Since the two of them had been sleeping together so often without taking any precautions, Yang Xiaoyun had inevitably gotten pregnant.
Wang Yue felt the time was right. Using his housewarming as an excuse, he invited Lu Yaxun and Lin Wanfen over to his new home.
He hadn't really wanted to invite Lin Wanfen, but he knew Lu Yaxun well enough to realize that without her, Lu Yaxun wouldn't come. So he invited them both.
When Lu Yaxun heard that Wang Yue had bought a house, he was genuinely surprised. In his mind, Wang Yue had always been pretty broke, so he hadn't expected him to suddenly buy a home. He even worried Wang Yue might have done something he shouldn't have.
When Lu Yaxun and Lin Wanfen arrived at Wang Yue's place with a gift, they took in the neighborhood first. Their hearts sank.
Lu Yaxun asked in disbelief, "Old Wang, this place must have cost a fortune, right?"
Lin Wanfen nodded. "Yeah, houses around here are way too expensive. We could never afford one on our salaries.
"If Lu Tao gets married someday, what's he supposed to do with housing prices this high?"
Lu Yaxun felt awkward at that. As a father, being unable to help his son buy a home when he got married would make any responsible parent feel like a failure.
His original plan had been for Lu Tao to get a steady job in the government, where he'd be assigned housing. Then there'd be no need to worry.
Lu Yaxun hadn't expected that he'd only meant to say he envied Wang Yue, but the remark would come back to haunt him. Ashamed, he fell silent. Still, he wondered what had happened to Wang Yue—how had he suddenly come into money?
But when the door