Normally, the wedding should be held within three months after the engagement.
Just thinking about the large number of people in Cheng Yu's family, even the engagement was so complicated.
Wouldn't getting married be even more of a hassle?
I tried to postpone it as long as possible. Until one day, when Cheng Yu was video - chatting with his grandparents who were far away abroad, his grandmother complained and questioned if he had "that kind of problem". She wondered why after living together for so long, there was still no good news. She even asked if they should find a traditional Chinese doctor to check if being single for too long had affected his functions.
Me: …
Didn't the old folks know that there was something called condoms in the world?
It was at this point that Cheng Yu finally told me that actually, his family had had only one male heir for generations. From the moment he started dating a girlfriend, his family had even come up with names for the kids.
The old folks' eagerness to have a grandchild was understandable, but Cheng Yu didn't want to put pressure on me, so he took on all the stress alone.
I patted my "impotent" husband tearfully. "You've worked hard."
Cheng Yu, unable to bear the humiliation, started taking it out on the dog.
He sent Tangqiu to live with its wife Tiandou for a while.
I was worried that it was too old to withstand the repeated stimulation.
But Tangqiu was quite up to the task.
Two weeks later, Tiandou's owner told me that Tiandou was pregnant.
I was so happy.
I quickly called Cheng Yu. As soon as he answered, I shouted, "Cheng Yu, you're going to be a dad!"
Cheng Yu: "Really?!"
Me: "Of course it's true! It's already been two weeks!"
Cheng Yu: "Where are you?"
I was accompanying Song Wenxing for a prenatal check - up. "At the gynecology hospital, the same one your sister came to for the check - up."
After hanging up the phone.
Song Wenxing looked at me.
Me: "What?"
Song Wenxing smiled again. "It's nothing."
Song Wenxing's check - up results were good. The fetus was quite active.
We were walking towards the hospital entrance with the results when a man rushed over in a hurry and almost knocked me down.
It turned out to be Cheng Yu.
Me: "What are you doing here?"
Cheng Yu caught his breath. "How are the check - up results?"
Me:?
He was quite concerned about his sister.
I showed him the ultrasound report in my hand. "They're good. The baby is healthy."
Cheng Yu was stunned for a moment. "The baby... is it already this big?"
"Puhahaha!" Song Wenxing beside me was almost laughing out of breath. "I originally wanted to watch the joke for a while longer. Sister - in - law, you're so funny. I can't hold it in anymore, hahaha..."
Cheng Yu sighed.
I still didn't understand.
Song Wenxing said, "Did you miss two words when you were talking just now?"
Me: "?"
Cheng Yu: "You said, 'Cheng Yu, you're going to be a dad'."
Me: "Impossible. I said, 'Cheng Yu, Tangqiu is going to be a dad'."
Cheng Yu: "It's a pity my phone didn't record it."
Song Wenxing: "I can testify."
Me: "..."
I was so embarrassed.
I quickly said to Cheng Yu, "Are you stupid? How could I get pregnant when we always take precautions?"
Cheng Yu: "That's not necessarily true."
Song Wenxing pointed at her belly. "This one was conceived like that."
Me: "Really?"
I'd have to be more careful in the future.
After all, judging from Cheng Yu's expression just now... he seemed to really want a child.
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When I got home, I still asked Cheng Yu, "What was your mood when you thought I was pregnant?"
Cheng Yu: "I was very scared."
Me: "I thought you'd be happy?"
Cheng Yu hugged me and confessed, "Because I knew you didn't want a child for now. If you got pregnant accidentally, you might choose to have an abortion. I would be very pained at that time. I didn't want you to be affected in your career by the child, and I didn't want to see you hurt your body by giving up the child."
Me: "You thought so much?"
Cheng Yu: "I almost ran a red light on the way to the hospital."
I hugged him lovingly. "Don't worry. If I really have a child, I'll definitely give birth to it."
Cheng Yu: "That might not be a good idea. Your career..."
Me: "Career and having a child aren't in conflict, right? I can breastfeed the baby while coding."
Cheng Yu kissed me with a smile. "Our Yinyin is really amazing. But don't worry. After the baby is born, there will be a lot of people in the family vying to take care of it. You can continue working. It won't affect you at all."
I deliberately said, "Can't you take care of the baby?"
Cheng Yu: "Of course I can! I can also take care of the baby while having a meeting."
Just thinking about that scene made me burst out laughing. "With so many people in the family taking care of the baby, it won't be your turn."
Cheng Yu started acting coquettishly. "Exactly. So when are we going to have a baby?"
Me: "Are you stupid? We definitely have to get married first."
Cheng Yu immediately caught me in my words. "You said that."
Me: "… But I think getting married is so troublesome and stressful."
Cheng Yu: "We can simplify it."
I didn't believe him. "Your family is so traditional. It's impossible."
Cheng Yu: "They all listen to me." He added, "And I listen to you."
Me: "Then I want a travel wedding!"
Cheng Yu: "It's a deal. I'll move the Civil Affairs Bureau here for you right now."
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We picked a nice day.
The two of us went to get our marriage certificates.
After arranging our respective work.
We started our newly - wedded trip that lasted for several weeks.
We stayed in a snow - covered forest cabin in Alaska that was like something out of a fairytale and watched the aurora in the Arctic Circle; we went to the Old City of Jerusalem together to visit the religious shrines, the site of the Last Supper, and the Western Wall; we were lucky enough to be selected to enter the Wave Valley in the United States, where only 20 lucky people could go every day, and admired the amazing canyon made up of colorful strange rocks; we went on a super - cool cave adventure in Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in Vietnam...
The journey was arduous, with both bitterness and sweetness along the way.
I also truly understood the meaning of marriage —
Two independent people come together because of love. They want to share happiness, bear pain, and spend their lives together with each other. This is marriage.
As the trip was coming to an end.
I told Cheng Yu that traveling to these places was also to accumulate materials for my new work.
My fans said they were honored and asked if I could write him into the story.
I thought to myself: Have sex under the aurora? Or do something in the cave...
Cheng Yu said that wouldn't do. He said readers shouldn't substitute real people into the novel. He was afraid he wouldn't be able to look at my works in the same way in the future.
Humph.
I think he was just afraid that people would find out that under his mask of a gentleman, he was actually a beast who could act like a brute at any time.
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After the trip ended, we got off the plane.
Instead of going straight home, we were taken to a hotel by car.
The banquet hall was packed with people waiting for Cheng Yu and me to attend — the wedding.
I was panicked and asked Cheng Yu, "Why didn't you tell me you were going to hold a wedding?"
He said, "I said I didn't want the wedding to be too troublesome, and everyone understood me. We'll just find a table to sit down and eat. It'll be as simple as a family dinner. Don't be stressed. Just leave after the meal. Oh, by the way, remember to take the wedding gifts away in a sack."
Me: "…"
Is it really okay for you to spoil your wife like this?
Even I feel a bit excessive!
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Tangqiu finally became a dad.
At an age when it should have been a great - great - grandfather.
It became a father late in life.
Cheng Yu was very relieved.
The family members had a three - way video call and all criticized Cheng Yu for being so "useless".
I saw him being scolded by his parents, grandparents, and maternal grandparents without saying a word as he tried his best to protect me. I felt soft - hearted for a moment and spoke up for him —
"Starting next month, we'll actively prepare for pregnancy. I was always busy with work before, so Cheng Yu covered for me. Don't scold him anymore."
Cheng Yu happily hung up the video call where everyone was cheering in unison and rushed over to confirm with me. "Are you serious?"
I nodded. "Projects can never be finished, but there's only one husband who loves you."
Cheng Yu's face was full of tenderness. He kissed me hard on the face. "My wife is the kindest. I love you, wife."
I still remembered to make a reference to the theme. "Who made me make you fall in love with me first? I love you too, husband."
The man I pursued myself, of course I'm responsible for loving him for a lifetime!
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