"What, do you miss me?"
Xu Qingqing rolled her eyes. Was there nothing in this man's mind except love?
"The director of *Let's Take a Look at Our Family* wants us to prove the relationship between you, the two kids and me. Do you have any good ideas?"
"I have one." Lu Chuanbai smiled as he picked up a water cup and took a sip.
"What's the idea?" Xu Qingqing asked hurriedly.
"As long as you go with me to get the marriage certificate to prove our marital relationship, it'll be okay."
Lu Chuanbai turned around and went downstairs to look for his household register.
"Ah... Isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Xu Qingqing didn't expect Lu Chuanbai's idea to be so simple and straightforward.
She wasn't ready to marry Lu Chuanbai yet.
"It's just for show." Lu Chuanbai heard the hesitation in Xu Qingqing's tone and paused as he opened the drawer.
"You don't want to marry me? Do you want to marry someone else?"
At present, there really wasn't a better solution other than getting the marriage certificate as Lu Chuanbai suggested.
In order to ensure that her son's future stardom would go smoothly without any negative publicity, Xu Qingqing decided to follow Lu Chuanbai's suggestion.
Anyway, she had already decided to spend the rest of her life with Lu Chuanbai. Whether they got the marriage certificate or not was just a formality.
However...
Xu Qingqing had a new worry. She had just confessed to her parents. Would they really give her the household register to get the marriage certificate?
Maybe she should just keep it a secret from them first. By the time they found out after she got the marriage certificate, it would be too late for them to object.
Having made up her mind, Xu Qingqing tiptoed downstairs. She looked around the living room but didn't see her parents.
They should have gone square - dancing.
Xu Qingqing heaved a sigh of relief and boldly walked downstairs.
Suddenly, Xu Qingqing stepped on something soft under her feet and was startled.
And the soft thing let out a miserable scream.
"Ah! My hand!"
Xu Qingqing looked down and saw that it was actually a human hand under her foot. She quickly lifted her foot.
Xu Yan popped out from behind the stairs, rubbing his hand and glaring angrily at Xu Qingqing.
"Do you want to kill me! It hurts so much!"
"Sorry, sorry."
Xu Qingqing let out a scoff.
It wasn't her fault. Who asked Xu Yan to sleep behind the stairs?
Xu Yan rubbed his lower back. He felt like his body was about to fall apart. Looking at the place where he had slept last night, he turned to look at his sister in disbelief.
"Xu Qingqing! Have you no humanity at all? You let me sleep on the floor. I'm so sore all over!"
"Have you forgotten all the good things your brother has done for you over the years!"
"Hey, bro."
Xu Qingqing quickly ran away and pointed at her back. "I still have injuries on my back. How could I carry you to the room?"
"Then couldn't you just ask someone else to carry me!" Xu Yan said angrily.
Xu Qingqing rolled her eyes.
"You came home dead drunk last night. It's already good that Mom and Dad didn't beat you up out of anger. Do you think it's possible for them to carry you back to the room?"
Hearing his sister's words, Xu Yan sniffed and sneezed.
It really wasn't possible.
"Bro, go back to sleep quickly! Have a good rest and you'll feel better."
After saying that, Xu Qingqing went to rummage through the drawer under the coffee table.
She remembered that her mother always kept important documents in it.
"What are you looking for?" Xu Yan rubbed his head which ached badly from the hangover and sat on the sofa, watching Xu Qingqing rummage around.
"Nothing." Xu Qingqing continued rummaging through the drawer.
She rummaged through all the drawers but didn't find it.
"Bro, do you know where Mom put the household register and stuff?"
"What do you want the household register for?" Xu Yan paused as he was about to drink water. He put down the water cup and scrutinized Xu Qingqing.
"It's just..."
Xu Qingqing blinked at Xu Yan, thinking about how to deceive him.
But Xu Yan did business in the antique world. He had seen all kinds of cunning people. Xu Qingqing's tricks were nothing in his eyes.
Xu Yan snorted. "You're not looking for the household register because of Lu Chuanbai, are you?"
"What would I do for him?"
Xu Qingqing quickly said, but her eyes unconsciously shifted down nervously.
Xu Yan saw something fishy. He slapped the table with a bang and scolded, "I think you won't shed a tear until you see your coffin!"
"Do you want to be as bruised and battered for love as I am!"
"Ah..." Xu Qingqing didn't expect Xu Yan to use himself as an example.
"My situation is different from yours and Sister Jingzhen's..."
"How is it different?" Xu Yan stared. "I'm telling you, no man is a good one!"
When Xu Yan said this, he seemed to have forgotten that he was also a man.
"You should just stay at home with the two kids and never get married in this lifetime. Mom, Dad and I will support you."
Xu Qingqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
She didn't want to be a freeloader!
"Bro, I really need the household register..."
"Then tell me what you need it for first?"
Xu Yan crossed his arms and leaned back on the sofa, looking like he was just waiting to watch her act.
"I..." Xu Qingqing couldn't stand being stared at by Xu Yan. She wasn't good at lying, so she had to admit it.
"I'm going to get the marriage certificate with Lu Chuanbai."
"What!"
Xu Yan stood up angrily and scolded Xu Qingqing from all angles.
"Are you crazy, girl! You've only been with him for how long and you're already getting the marriage certificate! Do you really know what kind of person Lu Chuanbai is?"
Xu Qingqing covered her ears and retorted in a low voice, "I know. He's saved my life several times."
"That's still not okay!" Xu Yan pulled her hands down.
"Why should I listen to you?"
"The eldest brother is like a father!"
Xu Yan was a bit glad that he had slept on the floor last night. Otherwise, this girl would have succeeded.
"Everyone else tries to do the right thing, but why are you jumping into the fire? " Xu Yan was so disappointed.
"It's not like that..." Xu Qingqing was unconvinced, but before she could retort, Xu Yan cut her off.
"Marriage is the tomb of love! Don't you understand this truth?"
Xu Qingqing was completely defeated by Xu Yan.
What on earth had her brother experienced yesterday? He seemed to have seen through the world of mortals and was about to become a monk.
Xu Qingqing reached out to touch Xu Yan's forehead, worried about her brother. "Bro, are you running a fever? Are you crazy from the big shock?"
"Who do you think is crazy!"
Xu Yan slapped Xu Qingqing's hand away. A look of sadness flashed in his eyes and he lowered his head so that Xu Qingqing couldn't see.
"Considering this is your first offense, I'll let you go. If you dare to do it again, I'll tell Mom and Dad."
"Got it." Xu Qingqing sighed.
It seemed that she had to find another way to get the household register.
The door opened and her mother's voice came into the living room.
"Lu Chuanbai, you dance so well in square - dancing. Come and dance with auntie again some other day!" Mom said happily.
With such a tall and handsome dance partner, all the old ladies in the whole square were extremely envious.
"Auntie, no matter how well I dance, I can't compare with you. It's all thanks to your teaching."
Xu Qingqing heard Lu Chuanbai's smiling words.
She didn't expect that he could also flatter the old people to make them happy.
"I'm just average. I've been dancing for several years." Mom said cheerfully as she changed her shoes and walked in. She saw that all the drawers under the coffee table were open.