A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

Chapter 374 is considered an equivalent exchange.

"By the way, Xiao Zhuang, what's going on between you and Huang Yuejin? Why has he suddenly become so enthusiastic? He even said that your friend is his friend and that he will do his best to ensure our safety in the courtyard." Jin Guilan realized that she had forgotten to ask the most important thing and quickly asked.

Zhuang Qingxiang knew immediately that the matter of getting her promoted must have been settled.

Otherwise, Huang Yuejin would never have made this trip.

Zhuang Qingxiang understood the situation and decided to go back and call Lu Congyue to tell him that things had been taken care of, so that he wouldn't worry.

However, it would be best to confirm with Huang Yuejin first.

While Zhuang Qingxiang was lost in thought, Sun Yongxian had already started chatting with Jin Guilan and Li Meihua.

When Zhuang Qingxiang came to her senses, she heard Sun Yongxian talking about Li Weixing.

"He's definitely rich. A man like him earns money but doesn't give it to his wife and kids; he saves it all for himself! Meihua, go talk to your dad and tell him he needs to give up his money to survive. Let's see if he'll take it!"

Sun Yongxian spoke with righteous indignation, and Zhuang Qingxiang came to her senses just as they finished speaking.

Zhuang Qingxiang muttered to herself, "There's another possibility: Jin Lili lured him away with all his money, leaving him with nothing, so he has nowhere to go now."

Sun Yongxian, Jin Guilan, and Li Meihua all turned their eyes to Zhuang Qingxiang.

Zhuang Qingxiang was startled: "What are you doing?"

Sun Yongxian: "I'm not doing anything, I just wanted to say, would Li Weixing really hand over all his money to Jin Lili? He doesn't seem like such a stupid person."

"He's getting old," Zhuang Qingxiang said calmly. "People are bound to change when they get older and experience sudden changes!"

Li Meihua jumped to her feet: "I'll handle this. No matter what, the money can't go to outsiders!"

Jin Guilan nodded: "Yes, investigate thoroughly! I'll find a way to investigate Jin Lili's side, I refuse to believe it!"

"Mom, you don't need to worry about his affairs," Li Meihua smiled.

Jin Guilan glared at her: "I don't care about his business, but I care about you! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't bother with his affairs at all."

As the group was talking, Shi Peiran returned home from get off work.

Shi Peiran was stunned to see so many people in the house.

Jin Guilan glanced at him and laughed, "Oh my, Dr. Shi is really generous! He eats fish and meat every day, and today he even got to eat braised pork."

Shi Peiran smiled and said, "Of course, of course."

Zhuang Qingxiang told the children to go play with Sun Yongxian, while she and Shi Peiran went to the Huang family.

With Dr. Shi Peiran's prestigious reputation, the Huang family shouldn't be too rude or excessive.

Without saying a word, Shi Peiran put down his things and accompanied Zhuang Qingxiang to the Huang family.

As soon as Zhuang Qingxiang arrived, the entire Huang family, young and old, crowded around her, their enthusiastic smiles almost overwhelming her.

Before Zhuang Qingxiang could ask two questions, Huang Yuejin popped his head out, looking at Zhuang Qingxiang with the same dependence an animal cub has for its mother.

"Comrade Zhuang, I was just wondering where to look for you when you showed up. What a coincidence!"

"I've completed my formal employment procedures, and now I'm a permanent employee."

Huang Yuejin spoke with great pride.

"Now that you've been officially hired, you need to be even more diligent in your work," Shi Peiran reminded him.

Huang Yuejin nodded in agreement.

After clarifying some details, Zhuang Qingxiang took Shi Peiran home.

Sister Jin and Li Meihua went out and didn't eat with them.

Zhuang Qingxiang cooked again, and Sun Yongxian exclaimed that she was in for a treat today.

But when the food was served, she had only taken half a bite of braised pork when she covered her mouth and ran to vomit.

Shi Peiran quickly followed her, patted her back, and poured her water.

"Yongxian, are you pregnant?" Zhuang Qingxiang's eyes lit up.

Sun Yongxian blushed slightly and nodded generously, "Mm."

Shi Peiran grinned foolishly: "It's been almost three months."

"Oh my god, why didn't you say so sooner? You're going to be parents!" Zhuang Qingxiang exclaimed happily.

Sun Yongxian, however, was not so happy.

She was initially quite happy, but she's been rather unhappy ever since she started experiencing morning sickness.

Is this her child? It's such a waste that it throws up even when it's eating something delicious. Once it's born, it shouldn't drink milk or eat any good food; it should just eat pickled vegetable sticks instead!

Sun Yongxian had a lot of complaints about the child, and even though Shi Peiran said that most pregnant women were like that, she was still unconvinced.

She's not like most pregnant women...

"Sister Zhuang," Shi Peiran pleaded with Zhuang Qingxiang, having exhausted all other options, "she can't eat meat right now, could you please make her a vegetarian dish?"

"Vegetarian dishes are not tasty!" Sun Yongxian immediately protested.

Shi Peiran said helplessly, "Braised pork is delicious, but you can't eat it. Yongxian, listen to me, eat something light first. We'll get through these two months, and then you'll be fine and able to eat anything."

"Yes, Pei Ran is right," Zhuang Qingxiang said with a smile. "I also vomited when I was pregnant with Cheng Lin, and back then his father..."

Zhuang Qingxiang suddenly shut her mouth, and her smile vanished.

What bad luck! Why did you suddenly bring up that beast?

"Never mind, I'll go get you something to eat." Zhuang Qingxiang got up and went to the kitchen.

Sun Yongxian enjoyed the stir-fried vegetables very much, but her eyes were always fixed on the braised pork, and she chewed the leafy greens as if she were eating braised pork.

Shi Peiran was overjoyed to see Sun Yongxian finish a whole plate of food, and he was deeply moved.

Sun Yongxian hasn't eaten much vegetables this week, and she can't eat the meat and fish he brought back.

He spent a lot of money, and it all went into his stomach.

"Sister Zhuang, thank you so much." Shi Peiran was extremely grateful to Zhuang Qingxiang, wishing she could come and cook for Sun Yongxian every day.

But Zhuang Qingxiang definitely can't come every day, so let them move over to live there.

It's not like we don't have a house. We can stay here for now and move back after we get through these two months of morning sickness.

"As long as you move in, I'll cook three meals a day and make sure Yongxian is well taken care of," she assured, patting her chest.

When Sun Yongxian heard that Zhuang Qingxiang was cooking three meals a day for her, she was really tempted.

However, Shi Peiran still refused.

He didn't know who told him that you shouldn't move house in the early stages of pregnancy.

Zhuang Qingxiang and Sun Yongxian then gave up on the idea.

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhuang Qingxiang took her two children and said goodbye to go home.

Thinking that he would call the guesthouse in Beijing the next morning to talk to Lu Congyue about Huang Yuejin's matter.

Now that this matter is settled, he should be back by now, right?

Thinking about it this way, she realized that besides missing Cheng Lin, she also missed him quite a bit.

Lu Congyue already knew about Huang Yuejin's promotion.

As soon as Huang Yuejin finished the formalities, Lu Sheng received the notification and couldn't wait to come to the guesthouse to find Lu Congyue, demanding that he immediately fulfill the agreement and release Lu Guoqiang.

Lu Congyue was very cautious. He made a phone call, and only after the other party called back did he nod, pick up Cheng Lin, and get into Lu Sheng's car to go to the police station.

The police officers were helpless when they heard that he had dropped the case.

We said we were family, and we told him not to pursue it, but he insisted on doing so.

I thought he was going to pursue the matter to the end, but it turns out the case was dropped.

What a waste of police resources!

Lu Congyue was scolded, and sighed inwardly: he had no choice but to make this exchange...