Why bother with dating when you already have a cat?

Xiaoyu was only awakened by Ai Qing's kiss when the minibus stopped at the entrance of the residential area.

"Hmm..." Little Fish rubbed her eyes, looked around, and found that everyone was gone. "Where did they go?"

"Everyone's gone home." Ai Qing kissed her forehead. "We should go home too."

Chapter 228 Final Chapter: The Fruition of Success

After the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, for most people, the holiday is over.

Ai Qing and Xiao Yu have also returned to their normal lives.

The cat cafe reopened and started operating during the third year of junior high school. Li Qiqi was helping out at the cafe a couple of days ago, and then she went on a trip with the cats.

After returning from the ski resort, Li Qiqi returned to the operation of the cat cafe, freeing Ai Qing and Xiao Yu from the management of the cat cafe.

Now, Aiqing and Xiaoyu don't need to spend much energy taking care of the cat cafe. They only need to go to other neighborhoods to catch stray cats when someone comes to them for help.

Since she was able to turn into a cat, Ai Qing has quite enjoyed going out to catch cats.

However, he is different from Xiaoyu.

Xiaoyu likes to use cat language to lure stray cats, but Aiqing always uses force.

The warm current flowed directly over my body, and with a sudden leap, I pounced on the stray cat and bit its neck.

Under normal circumstances, Ai Qing might not be able to subdue other cats, but with the help of the warm current, these are not problems.

Ai Qing continued to update her daily routine, and with the help of Nuan Liu, her grades steadily improved, and she was now financially secure.

With this income level, Xiaoyu's live streaming has become increasingly unrestrained.

For her, the live streams from 8 pm to 10 pm every night are more like a fixed time for relaxation and entertainment than work.

Occasionally, when Ai Qing has free time, she'll play with him. The two of them laugh and joke around while playing games, and gradually, they develop a certain style.

Some people came purely to watch the game livestream, some came to listen to Xiaoyu's voice, and some came specifically to watch the couple's lovey-dovey moments.

In addition, many readers came to the live stream to urge for more updates.

The style of the live stream was all over the place, with all sorts of people talking about all sorts of things, but the popularity remained high, and Xiaoyu's fan base kept growing rapidly.

The price of advertising has increased considerably...

However, that was not something the two of them cared about.

After the New Year, apart from their daily routines, Ai Qing and Xiao Yu focused their energy mainly on matters related to their ID cards.

……

In society as a whole, an individual is like a node, and the people who know each other are like threads connecting them.

It is said that even strangers on the other side of the ocean can be connected through a network of six people.

After living as a human for nearly a year, Xiaoyu also expanded her own network of connections through Ai Qing's interpersonal relationships.

Calling it a network of connections is a bit strange; it's more accurate to describe it as a social circle.

But with just these, it's definitely not enough to get an ID card.

However, after having enough traces of life, and by combining some connections, providing some "evidence," and obtaining some certificates, the relevant information can be supplemented and improved.

After Ai Qing and Xiao Yu had a few meals with Ai Zhongguo and some other people, and with a few words from Ai Lisong, a respected elder in the village, the matter was more than half settled.

There were also things like physical examinations to go through, but fortunately the warm current was strong enough that the hidden cat ears and tail didn't give anything away.

Modern technology seems unable to detect such mysterious things as warm currents.

Everything is progressing smoothly and in an orderly manner.

Once all the documents and certificates are collected, they should be submitted and then reviewed by the Public Security Bureau.

At the end of February, Ai Qing received a notification from Ai Zhongguo.

……

What are you wearing?

After getting up in the morning, Ai Qing quickly washed up, changed her clothes, and waited in the living room.

Soon, Xiaoyu, who had been changing clothes in her bedroom, came out.

Ai Qing looked at her dressed up in a beautiful dress and said helplessly, "We need to take ID photos over there later, this dress won't do."

"Huh?" Xiaoyu paused for a moment, then looked disappointed. "I wanted to dress up nicely."

“You’re already beautiful enough, you don’t need clothes to make you look good.” Ai Qing chuckled and shook her head, then stood up and said, “Change your clothes. Just wear a white shirt underneath, and put on two layers over it, otherwise you’ll be cold.”

"All right……"

Ten minutes later, Xiaoyu changed into a white shirt, put on a light gray turtleneck sweater, and then a pure white down jacket. She followed Ai Qing out of the bedroom, her lips still a little red and moist.

After leaving the bedroom, Ai Qing and Xiao Yu packed their things, and after confirming that everything was alright, they changed their shoes and went out.

Ai Zhongguo was already waiting in his car at the entrance of the residential area.

After the two got into the car, Ai Zhongguo started the car and drove towards the township's public security bureau.

We departed at 8:00 AM.

Around ten o'clock, Xiaoyu walked out of the police station smoothly, skipping and hopping, holding a card in her hand, and waving it in front of Ai Qing.

Ai Zhongguo was still inside chatting and thanking his childhood friend, while Ai Qing reached out and took the card from Xiaoyu's hand, her face showing some emotion.

Name: Ai Chiyu

Gender: Female

Born: June 2004, 3

Um... Xiaoyu's birthday is indeed March 15th, there's no need to change that.

As for the year 2004, that's pure fabrication.

In fact, Xiaoyu is not even two years old now; she was just born in 2022.

Of course, for the sake of the ID card, Xiaoyu's birth year must be adjusted accordingly.

Although Xiaoyu looks so young that people would believe she's 16 or 17, saying she's 20 is just a matter of her looking a little younger.

In this way, Xiaoyu finally has her own legal identity, and according to the official age registration, she is four or five years younger than Aiqing.

"Brother, I have an ID card now~" Little Fish happily spun around Ai Qing, and finally jumped into his arms and rubbed against him, expressing her joy.

If she had previously felt a sense of alienation from society and the world, and was only able to survive in this place through Ai Qing's connections...

Now that she has an ID card, she truly has a legal identity.

Thinking of this, Xiaoyu suddenly became impatient and couldn't help but ask, "So when are we going to try out those things that brother mentioned before?"

"Heh." Ai Qing chuckled, leaned down and kissed her forehead, then said, "Of course, anytime is fine."

"It's the end of February now, how about I take you on a trip next month?"

"I want to travel around all over the country."

When I first graduated, my career was still completely uncertain, so naturally I didn't have the leisure to travel.

Especially for online novel authors, the job seems quite easy, with just writing every day and very flexible working hours.

With just a laptop or even just a mobile phone, you can work and write wherever you go.

It's practically the perfect job for independent travel.

However, in reality, authors generally don't have the time or energy to travel while their works are being updated and serialized.

After all, if you've spent the whole day sightseeing, you won't want to use your brain at all when you get back to the hotel.

If I can't keep updating, it will affect the book's performance and I'll get scolded by readers. Just looking at the comments section will definitely ruin my travel mood.

However, Ai Qing wasn't worried about that.

After all, with the warm current around, I have plenty of energy, and when I'm not enough, I can work hard with Xiaoyu to cultivate together.

Now that Xiaoyu has her ID card, it's natural to take her on a trip to see the beautiful landscapes of our motherland.

With this in mind, Ai Qing was already thinking about where to go.

……

I stayed at home for two or three days.

Ai Qing and Xiao Yu planned a travel route.

After handing over the cat cafe to Li Qiqi, Ai Qing bought high-speed rail tickets on her phone. The two packed their luggage and set off for the high-speed rail station on March 1st.

What's the difference between high-speed rail and subway?

Sitting in the taxi, Xiaoyu pressed her face against the window, watching the scenery rushing past outside. Then she turned and snuggled into Ai Qing's arms, asking softly.

“Actually, it’s not much different.” Ai Qing thought for a moment and then said, “Generally speaking, subways are underground passages within a city, and there are relatively few seats, so you have to stand when it’s crowded.”

"High-speed rail is mainly for rail transit between cities. For example, there is definitely no subway line that can run underground through Hangzhou to get from Hangzhou to Xiamen."

"Anyway, you'll know what's going on once you get on the high-speed train."

It takes five or six hours to get from Hangzhou to Xiamen by high-speed rail.

Ai Qing originally planned to take Xiao Yu on a plane first, but Xiao Yu felt that five or six hours was fine and it would be good to experience more, so the two of them booked high-speed rail tickets first.

After the taxi dropped them off at the high-speed rail station, Xiaoyu got out of the car with Ai Qing and looked up at the enormous creature in front of her.

Whether it's a high-speed rail station or an airport, to avoid the oppressive feeling of overcrowding when there are many people due to low ceilings, each floor here is very high.

From the outside, it does indeed look like a colossal architectural behemoth.

It looked like it wasn't far, but it still took several minutes to walk from the roadside across the square in front of the high-speed rail station to reach the entrance.

"Get your ID card ready." Ai Qing dragged her suitcase and turned to Xiao Yu beside her. "Just line up at the entrance and swipe it on that machine. You'll follow me and do exactly what I do."

Now, Xiaoyu is no longer afraid of these unfamiliar things, especially since she is holding her ID card in her hand and her face is full of curiosity. She followed Ai Qing to queue at the door, and soon it was their turn.

Following Ai Qing's example, Xiao Yu swiped her ID card on the machine at the entrance. After the gate opened, she quickly followed her in, went through security, and picked up her luggage.

"It's so big inside!" Before coming in, Xiaoyu thought that this tall building must have at least a dozen floors.

Once inside, you realize that you can see the dome just by looking up.