After half a lifetime of navigating the world, the system tells me to be a good big brother!

Li Qing found Zhou Bingtao and his colleagues' work tedious, since he couldn't understand it.

However, he still didn't leave early and stayed at the shop with Zhou Bingtao and the others until they finished all their work.

After they finished their work, Li Qing and Lin Xia persuaded them to stay and treated them to dinner.

After dinner, Zhou Bingtao and his two companions, who were originally supposed to return to Shuicheng, stayed overnight in Gaoyan because of Li Qing's hospitality.

Because Li Qing was extremely enthusiastic, he drank an extra glass of wine with Zhou Bingtao, which caused their driver to get drunk.

Li Qing and Lin Xia settled the three of them into a three-star hotel in the city before returning home together.

Lin Xia was driving, and Li Qing was sitting in the passenger seat. The car window was open, and the wind kept blowing into the car, which dissipated some of his drunkenness.

"Brother Qing, do you know why I asked you to get Zhou Bingtao drunk?"

Li Qing had his hand out of the car window, enjoying the pleasant breeze blowing through his fingers.

Upon hearing Lin Xia's question, Li Qing, who had also been drinking, was somewhat taken aback and didn't quite grasp the situation.

"What?"

After he finished speaking, he realized what Lin Xia had asked.

"Why? I was wondering about that too, but I've had too much to drink and forgot to ask you why."

As Lin Xia drove, a gossipy look appeared on her face.

"Because the relationship between these three people who came is a bit abnormal."

While you were discussing the design proposal this afternoon, I observed carefully, and I'm sure there's something going on between that girl named Xu Qian and Zhou Bingtao.

Through observation and subsequent subtle probing, I discovered that they had feelings for each other, but neither of them dared to say anything.

The reason I asked you to get Zhou Bingtao drunk was to create an opportunity for those two.

If tonight's drinks can actually lead to a happy ending for the two of them, I think they'll be more attentive to our project because of it.

Even if it doesn't work out, we won't suffer any loss; we just did our best to treat them to a good meal.

"Holy crap, is that my wife? Damn, this woman's got some serious scheming! Thank goodness she's my wife."

After fully understanding Lin Xia's meaning, Li Qing, whose mind was clouded by alcohol, suddenly felt an inexplicable emotion.

Was it terrifying? No. Was it fortunate? No. It was a mixed feeling, hard to put into words.

But then he thought that this woman was of one mind with him, and suddenly he felt a sense of peace.

"Daxia, you...this..."

"Hey, I'll treat you better from now on. Let's find some time to get our marriage certificate!"

Lin Xia looked at Li Qing's current state and suddenly laughed, even teasing him.

"What's wrong? Are you scared? You even took the time to get your marriage certificate."

Are you proposing to me? You're proposing without any offer!

Lin Xia spoke with a smile, but after she finished speaking, the car fell silent.

Li Qing remained silent, and Lin Xia didn't speak either. The car drove all the way to their apartment building.

Finally, before the two got out of the car, Li Qing spoke to Lin Xia.

"Xia, you've been with me for almost eight years now."

I haven't told you this before, and don't mention that I've been drinking. My mind is perfectly clear right now.

Thank you for being by my side all these years. I've also made you suffer a lot with me, but I've never been able to give you a proper title.

Now that my business is picking up, it's time for us to sort out our relationship.

I now solemnly ask Ms. Lin Xia, would you be willing to marry me?

As Li Qing was speaking, Lin Xia's eyes welled up with tears and turned red.

After Li Qing finished speaking, he stared at Lin Xia. After a long while, Lin Xia finally calmly replied.

"Let's take some time out of the next day or two and go to the Civil Affairs Bureau."

As Lin Xia spoke, she got out of the car and, without waiting for Li Qing, quickly walked upstairs.

By the time Li Qing realized what Lin Xia meant, Lin Xia had already entered the house.

Upon receiving Lin Xia's affirmative reply, he couldn't hide his joy.

At the age of thirty, he is finally going to start a family with someone today.

It's hard to describe the feeling; even Li Qing felt a sense of unreality, as if he were floating in the sky.

After returning home, Li Qing started rummaging through drawers and cabinets in front of Lin Xia.

Seeing Li Qing looking for something, Lin Xia asked him a question after washing up, somewhat puzzled.

"What are you looking for in the middle of the night?"

"It's the household registration booklet, otherwise how can we go get our marriage certificate tomorrow?" Li Qing replied while flipping through the pages.

But as soon as Lin Xia finished listening to him, she burst into laughter, patting Li Qing's back as she laughed.

"Brother Qing, are you trying to make me laugh to death? You're looking for your household registration book? Have you even seen one in all these years? Hahaha..."

Li Qing was annoyed by Lin Xia's laughter, but after he understood what Lin Xia meant, he was completely dumbfounded.

Yes, it seems he has never actually seen his own household registration booklet. All these years, all he has is his ID card.

"Yeah, I've never seen a household registration booklet before! Where's my own?" Li Qing asked, bewildered.

Lin Xia laughed for a while longer before finally stopping and calming down before answering.

"A child's household registration is usually with the mother, which means your household registration has always been with Aunt Xiu."

After listening to Lin Xia's explanation, he finally understood.

What's wrong with me today? Did I drink too much and my brain just stop working?

Looking at Lin Xia, who was smiling at him from the side, he felt very embarrassed. Didn't he, as the eldest brother, have any pride?

Thinking of this, Li Qing went directly to Lin Xia's side, and under her surprised gaze, picked her up and went into the bathroom together.

What happened next was self-evident; even the moon in the sky seemed to shyly hide behind the clouds.

After their passionate encounter in the bathroom, the two took a shower, killing two birds with one stone.

Lin Xia, exhausted and weak from all the torment, let Li Qing do as he pleased.

After what seemed like an eternity, Li Qing finally finished tidying up and closed his eyes.

But just as he was about to go to sleep, the system sent him a notification.

[System Notification: The host has successfully guided both young people to keep their promises and actively correct their mistakes. Mission completion rate: 100%. Merit points gained: +200.]

The task is complete? Why is it giving me a notification at this hour? Is this system crazy?!

Li Qing grumbled as he calmed down and soon fell asleep.

Li Qing slept soundly, while in the suite of the Maple Forest Evening Three-Star Hotel, Lin Xia's scheme was taking shape.

Zhou Bingtao, who was drunk, was initially completely unaware that Xu Qian was taking care of him.

Although he was unconscious, his body was incredibly honest; driven entirely by instinct, he ended up having an affair with Xu Qian, who was taking care of him.

The man was in love with the woman, and everything fell into place naturally, even though the man wasn't entirely clear-headed.

Lin Xia's actions can be perfectly described by the line of poetry: "The flowers you plant with care may not bloom, while the willows you plant unintentionally may thrive."

At the same time, her actions benefited both others and herself.