The next day, Nan Yi and Ge Cuizhu talked for a whole day about the reclamation group's work arrangements for this year and several development plans and goals to be achieved in the next few years.
Then, for a week in a row, Nan Yi went to the Intelligence Committee every day to attend Nan's meetings; a week later, he began to participate in the meetings of the "South Korea Strategy" group.
When it was Arbor Day in March, Nan Jiajun was taken to the Fang Manor after landing at Kai Tak Airport.
Nan Yi was sitting in the garden, watching Nan Jiajun, a tall and handsome man wearing a well-fitting tight suit, walking towards him.
Nan Jiajun walked up to Nan Yi, bowed to him, and called him affectionately, "Dad."
"Jiajun, you look like a long-legged Oppa when you dress like this. You will surely charm many girls in the future. Grow it quickly until the hair is gone." Nan Yi stood up, patted Nan Jiajun's shoulder cheerfully, then put his arm around his and walked forward, "Have you read all the information?"
"Yes, I have finished reading it."
"Now that you have finished reading it, you should know that in today's South Korea, the chaebols are no longer the running dogs of the Blue House. The chaebols and the Blue House are now evenly matched, and in the future, there is a high possibility of a major reversal.
The future of South Korea is a South Korea of ​​chaebols, and you, my dear son, will be a member of the South Korean chaebols and create another miracle on top of the Han River miracle. "
Nan Yi turned his head and looked into Nan Jiajun's eyes. "From today on, you are the chairman of the South Korean New Miracle Group. Remember, half of the New Miracle is yours, and only half is yours. The remaining half belongs to Nan's. I will only say this once and will not say it again."
"Dad, I will remember it in my heart." Nan Jiajun bowed solemnly again.
"Don't be too stressed. You still have to continue your studies when you return to Seoul. Ten years later, the burden will fall on your shoulders." Nan Yi patted the back of Nan Jiajun's head, "When you are in school, make more friends. Don't worry about whether others have money or not, or what their parents do.
Everyone has something that shines, and everyone has something you need, power, money, life, there is always one thing you need. "
"So."
"Okay, let me take you to meet some people."
Nan Yi brought Nan Jiajun to the living room of his house. There were already several people waiting there. As soon as Nan Yi walked in, several people bowed to him.
Waving his hand, Nan Yi pointed at one of them and introduced him to Nan Jiajun, "Shen Zhengxi, the vice president of New Miracle, is also your think tank. If you have any questions, please consult him for advice."
Then, he pointed to another woman who was about 30 years old and said, "Kwon Shi-ya, your lawyer. She will handle all legal issues for you from now on."
"Zheng Yongmin, your bodyguard, codenamed Captain of the Silmido Squadron, your safety from now on depends half on him, and the other half on your own caution. Jiajun, you talk to Lawyer Quan and Captain Zheng; Zhengxi, let's go for a walk."
After saying that, Nan Yi took Shen Zhengxi to the garden outside.
"Have you chosen the target for investment?"
"President, I have chosen two. One is Midobo Department Store. It is not as big as Shinsegae and Lotte, but it is also a relatively large shopping mall in Seoul. The other is Sampoong Group. This group is engaged in the construction industry, but it has plans to enter the shopping mall field and build their own Sampoong Department Store."
When Nan Yi heard the name "Sanfeng Department Store", it sounded familiar to him. He must have heard it somewhere before.
After thinking for a long time, Nan Yi couldn't remember where he had heard or seen this name, but he was sure that the forgotten things about "Sanfeng Department Store" were probably not good things.
Nan Yi has no impression of the name Sampoong Group, neither now nor in his previous life. It is certain that it is not a large South Korean group. The gossip about an unknown group should not be of concern to Chinese people. Since no one cares, traffic predators naturally have no motivation to spread it.
This Sampoong Department Store is likely to be the scene of a major scandal with widespread implications, or a very sensational disaster.
Nan Yi stroked his chin and said, "Zheng Xixi, you must be cautious about the investment. Whether it is the health of the enterprise or the personality and family relationship of the manager, you must investigate it clearly. This is the first shot fired by New Miracle in South Korea, and it must not be a failure."
"Yes, President."
"Zheng Xixi, in which year did you join the Nan Clan?"
"January 17, 1982. It has been six years and two months," Shin Jung-hee replied.
"Time flies. It's been more than six years." Nan Yi sighed, "At this pace, retirement will be a blink of an eye. Have you ever imagined your life after retirement?"
"President, I can still work for another fifty years. Retirement is too far away and I have never thought about it."
"That's good. You have a young mentality. I am a dozen years younger than you, but I have been imagining my retirement life three years ago, with blue sky, small island, fishing, and growing vegetables. When you have the leisure time in the future, you can ask me to go fishing with you." Nan Yi looked up at the blue sky and said with a dazed look.
"It's my honor to go fishing with the president. However, you are too tired. You should take a good vacation." Shin Jung-hee said sincerely.
"I will." Nan Yi nodded, "Okay, you should also go and have a good talk with Jia Jun. Although he is not my biological son, I treat him as my own. Train him well and let him grow into a towering tree."
"Please rest assured, President. I will do my best."
"Go ahead."
…
Ogeum-dong, Seoul.
In the Olympic Park, Nan Ruoyin held a camera in her hand, raising it from time to time to take pictures. She also had a backpack on her left shoulder, which was divided into two compartments, one for used film and the other for unused film.
In nearly three years, Nan Ruoyin has used more than three tons of film and taken more than 300,000 photos. However, not only did she not spend a penny, she also earned a lot.
In the past two years, National Geographic magazine has bought many of her photos, and the name Rachel has already made a name for herself in the photography world.
Click, another photo was taken.
The camera made a clicking sound, reminding Nan Ruoyin that the film was out of time.
Taking the film out of the camera and putting the camera back into the camera bag, Nan Ruoyin ended her career as a photographer.
After taking another look at the white buildings under construction not far away, Nan Ruoyin walked straight towards the gray vehicle on the side of the road.
Her world tour ended at this moment. Next, she would go to the airport to pick someone up on behalf of Nan Yi.
As the saying goes, sharpen your sword before the battle, even if it's not sharp, it will shine.
Shin Jung-hee and his group went to Seoul first, and Nam Jiajun stayed in Xiangkeng alone for half a month. Nan Yi reviewed with him the content about "father-son relationship".
March 28th.
Nan Jiajun left, and after the visit, he traveled around the Middle East, and then returned to South Korea to report back to Han Zhenhe.
"President, during my time back in Busan, the Seven Stars Faction had a riot, and several leaders led their people to flee, splitting into two new gangs - the Zero Degree Faction and the New Seven Stars Faction. In addition, there was a Jewish Faction that opposed the Seven Stars Faction, and a 20th Century Faction that had nothing to do with the Seven Stars Faction was born."
"Oh, which faction are your relatives in?"
"Jung Jong-sik is now the chairman of the Zero Degree Faction."
Nan Yi smiled and said, "Not bad, you are climbing pretty fast. What does the Zero Degree Faction rely on for a living?"
"The docks, buildings, loan sharks, and underground casinos." Han Zhenhe replied, "The docks are controlled by the Seven Stars Sect. The smuggling quota that the Zero Degree Sect can occupy is quite limited. Loan sharks and underground casinos are their biggest sources of income."
"Zhenhe, what do you think of your friends? I mean in terms of credibility."
Han Jin Hyuk replied simply, "Jung Jong Shik is a good person."
Nan Yi thought for a while and said, "Then you talk to him about cooperation. We need farmland. As long as he has it, we will buy it. As for how the farmland came from, we will not pursue it, nor do we want to. Zhenhe, I have only one request. The transaction between us and your relatives must comply with South Korean laws."
"President, I understand."
As soon as the two finished talking, the school beauty walked up to Nan Yi with a phone in hand, "It's Xian Yaochang's call."
"Why did Xian Yaochang call me?"
Nan Yi muttered and took the phone, "Uncle Yaochang, what's the matter?"
Xian Yaochang stopped his own grain business at the beginning of last year. After that, he did not do other business, but joined the Kenzhi Group. After the establishment of Zhengnan Group, he was sent in as a representative of the Kenzhi Group and is now responsible for the procurement of raw materials for Zhengnan Group.
"Nan Yi, do you still remember Wang Wanke who used to do grain business with me?"
"Remember, what's wrong?"
Nan Yi responded, but in his heart he was thinking, "Wang Wanke should go into real estate."
"He later stopped doing the grain business and put up a sign for scientific and educational instruments, doing the business of video recorders and cameras. Last year, he cooperated with Hong Kong businessmen to set up joint ventures for watch, printing and jewelry factories. At the beginning of this year, I don't know why, he started to do real estate again and planned to build an industrial zone in Huanggangling."
"Oh, and then?"
"It seems that the company is short of money and wants to establish a joint-stock system. He wants to meet with you."
"Meet..." Nan Yi thought for a moment and said, "I don't have time to go back . Tell him to come to Xiangkeng to see me."
"Okay, I'll tell him so."
Wang Wanke came very quickly. Xian Yaochang called in the morning, and in the afternoon Wang Wanke sat opposite Nan Yi.
"Mr. Wang, you shouldn't be short of money." Nan Yi said as soon as Wang Wanke sat down.
Nan Yi could estimate how much money Wang Wanke made from trading corn or from trading foreign exchange reserves. Even if he didn't make a penny, Wang Wanke would have at least a few hundred dollars in his hands, and this was still a conservative estimate.
Wang Wanke replied: "State-owned enterprise."
"I see. Tell me in detail." Nan Yi nodded.
"A few days ago, I talked to the city leaders about the shareholding reform. The city leaders have verbally agreed that the equity will be distributed in a ratio of 6 to 4, with the state holding 6 and the management team holding 4. However, I don't plan to accept it."
Nan Yi gave a thumbs up and said disapprovingly, "High moral character."
Wang Wanke waved his hand and said, "Nan Accounting, please stop praising me. It's not that I don't want it, but I don't dare to. There is no precedent for this in the whole country, and I don't want to be the first to do so."
"Mr. Wang, please stop calling me Accountant Nan. It has become a thing of the past."
Wang Wanke paused and said, "Then I'll still call you Mr. Nan."
Due to his close relationship with Xian Yaochang and his past cooperation with Wenchangwei, Wang Wanke was more familiar with the situation in Wenchangwei, so he did not say much.
"Mr. Wang, I don't plan to take it. What next?" Nan Yi brought the conversation back to the main topic.
"The company has established a subsidiary, Shenwan Enterprise Co., Ltd., which has invested in a project in the Shenwan Industrial Zone in Huanggangling. It is this company that will undergo shareholding reform, and the assets of the parent company will be divested."
“Just a real estate company, right?”
"Yes." Wang Wanke nodded.
"What is the valuation? How many shares are you planning to hold?"
Wang Wanke said: "41 million, total number of shares 41 million, 1 yuan per share."
"Are you sure Shenwan is worth 41 million?"
"To be honest, it's not worth it. My own estimate is that 30 million is more reasonable." Wang Wanke shook his head and said, "If the stock is issued at a valuation of 41 million, no one may be willing to subscribe."
"What are you going to do?"
"Let's talk to the city leaders and lower the valuation to 30 million. But I estimate that even if it is reduced to 30 million, it will be difficult to sell the stocks. So, when Shenwan is sure to sell the stocks, I would like to ask Mr. Nan to help buy some."
"Oh, I'm just an unknown pawn. Even if I take the lead in buying, no one will follow suit. Let me talk to grandma and let her come forward. Mr. Wang, let me make it clear first that I will definitely buy, but I can't guarantee how much I will buy. It depends on whether Shenwan's valuation is reasonable."
Wang Wanke was immediately delighted when he heard what Nan Yi said. "It would be great if Chairman Fang could come forward. With her influence, as long as she buys, other Hong Kong businessmen will definitely follow suit."
Nan Yi didn't think much of Wang Wanke's joy. It was supposed to be directed at Fang Mengyin, and he was just being used as a messenger.
"By the way, are the shares offered to foreign investors preferred or common?"
"That hasn't been decided yet. I personally prefer common stock."
"oh."
As for common stocks, Wang Vanke may buy some secretly himself.
After finishing his business, Wang Wanke said goodbye directly, saying that he had to hurry to visit a friend and he would return to Shencun overnight.
Nan Yi did not try to keep him, but asked Xiang He to send a car to take him there.
…
After March, all the important things had been arranged, and Nan Yi finally had the leisure to deal with some miscellaneous matters.
At night, when night falls.
Nan Yi wanted to talk to Wang Yan about something, so he made a phone call and learned that his grandson was at the Fudu Nightclub in Tsim Sha Tsui East.
Although Nan Yi was very reluctant to go to such an occasion, his legs suddenly became uncontrollable.
After the stock market crash last year, impulsive consumption in Hong Kong has decreased a lot. Everyone is busy filling their stomachs and has no mood to think about lust. In the nightclub, it is rare to see wealthy customers like Wang Li who lost a lot of money in the stock market but are still generous.
When Nan Yi arrived, Wang Li was already in the box, busy reading the fortune of a young lady.
I don't know which school of fortune-telling skills he learned. He didn't look at the face or the hands. He just stared at the valley between the two peaks of the lady, checking the direction of the deep ditch. I guess the master who taught him fortune-telling skills was a chest-observing and acupuncture master, and he changed to fortune-telling halfway through.
"One, two, three, four."
Nan Yi pointed at the ladies in the box, and there were actually four of them. It was true that Wang Yan was quite good at having fun, with all kinds of girls, some plump and some thin.
Walking to the coffee table, Nan Yi picked up a few dried fruits from the dessert plate, swung his hand, and hit Wang Li on the head.
"Pull the street, who is it?"
Wang Yan pulled his head out of the ditch, looked around, and soon saw Nan Yi standing there. He immediately used his unique face-changing skills and said to Nan Yi, "Mr. Nan, you're here so quickly."
"Sorry to bother you, how about I go out first and give you half an hour to finish your business?" Nan Yi said playfully.
"No, no." Wang Yan waved his hands awkwardly, turned to the four ladies and said, "You go out first, and I'll tell you to come in later."
After the young ladies came out one after another, Nan Yi walked up to Wang Li and sat down.
"It's time to hand over the script of The Greed of Man to TVB. We will provide the production budget and only need one of the leading female roles. The conditions are so generous, I think TVB will agree."
"Mr. Nan, I will go talk to Uncle Six tomorrow."
"Well, if it's difficult to negotiate with TVB, we can turn around and talk to ATV. Anyway, this TV series must be broadcast this year."
"No problem." Wang Yan agreed readily, and then said, "Mr. Nan, do you want to call the ladies in? I will call two of them for you."
Nan Yi waved his hand and said, "I'm not interested in the women here. You can call me if you want. Don't worry about me."
For Nan Yi, goddesses in the eyes of ordinary people are just for pleasure. How could he be interested in the ladies in nightclubs? He has reached the stage where he focuses on quality rather than quantity.
"Hey, then I'll call back the ones from before."
Wang Minglang laughed, stood up and walked towards the door of the box. As soon as he opened the door, a man came towards him.
"Director Wang, Mr. Xiang is in the next box. He wants you to come over and sit down with him."
Upon hearing the visitor's words, Wang Yan's face immediately became troubled. "Brother Jibao, please tell Xiangsheng that I have guests right now and it's inconvenient. I'll go and toast him later."
Ji Bao hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll go back and tell Xiang Sheng."
After Ji Bao left, Wang Li no longer had the heart to call her Miss and turned around and sat back in his original seat.
"Who is it?" asked Nan Yi, who had already seen the person coming.
"Ji Bao, the leader of the four tigers of the former Sun On Company, the former leader of Tsim Sha Tsui, has now cleaned up his act and is concentrating on legitimate business. He is one of the three tycoons of nightclubs, and this nightclub is owned by him."
"Oh, is it Xiang Qiang who wants to see you?" Nan Yi said lightly.
"Yes, I guess he wants to cooperate with Donglaiwu in filming. He called me a few days ago and mentioned it in a tactful way." Wang Li said with a conflicted look on his face.
Nan Yi glanced at Wang Yan and said, "It's okay. Since we are discussing cooperation, you can go and discuss it. If you can negotiate, then negotiate. If you can't negotiate, then refuse."
"Can……"
Before Wang Jing could finish his words, the door of the box was pushed open from the outside.
Xiang Qiang walked into the box from outside, first glanced at Wang Yan, then glanced at Nan Yi, and instantly, a few drops of smiles were embellished on his dead face: "Director Wang, I heard that you have a guest, I wondered who it was, it turned out to be Nan Sheng."
Members of society need to be more observant than ordinary people, need to know who they can and cannot offend, and need to know who are the people around them that they need to be cautious of.
He is arrogant to everyone he meets. Within a few days, he is either in jail or out.
Nan Yi just acted low-key and did not hide his whereabouts. With Fang Mengyin as a guiding light, if Xiang Qiang didn't know that there was a person like him in Xiangkeng, the Xiang family would not have been able to get through 1997 safely.
There are tens of thousands of dwarf mules in Xiangkeng Xin'an Company. It is not easy for Xiang Qiang to figure out who is who.
"Hello, Xiangsheng."
"Nansheng, do you like to come here?" Xiang Qiang walked to Nan Yi and shook hands with him.
After shaking hands, Nan Yi took his right hand back and said with a smile: "I rarely come here. I have something to do with Ah Xiang. He is playing here, so I had to come to find him."
"Oh, Nansheng is very familiar with Director Wang?"
"We're not that familiar with each other, we just do some business together."
As soon as Xiang Qiang entered the door, Nan Yi had already weighed the matter and decided not to hide the fact that he was a shareholder of Donglaiwu. Even if he wanted to hide it, he couldn't. As long as Xiang Qiang guessed in this direction, he could easily find someone to confirm his guess.
The cooperation between Donglaiwu and Pan Disheng in the theater chain was not concealed from the outside world, and it can be traced all the way back by following the clues.
"Nan Sheng kept it a secret really well, there was no news outside. There are frequent interactions between the various film companies in Hong Kong, so we should keep in touch with them more often in the future." Xiang Qiang said meaningfully.
"There will definitely be opportunities, but they probably won't be many. I rarely stay in Xiangkeng, and I don't care much about the business of Donglaiwu. If Xiangsheng wants to discuss cooperation, he can talk to Ah Xiang directly. As long as it's a win-win situation, I will definitely not object."
"That's great. I was just thinking about talking to Director Wang about co-production. If Nansheng isn't in a hurry to leave, why don't you come and listen?"
"OK."
Nan Yi responded readily.
The three of them sat down, and Xiang Qiang immediately asked someone to bring in two bottles of XO. After the toast, he said, "Some time ago, I went to Macau to meet a man and negotiated a business deal. After the deal, I went to the casino to play a few games. Later, when I came out of the casino, I had the idea of ​​making a gambling film.
Director Wang, the first movie you shot was a gambling film. You are very familiar with this genre. Moreover, you are also a screenwriter, so you can easily write a new script for a gambling film.
So, I plan to work with Donglaiwu to film this movie together."
As soon as Xiang Qiang finished speaking, the word "God of Gamblers" popped up in Nan Yi's mind, and then he began to wonder who Xiang Qiang went to Macau to meet. "Maybe he went to discuss the contract of the casino with Bo Chupu, but the discussion failed, and then he went to meet Ye Han. Did the two of them hit it off and want to run a gambling boat together?"
"Director Wang, you write the script and of course you arrange the plot. You also decide on the male lead, but I hope the female lead can be Zhang Jie. Also, the background of the final showdown in the movie should be set on a ship." Xiang Qiang said again.
"Gambling on movies? Gambling on the boat?" Wang Li asked.
"Yes, we gambled on the boat. It was a huge bet of tens of millions of dollars."
Nan Yi deliberately asked: "Xiang Sheng, the boat you are talking about is a gambling boat, right?"
"When you're gambling on a ship, of course you're gambling on the ship."
"Oh, what are you going to name this ship?"
"Oriental Princess."
"It's a gambling movie, a duel on a ship, the Oriental Princess, quite interesting." Nan Yi chewed for a while and said excitedly, "Xiang Sheng, we can cooperate on this movie. Let's make the budget higher, say 10 million. You pay 8 million, Donglaiwu pays 2 million, and we split the money 50-50."
Xiang Qiang's face darkened and he said, "Nansheng, are you right?"
"That's right, the investment is 8 to 2, and the profit sharing is 50-50." Nan Yi looked into Xiang Qiang's eyes and said, "Mr. Xiang, we are all smart people. The extra three million you spent will definitely be very valuable."
Xiang Qiang stared at Nan Yi for a long time, then suddenly laughed out loud, "Nan Sheng, you're amazing. You're worthy of being Mrs. Fang's grandson. Eight to two is eight to two. Deal."
Nan Yi picked up the wine glass and said, "Drink to win."
"Drink to win."
When leaving Fudu Nightclub, Wang Li was still confused and didn't understand why Xiang Qiang was willing to suffer such a huge loss.
"Mr. Nan, why did Xiang Qiang agree to such harsh conditions?"
"He wants to build a gambling boat and wants you to shoot a commercial." Nan Yi told him directly without hiding anything.
"Gambling boat?" Wang Yan suddenly realized: "Ad placement?"
"Otherwise, do you think he really had a sudden inspiration to make a gambling movie? We are taking advantage of it, and the movie must be made well. Xiang Qiang doesn't care about the box office, but we must. If you make a bad movie, it will affect our listing plan."
Wang Yan patted his chest and said, "Gambling film is my first work, how can it be a bad one? With 10 million, I can definitely make a good film. Nan Shao, you haven't had enough to drink, I know a good nightclub."
"No, just enjoy yourself."
Instead of following Wang Li to party at night, Nan Yi went straight back to Fang’s manor.
The next day, Wang Ming brought news that he had reached an agreement with Shao Laoliu. Nan Yi called Ruan Mei who had already gone to Los Angeles, and then started his trip to Europe.
The first stop was London.
Needless to say, upon arriving at Boleyn Castle, Nan Yi was tortured by Catherine for three days; after that, the exhausted Nan Yi rested for a day to recover his strength.
On the fifth day, Nan Wuwei was sent to play in the castle garden. Nan Yi, who had a sallow face, and Catherine, who had a fair face, talked about work face to face.
The last time he thought of Vodafone when reading the news, Nan Yi looked at the relevant information of Rakar Telecom and found that the word "VODA" was everywhere in its company, including the subsidiary VODAC, the project group Vodata, and even a service project directly named "Vodafone".
Needless to say, it is Vodafone.
"Adam, I have inquired. Ruikaer Telecom has plans to separate from Ruikaer Electronics and has plans to sell 20% of its shares to the public."
"We can't get too many public shares. I hope Bolin Investment Holdings can take more than 10% of Vodafone's shares and become its major shareholder."
"Richard," Catherine reminded.
“I like to call it Vodafone.”
"OK, as long as you are happy, but I have to remind you that Bolin Investment Holdings does not have enough idle funds to acquire more than 10% of Ruikaer's shares. The Canary Wharf plan has occupied too much funds."
"I will give you the funds. You must get at least 10% of Vodafone's shares. I will not make it difficult for you. I will give you a 200% premium budget. As long as you can get the shares, it doesn't matter if you pay a little more money."
"Adam, you think so highly of Ricardo?"
"No." Nan Yi waved his hand and said, "I am not only optimistic about Vodafone, I am also optimistic about any telecommunications company with monopoly attributes. As long as it is such a company, I am willing to invest."
Investing in the communications industry is very simple. As long as you understand the nature of the company and the background of the "actual" head, you can decide whether to invest or not.
It is almost impossible for a monopoly and rigid-demand enterprise to make a loss. If it does, it only means that someone needs it to make a loss or that a huge rat is sitting on it.
In Europe, the distinction between government and business is becoming increasingly clear. There can be no big rats in enterprises, only a few blood-sucking mosquitoes.
As for mosquitoes, just slap them when you see them.
"How much funds are you going to transfer?" Catherine asked.
"500 million pounds. In addition to buying a stake in Vodafone, I hope you'll focus on public utilities, electricity, and natural gas. As soon as private capital is allowed to intervene, you'll invest. In addition, you need to acquire a car company with engine technology reserves."
“For now, I haven’t heard of any news about the privatization of companies other than natural gas and telecommunications.”
“Just because we don’t have money now doesn’t mean we won’t have money in the future. We will first invest in Vodafone , then acquire a car company. If the remaining funds are not needed for the time being, we will use them to acquire land.
For a long time to come, unless there is an emergency, I will not invest any more money in Bolin Holdings. Canary Wharf will be able to generate revenue soon, and Bolin Holdings should be self-sufficient. "
Catherine nodded. "By November this year at the latest, Canary Wharf will start to recover funds."
"Very good, we are finally on the right track." Nan Yi said with relief.
The Canary Wharf financial city project is extremely expensive, and the Nan family has been investing money here. Now they are finally about to get through the hard times and see the return of their investment.
"Adam, how long will you stay this time?"
"Why do you ask?"
"child."
Catherine said as she touched her belly.
"I will stay for a while longer to make sure you are pregnant before I leave."
Catherine had wanted a child from the beginning, and had been putting it off for several years, so Nan Yi felt embarrassed to delay it any further.