Chapter 176 - 139: Making a Baby for Fun?
Chapter 176: Chapter 139: Making a Baby for Fun?
When all the dishes arrived, Gao Yuan and Xiao Yu practically fought over the food, but Xiao Xiao ate distractedly.
She had been silently observing Gao Yuan and Xiao Yu.
She hadn’t noticed before, but today, their easy rapport made Xiao Xiao suddenly realize they bore a slight resemblance to each other.
Especially their noses and eyes, which looked so much alike.
Xiao Xiao forcefully suppressed the thought. After dinner, she dropped Gao Yuan off at Century Center and left with Xiao Yu.
The company was on the right track now, so there weren’t many things that actually required Gao Yuan to make a decision.
That afternoon, a few people came to the company for interviews, so Gao Yuan decided to conduct them himself.
Gao Yuan hired the applicants for the customer service and warehouse positions on the spot.
As for the designer, Gao Yuan gave her an assignment with a traditional Chinese theme. She had two days to submit five concept designs, and if he was satisfied with even one of them, she would be hired.
After the interviews, Gao Yuan called the three store managers into his office, and they chatted for a while over tea.
His main concern was the company’s recent high workload, and he wanted to check on his employees’ well-being.
He was particularly concerned about the four-day work week he had established. His staff hadn’t taken a single day off lately, which was a clear departure from company policy.
After learning that his employees were still full of drive, Gao Yuan decided to pay them double for the extra days they had worked.
He couldn’t give his employees enough time off at the moment, so he would make it up to them with money.
After all, he’d been a salaried employee himself. He knew that no matter how good the free food and drinks were, nothing beat cold, hard cash.
After telling the three managers to spread the news, Gao Yuan left the office.
He didn’t go straight home. First, he went to the Black Swan cake shop in Hang City to pick up the custom birthday cake he had ordered for Lin Wanyu two days prior.
The cake alone cost 28,000 yuan.
After picking up the cake, he also stopped by a nearby mall and picked out a gold necklace worth around 20,000 yuan.
He had promised to get Tongtong a Christmas gift today. The truth was, he had forgotten about her when he was buying bags in Shanghai, so he decided to make it up to her with a gold necklace.
Gold was a pretty practical gift, after all.
Gao Yuan didn’t take it to Tongtong at Wuyou. Instead, he waited for her to come pick it up at the main gate of No.1 Courtyard.
With so many people around, Tongtong was too embarrassed to be too affectionate. She whispered to Gao Yuan, "Aren’t you going to invite me up to warm up?"
Gao Yuan saw right through Tongtong’s little ploy.
He nodded. "Sure! It just so happens Qingqing is home."
Tongtong froze.
"I just remembered I have to shoot some content later. I’ll head back now."
Watching Tongtong flee in a panic, Gao Yuan just smiled and turned to walk home.
’Tongtong is still so naive!’
’That was all it took to scare her off. If it had been Xiao Xiao, she would have followed me back without a second thought.’
’After all, she’s the landlady!’
This reminded Gao Yuan of his housing situation.
’I need to make time to go house-hunting. Something like a villa would be best.’
’But I still don’t have enough money on hand. Even with the recent sales from the stores, I have less than 100 million.’
’Plus, I owe the bank 300 million.’
’If those big international brands try to suppress us, this much money won’t be nearly enough.’
’Whatever, I’ll just have to be patient.’
Gao Yuan opened the door to his apartment. Yesterday’s decorations were gone.
It seemed Li Mengqing had cleaned up today. He didn’t see her in the living room, though. He called out her name and found out she was in the bathroom.
Taking advantage of the moment, Gao Yuan went to the guest bedroom and retrieved an antique-style box from one of his storage containers.
Inside was the copy of the *Upper Forest Poem* he had transcribed.
It had taken him a full week of evenings after work to complete. Of course, once he finished, he had no use for it, so it had just been sitting at home collecting dust.
While he was in Shanghai, he’d thought of Lin Wanyu’s birthday and decided to give her this copy of the *Upper Forest Poem* as a present.
Even though he hadn’t originally written it for Lin Wanyu, he had poured his heart and soul into it.
He didn’t want to give this piece of calligraphy to anyone else.
Now, with her birthday coming up, it was the perfect occasion to give it to her.
After dusting off the box, Gao Yuan carefully wiped it down with a wet wipe, and the antique-style box instantly looked brand new.
Gao Yuan opened the box to make sure there was no dust inside, then placed it on the living room table.
He had just set down the calligraphy when Li Mengqing walked into the living room.
"What’s this?"
The voice behind him made Gao Yuan jump.
Turning to see it was Li Mengqing, Gao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. "A birthday present for Wanyu."
When Li Mengqing heard it was a birthday present for Wanyu, she immediately wanted to open it and take a look.
Gao Yuan reached out and held the antique-style box shut. "It’s a secret!"
"Hmph. Fine, I don’t want to see it anyway."
Li Mengqing pouted and sat down on the sofa. But then she turned to Gao Yuan and asked curiously, "So, what are you going to get me for my birthday?"
"That’s a secret, too!"
With that, Gao Yuan walked over to the sofa, turned on the TV, and lay down, resting his head on Li Mengqing’s lap.
He loved this position. It was comfortable, and it gave him a nice view and easy access.
Gao Yuan decided to tease Li Mengqing. He reached out, stroking her stomach, and said, "How about I give you a baby for your birthday?"
"Okay!"
Gao Yuan hadn’t expected Li Mengqing to agree without a moment’s hesitation.
In fact, her eyes were now sparkling as she looked at him.
’Is Li Mengqing really that eager to have a baby?’