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Chapter 594, page 0582: [I'm Going to Be a Dad]

Just two days after the end of the OE Season 2 World Championship, a smog blanketed most of China.

104 cities were severely affected, with orange and red alerts issued in many areas, and PM2.5 levels rising to 700 and 1000...

The situation in Beijing is particularly bad because there has been no snowfall this year. Relevant departments are already drafting plans to reduce smog through artificial rain (snow).

The car windows were tightly closed, and Chen Guiliang, Bian Guanyue, and Guan Xiaolin were all wearing masks.

Guan Xiaolin came to take care of her daughter, Bian Guanyue, who was due to give birth.

Chen Guiliang's parents are also on their way.

Bian Jingsong will come over after he finishes what he's doing.

Visibility on the street was extremely low, and all vehicles were moving at a very slow speed.

Guan Xiaolin said, "The air quality in China is so bad that Guan Guan should be sent abroad to give birth. I heard that if a child is born in the United States, they will automatically obtain American citizenship. When the child grows up, whether they study in the United States or at Tsinghua or Peking University in China, it will be very easy to arrange."

Chen Guiliang didn't argue, but simply smiled and said, "Auntie is very thoughtful."

“Still calling me auntie? You two are already married,” Guan Xiaolin said.

Chen Guiliang called out "Mom".

Bian Guanyue said, "Mom, things are fine in China too. Especially Peking University Third Hospital, their obstetrics and gynecology department is very strong, and this time they even invited a top professor from Peking University School of Medicine. They have decades of clinical experience and have trained countless medical doctors. Isn't that much safer than going all the way to the United States?"

Normally, the mother and daughter would argue.

But now that her daughter is pregnant, Guan Xiaolin immediately shut up, saying she'll argue again after the baby is born.

Upon arriving at Peking University Third Hospital, I went straight to the special needs outpatient clinic.

While completing the hospital admission procedures, Chen Guiliang chatted with the specialist.

The full name of Peking University Third Hospital is Peking University Third Hospital; you can tell what it's like just from the name. Even if Chen Guiliang wasn't the richest man in China, he could easily find connections here.

Moreover, Chen Guiliang had just donated a sum of money to Peking University School of Medicine.

It offers one-on-one dedicated medical team service, covering the entire process from prenatal checkups to delivery, and even includes a personal nutritionist and an anesthesiologist on call at all times. Of course, the cost is very high, and ordinary families cannot afford it.

After completing a full set of examinations, Guan Xiaolin looked around the ward with curiosity; she had never seen such a high-class ward before.

Chen Guiliang said, "The expert just told me that during the days of labor, it's best to have only one family member stay with me throughout the process, and other family members can come to check on me occasionally. There are enough professional staff here, and too many family members can make things chaotic. After my mother arrives, Auntie, you and my mother can take turns coming."

"It's okay, I can manage on my own," Guan Xiaolin said.

Chen Guiliang said no more.

Guan Xiaolin started running around, but there wasn't much to do, and no one knew what she was busy with.

Bian Guanyue said in a low voice, "My mother has too many opinions, don't argue with her."

"Understood," Chen Guiliang replied.

Bian Guanyue said, "Go to the company, you don't need to stay in the hospital. I don't even know when I'll give birth."

Chen Guiliang said, "Sit for a while before you leave."

Guan Xiaolin paced back and forth in the ward, fiddling with the things in her suitcase, and complaining that the hospital was unprofessional because it was missing this or that.

Bian Guanyue was speechless. Besides, with her mother there, it wasn't convenient for her to be affectionate with Chen Guiliang, so she simply sat on the hospital bed and played on her phone to pass the time.

As soon as she took out her phone, Guan Xiaolin scolded her: "How many times have I told you, cell phones emit radiation, which is bad for the fetus. Don't play with your phone, put it away. There's a Wi-Fi signal in this ward, right? The radiation from Wi-Fi is also very strong. I'll go ask the nurse to turn off the Wi-Fi right now."

Bian Guanyue couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Chen Guiliang, who was taking out his phone, silently put it back in his pocket.

He finally understood why Bian Guanyue's biological parents divorced. Given Bian Jingsong's temperament, even without an affair, he would have divorced Guan Xiaolin sooner or later.

After sitting for a while, Chen Guiliang felt awkward and simply went back to the company, leaving Bian Guanyue to "sit in jail" alone.

Forget about using a cell phone; Guan Xiaolin believes televisions emit radiation, so she forbids her daughter from watching any TV programs. What else could this be but jail time?
Chen Guiliang went back to the villa first to select books, tapes, and a tape recorder. He then told the two bodyguards, "Hongbin, drive me to the company. Yang Shuo, take these to the hospital. She'll go crazy if she doesn't have something to do."

Not long after Chen Guiliang arrived at the company, he received a WeChat message from Yang Shuo: "Your sister-in-law can't even listen to the tape recorder. She can only read the book I just brought in the ward. Her phone has also been confiscated. She asked me to send you a message to complain."

Chen Guiliang replied with a string of ellipses.

In the past, in order to ease tensions, the mother and daughter would both take the initiative to control their tempers and try to avoid any conflicts.

Now Guan Xiaolin considers her daughter's pregnancy and childbirth a major event, and has become extremely serious about it. She no longer suppresses her own thoughts and wants to manage every little detail. It's simply suffocating!
Chen Guiliang held two year-end summary meetings and several remote meetings, and a whole day passed by.

He went to the hospital again.

Bian Guanyue seemed to have seen a savior, and kept muttering to herself, "Not only am I going crazy, but the caregivers and nurses are also going crazy because of my mom. My mom says they're not professional..."

Chen Guiliang said helplessly, "Just bear with it, it'll only be a few days."

Bian Guanyue said, "If I weren't afraid of upsetting my baby, I would have had a huge fight with my mom today. After I give birth, even if we have a falling out, I will kick her out and I will never let her stay to help me during my postpartum period."

“Now I completely understand why you used to be so cold to everyone,” Chen Guiliang said.

Bian Guanyue smiled and said, "If I hadn't met you, I probably would have stayed like that for the rest of my life. In the past few years, I've become much more cheerful." As the two were chatting, they suddenly heard an argument outside.

Chen Guiliang went out to find out what was going on and learned that Guan Xiaolin thought the caregiver was doing something wrong. The caregiver had been holding back all day and couldn't help but argue back, so Guan Xiaolin scolded him like a grandson.

Chen Guiliang could only try to calm Guan Xiaolin down first, then he called the nurses and caregivers together: "My mother-in-law has a bit of a temper, and her understanding of pregnancy and childbirth is rather outdated. If she has offended you in any way, please don't take it to heart, and don't argue with her directly. You are all highly professional, so just do what you're supposed to do, and let her rant if she wants. I'll give everyone a big red envelope afterwards. If it's inconvenient for the nurses to accept red envelopes, I'll talk to your supervisor and see if there's another way to compensate them."

The richest man in China has personally apologized and promised compensation afterward, so what can the nurses and caregivers say?

After a while, Chen Guiliang's parents finally arrived.

Guan Xiaolin, on the other hand, was very understanding and warmly received her two in-laws, which made Chen Xinghua and Yao Lan feel that she was a very good person.

This situation only lasted for one day.

The following afternoon, Yao Lan, who was on rotation to take care of him, returned to the villa in a huff and called Chen Guiliang, saying, "I can't take care of him anymore. Let her take care of him alone. She complains about this and that. Nothing I do is right."

Chen Guiliang said, "Okay, then you don't need to go. Go when you're having your babies. Take these few days to explore the sights of Beijing, like the Forbidden City and the Great Wall."

Yao Lanyu was still furious and took it out on her son: "What are you doing shopping? It's smog everywhere!"

Chen Guiliang said, "Then come to Beijing again next summer. The air will be much better then, and I'll take you to see all the attractions."

Yao Lan sighed, "Go back to work, I'm hanging up."

Chen Guiliang rubbed his face, not in the mood to deal with business, so he simply took out his phone and browsed Weibo.

The news of the Koreans taking the World Championship in Season 2 hasn't died down yet. The teams that participated in the finals are being bombarded with insults and criticisms from various players, almost driving the players to despair.

Oracle Era is a domestically produced game with an explosive number of players, yet the global championship was won by a Korean? What a disgrace!

The insults were so vulgar that Chen Guiliang couldn't stand it anymore and simply started browsing other Weibo topics.

The annual economic figures awards ceremony has already been broadcast on CCTV, but the ratings were not very high. However, video clips have spread rapidly online.

The segment that cut to was the one where Chen Guiliang, Wang Jianlin, Ma Jieke, Lei Jun, and Ms. Dong appeared on the same stage.

Host: Please comment on the business models of Gree and Xiaomi. Chen Laozu: I'm not targeting anyone in particular, but both of them are rubbish!

"Who is this old lady? What gives her the right to comment on Lei Jun?"

"A billion-dollar bet, I suspect someone will renege on it."

"My husband is so handsome, Mommy loves you!"

"What kind of ethical dilemma is this???"

"Old Master Chen is too wicked; he's stirring up trouble with the host."

"Didn't anyone notice the arithmetic sequence of Old Master Chen, Boss Wang, and Jack Ma? The three of them are standing like cell phone signals."

"Honey, will they still give out red envelopes during this year's Spring Festival Gala?"

"..."

Of course, we should send out Spring Festival Gala red envelopes.

As early as the month when the Spring Festival Gala red envelopes caused a sensation, Chen Guiliang sent people to urgently renew the contract with CCTV. Previously, CCTV had only signed a one-year contract to test the waters, and only agreed to renew it after finding the results amazing.

Throughout 2013, stimulated by the Spring Festival Gala red envelopes, mobile payment developed faster than ever before, and QR codes quickly became popular in community supermarkets.

It's estimated that by next summer, even street vendors selling vegetables will have QR codes for payment.

WeChat Pay and Alipay each have around 1.5 million users (with linked bank cards). Alipay is used more online, while WeChat Pay is used more offline.

Tencent is also quietly developing.

Mobile QQ integrates various functions from Palm Message and WeChat, and the main interface has become simpler, with all redundant functions removed from the secondary interface, and many products have become mini programs.

Meanwhile, the original mobile QQ will be temporarily retained, serving as a transitional period.

Tencent is spending heavily to promote QQ Pay and its QR code, and has also invested heavily to make QQ Pay the default payment method on JD.com (users can manually choose other methods).

QQ Pay now has over 8000 million users, but its usage frequency is not as high as WeChat Pay and Alipay.

Various media outlets are currently compiling their annual summaries, releasing a series of statistical data, and Chen Guiliang is constantly appearing on the covers of magazines and websites.

People have noticed that this guy is getting into a lot of trouble, and his business is expanding at an alarming rate!
Just like Tencent and Baidu in the past, they would get involved in everything.

In comparison, while Baidu's stock price remains strong, its market capitalization surged by over $160 billion after acquiring 91 (an inflated figure). However, ByteDance's stock price has soared even faster, and the two companies' market capitalizations are now almost equal.

Moreover, Baidu's popularity in China has plummeted, with negative news far outweighing positive news.

Some provocative magazines even put photos of Chen Guiliang and Li Yanhong together, claiming that the former had completely surpassed the latter.

Chen Guiliang didn't have time to pay attention to these things.

On the third day after Bian Guanyue was admitted to the hospital to prepare for childbirth, her water suddenly broke, and Chen Guiliang rushed to the hospital to stay with her.

I'm going to be a dad.

(End of this chapter)