CHAPTER 195: CHAPTER 195: PREGNANCY

Qin Rui was feeling a bit annoyed seeing her daughter becoming more and more spoiled.

"Xiao Wan, how old are you? Can you stop being so willful?"

Just then, Chang Ziliang came over and also commented on their daughter, "Are you going or not? If not, we’re going back."

Chang Wan looked like she was about to cry, pouting as she walked with them.

When she graduated this time, Chang Wan left early and didn’t even take the group photo.

Everyone noticed her dissatisfaction with her ranking this time.

But now that graduation is over, no one bothers with her.

After Tian Xiang handled her graduation matters, she received invitations from several production studios. However, she made a request to take a break for a year and a half to have a baby first.

Now in her prime, she clearly should be developing her career well. How did she come up with having a baby?

But Tian Xiang had already made her decision.

Everyone understood, considering she was the granddaughter-in-law of the Meng Family.

Still, taking such a long break is generally unacceptable to most companies. The film industry is developing rapidly, with talented actors emerging, and if you step back, someone else will take your place.

In the end, Liu Jun, under pressure, persuaded the company to accept Tian Xiang’s conditions, allowing her to settle into his production studio.

With the unit settled, Tian Xiang and Meng Cheng’an went abroad, initially spending half a month having fun outside, then visiting Meng Zhi to see her art exhibition.

After staying abroad for about a month, Tian Xiang returned and filmed a movie for Liu Jun. She wasn’t the lead but had a secondary role, acting alongside Pang Meiqi.

Last time in the drama, while filming, Pang Meiqi was squeezed out by Chang Wan.

In their cooperation again, Pang Meiqi still maintained her indifferent attitude, but their work compatibility remained good.

During filming, Meng Cheng’an came to pick up Tian Xiang and met Pang Meiqi. The two pretended not to know each other, not even saying hello.

Yet, Pang Meiqi secretly competed; the next day, she also called her partner over, a handsome translator from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, making them quite a match.

In the evening, after Tian Xiang finished shooting, Meng Cheng’an came to pick her up.

Tian Xiang asked him if he had anything to say about Pang Meiqi and her partner.

Meng Cheng’an smiled at his wife, "What do you expect me to say?"

Tian Xiang: "She used to be the school beauty and talent. Didn’t you ever feel moved by her confession?"

Meng Cheng’an: "Weren’t you also a school beauty and talent?"

Gosh, this man always had a way with words.

Tian Xiang: "Forget it, not teasing you anymore."

They returned to the Military and Political Institute and found Mr. Meng dozing on the couch when they entered.

With age, his energy isn’t what it used to be.

Tian Xiang went over to wake Mr. Meng up.

"Grandpa, why are you sleeping here without a blanket? What if you catch a cold?"

Mr. Meng: "I was watching TV. I didn’t even know when I fell asleep."

He glanced at the large clock in the corner; it was already past ten.

"Xiangxiang, when will your movie be finished?"

Tian Xiang: "About two more days, and then I’ll be done." She wasn’t the lead, so the entire process took about a week.

Mr. Meng nodded, "That’s good. Rest well after filming, don’t tire yourself out."

The beloved grandson and granddaughter-in-law were planning to have a little baby, and he knew about it too.

That was great; he was bored now and particularly needed a little one to add fun to his life.

At night, the couple lay in bed, and Meng Cheng’an touched his wife’s belly, asking her if she felt anything.

Tian Xiang rolled her eyes, not even knowing if she was pregnant—what kind of feeling could she have?

Yet Meng Cheng’an acted as if she was already pregnant, being careful not to bother her at night and holding her gently.

When the movie shooting ended, Tian Xiang found her period was late and squeezed in time for Meng Cheng’an to take her to the hospital for a check-up.

An old traditional Chinese medicine doctor took her pulse for a full three minutes before telling the couple that she might be pregnant, though it wasn’t obvious yet, suggesting they confirm in half a month.

Outside the hospital consultation room, they were both a little excited. Meng Cheng’an held his wife’s hand tightly, smiling at her, and even hugged her once they got to the car.

Though it was something planned, they were still delighted.

Since it wasn’t confirmed 100%, they hadn’t shared it with the family yet, planning to do so after confirming in half a month.

However, just a few days later, Tian Xiang started feeling unwell, wanting to vomit upon smelling oily fumes and unable to eat anything greasy.

This time there was no need for another hospital visit; it was clear she was pregnant.

Meng Cheng’an and Mr. Meng were very anxious, as during pregnancy, one needs to supplement the body, yet even meat was unpalatable for her, although Xiangxiang used to love meat.

Soon, hearing about the situation, Meng Xiuyuan brought some nutritional products to visit Tian Xiang. Wei Xiaoman even said she’d come over to cook after work to take care of her.

These years, due to not living together, Tian Xiang and Wei Xiaoman maintained a fairly good mother-in-law relationship, interacting during festivals, being polite without closeness or conflicts, treating each other as distant relatives.

With such a relationship, Tian Xiang felt embarrassed to have her come over to serve her, and she didn’t want to disrupt the current balance, being fine with the way things were—not distant nor close.

Tian Xiang refused, mentioning Wei Xiaoman’s need to work, and suggested hiring a nanny for care instead.

Once she mentioned it, Wei Xiaoman immediately agreed, understanding that her stepson and daughter-in-law weren’t close to her and she didn’t want to come over to cause disturbance.

Hiring a nanny was decided upon.

A few days later, through an introduction by acquaintances, they hired a lady in her fifties.

The lady didn’t live in but cooked three meals and did some household cleaning.

For Tian Xiang, she completely let go of work and relaxed.

As she was resting and preparing for childbirth, Pang Meiqi chose to marry, pausing her career after winning a nationwide actress award.

One being the most famous actress of the moment and the other the most promising successor, both concurrently halted their careers to return to family life, which thrilled Chang Wan.

She was glad she hadn’t followed her family’s arrangement to marry Lu Feng—now that those people were gone, this was her territory.

Over the following six months, Chang Wan took on projects like crazy, acting in TV series and movies. She was everywhere.

At the same time, Lu Feng resigned from his job at the Ministry of Culture and, with the Chang Family’s help, started a publishing house.

As it turned out, doing literary business was Lu Feng’s forte. Within these six months, his publishing house gained some fame, releasing several popular crime and novel books, making quite a profit.

When Lu Feng made money, the first thing he did was buy a small car and drove it to pick up Chang Wan after work.

Chang Wan’s vanity was finally fulfilled and, rarely, she even gave Lu Feng a kiss in the car.

Lu Feng squeezed her hand, looking as if he was very fond and touched, while he turned his head with a mocking smile.