Chapter 398: Mountain of Paternal Love
Chapter 398: Mountain of Paternal Love
In the new house, Zhou Chenglei was using a power drill to make holes in the wall, preparing to install a water heater.
Jiang Xia assisted him, though there wasn't much she could do, so she simply watched from the side.
When the sound of the drill stopped, Jiang Xia heard someone calling from outside.
She heard it first and said to Zhou Chenglei, "Someone's calling for us."
The married couple stepped out.
Jiang Xia saw the visitor and smiled, "Ling Jie, is there a call for us?"
Ling Jie from the production team laughed, "No, you're in the newspaper! I hope I'm not mistaken! Is this you two?"
Ling Jie pointed at the picture in the newspaper and laughed.
Jiang Xia looked over, and sure enough, it was them! The newspaper photo was a bit blurry, but she could still see Jiang Fu wrapping a scarf around her with a loving expression.
She smiled at him as they chatted.
Behind her, Zhou Chenglei helped her adjust her knit cap, and in the photo, he appeared as elegant as jade, his expression solemn and sincere, and his movements were clearly gentle.
Jiang Fu, with his refined and amiable demeanor, stood tall and handsome, his love for his daughter evident on his face.
The entire photograph was filled with love that overflowed beyond the camera's lens.
Paternal love.
Marital love.
Behind them was a queue of people, all watching them.
The title of this news article was "Mountain of Paternal Love."
The content described how Jiang Fu, a leader, braved the frigid winter winds at 4 am to queue up and buy a water heater for his daughter.
The article was beautifully written and touching.
Upon seeing the newspaper, Zhou Chenglei had only one thought: to get the film negative of this photo and make more prints.
He planned to call Editor Fan soon to ask for her assistance.
The newspaper and publishing house were under the same company.
In the city, Jiang Fu had just finished his morning meeting and returned to his office, carefully cutting out the photo from the newspaper.
He had seen the newspaper earlier that morning; Jiang Fu had a habit of reading the newspaper during breakfast.
Before going to work, he would skim through the newspaper's content, only reading the important parts carefully.
He often appeared in the newspaper, but he didn't pay much attention to it, and he had never cut out the photos before.
This was the only photo he cut out, and he placed it under the glass on his office desk.
He also cut out the photo from the newspaper at home and placed it under the glass on the study desk.
Now, he was cutting out the photo to keep under the study desk in the office.
Jiang Fu's study desk at home and his office desk were adorned with numerous picture frames, most of them featuring Jiang Xia and Jiang Dong, the two siblings, from their childhood to the present.
He hadn't paid much attention to the news report, but it had garnered a lot of attention and established a very positive image, even being reprinted in the People's Daily.
This made his promotion next year almost certain.
In the afternoon, Jiang Xia woke up from her afternoon nap, feeling lazy and cozy in her blanket.
Zhou Chenglei sat by the window, cutting out the news article along with the photo.
Seeing him cutting and preserving the photo, Jiang Xia suddenly thought of taking maternity photos.
This was her first and only pregnancy, and she had to document the entire process!
She had already missed the first two months of pregnancy, and as she was about to enter the third month, she wanted to capture her baby bump before it became more noticeable!
Most pregnant women show their bump at four months, but Director Gao said she was carrying multiple babies, so she should start showing at three months.
With this in mind, she called out to the man by the desk, "Zhou Chenglei."
"You're awake? Wait a moment, let me finish cutting this, and you stay covered. I'll get you some clothes in a bit." Zhou Chenglei replied, thinking she was getting up.
Jiang Xia wanted to ask him to get the camera, but seeing him busy, she got out of bed and went to the sideboard to look for it herself.
Zhou Chenglei stood up and helped her put on her jacket, asking, "What are you looking for?"
"Help me take some maternity photos to document our baby's growth in my belly.
Every month from now on, let's take a photo."
Zhou Chenglei thought this was a good idea, and he buttoned her coat for her, "We can take more. I'll take one for you every week."
"That's not necessary. When my belly isn't showing much, we can take one every month or half a month. When it's more obvious, then we'll take more. No need to button up." Jiang Xia held his hand as she was about to change clothes.
"You're changing clothes? Are you putting on something tighter? That way, the belly will be more noticeable."
Wouldn't it be hard to see anything if she wore a coat?
But even if it's not noticeable, we can still take a photo. In the future, when we see this photo, we'll know what she looked like when she was two or three months pregnant.
"Even with a tight-fitting shirt, it won't show." Jiang Xia took a white shirt of Zhou Chenglei's from the wardrobe.
"You go out first, and I'll call you in when I'm done changing."
Although he was more familiar with her body than his own, Zhou Chenglei obediently left.
He didn't understand what she was going to do with his white shirt; it should be quite loose on her, and wearing it would make her belly less noticeable, right?
Zhou Chenglei took Jiang Xia's water cup and went to pour her a warm drink.
It's best to drink some water after waking up from an afternoon nap.
Jiang Xia didn't keep Zhou Chenglei waiting for long and soon called out to him, "Zhou Chenglei, you can come in now!"
Zhou Chenglei pushed open the door and stepped in, only to quickly shut it again, even though there was no one outside.
Zhou Mu wasn't home, and Zhou Zhou hadn't been dismissed from school yet, so only the couple was at home.
Jiang Xia laughed, "I'll sit here, and you crouch at the door to take a photo. Make sure to capture my legs longer!"
Zhou Chenglei took the coat and put it on her, covering her exposed figure. "I'm not taking any photos!"
Jiang Xia removed the coat, "Don't be so conservative. I'm not showing anything! Hurry up, or I'll catch a cold!"
Is this not showing anything?
It's almost like she's not wearing anything!
She wore his shirt, tying a knot at the chest, barely covering her breasts, and half of her waist was exposed!
Her belly button and waistline were visible. If this was photographed and seen by others, what would happen?
Zhou Chenglei reached out to untie the knot of the shirt.
Jiang Xia held his hand, "Just one photo, this way we can see the changes in the belly."
"You wear a cheongsam for the photo. Cheongsam accentuates the figure."
There were also a few cheongsams in the wardrobe.
Jiang Xia was speechless, "If I don't show my belly, how will you see the difference?"
"I can tell."
"Are you sure you won't take the photo? If you don't, I'll go to a photo studio."
This statement was too powerful!
Zhou Chenglei had no choice but to surrender.
Fine, let's take the photo.
After taking the photo, he developed it himself, ensuring no one else would see it.
He let go of her, removed the coat, and threw it on the bed, "Quickly, pose before you catch a cold."
Jiang Xia already had a pose in mind, "Remember to crouch down when taking the photo; this way, the person in the photo will look taller and slimmer."
"Mhm." Zhou Chenglei took the camera, went to the door, crouched down, and almost lay flat on the ground.
Jiang Xia wore the white shirt and bell-bottom jeans, leaning against the desk by the window, looking down at the book in her hands.
The afternoon light streamed in through the window, softening her face, but her silhouette glowed.
The exposed half of her waist was slim, and her waistline was beautiful. You wouldn't even guess she was pregnant.
Zhou Chenglei quickly pressed the shutter.
"Is it done?" Jiang Xia asked.
"Mhm."
Jiang Xia put down the book and stood up.
Zhou Chenglei pressed the shutter a few more times.
After the photo session, Jiang Xia untied the shirt's knot and put on a sweater.
Zhou Chenglei put down the camera, took the coat, and draped it over her shoulders. He put his hands on her waist and kissed her.
(End of Chapter)
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