If Zhang Guangnan dared to buy up all the seafood and cut off their livelihood, these people would be ready to fight him to the death.

Of course, Yang Zhigang and Han Xiaorui had no desire to sell all their seafood to a single person. With only one buyer, it was easy to get lowballed.

Only with multiple buyers would there be price competition, which was in their best interest.

Zhang Guangnan came over to greet Han Xiaorui. “Xiao Rui, I brought you some candy from the city. It’s imported. I left it at your house.”

“Thanks!” Han Xiaorui said appreciatively. Since Zhang Guangnan had already delivered it, she couldn’t refuse. “Congratulations on opening two new locations, Boss Zhang.”

Zhang Guangnan smiled. “Thanks for your support, President Han. But this is my limit. Any more and I wouldn’t be able to manage them, and it would affect the business.”

Han Xiaorui smiled and said, “It’s quite an achievement to have every single one be profitable.”

Zhang Guangnan nodded. “I’m very satisfied. This is enough. Opening more would be too exhausting, and I might not even make more money than I do now.”

“Alright, you’ve been at sea for the past few days, so go home and get some proper rest. Oh, right, here are some vouchers for the hotel. You can give them to the boat crew to get a meal.”

Han Xiaorui didn’t stand on ceremony. “Okay, thanks. By the way, has your wife given birth yet?”

Zhang Guangnan replied, “She’s in labor at the hospital right now. I came right over after getting a call from Uncle Yang.”

Hearing this, Han Xiaorui didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Boss Zhang, you can’t do this. Childbirth is such an important event for a woman, and you’re not even there.”

“Besides, the seafood is right here. It’s not going to run away, and I’m not going to sell it to anyone else. Did you really have to abandon your wife while she’s in labor just to come pick up seafood yourself?”

Zhang Guangnan shook his head, unconcerned. “I’ve already asked my parents-in-law to go. She has the best obstetrician in Shencheng. I wouldn’t be much help there anyway.”

“Instead, if I run the hotel well, I can provide a good life for my wife and child. I’ll head back once I’m done here.”

Good seafood was the foundation of his hotels.

He didn’t trust anyone else with it.

Seeing Zhang Guangnan’s attitude, Han Xiaorui felt it wasn’t her place to persuade him further. “But, I’ve been through pregnancy and childbirth myself. You need the care of your husband and family. If you want a warm home, you have to work at it.”

“It’s not something you can just solve by throwing money at it. It requires you, as a husband and a father, to invest your time. Oh, and after the baby is born, you should also go visit your mother.”

Zhang Guangnan nodded repeatedly. “I took my wife to visit my mom before. When she saw that my wife was pregnant, she was overjoyed.”

“She got another sentence reduction, so she’ll be out in a few more years. She’ll even be able to help pick the kids up from school. My mom also said my wife and I should have a few more.”

Han Xiaorui was taken aback. “What about the family planning policy?”

“We’ll just be discreet about it and pay the fine later. It’s not like I work for the government.” Zhang Guangnan only felt he could speak his mind freely when chatting with Han Xiaorui.

He always remembered how Han Xiaorui had helped him during his most difficult times.

“By the way, President Han, I heard you’ve been raising funds recently. I don’t have a lot, but I have fifty million on hand. If you need it urgently, I can lend it to you.”

Hearing this, Han Xiaorui was startled. “Who did you hear that from?”

“Heh heh,” Zhang Guangnan chuckled. “If you weren’t short on cash, why would you take out such a large loan from the bank? I haven’t heard about you starting any new projects.”

Han Xiaorui sighed inwardly. A while ago, she hadn’t had enough money for the R&D team, so she had taken out a bank loan.

No one expected that Han Xiaorui, who had always been well-funded, would take the initiative to get a loan, so rumors started spreading that she was short on cash.

“Things have eased up, so I don’t need a loan for now. But thank you anyway, Boss Zhang.”

The fact that he proactively offered to lend her money proved that Zhang Guangnan was a true friend.

Because of this genuine gesture, Han Xiaorui decided to visit Zhang Guangnan’s wife in the hospital in a few days.

Of course, she also had to give a gift for Zhang Guangnan’s new baby.

When she had her child, Zhang Guangnan had given a golden necklace.

She had already picked out a gift and was just waiting for Zhang Guangnan’s baby to be born.

When she got home, Ye Feng was helping their child with homework.

“You were at sea for a long time this trip. Did you have to go farther out?” Ye Feng asked.

Han Xiaorui nodded. “It felt like there weren’t any good fish nearby, so we went a little farther out. Are you free tomorrow? It’s the weekend.”

Hearing this, Ye Feng asked, “Something going on?”

Han Xiaorui nodded. “Zhang Guangnan’s wife had her baby. I’m going to visit her.”

Ye Feng was taken aback. “Then you should go. I’m a man, so it wouldn’t be appropriate for me to go. You should go by yourself.”

Han Xiaorui nodded. “I wasn’t planning on asking you to come with me anyway. I just want you to take the kids to their grandparents’ house for the weekend, and I’ll meet up with you all there at noon.”

“Also, I want to check out the maternity ward there. If it’s good, I’ll arrange for Xiao Jing to deliver there.”

“When the time comes, Xiao Jing can check into the hospital and wait for the birth with peace of mind. I heard you can also stay there for the postpartum confinement period.”

Han Xiaoqing came over with a plate of fruit and quickly said, “Sis, you don’t have to go to all that trouble! My hospital has the best obstetrics department. I’ll just give birth there.”

“As for the postpartum confinement, I don’t want to do it there! I’ll come home after I’m discharged from the hospital. We have Sister Lian, Xia Lian, and Xia He at home. They can take care of me and help with the baby.”

“Even though those so-called postpartum care centers have doctors and nurses, it just doesn’t feel like home. It doesn’t give me a sense of security. Being near you, Sis, I feel at ease.”

Han Xiaorui paused, then immediately understood that her sister didn’t actually feel secure deep down.

Chen Wenxuan wasn’t around, and if she couldn’t be by her sister’s side, Han Xiaoqing would indeed feel very helpless.

Han Xiaorui smiled and nodded. “Alright! I’ll respect your wishes no matter what! After the baby is born and you’re discharged, we’ll take care of you during your confinement period.”

“Sister Lian was a huge help when I had my children; she’s very experienced. She can help you take care of your baby, too.”

Sister Lian came over with a smile. “Exactly, there’s no need for a postpartum care center! Back at home, even though there are a lot of kids, they’re at school during the day.”

“Even after school, our kids are well-behaved and won’t cause trouble. If we all pitch in to help with the baby, we can take good care of the mother and child.”

Because there had been no news from Chen Wenxuan, no one thought Wenxuan would be back for the baby’s birth.

As for her parents-in-law, who were far away in Germany, they had said they would come, but it was still uncertain if they actually would.

Even if Mrs. Chen and Mr. Chen did come, Han Xiaorui wouldn’t let her sister go through her postpartum confinement with them.

After all, given past experiences, she didn’t feel comfortable sending her sister to the Chen family.

「Time passed quickly, and Han Xiaoqing’s due date arrived.」

She went into labor in the middle of the night!

Ye Feng drove while Sister Lian quickly grabbed the pre-packed hospital bag and put it in the car.

Han Xiaorui helped her sister, Han Xiaoqing, into the car.

Xia Lian and Xia He stayed at home to look after the other children.

Before leaving, Han Xiaorui also called Officer Li at the local police station and asked him to keep an eye on the house.

When Officer Li was on patrol, he and his men passed by the house more frequently.

Although Han Xiaoqing was in pain, she had studied a bit of medicine and used proper breathing techniques to ease the contractions.

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