After the divorce, I started to transfer

After taking care of these trivial matters, Chen Feng could finally lie down and read novels and watch short videos.

But today, he couldn't seem to stay idle. He had just lain down and hadn't even finished reading the latest chapter of the novel he was following when a video call came in.

Upon seeing that it was his mother calling, Chen Feng could only quickly sit up and answer the call.

Chen Feng had just called out "Mom" into the phone when his mother, Zhao Xiaolan, said, "Feng, your dad and I are thinking of visiting the two kids this week. Is that alright?"

Chen Feng certainly didn't want them to come, but since his mother had said so, he couldn't refuse. He could only say, "I'm fine with it. However, Mengting might have some ideas."

Elaine Chao immediately said, "Your father and I are just going to see the two children. We'll stay for one night at most and leave the next day. Just don't tell Mengting."

Chen Feng asked with some curiosity, "Why did you and Dad suddenly decide to come and see the child?"

After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Xiaolan said, "Your father and I went to the temple a few days ago to get amulets for the two children. They are very effective. It would be best if we went there ourselves to get them for the children to wear."

Chen Feng was annoyed when he heard his mother was into superstition and asked, "Why are you doing all this? Which temple did you get these things from? Don't get fooled."

"Of course it's the Guanyin Temple, it's very effective. The reason you were able to get into a good university before was because I prayed there."

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng immediately interrupted, "Mom, you're talking nonsense. I got into university through my own hard work, how could I have prayed for it at a temple?"

Elaine Chao retorted, "You can't say that. Although you had good grades back then, if it weren't for God's blessing, you might still have been rejected when filling out your college application."

Chen Feng was speechless, but he didn't want to argue with his mother any further. He simply asked, "How much money did you donate to the Guanyin Temple?"

After hesitating for a while, Zhao Xiaolan finally said, "It's not much, just ten or twenty thousand."

"Really only ten or twenty thousand?" Chen Feng didn't believe it.

Elaine Chao did not answer immediately.

Just then, Chen Feng's father's voice rang out: "They should have donated around 30,000 to 40,000 yuan this year."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiaolan complained, "You talk too much."

Chen Feng frowned and said, "Mom, if you want to do good deeds and accumulate merit, you shouldn't donate money to these temples. They are much richer than you. You should help those who need help."

Elaine Chao said, "I only spent money to make offerings at the Guanyin Temple because I think it's efficacious. As for doing good deeds, your mother isn't that great. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Your father and I haven't seen the two children in so long, and we miss them terribly."

Chen Feng said somewhat dismissively, "Don't you video chat with the two kids every day?"

“What’s the use of video? You can see them but you can’t touch them. And with video calls every day, your dad and I are even more attached to our grandchildren. We want to hug and kiss them, and we dream about them all the time. Why don’t you talk to Liu Ying and Xiao Dan and ask them to give us one of their children to raise?”

Chen Feng was speechless and shook his head in refusal, saying, "Don't even think about it. Even if they feel comfortable entrusting their child to you to raise, I still wouldn't feel at ease."

Elaine Chao was immediately displeased: "What are you saying? My own grandchildren, what is there to worry about?"

Chen Feng retorted, "Have you forgotten how you raised me and my brother?"

"How have you been raised? Haven't I been taking good care of you all?"

"My brother almost smothered himself with a blanket when he was one year old, almost choked to death on a glutinous rice ball when he was two, and almost fell into the river when he was three..."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Zhao Xiaolan immediately interrupted Chen Feng, somewhat embarrassed and angry, "Those were all accidents. Your brother is perfectly fine now, isn't he? And you are too, aren't you tall and strong now?"

"When I was a kid, I used to catch colds and fevers all the time, don't you remember?"

Zhao Xiaolan was speechless. She couldn't refute this. Chen Feng was "weak and sickly" when he was a child, mainly because she, as his mother, hadn't taken good care of him, not because he had a poor constitution.

"Mom, why don't you let my eldest brother and sister-in-law have a third child? They're financially better off now, and they only have two daughters. Having a son would be perfect," Chen Feng suggested.

Zhao Xiaolan sighed, "Back then, your brother and sister-in-law were immature. After having their second child, they gave up, and your sister-in-law had her tubal ligation done. A while ago, they wanted to have a son, so they went to the hospital for a tubal reversal surgery, but it didn't work. Now they want to have another child, but they can only do IVF. One reason is that it's quite expensive, and another is that they feel something's off about having a child through IVF. They're both hesitant about whether to do it or not."

Upon hearing that his older brother and sister-in-law were indeed considering having a third child, Chen Feng laughed and said, "Who knew that having three children would be allowed so quickly? You can't blame your sister-in-law for getting her tubal ligated. Having a third child now is in response to the national call. There are plenty of people doing IVF, it's very normal. If you really want a third child, you should let your brother and sister-in-law do IVF."

Zhao Xiaolan continued, "From what your brother said, the main problem is that your sister-in-law's body is no longer suitable for pregnancy. They say her uterus is damaged and not suitable for implantation. Your sister-in-law is also afraid, so she has been hesitant and doesn't dare to have a baby."

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng hesitated to offer any further advice. In reality, two children are generally enough for most families; having three would be quite demanding.

"Then let's not try to persuade them anymore, let them decide for themselves. By the way, when are you and Dad planning to come and see the children?"

"If not tomorrow, then the day after tomorrow."

Isn't the shop busy?

"Weekends are quite busy. However, your dad and I are mostly free now. Your dad usually works as a security guard in the store and looks at his phone. I mostly help with promotions. Other people do the manual labor."

"Isn't this good? You're all getting old..."

"What do you mean 'big'? Your dad is only in his fifties, not even sixty yet, not at retirement age."

"Okay. Then you can take the high-speed train here, and I'll pick you up at the station."

"No need, your dad and I will drive there."

Chen Feng asked with some concern, "Can Dad drive such a long distance safely?"

Chen Dayong's voice rang out: "Why can't you drive steadily? I've been driving for over ten years. Besides, we have mobile phone navigation now, I can just follow the navigation while driving."

Elaine Chao also said, "Your dad drives very steadily now. He drives to and from get off work every day. When he has free time, he also drives me, Xiaoyu, and Xiaoxue to places further away. He's really improved his driving skills."

Chen Dayong said, "I've been driving a small truck for over ten years. How could a car be harder to drive than a small truck? Besides, I've been driving cars for the past two years, so of course I've improved my skills. Don't worry, I'll probably drive your mom to Xiuzhou the day after tomorrow, nothing will happen."

What could Chen Feng say after hearing his father's words? Besides, he sensed something and didn't detect any danger, so he was relieved.

"Okay, then come over the day after tomorrow. Should we tell Liu Ying and Xiao Dan beforehand?"

"I'll video chat with them tonight and talk to them about it. The main thing is that it's best not to let Tingting know about this, lest she have any bad thoughts. By the way, you still don't want to get engaged to Mengting?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng immediately felt a headache coming on and quickly said, "Mom, haven't you not mentioned this in a long time? Why bring it up again?"

Zhao Xiaolan sighed and said, "Tingting is such a good girl, and you're still so fickle. I just feel that it's really unfair to her if you don't get engaged or married to her."

“This is between her and me, so you don’t need to interfere anymore. Besides, I’ve already given her some compensation, and she won’t pressure me to get married for the time being. So, don’t worry about it. It’s not bad that I’m not getting married; at least I have a son and a daughter now, and there will be more to come.”

Zhao Xiaolan was taken aback, then asked, "Feng, you didn't get another woman pregnant, did you?"

Chen Feng was taken aback; his mother really did say whatever came to mind. He wanted to deny it, but it seemed unnecessary. Once the child was born, Chen Feng could hide it from others, but he couldn't deliberately hide it from his own parents.

No one knows a son better than his mother. When she saw that her son did not immediately deny it, Zhao Xiaolan knew that she had guessed right. She was both surprised and angry and did not know how to tell her son.

Chen Dayong, standing nearby, asked somewhat angrily, "Which one is it? Do I know your mother?"

Chen Feng then said, "It's Shen Lin."

"What?!" Chen Feng's parents were both shocked and speechless for a moment.

After a long pause, Elaine Chao asked with a complicated expression, "What are you really thinking? Are you planning to go back to her and remarry her?"

Elaine Chao was actually quite satisfied with her former daughter-in-law, Shen Lin. Not only was she beautiful, but she also had a respectable job in the public sector. When Shen Lin married her son, she almost had a falling out with her family. Even though her son didn't own a car or a house at the time, Shen Lin didn't look down on him.

Of course, this was only before Shen Lin and Chen Feng divorced.

After the divorce, Elaine Chao certainly didn't think it was her son's fault, but rather the fault of her former daughter-in-law, Shen Lin.

Therefore, after her son's divorce, Elaine Chao was very dissatisfied with and even hated Shen Lin.

But now her own son is having an affair with Shen Lin again, and Shen Lin is pregnant.

Now, Zhao Xiaolan's attitude towards her former daughter-in-law, Shen Lin, is naturally different. Even if Chen Feng is willing to remarry Shen Lin, she doesn't seem to be too opposed to it. After all, her son and Shen Lin have a foundation of affection, something Wu Mengting seems to lack.

When his mother asked Chen Feng, he answered honestly, "No, I could never remarry her." "Why?"

“I was very unhappy for a year or two before my divorce from her, and it left me with psychological trauma. So even if we got back together now, I could never marry her again. Besides, if I married her, wouldn’t I be letting down Mengting, Liuying, and Xiaodan?”

When Chen Feng said this, both Zhao Xiaolan and Chen Dayong felt ashamed for their son.

But since he was her own son, Zhao Xiaolan coughed twice and changed the subject, asking, "How many months pregnant is she? When is her due date?"

"It's been more than three months, and the due date is in November."

Elaine Chao followed up with, "Do you know if it's a boy or a girl?"

Chen Feng hesitated for a moment, then said, "Boy."

"Thank goodness! Good, it's a boy. Your dad and I will drive to Xiuzhou tomorrow and visit Shen Lin while we're there. Sigh, you can't entirely blame her for your divorce. It was your own fault for being so useless back then, without a car or a house, yet she stayed with you for years, right? So, don't hold any resentment towards her. Now that she's pregnant with your child, you need to treat her better. Don't let her hold grudges or anything; you must take good care of her feelings, understand?"

Chen Dayong also chimed in, unusually, "Your mother is right. Don't bring up the divorce again. Now that she's back together with you, you have to treat her well and absolutely not upset her. She's pregnant, so you need to be even more careful about her feelings, understand?"

Chen Feng was speechless, his parents' blatant favoritism towards sons was on full display.

"I understand. I've been very good to her. I bought her an apartment and sent her to a postpartum care center for her to prepare for childbirth. It costs tens of thousands of yuan a month."

"You bought her a house?"

"Well, after all, she didn't enjoy much happiness when she was with me. Now that I'm capable, of course I want to make it up to her."

"That's right, that makes sense. Back then, you had no car, no house, and no money, but she still chose to marry you. She must have suffered some grievances."

Zhao Xiaolan then went on and on, praising Shen Lin and expressing her imagination and expectations for her new grandson. Finally, Chen Feng couldn't take it anymore and said he needed to go to the toilet, which ended the call.

However, Chen Feng temporarily lost interest in reading novels and watching short videos, and after thinking for a moment, he called Shen Lin.

"Why did you suddenly call me?" Shen Lin asked, somewhat puzzled, after answering the phone.

Chen Feng got straight to the point: "My parents know you're pregnant, so they're planning to drive over to see you tomorrow."

Shen Lin was taken aback at first, then said somewhat flusteredly, "How did they know? Did you tell them?"

Chen Feng admitted, "Yes, I accidentally let it slip. Don't be nervous, they were all very happy to know you're pregnant."

"Happy? Really? Didn't your parents prefer Wu Mengting as their daughter-in-law?" Shen Lin asked with some doubt.

Chen Feng laughed and said, "They prefer Wu Mengting as their daughter-in-law, but they definitely like my children, their own grandchildren too."

Shen Lin understood immediately. She felt a little disappointed, but she also knew that she had gained status because of her son, so there was nothing wrong with that.

Thinking of this, Shen Lin asked, "Did you tell them that I'm carrying a son?"

Chen Feng laughed and said, "Yes. That's why they were so eager to come and see you. Aren't you quite pleased with yourself?"

Hearing Chen Feng's words, Shen Lin was indeed a little proud, but she denied it, saying, "What's there to be proud of? Don't you already have a son?"

Chen Feng didn't mince words and said directly, "I've told you before, my son doesn't take my surname. He takes his mother's or his maternal grandfather's surname. He'll inherit his maternal grandfather's business, which is worth at least several billion. I don't really care about this, but my parents do. Even though they're both grandsons, one has a different surname than my son, and the other has the same surname. Which one do you think they'll be closer to?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Lin couldn't help but laugh and said, "That's true. It's only because of you that many men wouldn't accept their son having someone else's surname."

"It's not anyone else, it's just that he took his mother's surname."

"The main reason for children taking their mother's surname is that the man is an adopted son-in-law."

"...Can't you say something nice?" Chen Feng said irritably.

Shen Lin smiled and said, "I'm just stating a fact."

Chen Feng didn't argue with her, but instead said, "My parents are coming to see you tomorrow, so you don't need to be too nervous."

"Why am I nervous? It's not like I haven't met them before. I have a good impression of them, especially your dad, who looks like an honest and kind elder."

Chen Feng thought to himself, "That was for you." He had been beaten by his own father a lot when he was a child.

"Okay, then there's no problem. I'll come see you tomorrow too."

"Okay, I'm fine on my end, don't worry."

"Let's leave it at that for now."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Feng shook his head. He could tell that Shen Lin was quite happy.

Fortunately, Shen Lin probably had no intention of remarrying him. After all, she had promised him before that she wouldn't expect to remarry him.

Anyway, Wu Mengting has already been won over and won't pressure him to marry her anymore, so it's even less likely that he'll submit to the other women, including Shen Lin.

Chen Feng is quite confident about this.

So he adjusted his mindset, lay back down, and picked up his phone to read a novel.

Just ten minutes later, a faint knock sounded on the door, and then Sun Xiaorui opened the door and came in.

"What's wrong?" Chen Feng looked at her with some confusion.

After hesitating for a moment, Sun Xiaorui told the truth: "I told Sister Mengyao about you giving Mengting shares. She was very curious and asked me to ask you why you gave Mengting shares? It shouldn't just be a reward for her."

Chen Feng immediately understood what was going on. It turned out that Sun Xiaorui and the others had guessed the hidden reason why he gave company shares to Mengting.

But Chen Feng definitely couldn't tell anyone about this, because if he did, it might cause other women to have unwanted thoughts.

"It's a reward for her," Chen Feng said with certainty. "She has made such a great contribution to the company, so giving her shares is what she deserves."

"Is that really all there is to it?" Sun Xiaorui certainly didn't believe it.

Chen Feng countered, "Then what other reasons do you think there are?"

After hesitating for a moment, Sun Xiaorui mustered up her courage and asked directly, "Has Mengting agreed to postpone your marriage?"

Seeing Sun Xiaorui's eagerness to learn, Chen Feng finally nodded: "I guess so. She won't pressure you to get married for now."

Everyone's guesses were confirmed, and Sun Xiaorui's mood immediately improved, though she didn't show it.

"How did you convince her?" Sun Xiaorui asked curiously.

"I just told her honestly that I didn't want to get married. There's nothing I can do if she doesn't accept it. However, this has little to do with giving her shares."

Sun Xiaorui smiled and nodded, "Of course, you had wanted to give her shares for a long time, but she didn't want them. But this time, she did."

Chen Feng looked at her speechlessly and said, "You look very happy."

Upon hearing this, Sun Xiaorui became somewhat embarrassed and her smile faded. She said, "I just think things are fine as they are now. Mengting is no longer pressuring you to get married, which reduces your worries. And now that Mengting has company shares, she can focus more on building her career in the future."

That makes some sense. Chen Feng nodded and said, "Well, this way we both get what we need. And you don't have to worry about being kicked out, right?"

Sun Xiaorui smiled and nodded: "Yes, I was indeed a little worried before."

Chen Feng laughed and said, "Don't worry, you weren't kicked out back then, so you definitely won't be in the future."

Sun Xiaorui nodded earnestly: "I believe you."

Chen Feng smiled and beckoned to her. Sun Xiaorui obediently came over and sat down next to him. (End of Chapter)