Chapter 746: Hurry and Report the News

Qin Wenhao looked at her. "Are you talking about the baby having the surname Fu? Why do we need to tell them? This baby is our child. What surname it has is our decision to make. Their job as grandparents is just to be happy. They don’t have any right to say anything about the name."

Fu Mingxue: ...?

"Besides, they won’t care what the baby’s surname is. In fact, I bet they’d be even happier if they knew the baby’s surname was Fu. The Qin family isn’t short on grandchildren, but the Fu family is."

Fu Mingxue: ...?

"Let me correct that. The ’Fu family’ I’m talking about is the one I’m in now. It has nothing to do with any other Fus."

’The old Fu family?’

’To hell with them!’

’The reason she was giving the child the surname Fu was because *her* surname was Fu. It had absolutely nothing to do with the old Fu family.’

’She and that Fu family had severed ties long ago.’

Qin Wenhao nodded quickly. "Right, the Fu from my wife. Alright, darling, you’re tired. Get some sleep. We’ll have a proper talk after you wake up."

"Okay. Oh, right, you should call your family first. Tell them our baby is about to be born. Otherwise, the baby will arrive, and they’ll still have no idea."

’She was absolutely certain her sister-in-law had a bit of a mischievous streak.’

’She probably hadn’t told the Qin family a thing.’

"Okay, I’ll go make the call in a bit." ’The Qin family is probably going to be just as dumbfounded.’

’He could already imagine the shocked expressions on his parents’ faces.’

’They’d be just as startled as he was.’

Fu Mingxue said no more. She had been holding up fine before getting into bed, but the moment she lay down, she was overcome with sleepiness.

Before long, she was sound asleep.

Qin Wenhao didn’t leave. He gazed at his wife’s face for a good while—his eyes filled with heartache.

’Just how tired is my wife?’

’To fall asleep the moment she lay down?’

And then—his gaze shifted to her high, rounded belly.

His gaze softened immensely.

’Hello, my daughter. I’m your daddy!’

──

Half an hour later, he came out.

When Mrs. Fu saw him come out, she asked, "She’s asleep?"

Qin Wenhao nodded. "Yeah, Mingxue was exhausted. She fell asleep."

"It’s good that she’s asleep!"

Mrs. Fu didn’t quite know what to say.

She was still reeling from the shock.

’Who handles things this way?!’

’Letting her belly get this big without so much as a peep to the family.’

"Mom, I’m going to go slaughter a chicken. After that, could I trouble you to stew some chicken soup for Mingxue?"

"Alright, go on and slaughter it! We happen to have a few chickens... No, that won’t be enough. I’ll make a trip to the market tomorrow and buy some more."

’We’ll have to raise more chickens. Otherwise, there won’t be any chicken soup for her during her postpartum confinement.’

Qin Wenhao agreed. "Yes, stock up on everything we need at the market tomorrow. I’m off to slaughter the chicken now."

"Alright. After you’re done with the chicken, go call your parents and tell them. Let them share in the joy."

"Okay." Even if his mother-in-law hadn’t mentioned it, Qin Wenhao would have done it anyway. After all, his wife had just told him to.

Qin Wenhao went to the chicken coop to grab a chicken.

Mrs. Fu went ahead and started boiling some water.

Half an hour later, Qin Wenhao had the chicken cleaned and dressed.

He handed the chicken to his mother-in-law. "Mom, you can start stewing this. I’m going to go make a phone call."

Mrs. Fu took the chicken. "Alright, you’d better hurry."

Qin Wenhao rode his bicycle to the communications office.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Qin happened to be in her living room.

As soon as the phone rang, she picked it up.

"Hello, who is this?"

"It’s me."

The moment Mrs. Qin heard Qin Wenhao’s voice, she couldn’t help but remark, "Well, this is a rare occasion. You actually remembered to call us. What’s up?"

"My wife is due in about two weeks. You and Dad are going to be grandparents again!"