I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

Oh, she was just a little old lady.

Why wouldn't you want something free? It's free anyway.

Chen Shuo stopped arguing with her, walked over and carried the groceries she bought to the kitchen. He opened the bag and saw that she had bought quite a lot of things: vegetables, meat, watermelon, and a lot of snacks.

He opened a bag of potato chips, picked up a few and put them in his mouth. He had just chewed a couple of times when he saw Bai Xiaoqi staring at him.

"This is for us to eat while watching the movie."

"It's already past eight o'clock, guess if I'm hungry?"

"Then you can eat it. There are more rice dumplings in the refrigerator if you're not full."

Chen Shuo was about to nod when he frowned. "Something doesn't sound right to me... Are you not planning to make dinner?"

"It's already past eight o'clock, why are you still making dinner? It's too late."

Bai Xiaoqi put the free eggs she received into the refrigerator, then took out some zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) from inside. "How many do you want?"

"Whatever."

Chen Shuo glanced at the few eggs she had just put in, feeling even more cheated that he had sacrificed his dinner for just five eggs.

Chapter 161 The Celebration is Over

A few days later, Bai Xiaoqi's ID card and household registration book finally arrived. Postal services deliver to the door, and when she opened the door and saw the sealed paper bag in the postman's hand, Bai Xiaoqi felt her heart beat faster for no reason.

After thanking her, she closed the door, eagerly tore open the sealed paper bag, and took out her household registration book and ID card.

Chen Shuo also went over to take a look. The thin card had the ID photo taken at that wedding photography studio printed on it. The information was submitted during the Chinese New Year, and now it was summer.

"This is my ID card." Bai Xiaoqi took a deep breath and said this.

"Ok, I know."

"This is my household registration booklet."

"Yes, I know that too."

"Look, this is my name, this is my gender, this is my ethnicity, this is my date of birth, this is my address, and this is my citizen identification number." Bai Xiaoqi held up her ID card, her face full of joy and excitement, pointing out each line of information to Chen Shuo.

Chen Shuo nodded repeatedly in agreement, occasionally chiming in with a comment.

After the introduction, Bai Xiaoqi took a deep breath to calm herself down, placed her household registration book and ID card on the coffee table, then took two steps back, stood on tiptoe, and opened her arms to Chen Shuo.

Chen Shuo understood what she meant, so he lowered his head slightly to let her wrap her arms around his neck, then straightened up, and Little Meow was hanging on him again.

Bai Xiaoqi squeezed Chen Shuo's waist with her legs, hugged his neck, and leaned back slightly. Her beautiful eyes blinked, sparkling like stars. "Shall we celebrate?"

"How do you want to celebrate this time?" Chen Shuo asked softly, patting her back.

"Um..."

With a cute nasal tone, Bai Xiaoqi thought for a moment and then handed the decision over to him, "How about you decide this time? I'll listen to you."

"You really want to listen to me?"

"Okay, whatever you say."

"How about we celebrate the birth of our baby?"

"..."

Bai Xiaoqi was silent for a moment before asking, "Just a kiss, right?"

"???"

Chen Shuo's head was full of question marks. "No, I meant..."

Before she could finish speaking, her soft, fragrant lips suddenly pressed against hers, kissing her lips.

"Alright, we've finished celebrating, now we don't have to listen to you anymore."

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In the afternoon, the two of them took their ID cards to the business hall to get a mobile phone number. Bai Xiaoqi didn't have many contacts, only four, three of whom were family members. Changing the number only required notifying Anya.

Then she went to the bank to open a bank account. After everything was settled, Chen Shuo used her ID card to register a new Zhifubao account and transferred all the 20,000 yuan into it. It was still in Yu'ebao, so she would still get more than one yuan in interest every day.

After a series of actions, Bai Xiaoqi stared at the more than 20,000 yuan in her Yu'ebao account for a long time without saying a word, always having the illusion that it was helping her run away.

"What do we do next?" she asked.

Chen Shuo took out the paper and looked at it. It was just about getting a mobile phone number and a bank card. The rest could be done at home using a mobile phone.

"Let's find a place to have a good meal, and then go home."

"Should we go to Uncle and Aunt's house for a meal? It's been so long since we've been there."

"also."

Chen Shuo thought about it and agreed. It had been a while since he'd been there, and he really missed his mother's cooking. He took his phone out of his pocket.

"Then I'll call my mom and tell her to go out to buy groceries now, so we don't run out of food and end up empty-handed."

"No need to call, we can just buy groceries and bring them over. It's so hot, let's not let Auntie go out."

"If my mom heard what you said, she'd be so happy. Should we have another baby and take him with us? That would make her even more... um..."

Before Chen Shuo could finish speaking, Bai Xiaoqi kicked him in the shin. This bad guy only thinks about having children all day long.

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Around 5 p.m., Wu Yulan was eating sunflower seeds and watching TV when she heard a knock on the door. When she opened it, she saw two people standing outside carrying large bags and a big watermelon.

I'm a little confused. Is today a holiday? The Dragon Boat Festival just passed a few days ago. What other holiday is there this month? Father's Day seems to be this month.

"Mom, where's Dad?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Yulan instantly realized it might really be Father's Day. "Your dad's still at school, and you two... why did you buy so much stuff..."

"Oh, it's been a while since we've been here. We've been missing your cooking, so we bought some and brought it over."

Oh, it's not Father's Day.

Wu Yulan knew she had misunderstood, but her words were still pleasant to hear. She took the vegetables and thought, "Wow, they're quite heavy."

"You two find a place to sit first, I'll go cut the watermelon for you."

"Mom, wash the knife before you cut it, so it doesn't smell like onions."

There was no air conditioning on at home, just a fan blowing. Chen Shuo couldn't help but grimac. The old man was quite shrewd. He would clamor for the air conditioning to be turned on when he was there, but he would quietly use the fan at home.

The watermelon they bought was quite large, but they only cut half of it. Wu Yulan brought it out and placed it on the coffee table. After eating a piece of watermelon, she threw the rind into the trash can. Looking at the clock on the wall, she knew that Old Chen would be back soon, so she went into the kitchen to prepare a meal.

Seeing this, Bai Xiaoqi finished the watermelon in her hand and then followed inside to help.

"Mom, let's make garlic-flavored ribs. It's hot, and braised ribs are a bit too greasy."

"Why are you making such a fuss?" Wu Yulan's voice drifted from the kitchen.

There was no response; Chen Shuo hadn't heard a thing. He was currently lying on the balcony, eating watermelon and enjoying the view.

A short while later, Chen Jianwen, wearing a sky-blue shirt, slowly rode over on his bicycle, carrying a briefcase in his basket.

From a distance, he looks a bit like Teacher Wang from the movie "Goodbye Mr. Loser".

With oil prices soaring this year, driving has become increasingly uneconomical. He usually commutes to get off work by bicycle, which is also close by, only a ten-minute bike ride away. Bicycles have their advantages, such as a panoramic sunroof and no need to worry about traffic jams. The only downside is that it can be a bit of a hassle when it rains.

After parking the bicycle downstairs, Chen Jianwen put down the kickstand and even locked it with a large iron chain to prevent anyone from stealing it.

He straightened his shirt collar, picked up his bag, and was about to go upstairs when he noticed a small electric scooter parked next to him. It looked familiar, so he looked up and met Chen Shuo's gaze.

"Dad, come up and eat some watermelon." Chen Shuo greeted him with a grin.

"Stinky boy."

Chen Jianwen chuckled and cursed, then pushed up his glasses and went upstairs with his briefcase.

Upon entering the house, I glanced at the kitchen first, then tossed my bag onto the sofa, picked up a watermelon from the coffee table, took a bite, and found it quite sweet.

Chen Shuo threw the melon rind into the trash can, leaned over and asked, "Dad, it must be hot riding your bicycle in the middle of summer, right?"

"good."

"Why not get an electric scooter? It's easier to ride and faster. We happen to have one nearby. It was just bought recently and is very well maintained. We wipe it down eight times a day. It's practically brand new. It's sitting downstairs right now. Should we get one?"

Chen Jianwen frowned at him, then asked leisurely, "What do you want to exchange? My bicycle?"

"Change to a new car."

"Get out of the way, don't block my view of the fan."

Chapter 162 Creating a Lithography Machine Amazes Everyone

As the saying goes, it's not the thief you should fear, but the one who has his eye on you.

Chen Jianwen never expected that after so much time, this bastard would still be thinking about his car. He had just praised him for his ambition a while ago, but this guy had no ambition whatsoever.

But actually, Chen Shuo was just mentioning it casually and didn't really intend to change it. If the old man agreed, he might not be willing to give it up.

Even if she could give it up, Little Meow probably wouldn't agree; she has a deep affection for that little turtle car.

When are you two planning to buy a house?

"Next year, we don't have enough money right now. We're short about 100,000 yuan for the down payment."

"A shortfall of over ten thousand?" Chen Jianwen frowned. "Can the two of you save up over ten thousand by next year?"

"That's about right. I asked the sales office. For a house of about 100 square meters, including taxes and fees, the down payment is around 200,000 yuan. We've saved more than 80,000 yuan so far, but we're still short about 110,000 to 120,000 yuan. The rest is the mortgage, which we pay every month."

Normally, the minimum down payment ratio is 30%, but there are few people buying houses in Yangcheng, and not many people go to develop in such a small city, so houses are selling slowly and are somewhat unsold.

Therefore, the developer offered a 20% down payment, and the price of a little over 9,000 yuan per square meter was still acceptable.

Chen Jianwen nodded, but didn't say anything. He had been this guy's father for over twenty years and knew him too well. If the kid didn't need it, he wouldn't even need to ask; he would definitely come running over to ask for more.

Just as he was about to take another bite of watermelon, Chen Jianwen suddenly realized something and turned to ask, "Are you two planning to get married next year?"

"Didn't I tell you about this?"