Chapter 90

Chapter 90

The peaceful days passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, more than a month had gone by.

October was now more than halfway through.

"Wife, has he grown a bit bigger?" Gu Jinchen asked softly as he looked at Luo Ge's belly.

Upon hearing this, Luo Ge lowered her head and glanced at her belly, nodding.

"It seems so."

More than a month ago, her belly was still flat, with no noticeable changes.

But over the past month or so, they could sensitively detect a slight increase every eight or nine days.

Now, if she wore more fitted clothes, it could be seen as well.

Wang Sister-In-Law even said that she showed her pregnancy quite early.

"Hey, don't look anymore." Thinking this, she stretched out her hand and pushed his leaning head away.

"I just want to listen, didn't the doctor say before that he would start moving after a while? Why hasn't there been any movement yet?"

His large palm felt for any movement in her belly, slightly puzzled.

"That's after four months, it's only been a little over three months now, so of course there's no movement yet."

At most, they could only hear the heartbeat, which was very faint and could barely be detected.

"Alright." Upon hearing this, Gu Jinchen straightened his body and placed his hand on her waist.

"Are you still feeling unwell today?"

The little one in her belly was quite unruly, having just settled down for a period before causing trouble for his wife again recently.

Luo Ge shook her head: "No problem."

"Then let me take you to see the workshop? I finished cleaning it up yesterday."

After confirming that she was indeed fine, Gu Jinchen spoke.

The general layout of their house had now taken shape, with high walls enclosing the old residence. Since they were going into business, the small workshop was the first to be built.

Luo Ge had been looking forward to this for a long time, but previously he hadn't allowed her to go before it was built and cleaned up.

"Okay." Upon hearing this, Luo Ge's eyes lit up.

Over the past month or so, their salted duck egg and preserved egg business had stabilized.

Business was good, and Elder Brother Li's shop had passed on a few suggestions, recommending that they increase production and try selling in other shops as well.

Although the Fuxin Shop in Yiyang Town had very stable sales, it had already reached saturation.

Luo Auntie hadn't arrived yet; they had scheduled a later time with her as she had other arrangements.

"Alright, if everyone has no objections, let's sign the work contracts first, and you can start work the day after tomorrow."

Hearing everyone's agreement, Luo Ge nodded.

"I'll state again that you cannot disclose any matters or situations related to the workshop to anyone, including family and friends. This is also written in the work contract."

"Violation will result in a penalty of 20 taels of silver, and if it's serious, it will be reported to the authorities."

She had mentioned this when they were coming over, but she reminded them again.

Although they were all acquaintances, this procedure was still necessary.

Fortunately, everyone understood the situation.

"Sure, Luo Ge, you can rest assured. We have tight lips."

"We know better than that. This is your livelihood. Only those with ill intentions would leak your good fortune to others and harm you."

"We would never do that! Anyone who dares to do so will surely have a foul mouth, and won't be able to have children in this lifetime."

Before Luo Ge could speak, Ma Feng Auntie had already started cursing.

"If someone really does this, you don't need to show any mercy. We'll report it to the authorities, and Auntie will support you."

The usually quiet Aunt Zhang also spoke up solemnly.

"Okay."

Upon hearing this, Luo Ge smiled, and Gu Jinchen placed the prepared work contracts on the table.

He read through the contents aloud once.

"These are two-year contracts. I'll read through them once for you to confirm, or you can find someone to help review them if you'd like."

Afterwards, he added, "No need, no need, we trust you. We can just sign directly."

With that, Wang Sister-In-Law pressed her handprint on the red seal below the contract. She glanced at it, then pointed to a spot and looked at Luo Ge: "Luo Ge, it's here, right?"

"Yes, that's right. There are three copies in total, one for us, one for you, and one to be kept by the village chief as a record. You need to stamp all three."

"Got it, understood."

"My turn now." After Wang Sister-In-Law finished, Ma Feng Auntie came over.

"Okay, Auntie, yours is here."

Since none of them could read, Luo Ge had written their names in advance for them to stamp their handprints.

Led by Wang Sister-In-Law, the work contracts were quickly signed.

After seeing Wang Sister-In-Law and the others off, Luo Ge and Gu Jinchen went with Elder Sister Xiu Niang to the village chief's house to submit the copy for record-keeping, and also to find Luo Auntie.