I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 472 Xia He is pregnant
I've been in New York for over twenty days now and am getting used to working and living here.

Oriental Bank's Queens branch is located in Flushing, Queens, an area with about 40 banks within a half-mile radius, gradually forming a regional financial center in New York outside of Manhattan.

Apart from the branch manager, her, the vice president, and a few other senior executives such as the CFO, the rest of the management and staff are local Americans. The employees are currently in the adjustment period, but everyone gets along quite well.

Xia He was driving her Buick, which she had bought in New York, to her new home—a luxury apartment in the heart of Flushing, just a ten-minute drive from the bank.

公寓位于16层，面积1107平方英尺约123平方米，2室2卫和自己在徽京那套房房子布局很相似。

Of course, the price is much higher—$174 million.

Qiao Yongfeng suggested three houses, but there was one even better: a detached villa with two floors, a garage, and a garden, covering an area of ​​600 square meters, priced at $1000 million, and in a better surrounding environment.

Xia He still chose this apartment, not to save Fang Qingye money, but because it was too big and it would be too lonely for one person to live there alone.

I parked my car in the underground garage, took the elevator up to the 16th floor, and ran into an elderly white couple.

Xiahe often ran into them when she got off work at this time. Later she found out that they were her neighbors across the hall. The man's name was John and the old lady's name was Elisa. They lived alone. The old lady had a kind face and was very welcoming to Xiahe, who was a new neighbor. She affectionately called her Lotus.

"Lotus, are you off work?"

“Yes, Mrs. Elisa and Mr. John, are you going for afternoon tea?” Xia He replied with a smile in fluent English.

John and his wife lived a comfortable life, as evidenced by their apartment and their attire; they introduced themselves as enjoying afternoon tea.

“Yes, we go to BG Restaurant every day. The environment and atmosphere there are fantastic!” Elisa said, affectionately linking her arm with her husband’s.

Xia He looked on with envy.

Every time I see this elderly couple, it's the same; the wife affectionately holds her husband's arm.

A very loving couple.

After going up to the 16th floor, everyone went home. Xia He changed out of her office suit and into loose loungewear. She lay half-reclined on the sofa, looking tired and forlorn.

Work is quite busy—that's not a problem, she was mentally prepared before coming to New York, but the loneliness that makes her feel more uncomfortable is that she falls into this state after work.

Although she lives alone in Huijing, she has close female friends and often goes shopping with them. She also has her parents—although their relationship isn't great, she still visits them on weekends and they can have a meal together.

There is nothing here.

Fortunately, we now have the internet, so she can chat with friends thousands of miles away online. What she wants to talk about most is the man in the small county of Nanxin who haunts her dreams.

I didn't feel this way as much back in Beijing, but now that I'm in New York, I want to see him every single day.

But no, he's getting married soon.

She didn't want to disturb his happy life or hurt that kind girl she had never met, even though she had already hurt her.

After resting for a while, Xia He prepared to cook.

A person's meals are simple. She doesn't like Western food and still prefers Anhui cuisine like stir-fried watercress with dried tofu and Yangzhou fried rice.

Tonight she plans to make Yangzhou fried rice.

Walking into the kitchen and putting on an apron, Xia He took out eggs from the refrigerator. Just as she was about to crack them, she suddenly felt nauseous and hurriedly ran to the bathroom.

He gagged a few times in front of the toilet but nothing came out.

This has been happening frequently these past two days.

Could it be?

Xia He suddenly remembered something, and her expression immediately became tense. She didn't bother to cook, quickly changed her clothes, and went downstairs to buy a Pregnancy Test Kit at a pharmacy near the community.

After returning home, I carefully followed the instructions for the experiment, and soon two red bands appeared. One was in the control area (C), and the other was in the test area (T). Am I pregnant?!
Xia He was puzzled. Every time Fang Qingye came to Huijing, she would take contraceptive measures in advance. What was going on this time?

It's also possible that the test strip is inaccurate.

She decided to go to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow.

The next day, she took half a day off and drove to Mount Sinai Queen Hospital, where a doctor confirmed that she was pregnant.

Xia He looked at the test results for a few minutes, then silently put them in her bag and drove to work at the bank. She had been restless all day at work.

When Xia He got off work in the afternoon, she returned home and curled up on the sofa alone. She didn't want to cook, she wasn't hungry, and she didn't know what to do. She stared blankly at a pot of Phalaenopsis orchids on the flower stand.

This Phalaenopsis orchid was not the one Fang Qingye gave her in China, but one she bought in Chinatown after arriving in the United States.

Just then, my phone buzzed with a WeChat notification; someone had requested a video call.

It's Tian Qian.

Xia He hesitated for a moment before pressing the confirm button.

In the United States, I chatted with Tian Qian the most via video.

"Xiahe, what's wrong? You look terrible. Are you sick?" Tian Qian asked with concern when she saw Xiahe's unusual behavior in the video.

Xia He shook her head, and after a moment said, "I went to the hospital for a check-up today, and I'm pregnant."

"Ah? It's Fang Qingye's child?"

"Nonsense!" Xia He replied irritably, "Who else could it be but him? I don't have any other men."

Tian Qian chuckled.

Did you tell him?

"How can I tell him? Given his current situation, how can I say such a thing?" Xia He retorted.

"Yeah, you're right. Yongfeng attended his wedding yesterday, it was incredibly lavish! The whole of Nanxincheng was in an uproar, wow!"

As Tian Qian was speaking, she suddenly noticed that Xia He's face in the video looked even more unpleasant. She immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing and quickly stopped herself.

"Look at what I'm saying, Xia He. So what are you planning to do? Abort the child? Oh dear, in New York, I don't even know if the local laws allow abortion. You have to find out."

“I never thought about aborting the child; I’m prepared to give birth to him.” Xia He watched the video calmly. “Now, especially in the United States, single mothers are very common and it’s not shameful.”

"But you need someone to take care of you, right? Why don't you talk to your parents and ask them to come to America to take care of you? They're retired anyway."

Xia He shook her head: "I don't want to talk about it for now. You know that my relationship with my parents isn't very good, especially my mom. She'll nag even more if she finds out."

“Then hire a nanny. If you don’t have enough money, just ask Fang Qingye! It’s only right that he pays for his child!” Tian Qian said again.

“Money is not a problem. Qingye has already left me an account with 1 million US dollars in it,” Xia He said.

"Hmph! At least you have some conscience!"

"Xiahe, don't worry too much. Pregnancy isn't as scary as the internet makes it out to be. Look at me when I was pregnant with my son, nothing happened! I had some severe morning sickness for a while, but then it was fine, and I ate everything! I've already told Yongfeng that he'll come to America to be with you in a while and stay for a longer period of time," Tian Qian comforted her.

"Thank you." Xia He felt a warmth in her heart.

She subconsciously touched her lower abdomen.

With this little life, my life may no longer be lonely.

(End of this chapter)