Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 416: The Sudden Second Child

The party ended and the family left the Du family.

On the return trip, Lin Chaoyang's car was carrying Tao Yushu, her mother and daughter, as well as a little boy named Dongdong, while Du Feng's car was carrying Tao's father, his eldest brother-in-law, and two nephews.

In Lin Chaoyang's car, Tao's mother was talking to Tao Yumo about what her aunt Qi Hongying had said to her just now at Du's house.

"You are already an adult, so you should pay attention to your own affairs."

After the New Year, Tao Yumo was 25 years old and had graduated from university for a year and a half. Naturally, her marriage became one of the focuses of her parents' attention.

Just now at the Du family, Qi Hongying's words touched Tao's mother's nerves again, and she couldn't help but urge Tao Yumo.

Seeing that Tao Yumo didn't react, she continued, "Just now your aunt said that she wants to introduce you to a young man in the army. When the candidate is confirmed, you can go and meet him."

Hearing this, Tao Yumo immediately became anxious, "Mom! Why didn't you ask for my consent for such a big thing?"

"You agree? What do you need to agree to do?"

Tao Yumo was very angry at her mother's tough attitude. She pouted and couldn't speak for a long time.

"How old are you? You don't even have a partner, let alone getting married. Wouldn't people laugh at you if you tell others about it?"

Tao's mother's words were so heartbreaking that Tao Yumo was extremely angry.

"What's wrong with me not having a partner or getting married? I'm happy with that! Who says you have to get married when you're 25?
I won’t! I haven’t had enough fun yet!”

She spoke in anger, and little Dongdong, who had been lying quietly in her arms, noticed the quarrel between her aunt and her grandmother, and instinctively snuggled into her arms.

"Auntie!"

Tao Yumo hugged little Dongdong and felt healed by the cute little thing, "Be good, Dongzi!"

Tao's mother was also angry when she saw her performance. It was obviously for her daughter's good, but she didn't appreciate it.

She was angry and took Xiao Dongdong from Tao Yumo's arms, and said sarcastically: "You haven't even gotten married yet, and you can't understand your child!"

Tao Yumo couldn't help but get angry.

At this time, Tao Yushu, who was sitting in the front row, finally spoke up, "Alright, what's the point of arguing about such a small matter?"

Tao Yumo said, "It's not that I want to quarrel, it's just that Mom is too much. If it were Dad, he would definitely not be so authoritarian."

This immediately made Mother Tao want to jump up and down, but Tao Yushu stopped her and said to Tao Yumo, "Mom is doing this for your own good. She's not asking you to get married right away, but she's asking you to stop being so heartless and pay more attention to your future."

Tao Yumo was unhappy when he heard this, "Why don't I care? I didn't miss my classes, did I? I didn't miss taking care of my child, did I? You said it was so good, why don't you take care of your son!"

It was originally a confrontation between Chu and Han, but after some communication, it successfully turned into a battle among the Three Kingdoms.

The car suddenly became noisy. Little Dongdong listened to what they were saying without quite understanding it. He looked at this and that, and his eyes were not enough to keep busy.

At this time, Tao Yumo noticed his ignorant and curious little eyes, and a smile broke out on her originally angry face. She reached out and pinched Xiao Dongdong's face.

"You darn little thing!"

After her smile, the originally tit-for-tat atmosphere eased. Tao Yushu was about to speak when he suddenly felt nauseous and covered his mouth.

Lin Chaoyang noticed her movements and immediately slowed down the car, asking with concern: "What's wrong? Are you carsick?"

"No. I was fine just now, but suddenly I felt a little sick."

Tao's mother asked, "Is it about the glass of wine you drank just now?"

"possible."

At this time, Lin Chaoyang stopped the car and rolled down the window. "Let's get some fresh air. I guess you drank too much wine just now."

"Don't blow the wind on the child. I'll get off the car and get some fresh air."

Tao Yushu got out of the car while talking, and Lin Chaoyang followed him. The two stood on the side of the road and talked for a while. Lin Chaoyang asked, "Are you still sick?"

"It's much better now."

Lin Chaoyang nodded, then he looked at Tao Yushu and asked a question for some unknown reason.

"Hey, do you think it could be that night..."

Lin Chaoyang paused here because he saw Tao Yushu's eyes, and the couple looked at each other.

"Don't talk nonsense, how can it be such a coincidence! It didn't work that time..." Tao Yushu's tone was filled with some worry.

"Or, let's go to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow." Lin Chaoyang said.

After listening to his words, Tao Yushu hesitated for a long time before nodding.

After talking, the couple got in the car and the car continued to drive. Tao Yushu felt a little depressed.

She was in a bad mood until she returned home.

Tao Yumo asked Lin Chaoyang, "Brother-in-law, what's wrong with my sister? She's always been unhappy."

"Children, don't pry into adult matters."

Lin Chaoyang's words caused Tao Yumo to roll her eyes. She was already at the age where she was being urged to get married, but she was still a child? She was really taking advantage of her age.

Lying in bed at night, Lin Chaoyang asked Tao Yushu, "Don't put so much pressure on yourself. Even if you are pregnant, your work will not be delayed. I will talk to Lao Lin about this."

Tao Yushu was silent for a while before responding, "If you tell Lao Lin about this, won't it embarrass him? Besides, even if the company doesn't say anything, do I have the nerve to continue doing this?"

In 1971, the state issued the “Report on Doing a Good Job in Family Planning”, which for the first time incorporated indicators for controlling population growth into the national economic development plan.

In September 1980, he published another open letter advocating that a couple should have only one child.

In 1982, the family planning policy was officially implemented, and one child per family became the basic national policy.

As the capital, Yanjing will certainly actively respond to national policies in this regard.

Lin Chaoyang and his wife are both urban workers, and none of them meet the current conditions for having a second child. If Tao Yushu is really pregnant, it will definitely be considered a violation of the policy. At this time, most urban workers are either state-owned enterprise employees or government or public institution employees. Violating the policy will inevitably affect their work.

Tao Yushu was just about to take up the position of deputy editor-in-chief of Yenching Literature. If she became pregnant, her position as deputy editor-in-chief would definitely be in jeopardy.

"Then..." Lin Chaoyang pondered.

Tao Yushu hugged his arm at this time and said in a muffled voice: "If you are really pregnant, just give birth to the baby. It would be best if it is a daughter. Didn't you always say that you wanted a sweet little cotton-padded jacket?"

Lin Chaoyang lowered his head and observed her expression, but she hid her face tightly behind Lin Chaoyang's arm.

Lin Chaoyang touched her hair with his other hand with pity, "You have worked so hard for so long, and it's a pity to give up just like that."

After he said this, he felt his arms being hugged tighter again.

"He's just a deputy editor-in-chief, not a leader, and his salary isn't even a few dollars more."

Tao Yushu has always been strong-willed, but her natural sense of the overall situation allowed her to make rational decisions.

Lin Chaoyang smiled and held her in his arms.

This time, her face was finally revealed, her eyes were red, full of grievance and unwillingness.

Considering the family conditions of Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu, the position of deputy editor-in-chief is indeed nothing, but it is a recognition of all the dedication and efforts Tao Yushu has made in the past three years.

"Or..." Lin Chaoyang looked at her with heartache and was about to speak, but Tao Yushu seemed to have guessed what he was going to say and stopped him.

"Don't think too much. It doesn't matter if you become the deputy editor or not, or even if you have the job or not. The most important thing is that our family can be together happily."

Lin Chaoyang kissed her forehead with emotion, and then said: "Listen to me. What I mean is, why don't you go to Hong Kong or Macao to get some gold?"

Tao Yushu looked at him blankly, "What's the gilded thing?"

"It's just to get an identity. You can come back later. The advantage is that it will be much easier to do things in China in the future, just like the treatment of overseas Chinese."

After listening to Lin Chaoyang's words, Tao Yushu took a long time to understand.

“Then I am not a foreigner?”

"Hong Kong will return to China in a dozen years, so you are still Chinese."

Tao Yushu was still digesting the information in Lin Chaoyang's words. She was originally immersed in sadness, but Lin Chaoyang's wild idea made her feel confused. She had a lot of questions to ask, but she didn't know where to start.

Finally she asked, "How did you come up with this idea? Will it work?"

"What I'm thinking is that I've seen how those Hong Kong businessmen are treated. As for whether it will work, it shouldn't be a big problem.

I can ask Lao Li's company to arrange a job for you, so that you will have an excuse to go there.

In the past two years, people from the mainland have been able to obtain identity documents through the Big T Ferry.

We don't need a T-transfer, we can just go through it properly, and the identity problem will not be difficult to solve."

Tao Yushu asked again: "What about you and the child?"

Lin Chaoyang smiled and said, "Of course we went there together. We will be back in a few months."

"What about this in my stomach?"

Lin Chaoyang laughed and said, "Do you care about Xiang Jiang's identity?"

Tao Yushu shook her head firmly, and Lin Chaoyang said, "Then wait until you give birth and come back after you get your identity."

Tao Yushu thought about it and suddenly realized that something seemed wrong.

"I've already given birth to my child, why should I go to Hong Kong? And if I go to Hong Kong, how will I work?"

Seeing that she finally got to the point, Lin Chaoyang held her hand.

"With your personality, if you give up the position of deputy editor-in-chief to someone else, will you be happy at Yenching Literature?"

Tao Yushu thought for a moment and said, "It will definitely be uncomfortable."

“So, why not take this opportunity to quit?

I have thought about it all for you. When you get there, get an identity first. Then use my royalties to start a publishing house or a film and television company. You can be your own boss and make your own decisions.

Didn’t you always say that you couldn’t do anything when you were working at People’s Literature?
You are so ambitious, this is a good opportunity for you to show your talents."

Tao Yushu followed Lin Chaoyang's words and imagined something, and she felt a bit of longing in her heart, but her attachment to her hometown made her regain some rationality.

"They all opened companies in Hong Kong. Can I still come back?"

"Of course you can! Not only that, you might even become a bridge for cultural exchange between the mainland and Hong Kong in the future!"

Tao Yushu was already confused by what Lin Chaoyang said. She asked without confidence, "I have never done business before. I don't know how to start a company."

"You can learn if you don't know. You are so hardworking and motivated, are you afraid that you won't understand?
You only need to put in half the effort you put in when you were in school or working, and you will be able to gain a foothold in Hong Kong."

Facing Tao Yushu's endless questions, Lin Chaoyang answered fluently. In the end, she couldn't help but ask: "How do you think so clearly? Did you plan it long ago?"

Lin Chaoyang immediately denied it, "No, it was just a spur-of-the-moment decision."

Seeing that Tao Yushu didn't believe him, he asked her again: "Do you remember when Lao Li came a few days ago?"

"Ah."

"He wanted to get me to make a movie with him, but I ignored him at the time. Now this happened, right? I can take advantage of it."

After listening to his explanation, Tao Yushu finally became somewhat convinced.

Lin Chaoyang hugged her again, "Okay, don't think about it. You have to go to the hospital tomorrow. Go to bed early."

"Yeah." Tao Yushuo rested his head on his shoulder and responded gently.

(End of this chapter)