Zhang Xiaoyu was half-lying on the soft sofa in the small living room with a big belly, flipping through the books, wandering leisurely piano music. Her face was ruddy, and there was a faint and comfortable smile on the corner of her mouth, but with the usual laziness of a pregnant woman.

It's more appropriate here than a small living room and a reading space. Bookcases, desks, flowers, and the cobblestone sink that surrounds the space are perfect places to read.

Since Zhang Xiaoyu was pregnant, Li Mai has gone to great lengths to design this place himself, and he knows that Zhang Xiaoyu likes to read and read quietly.

Li Mai walked through the living room and came here, lowered his eyebrows and whispered, "Daughter-in-law, you are looking for me." ”

Zhang Xiaoyu's eyes left the book, and then he put it on the coffee table casually, propping up the sofa to sit up. Li Mai hurriedly went over to help, pregnant with a child, Zhang Xiaoyu's weight was broken.

Li Mai's family has a housekeeper, which is also something that Li Mai immediately put on her agenda after Zhang Xiaoyu became pregnant. The housekeeper was found by Li Mai's mother from the capital, a female cadre of the Secret Bureau who is about to retire, has rich housekeeping experience, and has been a housekeeper in Lao Li's family for ten years.

Fifty-three-year-old Chen's mother - the key is loyalty and reliability.

Just now, Zhang Xiaoyu asked Chen's mother to call Li Mai, and Li Mai immediately ran up to listen to the instructions.

"Are they gone?" asked Zhang Xiaoyu.

Li Mai said, "Oh, let's go. I asked them all to go back. ”

"After talking for so long, what are you talking about? Zhang Xiaoyu stretched out his hand to the thermos cup, and Li Mai hurriedly picked it up and handed it over, hah, waist or something.

"It's just to talk about everyone's current situation. "In the past few months, the company has been preparing for the excavation of the Kra Canal, and everyone has not had much time to talk. Finally, when I have some free time, I will communicate with each other, and I will have to find out how they have been doing recently. ”

Zhang Xiaoyu drank some water and glanced at Li Mai, "It won't be for smoking, right?"

Since Zhang Xiaoyu was pregnant, Li Mai stopped smoking at home, which made him panic. I couldn't help it, so I ran outside to smoke a few. Slowly, Zhang Xiaoyu became stricter and stricter, and not smoking at home became unable to smoke. Li Mai also had to pinch his nose to accept it.

"Well, I guess I have to get your permission to smoke first. Li Mai said with a grin.

Zhang Xiaoyu will not dwell on this issue, and the topic changed and said, "There is something I want to talk to you about." ”

"Daughter-in-law, you say. Li Mai immediately straightened his attitude.

"Tianqi is pregnant, should you give her a maternity leave? She hasn't rested this year, and even the wedding was in a hurry. Zhang Xiaoyu said.

Li Mai was suddenly in trouble, frowned and said, "Lao Hu also mentioned this matter. But daughter-in-law, this matter is really a bit difficult to do, to be honest. ”

"Why?" Zhang Xiaoyu asked.

Sighing, Li Mai said, "Now she is managing dozens of holding companies up and down the group, inside and out, and it is the final stage of preparation for the excavation of the Kra Canal, and there is really no suitable person to replace her temporarily in a short time." You know, Tianqi is a very good manager. ”

Zhang Xiaoyu nodded slightly and said, "Understood." I understand the importance of digging the Kra Canal, and I understand the importance of this matter in your heart. ”

Li Mai said, "Daughter-in-law, there is a second reason. Even if I let her rest, she may not agree. What kind of person she is, you know best. I guess she won't stop working until she can't walk with her stomach upright. ”

"Yes, she is. Zhang Xiaoyu nodded and said, "However, Lao Hu should be able to convince her." ”

Shaking his head with a wry smile, Li Mai said, "Then Lao Hu dares to mention this matter to her." After a pause, he said, "But in three months at most, Tianqi will have to take maternity leave." During these three months, I looked for someone to take her place temporarily, or I went out of the mountain myself. All in all, she must be allowed to give birth to the child well. ”

Zhang Xiaoyu finally smiled with satisfaction, "That's good, you're so good." ”

Li Mai said without shame, "Then shouldn't you reward it?"

Zhang Xiaoyu held Li Mai's face and kissed him on the mouth. Li Mai got inch into the rice, and kissed Zhang Xiaoyu as soon as he sucked Zhang Xiaoyu's fragrant tongue. If it weren't for Zhang Xiaoyu's big belly, this guy would have pressed people on the sofa on the spot.

"That's right. Zhang Xiaoyu pushed Li Mai and said, "Chen's mother said that Dad just called and said good news. ”

"Oh?" Li Mai licked his mouth unsatisfied, causing Zhang Xiaoyu's eyes, and then said, "Daddy is calling, what's the good news?"

"You have a brother. Zhang Xiaoyu said with a smile.

Li Mai didn't react for a while, "What?"

"You have a brother, my own brother. Zhang Xiaoyu repeated.

"I ...... I have a younger brother?!" Li Mai sat on the carpet in surprise, not so much surprise as shock, "This ...... What the...... What do you mean?"

Zhang Xiaoyu covered her mouth and smiled, and said, "Our mother is pregnant with a child, six months old, and she is a boy." ”

"Ah......h

Li Mai finally accepted this fact, "When did it happen, why did you say it now? My mother is pregnant? Isn't that an advanced maternal age!"

"Mom is so well maintained, she hasn't given birth, and Dad says all indicators are normal. Besides, my mother is only in her forties. There are more than fifty births. Zhang Xiaoyu said.

Li Mai looked at Zhang Xiaoyu in a daze, and then his gaze moved to her bulging belly, "So, so, our daughter was born earlier than our younger brother? God, Haohao is six years older than his uncle!"

Smiling, Zhang Xiaoyu said, "I also think it's quite interesting." Still, haven't you always wanted them to have another child? It's a little late, but it's finally here. ”

Li Mai's expression slowly became stern, and then a trace of guilt appeared, and he said in a deep voice, "Yes, my father and mother gave up a lot for me. If they can have another child, I will feel much less guilty. Lao Li's family is really a descendant. ”

Zhang Xiaoyu slowly hugged Li Mai's head and whispered, "Fool, I can understand your feelings. Actually, Mom and Dad have never looked down on you because of blood, even I feel it, why do you always have such a loss. ”

Li Mai was speechless, no matter how tightly he hid it, Zhang Xiaoyu could see through him lightly, for him, she had this kind of ability.

How can there be no pimple in his heart, since he knew that he was an adopted son, the loss in Li Mai's heart has never dissipated, but the deeper and deeper it is hidden, the more tightly it is hidden. I hope that my father and mother will have another child, but it is not because I know that I am not the blood of the Lao Li family, which is a fatal point for the red family that attaches great importance to blood inheritance.

Li Mai doesn't care if he can inherit the old Li family, but he cares a lot about whether he can repay his parents.

Perhaps, it was precisely because Li Lu and Zhai Xiaojing saw this that they decided to have children. From another point of view, this is also the most lacking piece that Li Lu and Zhai Xiaojing have added to their broken marriage - having a child.

"Daughter-in-law, I won't think like this again. ”

Li Mai let Zhang Xiaoyu hold her head, gently stroked her bulging belly, and whispered, "After giving birth to a beautiful daughter, I will continue to give birth, I want a class." ”

Zhang Xiaoyu patted his head angrily, "What do you think of me!"

"Pig ......"

Note: On the last day of the Golden Keyboard, I hope that the brothers and sisters of the Gun Regiment can throw their rifles and vote for the author's rifle!