Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Yan Qingchi felt that Jiang Mochen had probably entered the legendary stupid father syndrome period, otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to do these things. Ever since he said that he had decided to give birth to the child, Jiang Mochen had become troubled and had started regarding him as a national first-level protected animal, and he was also thinking about some messy things all day long.
For example:
“Qingchi, what do you think about us changing a house?” Jiang Mochen showed him the new house he was looking at with a tablet, “Look, the house we have now is where I lived when I was alone. After we adopted Qi Qi, and then we got married, we never moved. Now that we have another baby on the way, it is actually a bit small for a family of four, isn’t it?”
Yan Qingchi was speechless, “Of course not, how small is this baby? Now, look at how many rooms on the second floor are still empty. Unless I give birth to seven gourd brothers[1], they will be enough.”
“Don’t you want to change?”
Yan Qingchi nodded, “I’m more comfortable here, Mr. Jiang.”
“Okay then.”
Jiang Mochen thought for a while and called Guan Mei again, “Starting from tomorrow, within this year, Yan Qingchi’s activities will be suspended.”
Guan Mei was still reading scripts for Yan Qingchi, so when she heard these words, she just thought for a moment that she didn’t sleep well last night and was having auditory hallucinations?
“What did you say?”
“I said, he will not accept any activities this year, any activities, scripts, variety shows, platforms, etc.”
“Mr. Jiang,” Guan Mei was helpless, “although I don’t know what happened between you two, but let me remind you, Yan Qingchi is currently on the rise in his career, and the manpower, material, energy, and financial resources we invested in him have only begun to be paid back. If you want to hide him at this time, I’d be honest, it’s not cost-effective.”
“Who said I want to hide him?”
“Then why did you suspend all his activities.”
Jiang Mochen smiled when he heard this, but he would not tell anyone about Yan Qingchi’s pregnancy casually, so he just laughed and said, “Just letting him rest and recuperate, don’t think too much about it.”
“You suddenly said that, how can I not think much about it?”
“Anyway, I have already informed you of the matter, so don’t let him do any activities this year.”
“But…”
“I know it well,” Jiang Mochen knew what she was worried about and explained, “He also has a movie and a TV series, which will be broadcast this year. Even if he does not accept other activities now, with the help of the movie and TV series, he will still have a sense of presence by then. Now “Lost” is expected to be released in the summer season in July, “Marshmallow” is scheduled to be released in August and will be completed in September or October. Wait until early next year, at that time, you get him another variety show. The variety show has a short front and can be broadcast in the second month after recording. And at that time, with these two works, his popularity should still be there, and you can make appropriate adjustments. There is absolutely nothing to worry about in terms of quotation.”
Guan Mei: …It’s really thoughtful.
“Can I ask? Why are you suddenly asking him to take a year off?” Guan Mei asked confused.
Jiang Mochen smiled and said, “This is not something you should know.”
Then, Jiang Mochen hung up the phone.
Guan Mei: …The unscrupulous profiteers are so annoying!
Guan Mei couldn’t get an answer from Jiang Mochen, so she had to ask Yan Qingchi. Yan Qingchi came up with an excuse, saying that he wanted to spend time with Qi Qi at home, and his current inventory of works was sufficient, so he didn’t want to be too tired. Externally, it could be said that he was not in good health, so he needed to rest for a while.
Guan Mei felt that Yan Qingchi did not seem to be such a person who was content with what he had and had no fighting spirit, so she had doubts about his statement. However, both the boss and the person involved said so, which proved that the one-year rest was finalized. Guan Mei was a little depressed, but she could only accept it.
After dealing with Guan Mei, Jiang Mochen pondered again, “Qingchi, we have to let our family and your family know about your pregnancy.”
Yan Qingchi got a headache thinking about this. Pregnancy was of course a good thing, but the premise was, if he were a woman. Now that he was a man, he was going to tell Yan’s parents and Jiang’s parents that he was pregnant. Yan Qingchi was very worried about what would happen if the four old people fainted without even breathing.
“Wait,” he said, “Don’t worry.”
“Are you afraid that my parents and your parents won’t accept it?” Jiang Mochen asked him.
Yan Qingchi asked, “How about we test them first?”
“That’s okay.”
“Then I’ll go home tomorrow.”
“Okay, I’ll go back with you, and we can go to my house the day after tomorrow.”
“The Chinese New Year is the day after tomorrow.”
“That’s just right, we can still celebrate the Chinese New Year together.”
“Then come back to my house on the first day of the Lunar New Year?”
“Okay.”
Yan Qingchi was a little tired, “Oh, I hope they can accept it. If they can’t accept it, there is nothing I can do, I am already pregnant, could I still get the shot?
Jiang Mochen comforted him, “I will take care of it.”
At this point, Jiang Mochen asked him, “Do you want Aunt Zhang to know? If not, we will tell our family when we go home and ask Aunt Zhang to go back to my parents’ first.”
Yan Qingchi felt that his head was getting bigger again, “If Aunt Zhang is not here and I am inconvenient in the future, who will cook?”
“Me.” Jiang Mochen answered matter-of-factly.
“You?” Yan Qingchi was very disdainful, “Can you cook?”
“I can’t, but I can learn.” Jiang Mochen looked at him, “That’s right, you can teach me.”
Yan Qingchi made the decision instantly, “Then it’s settled, let Aunt Zhang leave first.”
“You want me to cook so much?” Jiang Mochen smiled.
Yan Qingchi nodded, “Yeah, you can’t not do anything while I work hard being pregnant here.”
“I will, I will.” Jiang Mochen responded immediately.
“That’s about right.”
The two chatted for a while, and Yan Qingchi was thinking about how to meet his parents tomorrow and how to understand their attitude in a clever way. He thought so seriously that he fell asleep without realizing it.
After dinner at home the next day, Yan Qingchi went to Yan’s house with Jiang Mochen and Qi Qi. When the two adults were away, Qi Qi was taken to the Yan family to play several times by Aunt Zhang. So, he was not as afraid of the two elders of the Yan family and Yan Qingxi as when they first met, and even told Yan Qingchi about what had happened when he went there before.
Because they had said before that they would be back today, Yan Qingxi deliberately canceled a party with friends and waited at home. So as soon as Yan Qingchi entered the house, he saw his parents and Yan Qingxi sitting on the sofa, as if the three people wanted to interrogate someone. For a moment, he felt guilty, wondering if they already knew about his pregnancy.
“Qingxi, you didn’t go out to play?”
“No, I was waiting for you to come back. We haven’t seen each other for a long time.” After she finished speaking, she saw Qi Qi standing between Yan Qingchi and Jiang Mochen, and how he looked nervous. So, she opened her arms and shouted, “Little Qi Qi, come here, your aunt has prepared a gift for you.”
Qi Qi looked at Yan Qingchi, who nodded, then he let go, and ran over.
Yan Qingxi held him in her arms and sat down, taking out a stuffed bear from behind and giving it to him, “Do you like it?”
Qi Qi took it and nodded with a smile, “I like it.”
“There’s another one. Yan Qingxi said and took out another car from behind.
Qi Qi happily took it, “Thank you, Auntie.”
“Then Qi Qi, give auntie a kiss.”
Qi Qi went up to her and kissed her. Then he pursed his lips shyly, and Yan Qingxi kissed him too, “You’re so good.”
Yan Qingchi and the Yan family’s parents hadn’t seen each other for a long time, and for a moment they didn’t know what to say.
It was the two elders of the Yan family who greeted them to sit down first, and then said with emotion, “Unknowingly, you two have been married for half a year. I can finally see that a person has to get married. Only when he gets married can he grow up, Qingchi is more promising now than before, and has become a big star.”
“Hahaha, speaking of this, brother, you can sign your name for me later, I have classmates who are your fans, by the way,” Yan Qingxi looked at Jiang Mochen, “Brother Mochen, can you also sign your name for me?”
“Okay.” Jiang Mochen said.
Yan Qingchi also nodded and agreed.
Mother Yan hadn’t seen him for a long time. She asked him many questions, and Yan Qingchi answered them all. Father Yan occasionally added a few words he wanted to ask, and Jiang Mochen and Yan Qingchi answered them seriously. It was quite a pleasant conversation.
Yan Qingchi wanted to find out the attitude of his parents, but he didn’t know how to ask. It seemed that no matter how he asked, the answer was that there was no silver in the place, so he had to put it off until the afternoon.
Anticipating the arrival of their family of three, Yan’s parents bought vegetables early, waiting for Father Yan to show off his skills in the afternoon. Yan Qingchi saw that Father Yan and Mother Yan were in the kitchen, so he winked at Jiang Mochen, telling him to take a good look at Qi Qi and Yan Qingxi, and followed them in.
Seeing him come in, Mother Yan hurriedly asked him to go out, “You go out and play with Qi Qi, your dad and I will cook.”
“It’s okay.” Yan Qingchi washed his hands, “I’ll just help you wash and chop the vegetables, I won’t do much.”
Seeing this, Mother Yan looked outside the kitchen again. She also had some small things to say to Yan Qingchi, so she didn’t chase him away.
“How are you and Mochen getting along?” Mother Yan asked him.
“It’s good. He’s very nice to me.”
“I think so too. Last time you two came home together, you were still being a little polite. This time, it seems like that’s not the case.”
Yan Qingchi smiled while washing tomatoes, “Mom, what do you think about us having another child?”
“Okay, you two have money now. If you want to have another child, you can definitely afford it, but you have to pay attention to Qi Qi’s emotions, don’t let him feel ignored.”
Yan Qingchi nodded, “I understand.”
He looked at Mother Yan, “It’s just that if we two want a child, we still have to adopt it.”
Mother Yan sighed, “There’s nothing we can do about it. Qingxi is still not close to getting married. Otherwise, Qingxi could give birth to a child and give it to you for adoption. Speaking of which, isn’t Mochen’s sister also unmarried?”
Yan Qingchi nodded.
“Well, his sister is a thoughtful woman. She is good-looking and capable. No wonder she has never fallen in love with anyone.” She looked at Yan Qingchi, “Otherwise, she could give birth to a child for you.”
Yan Qingchi chuckled and tentatively said: “Yes, it’s a pity that neither sister nor Qingxi is married, so they can’t give us an adopted child. Alas, it would be great if either Jiang Mochen or I could give birth. In this way, we can have a child directly.”
When Mother Yan heard this, she was stunned for a moment. Even Father Yan, who was about to pour oil into the pot, was stunned for a moment. Then, the two of them laughed, “What are you thinking, kid? How old are you? It is unrealistic to think that you and Mochen can have a baby. How can you two have a baby? It makes me laugh.”
Yan Qingchi took advantage of the situation and asked, “What if we really have a baby?”
Mother Yan felt that this impossibility was a bit funny, “If it really happens, it would be just right. It would satisfy the two of you now wanting to have another child. How great.”
“Mom, do you really think so?”
“Yes.” Mother Yan said perfunctorily.
Yan Qingchi put down the tomatoes in his hand. Although he knew that his mother probably thought that his hypothesis was too unrealistic, so she said these words casually, but since this topic was brought up, he could also let his parents know. After all, he had to tell them anyway.
“Mom and Dad, it may be unbelievable to hear, but maybe Jiang Mochen and I were born in the wrong way, so although it sounds like I’m teasing you, I’m really telling the truth. – I and Jiang Mochen have a child, I am pregnant, and you are going to be grandparents again.”
With a bang, Mother Yan’s spatula fell to the ground and she looked at Yan Qingchi, dumbfounded.
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[1] A reference to the Calabash brothers, a popular Chinese animated show.