First spoiled, then love

Chapter 557: Go home and make out with you (11000)

"Who called you so late?" Tang Xiaoru was a little puzzled. She picked up the phone and was speechless. "Liang Qingyun, why did he call you so late? Is he asking you to go out and play?"

Chen Qingrong shook his head. "You don't know, so how could I know? Let me answer it first. If you are worried, I can turn on the hands-free mode."

As he said that, he snatched the phone away.

Tang Xiaoru shook her head vigorously. "I don't want it, I don't want it. If you turn on the hands-free function, it will seem like I don't trust you. I don't want it. I'm not that kind of petty woman."

Chen Qingrong just wanted to laugh when he saw her like this, but he still turned on the speakerphone, "Hey, Qingyun, what do you want to talk to me about so late at night?"

Liang Qingyun said anxiously on the other end of the phone, "Brother Erhu, did Xiaoyuan come to find you? Or did she contact you?"

Chen Qingrong was stunned. "No, shouldn't she be in the confinement center now? How could she come to see me?"

Liang Qingyun said anxiously, "She's not there anymore. I was busy all day today and came to see her, but when I got there I found that Xiaoyuan was no longer in the room. I asked the staff, but they all said they didn't know when Xiaoyuan left. I was so angry."

"I called Xiaoyuan, but her phone was turned off. I really don't know what to do."

"Ah?" Chen Qingrong was shocked. "You mean Xiaoyuan left the confinement center alone so late at night? No, it's possible that she was gone during the day. Is your sister or your family here during the day?"

"I'm sure she was there during the day, because my sister, my mother, and Xiaoyuan's mother were all here with her during the day, but something happened at home at night, so they came back first. I had planned to visit Xiaoyuan the next day, but when I came, she was gone."

"How could this happen? Have you checked the surveillance at the confinement center?"

"This confinement center does not have surveillance in order to protect the privacy of mothers."

"What a shitty rule!" Chen Qingrong cursed and frowned, "Why did Xiaoyuan disappear for no reason? Did you have a fight with her? Or did your family say something to her?"

Liang Qingyun quickly proved his innocence, "I swear to God, I definitely didn't quarrel with Xiaoyuan! She gave birth to a son for me, and I doted on her so much, how could I possibly quarrel with her?"

"As for my family, they won't do that. Xiaoyuan has helped our family grow and prosper. She is a great contributor to our family. Both my father and my mother love her very much. It can really be said that even if she wants the stars in the sky, they will find a way to pick them for her. Our family will never let her suffer any grievances!"

"Then how could such a thing happen out of nowhere? Is it postpartum depression? The last time I saw her at your Yuanyuan's full moon party, she seemed quite happy."

"Yes, Brother Erhu, although she seemed very tired after giving birth, she didn't have any symptoms of depression. I don't believe she has postpartum depression because it's unlikely."

Liang Qingyun said with certainty.

Most cases of postpartum depression in mothers are caused by their family members not taking good care of them after giving birth. Some other reasons are simply because they get stuck in a dead end and cannot get out.

But in Liang Qingyun's opinion, Xiaoyuan could not be suffering from postpartum depression.

Chen Qingrong asked again, "What about her clothes? Were they all taken away?"

Liang Qingyun said, "No, her clothes are all there. She only wore her down jacket when she left. I don't think she ran away from home, but more like she left temporarily. But even so, I am still worried about her."

"Brother Erhu, you have known Xiaoyuan for a long time. Based on your understanding of her, if she is unhappy or wronged, where might she end up?"

Chen Qingrong said helplessly, "Although I know more about Xiaoyuan than you, it is limited to our daily interactions. I don't really know what she is like in private, let alone such private matters."

Even when they were in Chenzhu before, the friendship between Chen Qingrong and Xiaoyuan only remained at the work level. Apart from having meals together and playing games together in private, he really never asked Xiaoyuan about anything else.

So he really didn't know the answer to Liang Qingyun's question.

At this moment, Liang Qingyun suddenly shouted, "Wife! You're back! Where have you been? You really scared me to death!"

"Is Madoka back?"

pat.

The phone hangs up.

"Damn, what does this mean? Just answer me first!" Chen Qingrong cursed angrily.

Tang Xiaoru chuckled and said, "I guess Liang Qingyun was too excited to take care of you after seeing Xiaoyuan come back. You don't have to worry about her. At least Xiaoyuan is back, and that's a good thing."

"Yeah." Chen Qingrong hesitated for a moment and didn't call back. Instead, he asked Tang Xiaoru, "Wife, do you think Xiaoyuan is likely to suffer from postpartum depression?"

Tang Xiaoru shook her head. "How would I know? Many patients with depression often don't realize that they are in trouble in the early stages. By the time they really realize it, they are already in a critical condition. Moreover, many patients with depression will pretend to be fine in front of others. No one can know what they are really feeling."

"Maybe Madoka already has postpartum depression, but she just hasn't shown it yet."

Chen Qingrong's face darkened. "Your words reminded me of my brother, one of my mother's favorite stars. He also appears cheerful on the surface, but privately, ah..."

"Yeah." Tang Xiaoru also sighed, and then joked, "Maybe I'm just acting now. Maybe I'm depressed too."

Chen Qingrong immediately said with a straight face, "If you feel that you have a psychological problem, tell me immediately. I will take you to see the expert Lao Yan. If you hide it from me, I will never forgive you in my life."

Tang Xiaoru smiled awkwardly and kissed him on the cheek, "I know, I know, don't be so serious, I was just joking with you, don't worry, I'm mentally healthy and I won't be depressed."

"It's better not to, otherwise..."

At this time, Liang Qingyun called again. Chen Qingrong answered the phone and asked him what was going on. Liang Qingyun told Chen Qingrong the version that Xiaoyuan had told him in detail.

It turned out that Xiaoyuan did not leave the confinement center. She just went to the rooftop to get some fresh air because she said she was in a bad mood, so she wanted to get some fresh air to clear her mind.

However, this incident did serve as a wake-up call for Liang Qingyun, and he began to pay attention to Xiaoyuan's mental health. Although Xiaoyuan said that she was no longer upset and had let it go, Liang Qingyun was still very worried, so he planned to take Xiaoyuan to see a psychologist.

Chen Qingrong also agreed with his idea and gave him Yan Mo's phone number.

The most important point is that Liang Qingyun felt that she could no longer stay in this maternity center. Such a big, living person disappeared from the room for such a long time without being discovered. Even so, this maternity center is still known as the most high-end in the city. Are they worthy of it?
Chen Qingrong also had a brief phone call with Xiaoyuan. Xiaoyuan's tone was relaxed. She just told Chen Qingrong not to worry too much. She also said that she would go see a psychologist honestly and promised that she would not be so willful next time.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Qingrong sighed, "Fortunately, Xiaoyuan didn't do anything stupid, otherwise it would be a big trouble."

Tang Xiaoru said faintly, "Well, what I just said is correct, right? Every woman will have a certain degree of depression after giving birth, it's just a matter of severity. Now you know how much harm giving birth can do to us women, right?"

Chen Qingrong could only follow her words and said, "I know, I know. Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of you and will never treat you, a great contributor, unfairly. You also have to promise me that after you give birth to the baby, if you have any psychological problems, you must tell me the first time."

Tang Xiaoru laughed again, "I see. You don't have to be so cautious. Don't worry. I still want to live a good life with you. I will be fine."

"Ah."

Chen Qingrong didn't say anything else.

This is how the weekend went by.

On Monday, Chen Qingrong went to work. In the afternoon, he heard that Xiaoyuan was in Yan Mo's psychological clinic, so he went to see her on his way back from dinner.

"Where is Xiaoyuan?" Chen Qingrong asked after seeing Liang Qingyun.

Liang Qingyun said, "I'm talking to Doctor Yan in the room, but Doctor Yan won't let me in."

"Then wait." Chen Qingrong patted his shoulder and sat down with him. "Don't worry, Old Yan still has some knowledge. If you let him talk to Xiaoyuan, it will definitely be effective."

"I hope so." Liang Qingyun sighed with a wry smile, "Alas, when Xiaoyuan disappeared the night before last, I was really scared to death. I really thought I would lose Xiaoyuan forever. After Xiaoyuan came back to me, we didn't sleep the whole night. We just kept chatting. I tried to figure out what was wrong with her mental state."

"What did she say?"

"She said she herself couldn't figure it out. She just felt that after giving birth, she felt that her life had entered the next stage. She felt confused about this new stage and couldn't find the direction. She also felt that she had lost her usefulness after giving birth. What she said was scary."

After a pause, Liang Qingyun said self-reproachfully, "It's all my fault. I just wanted to provide Xiaoyuan with a rich life. Before that, I never thought about having a good talk with her or paying attention to her mental health. Fortunately, it's not too late now. I must reduce my working hours in the future and focus more on Xiaoyuan."

Chen Qingrong said with satisfaction, "The fact that you can realize this means it's not too late. Don't be too anxious. Take your time. After all, psychological problems cannot be solved in a day or two. Mental illness is always more difficult to cure than physical illness."

While the two were talking, Xiao Yuan and Yan Mo also came out.

"Wife."

"Madoka."

"Brother Chen, why are you here too?" Xiao Yuan hugged Liang Qingyun first, then smiled at Chen Qingrong, "Why did you come to see me specially?"

Chen Qingrong put his hands in his pockets and said, "It's not that I came here specially to see you. I just happened to pass by after lunch, so I came to see you."

He asked Yan Mo again, "How is Xiaoyuan? Is it serious?"

Yan Mo smiled and shook his head. "It's not serious at all. I'll just prescribe some sedatives for her. Don't worry."

"That's good." Chen Qingrong breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Yuan smiled and said, "I just said I'm fine, so don't worry about it. Well, you guys can chat first, I'm going to the bathroom."

"Do you want me to accompany you?" Liang Qingyun asked.

Xiaoyuan shook her head and walked towards the bathroom.

Yan Mo watched her back disappear completely before he said to the two of them in a serious tone, "The patient's condition is very serious. Extremely, extremely serious!"

The expressions of both of them changed at the same time.

Liang Qingyun quickly grabbed Yan Mo's arm and asked, "What's going on, Doctor Yan? Didn't you just say that my wife is fine?"

Yan Mo sighed helplessly, "Alas, I only said that in front of her. It's just like a cancer patient. No doctor would tell a cancer patient directly how many days he can live."

At this point, Yan Mo paused for a moment before continuing, "Let me be frank. The patient's mental state is very bad, but she subconsciously feels that this is not good, so she uses her subconscious to deceive her heart and puts on this optimistic look now."

"I just gave her a simple psychological test, and I also hypnotized her and let her dream, but do you know what the result was? After she fell asleep, her whole body was shaking, and she kept saying "don't come over". I was afraid of such words, and when I asked her what time she dreamed about, she lied and said she didn't go anywhere."

"lie?"

"Yes, maybe she subconsciously felt that she was terminally ill, but she didn't want her family to worry, so she lied to me, a psychiatrist."

Chen Qingrong frowned, "Is this something a human can do? Can the subconscious mind deceive its own brain?"

Yan Mo nodded. "Yes, it's okay. It's like if you are a person who is afraid of heights, and you are standing on a diving platform several hundred meters high and preparing to dive. As long as you repeatedly hypnotize yourself in your mind that it's not that high, not that high, not that scary, not that scary, you can really overcome this fear."

"Of course, this trick doesn't work for everyone. It can only be said that the patient's subconscious mind is too powerful."

Chen Qingrong fell silent.

Liang Qingyun quickly asked for help, "Doctor Yan, what should I do with my wife? Will she go to extremes? I'm scared!"

Yan Mo carefully chose his words and said, "I can't guarantee that. I can only prescribe some medicine for you and ask her to take it. Also, you must not let her know about our conversation today. Most importantly, you must spend more time with her and go to some sunny places to play. Don't let her stay at home all the time."

"Take her on a trip during the Chinese New Year, and take her out more after the New Year and the beginning of spring, and maybe she will get better."

Liang Qingyun forced a bitter smile, "I understand, Doctor Yan. I will do as you say. I must take it seriously this time and definitely put her first."

Yan Mo nodded. "Bring her to my place for a follow-up visit in half a month. Remember what I just told you. I will prescribe medicine for you now."

"Okay, thank you, Doctor Yan."

"You're welcome, everyone is your own."

Yan Mo went into the office to get the medicine first.

After getting the medicine, Chen Qingrong followed Liang Qingyun and his wife and left Lao Yan's psychological clinic.

Liang Qingyun suddenly said to Xiaoyuan, "Wife, let's find some time to go out and have fun. Let's go to the Northeast. Weren't you envious when Erhu and his wife went to the Northeast? Let's go this time too."

Chen Qingrong agreed, "The Northeast is indeed very interesting, Xiaoyuan, you can go there with Qingyun."

Xiao Yuan was a little worried, "We can go, but Yuanyuan is still young. As parents, it would be bad for him if we just walk away."

Liang Qingyun smiled and said, "No, Yuanyuan is not breastfeeding anyway. With the confinement nanny and my parents at home, you don't have to worry. You are under a lot of pressure after giving birth. Let's go out and relax this time. Let me arrange everything. You just need to follow me and wake up."

Seeing Liang Qingyun's insistence, Xiao Yuan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

"Uh-huh."

Liang Qingyun hugged her.

Chen Qingrong teased, "Hey, hey, can you two stop showing off your affection in front of me? It makes me jealous."

"Brother Chen, why are you jealous? Didn't you and sister-in-law always show your affection in front of me?" Xiaoyuan stomped her feet shyly.

Chen Qingrong laughed out loud.

When he returned to the company in the afternoon, Chen Qingrong found that someone was already waiting for him.

"Mr. Zhu?"

Chen Qingrong looked at Zhu Lan in surprise, unable to understand why this woman came.

Zhu Lan wore a blue tweed coat today, fleece stockings on her legs, and a pair of black boots on her feet. She wore such a thin coat in this weather, which really showed that she cared more about style than warmth.

Zhu Lan stood up and laughed, "Mr. Chen, I'm a little abrupt by coming here uninvited. You won't chase me away, will you?"

Chen Qingrong also laughed, "If I chase you away, will you leave?"

"Then you'll miss out on a big deal."

"Big deal? Let's talk inside the office."

"I knew you wouldn't chase me away, Mr. Chen."

After hearing this, Chen Qingrong turned his back to her and rolled his eyes.

Am I not driving you away?
With your thick skin, I can't chase you away, right?

We are all decent people. I can't call the security to carry you out. You can be shameless, but I, Chen Qingrong, cannot be shameless.

And what big business did she mention? Chen Qingrong also wanted to know what she was referring to.

Anyway, he had already made up his mind and would just follow what he had agreed with Tang Xiaoru before and definitely not cooperate with Zhu Lan.

After entering the office and sitting down, Zhu Lan began to tease, "After Mr. Tang stopped coming to work, Mr. Chen started to move around and got his own office. Although he is temporarily using Mr. Tang's office, at least the level has been upgraded."

Chen Qingrong said indifferently, "If Mr. Zhu comes here to envy our relationship, then it's a waste of time." "Don't be sarcastic. I really have business to discuss with your company."

"But our company is not short of business at the moment."

"Really? Then what if I tell you, Mr. Chen, that if you don't do this business, it is very likely to offend my wife, what will you do?"

Chen Qingrong's pupils shrank.

He had known for a long time that Zhu Lan was in an affair with a very powerful leader. To put it bluntly, Zhu Lan was his mount. Was she bringing it up now to threaten him deliberately?
So Chen Qingrong said calmly, "Let's talk about your business first."

"Okay." Zhu Lan smiled and unbuttoned his coat, revealing the blue sweater underneath. "Since my company opened, it has only been a small business, and there haven't been any big business coming to us. It can be said that it's very boring, so I used the relationship of my husband to get a big project."

"In April this year, the relevant departments had a big project to bid for a private hospital. Although this hospital is private, there are also relevant departments behind it, and there is a lot of money involved."

"It just so happens that my husband has some connection with the person in charge of this project, so he can help me get this project. I wonder if you, Mr. Chen, are interested?"

Chen Qingrong shook his head. "I'm not interested. I don't understand. It's just a hospital. Can't Mr. Zhu's team do it? There's no need to involve two companies in this matter. It's a waste of resources."

Zhu Lan smiled helplessly, "I didn't plan to ask Mr. Chen for help, but our company's team is now dealing with overseas clients and we are really overwhelmed. Plus, I'm a little short of money and can't find other teams to do it, so I can only ask you."

Chen Qingrong caught the key information in her words, "What do you mean by you are a little short of money? Are you planning to get our company for free?"

Zhu Lan nodded and admitted, "In fact, it is true, but Mr. Chen, don't think that your company is at a disadvantage. As long as your company accepts this project, it will have a relationship with my husband. It's true that you don't pay now, but you will get endless benefits in the future. As a boss, you have to have a long-term vision."

Chen Qingrong was so angry that he laughed. "Boss Zhu seems to have fooled me like one of your employees. This pie is too big for us to eat. Besides, I have just expressed our wishes. Even if you pay us, we dare not do it, let alone not pay us. Boss Zhu, you should find someone else for this kind of good thing."

Zhu Lan's face was a little serious. "Mr. Chen, didn't you understand what I said at the beginning?"

Chen Qingrong spread his hands, "I understand, aren't you threatening me? But President Zhu has investigated us before, so he should know that our former mayor and his son were both killed, right? If President Zhu wants to threaten us with the people behind you, you still underestimate us."

"Mr. Chen really won't answer?"

"No, our company doesn't do business at a loss, let alone this kind of business with no cost. Whoever wants to take it can take it. We won't take it anyway."

After he said this, he was already prepared to fall out with Zhu Lan on the spot.

But what he didn't expect was that Zhu Lan laughed instead, "I just admire your personality, Mr. Chen. Frankly speaking, if I didn't love my wife so much, I really want to have something happen with you."

Chen Qingrong's mouth twitched, "You want to, but I don't."

"Do I have a bad figure? Or do I have an ugly face?"

"Shouldn't President Zhu just curse people directly after he gets angry and embarrassed? What does this mean? Is he using the beauty trick again?" Chen Qingrong said sarcastically.

Zhu Lan chuckled and said, "I'm not angry, I'm not angry at all. I was just teasing you. In fact, I came here with sincerity. I can't get anything from your company for free."

As she spoke, she opened her bag, took out a document and placed it on the table in front of Chen Qingrong.

"Here is the project plan I just told you about and my offer. You can take a look at the price before deciding whether to agree or not."

Chen Qingrong picked up the document and started looking through it.

When Chen Qingrong saw a certain number, his pupils shrank. "Boss Zhu is still making empty promises?"

He couldn't believe that Zhu Lan was willing to give it away with such a high profit.

Zhu Lan smiled and shook his head. "Of course I'm not just making empty promises. If we sign a contract, we have to act according to it. If I dare to make empty promises again, how can I dare to make empty promises to the law?"

"Although I know you don't like me, Mr. Chen, we are all businessmen. Businessmen only care about profits and not about right or wrong, right? I will only give you this chance to consider it, Mr. Chen, please think it over carefully."

She began to persuade him patiently.

Chen Qingrong stared at the document for a moment, then said, "I need to discuss this with my wife. Please give us some time."

Zhu Lan smiled and said, "Of course no problem. I'll give you a week to think about it. Just give me an answer after a week."

"it is good."

"Then I'll leave first. I'll leave the documents with you. You don't have to see me off, Mr. Chen, although I know you didn't plan to see me off at all."

After saying this, Zhu Lan stood up and left with a seductive step.

There are very few women who can twist their buttocks like this when they walk, and Zhu Lan is one of them.

After Zhu Lan left, Chen Qingrong couldn't wait to open the video and tell Tang Xiaoru about this.

After listening to this, Tang Xiaoru fell into silence.

After a long moment she asked, "Do you feel reliable?"

Chen Qingrong said, "There is a seal of the relevant department on the document, so it should be formal, but I don't trust Zhu Lan very much."

Tang Xiaoru asked again, "What is the address mentioned in the document?"

Chen Qingrong mentioned a place.

Tang Xiaoru said, "Then I will call my dad tonight and ask him to use his resources in the relevant departments to help us investigate. If it is really reliable, then there is no need for us not to make this money."

"Do you trust Zhu Lan?"

"I don't believe it, but I can't just sit there and wait for the money to come. You know, I'm a money-grubber." Tang Xiaoru said seriously.

Chen Qingrong suddenly burst into laughter.

After getting off work in the evening, Chen Qingrong was going to go home directly, but he didn't expect Tang Xiaoru to call him and ask him to go to the set to pick up Yang Bingbing.

Yang Bingbing's agent's car broke down and couldn't take her home, so she called Tang Xiaoru for help. After all, she was a big star and couldn't take the subway home.

"Why doesn't she let her husband pick her up?" Chen Qingrong couldn't help but say.

Tang Xiaoru said helplessly, "Her husband is still working overtime in the clinic, and she doesn't want to delay her husband's important business."

"Then it will delay my important business."

"What's your big deal?"

"Go home and make out with you."

"shameless."

Tang Xiaoru spat.

However, Chen Qingrong did not refuse and drove directly to the back door of a university.

Yang Bingbing's crew is filming here this time, and they requisitioned the teaching building and playground of another university. It is said that there are many college students acting as extras there.

When Chen Qingrong arrived, it was already completely dark and the crew members had already started packing up. Chen Qingrong's eyesight was pretty good and he saw Yang Bingbing chatting and laughing with a man.

He walked over and said hello, "Sister Bingbing~"

Yang Bingbing looked back and smiled, "Chen Qingrong, you're here. By the way, let me introduce you. This is my partner this time and the male lead of our TV series, Cheng Yi. This is my best friend's husband, Chen Qingrong, who is also my good friend."

"Hello, Mr. Cheng." Chen Qingrong greeted with a smile.

Cheng Yi also said politely, "Hello, hello, are you here to pick up Sister Bingbing? Then I won't bother you anymore, bye."

"Okay okay."

Chen Qingrong called Yang Bingbing to walk to the car together, and said hello and goodbye to others on the way.

After getting in the car, Yang Bingbing's smile faded and she started cursing, "Fuck, I'm so exhausted. I have to keep this fake smile every day. My facial muscles are stiff."

Chen Qingrong was amused. "If I take a picture of you like this and post it online, the reaction will definitely be fierce."

Yang Bingbing rolled her eyes at him and said, "If you dare, your two children will forget about receiving red envelopes from me."

"Well, forget it. It's more important to collect the red envelope." Chen Qingrong smiled awkwardly and changed the subject. "But the guy named Chengyi just now was quite handsome. Sister Bingbing, are your partners always this handsome? Are you lucky enough?"

Yang Bingbing curled her lips, "How can that be called handsome? Andy Lau is handsome. To be honest, I personally don't like these young handsome guys nowadays. They are too feminine and not masculine at all. And those investors just like to stuff these industrial garbage into the crew. Tsk, I still have too little say. When I become the real No. 1 in film, television and music, I will definitely give the order to kill all these industrial garbage."

Chen Qingrong's mouth twitched, "You are very resentful, why, did they recruit you?"

Yang Bingbing gritted her teeth and said, "Of course they recruited me. The reason I took this role was because the producer told me that Yan Kuan would play the male lead. Yan Kuan is the legendary handsome guy with a model face. I dream of acting with him."

"After the crew officially started filming, I found out that the male lead had been replaced by the guy named Cheng. Although Yan Kuan was there, he only had a cameo role, and that role was my counselor. It was only one scene, and I didn't have a chance to act opposite him at all. I was really pissed off."

"Ha, so you mean that your current leading man was forced in by the investors?"

"That's right. Cheng Yi made his debut in a BL drama. I don't know which investor likes him so much that they want him to act with a movie star like me in their second drama. But I heard that he doesn't have a good reputation in private and he even slept with his fans. Oh, when I think about hyping up a couple relationship with him, I feel like my duodenum hurts."

Chen Qingrong couldn't help laughing. "That's fine. At least you're paired with a handsome guy. If you were paired with an ugly guy, you would definitely be even more unhappy than you are now."

Yang Bingbing glanced at him and said, "I'd rather act with you."

"Thank you. No, who are you calling ugly?"

After sending Yang Bingbing to the gate of her community, Chen Qingrong did not go in to visit and prepared to go home.

Before getting off the car, Yang Bingbing asked, "Are you really not going to get on board? Are you not going to see your goddaughter?"

Chen Qingrong pointed out the window helplessly, "It's snowing again. I have to hurry home. Let's come to see Mid-Autumn Festival during the day next time. Besides, although I haven't seen her offline, you send Xiaoru so many Mid-Autumn Festival photos and videos every day, I can't keep up."

"That's because our daughter is pretty. If your daughter was pretty, you wouldn't be able to resist sharing her."

"My daughter must be beautiful, no doubt about it."

"That's not necessarily true. What I'm most afraid of now is that she will inherit your genes."

"Damn it, get out of the car, get out now. I worked so hard to pick you up tonight, and this is how you say that to me? I'm so disappointed!" Chen Qingrong looked very angry.

Yang Bingbing rolled her eyes and said, "Stop pretending, okay? Didn't you enjoy the oden you had on the road just now? Okay, I won't talk nonsense with you anymore. I'm going home. Be careful on your way."

"OK."

Yang Bingbing opened the car door and got out. She first tightened her down jacket, then closed the car door and ran into the community.

Chen Qingrong watched Yang Bingbing enter the residential area before he started the car again.

When he got home, Tang Xiaoru brought him turtle soup.

"Who did this?" Chen Qingrong asked curiously.

Tang Xiaoru chuckled and said, "My grandma made this. She made a lot tonight. I also drank a bowl. Now it's your turn. Drink it. It's very cold when driving."

"Thank you, wife." Chen Qingrong picked it up and started drinking.

The soft-shelled turtle is not very delicious if you eat it alone, but if you make it into soup and drink it, it can be said to be the number one in Chen Qingrong's heart.

When he was a child at a banquet in the countryside, his standard for judging whether the host family was rich was whether the family had prepared turtle soup. If the family did not prepare turtle soup, Chen Qingrong would label them as stingy and poor in his mind.

Seeing that he was enjoying his drink, Tang Xiaoru felt warm in her heart.

If you truly love someone, you will feel happy just watching him or her eat.

Tang Xiaoru then said, "I asked my dad, and he asked his friends in relevant departments during his travels. It is confirmed that there is indeed such a project, and the bidding time is indeed in April this year."

Chen Qingrong narrowed his eyes, "So Zhu Lan is not playing tricks on us?"

Tang Xiaoru nodded, and then said with some worry, "But my dad's friend also said that the relevant departments still attach great importance to this project, and the degree of importance they attach to it is about the same as the project at the new airport. So he doesn't think that anyone can manipulate the situation to directly select someone. At the very least, there must be a bidding process."

Chen Qingrong shrugged. "My father-in-law's friend is still not very experienced. I think Zhu Lan's financial sponsor is really capable of this. Now my question is, should we really agree to her?"

Tang Xiaoru said casually, "You can't refuse the benefits that come to your door. Although there are certain risks, doing business is inherently accompanied by great risks. The bigger the storm, the bigger the fish. I think there is still a way out."

"So you don't hate her anymore?"

"It's annoying, but I don't hate money. Who can resist the smell of money?"

"Tsk, I think we should not jump to conclusions about this matter yet. Zhu Lan is unlikely to only look for us. We are not close comrades-in-arms. It is impossible for her to give us such a benefit without caring about anyone else. Let's wait and see."

"Let's wait and see if she doesn't cause any more trouble, then we'll decide whether to accept the offer or not."

Tang Xiaoru stretched out her finger and flicked his face, "You are the president of the company now, I will listen to you and you can arrange it however you want."

Chen Qingrong's face turned red. "Don't make fun of me. I will always be a soldier under your command."

"I'm serious." Tang Xiaoru looked at him seriously and said, "I've already thought about it. After I give birth to the baby, I will mainly take care of the baby and step back. I will hand over the management of the company to you. From now on, you will be the real president."

Chen Qingrong was anxious. "Don't be like this, my wife. Having a child doesn't mean you have to return to being a housewife. I know you. You have dreams and ambitions. You still want to fight for it. I support you in doing so..."

"Listen to me first." Tang Xiaoru interrupted him with a smile, "I didn't say I would take care of the kids full-time in the future. I just said I would step back, not that I would do nothing. I've thought about it carefully during this period. I've been working in the design industry for so many years, and frankly speaking, I'm really tired of it, so I want to change my job."

"It would be best if I could do it at home, so I can take care of the kids at the same time, how great."

Chen Qingrong was stunned. "What kind of job do you want to change to? If you work at home, do you want to open a Taobao online store?"

Tang Xiaoru shook her head. "No, no, no, there's not much profit to be made from opening a Taobao online store now. I haven't made up my mind yet. Let me think about it slowly. Anyway, what I'm telling you now is what I came up with after careful consideration. You will support me, right?"

Chen Qingrong just smiled bitterly and said, "I will definitely support you, but it's easy for you to be a hands-off boss. I will be tired in the future. You are still training me."

Tang Xiaoru joked, "It's okay. I can be the Empress Dowager Cixi and rule the country from behind the scenes. If you have any questions, just ask me and I'll discuss it with you. Who knows, I might be a full-time online writer at home."

"You haven't had enough?"

"Hey, why are you bringing up something else?"

(End of this chapter)