Chapter Seventy-Three

  Aunt and uncle-in-law chatted in hushed tones on the phone for over an hour. When Fang Mo Nan came out of the bedroom, he saw his aunt gritting her teeth and punching the sofa cushion with all her might. "This call isn't worth getting so worked up about!" Fang Mo Nan looked at her with a mixture of surprise and amusement, thinking to himself that it was fortunate no one else was in front of her.

  "He deliberately made a phone call and inquired about my physical condition in a roundabout way." Xiaoyi said viciously.

  "So you told him." Fang Mo Nan sat down, poured himself a cup of tea and asked curiously.

  "No, he actually dares to scheme against me. Hmph! For now, I won't tell him, let him worry about it!" Xiaoyi threw the cushion aside, as if it was her brother-in-law, thoroughly 'abandoning' him.

  "Are you still in school?" Fang Mo Nan asked.

  "Of course, it's okay. The learning environment here is relaxed, and even if I graduate a bit later, it won't affect anything." Xiaoyi's eyes sparkled as she turned to say, "There's just one thing, I need Nannan's help with."

  "My aunt said with a bitter expression: 'You also know that now I'm the one who eats, and two people make up for it. From now on, I'll entrust three meals a day to you.'"

  Fang Mo Nan thought for a moment and said, "My help is just cooking meals! Anyway, our home is close to the hospital, it's just a ten-minute walk. Currently, I only have the right to see patients, not treat them." She nodded in response, "Okay, it's just doing a bit more."

  "This won't affect your studies, will it?" Little Auntie asked with a red face, suddenly feeling embarrassed and apologetic.

  "Hmm... I just thought of it, is it too late now?" Fang Mo Nan smiled and said to her: "Don't worry! I guarantee that I will raise you and your mother to be plump and white."

  Because of pregnancy, Xiao Yi reduced her time at school and tried to study at home. At noon, Fang Mo Nan returned from the hospital to cook for this big lazy ghost.

  The leisurely days of Fang Mo Nan are gone, not only does he have to go to the hospital every day to receive Jerry's devilish 'lectures', but also has to teach Jerry traditional Chinese medicine. He is also bothered by his little aunt and the baby in her belly every night using spiritual energy to check on his little aunt's body, it really feels like he's asking for trouble. However, life is very fulfilling, of course, medical skills are progressing rapidly.

  When Xiao Yi was four months pregnant, Fang Mo Nan told her, "You're having twins." This sudden change left Fang Mo Nan speechless. In their previous life, Xiao Yi and her husband had only one child, a single son, but now they were having a pair of dragon and phoenix twins.

  Auntie heard that it was a double yolk egg and was overjoyed. "How did you know?"

  "I was just dreaming!" Fang Mo Nan muttered.

  The B ultrasound result is twins. "Wow, Nannan really had a premonition! However, I heard from the elderly that it's usually the mother who has prenatal dreams, how did you dream so accurately? It seems these two little guys have a destiny with you."

  "Of course, I've been taking care of them since they were in your belly," said Fang Mo Nan.

  "They will definitely be filial to you when they grow up, or I'll spank their bottoms." Little Aunt said with a pretend tone.

  Fang Mo Nan followed Xiao Yi back from the hospital and said: "Xiao Yi ah! From now on, try to have fewer B-ultrasound scans."

  "Why?" asked Xiao Yi in puzzlement.

  "B ultrasound has radiation. Taking too many pictures is bad for the fetus, it's easy to deform." Fang Mengnan said, fearing that Xiao Yi wouldn't listen, she continued: "Jie Rui said so."

  "Ah! There's that too." Xiangxiang believed Jerry's warning. Besides, Fang Mernan was there and she would take good care of the mother and son.

  It snowed in Philadelphia on Christmas Day. I thought the weather would affect their trip, but Cheng Shigui, Han Zhikun, Airen, Diao Rong and Yang Fan all came. The snow had just started falling and hadn't affected traffic yet.

  "You guys really shouldn't have come if the weather was going to be bad." Fang Mo Nan said, looking at their wet clothes.

  "No, no, snowy days are for keeping guests, it's perfect for staying a few more days." Yang Fan said with a shake of his head.

  "These two are......" Yang Fan asked.

  "This is my aunt Fang Mo Bei and sister Fang Mo Nan." Fang Mo Nan introduced both sides. "On this side, Allen, Cheng Shi Gui, and Han Zhi Qian know Auntie, while Yang Fan and Diao Rong are their friends."

  "Wow! Xiao Yan, with such a big belly, when are you going to give birth?" Han Zhiqian asked her as he looked at her. Seeing that she wanted to get up, he hastily said: "Sit down, no need to get up."

  "Next May," said Little Auntie, "you chat, we'll go into the room."

  "Good!" Xiaoyi and Mo Bei entered the bedroom.

  "You've all arrived, and I don't have anywhere to live either!" Fang Mo Nan said. "It's not like choosing a room on the farm at will."

  "Don't worry about that," said Han Zhiqian, "We've already discussed it on the way here. Let's rent a villa in the suburbs during Christmas and drive there. There are many rooms, and we can also enjoy the snow. We'll invite Xiao Yan and Mo Bei to come along."

  "Alright! You've all made arrangements, what else can I say?" Fang Mo Nan shrugged and said, "Wait a minute, let's gather our thoughts."

  After packing up, they drove two cars to the outskirts, with a thin layer of snow on the ground that didn't affect the journey. In winter, nature is desolate, and except for low-growing evergreen and pine trees, the streets are lined with bare branches, but under the washing of snowflakes, a touch of greenery is revealed. The car drove for half an hour and stopped in front of a villa.

  Wooden structure, with a natural and pastoral style, advocating "return to nature", the pastoral style aesthetically promotes nature, combines with nature, and strives to express the leisurely, comfortable, and natural rural life interest in the indoor environment. Upon entering the house, natural materials such as wood, stone, rattan, and bamboo can be seen everywhere. Skillfully setting up indoor greening creates a natural, simple, and elegant atmosphere.

  The interior decoration is mainly comfortable and warm, abandoning the cumbersome and luxurious, "returning to nature". Outside the heavy snow, inside can also see green decorative plants, such as Yuzhen, African jasmine, Dan medicine flower, thousand leaf wood, scattered tail agave, Nantian bamboo and other non-flowering green leafy plants. The greening plants are arranged according to the house type structure and decoration style in each room, such as floor, tea table, decorative cabinet, bedside, dresser, etc., forming a staggered and layered pattern, fully reflecting the perfect harmony between human and nature.

  "How beautiful." Fang Mo said as he walked in.

  The house was warm and cozy, Allen led everyone to assign rooms, Xiaoyi who had difficulty moving in and Fang Mengnan's two sisters moved downstairs, while others lived upstairs, they found their own rooms.

  Fang Mo Nan had prepared a sumptuous dinner for everyone. The ingredients could be taken from the space, but the wine couldn't be taken out. However, Cheng Shi Gui and his group brought a lot of wine when they came.

  After dinner, Xiaoyi and Mo Bei visited the villa with interest. The others moved to the study room. The study room was very large and decorated comfortably. They didn't feel crowded at all when they entered. Fresh flowers, bamboo tubes or other flower holders hung on the wall, creating a elegant environment. One or two small potted plants were placed on the bookshelf, adding a sense of quietness to the study room. In fact, the arrangement of books in the study room showed the owner's habits, hobbies, taste and expertise, which was a truly personalized display.

  They sat casually with tea cups in their hands, chatting leisurely about their experiences.

  Fang Mo Nan walked in and looked at their smiling faces. "Looks like we've had a good performance this year."

  Cheng Shigui put down his teacup, sat up straight and said, "This year's performance is brilliant. Just one share of Microsoft stock, at its current market value, has already reached tens of millions." He paused for a moment before continuing, "The other stocks we hold have also increased by at least 30%." He handed the financial report to Fang Mo'nan.

  "Global stock markets are booming with an upward trend, especially Japan is leading the way." Yang Fan said: "According to next year's data and our research predictions, it will also be a rising tide."

  She elegantly smoothed her hair, "European funds are pouring into companies with good performance in energy, automobiles, clothing, cosmetics, insurance and banking." She rattled off a string of well-known companies and the number of shares they held.

  Han Zhiqian said with a smile: "Because the judges insisted on meeting the designer, your designed clothes were unfortunately not adopted. However, China Eastern Airlines adopted your design. No one can blame our designer for being mysterious and refusing to meet people, but we also didn't gain anything from it. On the international stage, we can be considered as making a debut." He continued: "Liang Zi's hotel business is booming, private dining rooms are all booked up a month in advance." He said with puzzlement: "On the opening day, I saw Ye Zhenhua accompanying several elderly people to dine. Those old men were very majestic and had an aura of killing intent. The business of the restaurant was exceptionally good after they came. And there wasn't anyone who came to cause trouble."

  He smiled and said, "You know, in the catering industry, there's a saying that goes 'Yan Wang is easy to see, but small ghosts are hard to deal with.' Those big and small government departments like health, tax, fire safety, and police stations, which one can you not visit? They can easily find trouble for you and make it impossible for your store to operate. Even the phenomenon of people coming to eat and drink for free is common. So on the first day of opening, Liangzi played a small trick and invited all these people over. Originally, those people were very arrogant, eating and drinking for free while still being picky. Then he pretended not to care and said that Ye Zhenhua's appearance made them completely lose face."

  "In the capital, these people are all masters of human relationships. Seeing Liangzi and Ye Zhenhua being buddy-buddy, calling each other brothers, they all ate their meals in an orderly fashion, without any of their former arrogance. Han Zhijian sighed: "As the saying goes, doing business is easy if you have connections, but difficult if you don't. The key is to have someone backing you up. No wonder people often say that having connections in the imperial court makes it easier to be an official, and this also applies to the business world."

  "It's good to lean against a big tree and enjoy the cool breeze." Fang Mosou said, "There's no way around it, the bigger the official, the more people are oppressed, that's just how things are in our country." She also said, "That Liangzi must be very busy now, Hongye will definitely blame me."

  "What's the point? He just went to sit in a few days before the opening, and he invited a capable woman with work experience, named Fan Jingling, who did a good job, even made a few good suggestions." Han Zhijian paused for a moment: "Nowadays, Liangzi is having a daughter, whoever she catches will say that her own daughter is so beautiful."

  "As for Liangzi's daughter, I haven't even given her a gift yet. This time you're going back, just bring it along." Fang Mennai said.

  Han Zhiqian nodded, "Alright!" "The Hong Kong side has started designing and building the hotel according to your inspiration."

  Fang Mo Nan nodded and looked at Xun Er, saying: "Xun Er still follows the original plan, acquiring stocks of powerful European companies. Allen continues to support him in the political arena." Here Fang Mo Nan gave him a famous politician to contact for investment. "Continue to do multiple periods of futures and yen before September next year."

  "Oh!" They raised their eyebrows together, looking at Fang Mo Nan with interest, "What happened next?"

  "We'll talk about this later, let's follow orders for now!" Fang Mo Nan said with a mysterious smile.

  After finishing his business, Fang Mo Nan left and had them prepare a midnight snack before returning to his room. Cheng Shi Gui and the others continued their wild revelry for almost the entire night.