Xu Jiaguo scratched his head in confusion. "Before the New Year, I had a schedule with my dad and didn't go home for the holidays. How could I have kept this from you?"
"You mean Mom is pregnant, and you didn't know?"
"I'll find out in a bit."
Xu Jiaguo jumped out of bed but was too forceful and bumped his head against the bed frame. His roommate, curious, poked his head out from the upper bunk. "What's going on?"
"Mom is pregnant?"
Xu Jiaguo let out a loud shout that echoed through their dormitory, quickly drawing a crowd of handsome guys from nearby rooms, all eager to see what was happening with Xu Jiaguo's phone.
Xu Weihua nodded. "Dad and Mom went back to the country a while ago and moved into the newly bought villa. Dad called us back; I thought you guys already knew."
"Mom is pregnant! Mom is pregnant!"
Xu Jiaguo and Xu Jiaping looked utterly bewildered, repeating the phrase over and over. Meanwhile, the other guys quietly slipped out of the dormitory, pulling out their phones to spread the news.
By early morning, the entire internet buzzed with the news that Xu Father was about to welcome a new life.
Xu Lei drove Kong Yan Hong to the newly purchased villa of Xu Li early in the morning, unloading boxes of supplements into the house. Afterward, he pulled Xu Li to the yard for a smoke, but Xu Li waved him off.
"You've been hiding this well! You came back without even telling me. Are you still mad at me?"
"No, just feeling a bit embarrassed."
Xu Li stepped aside slightly. "At my age, with my wife pregnant, it feels a bit awkward."
"What's there to be embarrassed about?"
Xu Lei rolled his eyes. "This just shows your health is great! You should be proud. How many people your age wish for a young woman to get pregnant? And you're feeling shy about it?"
"Hey, hey, hey!"
He flicked his cigarette butt away and leaned closer to Xu Li. "Help me write a song."
"Do I look like I have time for that?"
Xu Li shot him an annoyed glance. "I have to take care of those two!"
"Come on, brother! Help me out here!"
Xu Lei grabbed Xu Li's hand and shook it vigorously. "I haven't received a good song in nearly half a year! Over there, they just debuted and got played by that scoundrel Hua Yu, saying this and that about writing songs. Wang Xinlin and Shao Han are also running out of old material."
"I need to take care of your sisters-in-law; when would I have time to write songs?"
Xu Li waved him off as he returned inside. Xu Lei blinked rapidly and pulled out his phone to call his subordinate. "Drop everything you're doing right now and hire the best nannies, top nutritionists, and childcare experts for me! We have three pregnant women here—make sure you get them by noon!"
He put away his phone and took out a pack of cigarettes but thought better of it and stuffed them back in his pocket. He grabbed a bottle of mineral water and rinsed his mouth repeatedly before tossing his jacket in the car. Finally, he returned to the villa to wait.
"Isn't this a bit overboard?"
Xu Li looked at the more than ten women standing in the living room and turned to Xu Lei, who nodded in satisfaction. The latter waved his hand, saying, "I'm not exaggerating at all. My sisters-in-law are both older mothers, and honestly, I think this is still a bit few."
"As long as you take good care of my sisters-in-law and niece, I will double your salaries based on what you currently earn. I'll also reimburse your travel expenses every day, so stay sharp."
With Xu Lei's generous words, the eyes of the nannies, postpartum caregivers, and nutritionists instantly brightened.
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