The Hope You Gave Me: 20-in the car

Min Hui entered her office, closed the door and put on her earphones, and immersed herself in writing programs until her mouth was dry, and then she remembered that she couldn't drink coffee because of pregnancy, which made her dizzy for several days. She's one of those people who doesn't wake up without a cup of black coffee in the morning.

Walking to the tea room, I happened to meet Yang Beibei filling the coffee machine with coffee beans, and when she saw her, she hurriedly called out, "Sister Min Hui, your decaf is ready, do you want me to grind a cup for you? After speaking, he touched a red coffee machine with a "Decaf" mark on it with a silver marker.

"No, no, I'll do it myself." Min Hui said while looking up and down for the button, "Where do I add water?"

"It's full. Fully automatic, just one touch."

Min Hui made coffee, sat down on the sofa, took a sip, and praised, "Wow, it's really fragrant!"

"Without caffeine, you won't be able to refresh yourself. Sister Min Hui, you should just treat it as a mouth addict."

"Don't tell me, I was completely awake as soon as I smelled the coffee."

"Then you should do this—" Beibei said, grabbing a handful of coffee beans and putting it in a small cup, "Put this next to the monitor, so that you can smell the aroma while writing the program. "

"Haha, great idea."

Min Hui is not good at chatting, but there are too few female compatriots in Bai'an. In addition to the front desk, this Beibei also has some administrative work. The attitude and service are first-class, and everyone in the company likes it. It was probably because Cao Mu specifically told him to take extra care of Min Hui.

"Sister Min Hui, I want to tell you something, do you have time?" Yang Beibei sat down beside her, cupped her teacup, squeezed some honey into it, stirred it with a spoon for a long time, and said, "It's none of my business. It was Director Ma of the office who asked me to get to know you. He...is a compatriot. It's not good to ask you directly."

Min Hui licked her lips and sat up straight: "If you have time, ask."

"Sister, are you really not married?"

"Not really."

"Then the baby in your womb must be planning to give birth, right?"

"Yes."

"Our company is small, so family planning is managed by the office. Unmarried birth..." She paused, "It's illegal, just like Chaosheng, you know?"

"Illegal?" Min Hui was so startled that she almost knocked over her coffee, "What law did you violate?"

"Population and Family Planning Law." There was no one in the tea room, but Bei Bei's voice was still very low, "A birth certificate is required to have a child, and a birth certificate cannot be obtained without a marriage certificate. When the child is born, a fine, that is, social maintenance fee, will be paid, and it will also be troublesome to register.”

Ever since being scolded by Xin Qi, Min Hui's mind has been in a state of confusion for the past few months. It is only when you are writing programs that you are awake. She didn't expect the pregnancy at all, and she didn't think about the next thing at all.

"Then you don't need a hukou, okay?" She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.

"My sister, how out of touch are you? How can a child do without a hukou? Without a hukou, he can't go to kindergarten, he can't go to primary school, and he can't do anything without a hukou..."

Min Hui said "oh" and became dumb.

"Do you still have contact with the child's father?" Bebe asked again.

"No." Min Hui shook her head, "And I don't want to reveal the identity of the child's father."

"This is even more impossible. First, both men and women have to pay the fine. Moreover, if the child's father has a child before, the amount of money to be paid is different. Second, the account needs to be submitted to both parents. Therefore, the household registration of the child's father must be submitted. In addition, you must also provide a paternity test certificate, which has been approved by the director of the police station."

Min Hui's head is a little big: "The money is no problem, I'll pay it alone. Other things...it's difficult to handle."

"My sister, this is a lot of money. I called the Family Planning Commission and asked, in a situation like yours, you need to pay 50,000 yuan."

"Fifty thousand?" Min Hui's eyes widened in disbelief, "So many?"

"Yeah, I won't lie to you—so," Beibei looked at her belly, "Are you planning to give birth to this baby?"

Min Hui nodded firmly: "Of course."

Babe rolled her eyes: "There is another way."

"Huh?"

"Sister, your next APP, Lily.com, hurry up and find a father for your child on a blind date. Be sure to get the certificate before the child is born!"

Bei Bei said this, Min Hui finally realized that having a child cannot be done alone. She was not good at dealing with people, and she didn't have any relatives or elders to discuss with in Bincheng, so she was a little anxious. When I returned to the office, I thought, "Hey, there is no way out. There are still seven months, more than two hundred days, before the birth of the child. There is still time.

Min Hui met Zhou Ruji in the elevator when she got off work. Zhou Ruji asked her if she would like to take her own car to go to Cao Mu's house. Min Hui thought about it and said, "Can I stop at the supermarket on the way? I'll go. Buy a bottle of wine."

"Okay. I'm going to buy something too. I'll invite you to dinner, so you can't do it empty-handed."

Zhou Ruji drives a domestic Audi and the car is spotlessly clean. The two came to the supermarket. Min Hui knew nothing about wine, and bought a bottle of whisky at Zhou Ruji's suggestion. When checking out, she happened to pass through the mother and baby area. Zhou Ruji asked, "Have you started taking vitamins for pregnant women?"

"No."

“What about folic acid?”

"The doctor told me to eat it, but I haven't had time to buy it. I've been too busy lately."

"Then buy it now." Zhou Ruji pulled her to a row of shelves and searched skillfully, "This brand of vitamins is good, and folic acid is also included, so you don't have to buy it separately. There is also this small Norwegian fish. of DHA, and also two boxes.”

"What is DHA... for?"

"Unsaturated fatty acids, commonly known as brain gold." Zhou Ruji pointed to the blue vial in his hand, "This thing is responsible for the cell growth of the nervous system and is an important component of the brain and retina. It can enhance the development of brain cells and also Reduce postpartum depression. Very good things, trust me. Three months to six months of pregnancy is the golden period for the baby's brain development. For the baby's intelligence, you must eat it!"

He speaks vividly, and the recording is an advertisement. Min Hui then took two boxes and put them in the shopping basket, and was about to leave when Zhou Ruji suddenly took out the boxes and took a closer look, put them back on the shelf, and changed another one: "This one has fish oil and algae oil. Fish oil, we want algae oil."

Min Hui looked at the price, and the latter was more than twice as expensive as the former: "It's all DHA, is there any difference?"

"Yes. The DHA of algae is extracted from seaweed. It is not passed through food and has no pollution. It is safer for pregnant women and babies and is more conducive to absorption."

"How come you know everything?"

"I'm a doctor, have you forgotten?"

After paying the bill, the two got into the car and continued to drive. During the rush hour, the road was blocked badly. Cao Mu lives on the outskirts of the city. I heard from her that because he wanted to live in a bigger house, he sacrificed the convenience of transportation. As a result, the navigation showed that it would take an hour and a half to arrive. Min Hui remembered the app mentioned by Bei Bei, and quickly downloaded one, and began to fill in personal information on it.

Zhou Ruji glanced at it and asked, "You also use Lilynet?"

Min Hui buttoned her phone: "How do you know?"

Zhou Ruji smiled and said, "I also have an account. The pattern on this page is too familiar."

Min Hui continued typing: "How long have you used it? Is it easy to use?"

"A person who has no time to use, who has to have surgery every day, has no time for a blind date."

"Never seen a single face?"

"I've seen a few, and I've had a few meals. After chatting, I didn't like it very much, so I didn't write any more."

"So it's because you didn't like others?"

"Yes. My conditions are relatively good: thirty-three years old, doctor of medicine, high professional title, parents are government officials, and people are not ugly, right? ?"

"It sounds like a lot of vicissitudes."

"A person who has been divorced once knows the price of a broken relationship. It's like turning your face with a good friend. If you dare to do it the first time, you will dare to do it the second time." Zhou Ruji turned the steering wheel skillfully, "Beenthere ,donethat.”

“Butyouneverlearn.”

"I tried my best, really. My mother said that the relationship between husband and wife is like a house. If the light bulb is broken, you need to change the light bulb. You can't go to a new house because the light is not on. However, the relationship between my wife and I is not like the light bulb. Small question. Growing up my dream was to be a top surgeon and let me give up my dream for marriage...I can't. Do you understand?"

"I understand." Min Hui smiled and waved her phone, "Look, someone sent me a text message within two minutes of signing up. Wow, two!"

"Tell me, what's the situation?"

"One is 35 years old, 1.76 meters, and weighs 90 kilograms. The other is 29 years old, 1.73 meters, 75 kilograms. I think the 75 kilograms are not bad, and they look good. They look quite smart. "Min Hui enlarged the photo of the boy, looked left and right, and studied it carefully.

"Why do I feel like you're picking watermelons?"

"Hahaha." Min Hui continued typing into her phone, "Now, I'm going to tell them that I have a baby in my womb and ask them if they mind. I'll meet anyone who doesn't mind me."

As soon as the text message was sent, it fell into disrepair. The two people who had been chatting with her just now seemed to have evaporated in an instant, and there was not a single reply.

Seeing her booing and sighing, Zhou Ruji said: "I told you at noon, I don't mind. Look, the child in your womb is born, you must have a father, right? When you were in kindergarten, Every child has a parent, but he doesn't have one, so sad. It's very important to give the child a normal home and have both parents."

"Do you really mind?"

"I'll tell you the truth, too: our hospital is the last batch of welfare housing this year, and I want to catch up. Have you heard of 'Tianrun Community'? There are four high-rise apartments on the east side of this street. , is built by our university. The scenery is good, the location is good, and the price is only one-third of the surrounding area, which is equivalent to half buy and half free. But the leader said that it will only be distributed to married people who lack housing. With my professional title, If you get married, you can have three rooms and two halls."

"Wow."

"With the house price in Bencheng, if you were me, would you be tempted?"

"My savings are very small," Min Hui said honestly, "I can't afford it."

"You don't need to pay. You see, we can get married for mutual benefit. You need a marriage certificate to have a child, and I need a marriage certificate if I want a house. It sounds very utilitarian, but if you think about it carefully, our other conditions are also It’s a good match: age, education, income, and working environment are similar. Even if we find out later that we can’t get along and want to break up, we can talk about it and break up, and I promise not to embarrass you.” Zhou Ruji said calmly, “My ex-wife and I are like this, she said this. I couldn't stand the days, and asked me if I would like to leave surgery to teach in medical school, I said no, so I agreed to divorce, no quarrel, no quarrel, and she still likes me in the circle of friends."

"Then when do you want to get married?" Min Hui asked.

"With whom?"

"Follow me."

"I'm on vacation this week, and I'll be on duty from next Tuesday. How about going to the Civil Certification Bureau on Monday?"

Min Hui checked her schedule: "On Monday."

"Ten o'clock in the morning?"

"OK. In addition, I have two requests."

"You said."

"First, don't ask who the child's father is."

"I definitely don't ask."

"Second, the child's surname is Su."

"No problem."

"What about you? What do you want?" Min Hui asked.

"What happened to you and Cheng Qirang?"

"I don't want to explain."

"OK, then no explanation."

Min Hui thought for a while and then asked, "By the way, what are your hobbies?"

"Violin, classical music, ballet, film."

Min Hui was taken aback: "You can dance?"

"I love watching ballet performances." Zhou Ruji said, "How about you?"

“Play chess, cards, games, movies.”

"It seems that movies are our common hobby, and we can often go to movies in the future."

"Hmm."

"Here, the community in front is Mr. Cao's home."

Zhou Ruji parked the car on the side of the road, and the two walked towards the gate of the community with wine and gifts.

"You know, Min Hui, I pursued my ex-wife, and it took her three years before she said YES. And you—I agreed without even starting to pursue you."

Min Hui paused for a while, looked at him and said word by word: "Zhou Ruji, I agreed quickly, but not casually. I don't care what other people think, I promise you, It's because I figured it out. What about you, have you figured it out?"

"I figured it out."

"That's fine."

***

The two found a two-story townhouse according to the address written by Cao Mu, rang the doorbell, a man inside answered, opened the door, and said with a smile, "Welcome, please come in. "

Min Hui and Zhou Ruji looked at each other, wondering who this man was.

Cao Mu is forty-two years old this year, and this man looks younger than Zhou Ruji. He is very handsome, with a tall, small face, a male model-like figure, and a pair of beast-like calm and sharp eyes. The first impression I gave Min Hui was that if she wore a suit, she would be very stylish, like a Wall Street banker.

Min Hui thought, this is probably Cao Mu's nephew or nephew. Zhou Ruji was also a little confused, so he didn't dare to say hello, so he had to walk in.

"Cao Mu went to pick up the child, I'm cooking, do you smell the aroma?" He smiled, showing a row of white teeth, "By the way, let me introduce myself, my name is Yin Xu, this is Cao Mu husband.”