Siheyuan, the opening gun is aimed at Yi Zhonghai

Sure enough, not long after, Yang Xiaoman arrived at the gate of the courtyard and prepared to knock.

When Zhou Zheng heard the knock on the door, he quickly got up to open the door and welcomed Yang Xiaoman into the living room.

At this time, Tian Xinyue and He Yushui were fiddling with a brand new projector.

Although the operation was not difficult, the two girls still took some effort to successfully project the movie screen onto the wall. Unfortunately, there was no sound yet.

Just then, Zhou Zheng brought Yang Xiaoman into the house.

When Yang Xiaoman saw the scene in front of her, she couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "Brother Zhou, your yard is really amazing! It's a hundred times better than the mansions of those dignitaries in the past!"

Then she added, "When I gave banquets for officials before, I also visited their houses, but they were far inferior to your yard! Your yard is really elegant and tasteful."

However, Zhou Zheng did not respond to Yang Xiaoman's compliment. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Sister-in-law, why did you come here alone? Where is Brother Zhuzi?" His eyes fell on Yang Xiaoman, as if waiting for her answer.

In fact, Zhou was transferring the pressure to Yang Xiaoman.

In this era of hard work, how can we easily judge whose house design is better? Obviously, Yang Xiaoman's emotional intelligence is not high enough.

Of course, the common people are just common people after all, and we can't expect them to have any noble consciousness, so we can only change the subject.

As expected, when Yang Xiaoman heard Zhou Zheng say this, the topic immediately deviated from the luxurious aspect of the house.

She smiled and said, "Oh, Zhuzi just likes to be busy. He hasn't gone home yet. He said he was going to cook for his boss."

At this point, she paused for a moment and then added, "Yes, it's the senior leader named Liu whom you introduced to me."

When mentioning this big leader, Zhou Zheng felt helpless and ridiculous.

Ever since Zhou Zheng brought back the equipment research and development information from Hong Kong, he has hardly seen this leader again.

I thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly, a few days ago, Minister Liu went to Zhou Zheng’s university in person and brought him a special reward.

Zhou Zheng was very shocked to receive such an award, but it was not surprising. After all, this was a precious calligraphy from the great man above, and it was also signed by the great man himself! This honor could never be measured by money, and it could be said to be a true "glory to the family."

However, it's not all good news.

You know, that era placed great emphasis on personal background and dedication, and Zhou Zheng's winning of this award was undoubtedly the highest honor.

For this reason, the university attached great importance to him and held an award-winning speech event specifically for him.

This made Zhou Zheng extremely speechless. Originally, it was agreed that this mission to Hong Kong was a confidential operation, but now almost everyone knew about it.

This situation really confused him, and he couldn't help but start thinking about which link went wrong and why it turned out like this.

When Tian Xinyue and He Yushui saw Yang Xiaoman coming into the room, they stopped fiddling with the projector and walked over to greet her warmly: "Sister-in-law, why did you come here in person? There are fresh fruits here, come and try them!"

Yang Xiaoman had just finished answering Zhou Zheng's question when she turned around and saw He Yushui and Tian Xinyue. A happy smile immediately broke out on her face and she exclaimed, "Oh, it's been a while since we last met. You two have become even more beautiful! As expected, university is a great place to nourish people!"

Complimented by Yang Xiaoman, He Yushui couldn't help but smile sweetly: "Hehe, sister-in-law Xiaoman is getting more and more beautiful! Is it because of my brother's careful care?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Yang Xiaoman's cheeks flushed with shyness, and then she revealed a surprising news: "Yes, how did you know I was pregnant? I just went to the hospital for a check-up the day before yesterday, and the doctor said I'm 40 days pregnant!"

He Yushui was overjoyed when she heard this, and immediately ran to Yang Xiaoman, carefully stroking her belly with her hand.

"Oh, really? Why doesn't she look pregnant?" He Yushui's tone was full of envy.

Yang Xiaoman's eyes became particularly gentle: "It's still too early. Generally, it takes at least four months for the pregnancy to start showing."

Tian Xinyue quickly congratulated, "Haha, congratulations, sister-in-law! Brother Zhuzi must be very happy now, after all, this will leave descendants for his He family."

Zhou Zheng looked at Yang Xiaoman and asked curiously, "Is it a boy or a girl?"

Yang Xiaoman showed a speechless expression, seeming to feel a little helpless about this question.

She sighed softly and replied, "You asked me, I want to know too. Unfortunately, the doctor said that it is still impossible to accurately determine the gender of the fetus. Besides, aren't boys and girls the same?"

Her words reveal a respect for life and an attitude of equality, making people feel the kindness and generosity deep in her heart.

Whether it is a boy or a girl, they are all invaluable treasures to Yang Xiaoman, and she will give them the same love and care. This concept of equal treatment has also won the resonance and praise of people around her.

Tian Xinyue deeply admired Yang Xiaoman's words "boys and girls are the same", and couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praised: "Sister-in-law, your ideological awareness is really high! Even great people have said that 'women can hold up half the sky', which is enough to prove the important position of us women in the new era. So, there is really no difference between boys and girls."

However, He Yushui held a different view. She smiled and said, "There has to be a boy in the family, otherwise the family line will be cut off, right?"

Then, she giggled mischievously, "Sister-in-law, you and my brother have to work harder and try to have a boy and a girl to make a good family!"

Zhou Zheng also echoed: "That's right, although boys and girls are equally important, it would be better if we could have both sons and daughters! It is said that women hold up half the sky, and that is certainly true, but the remaining half of the sky still depends on men. Our family cannot be prejudiced, as if our family cannot afford it."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone couldn't help laughing.

"Pfft, hahahaha..."

Everyone burst into laughter. The reason was very simple: they all thought of Xu Damao at the same time.

Ever since Xu Damao had his hidden illness cured by Zhou Zheng, it has been like a spring coming back to life and a rain after a long drought!

From then on, Xu Damao truly achieved the feat of "scattering seeds all over the earth", and the scene was simply unexpected.

Let’s put it this way, almost every commune around the old city of Sijiu had a child belonging to Xu Damao.

It can also be said that if there is no child of Xu Damao in a commune, it means that the relationship between the commune and the steel mill is not very good.

Zhou Zheng couldn't help but sigh: "Hahaha, this reminds me of Brother Damao."