Six years later
Lin Lulu recently interviewed and joined a new company.
Her company went public at the beginning of this year. Its main business is artificial intelligence. Her job is a secretary, and her main job is to assist the president in coordinating daily work and supervising a lot of miscellaneous matters.
Before joining the company, she thought that the president who could develop the company to such a scale within a few years must be a middle-aged bald fat man. Years of staying up late to work overtime would definitely make the boss's hair full of survival crisis, and years of drinking and socializing would definitely make him have a small belly like a swimming ring. If the boss could be a little kinder and gentler at work, she would definitely sigh sincerely, you look like my father.
However, when she pushed open the door of the president's office, took the first document handed over by the president, and saw the president's face, Lin Lulu was stunned.
Where are the middle-aged bald fat men with small bellies
Her CEO! So damn handsome!!!
The perfect body! Tall and long legs! Social elite! Young and promising! The most beautiful woman in the world!
There's an unavoidable rush of hormones all over her body!
He is simply the perfect president who walked out of an anime novel!
No!
Absolutely!
Being able to work with such a president, with high salary and good benefits, the company does not encourage overtime, and there are condolences during the holidays, Lin Lulu felt so excited just by looking at him, and she was full of energy and worked hard to create wealth for the company.
But within a month, Lin Lulu had two more troubles.
One was that she found out she was pregnant.
She and her husband have been married for two years and have never planned to have children. They both plan to take a good chance and enjoy their own lives before they turn 30.
However, the child still came unexpectedly when he was completely unprepared.
Another worry was that she discovered that the president seemed to like her a little.
—Maybe it’s not love, but at least he seems to care for her a little more than others.
It's not groundless speculation, but the president really cares about her recently.
Specific performance includes but is not limited to: letting her leave work early every day; often giving her extra meals; not blaming her for small mistakes at work, speaking in a gentle tone, but caring about her rest the night before; having someone send her fruits and nuts every day...
"What should I do? The more I think about it, the more I feel something is wrong!" After Lin Lulu finished her work, she hid in the corridor and sent a voice message to her friend, "Boss Jiang gave me another snack today, chicken soup. I didn't eat nuts yesterday, but he reminded me to eat them when I went in to get the documents."
A friend soon sent a voice message: "Wow, the president is so sweet. Other bosses would rather their employees not get pregnant or have children, but your president is too nice!"
"But Lulu, you have to hold on! You already have a husband! And you're pregnant! The president hasn't said anything yet, so just stay put. But if he says something, or hints at it, you must say no to the president in time!"
Lin Lulu sighed, clicked the voice button and was about to speak when she received a message from the president, asking her to come to the office after finishing her work.
Lin Lulu's heart tightened: "The president asked me to go to the office. Is he going to make things clear? I'm scared! Even though he's handsome, successful, and rich, I have to hold on! I'm going in! If I'm not out in half an hour, call me!"
Friend: "Okay! Come on, Lulu!"
Lin Lulu lingered at her workstation for a while before walking into the president's office.
The president is processing documents.
Lin Lulu: “!”
No matter what the president thinks of her, she is really handsome!
No matter how you look at the way he works seriously, from side to side, from left to right, it's a visual enjoyment!
Jiang Zhihuo heard the sound, raised his head, smiled and said: "You are here, the things haven't arrived yet, wait a little longer."
Lin Lulu: “!”
Something?! What?!
What else do you want to give for work?!
Lin Lulu smiled politely on the surface, but she was frightened inside. She sat on the sofa beside her, her fingers moving nervously.
Just as I was thinking about how to deal with the president, the door of the president's office opened and a small kid came running in. He was not tall and small. He ran towards his president happily, opened his arms and threw himself into his arms, shouting happily: "Mom!"
Lin Lulu: “?”
Mother
There was a handsome guy following behind the little dumpling.
He looked to be about the same age as the president. He was wearing casual clothes and had a well-proportioned tall figure. However, his facial expression was too stern, which added a sense of seriousness to his informal attire. He was more executive than the president. Lin Lulu couldn't help but straighten her back.
When the cool and handsome guy saw the president, his eyes softened and he nodded at her and walked towards the president. The president held Tuanzi in his arms and put his face close to the cool and handsome guy's, with an intimate gesture.
Jiang Zhihuo introduced: "My husband, my son."
Lin Lulu: “?”
Sir? Son?!
How can two men have a baby
Lin Lulu's expression changed from confusion to shock, and then to confusion.
His expression is vivid and you can tell what he is thinking at a glance.
Jiang Zhihuo nodded the back of his neck and took the initiative to explain: "I am an omega."
As the social environment changes, discrimination against the second gender has become less and less in recent years. Lin Lulu is not a gossipy person. When she first switched jobs to the company, she was attracted by the company's strength and benefits. She did not take the initiative to learn about the president's background and second gender.
"Is this my pregnant sister?" Little Dumpling jumped down from Jiang Zhihuo's arms, took the box from Yan Mu's hand, and ran to Lin Lulu. "This is crucian carp. Mom wanted to bring it in this morning, but she was in a hurry and forgot to take it. Here you go."
Lin Lulu still hadn't recovered. She looked at the little girl in surprise, then at the president and... Mr. President.
Lin Lulu: “Ah?”
Little Dumpling: "I know, pregnancy is painful. We should be nice to every pregnant woman! You have to eat well! You have to eat well to get the nutrients for the baby!"
Little Tuanzi was so cute that Lin Lulu didn't care no matter how confused she was. She raised her hand to touch his hair and asked with a smile, "Who taught you that?"
"Mom and Dad," said the little girl. "Dad said that when Mom was pregnant, she was in great pain and almost died. He told me to find him if I want to lose my temper and not to quarrel with Mom."
Lin Lulu rubbed the little boy's head again, and looked up to see her CEO and her husband whispering in each other's ears, creating their own atmosphere.
So, the situation is clear.
It was all her... misunderstanding.
The president gave her extra food and showed concern for her because he could see that she was a pregnant woman!
I really care about her health and her as an employee!
Lin Lulu punched herself in the heart for her wild thoughts. After she came to her senses, she felt a warm feeling rising in her heart.
The president is so nice!
Other companies would frown upon seeing pregnant women, but our company cares about them, understands their work, and provides extra meals at any time.
Must work hard!!
After holding the carp given by the president and leaving the president's office, Lin Lulu ran into an old employee who came to report on his work.
This employee has been in the team since the company was founded, and he has contributed partly to the company's growth. When he saw the gift box in Lin Lulu's hand, he asked, "What did the senior give you?"
"Carp." Lin Lulu replied.
The old employees sighed: "The seniors are so nice." The president's concern for pregnant employees is not a whim; he has experienced it himself and can relate to it.
As he spoke, the old employee recalled the funny things that happened back then and laughed, "You came late, so you don't know. It was really fun back then. When the senior suddenly said he was pregnant, we were all shocked. He was so capable that everyone ignored his second gender."
"We were able to work well in the first few months, but not in the last three months. We stayed at home and relied entirely on the Internet to work."
"Once, a senior student was holding a video conference and had just announced the end of the meeting when he immediately started howling like a ghost."
The howling was so real. He had never seen the senior with such a panicked expression and voice.
Jiang Zhihuo in the video leaned back with a look of collapse: "Fuck, fuck, I got kicked. My stomach was bulging and suddenly a foot protruded. Fuck, it's a bit like a horror movie. It hurts! My skin is so thin, it won't be broken by the kick, right?!"
When the child was born, their entire team stayed in the hospital, waiting for Jiang Zhihuo to come out, and... to comfort his husband who had just received the marriage certificate.
Yan Mu usually remained calm no matter what happened, but that day, he became anxious and restless, tense all over, pacing from side to side. When the nurse opened the door of the delivery room and didn't ask a single question, he rushed in like a gust of wind.
The team has worked together and the company has grown step by step. They have also watched the tiny babies in the hospital grow into little balls. Time flies.
The old employee had a brief chat with Lin Lulu, and just as he pushed the door and walked into the president's office, he saw Yan Mu holding a notebook and working on the sofa. Jiang Zhihuo pinched his son's face and said seriously: "Yan Xiaoxia, I've told you many times that you should call me dad."
Yan Xiaoxia argued: "But if I call you dad, I'll get confused!"
Jiang Zhihuo: "No, you won't, you are very smart."
Yan Xiaoxia: "No, I can. I'm a child."
Jiang Zhihuo suggested: "Then you can call one of you daddy and the other daddy."
Yan Xiaoxia said righteously: "But the teacher said that the one who gave birth to me is my mother, so I should call you mother."
Jiang Zhihuo childishly argued with Yan Xiaoxia: "You are born to be called mom, that's right, but I am a boy like you, so I should call dad, right?"
Yan Xiaoxia: “Yes.”
Jiang Zhihuo patiently coaxed: "I can be both a father and a mother. Does this mean that you have both a father and a mother, and you have one more father than others? So what should you call me?"
It seems to make sense? Yan Xiaoxia suddenly understood and stopped worrying: "That's right, Dad!"
Yan Mu smiled silently at the side.
Conversations like these happen every day, and Jiang Zhihuo is able to confuse his children every time.
"Senior." The old employee was accustomed to the scene before him and spoke directly.
Jiang Zhihuo put Yan Xiaoxia aside, switched to the president mode in seconds, and started chatting about work with the old employees.
Yan Xiaoxia was bored, so she ran to Yan Mu with her short legs.
Yan Mu temporarily borrowed a computer to process documents.
After graduating with a doctorate, Yan Mu worked in his professional field as a data analyst. Recently, he is participating in a cooperative project with the Ministry of Police, in which Jiang Zhihuo is also involved.
Some time ago, with the help of Li Hao, the two of them tried their best to crack a high-tech crime by combining data analysis and artificial intelligence, which almost caused a large amount of economic losses. They won the third-class merit. Taking this as an opportunity, the Ministry of Police invited the two to jointly develop a new police system.
After finishing a whole day's work, Jiang Zhihuo returned home and his aunt had already prepared dinner.
Today's dinner is Jiangnan cuisine, salted duck, squirrel mandarin fish, and lion's head, and the staple food is fried rice. The family of three finished their meal and prepared to take turns taking a bath. Then Jiang Zhihuo received a call from Yun Xiaoxu: "Brother! It's urgent! Help me!"
Yun Xiaoxu debuted as the third member of picku101. In the first two years, he mostly worked with the limited group. The company provided him with good personal resources, which was mutually beneficial. Two years later, the group disbanded, and Yun Xiaoxu's contract expired, so he signed with another entertainment company.
In the current entertainment industry, singing and dancing idols don't have long to go. Considering Yun Xiaoxu's own characteristics, the new company is slowly transforming him from an idol to a singer. However, there is always a transition period for the transition to creation, and he will occasionally take part in variety shows to maintain his popularity.
The reason he came to Jiang Zhihuo for help this time was mainly because there were some problems with the new variety show he had taken on.
The variety show that Yun Xiaoxu participated in is called "Cute Baby Kindergarten". Simply put, it is a cute baby variety show in which five celebrities are invited by the program to be "teachers" to take care of five children in the "kindergarten".
Originally, all the cute kids had been contacted, and they came from all walks of life with different identities. However, when the show was about to start filming, something happened to the parent of one of the cute kids. At the height of the storm, the parent was worried about the impact on his child and finally chose to withdraw from the show.
The program crew was stood up at the last minute. The penalty for breach of contract was negotiable, but the filming became a big problem. The venue and guest schedules had been arranged, but there was suddenly one baby missing, and the director crew couldn't find a baby for a while - in addition to the guests and cute babies as selling points, the parents of cute babies are also one of the gimmicks of "Cute Baby Kindergarten". It is said that the parents of the cute babies who withdrew from the program are quite famous. If they find someone less famous than him, the level of the filming will be unclear, and there will be no sense of expectation of being amazed at first sight, and the audience's experience will be greatly reduced.
When the program team is trying to contact the new cute babies, they ask the guests to help ask.
The first thing Yun Xiaoxu thought of was his brother.
A technological rookie and an academic genius, with a cute baby at home, what a perfect match!
After communicating with the program team, I immediately called Jiang Zhihuo.
Jiang Zhihuo and Yan Mu were together, and the speaker was on. After hearing the whole story, Yan Mu did not immediately agree or refuse, but asked: "There are two problems. We are not in the circle, and our status is not big enough."
"Young CEO, listed company, worth over 100 million, top data analyst, successor to Qin Group, big enough!"
Yun Xiaoxu lobbied very hard, and he listed a lot of reasons why he could participate in this program, but Jiang Zhihuo did not comment. Whether to participate in the program recording had no impact on the two of them. They were public figures anyway, so it didn't matter. But it was Yan Xiaoxia who faced the camera, and exposing the child to the public was not necessarily a good thing.
"Can I make the decision on this matter?" Yan Xiaoxia could also hear the content of the call. She hugged Jiang Zhihuo's knees and asked with her head raised.
Yan Xiaoxia's eyes are round and big, her pupils are dark, and her eyelashes flutter, revealing a look of expectation deep in her eyes.
Jiang Zhihuo tapped Yan Xiaoxia's nose: "Okay, tell me what you think?"
"Great! Dad, wait for me!" Yan Xiaoxia raised her hands and ran to the side, "Emma!"
As he shouted, a silver light flashed quickly on the ceiling, and a beam of light slowly fell from above his head. The bright light flew around, as if fragments were being reassembled, forming a translucent black-haired girl from top to bottom.
Emma is an artificial intelligence butler developed by Jiang Zhihuo Company. It abandons the stereotyped physical design and uses holographic projection to design the image into a one-to-one real-life mode. Except for the appearance, the system sensitivity and breadth have all undergone technical innovations. Similar intelligent systems in the past are simply incomparable.
However, the smart butler has just completed research and development and has not yet been launched on the market. Jiang Zhihuo installed one in his own home for trial use.
After receiving Yan Xiaoxia's instruction, Emma replied: "I'm here."
Yan Xiaoxia: "Help me check some information!"
Emma: "Okay."
Yan Xiaoxia threw herself on the coffee table, writing and drawing on paper according to the information Emma found, then turned around, showed the results, and said to Yan Mu and Jiang Zhihuo: "I think I can go and take part. I don't need to repeat the reasons my uncle gave. I don't understand other things, but the program team will go to six places, and they will definitely arrange the segments according to the customs and relationships there. For me, I can learn more thoroughly. Going there in person will definitely be more realistic than reading a book. And..."
Yan Xiaoxia listed three points based on the information she found and combined with her own analysis. Finally, she said, "The first part was about me! Now it's about Emma. Dad, you can promote Emma through the show!"
Even though some of the reasons sounded childish, Yun Xiaoxu was stunned when he heard them on the other end of the phone: "Is this something a five-year-old child can say?"
After listening to him, Yan Mu asked, "But after the show airs, you will be exposed to the public and your life may change. Do you still want to go?"
Yan Xiaoxia thought about it and nodded firmly: "I still want to experience it. Others want to experience it, but they don't have the chance. Besides, if something really happens, my dad and daddy can help me deal with it. I don't have to be afraid. I just need to be responsible for being cute."
Yun Xiaoxu: “…”
No matter how many times he has seen it, Yun Xiaoxu's first reaction is still shock.
Parents are responsible for guiding the inquiries, and children look up information and make decisions on their own, and their arguments are well-reasoned.
Is this how a genius family gets along? !
What were you doing when you were five years old?!
Yan Xiaoxia had her own opinion, which was good. As a parent, she still had to check it again. Jiang Zhihuo said, "Let the person in charge send the plan over first, and we'll go through it again."
"Okay!" Yun Xiaoxu hung up the phone excitedly, and soon someone added him as a friend. After greeting him, he sent him the program plan and contract details.
Overall, there are no major problems. The program focuses on guests and cute kids, and the main tone is interesting and warm. There are a total of twelve episodes, which are recorded in six cities to experience the local customs and practices. At the same time, the program team guarantees that no negative aspects of the children will be edited into the feature film, and no malicious editing will be done for the sake of hype.
After Jiang Zhihuo discussed with Yan Mu, he analyzed the pros and cons with Yan Xiaoxia again. Yan Xiaoxia's answer was still that he wanted to go. Children are playful, so since he wanted to go, the two of them didn't need to worry too much. The child was responsible for having fun, and they would negotiate the other matters.
The two discussed with the program crew, signed a contract, adjusted their work according to the shooting schedule, and the entire variety show schedule was roughly finalized.
The recording of the program was quite rushed. Just one week later, it started directly from the cute baby’s home. Five guest teachers went to pick up the cute babies, put them on the "school bus", and took them to the "kindergarten".
It was just past seven o'clock when the program crew arrived at Jiang Zhihuo's residence.
Just as the guest was about to press the doorbell, a translucent holographic projection suddenly appeared in front of the door, and the entire program team was stopped outside the door by the cold black-haired girl Emma.
The guest who was in charge of picking up Yan Xiaoxia was a newcomer who had just debuted. He was a humble worker in the entertainment industry. It was his first time to participate in the recording of a variety show. He was very honest and exclaimed with wide eyes: "What is this?!"
Emma answered him: "Hello, I am Emma, an intelligent housekeeper, currently on probation. May I ask who you are?"
The smart butler is turned on all day, and blocking strange visitors and confirming their identities is one of its daily tasks.
The male guest's eyes widened: "Holographic projection! What kind of advanced door lock is this?!"
Emma emphasized: "I am not a door lock, I am a trainee smart housekeeper."
The assistant who was blocked at the end raised his phone. On the screen was the QR code that Jiang Zhihuo had sent earlier. He explained, "Here, we are the program team of the Cute Baby Kindergarten. We are here to pick up Xiao Xia for school."
Emma scanned the QR code, and her expression instantly changed from cold to warm. Because it was a virtual image, the whole switch was smoother and more powerful. She smiled and said, "So it's you. Please come in."
I usually see people changing faces, but this was the first time I saw artificial intelligence changing faces. The guests were stunned, and the door opened.
A family of three is having dinner in the restaurant.
Seafood porridge, sunny-side-up egg, and a cup of hot milk.
The three greeted the guest, who asked them to finish their breakfast first. After passing by, the guest took the camera around the house and said, "Is this the CEO's home? A three-story house, a large villa with a hot spring entrance, a garden, a large study, and even a small playground! The actual usable area is about 700 square meters, right?! Are we really living in the same world?! And that artificial intelligence just outside the door! Wow!"
Jiang Zhihuo explained and advertised: "Emma is the company's newly developed intelligent butler system. It is currently being tested and will be promoted to the public soon."
After breakfast, Yan Xiaoxia climbed down from the stool, found the schoolbag he had packed the night before, and rechecked if he had forgotten anything. Emma stood by his side and reminded him one by one of the things to pay attention to when participating in the show.
The guests had never seen such high-tech before and squatted beside Emma to observe.
Guest: "Hello? Are you gg or mm?"
Emma: "Hello."
After saying hello, Emma turned to Yan Xiaoxia and said, "I think this teacher is a bit frivolous. If there are little girls in the kindergarten, she should be reminded to be more careful. You can't learn from him, understand?"
Yan Xiaoxia: "Okay."
Guests: “???”
The guy filming the show tried to hold back his laughter.
Everything was ready. Yan Xiaoxia held the guests' hands and waved to Jiang Zhihuo and Yan Mu: "Dad, let's go! See you tonight!"
…
There are twelve episodes of Cute Baby Kindergarten, with two days of recording time in each city.
This time it's in the capital. After graduation, both of them settled in the capital, so they didn't have to run around in the first episode. Jiang Zhihuo and Yan Mu confidently handed their children to the program crew and went to work. They arrived at the recording location on time to pick up Yan Xiaoxia after work.
When they met the production crew again, a large group of people, including the guests, were all staring at the two in amazement.
On the way back, Jiang Zhihuo asked, "What did you do on the show, Xiaoxia?"
"No." Yan Xiaoxia looked innocent, "I just shared the things I usually play with at home with my new friends, and then used some small props to participate in the game."
Yun Xiaoxu called at this time, and without any greetings, he said excitedly: "Wow, our little nephew is really..."
"Don't tell anyone." Yan Mu interrupted him, "We want to wait until the show airs."
Yan Xiaoxia giggled and patted her chest: "Don't worry, I won't let Daddy down!"
The second recording location was in a coastal city. Jiang Zhihuo and Yan Mu took their work with them and worked in a hotel near the recording site. The children had played together for two days and were already familiar with each other. This time, the two were very relieved and let Yan Xiaoxia toss around in the "kindergarten" by herself.
However, when I went to pick up Yan Xiaoxia in the evening, the atmosphere there was not very good. When I looked over, I found out that Yan Xiaoxia had an argument with one of the cute kids.