Chapter 56: CH 52.2

Jiang Xu took a deep breath and said to the furious bozai cake brother, “Calm down; things aren’t what you think, his wife isn’t dead.”

“Not dead?” The bozai cake brother said, “Then the pregnant… woman is also his wife?”

Jiang Xu didn’t want to answer, but Shen Fangyu gave him a desperate wink. It took a million lies to make up for one lie, and Jiang Xu knew that Shen Fangyu was going to be labeled as “scum” because he bought him bozai cakes. He sighed and reluctantly rescued Shen Fangyu, saying, “Yes, it’s his wife.”

Shen Fangyu’s eyes suddenly trembled.

The bozai cake brother froze and instantly turned his anger into joy: “Sister-in-law is so lucky to have escaped death!” He patted Shen Fangyu’s arm and said, “If one survives a disaster, they will be blessed afterward! I’m sorry for misunderstanding you. Don’t take it to heart, I was wrong.”

Shen Fangyu didn’t answer him right away; he was so shocked by Jiang Xu’s last words that his scalp tingled and he couldn’t come back to his senses.

He knew that Jiang Xu had said that to help him out, but the words had somehow entered his heart, making him feel restless. It was as if a small feather had brushed against his heart, and he was having some indefinable emotions.

“Yes,” Jiang Xu replied coolly to the bozai cake brother, “it’s thanks to Dr. Shen from Jihua’s Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, he has miraculous hands.”

He deliberately emphasized the word “Dr. Shen,” which was meant to mock Shen Fangyu, but when Shen Fangyu heard it, he felt his earlobes burning inexplicably.

“All right, stop asking questions.” Bao Nian was more discerning than her husband, she had listened to the two men’s words and felt that the situation seemed quite complicated.

According to her past work experience, the more complicated the employer’s situation, the better it is not to ask questions; “less gossip, more work” is the biggest secret to making money as a nanny. She only cared about making money and didn’t want to know more about her employer’s personal affairs.

“The child should be hungry, I have a rare day off. How about we go home early, okay?”

“Oh yes!” The bozai cake brother slapped his head and said to the two men “We’ll go first then. The child is waiting at home.” He said to Shen Fangyu with an apology, “I’m sorry once again. Next time, you and your wife can visit the shop to eat bozai cakes, you can eat as much as you want, it’s all on me.”

As he watched the bozai cake brother and Bao Nian walk away, Jiang Xu finally couldn’t hold back and said, “If you’re so good at making things up, why don’t you go and tell stories?”

“One minute you want me to tell a story, the next you want me to collect a debt, what exactly do you want me to do for a living?”

Jiang Xu gave him a blank look.

With the bozai cake brother gone, Shen Fangyu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“Don’t worry,” he said. “I can support you and the child even as a doctor. Although I can’t be rich and famous, at least we won’t starve to death.” He said seriously, “I think a doctor’s income is higher than that of storytellers and debt collectors.”

“Who wants you to support them?”

“No one,” Shen Fangyu said, “It’s me who wants to.” He looked at Jiang Xu, “So will you let me support you?”

Jiang Xu was quiet for a moment and gave a “tsk,” “Go raise your short-lived wife.”

“Okay,” Shen Fangyu put his hand over his shoulder, “we’ll go buy bozai cakes tonight, especially the red bean ones. But you can’t eat too much or you’ll have stomach cramps again.” His fingertips accidentally touched the side of Jiang Xu’s neck as he rested his hands on it.

Jiang Xu’s elbow suddenly slammed back, and Shen Fangyu pulled away in pain. He raised his eyes and found that the side of Jiang Xu’s neck was red.

“What’s wrong?”

Because of Jiang Xu’s white skin, the redness was particularly obvious. He reached out to check the situation but was slapped away by Jiang Xu.

Jiang Xu suddenly quickened his pace, and Shen Fangyu chased after him with confusion, “Is it an allergy?”

Jiang Xu covered Shen Fangyu’s mouth before the warm breath at his neck reached his face. But before Shen Fangyu could protest, Jiang Xu’s cell phone rang suddenly.

The caller was his mother.

Jiang Xu put his index finger to his lips and gave Shen Fangyu a “shhh” gesture before turning his head to the phone and saying, “What’s wrong, Mum?”

The sounds of a mahjong game came from the other end of the phone, “It’s nothing, I’m just playing cards with your Aunt Yan. She heard on the news that a man abroad could give birth to a child, and I didn’t believe her. She said those in the big city hospitals must know, and she asked me to call you. Xiao Xu, is this true?”

Jiang Xu looked at Shen Fangyu.

“It’s true.”

He pursed his lips and told his mother about the case in Country M. Mother Jiang said in amazement on the other end of the phone, “So it really happened? That’s so rare.”

“You see, I told you it was true.” Auntie Yan’s voice was mixed in with the sound of mahjong, “Why did you have to disturb Xiao Xu, your Xiao Xu is busy.”

“Yes, yes,” Mother Jiang laughed, “big hospitals are just busy, there’s nothing I can do about it.”

“Ai you, my son doesn’t have the opportunity to be so busy, or even take root in the big city at such a young age. I wonder how you taught him.”

“Hey,” Mother Jiang smiled rather reservedly, “he worked hard on his own, I never bothered him when he was a child.”

Jiang Xu: “……”

“Mom, I’ll hang up if there is nothing else.”

“Fine, fine, go ahead and get busy.”

The phone was hung up at the sound of mahjong, and Jiang Xu was a little helpless. His parents really cared about him and were good to him, but they were also the type who wanted their son to become a dragon and used him to show their prestige.

Jiang Xu didn’t actually want to be a talking point for his parents.

“Hey,” Shen Fangyu suddenly called out to him, “have you ever thought about …… taking this opportunity to come clean with your parents?”

Jiang Xu paused.

This was indeed a good opportunity, at least now that the case in country M was in front of him, his parents would also be more likely to accept the fact that a man could get pregnant.

Besides, he actually wanted to talk about it.

The operation was risky, and Jiang Xu was not sure he would be able to leave the operating table safely. He wanted to prepare his parents psychologically before that, rather than having the two old people, who were over fifty years old, suddenly hear the bad news.

Besides, if his operation was successful and he and the child were well, he would have to take the child to see her grandparents one day.

But he was hesitant.

The case in country M has not only caused an uproar in scientific circles. Because of its special nature and the people’s love to eat melons, it also set off a wave of discussion on the internet.

Most people respected the blessing, but others made comments like “man-woman”, “monster” and “disgusting”.

He was a little worried that his parents, who had always been so proud of him, would not accept their son turning into a “monster”.

He might not care about what other people say, but Jiang Xu didn’t want to hear his parents say such things.

“It’s okay,” Shen Fangyu touched him, “if you want to talk about it, I’ll go back with you. When is your next day off, I’ll switch shifts and go back to City B with you and talk to your parents face to face.”

“Aren’t you afraid ……”

“I’m going to go ahead and register with the orthopedic department,” Shen Fangyu said, “and then get an insurance policy.”

Jiang Xu wanted to say something but stopped: “Doesn’t that count as insurance fraud?”

Shen Fangyu thought about it and said, “Then should I get a custom-made body armor?”

Jiang Xu was amused, and the displeasure and depression he had just felt in his heart dissipated as he looked at Shen Fangyu and gave a very soft “mmm.”

“Then order one for me too.”