sjar Chapter 48 Moving into a mansion and becoming pregnant with multiples.
Chapter 48 Moving into a mansion and becoming pregnant with multiples.
Although the old building where Shen Wancheng and the others live is not dilapidated, it has no appliances and not enough rooms. Shen Mei even sleeps on the sofa every day.
In addition, it was a one-month deposit and one-month rent payment, and it just so happens that the month is almost up, so it will be convenient to terminate the lease.
Shen Wancheng originally wanted to borrow another month's rent from Shen Mei so that Shen Mei could continue to live there. However, when Shen Wancheng heard Xu Pingtao's words, she realized that Shen Mei was thinking about moving in with them. Shen Wancheng secretly took note of this and didn't mention that Shen Mei was separating from them.
Shen Wancheng and her friends lived in this rented room and didn't have many household items, so moving was very easy; the three of them and three bags were all they needed.
Upon arriving at their new residence, not only were Shen Yao and Shen Mei dazzled by the furnishings, but even Shen Wancheng exclaimed that in Hong Kong, where land is incredibly expensive, this was practically a luxury mansion.
The layout of four bedrooms and two living rooms already surpasses what ordinary people in Hong Kong Island would call a luxury mansion.
Every room in the house is spacious and bright, and fully furnished.
All kinds of electrical appliances were available. Shen Yao and Shen Mei only recognized the television and refrigerator. They had never seen or even heard of other appliances such as microwave ovens, rice cookers, slow cookers, and air conditioners.
Shen Wancheng explained everything to them one by one, and the two of them found it very amazing.
The kitchen was fully equipped with pots, pans, oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar under Xu Pingtao's arrangement.
Seeing that Shen Mei was already itching to eat the various meats and dishes in the refrigerator, Shen Yao suggested to Shen Wancheng that they invite Xu Pingtao over for a casual dinner that evening, as a housewarming party.
Shen Wancheng nodded in agreement and asked Shen Yao to make the call, which Shen Yao reluctantly agreed to.
They also had a telephone line installed in their room, so they no longer needed to go downstairs to the newsstand to make calls.
Xu Pingtao could not possibly refuse Shen Yao's invitation. He even said on the phone that he would not trouble Shen Mei and that she should just make the dishes she wanted. He would bring a few more dishes over.
In the end, Shen Mei only made her best dish, braised pork, her new signature dish, poached chicken, which she learned after coming to Hong Kong Island, as well as a pot of chicken soup and a stir-fried vegetable.
The next day at noon, Xu Pingtao arrived at Shen Wancheng and the others' residence.
Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao were both a little stunned when they saw Xu Pingtao again at the door.
They have already accepted the house Xu Pingtao gave them, so naturally they should start calling Xu Pingtao their maternal grandfather.
But when facing Xu Pingtao, he couldn't utter those two simple words.
Xu Pingtao looked at them with expectant eyes.
The scene became somewhat quiet and awkward for a moment.
Shen Mei stood to the side, a little anxious, worried that Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao's dazed state would displease Xu Pingtao.
Seeing that none of the three spoke, she decided to speak first.
"Sir, please come in first and then talk to my sister and the others."
Shen Wancheng snapped out of her daze, pulled Shen Yao aside, and made room for Xu Pingtao to come in.
"Please come in."
Xu Pingtao didn't put on airs. He walked straight in, sat down in the living room, and then looked at Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao, who were still standing, and said...
"Why are you two kids being more distant and polite than before?"
Shen Wancheng glanced at Shen Yao before walking to the coffee table, pouring Xu Pingtao a cup of tea, but still didn't greet him.
He simply said, "Please have some tea."
"Sigh." Xu Pingtao sighed and said, "I'll call you whatever you used to call me, but you can call me whatever you want when we officially recognize each other after it's made public."
Shen Yao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then Mr. Xu, please take your seat first, let's eat."
"it is good."
Xu Pingtao naturally sat in the main seat, with Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao sitting on either side of him, and Shen Mei sitting next to Shen Wancheng.
At Xu Pingtao's age, having weathered many storms, and as the head of a powerful group, if he wanted to ensure that no one present was overlooked, everyone would unconsciously relax.
For example, Shen Mei, who met Xu Pingtao for the first time today, really felt that she was valued by Xu Pingtao.
It even gave her the illusion that Xu Pingtao liked her very much.
Shen Mei couldn't help but think that if she were Xu Lan's child, she could also become Xu Pingtao's granddaughter.
If she were Xu Pingtao's granddaughter, she certainly wouldn't be like Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao, who are usually eloquent but refuse to even call him "Grandpa" at this moment, needlessly hurting Mr. Xu.
The voices of Shen Wancheng and Xu Pingtao talking beside Shen Mei kept pouring into her ears, gradually becoming grating to her ears.
Shen Wancheng is indifferent to everyone, so why is she so lucky to have a wealthy and approachable grandfather?
Mr. Xu clearly liked her too.
As Shen Mei pondered, she watched Shen Wancheng and Xu Pingtao interact with a faint smile, responding promptly when Xu Pingtao looked at her.
Therefore, Shen Mei could see Shen Wancheng's movements and what she was eating at any time.
Even Shen Mei herself didn't know what she was thinking when she blurted out those words the moment she saw Shen Wancheng pick up the crab.
"Sister Wancheng, pregnant women shouldn't eat crabs."
The harmonious atmosphere at the dinner table was broken by a single sentence from Shen Mei.
Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao stopped picking up food at the same time, and Xu Pingtao looked at Shen Wancheng in confusion.
Shen Mei seemed to suddenly realize that she had misspoke and covered her mouth.
He quickly corrected himself, saying, "I...I was talking nonsense, I misspoke."
Too much talk leads to mistakes; the more Shen Mei denied it, the more it proved that what she said was true.
In the end, Xu Pingtao was the first to ask Shen Wancheng, "Are you pregnant?"
Shen Wancheng was taken aback when her private affairs were suddenly exposed, but she quickly realized that whether she was pregnant or not was her own business and it didn't matter if Xu Pingtao knew.
However, Shen Mei's intention in saying this... didn't seem very friendly.
Shen Wancheng glanced at Shen Mei before frankly telling Xu Pingtao, "Well, because of an accident... I recently found out I'm pregnant."
Xu Pingtao asked with concern and urgency, "How long has it been? Have you been to the hospital?"
Shen Wancheng was stunned again. Why was Xu Pingtao's first reaction not to ask who the father of the child was, but to ask how long she had been pregnant?
But in the next instant, Shen Wancheng understood.
What Xu Pingtao lacks and desires most right now is descendants. She is Xu Pingtao's granddaughter, so the child she is carrying will also be related to Xu Pingtao by blood, and will be Xu Pingtao's great-grandson.
Given how much Xu Pingtao cares about his bloodline and descendants, he would rather the child in Shen Wancheng's belly didn't have a father, so that no one would compete with him for his offspring.
After thinking it through, Shen Wancheng stopped avoiding the question and said directly, "It took me more than a month to confirm that I was pregnant, and I haven't been to the hospital yet."
Xu Pingtao immediately stood up. "That won't do. We must go to the hospital to check on the situation first, and if there's anything the body is lacking, we can supplement it in time."
Shen Yao, who had been in a daze, snapped out of her daze upon hearing Xu Pingtao's words and loudly agreed, "That's right, we should go to the hospital to get checked out first. I never thought that women are most vulnerable during pregnancy."
As they were talking, Shen Wancheng was carried out the door by Shen Yao. Xu Pingtao walked in front to arrange the car, while Shen Mei silently followed behind them.
An hour later, Shen Yao's surprised and excited shouts echoed from a private clinic in a hospital on Hong Kong Island.
What do you mean by "my sister has multiple gestational sacs"?
Does it mean there's more than one child?