Chapter 706 Childhood Sweethearts
I rang the doorbell and a Filipino maid soon came out.
It is very common to hire Filipino maids in Hong Kong. Since Lin Yan and her child are coming over, especially since Lin Yan is pregnant again, it would not be good if there is no one to take care of the family. So Song Yuanchao asked Qin Zhengguo to help hire a professional Filipino maid in advance.
Through the small window at the door, the maid looked at Song Yuanchao warily, asking him who he was looking for and telling him that this was a private place. Song Yuanchao was not dissatisfied with the maid's vigilance, but felt that the maid was good and responsible.
Song Yuanchao stated his identity. When the Filipino maid heard that Song Yuanchao was the male owner, she did not open the door immediately, but asked Song Yuanchao to wait for a while. After a while, Lin Yan came out of the house. When she saw that it was Song Yuanchao standing at the door, she asked the Filipino maid to open the door, and Song Yuanchao came in.
"Sir, please come in..." The Filipino maid said to Song Yuanchao apologetically. Song Yuanchao nodded and said thank you with satisfaction. Seeing Song Yuanchao's kind expression, the Filipino maid finally felt relieved.
After entering the house, Yangyang ran towards Song Yuanchao, calling Dad... Dad...
Song Yuanchao squatted down and opened his arms, and the little guy jumped directly into Song Yuanchao's arms. It's only been more than a month since I last saw him, and the kid has become a lot stronger and taller.
Song Yuanchao picked him up, lifted him over his head, threw him upwards and caught him. The little guy giggled happily. He was not satisfied after being lifted up three times in a row. When Song Yuanchao was about to put him down, he raised a finger to Song Yuanchao: "Dad, can we do it again? One last time, okay?"
"Hahaha, okay, okay, let's do it again!"
Song Yuanchao laughed and immediately met his request.
Yang Yang smiled happily. When he landed, he couldn't help begging for "one more time". Lin Yan spoke up and criticized him harshly. Didn't he just ask his dad to come one last time? Why did he want to come again after he had come once? How could he go back on his words? Who would believe him in the future if he said that?
You must do what you say, especially you must be responsible for what you say, even if it is to your parents. A man without integrity cannot stand, this is the most basic principle to do well.
After being scolded by Lin Yan, Yang Yang's aggrieved eyes were filled with tears, but she forced herself not to let them fall.
"Come, tell me the story of the boy who cried wolf. Do you remember why no one came to save the little boy in the story?"
"Because... because he lied, people... people don't believe him anymore..."
"Yes! That's the truth. Don't you understand it? Just like you asked dad to do it again, dad has already satisfied your request, but you are still not satisfied and want to do it again. What's the difference between this and the little boy in the movie "The Wolf Cried"? Yangyang, tell mom, what should we do?"
"You can't lie, and you can't go back on your word..." Yang Yang thought for a while and answered. This answer made Lin Yan very satisfied. She touched Yang Yang's little head and said, "Hold back your tears. Boys should be brave and correct their mistakes. Boys can't cry. Dad just came here today and is a little tired. Let Dad rest first. Tomorrow, Mom and Dad will take you to Uncle Qin's house to see your little brother. Let Sister Nini play with you, okay?"
"Great, great!" Yangyang became excited when he heard that he could play with sister Nini and watch his little brother, and he clapped his hands happily.
She asked the Filipino maid to take Yangyang back to her room. After Yangyang left, Lin Yan asked Song Yuanchao, "Is everything done?"
Song Yuanchao nodded and said, "It's done."
Then he looked towards Yangyang's room and said with satisfaction that this Filipino maid was pretty good.
"Of course she's good. Lao Qin and Caixia helped find her. She's a medical student, and her education is no worse than ours." Lin Yan said, "Her English is very good, and she's patient and responsible. These days I let Yangyang learn English with her. Yangyang is very smart and can already speak a few simple sentences."
Song Yuanchao was very happy: "That's good. We hired a servant who also serves as a tutor. The child is now at the best age to learn a language, and learning this requires language skills. It is much more convenient to have such a person at home."
Song Yuanchao and his wife already had a tacit understanding about Yangyang's education. They were not short of money, and Song Yuanchao had more money in his hands than he could spend , not to mention that both Shenghua Group and Si Te Company were still developing at a high speed. When Yangyang grew up, the Song family would definitely have more assets.
But both of them are very concerned about their child's education, and they don't want to raise a second-generation rich kid or a playboy.
The Song family is a family of scholars, and so is the Lin family, and they are also a family of senior cadres. In his previous life, Song Yuanchao had seen news about the lawless children of wealthy families, and he was very strict in educating his children from the beginning. The couple often tacitly played the role of the good cop and the bad cop, using various methods to educate and guide their children to establish a correct outlook on life from an early age. From this point of view, Yangyang is still satisfactory to them.
Song Yuanchao even thought about taking Yangyang to live in the countryside for a period of time every year when he grew up a little, so that he could experience the hardships his parents had experienced when they went to the countryside to work, and understand that everything is hard-earned.
Similarly, this arrangement will also allow Yangyang to develop his tenacity and hard-working character, which will be beneficial to the child's future.
Putting the matter of the child aside for the moment, Song Yuanchao went to take a shower first. Hong Kong was much hotter than Nanjing and Shanghai. It was not summer yet. After all the trouble coming all the way from Shanghai, his body was already sticky. It would be uncomfortable not to take a shower.
After washing and changing into clean clothes, Song Yuanchao returned to the living room. Lin Yan had already made tea for him.
Sitting down, drinking a sip of tea, and looking at Lin Yan's obviously bulging belly, Song Yuanchao asked her with concern whether she had gone to the hospital for a check-up and what the doctor said.
Lin Yan smiled and told Song Yuanchao that Ying Caixia and Xu Hui had accompanied her to the hospital and introduced her to a good obstetrician. In the future, this doctor would come to her home to examine Lin Yan in person every once in a while, and if there was no problem, there was no need for her to go to the hospital.
In addition, when Lin Yan's belly gets bigger, a professional nurse will come to live at home to take care of her. The Filipino maid in her family graduated from a medical university and naturally knows medical knowledge. She can help out and wait until the due date to go to the hospital to give birth.
This arrangement was really good. Song Yuanchao nodded repeatedly and agreed. From now on, Song Yuanchao would not be able to stay in Hong Kong with Lin Yan all the time. He still had work in Jinling. At most, he would try to find time to come and see her once in a while.
With these arrangements, plus the greetings from Qin Zhengguo and his wife and Xu Hui, Song Yuanchao felt relieved.
The couple sat and chatted, Song Yuanchao did not tell Lin Yan about Gu Changjun's matter, this matter has passed, Song Yuanchao has made up his mind. In addition, Lin Yan is pregnant now, and pregnant women need to be in a good mood, so it is not good to tell her these things.
Lin Yan is a very smart person. She has guessed some of the reasons why Song Yuanchao didn't say anything, so she didn't ask any further questions and just talked about other things.
In the afternoon, seeing that Lin Yan was a little tired, Song Yuanchao asked her to go back to her room and sleep for a while. He went to the study to handle some official business and made a few phone calls.
It was already evening when they finished the work, and the family of three had dinner together. The dinner was prepared by the Filipino maid, whose cooking skills were very good and the Cantonese cuisine was quite authentic. After dinner, Song Yuanchao played with Yangyang for a long time, then went back to the study to do some work, and only returned to his room to rest when it was getting late.
The next morning, the family of three went directly to Qin Zheng's home, which was not far below.
Qin Zhengguo just came back from Pengcheng last night. Ying Caixia had been waiting for them since she knew they were coming.
When they arrived at the place, Yangyang saw Nini and ran over impatiently, shouting, "Sister Nini, let's go play." Nini was also very happy that Yangyang was coming, and the two little ones held hands and went downstairs to play in the room under the supervision of the servants.
"Your boy is pretty good. He and my daughter are childhood sweethearts. How about we get closer to each other in the future?" Qin Zhengguo looked at the two children skipping up the stairs, and came up to Song Yuanchao and said with a smile.
Song Yuanchao was immediately happy and said generously: "No problem! When the children grow up, they can do it as long as they are willing."
"Old Qin, you are talking nonsense. Our Nini is one year older than Yangyang. This is not the way to match people up." Ying Caixia said with a smile.
"What does it matter? A woman who is three years older than a man is more likely to be rich. Besides, being one year older doesn't matter." Qin Zhengguo was quite shameless and said with a laugh.
"Yes, yes, yes. As a father-in-law, I don't care. Caixia, why are you so anxious? Do you look down on our Yangyang? Or do you look down on me?" Song Yuanchao asked jokingly, and Lin Yan on the side covered her mouth and laughed.
Ying Caixia rolled her eyes at Song Yuanchao and said, "Don't talk nonsense. I still like you? Be careful that your Yan Zi will slap you in the face! As for the son of your boss Song, how can I not like him? It's just that my Nini is older than Yangyang, and I'm afraid you will feel disadvantaged. Since that's the case, it's settled? Our two families will become closer relatives, and our Nini will be your daughter-in-law in the future. As a father-in-law, don't you have to give her a gift today?"
As she said that, Ying Caixia stretched out her hand directly to Song Yuanchao. Song Yuanchao was stunned and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He searched in his arms for a long time but couldn't take out anything useful. He came here to visit today. He was wearing only a single piece of clothing and had empty hands. How could he bring any valuable gifts?
Seeing his embarrassed look, everyone burst into laughter. In fact, everyone knew that this was just a joke. After all, the children were still young. If the children grow up and both sides fall in love with each other and can achieve good things, that would be great. If it is just a sister-brother relationship, that is also fine. No matter what the result is, let everything take its course and it will not destroy the relationship between the two families.
