Zhutian: Since I was a child, I have been happy to be a father

On the 18th, Monday, it was sunny with temperatures ranging from -13 to -4 degrees Celsius.

Today is an ordinary day, neither a New Year nor a festival.

But for Li Xiaoyue, today is quite memorable.

Because according to the agreement, Chen Tao will arrive at the Civil Affairs Bureau at three o'clock in the afternoon to formally dissolve his marriage with his wife.

In this way, she would no longer have to feel guilty and could date Chen Tao without any psychological burden, and could even register for marriage quietly.

Of course, she's in no rush, after all, she hasn't proposed yet!

She had to pick a good day.

For example, the upcoming New Year's Eve is quite appropriate.

Chen Tao agreed, "Okay, I'll take a few more days off to go on a blind date and accompany you to Hong Kong Island to celebrate the New Year. Under the fireworks, you hand over two big white geese to me, and that will count as a successful proposal."

Li Xiaoyue was blowing his hair. When she heard this, she asked curiously, "White, white goose? Isn't it a ring?"

"You like Hanfu and the slow pace of ancient life, so of course I have to cooperate with you to propose marriage in a traditional way. The three letters and six ceremonies are indeed too troublesome, but we should at least do the letter of trust, right?"

"This is quite troublesome! Let's propose with a ring! As for the goose, after you and Xie Meilan get divorced, go to the market and buy one. I will learn the tutorials and make you a delicious Sichuan-style roast goose."

"I want to eat Sichuan Xiaoyue."

"What did you do during your nap? You just ate, why do you want to eat again now? Get a divorce first, and I'll let you eat when you come back."

Chen Tao rubbed the back of his head and said with a smile:
"Xiao Yue, tell me honestly, are you worried that I will regret it and refuse to divorce?"

Li Xiaoyue was very frank: "Well, I'm worried that you don't want me."

She was not so conceited as to think that the relationship between her and Chen Tao in the past month or so could equal the relationship between Xie Meilan in the past decade.

Even though Chen Tao had said thousands and hundreds of times that he liked her more, she didn't dare to believe that in Chen Tao's heart, her current status could be higher than Xie Meilan.

She felt that even though Xie Meilan had become a bad woman, it didn't mean that she was hypocritical before. That was a serious relationship that had grown deeper since their youth.

Obviously, this girl was worrying too much.

Chen Tao comforted her, "Don't let your imagination run wild. How deep was my love at the beginning? How deep is my hatred now? Besides, I already have you, so why would I want her? You should also accompany me and dress formally. After I get my divorce, I'll get the marriage certificate with you!"

Li Xiaoyue felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey when she heard this, but she still refused:
"It's too early to get the marriage certificate now. People will gossip about it. I think it won't be too late to wait for a while, even after the Spring Festival."

Chen Tao asked again: "When will you announce your relationship?"

Li Xiaoyue turned off the hair dryer and said shyly but firmly:
"The day I proposed to you! We took a photo together and posted it on WeChat Moments. I had already thought of an excuse, saying that I saw you were devastated after your divorce and I was concerned about you. It turned out that you relied on me a lot, and I was single, so you confessed your love to me. I hesitated for a long time, and because I was worried that you would commit suicide, I pretended to agree and then made it true."

Chen Tao laughed and said, "Haha, that sounds reasonable. But if you do that, I'm likely to be beaten by your ex-boyfriend, and it might even destroy my sister's family."

Li Xiaoyue massaged his shoulders and said helplessly, "There's nothing I can do. I've already made up my mind about you. If they can accept me, that would be the best. If they can't, I won't give up. As for blessings, I don't expect them at all."

"Good fortune cannot be wished for, but must be earned with one's own hands. I will work hard, but of course only for eight hours every weekday, and spend the rest of the time with my wife."

"Wife, hey, wife..."

Li Xiaoyue felt extremely pleased by the call of "wife" and could not help but hug Chen Tao's neck and rub his face hard like a nympho.

"Hubby~ I will also work hard. I will look for a job tomorrow."

"What kind of job are you looking for? Are you still going to work for those private companies? There's no need for that. Just be a full-time wife."

"I'm afraid it won't work. You need to buy a house with that much money, and your salary alone is definitely not enough. If I don't go to work, you will be under a lot of pressure."

"Why should I feel any pressure? I made 200,000 yuan from stock trading last week. Besides work, I published a novel which is expected to be very popular. My monthly income will exceed 1 million yuan in the future. How can I not be able to support you? By the end of next year at the latest, I will definitely find you a 300-square-meter apartment."

“Really?”

"The last car I ordered was a Panamera, and with the options, it cost over 1.7 million. I kept it a secret from you because I wanted to give you a surprise."

"Hubby, kiss me for ten minutes quickly, or I'll just think this is a daydream."

"..."

After Chen Tao left, Li Xiaoyue danced with joy at home, just like Fan who found out he had passed the imperial examination. She almost stood on the bed and kissed Comrade Xie Meilan in the wedding photo, who not only gave up her husband but also provided the capital for the business.

Thank her so much!
As for whether Chen Tao would lose all his money in stock trading one day, Li Xiaoyue didn't care.

So what if I lose everything? The worst that can happen is that I can beg for food with my husband in the future!

Don't find it unbelievable, she really is like that. At the end of the book, she and Shen Lei both have no jobs and don't have much money, but that doesn't stop them from being happy.

Civil Affairs Bureau.

Actor Chen was taciturn and didn't want to talk to the adulterous couple at all. After the formalities were completed and the divorce certificate was in his hand, he still left without saying a word.

Xie Meilan was depressed, but Lu Jie was right beside her, so she had no chance to please her ex-husband. She had to pretend to be indifferent to reassure Lu Jie.

She found that after not seeing her ex-husband for more than a month, he looked much younger, as if he had returned to the age of 26 or 27, at the peak of his appearance.

Not to mention anything else, just looking at her ex-husband's fair and smooth skin and bright eyes, and not the haggard look she imagined because of her infidelity, she knew that her ex-husband had been doing well during this period.

It even seems like a second spring.

Then again, her ex-husband was a civil servant in Beijing, and now with the tens of millions in compensation from her, it wasn't surprising that he was enjoying a second life. However, Xie Meilan felt very unhappy.

The 10 million yuan belongs to her, and the man is her ex-husband whom she is reluctant to give up. If he is taken away by another woman so quickly, she will of course be very unhappy.

During this time, she had been keeping the attentive Lu Jie hanging.

It’s not that she hates this domineering boss and doesn’t want to work with him, but she had an abortion and needed to recover first.

After all, Lu Jie is easy to talk to, but the Lu family may not be, so she needs to be more confident and not act too recklessly.

But Lu Jie didn't mind. Instead, he felt that she was clean and not like those women with messy private lives, and he liked her more and more.

In the afternoon, three fifty.

Li Xiaoyue received a WeChat message from Chen Tao, asking her to check her Moments.

She went to see it immediately, and indeed saw the divorce message sent by Chen Tao, with detailed pictures of two divorce certificates attached.

After watching it five times, she cheered and quickly ran away with her bag, lest Shen Lin and others come to her house and blame her for the divorce. Chen Tao's divorce had nothing to do with her, so she would not take the blame!

Of course, her breakup with Na Jun had nothing to do with Chen Tao.

After the "chance encounter" in Hong Kong Island at the end of the month and the official announcement, she can live here openly without having to avoid suspicion anymore.

***
6:30 pm.

Na Wei and Shen Lin came to the restaurant booked by Chen Tao and asked about the divorce.

Without wasting any words, Chen Tao directly showed the divorce agreement and the selfie video of Xie Meilan and Lu Jie.

"1000!!"

The great man was dumbfounded. He was surprised at his brother-in-law's huge request and couldn't believe the domineering and straightforwardness of the boss.

Damn housework is worth so much money a year?
Shen Lin also gave birth to a daughter and a son for him. If they divorce, shouldn't he give her 20 million?
"Xiao Lei, this divorce is a good one!"

When Shen Lin first saw the news, she thought her brother was messing around, but now that she knew the details, she immediately exclaimed:

"Since Xie Meilan cheated on you and doesn't want to live with you anymore, then you should get a divorce! I just didn't expect that you could get so much compensation. You did a great job! With this 10 million, you can buy a house. And you are a civil servant with a Beijing hukou. Are you still afraid of not having a partner? Don't be sad. When I'm free in a few days, I'll go on a blind date with you."

Actor Chen was indeed very sad and even shed tears.

If not, how could he be able to place his broken heart on Li Xiaoyue with her comfort at the end of the month?
And how could Li Xiaoyue feel so maternal love for him that she pretended to date him, and finally make the fake become real?
By then, Na Jun will definitely make a fuss, which will allow Li Xiaoyue to express her rebellious psychology and speed up the process.

Li Xiaoyue's acting skills are not bad, she can definitely play such a saintly role. Otherwise, Na Jun would not think that he is so awesome, he should have gone to see a male doctor long ago.

"Sis, I'm not in the mood for a blind date."

Actor Chen Yuyu said, "I want to calm down for a few days. Please help me explain the divorce to my parents."

Shen Lin hummed: "There's no rush for the blind date. I'll also explain to our parents. But you have to promise me that you won't think about her again, and you won't do anything to hurt yourself for her."

Na Wei also advised: "Xiao Lei, your sister is right. Xie Meilan is really not worthy of your love. There is no need to be too sad. This Saturday should be a good day. I will play ball with you."

Actor Chen shook his head, still with a sad expression as if he had lost his love.

The pair of eyes that were so bright and energetic at the Civil Affairs Bureau had now become dull, as if his life had already entered darkness. A trace of old age also crept up on his handsome young face, and he looked extremely lonely.

Shen Lin felt extremely distressed. If the boss hadn't paid the bill, she would have gone to settle the score with Xie Meilan.

After dinner, Na Wei drove his newly bought BMW to take Chen Tao home.

When they got downstairs, even though Chen Tao said he wanted to be alone, his sister Shen Lin still wanted to follow him upstairs to persuade him again.

Na Wei stopped her.

Shen Lin did not lose her temper on the spot, but on the way home, she asked unhappily:
"Why are you stopping me? It seems like he's not your brother, so you don't feel bad for him?"

Na Wei was very depressed: "When did I stop treating him as my own brother? He really won't listen to our advice now. We must let him think for himself and calm down. Otherwise, it will only be counterproductive if we rush for success!"

Shen Lin snorted: "Anyway, I can't stay calm. I don't believe you can stay calm if something happens to Juanjuan one day."

How does a brother-in-law compare to his younger brother?

Na Wei was speechless.

Shen Lin wiped her tears and said, "Leilei has been very well behaved and sensible since he was young. He would never do anything out of line. I'm really afraid that he will do something stupid someday. How am I going to explain to my parents? I, as his elder sister, have been so busy lately that I haven't cared enough. Alas!"

Na Wei advised: "Leilei's personality is not that extreme. Don't worry too much and don't take everything on yourself. He is an adult now. He should be responsible for himself. You can't control him all his life. Don't worry! He will recover soon. The 10 million is enough to buy a good house. He won't need us to worry about him in the future."

Speaking of this, Shen Lin immediately stopped crying, still in disbelief:
"Leilei asked for 10 million, obviously to make the boss back down, but he gave it to him anyway! I can't understand why Xie Meilan could be with such a person? Is there something so outstanding about her that I can't see?"

Na Weili guessed, "Maybe it's just because she's Lei Lei's wife. Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms era liked married women, so maybe the boss' taste is the same as his!"

Shen Lin said with disgust: "People like this are too perverted. You can't learn from them."

What the hell am I learning!
How could I have tens of millions?

Na Wei shook his head repeatedly, indicating that he would never be a thief.

rental house.

In the restaurant, he felt like Chen Bawang who was trapped at Gaixia. He was full of energy and galloped across the battlefield, as if he had returned to the time when he led 30,000 cavalrymen and defeated Liu Bang's army of 560,000.

And his twin-tailed Yu Ji also stayed by his side and fought with him.

"A song at Gaixia, a song of separation and chaos, the sound of Chu songs in all directions ~ I bid you farewell with sorrow, draw my sword, the snow falls and condenses into frost ~"

Chen Bawang's singing could be heard throughout the entire building, even drowning out Miss Yu Ji's accompaniment.

After fighting for a while, although he was still invincible, all his soldiers had been wiped out and he still ended up committing suicide at the Wujiang River.

So he had to hold the trembling Li Xiaoyue in his arms, panting and saying, "Yu Ji, do you regret it~"

Li Xiaoyue wanted to answer him: I will follow you, my lord, and I will never regret it, whether I live or die. But she couldn't say anything at this moment. She was already intoxicated. She could only hold his fingers tightly, her eyes half open, breathing heavily, showing her seductiveness.

With a few "clicks", Chen Tao used his newly bought mobile phone to retrieve a CG that someone would definitely not be able to achieve.

Nine forty at night.

Shen Lin was still worried and made another video call.

Chen Tao switched to a haggard state and dealt with this cheap sister.

Li Xiaoyue hid under the quilt to avoid being seen by her sister-in-law.

After showing some concern, Shen Lin invited her brother to go home with her to visit her parents on New Year's Day.

"No, I'm not going back. I plan to go to Hong Kong Island to relax."

"Hong Kong Island? Okay, okay! You should be careful. If you have any problems or ideas, don't keep them to yourself. Tell your sister. It doesn't matter if you lose your wife, you still have your family!"

Shen Lin breathed a sigh of relief. It was better to go out and relax than to stay at home.

(End of this chapter)