My wife is in my arms

Chapter 1384 The Way of Hospitality (Part 1)
Outside the window, the snow was pristine white.

The cold wind, carrying snowflakes, lashed against the glass window.

The room was very warm. Yuan Hong took his daughter from his mother's arms and saw that the little girl, who had been awake for a while, was looking at him. Yuan Hong lowered his head and kissed her little face.

He's been shaving every night lately because he's worried his daughter will get pricked by the stubble on his lips. Yesterday, the paternity test results came back, and there were no problems.

Even though he knew there wouldn't be any problems beforehand, Yuan Hong still secretly breathed a sigh of relief when the results came out. The last time he visited his ex-wife at the postpartum care center, she had once again given him a few sarcastic remarks.

To put it bluntly, Yuan Hong did begin to have some doubts about himself because of this.

Now it's all good, at least there's no need to doubt it anymore.

As for his ex-wife... it's enough to know she's doing well. Although his ex-wife has never told him whether it was real IVF or something else, since they're divorced, knowing or not doesn't really change anything.

That's life. Once the outcome is predetermined, everything else is secondary.

Life has to go on, but... it's not like before when I could call anytime to ask what time I'd be home. To be honest, I still feel a little regretful.

However, after acting for so many years and playing so many roles, he found that regardless of whether the role he played was successful or not, there would always be regrets.

It is through regrets that people grow.

Growing up is a time of accumulating knowledge and physical development; after twenty, it's a time of accumulating experience. Yuan Hong smiled and kissed his daughter's face several times, saying, "I've spoken to your Uncle Zhang and Aunt Jiang, and they absolutely must bring their two sons."

Chen Anxi, who was still leaning against the headboard and hadn't gotten up, looked grim upon hearing this.

"Why did you ask them to bring those two kids?! Do you have too much money?!"

Chen Anxi said angrily.

Yuan Hong glanced at her, his eyes somewhat cold.

His disgust for Chen Anxi had reached the point where he couldn't help but lash out even because she had given birth to his daughter.

"What kind of look is that? Did I say something wrong? When I gave birth, he gave me a million as a meeting gift. Now that he's brought his two sons here, you definitely have to return it..."

Chen Anxi stopped speaking before she could finish her sentence.

Yuan Hong carried his daughter straight out of the bedroom, completely ignoring her.

"Anxi, can you please stop talking?!"

Chen Mei was also getting annoyed by her daughter-in-law.

During the period before and after the New Year, she came over to help take care of Yuan Yuan. She had told Yuan Yuan countless times that since Yuan Yuan didn't understand these things, she shouldn't interfere and should let Yuan Hong handle it himself. But Yuan Yuan insisted on speaking up... as if she wouldn't give up until she achieved her goal.

Chen Mei used to like her daughter-in-law more and more; she was beautiful, well-educated, and had a good career. But after living together for so long, even she felt stifled.

Just like changing diapers... Before changing them, they actually made her disinfect her hands with disinfectant and then soak them in warm water, saying that they were worried her hands were cold and would freeze Yuan Yuan's skin if they touched her.

Children shouldn't be spoiled like that.

And this disinfection... If her daughter-in-law hadn't made her do it, she wouldn't have known that you had to disinfect before taking care of a child. It's like she has so many germs on her hands. At the hospital, her daughter-in-law did get a little upset because her son's friend Zhang You gave her a rather large gift, but otherwise she was relatively normal. But once they got home, she must have seen somewhere that you have to disinfect before taking care of a child, and she insisted on copying this method, all under the guise of thinking about Yuan Yuan's health.

"Mom, you keep telling me not to say anything, but don't you realize that even the richest person doesn't squander money like this?"

Chen Anxi replied unhappily.

Chen Mei wanted to say a few more words, but then she thought about how many times she had said it over the past few days, and how her daughter-in-law wouldn't listen. If she said anything more, it might cause a conflict between her and her mother-in-law... As long as the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship doesn't start arguing, even if they don't like each other, they can maintain a peaceful relationship for a while. Once they start arguing, it will never end.

So she left the bedroom, saying, "Get up quickly, the guests will be here soon."

Having never disinfected in her entire life, she has been disinfecting several times a day lately, leaving her covered in the smell of disinfectant during the Lunar New Year. Her respiratory system is normally fine, but now the smell of disinfectant is irritating her sense of smell, and she also has a headache.

As soon as she stepped out of the bedroom, she saw her son carrying Yuan Yuan back. Yuan Hong stood beside Chen Anxi, who was getting out of bed, opening the walk-in closet, and picking out clothes. He said, "Let me remind you, when Zhang You and his wife come over later, don't mention anything about the pay. That's not his responsibility."

"Who is in charge of which area?!"

As Chen Anxi tossed a beige turtleneck shirt onto the bed, she asked, "Don't think I'm being unreasonable or rude. It's just that your way of doing things is problematic. He said he wanted you to act in a movie, and you turned down all your acting offers for the year, just waiting for this movie to start filming. What if he stands you up? You have to follow the rules. What are the rules? The rules are what's written in black and white in the contract. Only with legal constraints will people truly abide by the rules, instead of just relying on a script and a few words."

"You don't need to worry about this."

Yuan Hong didn't want to argue with Chen Anxi.

It's a pointless thing.

Because no matter how much you argue, people will still do what they want to do, and they won't really listen.

To put it nicely, this is rationality; to put it bluntly, it's a kind of "control urge." She understands how the entertainment industry works in her own way and then forces him to do what she asks.

How can we sign a contract before the project budget is even finalized?!

In particular, after hearing that the award-winning actor Jin Kai had received the script, Yuan Hong also turned down all his acting offers for the year and stayed home to figure out how to play Li Mingyun, the director of the Foreign Economic Relations Commission.

He recognized the high quality of the film, and others could tell as well.

"Then what should I worry about!?"

Chen Anxi countered with a question.

"The guests will be here soon, and I don't want to argue with you. I've said it before, you don't need to worry about my affairs. You just need to teach your students well and take good care of Yuan Yuan, and the rest..."

Before Yuan Hong could finish speaking, Chen Mei, sensing something was amiss, pulled him away. As his mother dragged him into the living room, Yuan Hong heard her whisper, "Let her say what she wants to say. If she can't, wait until the guests leave, then call and apologize."

"The key issue is..."

"Can you even persuade her?! Do you think Anxi will listen to you?!"

Chen Mei asked two questions.

Yuan Hong was stunned for a moment, then gave a bitter laugh.

(End of this chapter)