yournovel Chapter 434: These two are really busy people!
Chapter 434: These two are really busy people!
Chapter 434: These two are really busy people!
After completing this mental exercise, Wang Xianjiao focused her attention on the computer desktop.
She quickly found the saved document in the corner, double-clicked to open it, and then carefully examined it word by word.
The planning scheme in the document is detailed and comprehensive.
It covers entry points for song appreciation, a detailed process for fan cover submissions, rules and awards for online judging activities, and specific measures for promotion using the resources of Jiangnan Morning Post, etc.
wrong!
Wang Xianjiao's mind raced, and she began to think about how to edit the document, decisively removing those paragraphs and sentences related to the Jiangnan Morning Post.
As the melodious bell rang signaling the end of lunch break, she deleted all content involving official media.
Admittedly, without the participation and support of official media, the event's influence will inevitably be greatly reduced, and the number of passersby attracted will be extremely limited, thus inevitably turning into a relatively pure fan event.
Wang Xianjiao keenly perceived this problem, but she also knew the benefits of doing so.
It can not only greatly enhance the interaction and communication between fans and improve the cohesion of the fan group, but also quickly accumulate popularity and activity for Susu's studio Weibo.
Moreover, since the event is mainly aimed at the fan base, the execution process may be smoother, and the organization and coordination will be relatively easier, ensuring that it proceeds in an orderly manner according to the predetermined plan.
After confirming that the document contained no omissions or errors, Wang Xianjiao nervously sent it to Sister Ru.
After sending the message, her heart was still pounding, eagerly awaiting Sister Ru's feedback.
At this point, she noticed that it was already 1:04 PM, so she hurriedly closed the QQ chat interface and began to focus on her afternoon work.
Time passed by minute by minute.
Wang Xianjiao had temporarily finished her work. She glanced at the penguin icon in the lower right corner and thought that Sister Ru probably wouldn't reply anymore, since it was already 3 p.m.
However, when she got up to go to the restroom and came back, she was pleasantly surprised to find that Sister Ru's avatar was flashing in the lower right corner.
She sat down with great joy and clicked to view the message.
"Jiaojiao, I took a look when I had some free time, and the overall idea is excellent. We can try it out later. Thank you for your hard work."
Upon seeing Sister Ru's reply, Wang Xianjiao's cheeks flushed with excitement, and her hands flew across the keyboard: "Sister Ru, thank you so much! I'm so happy to receive your recognition!"
After sending the message, Wang Xianjiao took a deep breath, trying to calm her excited emotions.
"I heard your workplace has been quite busy these past few days. Aren't you afraid of getting caught by Brother Yu for slacking off and chatting like this?"
Upon seeing this message, Wang Xianjiao felt a little uneasy.
It was obvious to her that Sister Ru had noticed that she often chatted in the group during work hours.
Wang Xianjiao tilted her head slightly, looked past the monitor, and glanced in Chen Yaoyao's direction.
Chen Yaoyao was engrossed in her work. She glanced back at the closed office door and then breathed a sigh of relief.
She looked away and her fingers flew across the keyboard: 'Don't worry, Sister Ru, I haven't been slacking off or chatting in the group these past few days. I only sent you a few messages today. Our boss is a junior employee; even if he sees them, he definitely won't say anything.'
The response that came back in an instant was a laughing soybean-shaped emoji.
That's about it; there seems to be no further development.
Seeing this, Chen Yaoyao couldn't help but imagine that Sister Ru was probably at some noisy event, replying to her during a break from her busy work...
In the blink of an eye, the light of day disappeared, and darkness enveloped the city like a tidal wave.
Yu Huan rarely works overtime in the office, focusing on the computer screen for long periods of time, her eyes are sore and tired.
He rubbed his eyes to ease the pain, then picked up his phone and texted Lin Yourong, saying, "Honey, I'm a bit busy today, I have to work overtime. I'll just grab something to eat at the cafeteria tonight."
After sending the message, he put his phone aside, leaned back in his chair, tilted his head back slightly, closed his eyes, and enjoyed this moment of rest.
A moment later, her phone vibrated. Lin Yourong's reply was concise and clear: 'What time?'
Yu Huan glanced at the wall clock; the hour hand was slowly pointing to 5:20. He immediately understood the meaning behind those two simple words and quickly tapped the nine-key keypad on his phone: 'I won't be able to get off work until around six o'clock at the earliest.'
"Happy birthday, star of the day!" Soon, Lin Yourong's message came again.
Upon seeing these words, Yu Huan could almost hear her slightly coquettish tone.
My finger paused on the phone screen, and a warm feeling welled up inside me, dispelling some of the fatigue from work.
After a brief moment of surprise, he quickly replied, "It's no big deal. Birthdays come every year. I'll be back as soon as I'm done."
Immediately after, Lin Yourong's message came into view: 'My mom is cooking at home, and so are Sister Ru and the others, including Weiwei.'
Yu Huan raised an eyebrow, completely surprised that his mother-in-law would arrange a birthday banquet for him without saying a word...
In short, I feel somewhat helpless about the unfinished work at hand.
He couldn't get away for the time being, so after a moment's thought, he quickly typed on the screen: 'Okay, I'll definitely be home before 6:30.'
Putting down her phone, Yu Huan took a deep breath, sat up straight, and refocused all her attention on her work.
Just then, a new email notification popped up on his computer screen. He clicked the mouse and began to carefully review some of the video footage from the New Year's special sent by Chen Xi...
"That Yu Huan is really something, not even taking a break on his birthday, he's still working overtime."
Sister Ru sat on the sofa in the living room, holding Wang Weiwei in her arms. The little one was obviously very sleepy, her eyelids seemed to weigh a ton and kept drooping.
Even so, she stubbornly refused to close her eyes.
Her attention wasn't on the cartoon character Pleasant Goat on TV at all; instead, she was blinking at the beautifully packaged birthday cake on the coffee table.
"There's a lot going on at the end of the year, and as a member of management, he can't get away. He said he'd be back before 6:30." Lin Yourong smiled slightly, bent down a little, casually placed her phone on the coffee table, and then turned to go to the kitchen to help.
Sister Ru's gaze followed Lin Yourong's retreating figure before she asked, "Where is Uncle Lin?"
"He just said to leave him some food as he pleases," Lin Yourong replied without turning her head.
Sister Ru nodded slightly and sighed softly, "These two, father-in-law and son-in-law, are really two very busy people!"
Wang Weiwei opened her mouth wide, yawned widely, rubbed her eyes with her little hands, and asked in a sleepy, childish voice, "How much longer will it be before Godfather comes back?"
Sister Ru gently patted Wang Weiwei's back and coaxed her in a tender tone, "Weiwei, be good. Your godfather will be back soon. Let's go to bed first. I promise I'll wake you up as soon as he gets home, okay?"
Wang Weiwei turned her little head, looking towards the door, her eyes full of hesitation. Seeing this, Sister Ru continued to patiently coax her, "Weiwei, if you go to sleep now, you'll have more energy to play with your godfather when you wake up. And when your godfather comes back and sees you sleeping so peacefully, he'll definitely like you even more."
Wang Weiwei seemed a little tempted when she heard that her godfather would like her even more, but she still mumbled sleepily, "Then...then godfather must come back soon."
"I promise, Mom will." Sister Ru said as she stood up, picked up Wang Weiwei, and walked towards the second bedroom.
Not long after, Sister Ru coaxed Wang Weiwei to sleep, then tiptoed out of the second bedroom and back to the living room.
At this moment, Xing Yujia walked steadily out of the kitchen, carrying an electric hot pot with both hands, which was filled to the brim with mutton.
A rich aroma rose with the rising steam, filling the entire living and dining room.
Lin Yourong followed behind, carrying a basket of fresh vegetables for hot pot. When she saw Sister Ru, she asked softly, "Is Weiwei asleep?"
"Yes, she's asleep. This little girl is so sleepy she can barely keep her eyes open, but she keeps saying that her godfather is coming back and she wants to wake him up as soon as possible." Sister Ru said with a smile, without any intention of sitting down to rest, but slowly walked past the coffee table.
Glancing sideways at Aunt Fang, who was busy at the stove, with the buzzing of the range hood filling her ears, she asked Lin Yourong, "Susu, is there anything else I can help you with?"
"It's nothing, let's sit for a while and wait for Yu Huan to come back." Lin Yourong gently shook her head and placed the vegetable basket in her hand on the dining table.
The three then moved to the sofa and sat down, chatting casually.
Before long, the mother-in-law finished her busy work in the kitchen, holding a steaming cup of tea in both hands, still wearing her apron, and joined the conversation.
At first, the conversations were just about everyday trivialities.
Before we knew it, the conversation had gradually focused on the young couple, Lin Yourong and Yu Huan, and the mother-in-law's words were slowly revealing a core theme—
To induce childbirth.
"Sigh, time really flies. What if in a few years I'm not as agile as I am now and can't take care of your child? Just thinking about it makes me feel bad if I can't help you then."
Lin Yourong responded in a formulaic way: "Mom, don't say that. Things are different now. Fifty years old is at most considered middle-aged. Besides, you still have several years before you turn fifty, you're still very young."
“At work, everyone is talking about their grandchildren, and I can’t get a word in edgewise. The thought that you and Yu Huan haven’t put having children on your agenda yet makes me anxious.”
Lin Yourong's expression remained unchanged, and she responded in a formulaic manner: "Mom, don't rush. We're all too busy right now. We want to wait until things are more stable before we consider it."
Sister Ru chimed in at the opportune moment: "Aunt Fang, just relax. The two of them have such a good relationship, and Su Su and Yu Huan are working so hard now, which is also laying the foundation for their future life."
“I know, it’s just that seeing my peers holding their grandchildren makes me feel empty and uneasy.” The mother-in-law sighed again, turning her gaze to Lin Yourong. “You two need to take care of your health. Don’t just focus on work and ruin yourselves. Health is the foundation of everything. If you’re not healthy, how will you have children?”
Lin Yourong nodded slightly, her words still the same formulaic reply: "Mom, don't worry, we'll take good care of ourselves."
However, she couldn't help but secretly grumble to herself that with Yu Huan's boundless energy, he was always exhausting her, leaving her weak in the knees. No wonder her health was failing.
Of course, she would never voice these thoughts about sex.
As they were talking, suddenly, the sound of a key turning in the lock came from the doorway.
Lin Yourong's eyes lit up, and she felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from her heart, bringing her instant relief.
She quickly got up and walked briskly towards the door, a gentle smile unconsciously appearing on her face.
Sister Ru also stood up and stood there smiling as she said, "The birthday boy is back."
The door opened.
Yu Huan appeared at the door.
He seemed to still carry the chill of the outside air, his hair was slightly disheveled by the wind, and his face showed the undeniable fatigue after a busy day.
However, when he saw Lin Yourong approaching him, and looked at her beautiful face with light makeup, his weariness was replaced by a smile.
He turned slightly to the side, his gaze sweeping over everyone in the room, then closed the door behind him, saying apologetically, "I'm sorry to have kept you all waiting. There's a lot going on at the end of the year."
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. It's only right to wait for our birthday boy," the mother-in-law joked cheerfully.
Yu Huan moved to the shoe cabinet, smiled brightly upon hearing this, and asked while bending down to change her shoes, "Mom, hasn't Dad arrived yet?"
“He’s been very busy lately. I called him and told him to just leave him some food.” The mother-in-law said, getting up and walking towards the kitchen, muttering, “He’s been so busy these past few days that he’s never home. He doesn’t come back until nine or ten at night.”
"Oh," Yu Huan replied.
After changing into his slippers, he walked to the coffee table, glanced at the birthday cake, and felt a surge of warmth in his heart.
Lin Yourong noticed his gaze and said with a smile, "This was bought by Sister Ru. She ordered it from the cake shop yesterday."
Yu Huan turned to look at Sister Ru standing by the coffee table and sincerely thanked her, "Sister Ru, thank you so much!"
Sister Ru waved her hand with a smile: "Hey! Why are you being so polite with me? It's your birthday today, so we have to have a cake to celebrate! Although I paid for the cake, the decorations on it were all Su Su's ideas."
Upon hearing this, Yu Huan raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of curiosity in her eyes: "Really? What image?"
Sister Ru turned her gaze to Lin Yourong and saw a smile on her lips, clearly indicating that she was not going to answer. She then said, "Haha, you'll find out when the time comes."
"Oh, so you guys teamed up to keep me in suspense, huh?" Yu Huan laughed, and casually patted Lin Yourong's buttocks lightly.
Lin Yourong glared at him, then turned and walked towards the kitchen, saying with a hint of reproach in her voice, "Birthday boy, why don't you sit down at the table first? I'll go get the rice."
"I'll go help too." Sister Ru followed closely behind Lin Yourong, and they walked towards the kitchen together.
Yu Huan watched their retreating figures, then chuckled and scratched his head.
However, he had a vague feeling that something was missing...
Upon closer reflection, he suddenly remembered that the skincare products and necklace he had bought for Lin Yourong were in the trunk of the car.
He had originally planned to secretly take out these gifts as soon as he entered the house, giving Lin Yourong a big surprise.
Who would have thought that, after a busy and hectic day, I almost forgot all about it?
He secretly blamed himself for his poor memory.
He immediately started thinking that he would find a clever opportunity to take it when he saw the elderly couple downstairs.
(End of this chapter)