Big Head seemed to have figured out who I was and what was going on. He cleared his throat and walked over. "Young man, some setbacks in life are inevitable. Don't be discouraged. If you were working diligently at Peter's company, how could they possibly fire you? When problems arise, you must first look for issues within yourself..."
The people around us burst into laughter, even president Jiang's wife, who had been maintaining a stern demeanor, couldn't help but chuckle.
Was this the lively character that had escaped from the zoo?
Even if Big Head was just putting on an act, he knew he had made a fool of himself. Yet, in a fit of embarrassment and anger, he scolded me, "If you keep walking with such stubbornness, you'll end up suffering sooner or later!"
Had I provoked him in any way?
"What's all this noise? Don't you know where you are?" A young nurse emerged from the delivery room, cradling a small bundle. "Family of Jiang Xiaoli, the mother has given birth—a boy, weighing six pounds seven ounces. Mother and child are safe!"
The crowd no longer focused on me; they joyfully surrounded her. Peter even took the opportunity to rub salt in my wounds: "Weren't you two once swearing eternal love? But she just had a child for me! Don’t you feel a bit green on top?"
I was about to retort when Sister Hua came out of the examination room, and I hurried over to support her.
"What’s going on outside? I could hear the commotion from inside."
"Nothing much, just a few people with some issues... Are you and our baby alright?"
Sister Hua replied, "There’s something..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Peter shouted, "What kind of creature is this? Jiang, didn’t you say you had nothing to do with that African guy? What do you have to say now? Isn’t this just slapping me in the face?"
Sister Hua's curiosity was piqued. "Come on, let’s go see!"
To our shock, the baby in Madam Jiang's arms was a coal-black infant!
This couldn’t possibly be Peter’s child!
Oh my God, whether my head was green or not didn’t matter; after all, this little pretty boy was now sporting a head full of green grass.
The child felt like a hot potato and nearly slipped from Madam Jiang's grasp as Peter's family hurriedly stepped back.
I pulled Sister Hua aside. "Stop looking! What did you mean earlier when you said 'there’s something'?"
"The doctor said I’m having 'double sticks'!" Sister Hua leaned closer to me, wrapping her arm around mine proudly. Then she whispered in my ear, "During the ultrasound, the nurse quietly pointed it out to me—two boys!"
Oh heavens! The ancestral grave of the Lao Hu family was about to explode!
I picked up my phone to call my mom. Though my words were jumbled, she understood.
The old lady shouted for everyone to hear: "Old man! Ruoyun is pregnant with a pair of boys! What kind of great virtue did we accumulate in our past lives?"
Less than a month after our meeting at the hospital, president Jiang humbly invited me for tea.
His demeanor was quite low-key: "Xiao Hu, please don’t hold it against me! In this life, I only have one daughter, Xiao Li, and I’ve only managed to establish One Hundred Percent Business Consulting. Since you and Xiao Li were good together, I hoped to hand the company over to both of you. Alas, who would have thought she would get involved with someone else in Beautiful Country...
I regret it!
Now, Xiao Li has broken up with Peter, and the child has been sent to live with his biological father. Would you consider returning to the company? If you agree, you will be the general manager!
Of course, her mother and I also hope that you and Xiao Li can get back together!
You old fool must be dreaming.
If Xiao Jiang's shamelessness is inherited, then Old Jiang's shamelessness must be innate.
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