The two of them climbed onto the kang, and Yu Songyu opened the large bag.
"Here you go!"
"What is this? So much!"
Li Xiuzhen leaned forward, peeling back the bag to take a look inside. She saw a variety of peculiar little items: toy cars, rubber ducks, and building blocks. In addition, there were cans of Milk Powder, baby bottles, Malt Milk, children's clothes, and some brightly packaged snacks.
Li Xiuzhen was very familiar with these packages; Yu Songyu had given her plenty to eat before. However, ever since Yu Songyu left, she hadn't had any.
"Oh my gosh, I haven't had snacks in so long! You have no idea, I've dreamt several times about you bringing me snacks!"
As Li Xiuzhen spoke, her hands were busy too. She twisted open a can of almonds and popped one into her mouth.
"Wow, this is really delicious! It's sweet and sour!"
She quickly grabbed another one and savored it with a look of bliss.
"But you can't eat too many at once; there's still one in your belly!"
Yu Songyu reminded her, genuinely worried that Li Xiuzhen wouldn't be able to control herself.
"Jian Jun, put it all away; I'm afraid she'll eat too much at once!"
Wang Jianjun looked blissful, his heart and eyes filled with thoughts of Li Xiuzhen and the child.
"By the way, Xiao Yu, everyone thought you were dead. A lot of information has been erased, and they can't even record your work points. What are we going to do about that?"
Li Xiuzhen was genuinely concerned. She didn't know if it was because she had eaten too much during her pregnancy, but her belly was larger than those of other women at the same stage. It made going out inconvenient.
"So you don't have to worry about that. My mother has already reported my situation. The higher-ups are very understanding, so recovering won't be difficult."
"Oh good!"
"My mother plans to take this opportunity to give me a new name. It’s like they think I’ve survived a great disaster and deserve a fresh start!"
Yu Songyu reached into the basket and pulled out a chestnut, peeling it open. It had been a year since she had tasted that fragrant sweetness.
"Huh? A name change is fine; it’s unlucky anyway. What will it be?"
"Yu Suihuan. It means 'peaceful year after year.' Isn’t it nice?"
Yu Songyu was quite indifferent; she thought of names as mere labels, holding no special significance for her. This name is nice, it sounds auspicious!
Wang Jianjun came in from the outer room, adding a heap of pine nuts to the basket. "You, you're about to become a father so soon!" he teased her.
"Hey, if you hadn't said that—" Wang Jianjun hadn't finished his sentence when Li Xiuzhen shot him a fierce glare. "Oh dear, I’m not good with words. I’m sorry, Xiao Yu!"
They had always gotten along well and shared everything openly. Wang Jianjun spoke without thinking.
"Hey, I wouldn’t hold that against you!" Yu Songyu thought it was a lie to say she wasn’t hurt; his words still stung her heart a bit.
Well, our Xiao Yu is magnanimous and won’t be like you—such a grown person still not thinking before speaking! Li Xiuzhen hurriedly tried to smooth things over.
By the way, are you all coming for the New Year? Yu Songyu changed the subject. She planned to ask about Jing City University and Yang Qinghe; they all knew about it and didn’t need to elaborate.
"No, with Li Xiuzhen heavily pregnant, it’s not convenient." Wang Jianjun sat on the edge of the kang and chatted with the two of them.
That’s fine! Our New Year will be lively! My parents will arrive in a couple of days, and Wang Zhaoran will come along too. It’s perfect that you’re both here; we can consider it a family reunion!
That sounds good, but is there enough space? Wang Jianjun felt uneasy about staying at Yu Songyu's house for so long; he worried there wouldn’t be enough room when her parents arrived.
Why wouldn’t there be enough? There are so many rooms; we can make do. Besides, didn’t Grandma leave me a whole set of rooms? If worse comes to worst, Wang Zhaoran can stay somewhere else too!
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