What worries Wei Nian is that Chen Xuan is working and studying harder than before. Wei Nian is mainly worried about Chen Xuan's health. Chen Xuan smiled with her white teeth and comforted Wei Nian, "Don't worry, I want to have a baby more than you do, brother Nian. How can I let our child be uncomfortable? Besides, Western medicine examinations are done on time, and Chinese medicine also takes my pulse every month. They all say that I am in good health. I think that I am very energetic every day, and the baby in my belly may also be affected by me."
"As the old saying goes, like father, like son, like daughter. Brother Nian, I work and study hard, so the baby in my belly may learn a little bit, and will definitely be someone who knows how to work hard when he is born." Chen Xuan was full of energy. She wrote a long letter to the shopkeeper Sun Yan Xiao Li in Tianjin and Miss Qi Sanbai in Shanghai about some changes she had made in the store, along with a color page printed by the store on how to do makeup.
Shopkeeper Sun Yan Xiao Li and Miss Qi Sanbai both made some changes to the booklet. Shopkeeper Sun Yan Xiao Li added the address of the Tianjin store to the address printed on the booklet. Miss Bai made huge changes directly, of course also adding the address of her own store in Shanghai, and even the address of the Tianjin branch. Miss Bai also added her own experience to the content of the booklet. Finally, the slogan was changed to: Beautiful soul and beautiful appearance, that is the real beauty.
After sending the revised booklet back to Beijing, Chen Xuan was listening to Rong Yang talking about Miss Bai. Rong Yang smiled, "Miss Bai is really a talent, and Qi Shuo is also a practical man. These two people are well recruited."
Chen Xuan smiled, "It was just a coincidence, I never thought of it."
Chen Xuan took the opportunity to formally ask Rong Yang about the meaning of the "Siqing" brand. Rong Yang elegantly handed Chen Xuan a glass of milk and said, "It doesn't have any special meaning. It's good to use your words."
"Well, after I have sorted out our brand spirit, can you help me take a look, Mr. Rong? If there is no problem, I will use this to talk to our employees about the history of our brand. I will also print out a few copies and send them to the branches in Tianjin and Shanghai, and to An Ning, and give her a copy as well."
Rong Yang readily agreed.
Chen Xuan also sent her own employee training plan to Rong Yang. After reading it, Rong Yang said that Chen Xuan's employee training plan was first-rate. He even asked someone to make a copy so that he could leave it for managers to refer to in the future.
Of course, this does not mean that Chen Xuan's plan is flawless. There are no fixed rules for plans. At least in Rong Yang's opinion, Chen Xuan's plan is quite complete and there are no major problems. As for minor problems, Chen Xuan will be able to correct them herself in the future business process. However, Rong Yang still gave some of his own opinions.
Rong Yang did not stay in Beijing for long this time. He just stayed for a short while before taking a military plane to the outside of the Great Wall.
Before leaving, Rong Yang met with Chen Xuan and Wei Nian again. Rong Yang gave Chen Xuan a signed authorization agreement and said, "I will be a little busy during this period and may not be able to take care of the cosmetics factory. If there is any emergency or the development of a new production line, you can do it as long as you negotiate. Mrs. Wei has full authority to represent my opinion."
Wei Nian's eyes instantly turned to Rong Yang, but it was impossible to see any emotions on Rong Yang's face. This gentleman just handed a letter of authorization to Chen Xuan in a polite manner, with trust in his eyes.
Chen Xuan took Rong Yang's authorization letter with some trepidation. Rong Yang was not a joker. He would rarely change his decision or confirmed things. Then, Rong Yang talked about something about the factory. "All the money in the account, keep some for circulation and exchange it into US dollars, and the rest, all exchange it into gold bars. Do this quietly and don't make it public."
Wei Nian immediately became alert; the situation did not look good!
After talking about business, Rong Yang folded his legs leisurely, looked at Chen Xuan, and changed the subject, "When is Mrs. Wei's due date?"
Chen Xuan was a little surprised, but still said, "July."
"Have you chosen a name for the baby?"
"If it's a boy, my grandfather will name it. If it's a girl, Brother Nian said to name her Wei Xin, which means sweetheart." Speaking of children, Chen Xuan and Wei Nian smiled at each other. The deep sweetness between them softened Rong Yang's eyes. "Be sure to let me know if there is any good news."
After sending Rong Yang away, Wei Nian and Chen Xuan immediately started to work on the cash flow of the shop and factory and the conversion of funds on the account. Wei Nian even secretly discussed with his father to exchange all the money in the bank for gold bars. In addition, Wei Nian persuaded Old Master Wei to take half of the family's savings and go to Tianjin in person to buy all the money into cloth. Even the old house and the home in Wangfucang Hutong secretly stored enough food for three years.
Although the Wei family kept this a secret, it could not be hidden from Wei Jin, who lived in her mother's home for a long time. Wei Jin also asked, "Why buy so much rice and flour?"
Old Madam Wei said, "I heard that if things get bad, you should store some rice and flour so that you won't be hungry in the future?"
"Is there going to be a war?" Ordinary women like Wei Jin, who were born in a time of war, actually didn't have much fear of war. Anyway, there have been wars all these years. When Wei Jin was still young, the emperor had people drive her out of the palace and the capital. In Beijing, a group of people from the east came here, but before they could even sit down, they were driven away by people from the west. Anyway, there has been little peace in these years. However, there has never been a bloodbath in Beijing. It's just that the world is in chaos, and every time there is a war, the price of things goes up. Paper money can be turned into paper at any time, and it is not as useful as the dollar. Wei Jin said, "Then I will go back to my husband's house and tell my parents-in-law to prepare some food."
"That's fine."
Wei Jin ran back to her husband's house and asked them to store up food, and then turned around to listen to her mother discuss Chen Xuan's matter with her.
Old Mrs. Wei thought that since Chen Xuan was getting older, it would be better to move her back to the old house so that it would be more convenient to take care of her during the confinement period.
Wei Jin said, "That's fine. I can take over all the work here at Strawberry. Even if my second brother and his wife move back, the house needs to be cleaned in advance. No one has lived in that house for a year or two, so let my eldest sister sweep it and fumigate it. She's not in good health now, so I'll help her with the move, so she doesn't have to worry about it. In my opinion, it's been six months, and she should go to the store less often. I've told her many times, but she just keeps smiling and responding all day long, and doesn't listen."
"You country girl, you are really fierce." Old Madam Wei was very satisfied with Chen Xuan's fierceness and said to Wei Jin, "Do you think she is just like your eldest daughter, who does nothing once she gets pregnant?"
"My eldest lady, I am now selling to the strawberry farm all day long."
"You are so cheap and yet you are so ungrateful. You should go out and ask around. Apart from our family, who else can pass on this skill to your daughter?" Holding her daughter's chubby little hand, Mrs. Wei said earnestly, "It can only be our family. Your brother really wants to help you as the eldest sister. Once you learn this, pass it on to Feng and Yu, and the children will have more ways to make a living. But you also have to be more careful and don't let your in-laws trap you."
"Mom, you really think I'm stupid. I didn't even teach your eldest son-in-law. He's a soft-hearted person. I told him long ago that you won't do it. When the old lady asks about it in the future, she will just say that you are afraid of your wife. You don't have to face complaints. Otherwise, your brothers and parents are so close to you, who would ask about you and not tell them?"
"That's right."
The mother and daughter said some heartfelt words. When Mrs. Wei told her second son about moving back home to take care of Chen Xuan during the confinement period, Wei Nian was actually reluctant to stay in the old house. He had the final say in his own home. In the old house, he had to listen to his parents. However, Wei Nian was worried about his wife during the confinement period. Wei Nian said, "Let me discuss it with A Xuan."
Old lady Wei simply looked down on Wei Nian for being afraid of his daughter-in-law. Really, he couldn't even make the decision on such a small matter? His family status had dropped too fast, hadn't it? She also suspected that Chen Xuan was being overbearing at home because she was pregnant. However, even though she suspected that Chen Xuan was not very docile, Old lady Wei kept it to herself and said nothing. Wasn't Chen Xuan about to give birth soon
After the young couple discussed it, Chen Xuan did not object to moving back to the old house, because she had no experience in childbirth. Chen Xuan was just a little worried about Qin Shu. Qin Shu did not need Chen Xuan to worry about her. She planned to move in with Wei Yin. In fact, the best thing for the two of them was either you live with me or I live with you.
With the help of Wei Jin, Wei Yin and Qin Shu, Chen Xuan's process of helping the family was extremely smooth. She really didn't have to worry about anything and the house was moved in. Chen Xuan specially brought the photos of her and Anian and their ideal frames and hung them on the wall.
Chen Xuan stopped helping out in the store until she was in her ninth month of pregnancy. Her belly was so big that she couldn't do much, so she just stayed at home doing needlework for the baby and reading. From time to time, she would read a few foreign words that Old Lady Wei couldn't understand. Old Lady Wei didn't go out to watch a play now, first because it was hot, and second because she had to see when Chen Xuan would give birth. Usually the first child would be born early, and Old Lady Wei would stay at home to watch.
Wei Jin would come over every day, one to take care of the strawberry garden, and the other to see when Chen Xuan would give birth.
Old Mrs. Wei whispered to her eldest daughter, "Your second brother's wife is amazing now. She has a large picture frame of a first-class professor hanging in her room. I heard her say that she wants to study hard and become a first-class professor in the university!"
"Mom, listen to what she said, who can become a professor whenever he wants?" Wei Jin had seen that big frame in the yard a long time ago, but he just thought it was a dream of the couple and didn't take it to heart at all.
"No, now she speaks foreign language all day long, and I can't understand a word she says. I think she might have a chance."
"Anian can also speak foreign languages. So, if you put it that way, Anian can also be a professor?" Wei Jin picked a piece of lotus seed paste from the old lady's snack box. He took a bite and his mouth was filled with the fragrance of the pastry and the sweetness of the lotus seed paste. After taking two bites of the snack, Wei Jin said, "I'm about to give birth. I have to give birth and take care of the child. After the child goes to school, gets married, and has grandchildren. My whole life will pass by. How can I have time to be a professor?"
Old Mrs. Wei thought that this made sense.
Chen Xuan welcomed her first child while she was reading books and being nagging by her mother-in-law and elder sister-in-law. It was early in the morning of July. As July began, the summer heat began to gradually subside. The morning breeze brought the coolness of early autumn. Chen Xuan felt uncomfortable in the morning. At first, she felt pains from time to time. After enduring for a while, the pains did not ease, but rather became more severe. Chen Xuan had read some books about childbirth and suspected that she was in labor. Wei Nian quickly called his mother, sister, and sister-in-law over. Old Lady Wei immediately asked Wang Damei to call the midwife who had been booked in advance. The midwife was experienced and knew that she was going to give birth, but she was not in a hurry. Seeing that Chen Xuan could still hold on, she let Chen Xuan get off the kang and take a walk. Old Lady Wei had repeatedly asked Wang Damei to boil eggs so that she would have the strength to give birth after eating.
Wei Yin and Qin Shu were still following and wanted to help, but Wei Jin quickly drove them back to the front yard and told them not to interfere.
Chen Xuan's birth was not difficult, and she didn't give birth until noon. Wei Nian didn't want to go to the shop, and Wei Jin advised him to sit in the front yard instead of going to the shop. Wei Nian was worried and got angry with Wei Jin, "There's no room for me to sit here!"
Wei Jin ignored him and went back to the house to watch Chen Xuan give birth.
Chen Xuan didn't scream or anything when she gave birth, but the suppressed and painful sound made Wei Nian's face turn pale. When the baby landed and he heard the baby crying, Wei Nian sat down on the ground and chanted, "Amitabha, it's finally born!" He jumped up and ran to the delivery room!
Anyone who has heard the painful sounds of his wife giving birth outside the delivery room will definitely not be in the mood to care whether it is a boy or a girl. At least, Wei Nian is like this. Wei Nian ran into the room and scared the midwife. The midwife was cleaning the baby, and Wei Nian had already walked to the inner room to see his wife. Chen Xuan's face was pale and her lips were bloodless. Wei Nian was anxious. He wiped the cold sweat off Chen Xuan's face and kept asking her, "Xuan'er, Xuan'er, are you okay?"
Chen Xuan asked, "Where is the child?"
The midwife had already washed and wrapped the baby and brought it to Chen Xuan. "Congratulations, Madam. Both mother and daughter are safe. It's a pretty girl, weighing exactly 6.6 jin."
When Chen Xuan heard it was a girl, she was actually a little disappointed, because she wanted to have a son as her first child. Then she looked at the girl lying on the pillow, and she almost cried, because she was too ugly. But Mrs. Wei looked very happy, as if she was filled with 10,000 tons of relief, and she raised her voice and said, "Our girl is born well, she looks like her aunt."
Wei Jin also came forward to take a look and said happily, "Yes, it looks like me! The eyebrows and eyes are exactly like me!"
Chen Xuan's eyes went dark and she almost fainted. Thinking about my daughter, you really don't know how to grow up. You have two aunts, why do you only choose the eldest aunt? This is too uncalculated!
The author has something to say: ps: The second update is here, and there will be a third update today, but it will be in the evening~~~~Good afternoon everyone!