#21 - Chapter 21: Got the marriage certificate with Xu Mengyao!

"Your English, French, and German are all at the same level as your newly learned Russian?"

Xu Mengyao asked with some disbelief.

"About the same."

"These four languages were the last ones I learned."

Xu Mengyao started chatting with Lin Chen in English. Lin Chen conversed with her easily, speaking even more standardly and fluently, with very professional vocabulary not posing any difficulty for Lin Chen.

Lin Chen chuckled: "Don't worry, I can teach Xiao Qian without any problems. I won't lead her astray."

"Lin Chen, someone with your level could work as a translator."

Xu Mengyao exclaimed in amazement.

Lin Chen said with a smile: "I do translation jobs online. Taking one job a day isn't a problem, and one job can easily earn me seven or eight thousand."

"Is that how you earn your money?"

Xu Mengyao inquired.

Lin Chen shook his head: "Some of it is earned that way, some of it is earned through other means, but none of it is illegal income."

"I can definitely support Xiao Qian."

Xu Mengyao nodded gently.

"Why did you do your previous job?"

Xu Mengyao asked with some puzzlement.

With Lin Chen's cooking skills and foreign language abilities, he could definitely find other higher-paying jobs.

Lin Chen said with a faint smile: "I'll tell you later."

Showing his ability while maintaining a certain level of mystery will definitely increase Xu Mengyao's curiosity about him.

With her curiosity piqued, plus him tricking Xu Mengyao into getting the marriage certificate first, he doesn't believe he can't win Xu Mengyao over in the future.

"It's just the residential district ahead."

"Drive straight in, I'll let the security guard know."

Xu Mengyao said.

Lin Chen nodded, and he drove into the residential district, eventually stopping the car outside Xu Mengyao's large villa.

Generally, villas are three to four hundred square meters.

Villas of five to six hundred square meters are considered quite large.

Lin Chen estimates that Xu Mengyao's villa exceeds one thousand square meters.

No wonder Lin Xiaoqian said her mother's house was like a castle.

"Lin Chen, would you like to come in and sit for a while?"

Xu Mengyao asked.

Deep down, she was actually somewhat resistant, but Lin Chen was, after all, Lin Xiaoqian's father, and she had also eaten at Lin Chen's place and was going to get a marriage certificate with him.

"No, thank you."

"Let's hurry up."

"I don't know how long it will take at the Civil Affairs Bureau, and it will take time to get back."

Lin Chen said.

Xu Mengyao nodded.

She quickly got her household registration booklet from the house.

In the future, perhaps one's ID card will be enough to register for marriage, but this policy has not yet been truly implemented. If they want to get married, they still need their household registration booklets.

"Let's go."

Xu Mengyao said calmly as she returned to the car.

Twenty minutes later, Lin Chen and the others arrived outside the Civil Affairs Bureau.

"Xu Mengyao, I'll call you Mengyao later. If I call you by your name directly, the staff will find it strange."

"Also, you have to smile when we take the picture. Xiao Qian might see our marriage certificate in the future."

Lin Chen said.

"Okay."

Xu Mengyao nodded slightly.

The two got out of the car and entered the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Nowadays, the marriage rate is low and the divorce rate is high. The divorce area of the Civil Affairs Bureau is crowded, while the marriage area is deserted.

"Move your head closer, smile."

"Click!"

The staff at the Civil Affairs Bureau took a picture of Lin Chen and the others. Before long, a brand-new marriage certificate was in their hands.

Walking out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, Xu Mengyao looked a little dazed.

She had originally planned not to get married in this lifetime, but she never expected that she would get a marriage certificate with Lin Chen just like that.

"Lin Chen, I won't tell my parents about us getting the certificate, and you shouldn't tell your parents either."

"This isn't a matter for our two families. We, as parents, are just doing what's best for Qianqian."

Xu Mengyao said after returning to the car.

Lin Chen nodded: "No problem. Don't worry, I definitely won't blab unless you agree."

Xu Mengyao: "Don't tell Qianqian for now either. We can take it out when she's older and suspects something."

"Okay."

Lin Chen nodded.

Xu Mengyao probably worried that if she told Lin Xiaoqian, Lin Xiaoqian wouldn't be able to keep the secret and would blurt it out quickly.

"Squeal——"

Lin Chen drove to the outside of a flower shop.

He had seen a flower shop here when he came.

"What are you doing?"

Xu Mengyao asked in confusion.

Lin Chen smiled: "Buying you a bouquet of flowers. We came out on a date today, are you really going to return empty-handed?"

"Don't underestimate Qianqian, she's very smart."

Xu Mengyao said: "I can buy it myself."

"It's just a bouquet of flowers, I can still afford it."

Lin Chen quickly got out of the car and went into the flower shop.

"How much is this?"

Lin Chen pointed to a large bouquet of roses.

The flower shop owner quickly quoted a price. It was a little expensive, but Lin Chen was too lazy to bargain or haggle over it.

"Please give me a card."

The owner gave Lin Chen a pink heart-shaped card.

"Wife, I love you."

Lin Chen wrote a few words.

"Boss, do you have colored pens?"

Lin Chen asked.

"Yes!"

The owner took out a box of colored pens for Lin Chen from the counter.

Lin Chen quickly drew three little people.

The father had his left arm around the mother and was holding a little girl in his right arm.

The three little people looked quite similar to him, Xu Mengyao, and Lin Xiaoqian.

"Boss, thanks."

Lin Chen scanned the code to pay and walked out with the flowers.

"Mengyao, happy marriage."

Lin Chen gave the flowers to Xu Mengyao.

Xu Mengyao's face turned slightly red.

Lin Chen said: "I'll take a few pictures of you. You can show the photos to Qianqian in the future to fool her."

Without waiting for Xu Mengyao to refuse, he took out his phone.

Xu Mengyao held the flowers and let Lin Chen take a few pictures.

Lin Chen's heart was beating faster.

His wife is really beautiful.

It's a pity that his marriage certificate with Xu Mengyao is real, but the feelings are fake. Xu Mengyao is an iceberg.

Xu Mengyao used to be the iceberg school beauty, and after that incident, she completely froze herself.

"I'll add you on WeChat."

"I'll send you the photos."

"If I don't even have your WeChat, Xiao Qian will be very suspicious."

Lin Chen said.

Xu Mengyao opened her phone and added Lin Chen's WeChat.

"Let's go back."

"I have to go see Qianqian and then leave."

Xu Mengyao said calmly.

Lin Chen nodded, and he started the car to return.

"Mengyao, are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Lin Chen asked.

Xu Mengyao glanced at Lin Chen and said softly: "Unless it's in front of Qianqian, call me Xu Mengyao at other times."

"Okay."

Lin Chen nodded.

An iceberg can't be melted all at once, take it slowly.

He has the marriage certificate and the child, so Lin Chen wasn't worried at all. Sooner or later, he would be able to completely win Xu Mengyao over.

"What about the flowers?"

Xu Mengyao frowned as the car returned to the residential district.

Lin Chen said: "Hold them up. I'll carry Xiao Qian and take you to the outside of the residential district later."

"Xiao Qian will probably be happy for a long time."

Xu Mengyao hesitated a little, but she still picked up the flowers. She hadn't discovered the card hidden in the flowers yet.

"Daddy, Mommy."

Lin Xiaoqian shouted happily as the two returned home.

A look of surprise appeared in Shen Qing's eyes.

Xu Mengyao was actually holding a large bouquet of roses. Could it be that Xu Mengyao and Lin Chen had really started dating?

"Qianqian, do you miss Daddy and Mommy?"

Lin Chen picked up Lin Xiaoqian, kissed her, and said with affection.

Lin Xiaoqian nodded repeatedly: "Miss Daddy, miss Mommy. Such pretty flowers... Daddy, did you give these to Mommy?"

"That's right."

Lin Chen said with a smile.

Lin Xiaoqian blinked her eyes: "Daddy, I'm also your baby, don't I get pretty flowers?"

Lin Chen: "..."

Miscalculated.