Chapter 62: Going Out to Eat
Early in the morning on the second day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ruan Xingmian packed up his luggage and climbed into the car happily to go back with Gu Xing.
Li Xue had some opinions on this: "Wouldn't it be better to study at home during the holidays?"
She is also thinking about the courses for upgrading from junior college to undergraduate.
Even though he looked unhappy, he still loaded the car with red-heart pomelo and Lenan specialties.
She kept muttering to herself: "When I go back, I can't just focus on dating, I have to study."
Ruan Xingmian nodded obediently.
Gu Xing replied: "I will take Mianmian to the library to study."
"That's a good feeling."
Li Xue suddenly understood. Outsourcing education felt really good. She looked at Gu Xing and said the same thing as Teacher Qin: "Love is just a temporary impulse. Mutual progress is the long-term solution."
Gu Xing nodded seriously and clenched his fist in his heart - he would work hard to make money and catch up with Mianmian's speed of making money.
Li Xue didn't know that he had misunderstood. After all, the academic genius had his own thoughts.
Xu Yanzi came to see someone off early in the morning and gave the bamboo hairpin for Ji Ling to Ruan Xingmian.
The sisters communicated through the car window.
"Yanzi, please contact the people who are willing to shoot with you and decide on a shooting location. I will bring the filming team and the contract."
Ruan Xingmian decided to use the one million yuan he had to start an anchor incubation company in one night.
Bamboo weaving craftsmanship will be her company’s first intangible cultural heritage promotion account.
This time when I go back, I will first register a company, rent an office, and then recruit people as soon as I am ready.
She has always been proactive and has made a list of recruitment positions and salaries.
The biggest problem at the moment is that we haven’t decided on a name for the company yet.
Ruan Ze drove the car while Gu Xing sat in the passenger seat and chatted with his future father-in-law.
Ruan Xingmian stared at the back of her father's head, then looked down at her own belly. There was a more important problem that needed to be solved - the baby could no longer be hidden.
Remembering what her sister had said before she left, Ruan Xingmian hardened his heart and decided that he couldn't delay any longer and had to hurry up and talk to his father.
In my sister's words - put the pressure on dad.
"Dad, can we stop at the next service area?"
Ruan Xingmian called Ruan Ze at the service area closest to Pingba District.
"Okay, Dad, let's get off the car and smoke a cigarette. Does Xiao Gu want to smoke?"
Xiao Gu shook his head and said he didn’t smoke.
The car was parked perfectly in the parking space, and Ruan Ze took out cigarettes and a lighter.
They were all prepared by Gu Xing, good cigarettes and exquisite lighters.
It’s enough for him to show off for a year. He has raised her for twenty years, and he is also blessed by his daughter.
I turned around and saw that my little daughter hadn't gotten out of the car: "Don't you want to go to the bathroom, Mianmian? Do you want someone to accompany you?"
He thought his youngest daughter was timid.
Ruan Xingmian glanced at Gu Xing, and after their eye contact, she shifted her gaze to Ruan Ze's face. She held her belly and called out affectionately, "Dad..."
Ruan Ze, who had just gotten off the car, poked his head in: "What's wrong, Mianmian?"
Ruan Xingmian said stubbornly, "You can't smoke. You can't smoke in front of me."
"?" Ruan Ze had a big question mark on his head, "Daddy, stay away and smoke."
"Not even a little bit of smell." Ruan Xingmian was determined to go all out, "I'm pregnant..."
"Huh?" Ruan Ze quacked in shock, dropping the cigarette in his hand. "What's wrong with you?"
His tongue was tied and his brain was a mess.
His eyebrows were raised without reservation, and his forehead was full of wrinkles.
Ruan Xingmian lowered her chin, hunched her shoulders, and looked timid, "I'm pregnant..."
Ten minutes later, two figures, one tall and one short, were standing in a corner where no one passed by. Ruan Xingmian's head was against Gu Xing's shoulder, and their fingers were intertwined.
A hundred meters away, Ruan Ze, with his newly-grown hair, squatted by the flower bed and called Li Xue.
Li Xue was about to feed the pigs and was annoyed by his hesitation.
"If you have anything to say, just say it. If not, hang up. I'm busy."
Ruan Ze wiped his face: "Wife... I miss you."
His voice was hoarse, and I didn't know if it was because he was angry or scared.
Li Xue refused to give in: "The hungry pigs miss me more than anything else. It's alright, I'm hanging up now."
Ruan Ze stared at the phone and sighed, but he didn't dare to say it directly on the phone.
I glanced up and saw two brats holding hands?!
He stood up angrily and strode over, "I told you to stand there as punishment, not to show off your affection!"
Ruan Xingmian quickly shook off Gu Xing's hand and even wiped it on her skirt. The latter stared at the position of her hand for a moment, but did not continue to challenge Ruan Ze's patience.
"How many months?" He tried to keep his tone calm.
Gu Xing replied, "Fifteen days and three weeks, almost four months."
Ruan Xingmian was surprised that he remembered more details than herself, but she didn't dare to look up at Gu Xing, for fear of being caught by Ruan Ze.
"Ruan Xingyue knows?"
Gu Xing: “Yeah.”
Ruan Ze rubbed his fingers: "She asked you to tell me first, and then let me tell mom, right?"
Ruan Xingmian nodded in agreement.
Ruan Ze wiped his face with his hands: "I know it. I am the buffer zone of this family's conflicts."
"But Mianmian," Ruan Ze said seriously for the first time, "Dad won't let this conflict get to Mom."
He made his own decision: "Let's abort this child before Mom finds out."
Ruan Xingmian couldn't hold back her tears any longer: "Dad, it's been four months..."
"You're only twenty years old..." Ruan Ze's expression was even sadder than hers. "Gu Xing has a family situation like that. He's still studying, his parents haven't retired yet, your sister is busier than the President of the United States, and your grandparents work in the mountains and the fields. This whole family can't help you..."
"Dad, can we discuss this again?"
Ruan Ze was still confused and nodded when he heard it.
It really needs further discussion.
The damage has already been done, so we should find the best solution.
"Uncle," Gu Xing suddenly said, "Mianmian and I will only raise this one child. I'll earn all the expenses before the baby is born. I'm the developer of the mini-program Candy Crush game you often play. After the National Day holiday, the game company will give out 600,000 yuan in advertising revenue. I have a few more mini-games like this. Thank you for introducing me to your connections. Mianmian and I are not just doing this on a whim. We are already working hard to plan how to live..."
Ruan Ze was speechless for a moment.
He was relieved that Gu Xing was not the bookworm he had imagined.
But then again…
Ruan Xingmian seized the opportunity and showed the baby's ultrasound photo: "Look, Dad, she's so small and cute..."
Ruan Ze didn't want to look at first, but after taking a quick glance he couldn't help but take a closer look and couldn't take his eyes off it.
He muttered unconsciously: "You and your sister both grew up this young."
Thinking of this, it seems that I can no longer be cruel.
Ruan Xingmian took a look and it worked.
After returning to the rental house, Ruan Xingmian was still in shock, but couldn't wait to call her sister - she had finally gotten past her father.
Ruan Xingyue said calmly, "I've passed the Dad level, and it just so happens that you've become famous and your scolding has become a trending topic."
Ruan Xingmian cried anxiously: "Mom, you won't read the trending searches, will you?"
Ruan Xingyue: "She doesn't use trending apps, she only likes watching documentaries. Your popularity is not normal. I have contacted Ji Ling, and she will find out and send it to our group."
On the other side, Ruan Ze drove back home.
There were some things he would hide from his wife, but this one was about to be hidden.
When she got home, it was already afternoon and Li Xue was feeding the pigs for the second time.
"I have to go out tomorrow, what are you doing back here? Are you taking advantage of the country by not collecting highway tolls?"
Ruan Ze looked at her steadily: "Wife, have you taken your medicine?"
Li Xue nodded: "I ate it, half an hour after the meal, if you don't believe me, ask mom, it was mom who poured me some water."
Ruan Ze took a deep breath: "I want to confess something to you."
"Well, you say." Li Xue stared nonchalantly at the two pigs grunting and scratching for food in front of her, wondering which one to use as the New Year pig in the winter.
"I said, if, if we had another baby, would you feel even a little bit happy?"
"Ruan Ze!" Li Xue threw away the stick in her hand and poked Ruan Ze's nose with her index finger. "If you dare to lose your integrity and mess around outside, I will cut you into pieces first..."
"I dare not..." Ruan Ze clasped his hands together and begged for mercy: "It's Mianmian, Mianmian has a child..."
He has 500 yuan in pocket money, so which woman would be so blind as to pay attention to him?
He carefully observed his wife's expression and found that she was not angry at all, but looked calm.
After a moment, there was finally some reaction on her face.
"Ah!" Li Xue suddenly yelled and rushed into the room. "Kill both New Year pigs!" Kill them!
…
Ruan Xingmian waited for news from Li Xue for two days in fear.
Just like the first time she and Gu Xing had an argument.
Li Xue didn't move. She didn't dare to move. She was so scared that she was thinking too much.
Ruan Xingyue called to comfort her: "As long as Mom hasn't rushed to the hospital due to a heart attack, it means she has accepted half of it. Give her some time for the remaining half. How is your company registration going?"
When Ruan Xingmian mentioned this, a smile finally appeared on his face. "Sister Ji Ling brought professionals with me for two days. We haven't decided on a location for the office yet. We've looked at several companies and are still choosing. We've prepared all the information for registering the company. We're just waiting for the holiday to end and the government to open to handle it."
Ruan Xingyue hummed: "I'll arrange the office for you. Just wait for the contract to be approved. As for the live broadcast equipment..."
Ruan Xingmian smiled and said, "Sister Ji Ling helped me negotiate a good price. The boss is a friend of her father's business. It's a very high-end product at a very favorable price. I've ordered two sets for now, and they don't think it's too little."
Ruan Xingyue couldn't help but smile softly: "She's really quick to act, eager to be the older sister."
Ruan Xingmian called her sister sweetly, and said coquettishly: "You are all my good sisters."
Ruan Xingyue sighed lightly and thought that it was just a coaxing effort.
She then asked: "The trending search didn't affect you, did it?"
Ruan Xingmian said: "I don't have time to watch it at all, but the requests for updates and the rewards have increased five times, so I have to hurry up and make the video."
Ruan Xingmian was silent for a moment, then said, "Luckily, my parents already knew about this. If my mother had found out from the internet, she would have been furious with me."
"Don't worry, I'll make the decision for you."
Ruan Xingmian's ears twitched: "Is there really someone targeting me and offering money to make me famous?"
"He's just a little brat who misbehaved. Don't be afraid. I'll get back at you in a few days."
Ruan Xingmian's heart moved, and she said sullenly, "Sister, are you really going to get engaged to Lu Tian?"
At the Lu family's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, my sister attended in a gorgeous dress and showed her face in front of all the Lu family members.
Lu Tian was more anxious than anyone else and actually proposed at the banquet that he would announce his engagement at his sister's 23rd birthday party.
He planned to invite all the senior executives of the Lu Group and Lu’s relatives and friends to witness their love at the Monsoon Hotel.
October 18th, next Saturday, is my sister’s birthday.
"He's clearly trying to use the news of your engagement to cover up the scandal of his trip to the island."
Ruan Xingyue knew this and smiled nonchalantly, "I've had some benefits too. I've been offered the position of Chief Assistant to President Lu, I've got an internship for next semester, and my pocket money has increased. Oh, and I even got a river-view apartment, a gift from President Lu himself. I'm currently in the process of completing the paperwork."
Ruan Xingmian held her phone and said, "Sister, I can make money now. I'll give you pocket money, and I can give you more and more. Believe me."
Ruan Xingyue felt warm in her heart: "Sister knows what she is doing. Be good and don't be afraid. I have never taken Lu Tian seriously. He is just a worthless person in name only."
Ruan Xingmian still felt uneasy.
"By the way, have you thought of a name for your company?"
Ruan Xingmian smiled and said, "Gu Xing and I have agreed to call it Xingmian Culture."
Ruan Xingyue nodded and praised generously: "What a great name."
"hey-hey."
"Oh, right," Ruan Xingyue suddenly emphasized, "I'll go to your school this Monday and apply for a partial leave of absence for you. The reason for the leave is to start your own business. It's the easiest to get approved."
If it succeeds, the school will get a great deal.
"good."
Ruan Xingyue thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you just drop out of school? You have to start a business, have a child, and study. Can you handle it?"
When it came to academics, Ruan Xingmian thought of Gu Xing, and a sense of security surged. "There are only four courses this semester. Gu Xing is making a mind map for me. He said I can just print it out and memorize it. As long as I cram in the last month before the exam, I'll have no problem passing. As for the thesis, I'll have the baby by then, so I'll have time to work on it."
Ruan Xingyue nodded: "Okay, you can listen to Gu Xing about your studies. He knows how to take exams best, and essay guidance is also his strong point."
"good."
After the sisters finished chatting, Ruan Xingmian hung up the phone happily.
Turning around, the door lock began to turn.
Gu Xing is back.
Ruan Xingmian put down his phone and walked towards the door with joy.
Gu Xing had just closed the door and hadn't had time to reach out to her.
She flew into his arms like a happy little bird.
"You're back?"
"Yeah, I'm back."
Ruan Xingmian raised her head in his arms, stood on tiptoe, and was able to kiss the tip of her nose against his.
Ruan Xingmian couldn't wait to ask, "How much is the share according to the contract?"
Gu Xing lowered his head and saw his girlfriend smiling so cutely.
His thin lips parted, the corners of his mouth slightly curved: "A little over 690,000."
More than he had initially estimated.
As the game becomes popular, his share will only increase.
Ruan Xingmian buried her head in his white shirt and exclaimed excitedly, "Gu Xing, you are so amazing!"
Gu Xing dropped his backpack and hugged his girlfriend in his arms: "The money will be in your account within three days."
He paused deliberately: "Mianmian, I'll transfer 690,000 to your card, and the remainder will be mine, okay?"
Ruan Xingmian subconsciously asked: "How much is the change?"
Gu Xing: "More than 8,000."
"Okay, I'll give it all to you." Ruan Xingmian buried her head in his chest, her tone unclear, as if she was speaking from across a mountain.
He subconsciously looked at Mianmian's face and tentatively said, "One thousand is fine."
At least 500 more than my future father-in-law. If I spend it frugally, it will be enough to buy flowers and snacks to take home on weekdays.
Ruan Xingmian didn't understand his thoughts. She was very excited now: "Take it all. A man should keep some money in his hands."
She grabbed the shirt fabric on Gu Xing's waist, looked up, and said coquettishly, "I want to go out for dinner today."
A gentle kiss fell from the sky.
"Okay, change your clothes and go out to eat."
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