When I went home for Chinese New Year, I spent a million times more money on my foreign wife.

The State Guesthouse in Beijing.

Chen Yang and Katyusha stayed in Beijing for an extra day.

The highest-level officials granted special permission for the state guesthouse to host the reception at the highest level, and the signature roast duck was served at the dinner.

Plates of sliced ​​duck meat were placed on the table. Katyusha picked up the first slice, dipped it in sauce, and had just put it in her mouth and chewed a couple of times when her chopsticks suddenly fell onto the table.

She covered her mouth, pushed the chair away abruptly, and rushed to the bathroom.

Chen Yue was confirming her return flight with the waiter when she heard the commotion and immediately followed.

In the restroom, Katyusha leaned against the sink and dry heaved for a while, but nothing came out, and her face was frighteningly pale.

Chen Yang rushed to the door, asking, "What's wrong?"

"I don't know." Katyusha washed her face with cold water. "I felt nauseous just from smelling the oil from the duck skin."

Chen Yue helped her out and sat her down: "Sister-in-law, have you been lacking appetite lately? You said in the car the day before yesterday that you couldn't stand the smell of gasoline."

Katyusha thought for a moment: "It seems so. I haven't really had any appetite for over a week."

Chen Yang frowned, got up and walked to the door. The liaison officer on duty outside hadn't gone far.

"Please arrange for a doctor to come and take a look."

Upon hearing that Chen Yang's wife was unwell, the liaison officer dispatched three experts from the Zhongbeihai Health Care Team and an elderly traditional Chinese medicine doctor with white hair and beard within fifteen minutes.

The old Chinese medicine doctor, surnamed Sun, is a recognized figure of great stature in the Chinese medicine community.

He didn't speak immediately. He sat down, spread a thin silk cloth on the table, and gestured for Katyusha to place her wrist on it.

Three fingers were placed on the pulse, and the room was silent for about ten seconds.

Old Sun's eyebrows twitched slightly at first, then he moved his fingers to a different spot and pressed for a while longer.

He withdrew his hand and suddenly stood up.

Congratulations, Mr. Chen.

Sun Laochong and Chen Yang cupped their hands in greeting, their faces beaming with joy: "Your wife is pregnant, she's been pregnant for a full month and a half."

Chen Yang didn't react.

"What?"

"She's pregnant!" Chen Yue exclaimed, her voice trembling. "Brother! Sister-in-law is pregnant!"

Chen Yang stared at Old Sun for two seconds, then looked at Katyusha.

Katyusha was also stunned, her hand still resting on the silk cloth.

"Confirm...?" Chen Yang's voice was a little unsteady.

Old Master Sun smiled and nodded: "I have been practicing medicine for fifty-two years, and I am certain that this pulse is accurate. The pulse is slippery, like pearls rolling on a plate, and it is full of energy, indicating that the mother's constitution was excellent."

A Western medicine expert nearby chimed in, "We can do a blood test and ultrasound right away to confirm—"

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Yang had already walked up to Katyusha, picked her up, and spun her around three times.

"Put me down!" Katyusha pounded his shoulder. "Ugh!"

Chen Yang put her down, but still held onto her arms tightly. He opened his mouth for a long time before finally managing to utter a single word: "Okay."

Chen Yue, standing to the side, already had tears in her eyes and took out her phone to make a call.

The first call was to Chen Ma.

The phone rang twice before being answered. Chen Ma's voice came through the receiver: "Yueyue, have you two arrived in Beijing? How's your brother—"

"Mom! My sister-in-law is pregnant! She's a month and a half pregnant!"

There was a three-second silence on the other end of the phone.

Then Chen Yue moved the phone two inches away—Chen's mother's scream echoed throughout the room.

"Really?! Old man! Come here! Your daughter-in-law is pregnant!"

Chen's father's voice came from afar: "What? What did you say?"

"I'm pregnant! I'm going to be a grandpa and grandma!"

A chaotic commotion erupted on the phone. Mr. Chen snatched the phone, his voice even louder than Mrs. Chen's: "Son! Yueyue! Tell Katyusha not to move around! Eat well! Don't overwork yourself! Your mother and I are taking the bus to Beijing tomorrow—"

"No need to come to Beijing, we'll go back tomorrow." Chen Yang took the phone. "Mom, have someone turn up the heating in the house by two degrees and clean up the room on the west side to use as a nursery."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yue was already dealing with the second matter.

"Brother, I'll first inform the housekeeping team at Snow Palace to activate the pregnancy support plan. We need to replace all the skincare products that my nutritionist, obstetrician, and sister-in-law usually use with pregnancy-safe ones."

"You arrange it."

Chen Yue then asked, "Should we inform Director Li?"

"No need for you to announce it." Chen Yang glanced towards the door.

The liaison officer had already passed the message upstairs at some point. Twenty minutes later, a phone call came directly to Chen Yang's cell phone—it was Director Li calling personally.

"Xiao Chen, I heard your wife is pregnant?"

"Just confirmed."

"That's great! The higher-ups asked me to tell you that you can stay at the state guesthouse whenever you want, and you can leave whenever you want. Elder Sun from the health care team can go back to Harbin with you and take care of you throughout the delivery. The expenses will be covered by the state."

"Please thank the commander for me."

Less than half an hour after I hung up the phone, it rang again.

This time it's an encrypted overseas line.

Chen Yang answered the phone, and a deep baritone voice spoke in Russian on the other end.

"Chen, my friend."

The Emperor's voice carried an unusual lightness: "Ivan just called me. He cried on the phone, you know? A man weighing over 200 pounds, crying like a child."

Chen Yang chuckled.

The Emperor continued, "On behalf of myself, I extend my congratulations to you and Catherine. In addition, I have already arranged for a gift—a custom-made Nordic-style baby-grade air purification system—to be airlifted to Harbin next week."

"Thanks."

"Ivan said he wants to build an amusement park in Mo City, right next to his manor, specifically for his grandson or granddaughter." The Emperor's tone was tinged with amusement. "I tried to dissuade him, but it was no use. That old man has already called in the designers."

"That's his money, I can't control it."

The emperor laughed and hung up the phone.

Immediately afterwards, Ivan himself called.

"Chen Yang!" Ivan's voice was hoarse and clear, clearly from crying. "How is my daughter? Is she eating well? Is someone taking care of her? Have you made her suffer?"

"Dad, she's fine."

"I want to build an amusement park! The biggest in the world! The carousel will be inlaid with real gold! The Ferris wheel will have a view of the entire city of Mo!"

"Okay, whatever makes you happy."

"And I'll say it again—if it's a boy, his first name must have my last name."

"We'll talk about that after the baby is born."

"Chen Yang!"

"Dad, I'm hanging up now. Katyusha wants some water."

Chen Yang hung up the phone and turned to look at Katyusha on the sofa.

She was sipping a glass of warm water, her complexion having improved considerably. Chen Yue sat beside her, her phone still pressed to her ear, discussing pregnancy arrangements with the Snow Palace housekeeping team while jotting things down in a notebook.

"Brother, I re-reported the route for the private jet on the return trip to avoid all turbulent areas. The flight time will be forty minutes longer, but the entire flight will be smooth."

"Can."

Chen Yue closed her notebook, glanced at Katyusha, then looked at Chen Yang: "There's one more thing."

"explain."

"Shouldn't we start planning my sister-in-law's wedding?"

Katyusha looked up at Chen Yang.

Chen Yang walked over, took the water glass from her hand, placed it on the table, squatted down, and held her hands in his.

"Return to the Snow Palace. Recover your health and hold the wedding."

Katyusha looked down at him without saying a word, burying her face in his palm.

Chen Yue quietly got up, left the room, and closed the door behind her.

In the hallway, she took out her phone and sent a message to Lei Zi—

"Prepare to pick them up and take them back to Harbin. Also, give me the first draft of the wedding plan for the 'wedding of the century' tomorrow."