"Well, I've always known that you don't care about these things, but I still have to fight for these things that I can fight for. This is also a kind of affirmation of myself."

"Yeah, I know everything. Also, my mom doesn't agree with us getting the marriage certificate early."

"...Why?"

"It's not that I disagree, it's that it's inappropriate for us to get the marriage certificate without having a wedding."

"Why is it inappropriate? Does Auntie have any concerns?"

"She said..." Ying Han said this, shyly leaning to the side, her cheeks flushed as she looked at him. She blinked a few times before continuing, "She said she was afraid you would eat me, and it would be bad if she got pregnant."

Deng Chen's ears flushed, and he felt a little uncomfortable. He coughed lightly and said firmly, "No, I won't let you...get pregnant before the wedding."

Ying Han lowered his head and smiled, secretly calling him a fox.

Ying Han was sent home by Deng Chen and looked down at his watch.

I realized it was still early, so I went into the house and called Jiuxiang.

"I heard from my mom today that all your parents have met with it?"

"Yeah, I met him a few days ago. His parents are nice people. He has two older brothers, both of whom are married. His parents are open-minded, and his two older brothers live on their own, both of whom were allocated houses by their work. He is the youngest, and because he quit his job, no one gave him a house, so his parents took some money and are planning to sell a house to us. Hanhan, I want to live next door to you.

How much does your villa cost?"

"Brother Yu can get the internal price for the villa, which should be around 40,000 to 50,000."

"Wow, that's a lot. We can't afford it. Well, if that doesn't work out, we can just buy a multi-story one. We can afford the price of a multi-story one."

"No, what's our relationship? I can pay you in installments."

"Instalments? How do you do that?"

"Pay a portion first, and then repay us the rest in several installments, anywhere from 5 to 7 years."

"For five years, that would be several thousand a year. I'm under pressure."

"Jiuxiang, don't you know that Brother Yu has two inner houses? After he bought one, he bought another one and made tens of thousands of profits by reselling them?"

"Oh, I don't know about that."

"If you tell her you want to be our neighbor, he will definitely buy it for you without hesitation."

Yan Jiuxiang was not disappointed, after all, it was so much money. "I don't believe it."

"Why don't you just ask him some other day?"

"Well, okay, he told me today that he wants to start a company and needs money right now. Also, I'm writing a serialized novel and it's almost finished. A publishing house contacted me and wants to help me publish it.

Then I'm going to start a new novel, and the magazine has already signed me up for a copy, and the price is quite high."

"Really? How much is it? How much is a novel?"

"The book copyright should be worth several thousand yuan, I don't know yet. The next serialized book will be worth five thousand yuan. Wow, Hanhan, do you admire me very much? I admire myself too. I can make so much money. My parents praise me every day."

"Great! I said I didn't have the patience to write. The most I could do was draw something."

"Actually, if you calculate it this way, I can afford the villa. At most, I'll be stingy for a few years, and after a few years, I'll have a big house worth tens of thousands of dollars, which is also cost-effective."

"Well, you're right to think so. And you have to trust Brother Yu. He opened a company to make money. Deng Chen said that he will be the one to build the model house of the villa."

"Really? Thank you so much, Hanhan. We'll treat you two to dinner some other day."

"They're not even married yet, but they're calling each other husband and wife."

"What's the matter? They agree, we're getting married, isn't that a good thing? You two, too, have been dating Deng Chen for so long, and you were chasing him like crazy before, so why are you dragging your feet on getting married?"

"We're not dawdling, we're just waiting for the house. If you were to buy a house over there, you'd have to wait too."

"Yeah, that's a problem. But doesn't your Deng Chen have several houses?"

"He said those houses were bought for investment and were very run-down and not suitable for new homes.

Jiuxiang, let me tell you, Deng Chen has always had a wish in his heart, which is to live in his own home, the kind of house he likes.

He told me that when he first saw my courtyard, his first thought was to buy it.

He had been without a mother since childhood, and his aunt had been indifferent to him, except for the past two years when she treated him a little better. In fact, he had never had a place to call his own.

He just wanted to build a beautiful home for him and me. So when he said to wait, I waited."

"Hey, why does it sound so sad? A child without a mother is like a weed, it's absolutely true. Maybe he's been longing for it since he was a child, and he's just being more persistent now. Hanhan, can you let me ask you about your family Deng Chen's experience? Can I write about it in the book?"

"Or something else, all sad things. He is much more cheerful now than when I first met him. I don't want to make him sad."

"Oh my, I've covered it all. Okay, I won't write anymore.

Actually, I have already thought about the next story, do you want to know?"

"What story is it about?"

"It's about love, the love-hate relationship of the Nationalist era. I heard these stories from the old people in the village when I was in the countryside. I thought they were very interesting, so I sorted them out and made them into a story."

"Yeah, that sounds very interesting. I will definitely buy you some steamed buns and chase you every day. Also, when you publish your book, you must give me a signed copy."

"Yeah, I can't sign. I won't tell you anymore. From now on, I'm going to slowly learn to sign."

Ying Han smiled helplessly when she heard Jiuxiang hang up the phone on her.

Everyone around him is working hard to live their lives, and Ying Han feels that he cannot slack off either.

The next day at work, they specifically asked the director if there were any design competitions they could participate in.

"You want to participate in a design competition? There's one! Kyoto is designing a large international hotel and they're recruiting nationwide. People from all units are welcome to participate. I didn't mention it because I thought your department is so busy. Do you want to participate?"

"Yes, Director. It won't hurt to participate. If we succeed, it will bring honor to our unit."

"That's true. If you guys are participating, go count them and see who's there so I can report to the higher-ups."

"Okay, Director."

Ying Han happily went to the office and told everyone about this, but the three newcomers all lowered their heads and lacked confidence.

Ying Han saw that this was not going to work. "You are top students from university and have been working for almost a year. Why would you back down? If you participate, you must have some confidence in yourself and believe that you can design the best.

When it comes to design, as long as you can make it happen, you can be as imaginative as you want."

With Ying Han's encouragement, several people signed up with the mentality of giving it a try.