting in his eyes.

Last night, he said something that made his wife suddenly remember this matter. She was so anxious that she jumped up and down: "It's over! Where are the large batch of fruits? I only think about you every day and I forgot such an important thing!"

Although he knew that the heartless boy was probably talking nonsense and trying to put the blame on him, what could he do if he just wanted to hear it?

Meng Zhehan said regretfully: "If I'm so anxious, I'll lose an opportunity."

"It's okay. I know an orchard that has late-ripening varieties of peaches, pears, and oranges, which you ate last year. If you want to pick some fruit, go there in the fall."

Meng Zhehan smiled and nodded: "Okay."

Xu Yuting said: "We will come when we are free."

"Okay, I'll let you know."

A few people were discussing fruit picking with great interest when Director Shen came back.

Meng Tao and Shen Yu got up and went into the kitchen. The food was already prepared and they could eat it as soon as it was served.

Today's dinner was extremely sumptuous, with chicken, duck, fish, river shrimps, and seasonal vegetables filling the entire table. We ate and talked at the same time, and by the end, there wasn't much food left, but everyone was a little full.

Then they moved to the living room and continued their tea party to help digest the food.

Shen Yu told Director Shen that he and Taotao would go to the countryside tomorrow.

Director Shen was very happy when he heard Xu Yuting and Liu Jicheng say they were going to pick fruit. He thought it was a good idea to ask them to exercise, but Taotao also wanted to go, so he didn't agree. After all, his daughter-in-law is a pregnant woman now, and it would be tiring for her to travel long distances, and he was afraid of accidents.

Shen Yu said that it would be okay as he was accompanying them. Director Shen had no choice but to agree, and repeatedly reminded them to be careful on the road, pay attention to safety, and take good care of Taotao.

(End of this chapter)