Volume 4: The World of Great Conflict Chapter 0479 Companion
When Nan Yi and Nan Ruoyin returned to the door of the old villa from the airport, they saw Liu Zhen, who was pregnant with a big belly, holding a bowl of something unknown and pouring it into the enamel bowl of a ragged middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man bowed to Liu Zhen, then walked towards the direction where he and Nan Yi were with his staggering steps.
After watching the middle-aged man walk away, Nan Yi pulled Nan Ruoyin to the gate of the courtyard.
"Why didn't you say hello when you came back?" Liu Zhen's face was full of surprise when he saw Nan Yi standing in front of him.
"It was a last-minute decision. I was supposed to eat with pancakes right now."
While Nan Yi was talking, he glanced at the bowl in Liu Zhen's hand. There were remnants of braised silver carp, fish bones and fish jelly on the edge of the bowl. It must have been frozen in the refrigerator.
"My Zhen'er has a good heart."
"I gave him one dish two days ago, and he came every day at this time. I felt sorry for him, so I gave him a dish every time."
"Oh, something's wrong with your brain?"
"He speaks quite normally, but judging from his eyes, there must be something wrong with his brain. It could be an intermittent mental problem."
"Oh, then wait until he comes again tomorrow. Don't give him anything for free. Let him clean the yard." Nan Yi thought for a while and said.
"The yard is very clean..." Liu Zhen stopped talking here. She understood Nan Yi's intention, smiled and said, "You are thoughtful."
"Of course, who am I?"
Nan Yi said this, holding Liu Zhen's hand and walking into the yard.
Nan Yi helped the man sit on the sofa in the living room before he let go of her hand. Without any greeting, Nan Ruoyin had already walked to Liu Zhen's side and was talking to her in private.
Nan Yi first went to the dining table and lifted the dish cover. He saw three dishes on the table. He felt the temperature with the palm of his hand first, and then with the back of his hand. The dishes were still warm.
After looking at the dishes on the table again, Nan Yi turned around and asked Liu Zhen: "Who cooked dinner?"
"Mom came over, helped me cook, and then went back to the restaurant."
"Which one?"
"My mom, my two moms take turns coming, one day each."
"Oh." Nan Yi said comfortably, "Your level is quite high, almost as high as a giant panda. By the way, when can you take your maternity leave?"
"It's fifteen days before the due date. I'm not one of those who got married late and had children late, so I won't get any care during the holidays."
"Can you hold on?" Nan Yi walked up to Liu Zhen and asked.
"Nothing, I'm fine now, no major reaction, just getting tired easily."
"I will finish work as soon as possible and come back early to be with you." Nan Yi thought for a moment and said solemnly.
"Um."
"Ruoyin, go and get four bowls of noodles. I want to talk to Aunt Liu."
"oh."
Nan Ruoyin agreed and walked towards the kitchen.
In the early years, when Nan Ruoyin followed Nan Yi in Wenchangwei, Nan Yi had already taught her how to cook, and making a few bowls of noodles was not a difficult task for Nan Ruoyin.
Nowadays, many children over the age of five or six can get around the stove, but it is quite rare for children to not know how to cook when they are in their teens. Generally, these children are only children from well-off families, or children in families where the elders favor one child.
"Nan Yi, are you in Yangcheng during the day?"
"I was in Wenchangwei in the morning, and went to Lin Guangwei's place to discuss some business matters at noon, and then flew over. I originally wanted to treat Jianbing and his girlfriend to dinner today, but later gave up the idea."
"What's wrong? Is there a problem with Xu Feiyang's girlfriend's identity?" Liu Zhen asked.
"Jiang Biyun."
"Ah? Xu Feiyang's girlfriend is Jiang Biyun?"
"Yes, it's the Jiang Biyun we know, not the same name." Nan Yi nodded and said.
"How did they get together? Are they talking about marriage?"
"We already know almost everything we should and shouldn't know. They were already in love before we got married. Tell me, even if they didn't know beforehand that Jianbing attended our wedding, would they have mentioned it accidentally afterwards?"
"I think so. Why? Are you worried that we didn't invite her to our wedding and it would be awkward for you to meet her?"
"No, I've never liked Jiang Biyun. She's not a good person. I don't think she and Jianbing will get together. If they really get married, then we can only talk about our friendship as classmates. There's no need to talk about anything else."
"Yes, I understand." Liu Zhen nodded and said, "Sister Meifeng came to see me a few days ago and told me that Xiaowei is doing well in school now. She also asked about Ruoyin's situation."
"They are still intent on our Ruoyin. What is Wu Meifeng doing now?"
"I don't paste matchboxes anymore. The Beiren Factory Union is at work, responsible for issuing labor insurance and so on. The work is not tiring."
"That's good. The benefits of the Northerners are good, and their offset printing machines are very popular in the market. They are quite solid. Is this the care of the organization?"
"Yes, Wu Renpin's rank is already high, and it won't look good if his wife continues to paste matchboxes."
"It's good to have an organization. Everything is taken care of. Leader Liu, I'm still an unemployed youth. When will your bank take care of me and arrange a job for me?"
"Stop it, aren't you the deputy accountant of Wenchangwei? Haha, you really know how to make trouble. Which village needs two accountants?"
"Come on, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have to go through so much trouble. I'm happy as an unemployed young man."
"Which unemployed young person can fly around the world like you? Is the matter in London very troublesome? Why haven't you settled it in such a long time?"
"It will take some time. There may be a big breakthrough soon. A VIP may not play by the rules and directly open up a gap. In this way, I can finish my work quickly."
"Well, I won't ask for the details. You should hurry up and make sure you're not there on the day the baby is born."
Liu Zhen straightened her body, and Nan Yi was very attentive and put a pillow behind Liu Zhen's back and helped her sit down.
"No, I will definitely come back 20 days before the due date, even if I haven't finished my work. Moreover, in the next two or three years, I will spend half of my time in China every year."
"Are you that good?"
Liu Zhen looked at Nan Yi in surprise, then changed her mind and thought that Nan Yi was not doing this for herself, but for the child.
"Nan Yi, do you think I'm a delivery guy?"
"You are the one who delivers the goods. I am responsible for production and you are responsible for delivery. Isn't this a clear division of labor? "
Nan Yi said with a grin as he took the glass jar on the coffee table and dug out four raw walnuts from it. He crushed the walnuts with his fingers, and then picked and chose. He quickly picked out the walnut kernels and put his hand near Liu Zhen's mouth so that she could pinch them and eat them.
Liu Zhen pinched the walnut kernel and ate it bite by bite, while her hand was groping for the remote control.
"I'm just talking to you, why do you have to watch TV?"
"Today we are broadcasting "The Garland Under the Mountain", starring Zhou Liwei, it's really good to watch."
"Didn't the movie just come out not long ago, and the TV series is already out?"
"Yeah, it's not as good as the movie, but Zhou Li is handsome. I like him very much."
"Let's take a break. Doesn't he have a wife?"
"What are you thinking? I just like the role he played. What? Are you jealous?" Liu Zhen said with a playful look on his face.
"Yeah, I'm jealous." Nan Yi said jokingly.
Nan Yi knew very well that Liu Zhen was pregnant and definitely needed someone to accompany her, and he couldn't always be with her. It would be strange if she didn't have any complaints in her heart. It was a rare opportunity for her to come back, so of course Nan Yi had to obey her.
"Then you can enjoy your meal while I watch TV."
"Dad, the noodles are ready. Do you want more vinegar in yours?" Just at this moment, Nan Ruoyin came out of the kitchen with two bowls of noodles in her hands and asked for fun.
"Go away, you are everywhere. Go eat with the school beauties first. Dad will eat later."
"Okay, you go and eat first. The noodles will get clumpy soon. I'll watch TV first." Liu Zhen pushed the attentive Nan Yi.
"Okay, I'll eat the noodles first."
Nan Yi finished his noodles quickly and went back to continue accompanying Liu Zhen.
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The next day, Nan Yi prepared breakfast for Liu Zhen immediately after exercise without going out to buy food. Whether it was fried dough sticks, rice flour cakes, or vegetable porridge, he made them all by himself.
"Ouch!"
Nan Yi, who was busy, suddenly felt a weight on his back, and a round ball was against his waist.
Nan Yi turned around and hugged Liu Zhen who had made a surprise attack, "Don't you know you are pregnant? Why are you still playing tricks on me?"
"I just wanted to hug you, who knew your son would be so in the way." Liu Zhen said with a pout.
Nan Yi smiled and said, "How do you know it's a son? What if it's a daughter?"
"I know it must be my son. He kicks me in the stomach all the time. It would be strange if he wasn't a naughty boy."
"Okay, I said, sons and daughters are the same, as long as they are my children, I like them all." Nan Yi patted Liu Zhen's arm and said.
Liu Zhen really hopes to give birth to a boy. She also has her own little thoughts. The current family planning policy only allows one child, and there is a trend of favoring boys over girls. She is afraid that if she gives birth to a daughter, Nan Yi will not pay attention to her.
Besides, the issue of family property is also involved. A mother is strong and she is thinking about paving the way for her child before the child is born.
"I know you dote on your daughter, and you've spoiled Ruoyin to the heavens. She didn't want to go to school, but you let her go. I don't know what you were thinking. She's only a few years old, and you let her do business outside."
"I have thought carefully about her education. Zhen'er, you have to admit that Ruoyin is different from the two of us. She is a genius. The path that suits most people is not suitable for her. I want to tailor a path that is most suitable for her."
"Wouldn't it be good for her to receive education in school like other children and have a happy childhood?"
"I said, how come you studied abroad and now you are in a leadership position, why do you look at problems at such a low level? The education model of each country is based on the needs of the country's overall situation. For example, our country adopts the education method of assembly line standard parts, and there are standard answers for everything.
You just need to take out a mold, stuff the students into it, and then feed them bite by bite. The students will eventually grow up to be the same as the mold. Those that form molds faster will be sent to another precision workshop for hammering. If there is anything out of the ordinary, it will be knocked back. The final product must be standard.
This has both advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is that the discovery from 0 to 1 is not possible, but the cloning and optimization from 1 to 99 can produce a large number of talents. We are now lagging behind and are in the stage of learning, imitating and catching up with the Western world. The ability to discover is not urgently needed now.
But in the future, when we catch up and want to lead the world, where will the talents we can "discover" be?"
Nan Yi said, and suddenly smiled awkwardly, "Well, I always like to talk about other things recently. Okay, let me get back to Ruoyin. If you want to talk about Ruoyin's childhood, she was not unhappy at all.
It’s not that she didn’t go to school. She also enjoyed the childhood of others. It’s just that she found that she had little in common with her peers, so she wanted to take an individual path.
I just designed a path for her based on her personal wishes, not forcing her to follow my own needs. I am not so authoritarian. "
"I know you are not so authoritarian, but I think Ruoyin should have a similar childhood to most children." Liu Zhen still disagreed with Nan Yi's point of view and retorted.
"Aunt Liu, I'm fine now. I like everything my father arranged for me." Nan Ruoyin had stood behind Nan Yi and the other man without them noticing.
"Did you hear that?" Nan Yi shrugged.
"Forget it. I'm too lazy to talk. Can we start eating now?"
"Okay, go sit outside, Ruoyin, help dad."
"Yes." Nan Ruoyin agreed, then walked to Nan Yi and asked, "Dad, what do you need me to do?"
"I've already prepared the food, just help me take it out ."
