Chapter 445: Two Years Later

Chen Yang was like a startled rabbit; shyly, she dove straight under the covers, while Qi Tongwei pulled her into his arms and whispered words of comfort.

"Yangyang, I will take responsibility for you. Let's register our marriage."

Qi Tongwei had been a bit dazed himself just a moment ago, but thinking of the madness from last night and worrying that Chen Yang might be pregnant, he knew he had to plan ahead.

"Brother Tongwei, behave yourself..."

Feeling Qi Tongwei's restlessness, Chen Yang's sense of being moved was quickly replaced by shyness.

"Ahem," Qi Tongwei coughed awkwardly.

However, remembering that last night had been Chen Yang's first time, he still got up to get dressed.

"Sleep a little longer, I'm going to make breakfast."

"Mm..."

Chen Yang's heart was filled with emotion; Qi Tongwei had fallen for her as a person, not just for her body.

"Hiss~"

Chen Yang moved, and suddenly felt something strange. Just now she had been too busy being shy, but now that her attention had shifted, she noticed the discomfort, which showed just how wild the two of them had been last night.

This couldn't be blamed on anyone; the two of them usually only skimmed the surface, and the desire accumulated over time erupted in that moment, so it was normal for things to be a bit crazy.

Chen Yang carefully moved her legs, and after a simple wash, she tidied up the original bedsheets, laid out fresh ones, and lay back down on the bed to rest.

In the kitchen, Qi Tongwei used the ingredients left over from yesterday to simmer some lean meat porridge and boiled four or five eggs.

"Breakfast is ready."

Qi Tongwei carried in a tray with a bowl of lean meat porridge, a small dish of pickles, and two eggs.

"Don't get out of bed, I'll feed you."

"No need, Brother Tongwei, I'll eat it myself."

"Alright then, I'll go bring mine over." Then, the two of them finished breakfast in bed, acting all lovey-dovey.

"You rest well, I'm going to go ask my godfather for some medicine. It's not that I don't want to take responsibility, I..."

"Mm, I know all of that."

Chen Yang naturally understood Qi Tongwei's character; if he had wanted to take advantage of her, he would have had plenty of opportunities back in Jingzhou, so why wait until now?

Although Chen Yang was shy, they were both still in school, and if she really were pregnant, it wouldn't be good for anyone—especially if her father, Chen Yanshi, found out, he would surely skin Qi Tongwei alive.

After cleaning up the bowls and chopsticks, Qi Tongwei called Zhang Ping'an.

"Godfather, are you home?"

"I am. If you have something to say, come over."

"Alright, I'll be there right away."

Qi Tongwei hung up the phone, locked the door, and hurried to the Zhang Family Courtyard.

"This kid couldn't have been reckless last night, could he?" Zhang Ping'an thought to himself.

Twenty minutes later, seeing Qi Tongwei's stammering manner, Zhang Ping'an knew he had guessed correctly.

"Here, take this for contraception. Have Chen Yang take this Pill, and in the future, when you have relations, you should use a Condom yourself. You can get them at the Hospital or buy them at the supermarket."

"Oh, alright, Godfather. Well, I'll be heading back now."

Qi Tongwei felt his face burning from what Zhang Ping'an said; he took the medicine bottle and hurried home.

"This brat, he's gotten bold."

In this era, premarital experimentation wasn't common; usually, deep intimacy only happened on the wedding night, and if there was no sign of virginity, the bride might even be sent back by the groom's family.

On the way back, Qi Tongwei thought about it and decided to buy some condoms to keep on hand.

After all, once you start something like this, there's always a next time, and since they had just tasted the sweetness of it, it was inevitable they would be intimate again.

The key was that people here didn't really know him; if he went back to Handong to buy condoms, he might be recognized, and that would be truly embarrassing.

Three days later, Chen Yang had recovered enough that there was no sign of anything unusual when she walked, and the two returned to Jingzhou.

Having had that deep exchange in Sijiucheng, the two were hooked, and in the days that followed, they would almost always have a "sparring session" every week.

As the days passed, Wu Huifen's belly began to show, and when Liang Lu looked at her, there was both envy and jealousy.

Other colleagues also noticed the change in Wu Huifen and were all surprised.

"Teacher Wu, you are..."

"There's no helping it, now that it's here, I can't just get rid of it."

"But for your teaching career evaluation..."

"It's fine."

Wu Huifen now radiated a maternal glow; aside from the child, she didn't care about anything else.

Wu Huifen was currently an Associate Professor; if she didn't have the child, she could have been promoted to professor within a year at most, but now that seemed difficult.

Qi Tongwei also learned that Gao Yuliang's family was expecting a new addition, so he bought a lot of supplements at the Oriental Supermarket and delivered them to Gao Yuliang's home.

"You child, you aren't even earning money yet, yet you're spending so lavishly. Take these back and return them tomorrow."

"Teacher Gao, Teacher Wu, please rest assured, this is money I earned myself, and it's just a small token of a student's appreciation. Please accept it."

These supplements must have been worth two or three hundred. Seeing that the two still didn't believe him, Qi Tongwei had to briefly explain how he had resold Treasury Bonds over the summer vacation.

"Hiss~ Tongwei, it's a pity you aren't studying economics."

Actually, Gao Yuliang had also noticed the regional price differences in Treasury Bonds, but his family wasn't short on money;

His parents were both retired university professors with pensions that weren't low, and they had two extra properties in Jingzhou;

But Gao Yuliang hadn't expected the profit margin to be that large—enough to earn the price of three or four houses.

"Hehe, Teacher Gao, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time."

"Fine, I'll accept it this time, but don't buy such expensive things next time. Just bring some small snacks for Fangfang."

"Alright, I'll do as you say."

Time passed like a white horse galloping past a crack, and the final year of the eighties hurriedly drew its curtains.

The stock trading team led by Qian Xiaohu had already returned from the Land of the Rising Sun; this time, with a principal of 1.5 billion US dollars and the use of bank leverage, they had directly multiplied it by more than fifteen times.

However, only half of the funds were brought back, while the rest were all invested in the manufacturing and animation industries of the Land of the Rising Sun, basically becoming the second-largest shareholder in various companies.

"Very good, you all did well. Take out one hundred million to split among yourselves; withdraw the principal, and continue investing the rest. If there is anything you don't understand, you can ask me."

"Great, General Manager Zhang is so domineering!"

Forty people splitting one hundred million meant each person could receive 2.5 million US dollars, and they were all beaming with joy.

Zhang Ping'an did not value money too heavily; these talents were the most important. In recent years, Oriental Group had been digging for top talent in every industry, directly smashing them with heavy rewards.

This had allowed them to poach quite a few top industry talents, and Oriental Group could now be said to be blossoming in every field.

By now, Oriental Mobile Phone had been in a price war with Big Brother for over a year, and the price of mobile phones had dropped from the initial ten thousand plus to the current six thousand plus, which was exactly what Zhang Ping'an wanted.

In any case, his costs were very low, less than two thousand, and he was already preparing for the upgrade and update to the second-generation machine, which would only drive the price lower later on.

At the end of April in 1990, Gao Yuliang was delighted to have twin sons and was grinning from ear to ear all day long.

"You've worked hard, Huifen."

"I'm not tired, let me see the children quickly."

Wu Huifen's family from her maiden side had also come over at this time, including her eldest sister, Judge Wu, and her niece, Lu Yike.

At this time, Lu Yike was just a little girl of ten or so, about the same age as Gao Fangfang.

Judge Wu had also given birth to three daughters, and these twin boys of Wu Huifen were the first and second male descendants of their Wu family, so they were naturally valued immensely.

"Little sister, you will enjoy blessings from now on."

Judge Wu had no sons, and looking at her younger sister's twins, she found them incredibly precious.

Wu Huifen could naturally see the envy in her sister's eyes; if she could have known Qi Tongwei earlier, perhaps her eldest sister could have also given birth to children, but unfortunately, she was already in her late forties.