Min Hui entered her office, closed the door, put on her headphones, and buried herself in programming until her mouth was dry, and then she remembered that she couldn't drink coffee because of pregnancy, which made her dizzy for several days. She's one of those people who doesn't wake up without a cup of black coffee in the morning.

When I walked to the tea room, I happened to meet Yang Beibei filling the coffee machine with coffee beans. When she saw her, she hurriedly called out, "Sister Min Hui, your decaf is ready, do you want me to grind a cup for you?" Touched a red coffee machine, with a "Decaf" mark on it with a silver marker.

"No, no, I'll do it myself." Min Hui said while looking for the button up and down, "Where do I add water?"

"It's full. Fully automatic, it's just a click away."

Min Hui made coffee, sat down on the sofa, took a sip, and praised, "Wow, it's really fragrant!"

"Without caffeine, you won't be able to refresh yourself. Sister Min Hui, you should just take it as a mouth addict."

"Don't tell me, I woke up completely when I smelled the coffee."

"Then you should do this—" said Beibei, grabbing a handful of coffee beans into a small cup, "put this next to the monitor, so that you can smell the fragrance when writing programs."

"Haha, good idea."

Min Hui is not good at chatting, but there are too few female compatriots in Bai'an. In addition to the front desk, this Beibei also has some administrative work. His attitude and service are first-class, and everyone in the company likes it. It was probably because Cao Mu specifically told him to take extra care of Min Hui.

"Sister Min Hui, I want to tell you something, do you have time?" Yang Beibei sat down beside her, clutched her teacup, squeezed some honey into it, stirred it with a spoon for a long time, and said, "I didn't originally It's my business, it's Director Ma from the office who asked me to get to know you, he's... a compatriot, so it's not good to ask you directly."

Min Hui licked her lips and sat up straight: "If you have time, ask."

"Sister, are you really not married?"

"Not really."

"Then the baby in your belly is definitely going to be born, right?"

"right."

"Our company is small, so family planning is managed by the office. Unmarried birth..." She paused, "It's illegal, just like Chaosheng, you understand?"

"Illegal?" Min Hui was startled and almost knocked over the coffee, "What law is it against?"

"Population and Family Planning Law." There was no one in the tea room, but Bei Bei's voice was still very low, "A birth certificate is required to have a child, and a birth certificate cannot be obtained without a marriage certificate. Such a child is born. If you have to pay a fine, that is, social maintenance, it will also be troublesome to apply for a household registration.”

Since being scolded by Xin Qi, Min Hui's mind has been in a state of confusion for the past few months. It is only when you are writing programs that you are awake. She didn't expect the pregnancy at all, and she didn't think about the next thing at all.

"Then don't you need a household registration?" She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.

"My sister, how out of touch are you? How can a child do without a hukou? Without a hukou, he can't go to kindergarten, he can't go to primary school, and he can't do anything without a hukou..."

Min Hui said "Oh" and became dumb.

"Do you still have contact with the child's father?" Bei Bei asked again.

"No." Min Hui shook her head, "And I don't want to reveal the identity of the child's father."

"This is even more impossible. First, both men and women have to pay the fine. Moreover, if the child's father has a child before, the amount of money paid is different. Second, the identity certificate of both parents needs to be submitted for the account of the household. And the receipt of social maintenance fee, so the household registration of the child's father must be submitted. In addition, you must also provide a paternity test certificate, which has been approved by the director of the police station."

Min Hui's head was a little big: "The money is no problem, I'll just pay it by myself. Other things...it will be difficult to handle."

"My sister, this is a lot of money. I called the Family Planning Commission and asked. In a situation like yours, you need to pay 50,000 yuan."

"Fifty thousand?" Min Hui's eyes widened in disbelief, "So much?"

"Yeah, I won't lie to you—so," Beibei looked at her belly, "are you planning to give birth to this baby?"

Min Hui nodded firmly: "Of course."

Bei Bei rolled his eyes: "There is another way."

"Um?"

"Sister, your next APP, Lily.com, hurry up on a blind date to find a father for the child. Be sure to get the certificate before the child is born!"

After Bei Bei said this, Min Hui finally realized that having a child could not be done alone. She was not good at dealing with people, and she didn't have any relatives or elders to discuss with in Bincheng, so she was a little anxious. When I returned to the office, I thought, "Hey, there is no way out. There are still seven months, more than two hundred days, before the birth of the child. There is still time.

After get off work, Min Hui met Zhou Ruji in the elevator again. Zhou Ruji asked her if she would like to take her own car to go to Cao Mu's house. Min Hui thought about it and said, "Can I stop at the supermarket on the way? I'll go buy a bottle of wine. ."

"Okay. I'm going to buy something too. If you invite someone to dinner, you can't do it empty-handed."

Zhou Ruji drives a domestic Audi, and the car is spotlessly clean. The two came to the supermarket. Min Hui didn't know anything about wine. He followed Zhou Ruji's suggestion and bought a bottle of whisky. When checking out, he happened to pass through the mother and baby area. Zhou Ruji asked, "Have you started taking pregnant women vitamins?"

"No."

"What about folic acid?"

"The doctor told me to eat it, but I haven't had time to buy it. I've been too busy lately."

"Then buy it now." Zhou Ruji pulled her to a row of shelves and rummaged through it skillfully, "This brand of vitamins is good, and folic acid is also included, so you don't have to buy it separately. And the DHA of this Norwegian fish, Two boxes too."

"DHA...what is it for?"

"Unsaturated fatty acids, commonly known as brain gold." Zhou Ruji pointed to the blue vial in his hand, "This thing is responsible for the cell growth of the nervous system and is an important component of the brain and retina. It can enhance the development of brain cells and reduce postpartum depression. Especially good things, trust me. Three months to six months of pregnancy is the golden period for the baby's brain development. For the baby's intelligence, you must eat it!"

He said it vividly, and the recording was an advertisement. Min Hui then took two boxes and put them in the shopping basket, and was about to leave when Zhou Ruji suddenly took out the boxes and took a closer look, put them back on the shelf, and changed another one: "This one has fish oil and algae oil. Fish oil, we want algae oil."

Min Hui looked at the price, and the latter was more than twice as expensive as the former: "It's all DHA, is there any difference?"

"Yes. The DHA of algae is extracted from seaweed. It is not passed through food and has no pollution. It is safer for pregnant women and babies and is more conducive to absorption."

"Why do you know everything?"

"I'm a doctor, have you forgotten?"

After paying the bill, the two got in the car and continued to drive forward. During the rush hour, the road was blocked badly. Cao Mu lives on the outskirts of the city. heard from her that because he wanted to live in a bigger house, he sacrificed the convenience of transportation. As a result, the navigation showed that it would take an hour and a half to arrive. Min Hui remembered the app mentioned by Bei Bei, and quickly downloaded one, and began to fill in personal information on it.

Zhou Ruji glanced at it and asked, "You also use Lily Net?"

Min Hui buttoned the phone: "How do you know?"

Zhou Ruji smiled and said, "I also have an account. The pattern on this page is too familiar."

Min Hui continued typing in it: "How long have you used it? Is it easy to use?"

"There is no time to use. People who have to have surgery every day have no time for a blind date."

"Never seen a single face?"

"I've seen it a few times. I ate a few meals. After chatting, I didn't like it very much, so I didn't write any more."

"So it's because you didn't like others?"

"Yes. My conditions are relatively good: 33 years old, doctor of medicine, high professional title, parents are government officials, and people are not ugly, right? I'm already married for the second time, why do I force myself to do?"

"It sounds so vicissitudes."

"People who have been divorced once know the price of breaking up their relationship. It's like turning your face with a good friend. If you dare to turn it over the first time, you dare to turn it over the second time," Zhou Ruji turned the steering wheel skillfully, "Beenthere, donethat. "

"Butyouneverlearn."

"I tried my best, really. My mother said that the relationship between husband and wife is like a house. If the light bulb is broken, you can change the light bulb. You can't go to a new house because the light is not on. However, the problem between me and my wife is not as small as the light bulb. .My dream growing up was to be a first-class surgeon and let me give up my dream for marriage...I can't do it. Can you understand?"

"Understandable." Min Hui smiled and waved her phone, "Look, someone sent me a text message within two minutes of signing up. Wow, two!"

"Tell me, what's the situation?"

"One is 35 years old, 1.76 meters, and weighs 90 kilograms. The other is 29 years old, 1.73 meters tall, and 75 kilograms. I think the 75 kilograms are not bad, and they look good. They seem quite smart." Min Hui Enlarge the photo of the boy, look left and right, and study it carefully.

"Why do I feel like you're picking watermelons?"

"Hahaha." Min Hui continued typing into the phone, "Now, I'm going to tell them that I have a baby in my stomach and ask them if they mind. I'll meet anyone who doesn't mind."

Immediately after the text message was sent, it fell into disrepair. The two people who had been chatting with her just now seemed to have evaporated in an instant, and there was not a single reply.

Seeing her shuffling and sighing, Zhou Ruji said, "I told you at noon, I don't mind. Look, the child in your belly has to have a father, right? When you go to kindergarten, every child There are both parents, but he doesn’t have one, how sad. It’s very important to give the child a normal home and have both parents.”

"You really don't mind?"

"Let me tell you the truth, I want to catch up with the last batch of welfare housing in our hospital this year. Have you heard of 'Tianrun Community'? There are four high-rise apartments on the east side of this street. It is built by the university itself. The scenery is good, the location is good, and the price is only one-third of the surrounding area, which is equivalent to half buy and half free. But the leader said that it will only be distributed to married people who lack housing. With my professional title, if you get married, It can be divided into three rooms and two halls."

"Wow."

"With the price of Bincheng, if you were me, wouldn't you be tempted?"

"My savings are very small," Min Hui said honestly, "I can't afford it."

"You don't need to pay. You see, we can get married and help each other. You need a marriage certificate to have a child, and I need a marriage certificate if I want a house. It sounds very utilitarian. Thinking about it carefully, our other conditions are also very suitable: Age, education, income, working environment are all similar. Even if we find out later that we can't get along and want to break up, we can talk about it and break up, I promise not to embarrass you." Zhou Ruji said calmly, "My ex-wife and I are like this, she said that such a life is painful. No, I asked if I would like to leave surgery and go to medical school to teach, I said no, so we settled for a divorce, and there was no quarrel or quarrel, and she still likes me in the circle of friends."

"Then when do you want to get married?" Min Hui asked.

"With whom?"

"With me."

"I'm on vacation this week, and I'll be on duty from next Tuesday. How about going to the Civil Certification Bureau on Monday?"

Min Hui checked her schedule: "Okay on Monday."

"Ten o'clock in the morning?"

"Okay. Besides, I have two requests."

"you say."

"First, don't ask who the child's father is."

"I definitely don't ask."

"Second, the child's surname is Su."

"no problem."

"What about you? What do you want?" Min Hui asked.

"What's the matter with you and Cheng Qirang?"

"I don't want to explain."

"OK, then don't explain."

Min Hui thought for a while, and then asked, "By the way, what hobbies do you have?"

"Violin, classical music, ballet, movies."

Min Hui was taken aback: "You can dance?"

"I love watching ballet performances." Zhou Ruji said, "How about you?"

"Chess, cards, games, movies."

"It seems that movies are our common hobby, and we can often go to the movies in the future."

"Um."

"Here, the community in front is Mr. Cao's home."

Zhou Ruji parked the car on the side of the road, and the two walked towards the gate of the community with wine and gifts.

"You know Min Hui, I pursued my ex-wife, and it took her three years before she said YES. And you—I agreed without even starting to pursue you."

Min Hui stopped for a while, looked at him and said word by word, "Zhou Ruji, I agreed quickly, but not casually. I don't care what other people think, I agree to you because of me. Think clearly. What about you, have you figured it out?"

"Think clearly."

"That's good."

The two found a two-story townhouse according to the address written by Cao Mu, rang the doorbell, a man inside answered, opened the door, and said with a smile, "Welcome, please come in."

Min Hui and Zhou Ruji looked at each other, not knowing who this man was.

Cao Mu was forty-two years old this year, and this man looked younger than Zhou Ruji. He was very handsome, with a tall, small face, a male model-like figure, and a pair of beast-like calm and sharp eyes. The first impression gave Min Hui was that if she wore a suit, she would be very stylish, like a Wall Street banker.

Min Hui thought, this is probably Cao Mu's nephew or nephew. Zhou Ruji was also a little confused, so he didn't dare to say hello, so he had to walk in.

"Cao Mu has gone to pick up the child, I'm cooking, do you smell the aroma?" He smiled, showing a row of white teeth, "By the way, let me introduce myself, my name is Yin Xu, and I'm Cao Mu's husband. "