Gong Mingxia planned to open a fast-food restaurant that would serve meals all day, but since the residential area had just been handed over this year, the occupancy rate wasn’t very high. So, even after the renovation of the house was complete, she didn’t think about starting the business right away.
After all, even the best renovation needed some time to air out. She went to the flower market and bought one thousand yuan worth of plants to absorb formaldehyde and other toxins. The opening date was to be determined.
What pregnancy should feel like, Tangyuan had never experienced it herself, and there wasn’t much memory left by the original owner, Gong Mingxia. However, when conversing with many expectant mothers, she would acquire some information more or less.
Luckily, she felt quite good and didn’t suffer much—just a little discomfort during the first three months. After crossing into the fourth month, she ate and drank normally, so Tangyuan couldn’t help but feel numerous times that this might be an obedient child. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel{f}ire.net
Her husband, Cao Yuan, was also very considerate towards her. Not only did he not let her do anything, but he would also occasionally buy her some snacks, and he was very good to Xiao Xiao. Although theirs was a mid-journey marriage, she could feel that he was someone she could spend the rest of her life with.
Why do I say this? It is often said that marriage is about mutual support between spouses.
Having seen too many ’widowed marriages, child-rearing’ in future generations, she initially felt terrified of marriage.
Add to that the fact that the original owner had encountered such a scumbag, which is why she became self-reliant until now.
However, Cao Yuan’s empathy gradually reassured her.
Perhaps because of the failures of a previous marriage and having been the shopkeeper for too long, he never fully experienced the hardships of being a parent, so after remarrying, Cao Yuan cherished every little moment, taking every second very seriously.
After ascending to the second grade, Xiao Xiao wouldn’t let her parents pick her up anymore because all the children would go home by themselves after school. Gong Mingxia was accustomed to the pick-up and drop-off mode from her time, and having seen it often, she naturally assumed it was the same in this era. Before, Xiao Xiao enjoyed having her parents come to pick her up. But now that they had become a family, she no longer had any gains or losses.
Thus, after school, she would go home with her friends. They formed a procession in the same direction, with everyone attending the nearest school, so friends from the same direction would walk together, which was quite safe. Besides, there weren’t as many cars as in future generations, and in their direction, they didn’t even have to cross the road, so she was more at ease letting Xiao Xiao go to school on her own.
However, she still insisted on running with Cao Yuan in the morning. Over the past year, Xiao Xiao’s progress had earned Cao Yuan’s praise, and he considered her a talent with great potential.
Disciplined children are never anything but exceptional. She practiced the piano willingly, persisted in running, and consistently ranked in the top five in her studies. The excellence of little friend Cao Xiaoyan continually amazed Gong Mingxia—she was such a relief!
After finishing morning exercises, Cao Yuan would buy some groceries on the way home to make breakfast. They seldom bought breakfast; it was usually homemade unless they had a particular craving for something, which they’d go out to buy.
They prepared and ate meals on the first floor, while the second-floor kitchen became a place for making desserts.
Cao Yuan had learned from Gong Mingxia for over half a year and had honed his cooking skills quite well.
Whether it was pancakes, pan-fried buns, steamed buns, doughnuts, or tea eggs, he had mastered them all.
Mingxia was now a VIP in need of special protection. Her main tasks every day were eating, taking walks, and writing outlines.
She had stopped attending boxing lessons because it wasn’t convenient with the pregnancy, and with a special forces husband, who needs anyone else to teach?
Though she had not continued with the boxing classes, she could occasionally engage in partner yoga with Cao Yuan, haha~