novelraw Chapter 977 - 975: Double the Hard Work
Chapter 977 - 975: Double the Hard Work
The news about Nuonuo being pregnant with twins spread like wildfire through the Ji Family and the Yang Family. All afternoon, Da Bao was busy answering congratulatory calls.Originally, everyone noticed that apart from being a little sleepy, Nuonuo had no other discomforts, so they didn’t impose many restrictions on her words and actions. However, from the day they found out in the hospital that she had two little ones in her belly, everyone in the Ji Family became anxious.
Even Le Tong, who had been pregnant twice before, didn’t dare to take it lightly. After all, she only carried one each time, while Nuonuo was pregnant with two at once, which was something beyond her experience.
"Nuonuo, what plans do you have after the Spring Festival holiday?"
At first, Da Bao didn’t intend to interfere with Nuonuo’s work. After all, many professional women work until close to their due dates before staying home to prepare for childbirth.
And he believed that Nuonuo would prioritize the baby when considering her future work arrangements, so he never consciously brought up this matter.
But now it’s different. It’s not that carrying twins is more precious than a single pregnancy, but that twins are much harder to bear than a single child, increasing the load on the mother, making strenuous work unsuitable.
"Brother, in my current condition, of course, I can’t take on any new roles or film projects. But I want to go back to Xinying and see if there’s anything I can do. Otherwise, staying home all day will drive me crazy."
By nature, Nuonuo, like the Ji family, can’t stay idle.
From the moment she found out she was pregnant, she’d planned to stop work completely and stay home to learn acting and songwriting. But at that time, she didn’t know that Xinying Entertainment was her and Da Bao’s company.
Now that she knows, she wants to do what she can, even if it’s just helping Ning Yijia Hao supervise artists recording albums or learning how to manage Xinying from Si Jun.
After all, for her and Da Bao, Xinying, in another sense, is also their child.
Da Bao wasn’t surprised by her proposal. After a brief moment of thought, he nodded in agreement.
"I don’t oppose you going back to Xinying, but you have to promise not to work overtime, not take on unnecessary burdens, and ensure two-hour naps at noon. I’ll drive you to and from work."
Nuonuo had no objections to these additional requests. She just wanted a place to exercise her mind and body, rather than feeling trapped at home all day.
After Nuonuo’s prenatal check-up, Da Bao returned to work normally the next day. As the general manager, he had taken more than twenty days off and knew that his work had piled up.
Da Bao and Le Tong went to work early in the morning, while Xinying would resume normal operations in a few days. Aunt Guan prepared breakfast early and went out to buy groceries, leaving Nuonuo at home reading parenting books.
When the doorbell rang, Nuonuo was in the kitchen warming up milk. Through the kitchen’s glass window, she could see outside into the yard. Nuonuo leaned over to look, and it was Tian Fang standing outside with Baobao in her arms.
Nuonuo hurried out to open the door. Because of the little baby in Tian Fang’s arms, Nuonuo didn’t dare approach to hold her. She just stood by the gate, "Sister Fang, why are you here?"
"I brought Little Peanut to see her Aunt Nuonuo!" Tian Fang’s daughter is nicknamed Little Peanut.
"Did Brother Zhihao drop you off?" Nuonuo glanced behind her.
"Yes, he did, and then he left. A few days ago, that visual effects company took on a big project, so he’s been really busy these days!"
Zhihao and Wei Qi also helped Da Bao manage the film visual effects company under Xinying Entertainment.
Nuonuo led them into the living room and poured a glass of water for Tian Fang. As for Little Peanut, Tian Fang put her on the sofa and lightly held her in place with her leg.
Nuonuo bent over to tease Little Peanut’s chubby cheeks. "Sister, are you tired?"
Tian Fang glanced up at her, "Of course I’m tired. Otherwise, why do they say the greatest people in the world are mothers?"
Tian Fang paused, her gaze falling on Nuonuo’s slightly rounded belly. "But for me, it’s just tiring. For you, it’s tired times two."
Nuonuo instinctively placed her hand on her abdomen, smiling happily. "No matter how tiring, it’s worth it, isn’t it?"
Tian Fang sighed, "Yes, it’s worth it no matter how tiring it is. When I was in the hospital giving birth to Little Peanut, the pain made me curse Zhihao’s ancestors! But seeing Little Peanut grow and change daily, looking like a little bun, I’d have another one without hesitation."
The two, having lots of common ground about babies, talked all morning. Of course, most of the time, it was Tian Fang speaking, and Nuonuo listening intently, noting down important things in her booklet.
During lunch, Little Peanut was sleeping, watched over by Aunt Guan. Tian Fang then asked Nuonuo, "I heard from Da Bao that you want to go back to work at Xinying?"
Nuonuo immediately looked at her defensively, "Sister, you’re not here to be a persuader, are you?"
Tian Fang burst into laughter, "Whose persuader would I be? The relationship between you and Da Bao is so good, what do you need an outsider like me to say?"
Nuonuo thought about it and realized she was probably right. Since her brother had been honest about the matters of Xinying, there was nothing between them they couldn’t discuss openly.
"Okay, I was probably overthinking it!"
"Yes, indeed, I’m not here to be a persuader. I just wanted to say there’s no need to push yourself so hard. You’re different from me. Zhihao and I don’t have familial advantages to rely on, which is why I had to work until childbirth. As for you, you’ve been busy for a few years now. You could definitely rest at home and enjoy being a big lady. Why work so hard?"
Tian Fang had been around Nuonuo for years, witnessing her rapid growth firsthand. But she also saw her put in several times, even ten times, the effort and hardship compared to others to achieve today’s accomplishments. Now, taking advantage of pregnancy to let herself rest a bit seemed better, no?
"Sis, I’m not going back to Xinying for any strenuous work. Or rather, I’m going back for an easy job while learning some management stuff from Si Jun."
Ever since Si Jun was hired as the boss’s assistant, he essentially became someone with more decision-making power than the general manager. Initially, Nuonuo didn’t understand why the boss had such trust in Si Jun.
Until she learned that Xinying was her brother’s brainchild, she vaguely understood that Si Jun was a talent her brother had subconsciously started grooming years ago.
Of course, he was probably planning to bring Si Jun back to the Ji Family before she entered the entertainment industry. Now, Si Jun became someone who safeguarded her work in place of her brother.
She understood she wasn’t cut out for business, but even if she couldn’t participate in decision-making, she hoped to understand the company’s operation and direction instead of remaining protected and clueless.