"You're saying you're also at the same level in English, French, and German as you are in Russian?"
Xu Mengyao asked, a little disbelieving.
"More or less."
"These four languages, Russian was the last one I learned."
Xu Mengyao switched to English to chat with Lin Chen. Lin Chen conversed with her with ease, speaking even more standard and fluent English. Even professional vocabulary didn't pose a challenge to Lin Chen.
Lin Chen chuckled, "Don't worry, I can definitely teach Xixi. I won't lead her astray."
"Lin Chen, with this level of skill, you could be a translator." Xu Mengyao exclaimed.
Lin Chen said with a chuckle, "I take on translation jobs online. I can handle one order a day, and it easily earns me seven or eight thousand."
"Is that how you earn all your money?" Xu Mengyao asked.
Lin Chen shook his head. "Some of it is earned that way, some of it is through other means. Anyway, it's not illegal."
"I can still support Xixi, no problem." Xu Mengyao nodded slightly.
"Why did you leave your previous job?" Xu Mengyao asked, a little puzzled.
With Lin Chen's cooking skills and foreign language abilities, he could definitely find other jobs with higher salaries.
Lin Chen smiled faintly, "I'll tell you later."
Showing off his abilities while maintaining a certain level of mystery would definitely pique Xu Mengyao's curiosity.
Once her curiosity was up, coupled with him tricking her into getting the marriage certificate first, he didn't believe he wouldn't be able to win her over in the future.
"It's the complex up ahead."
"Just drive directly there, I'll say something to the security guards."
Xu Mengyao said.
Lin Chen nodded. He drove the car into the complex, and finally, the car stopped outside Xu Mengyao's large villa.
"Generally, villas are only three or four hundred square meters."
"A villa of five or six hundred square meters is considered quite large."
Lin Chen estimated that Xu Mengyao's villa exceeded a thousand square meters.
No wonder Xixi 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 somewhat resistant, but after all, Lin Chen was Xixi's father, and she had also eaten a meal at his place, plus they were going to get their marriage certificate together.
"No, thank you."
"Let's hurry," Lin Chen said.
"We don't know how long the Civil Affairs Bureau will take, and then there's the drive back."
Xu Mengyao nodded.
She quickly retrieved the household registration booklet from the house.
Perhaps in the future, they would be able to register for marriage with just their ID cards, but that policy hadn't been fully implemented yet. They still needed the booklet to get married.
"Let's go," Xu Mengyao said calmly as she got back into the car.
Twenty minutes later, Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao arrived outside the Civil Affairs Bureau.
"Xu Mengyao, I'll call you Mengyao later. If I just use your name, the staff will find it odd."
"Also, you need to smile when we take the photo. Xixi might see our marriage certificate later," 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 section of the Civil Affairs Bureau had queues, while the marriage section was deserted.
"Come closer, smile."
"Click!"
The Civil Affairs Bureau staff took a photo of Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao. Soon after, they had their brand new marriage certificate in hand.
Walking out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, Xu Mengyao looked a little dazed.
She had originally planned to never get married, but now she had gotten a marriage certificate with Lin Chen.
"Lin Chen, I won't tell my parents about us getting the certificate, and you shouldn't tell your parents either."
"This isn't about our two families. We're just doing this for Xixi's sake, to make things better for her."
Xu Mengyao said as they got back into the car.
Lin Chen nodded. "No problem. Don't worry, I definitely won't say anything if you don't agree."
Xu Mengyao said, "Also, don't tell Xixi for now. We can bring it up when she's older and starts to suspect something."
"Okay."
Lin Chen nodded.
Xu Mengyao probably worried that if she told Lin Xixi, she wouldn't be able to keep the secret and would blurt it out.
"Screech—"
Lin Chen drove to the outside of a flower shop.
He had seen a flower shop here on the way.
"What are you doing?"
Xu Mengyao asked, puzzled.
Lin Chen chuckled, "Buying you some flowers. We're on a date today, aren't we? Wouldn't want you going home empty-handed."
"Don't underestimate Xixi; she's very smart."
Xu Mengyao said, "I can buy them myself."
"Just a bouquet, I can afford it."
Lin Chen quickly got out of the car and went into the flower shop.
"How much is this?"
Lin Chen pointed at a large bouquet of roses.
The florist quickly quoted the price. It was a bit expensive, but Lin Chen didn't bother haggling.
"Could I have a card, please?"
The shopkeeper handed Lin Chen a pink, heart-shaped card.
"Wife, I love you."
Lin Chen wrote a few words.
"Do you have any colored pens?"
Lin Chen asked.
"Here!"
The shopkeeper took out a box of crayons for Lin Chen from the counter.
Lin Chen quickly drew three little figures.
The father was embracing the mother with his left arm, and holding a little girl in his right arm.
The three little figures looked a lot like him, Xu Mengyao, and Lin Xixi.
"Thanks, boss."
Lin Chen scanned the code to pay, took the flowers, and walked out.
"Mengyao, happy wedding."
Xu Mengyao used to be the ice-cold school beauty. After what happened, she had completely frozen herself off.
"Let me add you on WeChat."
"I'll send you the photos."
"If I don't even have your WeChat, Xixi will get suspicious," Lin Chen said.
Xu Mengyao opened her phone and added Lin Chen on WeChat.
"Go back."
"I have to go after I see Xixi."
Xu Mengyao said calmly.
Lin Chen nodded and started the car, heading back.
"Mengyao, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
Lin Chen asked.
Xu Mengyao glanced at Lin Chen and said lightly, "Except in front of Xixi, you should still call me Xu Mengyao."
"Okay."
Lin Chen nodded.
A glacier doesn't melt overnight. He'd take it slow.
Having already received their marriage certificate and with a child, Lin Chen wasn't worried at all. He knew he would win Xu Mengyao over completely sooner or later.
"What about the flowers?"
Xu Mengyao frowned as the car returned to the community.
Lin Chen said, "You can take them upstairs. Later, you hold the flowers, and I'll carry Xixi and walk you out of the community."
"Xixi will probably be happy for a long time."
Xu Mengyao hesitated slightly, but she still picked up the flowers. She hadn't found the card hidden inside yet.
"Daddy, Mommy!"
When they got back home, Lin Xixi shouted happily.
Shen Qing's eyes widened in surprise.
Xu Mengyao was actually holding a large bouquet of roses. Could it be that Xu Mengyao and Lin Chen were really starting to date?
"Xixi, do you miss Daddy and Mommy?"
Lin Chen picked up Xixi, gave her a kiss, and said affectionately.
Xixi nodded repeatedly: "I miss Daddy, I miss Mommy. Pretty flowers... Daddy, did you give these to Mommy?"
"Yes."
Lin Chen smiled.
Xixi blinked: "Daddy, I'm your baby too, don't I get pretty flowers?"
Lin Chen: "..."
He miscalculated.
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