Chapter 295 Identity Card
Xia Yue actually couldn't understand why the Chinese liked to stick things called "Spring Couplets" on their doors. When she first saw them, she thought they were some kind of spell, and that something terrible was sealed inside the door.
But when she saw that the posters were posted door to door, she couldn't help but feel puzzled, and then she began to wonder if China was sealing off some monster that could destroy the world.
So she told Lin Ze about these thoughts. Lin Ze didn't react at first, but then he smiled and said to her, "That is indeed a spell. It is a spell that can make the New Year even happier."
This way of coaxing a child did not make Xia Yue very satisfied, because her previous life was very confused. Whether in China or in other countries, she was like a walking corpse.
After being adopted by the old couple, Xia Yue felt happy for a short time, but the price of this happiness was a bit too heavy.
After putting up the couplet, Li Muhan turned around and looked at Xia Yue and said, "By the way, Lin Ze asked me to take you to get an ID card. Is your ID card about to expire?"
Xia Yue was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't understand what Li Muhan meant.
Li Muhan slowly approached Xia Yue, leaned over slightly, and gently inserted his fingers into the left pocket of her coat. His movements were gentle and skillful.
Her secret lay there. As his hands moved through the fabric, Xia Yue's eyes flickered with confusion, but she didn't stop him. She just stared at him nervously.
"What... I, I didn't hide any food."
Li Muhan did not answer. What he took out from the girl's coat pocket was a small and exquisite handmade wallet. The texture of the leather showed traces of time, and it was obvious that it had been with Xia Yue for a long time.
He learned from Lin Ze that this wallet carries the deep affection between Xia Yue and her adoptive parents and is one of her most treasured items, so she always carries it with her.
"...Do you want New Year's money?"
Xia Yue seemed to remember something, and then she looked straight at Li Muhan who was holding her wallet and said, "Lin Ze said that the elders should give New Year's money to the younger ones, but you can't take it yourself. You have to ask me to give it to you, and you have to kowtow to me and bow..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Muhan patted the girl's head lightly: "Good fellow, you're taking advantage of me, aren't you? You're still my elder, stand right there and don't move."
Then Li Muhan gently opened his wallet and smiled bitterly, because there were only some coins and a few dollars in change in the wallet.
You don't even have any money, and you still want to take advantage of me and give me New Year's money?
He pulled out a thin ID card and scanned the information on it with a serious look. Then he smiled slightly, took out the ID card and waved it in front of Xia Yue and said, "Xia Yue, born on April 1, 2006. Well, it seems that you plan to maintain eternal charm at this age, right?"
He teased, then sighed softly.
“…Lin Ze did this for me.”
After being told this by Li Muhan, Xia Yue blushed slightly, and then raised her hand to take back her ID card.
Li Muhan raised his hands above his head, and the girl couldn't reach them even when she was standing on tiptoe.
"Give it back to me..."
"Oh, why are you in such a hurry? Let me see your photo."
He looked up at the photo on the ID card in his hand, and was somewhat amazed.
Although the photo on the ID card was the most standard pose, revealing her forehead and ears, it failed to conceal Xia Yue's natural beauty. Rather, it made Xia Yue's beautiful facial features more clearly visible.
Those comments that ID photos are too ugly to be seen in public seem to have lost their effect on her.
The photo of Xia Yue, in which her forehead is slightly exposed, looks like a carefully painted artistic portrait, beautiful and charming, even though it is an ID photo.
"Give it back to me."
Xia Yue suddenly jumped lightly, like an agile kitten, and instantly climbed onto Li Muhan's body, wrapping her arms around his neck. Their eyes met at this moment, and they were so close that they could almost feel each other's breath.
The ID card in Li Muhan's hand looked a little awkward. He compared the frozen smile in the photo with the lively girl in front of him, and couldn't help feeling deeply emotional.
Even such a perfect photo is not even one-tenth as lively as the real person.
"...You look so beautiful."
He couldn't help but praise, and his words were full of sincerity.
As soon as the words fell, a faint blush appeared on both of their cheeks, and the atmosphere became subtle and tense.
Just as their lips were about to touch, the door to the adjacent room opened silently. A gray-haired old man, carrying a garbage bag, happened to witness this heartwarming yet awkward scene.
Xia Yue was still hanging on Li Muhan, and they were only one step away from kissing.
The old man was stunned for a moment and sighed deeply, as if he felt both relieved and helpless about their young love.
"......well."
He sighed softly, then turned around and slowly walked towards the stairs, leaving this youthful moment to them.
Li Muhan and Xia Yue were interrupted by this sudden interruption. They both stared at the old man's departing back, then smiled at each other. The shyness and nervousness dissipated in each other's eyes, replaced by a kind of innocent sweetness.
According to previous traditions, if someone interrupts you, you must stop.
But today Xia Yue seemed to disagree. Just when Li Muhan was about to put her down, the girl kissed him on the lips.
"...Happy New Year, Li Muhan."
Then a hint of tenderness flashed in the girl's eyes, and she uttered the blessing spell she heard from Lin Ze.
"Happy New Year, Xia Yue..."
Li Muhan responded to him with a smile, and this time he took the initiative to kiss her.
The two of them spread a hint of affection in the corridor.
......
I don't know when it started, but it started to rain heavily again, and the air was mixed with the salty smell of the sea breeze.
Li Muhan and Xia Yue came to the Tianhai City Government Affairs Center together holding an umbrella.
"Xia Yue, um, let me see, your ID card expired six months ago. Why are you only here now?"
The female clerk yawned with an impatient look on her face. She did not hide her dissatisfaction with having to work on New Year's Eve.
"She doesn't have a very good memory, sorry."
Li Muhan quickly answered for Xia Yue.
The clerk glanced at Li Muhan. Even though this tall man was unkempt, he had a very charming appearance.
So she sat up straight and returned to business.
"Ahem, um, of course no problem, I'll help your sister get a new ID card."
"This is not my sister, this is my girlfriend. Please forgive me."
Hearing Li Muhan say this, the clerk was slightly stunned, and then returned to her nonchalant attitude. While entering Xia Yue's identity information into the computer, she muttered quietly: "My girlfriend is amazing, why are you showing off?"
Of course, Li Muhan and Xia Yue both heard her mosquito-like mumbling.
Before Xia Yue could speak, Li Muhan quickly grabbed her hand and whispered to her, "Go sit over there for a while, and come over when we take the photo."
Xia Yue glanced at Li Muhan with some dissatisfaction, but finally walked reluctantly to the rest area on the side and sat down quietly.
"I'm sorry, my sister is a little autistic, she..."
"Is she your sister or your girlfriend?"
The clerk looked at Li Muhan suspiciously. At this moment, Li Muhan really wanted to slap himself. He had said before that Xia Yue was his sister, but now he just blurted it out.
"Girlfriend, girlfriend, and I, we like to call each other brother and sister in private."
The clerk rolled his eyes at Li Muhan, thinking that this man was so handsome, but he was so extravagant.
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