The booming era begins with the director of the Propaganda Department!

Chapter 270 Becoming a father!!

After hearing what Xu Huizhen said, Zhang Shenfei's eyes widened: "What did you say? Say it again??!!!"

Xu Huizhen seemed to find his reaction a little strange. She looked at him suspiciously and repeated, "I said, Chen Xueru said she wanted to adopt a child, too."

Chen Xueru adopted a child???
Zhang Shenfei regained his sanity after being stunned for a moment. He frowned and looked at Xu Huizhen: "Isn't Chen Xueru unmarried? What child are you adopting?"

Xu Huizhen sighed, and her tone suddenly became a little strange: "Isn't this because I adopted Li Er???"

Her relationship with Chen Xueru is very deep.

Although there are many businesses on Qianmen Street, it is even said that there are 800 businesses.

But female merchants here are rare, and most of them are married and run shops together with their men.

There were only three unmarried girls doing business here, and Chen Xueru had the best business among them.

Chen Xueru is a person with a strong desire to win. She used to be the best among female merchants, so naturally there is nothing to complain about.

But ever since Xu Huizhen opened a tavern here and the shop was packed with business every day, Chen Xueru has been keeping an eye on her.

The two of them competed openly and secretly in business every day, and even went to the neighborhood committee and Daqianmen Chamber of Commerce many times.

Now that she has adopted Li'er, Chen Xueru can no longer sit still and insists on adopting a child as well.

Moreover, it was publicized very loudly throughout the entire Qianmen Street, and everyone knew about it.

Thinking about it carefully, Xu Huizhen felt speechless.

Zhang Shenfei felt that Xu Huizhen's analysis was completely groundless: "No, she has such a big silk shop. Your monthly income from a small tavern can't even support her for two days, right? Is it necessary for her to compete with you?"

"Besides, fighting for the high ground is at most a business matter. How can you joke about adopting a child?"

Xu Huizhen shook her head: "Brother Zhang, don't disbelieve me. What I just said was not made up by me. It was all said by Chen Xueru herself!!!"

Said it yourself???

Zhang Shenfei frowned: "She said she adopted the child just to compete with you? Did she say when she adopted the child?"

Why does he feel like something is wrong here? ! Chen Xueru shouldn’t be so irrational! !
Doing business with Xu Huizhen is understandable. But what about adopting a child? ? What benefits would this bring to Chen Xueru? ? ?
"Yes, and she said that she must adopt this child!!! But she can't accept any kind of child. She has to pick one that suits her." After Xu Huizhen finished speaking, she took the sleeping Li'er from Zhang Shenfei and walked towards the bed.

Having been together with Chen Xueru for several years, Zhang Shenfei believes that he knows this rich woman very well.

When he heard Chen Xueru say that she wanted to pick one and was not afraid of the time, he felt that a string in his mind suddenly broke: "You stay with Li'er to sleep first, I have something to do and I'm leaving first."

After saying this, without waiting for Xu Huizhen's reply, he turned around and left the courtyard.

After leaving Yunju Hutong, he headed straight to Xueru Silk Shop. There was something he had to confirm with Chen Xueru!!!
……

Since the public-private partnership and the start of purchasing cloth with coupons, the silk and satin shop's business has become much slower than before.

When Zhang Shenfei walked in, Chen Xueru was lazily leaning against a counter and talking to the accountant, Lao Antou.

Seeing Zhang Shenfei appear, Chen Xueru looked over with an indescribable smile on her lips.

"Oh, isn't this Secretary Zhang?" Chen Xueru said, her voice always rising slightly on the last word, with an indescribable charm.

"Boss Chen, I have some business to discuss with you. Can I have a moment to talk?" Zhang Shenfei pretended to be expressionless.

"Business? Okay. Then let's go upstairs and talk in detail." Chen Xueru said, and walked towards the second floor first.

Zhang Shenfei followed closely behind, keeping a close eye on Chen Xueru's footsteps.

Since the start of public-private partnership, the rich woman has started to dress much more simply.

She no longer wore the satin cheongsam, small shawl and high heels as before, but instead changed into the same green military uniform and cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles as most people of that era.

Such clothes are very simple and loose, and you can't see the body shape.

But Zhang Shenfei still keenly noticed that when Chen Xueru went upstairs, she would always use her slender white hands to gently support her lower back from time to time.

Zhang Shenfei's eyes suddenly became deep, as if he was thinking about something.

They went up to the second floor, and as soon as they entered the room, Chen Xueru sat down on the sofa, looking listless.

Zhang Shenfei immediately sat over, supported Chen Xueru, and gently rubbed her lower back.

"Is it uncomfortable here? Let me rub it for you."

Chen Xueru closed her eyes in satisfaction: "Right here, a little harder."

"Why does your waist hurt for no reason?" Zhang Shenfei asked while his hands were still moving.

"I've been having back pain lately, my appetite is poor, and I'm always sleepy..." Chen Xueru's voice was a little coquettish.

"What happened? Didn't you go to see a doctor?" Zhang Shenfei said.

Chen Xueru smiled slyly, suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Zhang Shenfei: "Don't you know why I'm like this??? Then why did you come here in such a hurry today?"

"Don't tell me, do you really want to talk to me about business???"

Zhang Shenfei had something on his mind, so he didn't answer her. Instead, he said directly, "I heard someone say that you want to adopt a child? Has the news spread all over Qianmen Street?"

Will things turn out as he thought?

"Why are you nervous?" Chen Xueru suddenly moved closer to Zhang Shenfei and whispered to him face to face, "This is the first time I see you nervous. It's very cute..."

It must be said that even her man's nervousness was not exaggerated. If they were not too familiar with each other, she probably would not have noticed.

The two of them were very close at this time, and Zhang Shenfei could even feel Chen Xueru's breath.

"I," Zhang Shenfei took a deep breath and decided not to play the cat-and-mouse game with Chen Xueru anymore. He said in a deep voice, "Xueru, are you pregnant?"

Chen Xueru nodded almost imperceptibly and reached out to touch her lower abdomen: "The doctor said it's been two months."

Is it true? ? ? I am actually going to have my own child!!!
Zhang Shenfei suddenly became slightly excited and reached out to touch Chen Xueru's lower abdomen.

A strange feeling suddenly surged through his heart, a feeling of surprise, astonishment, and something that he couldn't describe.

After a long while, he said in a muffled voice: "Why didn't you tell me first that you were pregnant?"

If I hadn't heard from Xu Huizhen today that Chen Xueru was planning to adopt a child, I wouldn't have discovered some clues.

I'm afraid he doesn't even know that he's going to have a child.

In these days when I don’t know,
When the young rich woman found out she was pregnant, she planned to adopt the child, and she might have even planned how to give birth and raise the child. What made him most depressed was that Chen Xueru never asked him for any help from beginning to end.

Chen Xueru stared into Zhang Shenfei's eyes: "Sijiu City is so small. Although I didn't say it, you don't think I don't know. You have a partner. And you are getting married soon."

Ah, this... Zhang Shenfei touched his nose guiltily.

Before I could think of what to say, Chen Xueru spoke again: "I'm not the kind of person to talk to. I've already thought about it. After being with you for so many years, I'm content to have a child like this."

"As for me, I've never been married and I'm still a girl in name, so it would definitely be inappropriate to give birth to a child right away."

So I thought about it and decided to give birth to the child under the name of adoption."

Anyway, Xu Huizhen has already adopted Xu Jingli.

Who in the entire Qianmen Street doesn’t know that Chen Xueru and Xu Huizhen are at loggerheads with each other, and that these two sworn enemies always fight each other as soon as they meet?
If it happened to someone else, and if they also wanted to adopt a child just because Xu Huizhen adopted one, they would probably be regarded as a psychopath for no apparent reason.

But when it comes to her who has been fighting with Xu Huizhen for several years, this matter suddenly makes a lot more sense.

Now that everyone knows about it, the most they can do is sigh that Chen Xueru and Xu Huizhen are in a crazy fight.

Zhang Shenfei obviously knew this truth, but he still sighed worriedly: "That's true, but the child will grow bigger and bigger. It's okay in the early stage, but in the later stage, there will always be a day when it can't be hidden anymore."

"I have my own way of dealing with this, don't worry." Chen Xueru patted Zhang Shenfei's hand soothingly and said softly, "You, just be at ease! Anyway, I will take good care of our child."

Chen Xueru said these words not to comfort Zhang Shenfei, she really didn't care much about these things.

Her own mother was her father's concubine, and she grew up in a family with three wives and four concubines.

Therefore, Chen Xueru has never pursued being with one person for the rest of her life.

On the contrary, in her mind, if a man is not wanted by others, then he is definitely not a good one and she cannot want him.

And if a man is liked by many people, it proves that he is an attractive person.

If money falls on the ground, who doesn’t know to pick it up?

Every year when we store cabbages for the winter, people always fight over the best ones!!! Is it abnormal to compete with a good man when you meet one? ? ?
Of course, there are differences between men and cabbages.

After all, a cabbage can only be cooked in one family's pot, but a good man does not have to eat only one family's meal and sleep in one family's bed.

Having said so much, Chen Xueru also claimed that she was a principled person. Even if she had no official status, she was determined that she would be the first wife.

"Da Fei, you don't have to feel wronged, just listen to me. What I'm doing now is what I'm willing to do, so don't feel any psychological burden." As she spoke, she gently patted Zhang Shenfei on the back.

Zhang Shenfei had a complicated look in his eyes. Why did he always feel like he was being coaxed with sweet words, as if he, Zhang Shenfei, was the one who was pregnant? ?
If the old woman is in charge, the house will fall down! ! No, he, as a man, must take the initiative! ! !

He stood up and held Chen Xueru's face with both hands: "Xueru, are you willing to live with me without any status? In the future, whether rich or poor, healthy or sick, I will never leave you???"

Chen Xueru blinked her big watery eyes: "I do!!"

What is status? Is it important? Only those who are not loved are mistresses!!

Besides, a few years ago when her parents were young, which outstanding man didn't have three wives and four concubines? ?
In the future??? It might be the same!!!

After a tender moment, Zhang Shenfei left the silk shop.

When he returned an hour later, he had a green military bag around his waist.

Returning to Chen Xueru's office, he took out a can of milk powder, a can of malted milk, high-end chocolate, butter and other things from his bag that were definitely luxury items in that era.

Before the planned economy period, Chen Xueru had never lacked these things, but now these are fun things that cannot be bought even with money.

Also because of her family's origin, Chen Xueru is very low-key and never goes to the black market, so she hasn't enjoyed these luxury goods for a long time.

Looking at the long line of goodies, Chen Xueru smiled and touched each one: "Does this count as benefiting from the baby in my belly?"

"Not really. I bought all these things for you." Zhang Shenfei said gently, "If you like them, I will buy them for you often in the future."

"Really? Then you have to come to see me more often and buy things for me more often. I'm pregnant now and need additional nutrition." Chen Xueru took the opportunity to make a request.

Seeing Zhang Shenfei nod, he continued, "In the future, you should come to my place more often than to Elena's place. The child will be happy only if he sees his father more often."

"rest assured."

"Then why don't you leave tonight and have dinner with me?"

"What do you want to eat? I'll take you there."

Chen Xueru tilted her head and thought for a while: "Let's go to Lao Mo."

Zhang Shenfei nodded in agreement. There were not many places in the city where one could eat Western food, and the only good one was Dadi Western Restaurant.

After Lao Mo was built, Dadi's status in the city immediately declined a lot.

……

Although the little rich woman is rich, in this day and age, many things cannot be bought with money alone without tickets.

In order to provide nutrition for the little rich woman and the baby in her belly, Zhang Shenfei would often bring some meat or nutritious products that were not available at home to bring warmth to the little rich woman.

The days passed one by one, and soon it was the day when Siyan and Wen Ruanruan got married.

Early in the morning,

Zhang Shenfei took the old lady and Tian Xiaozao to Heizhima Hutong.

The room where Siyan lives has been repainted white and looks much brighter.

As soon as Grandma Zhang came in, she took Tian Xiaozao to sit on the kang and started cutting wedding characters.

The old lady is very good at this. She can create double happiness and prune the magpies on the branches in a very realistic way. Every family in Nanluoguxiang who holds a wedding will invite her.

Zhang Shenfei watched them cutting paper for a while, then ran over to find Fatty, Li Youbing and Siyaner to discuss going to Wenruanrou's house to pick up the bride.

Although Wen Ruanruan's family and Siyan's family are next door to each other, who can blame them for having four brothers who all have bicycles? ?
If you don't show off now, when will you? !
After the four of them made some plans, they decided to ride all four bicycles, take Wen Ruanruan with them, and make a big circle around the entire Dongcheng District, and finally return to Heizhima Hutong.

"Let's ask grandma to make some big red flowers for us and hang them on the front of our bicycles. Then we'll ride around the streets and let others envy us." The fat man's eyes were filled with pride.

It’s rare for ordinary people to get a bicycle when they get married these days, but they got four. Isn’t that too cool? ! ! !
"Will this be too high-profile?" Siyan'er hesitated.

Li Youbing immediately retorted: "What's so high-profile about this? Some people in the transportation company use the company's trucks when they get married. Ours is considered ordinary."

(End of this chapter)