The three who had been watching Wang Xinyi understood. Zhao Tiancheng laughed heartily, then squatted down, burying his face in his knees. Suddenly, he stood up, scooped up the dazed Wang Xinyi, and ran towards the car.
Zhao Haozheng also realized what was happening and ran after his parents.
"Uncle Zhao, wait a minute, isn't it getting too late?"
"Hahaha, it's not late. The conditions here aren't good, so we're going back now. You guys have fun."
Zhang Hongmei caught up with Zhao Tiancheng and looked at Wang Xinyi, who was standing blankly in his arms. "Aunt Wang, are you alright?"
Wang Xinyi patted Zhao Tiancheng on the shoulder, "Put me down."
"I'll carry you as we walk. It's getting dark, and I'm afraid you won't be able to see the way."
"It's okay, it's not that serious. Just help me down."
Zhao Tiancheng carefully put his wife down. His nervous expression made Zhang Hongmei laugh.
At this moment, the others also came out, wondering what had happened outside, and looked at the four of them curiously.
"Hongmei, since he's worried, we'll head back now. You guys have fun."
Mr. and Mrs. William also came out. Seeing a group of people gathered outside, they asked, "Mr. Zhao, what happened?"
"Haha, I, Zhao Tiancheng, am going to be a father again."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, thinking to themselves, "Wang Xinyi is over fifty years old, is this really acceptable?"
Mrs. William exclaimed happily and rushed over, "Congratulations to you both! This is wonderful news!"
"Thank you, thank you everyone."
The remaining young people also realized what was happening and sincerely congratulated Zhao Tiancheng.
Stunned, Zhao Hao finally realized what was happening and hesitantly approached Wang Xinyi, asking, "Mom, will you still like me like before?"
"Of course, I won't change."
"Hehe, that's great! I'm going to be a big brother too! I've always envied people who can take their younger siblings out to play. Now I can too."
Zhao Tiancheng looked at his son, who was laughing happily, and shook his head with a smile. "Hehe, you are the older brother, and you must be a good older brother."
"Dad, I promise I will be the best brother in the world."
"Yes, your mother and I both believe in you."
"Everyone, have a good time. You can go back tomorrow. My family and I will head back now."
As everyone watched the family of three get into the car and leave, they all returned to their living rooms.
William and his wife weren't with them; their boss gave them two days off to go to the city to see their daughter, so they had a lot of things to pack. They could bring them lots of good food after the autumn harvest.
Zhao Yuetong nestled on the sofa and exclaimed, "Aunt Wang is really amazing!"
"Hehe. This isn't too unusual in the countryside. My family has an example of this. My great-grandmother was fifty years old when she gave birth to my third uncle."
"Really? I've never seen such a case before."
Miao Xinyue tugged at Zhao Yuetong and said, "We need to do more work from now on, so that Aunt Wang won't get tired."
"Yes, let Aunt Wang take good care of her. We'll be able to see the baby next year. I wonder if it'll be a boy or a girl?"
Miao Xinyue thought for a moment and said, "I think it's better to have a girl. She'll definitely be very beautiful. Her parents are both good-looking, so the child will definitely be very beautiful when she's born."
Three girls were discussing this, while three male classmates listened to their conversation. Mr. William came over, carrying French fries.
They also told them they could bake potatoes and sweet potatoes in the oven.
Zhang Hongmei perked up immediately upon hearing this, "Cheng Guangxu, I want to eat both, you go and grill them."
“We want to eat too,” the two girls quickly added.
"Okay, you guys have fun, I'll go grill."
"I'll go too."
"I'll go too."
With the three men gone, only three girls remained, making it easier for them to talk.
"Zhang Hongmei, Aunt Wang, is your relationship just that she has to take care of you?"
"Yes, but if Aunt Wang doesn't get married, I'll take care of her for the rest of her life."
"Hehe, you really hit the jackpot! Aunt Wang must be exceptionally talented, right?"
"Yes, Aunt Wang is a true lady of high society. She has many skills. She taught me Tai Chi, and she is also very good at chess."
"Zhang Hongmei, do you know how your students perceive you?"
Zhang Hongmei shook her head. "I don't know what kind of person I am in your hearts?"
"Hehe, I'm just a small clerk in the student council. The first time I saw you was when you went on stage to campaign for votes. Especially those few words of yours, they really impressed me. At that time, I thought, is this the top scorer? It's really different from what I imagined." Zhao Yuetong's face was full of memories.
"Haha, what kind of Zhang Hongmei do you envision?"
"She was an ordinary-looking girl who wore glasses and was a bit dull."
"Haha, sorry to disappoint you."
"Hehe, back then I thought, such a pretty girl must be really cute. But when I heard from the student council that you were processing clothes and running a study newspaper, I didn't believe it. But after we got our share of the profits, I started to really admire you."
“Yes, back then, many boys in our class secretly went to see you, especially during lunch. Didn’t you feel that many people around you were paying attention to you?” Miao Xinyue asked Zhang Hongmei.
Zhang Hongmei shook her head, saying she had never paid attention to these things.
"Hehe, do you know what they all think of you?" Miao Xinyue teased Zhang Hongmei.
"Hehe, I really hadn't thought about it."
"Boys all say you're a fairy, descended from heaven. Your pure, aloof beauty makes them only able to look at you secretly; if anyone looks directly at you, it's a desecration."
"Hahaha." Zhang Hongmei burst into laughter after hearing this.
"However, the female classmates have mixed opinions about you. Most of them like you because you are not as arrogant as those people in the literature department, and you have never treated any male classmates specially. Even when it comes to Cheng Guangxu, you look at him with a helpless expression, as if you are looking at a child."
Of course, those who consider themselves beautiful aren't so friendly to you and will constantly badmouth you, but nobody pays any attention to them.
But when you actually achieved results, all the discussions about you abruptly ceased. My feeling towards you was one of utter awe. You don't know, I'll never forget the calm and composed way you stood on the stage during student council meetings.
"Yes, we're both economics majors, but we feel so childish in front of you, even though we're both older than you. We just can't help but follow you around. I'm telling you, I went abroad because you wanted to come. That's why I mustered up the courage."
"Me too. I told my family I was going abroad, and that's why they agreed."
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