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

Chapter 594 White Lotus Root is Pregnant
It was Fang Qingye who discovered it.

Bai Ou went back to Nanxin for a weekend vacation. When she brushed her teeth after waking up in the morning, she suddenly gagged and ran to the bathroom but couldn't vomit anything.

Fang Qingye had already gotten up, dressed in his sportswear, and was preparing to run a couple of laps around the neighborhood to get some exercise. Seeing his wife like this, he immediately asked with concern:

"Did you eat something bad?"

"No, I went to my mom's for dinner last night, and we ate the same thing." Bai Ou came out of the bathroom. "It's been like this for the past two days, but it's nothing serious."

Is this always happening?
Fang Qingye immediately thought of something and said, "I'll go with you to the hospital for a check-up later."

"No, I'm not going. I'm not seriously ill. I hate going to the hospital," Bai Ou muttered.

"I suspect you're pregnant!" Fang Qingye said, enunciating each word clearly.

"what?!"

"No, please. It's Saturday, and I only work half a day at the hospital. I'll go for a run with you later, so don't move around too much."

At eight o'clock, Fang Qingye drove Bai Ou to the county hospital to register. She also found a gynecologist she knew. After the tests, it turned out that she was pregnant!

This is wonderful news!
After sending Bai Ou home, Fang Qingye immediately called her parents and father-in-law. In less than half an hour, both sets of parents gathered at Fang Qingye's villa to discuss Bai Ou's pregnancy.

According to both sets of parents, Bai Ou should not go to work in Shanghai, but stay in Nanxin to take care of her pregnancy. Moreover, both sets of parents and Fang Qingye are also in Nanxin, which will make it convenient for them to take care of her.

“Don’t stay here with you. Just go back to your parents’ house. I’m retired and have nothing to do. I can take good care of you,” said Wan Huizhen, the mother-in-law.

Bai Ou disagreed with her mother's words, muttering, "The doctor said I'm not even a month pregnant yet, and it's still a long way from giving birth. Are you telling me to stay home for ten months? I can't stay home, I want to go to work!"

Fang Qingye also felt that her mother-in-law was making a mountain out of a molehill. People get bored if they don't do something all day, and Bai Ou is not the kind of woman who likes to stay at home and do nothing.

Otherwise, she would have long ago been living the life of a wealthy woman, wearing a mink coat, cuddling a puppy, getting beauty treatments, traveling, and shopping.

Of course, he is the junior here, and his parents are sitting on his left and his parents-in-law are sitting on his right. He must never say this out loud, otherwise he will definitely be scolded.

Fortunately, his father-in-law, Shirakawa Tetsu, had served as the director of the education bureau for nearly ten years and this year became the vice chairman of the county political consultative conference in charge of culture, education, and health—a considerable achievement.

He was quite open-minded and also opposed his wife's actions: "Look at our school, some teachers are pregnant and have no one to help them teach. They are still teaching their children while heavily pregnant. Our children can't be so spoiled!"

Fang Jianwen, the in-laws sitting on the opposite sofa, was displeased upon hearing this.

You're just making things up about how we school principals don't care about our female employees.

When you were the director of the education bureau, why did you second all the young teachers to the county education bureau to work for you? It's caused us in the grassroots schools to have teaching positions but no teachers!
Normally, he would definitely have a debate with Shirakawa Tetsuya.

However, when dealing with family matters, it's best not to bring work-related unpleasantness home.

After discussion, it was decided that Bai Ou would continue working in Shanghai, but her mother and mother-in-law would take turns living in Shanghai to take care of her. The hourly cleaner they had hired to clean the villa would be replaced by a full-time nanny.

"Also, make your work easier. Don't let Xiao'ou do so much work. I heard that Xiao'ou often works overtime, which is not good! Xiao Ye, take over most of Xiao'ou's work! Don't hide in Nanxin and slack off!"

Only my mother, Zhang Meili, would speak in such a tone.

Am I hiding in Nanxin and slacking off?

You have no idea how busy I've been lately?!
Fang Qingye wanted to explain, but it was the wrong time to speak; she didn't want to turn what should have been a happy occasion into something unpleasant for everyone.

Bai Ou spoke up for her husband, quickly telling her mother-in-law that Ye Zi was also very busy with work, owning several companies and having only recently finished merging Ele.me and Meituan. "Mom, my job is simpler, unlike Ye Zi's which involves a lot of socializing. I can just leave work on time from now on," Bai Ou concluded.

Nevertheless, Fang Qingye still planned to reduce the workload for Bai Ou.

"I plan to assign a vice CEO to Topway Technology to assist her with her work affairs, so that her workload will be lighter."

"Are you planning to transfer Li Li back from Hong Kong?" Bai Ou immediately understood her husband's intention.

“Yes, she’s been in Hong Kong for two years, so she should be allowed to come back. Besides, after a year of observation, I think Ouyang Shaoqiang is suitable for the position of branch manager,” Fang Qingye said.

The elders naturally wouldn't object to such an arrangement.

All are happy.

On Monday, Bai Ou still had to go to work in Shanghai, but this time her mother went with her, and the trunk was filled with bags and packages.

This time, she didn't drive to Shanghai at 6 a.m.; she was waiting for Fang Qingye.

Fang Qingye also needed to go to Shanghai, but she had to wait until the bank finished its morning meeting. Recently, the People's Bank of China and the China Banking Regulatory Commission had issued several documents that needed to be disseminated to the grassroots banks. As the bank president, Fang Qingye naturally had to organize the bank's management personnel to study them.

When everyone arrived in Shanghai, it was already 11 o'clock. Usually, the two of them didn't have time to cook lunch, so they either ate out or ordered takeout. But as soon as the mother-in-law arrived, she immediately put on an apron and busied herself in the kitchen.

Fang Qingye was busy contacting a housekeeping company to hire a nanny, so she didn't go to work in the afternoon.

Fang Qingye was not in a hurry to leave Shanghai. Besides settling his wife and mother-in-law in, he also needed to take care of the company's affairs in Shanghai.

In the evening, I naturally accompanied my wife for a walk.

Yu Cui Yuan is a high-end community with excellent landscaping, featuring lawns, gardens, lakes, and streams. It is also very quiet and perfect for taking walks.

"Hey, Yezi, do you prefer a boy or a girl?" Bai Ou asked, affectionately linking her arm with Fang Qingye's.

Why.
Bai Ou has asked this question several times since she found out she was pregnant!

“I like both boys and girls, preferably twins! A boy and a girl, a boy and a girl, twins!” Fang Qingye replied.

"Dream on! Neither your family nor ours has the gene for twins, so how could we possibly have twins?" Bai Ou muttered.

"Since you want to, of course I'll think of the bright side. Don't you want to?" Fang Qingye retorted.

"Thinking about it is pointless, Yezi. You can't sleep with me tonight, okay?" Bai Ou said with a grin.

It turned out that when the mother-in-law came to Shanghai, she prepared a bedroom for herself and the housekeeper, and also prepared a separate guest room for Fang Qingye.

They said that Bai Ou needed quiet to sleep during this period and it would be best for her to sleep alone, so Fang Qingye was asked to sleep in the guest room, which was specially arranged downstairs!
To prevent him from sneaking upstairs and into his daughter's room in the middle of the night.

It doesn't have to be this bad.
It was like guarding against a thief.

Thinking about all this, Fang Qingye felt somewhat helpless.

Am I such a man who lacks self-control?
"Ye Zi, what have you decided to do?" Bai Ou asked with a grin.

It’s really hard to pick up any pot!
Fang Qingye glared at his wife.

(End of this chapter)