13: Chapter 13 The Urgency to Make Money

"Inform everyone?" An Xiaonuan immediately shook her head like a rattle, looking pitiful as she said, "Hubby, can we please not tell everyone yet!"

To increase her persuasiveness, she pouted and held her clenched fists near her mouth, acting pitiful like a lucky cat.

This scene was simply adorable.

Although Chen Sheng also had a little secret wish not to tell everyone about An Xiaonuan's pregnancy right now, he feigned confusion and asked, "Why?"

"Think about it, Hubby. Mom and Dad have been pushing us to have a baby for so long. If they hear I'm pregnant now, they'll definitely rush over immediately, and then they'll be stewing super-nutritious chicken soup every single day..." An Xiaonuan couldn't help but shiver.

Let's just say the image was too vivid; she didn't dare to imagine it for even a second.

Seeing Chen Sheng remain silent, An Xiaonuan quickly moved her hands up and down near her mouth, "Hubby! Please, I'm begging you!"

"Sigh~ I really can't handle you," Chen Sheng said, feigning helplessness. "Fine! I'll listen to you. We'll wait a few more months until the fetus is completely stable before we tell them."

This wasn't his idea, after all. He figured that when the truth eventually came out and both sets of parents blamed him, he could only blame himself for spoiling her too much.

Hehe~

"By the way, Wifey, how much money do we have on hand right now?"

"Let me calculate!" An Xiaonuan took out her phone, fiddled with it for a moment, and then provided the data: "Adding the 150,000 you transferred the day before yesterday, we have a total of over 380,000, but less than 390,000."

After tallying the savings, An Xiaonuan asked curiously, "Hubby, do you need money? Should I transfer some to you later?"

"I was thinking about whether we should rent a bigger place, since Mom and Dad will definitely be coming to stay with us." Chen Sheng casually made up an excuse to hide his true thoughts.

"There's no need to spend money unnecessarily. When they come, they can just squeeze in with me, and you can sleep on a floor mat in the study," An Xiaonuan said, rejecting Chen Sheng's proposal. "We don't know how much it will cost to give birth to the baby, and since we've decided to have this child, we must start considering buying a house."

"Schools now use the household registration district for admissions, and there are time restrictions on the registration too. I was thinking whether we should get a mortgage for a small unit first, just to secure a spot..."

Watching An Xiaonuan with a serious expression, counting on her fingers as she naturally slipped into the role of a mother, radiating a gentle maternal glow, Chen Sheng suddenly felt a sense of urgency.

A sense of urgency he had never felt in the six years since they got married.

He needed to earn money.

Earn a lot, lot of money.

Chen Sheng stood up abruptly from the sofa. Seeing An Xiaonuan cast an inquisitive look his way, he looked at her with firm eyes and said in a serious tone, "Wifey, you stay home and rest. I'm going to go drive for the ride-hailing service for a while."

"Ah~" An Xiaonuan was a bit stunned by this sudden change, her brain momentarily freezing. "Aren't you going to rest for a while?"

"No rest. I feel restless if I don't have any income for the day." Chen Sheng feigned ease as he did a few stretches.

"Then drive safely," An Xiaonuan urged.

She didn't try to stop him.

Because she knew this was a husband's way of showing responsibility and wanting to shoulder the burden of the family.

As the beneficiary, not only should she not stop him, but she should also encourage him.

"Hubby! Love you!" An Xiaonuan made a heart shape with her hands toward Chen Sheng.

"Mwah~" Chen Sheng blew a kiss back. "If I end up driving far away tonight, just eat without me."

An Xiaonuan made a phone gesture and said, "We'll keep in touch by phone then."

Chen Sheng returned an OK gesture, changed his shoes, grabbed the car keys, and headed out. He took the elevator down to the underground parking lot, drove the car out of the residential area, and parked briefly on the side of the road before opening the two ride-hailing apps he usually used.

He waited about ten minutes for the first order of the day. The distance wasn't far, and after completing the trip, including subsidies, he earned a total of 6.3 yuan.

After completing the first order, the platform's internal push mechanism activated, and the second order came through quickly, though unfortunately, it was also a short trip.

However, Chen Sheng didn't mind.

The internal push mechanism was designed that way; it always started with short trips, and only after reaching a certain volume would it push long-distance orders based on data like account ratings, vehicle condition, and so on.

Chen Sheng received his first long-distance order of the day when it was nearly six in the evening, from Shu City to the airport, a total distance of 25.2 kilometers.

The second long-distance order was like a windfall, from the airport to Xindu, a total distance of 40.3 kilometers.

After finishing those two orders, Chen Sheng began selectively accepting orders that would lead him closer to his rented place in Shu City. After driving around, by the time it was ten o'clock at night, he was less than five kilometers away from Jingjiang Donghu Garden Residential Area.

From this moment until 6 a.m. the next day, it was the world of taxis. For those guests coming out of bars and nightclubs, only taxi drivers could find the harbor they wanted to reach.

After dropping off the last group of female customers who went into a KTV together, Chen Sheng closed the ride-hailing apps and tallied his earnings. Because he was lucky enough to get two long-distance orders today, plus some glitchy subsidies from the platform, he had a respectable total—201.36 yuan.

"Not bad!" Chen Sheng was quite satisfied.

When he drove home and saw the dinner An Xiaonuan had specially prepared for him in the refrigerator, he felt even more satisfied.

To have such a wife, what more could a husband ask for!

After finishing dinner, Chen Sheng took a shower and, moving lightly, lay down beside the already soundly sleeping An Xiaonuan. He carefully slipped one arm under her neck and gently pulled her into his embrace. Breathing in the scent of her body mixed with the lavender-scented body wash, his restless heart finally found a harbor and slowly calmed down, just like the corners of his mouth that curled up unconsciously in his dreams.

When he opened his eyes again, it was the last day of June.

As an unemployed youth, Chen Sheng served An Xiaonuan in the morning. After driving her to the office building, Chen Sheng finally opened the system panel.

host: Chen Sheng. Level: 1. Upgrade Experience: 6 / 100. Unread Intelligence: 2.

Skipping the useless information, Chen Sheng clicked on the unread intelligence.

【Today's Intelligence 1: On the side of Wangjianglou Park near Wangjiang Road, a naughty kitten is hiding in a drainage ditch 200 meters west of the West Gate. The kitten, tired of being petted by its owner, ran away when they weren't looking and accidentally entered the drainage ditch while chasing a mouse. The owner has searched for the kitten to no avail and has now posted a 3,000 yuan reward. The owner's contact number: 136xxxxxxxx.】

【Note 1: This intelligence is valid until 10:27 on June 30th. After 10:27, this intelligence will automatically become invalid.】

【Today's Intelligence 2: Under pressure from various sides, Lai Yong of Qicai Technology reached a divorce agreement with his wife, Qiu Guilan, on June 30th, and agreed to use his share of the property as a special fund for Qicai Technology. This fund will be supervised by a third-party institution and used to pay for goods, outstanding balances, wages...】

After reading today's intelligence, Chen Sheng closed the system panel, opened the car navigation, and entered Wangjianglou Park. Once the route was set, he slammed his foot on the accelerator, and the car shot forward.

Who says an inexpensive new energy vehicle can't do a launch start? Hehe~