Chapter 236 The Child's Father
Chapter 236 The Child's Father
"Seventy thousand yuan can build a house in my hometown."
"Mom, the surgery to give birth will cost 30,000 yuan."
Tian Zhaozhao said something indifferently.
"Thirty thousand! Oh dear, there are so many better things to do with that money."
Normally, the cost of a natural birth wouldn't be this high, but Tian Zhaozhao's hospital room is a single room. Now that she has money, she wants to be more comfortable, so she arranged a single room for herself.
In Haicheng, where land is incredibly valuable, this price is already quite reasonable. However, in Tian Zhaozhao's mother's eyes, it's simply astronomical.
"This hospital is so unscrupulous! You must have been scammed. People in the city are very shrewd!"
The store manager smiled and explained.
“Auntie, that’s the price in Haicheng. Here, although prices are higher, we earn more. Why don’t you listen to Zhaozhao and stay here?”
Tian Zhaozhao's mother didn't say anything, and seemed somewhat unwilling.
However, the women didn't care. The elderly woman was used to her own place of life, and she would definitely not adapt if forced to come to Haicheng.
"Zhaozhao, it's getting late. Let's come see you again tomorrow."
Tian Zhaozhao smiled weakly.
"OK, bye."
Then, several people left.
Wen Yao and the store manager visited Tian Zhaozhao in the past two days, but Tian Zhaozhao was discharged from the hospital three days later, and Wen Yao never went to her house again.
Two weeks after Tian Zhaozhao gave birth, Wen Yao suddenly received a WeChat message from Tian Zhaozhao one morning.
"Wen Yao, Wen Huaicheng somehow found out that I had given birth to the child and suddenly came to my house."
Wen Yao got angry when she saw the string of words. They had agreed not to bother each other, and she hadn't seen him while she was pregnant. Now that the baby had just been born, he had come knocking on her door.
"Send me an address, and I'll come to your house right now."
Soon, Tian Zhaozhao sent her location.
After making some money, Tian Zhaozhao moved to a new rental apartment. Compared to her previous location, this one was in Haicheng's Second Ring Road, which was much closer to her workplace.
Soon, Wen Yao drove here. It was a rather dilapidated neighborhood, and the buildings were probably quite old. Tian Zhaozhao's rented apartment was a two-bedroom unit with two bedrooms, but both were very small, and the living room was also small.
When Wen Yao went upstairs, she found Wen Huaicheng sitting on the only sofa in the living room, but Tian Zhaozhao was nowhere to be seen.
Tian Zhaozhao's mother poured Wen Huaicheng a glass of water.
"How did you come?"
Wen Huaicheng was somewhat displeased when he saw Wen Yao.
"Shouldn't I be asking you that? Tian Zhaozhao is my employee. I'm here to visit an employee who's in postpartum confinement. What's wrong with that? But you, why did you come empty-handed today?"
Wen Yao looked around and indeed there were no gift bags.
Wen Huaicheng stammered for a moment.
"I...I wasn't ready yet."
Wen Huaicheng and Tian Zhaozhao had already deleted each other on WeChat, but last night, on a whim, Wen Huaicheng secretly looked through Tian Zhaozhao's Moments and was surprised to find that she had actually given birth.
At that moment, Wen Huaicheng's thoughts were in turmoil. It was clearly his own child, but he hadn't witnessed the surgery, and he suddenly couldn't bear to let his child never see his father in his entire life.
"Let's put aside the fact that you came empty-handed today. You already agreed before that we wouldn't bother each other, and Tian Zhaozhao wouldn't let the child affect your next marriage, so you can leave now."
Wen Yao crossed her arms around her waist, looking somewhat angry.
Previously, Guan Fangqin bullied Tian Zhaozhao and almost caused her to miscarry. Although Wen Huaicheng did not do it himself, the mother and son were in cahoots, and Wen Huaicheng did not protect Tian Zhaozhao in the end.
"Wen Yao, I'm here today to discuss something. We can sit down and talk about everything."
Wen Yao threw her bag onto the sofa.
"Now that the baby is born, you've finally decided to come and discuss things. Why didn't you come before?"
Wen Yao didn't say much to him, but went into Tian Zhaozhao's room.
Tian Zhaozhao was lying on the bed in her pajamas, looking much more bloated than before she was pregnant.
Wen Yao closed the door after entering the room.
"Zhaozhao, did he say why he came here today?"
"He wants to acknowledge the child."
Tian Zhaozhao's tone was completely calm.
"Adopt the child? I remember he used to be worried that the child was in his way."
Tian Zhaozhao shrugged, still unsure how to handle the situation.
Tian Zhaozhao's mother suddenly asked, "Zhaozhao, is this the child's father?"
"Yes, what do you want to do?"
"Didn't you tell me before that the child's father had passed away? This guy seems to be rich. You've already given birth to the child, why aren't you two married yet?"
Tian Zhaozhao was speechless, and Wen Yao helped explain.
"Auntie, they separated after she got pregnant. Neither of them had any intention of getting married, so Zhao Zhao is now a single mother?"
Tian Zhaozhao's mother asked in surprise
"That's not how it works. In our area, a woman is only considered a single mother when her husband has died. And being a single mother isn't easy. Your neighbors will definitely talk about you."
"Mom, their family isn't as good as you think, and here, nobody's interested in other people's lives."
Tian Zhaozhao's mother snorted coldly.
"Hmph, she's insane. She gave birth to someone else's child and doesn't even get a proper title."
She grew angrier the more she thought about it, and then she took an empty bowl and went into the kitchen by herself.
“Sigh, Wen Yao, that’s just how my mom is.”
"No, I understand you. People of that generation haven't seen much of the world."
Tian Zhaozhao smiled
"Could you please call Wen Huaicheng in for me?"
Wen Yao nodded and then walked into the living room.
"Hey, Tian Zhaozhao wants you to come in."
After Wen Huaicheng got up and entered the room, Wen Yao sat down on the sofa. Presumably, the two of them had something to discuss, as Wen Yao still had a sense of boundaries.
She sat on the sofa and played on her phone for a while. More than an hour later, Wen Huaicheng finally came out.
"Wen Yao, we've already discussed it. From now on, I'll be the child's legal father. Of course, I'll provide the money. Don't worry."
After saying that, Wen Huaicheng went downstairs. After he left, Wen Yao went into Tian Zhaozhao's room.
"Wen Yao, will you blame me? I still agreed to let Wen Huaicheng reunite with his child."
Wen Yao smiled
"Of course not. You are the child's mother. What right do I have to blame you? The main thing is that Wen Huaicheng is willing to give money."
Tian Zhaozhao smiled and nodded.
"So, are you planning to get married? Will you still work at Mingcuifang in the future?"
Tian Zhaozhao raised an eyebrow, looking somewhat frightened.
"No, we won't get married, and I will still go to work. I will return to my post after my maternity leave."
We simply reached an agreement to make him the father of my child.
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