Chapter 571: Pregnant

Chapter 571: Pregnant

Meng Fan and Wu Tong had already obtained their marriage certificate, and both families had held an engagement banquet—everything proper was in place, except they hadn't invited guests to a feast, just the two families sitting together for a meal.

As for the wedding, the couple were still searching for the right time.

Regarding children, since they were both young, just out of university, and each had their own careers, they had no plans for the moment.

Usually, they took precautions, but young people sometimes give in to impulse, and an accidental hit is not surprising.

They truly had no immediate intention of having a child, but when the child came, both were immensely thrilled and filled with happiness.

Meng Fan arrived in Beijing that evening, and the next day he went with Wu Tong to the hospital for a check-up. It was confirmed she was pregnant, but it was still early—only about five weeks—and an ultrasound couldn't yet tell if it was twins.

"You don't have to be like this," she said, returning home and watching Meng Fan tiptoe around her with exaggerated care, finding it somewhat amusing. "I've always been in good health. Just follow the doctor's advice, pay attention to what needs attention, eat what I should eat, and that's enough."

Meng Fan scratched his head, grinning foolishly, but still carefully helped Wu Tong sit down, then gently pressed his head against her belly, his expression utterly serious, muttering all sorts of things under his breath.

Wu Tong found it both funny and touching. She noticed that as Meng Fan talked, he actually made himself cry, and her own eyes grew red. She quickly stopped him, saying, "If you keep this up, I'll get emotional too."

Hearing this, Meng Fan immediately stopped, not daring to move or change his expression except for his silly grin.

After resting a while, Wu Tong decided to go downstairs and continue working. Meng Fan, unable to stop her, followed along. Wu Tong didn't refuse; she understood his state of mind. During the afternoon, she finished everything that required her personal attention, handed over the rest to others, and then took a week off.

Wu Tong was in excellent shape and not one to be overly dramatic. After the initial excitement, she calmed down and realized pregnancy wasn't that extreme—it didn't mean she couldn't do anything. Still, she accommodated Meng Fan's feelings by taking a week's rest, and the early stages of pregnancy did require rest.

Over the next few days, Meng Fan revolved entirely around Wu Tong, forgetting all about world records and even neglecting to check the random value for the "national reward." Wu Tong felt moved, happy, helpless, and amused—who would imagine that this man before her was the strongest in the world?

"It's been days, and you still haven't snapped out of it?" Wu Tong patted the spot beside her, signaling Meng Fan to sit down, laughing and crying at the same time.

Just then, Wu Tong's phone rang.

It was her mother calling.

Wu Tong's mother started off anxiously: "Tongtong, are you pregnant?"

Wu Tong was stunned. She and Meng Fan had planned to wait a few more weeks until things were more stable before telling their parents, but her mom had called directly.

Could it be that her mom, like Meng Fan, had some kind of "clairvoyance"?

"Mom, how did you know?"

"How did I know? It's all over the news! What's so strange about me knowing? How ironic—I have to find out my own daughter is pregnant through the news."

"…."

After soothing her mother and hanging up, the two figured out what had happened and could only shrug helplessly.

It turned out someone had spotted Meng Fan and Wu Tong at the hospital. During his claimed world-record challenge, Meng Fan had suddenly left Hangzhou for Beijing, so people assumed something had happened to Wu Tong. In the following days, Meng Fan didn't "update" his challenge or offer any explanation. Many people encountered him at supermarkets and markets in Beijing, and he showed no worry—only joy, greeting everyone cheerfully. Sometimes people even saw him laughing to himself for no reason. From this, they deduced Wu Tong wasn't sick, and the conclusion was clear.

She must be pregnant!

Though it was just speculation, it turned out to be correct.

Then everyone started saying Wu Tong was pregnant, and naturally, it became a trending topic.

After all, the young couple, Meng Fan and Wu Tong, were too conspicuous, and Meng Fan's presence was especially high.

In response, Meng Fan and Wu Tong naturally made no statement. As for pregnancy, even if they were to make it public, it would have to wait until three or five months later. But now that it was out, they certainly wouldn't wait weeks to tell their families. They quickly informed all relatives.

Then, the small apartment in Beijing where Meng Fan and Wu Tong lived became lively.

Wu Tong's parents flew in from Shanghai that same day. Her mother insisted on staying in Beijing to take care of Wu Tong, no matter what Wu Tong said, or preferably, have Wu Tong return to Shanghai.

The next morning, Meng Fan's parents also arrived from abroad.

Then came Wu Ji and others, along with Meng Caiwei and her group, one after another—a bustling, joyful scene.

Meng Fan's parents and Wu Tong's parents, because of Wu Tong's pregnancy, naturally started discussing the couple's wedding again.

Whether to hold the wedding before the baby was born—both sets of parents agreed: yes, absolutely.

Of course, the premise was to ask Wu Tong's opinion. If they planned the wedding in the short term, they worried it would tire Wu Tong in her early pregnancy; if they delayed further, Wu Tong would have to be a bride with a big belly.

Wu Tong looked at Meng Fan, wanting to hear his thoughts.

Meng Fan thought for a moment and said, "How about finding a time within one to two months from now?"

Wu Tong looked at both sets of parents, asking if that timing worked.

Neither side objected. The time was a bit tight, but it was doable. Both families had vast networks and financial resources, which could greatly reduce the time cost for many things.

Regarding the wedding, Meng Fan and Wu Tong were naturally the leads, but they knew the wedding wasn't entirely theirs—there would be many participants. So they mostly went along with their parents' ideas and suggestions. If their parents were happy, they were happy.

A few days passed in a flash. Except for Wu Tong's mother, who stayed in Beijing, everyone else went back to their own affairs. Ms. Liang Qing felt a bit guilty for not being able to help much, so she insisted that Meng Fan and Wu Tong move from their 90-square-meter nest to the large flat she had bought in Beijing.

It was only then that Wu Tong's mother learned the large flat had been bought by Meng Fan's parents before the couple registered their marriage, specifically as a home for them in Beijing, registered solely under Wu Tong's name. She was deeply moved—money aside, what mattered was that Meng Fan's parents cherished Wu Tong.

After buying the house, Meng Fan's parents had urged Wu Tong to move in, but the place was farther from the Forbidden City than their current home, and since it was just the two of them, Wu Tong felt more comfortable in the apartment she had bought herself, so she never moved.

Now with her mother there and more people coming and going, they finally moved.

Another few days passed, and Wu Tong went for another prenatal check-up. This time, they could see it was twins.

Wow.

Both sets of parents, along with the siblings, gathered once again.

(The chapter ends)