Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife-Chapter 1129: Your Secret Has Been Exposed (3)

"It’s no trouble," Gu Nuan said, "Qingqing is well-behaved, the smartest child I’ve ever seen. If our future child is like Qingqing, both Yebai and I would be over the moon."

Xiao Yebai could clearly sense the implication behind his wife’s words.

Even he thought, if their child really turned out like Little Pudding, it would be like the sun rising from the west.

Mrs. Zhao covered her mouth with a smile, clearly amused by Gu Nuan’s words, "Alright then, we’ll head over shortly."

With guests expected, after lunch, Xiao Yebai and Gu Nuan instructed the staff to prepare everything for their arrival.

Fruits, tea, everything was arranged neatly.

The car carrying the Zhao Family arrived.

There were two cars in total. Mr. and Mrs. Zhao were in one car, Zhao Zirong and the three children in another.

As soon as the three children stepped through the door and saw Xiao Yebai and Gu Nuan, they exclaimed, "Happy New Year, Uncle and Aunt! May you be prosperous!"

According to local customs, it was time to give the children red envelopes. Gu Nuan took out the prepared envelopes and handed one to each child.

The three kids said thank you, blinking excitedly.

If their hearts weren’t occupied with thoughts of their mother, these kids would surely be running wild with joy.

The Zhao couple, like Zhao Zirong, couldn’t fully relax either.

They sent the children off to play nearby, while Mr. and Mrs. Zhao, along with Zhao Zirong, sat with Xiao Yebai and Gu Nuan.

Xiao Yebai sat next to Zhao Zirong, speaking in a low voice. As Zhao Zirong listened, his expression grew increasingly serious.

Mrs. Zhao held Gu Nuan’s hand, looking at her belly, and asked, "When is the due date?"

"Next month," Gu Nuan replied.

"It’s soon," Mrs. Zhao commented, "The first child is usually quite challenging."

After saying this, Mrs. Zhao seemed uninterested in talking much about parenting with Gu Nuan. Perhaps in Mrs. Zhao’s view, it was the responsibility of the child’s parents to teach them, and others had no right to interfere.

Gu Nuan immediately understood why the three Zhao children were so outstanding. It’s because Xiao Shumei had a great mother-in-law. Mrs. Zhao never meddled in her daughter-in-law’s child-rearing.

"I heard you bought some land back in your hometown?" Mrs. Zhao inquired about domestic matters quite often. With her social connections, and with Gu Nuan recently gaining media attention, it was impossible for her not to know.

"Yes," Gu Nuan nodded.

"May I ask," Mrs. Zhao said, "what do you plan to do with that land?"

This was a question Zhao Mengjin had also asked her because she had studied the material provided by Qia Ran and found that the land didn’t seem worth such a high price.

"I was born and raised there, so I want to do something for my hometown. Yebai feels the same way. We have money now, but we want to leave something behind to repay the land that raised us."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhao understood, "Green mountains and clear waters are the most precious. You plan to develop agriculture, right? It’s great timing since domestic policies are now focusing on supporting modern agricultural development."

Mr. Zhao, sitting next to her, nodded and said, "Developing agriculture is a good direction, as long as you can seize the opportunity."

"But—" Zhao Zirong expressed a different opinion from across the table, "the initial investment is large, and there’s no guarantee of success."

The risks in agriculture could be greater than in real estate because the initial investment doesn’t quickly return profits like selling properties does in real estate.

Moreover, with Changda engaged in the real estate business, is there no opposition within the group if they suddenly switch to agriculture?