The Tender Beauty is Sweetly Doted in the 20th Century Novel!-Chapter 245 - 244: She Used to Be the One Flirting with Him

Chapter 245: Chapter 244: She Used to Be the One Flirting with Him

Knowing that Liu Gaoyuan was old and liked to save face, Ye Manman didn’t say much, accepted the washed apples, and prepared to go home.

Of course, it was Liu Gaoyuan who personally drove her.

On the way, Ye Manman recalled the awkward situation she and He Chen faced when they had to haul big bags and small suitcases and couldn’t find a taxi outside the station, and she felt a little embarrassed as she looked at the old man focused on driving beside her.

"Grandpa, do you have time around seven or eight tomorrow evening? A friend from the small town where I used to live has booked a ticket to visit me tomorrow. She’s also pregnant, almost four months now, and I’m worried it’ll be inconvenient without a car when she arrives..."

Since getting to know the Liu Family, she had never actively asked anything from them, so this was the first time she brought up such a request and felt very unaccustomed to it.

However, Liu Gaoyuan was very pleased.

His smile creased the corners of his eyes.

"Of course, I have time. Grandpa will drive you to pick her up. How many people?"

"Two people, but I also arranged for another friend to come with me to pick her up."

She had never talked to the Liu Family about her friendships—it was mostly about school matters, and only occasionally, like winning a competition prize or something.

He couldn’t easily ask or bring up such topics, afraid she might think it’s meddling—in other words, their relationship hadn’t reached that level.

Liu Gaoyuan was always a little uneasy about it.

He worried that this granddaughter was too distant with him, keeping everything to herself and solving any problems on her own, not depending on family.

Only now did he feel completely at ease.

This child finally understood that family could be people she could rely on for help.

"It’s nothing. Where is your friend located? Let Grandpa know, and he’ll bring you all there on the way tomorrow."

"At xx school."

At first, Ye Manman felt particularly embarrassed, but seeing Liu Gaoyuan completely unbothered and even joyful, she felt relieved, and a small warmth sprouted in her heart.

Previously, going out for errands was convenient. A quick call to the driver allowed her to go out anytime, so she never bothered elders with such trivial matters.

But now it seemed that such a request wasn’t that hard to express and even seemed to bring them closer.

A profound feeling.

"Leave it to Grandpa."

"Hmm, thanks a lot, Grandpa."

After dropping Ye Manman at home, Liu Gaoyuan cheerfully stroked his beard and turned away robustly.

Watching his aged but not hunched back, Ye Manman felt as if a small part of her heart was completed.

Perhaps this was the normal mode of interaction between family members.

...

Since she had to go for a medical checkup in the hospital the next morning, Ye Manman didn’t eat much that evening and went to bed early.

Before sleeping, she left a note for He Chen.

She knew he had been busy recently, so she planned to go to the hospital for a prenatal checkup herself, leaving the note to let him know what she planned to do the next day, so he wouldn’t worry.

In any case, in this era, many people didn’t regularly go for prenatal checkups like she did; when there wasn’t any pain or discomfort, people generally just rested at home, and there wasn’t much of an issue with long waits.

However, when she woke up in the morning, He Chen was already dressed.

It seemed as though he had already gone out and returned, and he was now at the desk looking at some documents.

Yawning, she walked over and glanced briefly; it was all company documents.

Did he still not feel reassured and insisted on accompanying her for the prenatal checkup?

"I told you not to worry. I know the way and there won’t be any problems. You’re busy now, so there’s no need to bring your work home just to accompany me."

The five-month-old fetus was developing rapidly, and in just a few days, Ye Manman felt her belly grow quite a bit.

She wanted to reach her arms around his neck from behind, lie on him, and act spoiled while talking.

But was stopped by her belly.

So, she had to give up.

He Chen marked the documents, turned around quickly to embrace her, and planted a kiss.

"Making money is not my goal, my dear. The purpose of making money is to better take care of you. If I left you to face everything alone just to make money, wouldn’t that be putting the cart before the horse?"

"Don’t worry, I can handle it."

He gently helped arrange her messy hair with his large hand, his gaze gentle and calm.

"Be good, go freshen up. I placed your clothes on the bed. Change into them after you’re done, and we’ll go to the hospital together."

As the business grew, He Chen’s aura became steady, and along with his always neat attire, he looked much more handsome than before.

Sometimes, being looked at with those kind, affectionate eyes made Ye Manman feel inexplicably shy.

"Okay~"

She obediently left the room to freshen up. While brushing her teeth, she looked in the mirror at herself, face glowing pink against the white, and touched her face with her hand.

A little warm.

Darn it.

They were clearly an old married couple about to have a child. How could she still get shy so easily?

She used to be the one teasing him, after all.

When did their roles reverse?

Speaking of which, now that she found He Chen very handsome and charming, would there be female employees at his company who were attracted to him?

Thinking of this, Ye Manman paused while brushing her teeth.

Yeah.

She had never visited his workplace before.

Could anyone really be eyeing her husband and trying to get close?

Back when he had a small shop in the village and made a bit of money, there were already young women from educated backgrounds pestering him even wanting to be a homewrecker. Now he was more successful and made even more money, so there might be someone interested in him.

But he never mentioned this topic.

Back in the village, he handled everything well.

Is it possible that even now similar incidents occurred and he simply resolved them himself like before?

Should she go have a look?

During the brief time she brushed her teeth, countless thoughts ran through Ye Manman’s mind.

However, in the end, she chose to trust him.

Despite the age-old saying that men turn bad when they have money, she still wanted to believe in him.

She didn’t want to be the type of woman who stayed home doing housework, raising children, and constantly doubting her husband.

She believed in him and, more importantly, she believed in herself.

As long as she was outstanding enough, she wouldn’t fear losing her man’s heart.

"All done freshening up?"

Seeing her walk back to the room after freshening up, He Chen quickly went over, cupped her face, and gave her a kiss. Then he picked up the dark green dress from the bed.

"Come, let me help you put it on."

He Chen loved buying clothes for her, and their wardrobe often had new seasonal clothes appearing.

Because he had developed the habit of doing her laundry and organizing her clothes every day, he would pick out the clothes she was to wear and place them at the foot of the bed before going out in the morning.

After moving to Jing City, he became busier, so sometimes at night he didn’t have the time or energy to do the laundry, and some mornings he also couldn’t manage to get her clothes ready in time. So he started to add new clothes to the wardrobe every now and then.

The big red wardrobe in the room was now almost filled with her clothes, leaving only a few compartments for his own.