"Hello, Uncle Wang?" Guo Xuyang dialed Wang Lihong's father's number.
"This is Wang Xukun, who is this?" a middle-aged man's hoarse voice came through the phone.
"I am Wang Lihong's husband, Guo Xuyang. I'm calling to share some good news: Xiao Hong has given birth to a healthy baby boy, weighing seven pounds eight ounces. Both mother and child are doing well."
"Guo Xuyang? I don't know you. Sorry, you have the wrong number." The other party hung up.
Guo Xuyang was dumbfounded. What was this? Did he really dial the wrong number? Impossible, Li Minxi gave him this number. He dialed again, but this time the other party didn't even pick up, just hung up directly.
What was going on? Guo Xuyang wasn't stupid. He knew the other party was clearly angry with Xiao Hong and deliberately not answering. He thought for a moment and sent a text message. Less than half a minute later, his phone rang.
"You said Xiao Hong had a severe hemorrhage? Didn't you just say mother and child were fine? What's going on?" the other party's tone was urgent.
"If I hadn't said that, would you have called me? Uncle, let's discuss this like adults. Not answering the phone won't solve anything. Don't you agree?"
The other party remained silent. Guo Xuyang knew he was still listening since he hadn't hung up.
"Xiao Hong and I met in Shanghai. Xiao Hong might have told you about this. I can be considered her savior, but we truly love each other. I know it was wrong not to contact you for so long. Regardless, you still care about Xiao Hong, otherwise, you wouldn't have called me. I'm very grateful to you for raising such an excellent daughter. I know you must be feeling upset because Xiao Hong didn't follow your advice. She married me and gave me a son. The rice is already cooked; Xiao Hong can't go back to the past. Whether you approve or not, this is a fact. Instead of this, you might as well accept it openly. I know I still have a lot of shortcomings, but I will work hard to improve them in the future. Xiao Hong gave birth this afternoon, and both mother and child are safe. I think she also hopes to receive your parents' blessings. In any case, I hope you can call her. She is your biological daughter after all."
Guo Xuyang's words were heartfelt. He had to say it this way; if the other party hung up again, he wouldn't know how to face Xiao Hong.
"Her mother just gave birth to a boy this afternoon, weighing five pounds six ounces. Both mother and child are safe." Wang Xukun hung up the phone after speaking.
Damn, what kind of operation was this? Switching to a backup account when the main one failed? Guo Xuyang was truly stunned now. How could he tell Xiao Hong? It was too much of a coincidence that mother and daughter gave birth to sons on the same day. Did these two old reprobates just give him another brother-in-law? Guo Xuyang was completely bewildered by the actions of Wang Xukun and his wife.
"Congratulations to my honorable father-in-law and mother-in-law on the birth of their golden offspring." There was no other way; he had to send another text message.
"How is it? Did you get through?" Li Minxi asked impatiently as soon as Guo Xuyang entered the ward.
"I got through, but they didn't say when they would come," Guo Xuyang replied. "Also, Xiao Hong's mother also gave birth to a son today, weighing five pounds six ounces. Both mother and child are safe."
"Ah?" Li Minxi covered her mouth in shock. She looked at Xiao Hong and saw tears flowing from her tightly closed eyes. Xiao Hong must have woken up but hadn't opened her eyes. Wu Shangqing gave Guo Xuyang a look and then went outside.
"What exactly happened?" Wu Shangqing asked after they had walked quite a distance from the ward.
"I was calling to share the good news about Xiao Hong, but they hung up several times. Later, I fabricated some bad news and sent it to her father, which is when he called me back." Guo Xuyang recounted the situation.
"It looks like Xiao Hong has really hurt her parents' feelings," Wu Shangqing said.
"Mom, you can't say that. Judging by the timing, her parents might have started trying for another child when they thought they would never find Xiao Hong again," Guo Xuyang said. "Think about it, mother and daughter giving birth on the same day, their pregnancies must have occurred last year before Xiao Hong came home."
"I don't know about that. You never told me how you and Xiao Hong met. Anyway, so many beautiful girls like you; I don't know what good fortune you've accumulated over lifetimes," Wu Shangqing said.
"Mom, what should I do now? Should I go visit them or what?"
"I don't know either. I've never encountered anything like this. Why don't we go back and discuss it with your father?"
"That sounds fine. Xiao Hong was crying just now. Should we wake her up and ask for her opinion?"
"She probably heard what you just said. Crying during the postpartum period is bad for a woman's eyes. You were careless just now."
"This is something I have to tell her sooner or later. Let me say something, see if this is acceptable?" Guo Xuyang said after thinking.
"I'll wake Xiao Hong up shortly and explain the situation to her. Tomorrow morning, I'll go to her parents' house with gifts. First, it's to formally announce the good news, second, to formally introduce myself, and third, to offer congratulations. What do you think?"
"That's fine. Who would be most appropriate to go with you tomorrow?"
"Xiao Yun. Xiao Yun is not pregnant and speaks properly. I can introduce Xiao Yun as my assistant when we get there."
"That works too. What kind of gifts should we prepare?"
"Since her parents had a son, let's prepare a longevity lock and a bracelet. Today, let Old Li and the others work overtime to make a few more bracelets, necklaces, and pendants, and we'll send them all tomorrow. And we'll give them ten million as living expenses. What do you think?"
"That's fine. Is ten million too much? If we do this for them, we'll have to do the same for others; we can't show favoritism."
"These funds are not the issue. The main thing is whether they will accept it. I'm afraid they might kick me out again."
"That's hard to say. It depends on what kind of people Xiao Hong's parents are. If they are cultured and polite, they probably won't make things too difficult for you. If their character isn't great, seeing you give so much money will only make them less likely to make things difficult, but they might come to you for everything."
"Let's deal with the immediate issue first. We'll worry about the future later."
"In that case, you make the arrangements. We have to leave first thing tomorrow morning, so you should go back and rest early. We'll stay here and watch."
"Li Xiaolu and Gao Yuan are here, so I can't leave. Otherwise, Xiao Hong will start overthinking. If there's nothing else, you all should go back now. It's so late, and you haven't eaten."
"Alright. We'll leave in a little while." Wu Shangqing said.
As they were talking, they saw Xia Li approaching.
"Mom, Yangzi, why are you standing outside?" Xia Li asked.
"Discussing something. It's good you're here. Contact Old Li right away and have him work overtime tonight to create a pair of bracelets, a necklace, and a few pendants using Imperial Green jade. Then, prepare two sets of gold longevity locks and gold bracelets; I need them tomorrow morning." Guo Xuyang said, looking at Xia Li.
"I'll make the call now. Then I need to rush back."
"Okay. You go in and say hello to Xiao Hong, then go back with Mom and the others."
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