Zhutian: Since I was a child, I have been happy to be a father

December 22nd, the winter solstice.

1:30 in the afternoon, in the Xiao family’s living room.

A Sichuan opera was playing on TV. Qianxi had no interest in these traditional operas, but her parents liked them. At this moment, she was watching the opera and cracking melon seeds at the same time, feeling really relaxed and happy.

Qianxi and her lawyer Chen, as well as Xie Qiao, who came here with some clothes after get off work last night, were all chatting in the study.

Qianxi had lived in Xie's house for a while. Now her best friend wanted to spend the weekend at her house, and she couldn't refuse, so she had to pack up and hide Lawyer Chen's personal belongings to avoid any trouble.

She only wanted the child, and Chen Tao would come to see her whenever he was free. She had no ambition to become the mistress of the Chen family, so she didn't want outsiders to know her situation.

Chen Tao took a sip of tea and gave some advice seriously:

"Qianxi, I think Qiao Qiao's sincerity is not enough. You are one of the writers who are very popular among netizens, and the quality of this youth novel is also very high. You can choose a publishing house with more sincerity."

Qianxi's novel about traveling through time and space in the Ming Dynasty was completed at the end of September. In her spare time, she accepted Xie Qiao's invitation and wrote a short youth comedy novel, totaling 300,000 words, of extremely high quality. After all, Chen Tao also helped her think of many ideas and incorporated many plots, which would surely be a classic in the future.

So Chen Tao was not just saying that he thought Qianxi was not sincere, he really wanted to gain more benefits for Qianxi.

Xie Qiao is just a lazy person who usually spends her days idling around. Naturally, she has no power to finalize the details of the cooperation, otherwise she would certainly show her full sincerity.

After hearing what Chen Tao said, she smiled and suggested:

"Since Qianxi has already hired you, a great lawyer, I definitely don't have the ability to negotiate with you. Next Tuesday, you and Qianxi should come to the Literature and Art Club and discuss the contract with my leaders in person!"

She is still being prevented by her parents from dating Qin Chuan, but that doesn't mean she has to be depressed every day. Coming to Qianxi, she doesn't have to be restricted by her parents, nor does she have to pretend to be nice to that overseas returnee. It is one of the happiest times of the week for her, and she naturally smiles.

Qian Xi smiled and said, "Next Tuesday is Christmas. I am free, but Lawyer Chen may not be."

Chen Tao also smiled and said, "First, I admire Qianxi and am willing to help. Second, I like Qianxi and am happy to help. Finally, and most importantly, as a Chinese, I don't like to celebrate foreign festivals, so I will definitely be free to accompany Qianxi next Tuesday."

Qian Xi gave him a glare, signaling him not to get mad and arouse Xie Qiao's suspicion, and then pretended to be disgusted and said:
"You have two wives at home, and you still don't think it's enough? You still want to like me? A playboy like you must like someone else besides me. Isn't that right, Qiao Qiao?"

Xie Qiao suppressed his laughter and snorted, "You two are flirting, but don't drag me into this. I'm an honest man and I can't stand your teasing."

Xie Qiao had no doubts about Qianxi's statement that "Chen Tao is her male best friend".

Not to mention Qianxi, even she herself liked chatting with Chen Tao, even though this guy sometimes spoke very directly, such as when he advised her and Qin Chuan to break up.

In fact, she should be more direct. How did she get into this predicament? It was because she and Qin Chuan had been hesitant. They loved each other, but they were content with the status quo and didn't have the courage to confess.

If the two of them had been dating for a long time and got married right after graduation, it would have been an established fact. Even if something happened to Lao Qian, it would not affect her!

It brings tears to my eyes.

Xie Qiao sighed inwardly, turned his gaze to Chen Tao, and joked with a smile: "You should know a lot of outstanding men, right? As Qianxi's best and only male best friend, shouldn't you consider her life events and arrange blind dates for her?"

Qianxi burst out laughing: "Do you have any misunderstanding about this guy? After two years at B University, he almost never takes the initiative to talk to male classmates, and only flirts with those pretty female classmates. If you want to rely on him to make things happen, you can only expect to be single!"

Xie Qiao also laughed, especially when he thought of Chen Tao's weird family, he laughed out loud.

In her opinion, this is the natural barrier between Qianxi and Chen Tao, which destined them to be destined to be together but not to be together in this life.

***
February 2008.

After the Lantern Festival, Chen Tao took his family to Hong Kong Island.

Unless something unexpected happens, Fang Hui and Jia Mo will not come back this year because they need to discuss the second child with Chen Tao.

Upon learning about this, brothers Chen Xun and Song Ning not only cursed Chen Tao in their hearts, but also denounced him in the QQ group whenever they had free time.

At the same time, the two also agreed to go to Hong Kong Island on May Day to visit the two girls, and by the way, they would criticize Chen Tao and scold him to his face. Who would treat him like a buddy? He deserves to be scolded!

If he hadn't undergone his second growth spurt, and was over 1.9 meters tall and weighed 90 kilograms, I really wouldn't be able to beat him, let alone beat him!

Damn it! This bastard must have asked Fang Hui and Jia Mo to do those dirty things with him a lot, right? Damn him!
Whenever they thought of those bad things, the two brothers got a headache and felt heartbroken. They couldn't sleep all night and could only curse from a distance, while at the same time being careful not to hurt the two girls by mistake.

Of course, these two brothers also had many internal conflicts.

It’s the same rhetoric.

Song Ning blamed Chen Xun: He shouldn't have betrayed Xiaotang and gone back to his ex, which led to Jia Mo falling in love with Kuang Qiang.

Chen Xun first admitted the empty fact of going back to her ex, and then asked him: Is there a possibility that even without Kuang Qiang, Jia Mo would not like you? From the autumn of 2001 to the spring of 2003, Kuang Qiang did not know Jia Mo for such a long time, so why can't you? Is it my fault that I made Jia Mo like me? Since Jia Mo likes me, how did Kuang Qiang, the scumbag, get her? Does Jia Mo have a habit of loving her best friend's boyfriend?

Song Ning had no way to defend himself. Even though he felt that Jia Mo might indeed have such a perverted habit, he couldn't say it!

She could only put the blame on Chen Tao, saying that he deceived Jia Mo into working as a nanny in the name of taking care of Fang Hui. As they got along better, she won Jia Mo's favor, which caused all her previous efforts to pursue Jia Mo to go down the drain. He was really unethical and deserved to be shot at the target for five minutes!
Fang Hui came online at this time and refuted Song Ning's speculation.

To tell the truth, Jia Mo is unethical and covets her husband. She deserves to be thrown into a pig cage.

Jia Mo did not refute, but said that she would exercise a certain power and go to the marriage registration office in the City Hall tomorrow morning to get the certificate.

Fang Hui immediately changed her words and said that she was the one who should be put in the pig cage, and she was willing to be punished by her husband and Miss Jia Mo.

Chen Xun and Song Ning were completely confused. Although they didn't know the inside story, they knew that the two of them were probably not fighting among themselves, but might have some obscene interests. So they felt even more uncomfortable, their hearts were broken, and they almost wanted to die.

No way.

It can only make them feel pain.

Only when it hurts will you know how to change.

They can't keep staring at Fang Hui and Jia Mo for the rest of their lives; they have to accept the facts and let go of this relationship.

April 8th, the third day of the third month in the lunar calendar.

In fact, compared to the Chinese Valentine's Day, this day is more like our country's Valentine's Day.

That afternoon, Chen Tao accompanied Qianxi to the park for an outing, and they went home together in the evening to have dinner with her parents.

Chen Tao was quite particular. Before the two elders fully agreed, he lived in the guest room near the living room and only sneaked into Qianxi's master bedroom at night.

The morning before yesterday, he deliberately came out of Qianxi's room, greeted the two elders and called them mom and dad. After the two elders reluctantly acquiesced, he simply moved to Qianxi's master bedroom.

Therefore, the week from before Qingming Festival when Chen Tao returned to Beijing has been the happiest time for Qianxi in the past few months.

She and Chen Tao lived together, went out to play during the day, slept in the same bed at night, and had a child. They were like a loving couple, the envy of others.

Well, no one else.

Qianxi said she was busy and didn't let Xie Qiao come during this period.

Even if Xie Qiao could guess the situation between her and Chen Tao in the future, it didn’t matter. As long as she didn’t admit it, it was as good as nothing!
After a long while, the blush on Qianxi's face faded, and she came back to her senses. She still hugged Chen Tao's neck and murmured, "I feel like I'm pregnant."

Chen Tao hummed: "It should have implanted. And I have a strong feeling recently that you are very likely pregnant with twins."

Qian Xi said with a silly smile: "Isn't this a son and a daughter? That's great! Honey, I'm really happy."

I'm talking nonsense. Chen Tao and the child do have some telepathy, but the child is just an egg at this moment, how can he have a heart and sense?

"Should I thank my husband?"

"Humph, I won't thank you. You are such a playboy, and you should thank me for giving birth to your child."

"I already thanked you!"

"abnormal!"

"Qianxi, what are you going to do when I get back?"

"I have to eat on time and take breaks."

"anything else?"

"I miss my husband every day."

"If you want to see me, just call me. Don't worry. I can come back anytime. It only takes a few hours by plane."

"Will this be too tiring?"

"Do you think I'll be tired? I'll come back every week to see you and the baby. And I've planned it so that they'll give birth a month before you. After they give birth, I can stay with you while you wait for the baby to be born."

"Scumbag! I'm a little thirsty, give me some water."

"..."

In the book, Qianxi should have been with Chen Tianhe at this time, and the scandal was exposed after the earthquake in May.

Xie Qiao also truly confessed his feelings to Qin Chuan because of the earthquake he encountered while on a business trip in Shuzhong.

Now, due to someone's intrusion, Qianxi is pregnant with his child and is about to become a mother, happily entering the next stage of her life.

Xie Qiao and Qin Chuan got together earlier, but things went against their will and their future looks bleak.

***
July 6th.

Pregnant mother Qianxi completed her three-year master's degree program and obtained her master's degree certificate.

That night.

Qianxi hosted a dinner party at home and invited Xie Qiao to come for dinner.

Now, that overseas returnee guy is still pursuing Xie Qiao, so of course he wants to come too.

Xie Qiao firmly opposed it.

What kind of occasion is this? If she lets the overseas returnee man participate, she will undoubtedly treat the overseas returnee man as her boyfriend.

The returnee man compromised and felt that the word "sea" could be removed.

But it is understandable. After all, Xie Qiao is the heroine, so it is not surprising that she attracts a few dogs to like her.

Xu Lin also received an invitation. But she was too busy today and really didn't have time, so she made an appointment to come back on the weekend.

In a sense, the four people in their dormitory were divided into two groups. One group was her and Wang Ying, and the other group was naturally Qian Xi and Xie Qiao.

As for Nana, she had a better relationship with Xu Lin, but after hearing some speculations from someone, she took the initiative to keep her distance from Xu Lin.

She used to just play around and didn't have that kind of hobby. As for now, she still likes handsome guys, especially tall and strong ones like Chen Tao. Every time she has a tryst, she will hang on him.

How could she know that she should have changed her aesthetic taste and married a nerd wearing glasses in April last year?
In fact, Chen Tao is also quite a homebody, and she can also wear a pair of glasses as long as she likes.

The next day, Chen Tao returned to Beijing and spent two days with Qianxi.

He did not return to Hong Kong immediately, but went to find his concubine, Wu Tingting.

In the extra story, she still cares about Bai Feng, whom she once loved. But at the age of 30, neither of them got married.

Chen Xun did not use Zhang Nan's matchmaking to win Fang Hui back. When his mother urged him to get married, he jokingly asked Wu Tingting to be his partner.

As a result, this rather infatuated and lovely childhood sweetheart made him "die away".

Being infatuated is really an advantage. After falling in love with Chen Tao, Wu Tingting really treated him as her husband and even couldn't help but have some thoughts about palace fighting.

In the autumn of 2001, she could make Fang Wei jealous of her, so why not now?

August 23rd is the End of Heat.

Today is Saturday, and Xie Qiao came to Qianxi's house early in the morning.

She said it was to discuss publishing matters, but in reality it was to avoid the overseas returnee from coming to her house, and then to play with him with the "encouragement" of her parents.

living room.

After chatting for a while, looking at Qianxi's belly hidden under her skirt, Xie Qiao finally couldn't help but ask:
"Qianxi, what's wrong with you? Don't lie to me, your belly is not just fat!"

Qianxi is a twin, which is very obvious now.

She took a sip of milk and smiled:
"That's right, I'm not gaining weight, I'm pregnant with twins. I'm going to be a mother!"

Xie Qiao's eyes widened, his mind went blank for a while, and he said in a trembling voice:
"Are you kidding? Whose child is it? Do you have a boyfriend? When was it? Why haven't I heard you tell me about it?"

Qian Xi said calmly: "The flower of love only blooms once, but I felt that I still needed the company of my child, so I begged someone to help me."

Xie Qiao asked, "Someone? Is it Brother Xiaochuan?"

Qianxi shook her head and said, "No. He has never been back, and I have never been to the United States. More importantly, I don't want his child. As for who it is, you should be able to guess, so please keep it a secret."

Xie Qiao could certainly guess it, but he still found it hard to believe.

She was speechless and silent for a long time before she reached out and gently stroked her bestie's belly, sighing:

"Aren't you afraid that you will regret it later if you do this?"

When she questioned Qianxi, who was embroiled in scandal, about the same issue in the book, she was full of confrontational attitude.

Now, Qianxi's parents are being taken good care of by her, and He Xiaozhou is indeed unwilling to return to China.

In this situation, how could she speak to He Xiaozhou?

She felt nothing but pity for Qianxi, and was even inspired by her and wanted to learn from her.

Qianxi’s answer was still as firm as in the book: “Qiao Qiao, I will never do anything I regret!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Tao opened the door and walked in with a smile. (End of this chapter)