Chapter 79: Going Crazy on the 79th Day: Getting a Certificate from the Civil Affairs Bureau
Chapter 79
It's easy to guess that Nangong Xiong would suspect that Tan Mo is not the original owner. Based on what Nangong Lie and Jiang Qingya said before, Tan Mo felt that the original owner should know about this plan of the real and fake daughter.
Nangong Xiong and the original owner are the only two people who know.
Nangong Xiong must have promised the original owner some kind of benefits, otherwise he would not have allowed the original owner to continue reporting on Nangong Lie's situation and training Nangong Lie after becoming a real daughter.
Tan Mo traveled through the book and worked with Nangong Lie by accident.
It's really a plot like that of a makeshift troupe, and an old-fashioned romance like that of a makeshift troupe.
Tan Mo sat at the dining table, staring blankly, thinking about something, the computer screen flickering on and off.
Lu Xingjian knocked on the table and handed her a bowl of sweet soup. Tan Mo touched it and found it was icy.
Lu Xingjian chuckled, "The mung bean and tangerine peel soup I made was put in the refrigerator this afternoon, so it must be cold."
He spoke in a low voice. Nangong Lie and Xu Xiaonian had already fallen asleep.
Lu Xingjian bent down and whispered impatiently in her ear, "Try it now. Once you taste it, you'll know if I'm bragging or not."
What he was talking about was naturally his self-proclaimed behavior that night, saying that the mung bean soup he made was better than the ones bought outside.
Just say it, why did he suddenly get so close to her, his breath whispering in Tan Mo's ear.
Lu Xingjian's figure was light, warm and ambiguous in the dim light.
Tan Mo seemed to be leaning against a fire, and half of her face must have been roasted red.
What is this?
She clearly rejected his confession.
Tan Mo's heart turned cold and she said, "I understand. I'll drink it after I finish reviewing all the documents."
As she spoke, she distanced herself from Lu Xingjian without moving a muscle, "You should go back to sleep first."
Whether the person you like is cold towards you, you can tell with just one look or one word.
Lu Xingjian was stunned for a moment, sensing Tan Mo's displeasure, and said, "Oh. Then you should work, don't work too late, and rest early."
He turned around and went back to his doghouse. His figure, projected on the wall, looked a little weak. Tan Mo couldn't bear to stop him, "Tell them to pack up and move tomorrow."
"Okay." Lu Xingjian responded vigorously.
Until he returned to the doghouse, Lu Xingjian was in a state of excitement. He hid in the quilt with his back to Tan Mo, unable to help but let his mind wander.
Did she see that he was in a bad mood?
Did he behave badly just now?
I don’t think so!
Lu Xingjian felt that Tan Mo didn't dislike him as much as she said when she rejected him last time.
She should have treated him as a friend, as friends would tell each other secrets that they would not easily share with outsiders.
Tan Mo's parents should be a secret, she probably never told anyone!
Then they are best friends.
Lu Xing simply stamped his relationship with Tan Mo as "the best", which means "the only one".
He turned around quietly, revealing his eyes as bright as stars from under the blanket, and stared at Tan Mo silently.
She was drinking the sweet soup he cooked.
Then when she spoke to him just now, her tone was cold and hard. Was he overthinking it?
The scale in Lu Xingjian's heart slowly pointed to an answer that made him feel comfortable.
With this answer in mind, he slept soundly.
When they woke up the next day, Lu Xingjian and Tan Mo moved together.
When Tan Mo was looking for a house to rent from her landlady, her requirements were that the house should be large and that she could move in quickly. So when she was looking at houses the next day, Tan Mo fell in love with the 600-square-meter flat near the river at first sight.
After cleaning, you can move in the next day.
On the same day she moved into her new home, Tan Mo established a gossip company that specializes in providing door-to-door services to mediate difficult relationship problems.
When locking the door, Tan Mo hung a nameplate outside the door, which read: "A family of seven, Nangong Lie is a dog."
Nangong Lie saw it and said: "..."
Jiang Qingya counted the number of people. "What's going on? Seven people?"
She counted again and again, but the number of people didn't add up.
Tan Mo: "Opps, Sorry, I didn't count you."
Jiang Qingya angrily picked up a marker, crossed out the number "seven", and wrote "eight" underneath.
Lin Yu took a look when he came in to buy some fruit. "What's going on? You don't even know how to write it down for me."
After saying that, he took the marker from Jiang Qingya's hand, crossed out "eight" and wrote "nine".
"It's boring with you two like this." Jin Yuan saw a group of them gathered there, so he walked over. After understanding the whole story, he crossed out "nine" and wrote "ten".
Nangong Lie complained, "So, no matter how many people there are in the family, I am just a dog."
Jiang Qingya and the other two smiled at each other, "You are quite self-aware."
Nangong Lie: “…”
Chef Gao came out of the kitchen and shouted, "Come and serve the dishes, it's time to eat."
Xu Xiaonian was originally combing Sang Biao's hair. When she heard the sound, she stood up and walked straight to the kitchen, with Sang Biao following behind her with a click.
She exclaimed, "It's so comfortable to have Master Gao around."
"During those days when you and Aunt Fengjuan were away, Lu Xingjian stayed in the kitchen all day to prepare three meals a day for us and couldn't do any real work."
Aunt Fengjuan, "We wanted to come too. We heard the news that you were driven out the next day when we were in the countryside, so we were anxious to come and see you. But Mo asked us to stay where we are."
"Don't worry, now that we're here, everything can be the same as before."
Xu Xiaonian said quietly, "To be honest, Assistant Lu always chooses dishes that are to Tan Mo's taste. They tend to be sweet, and Lie and I can't get used to them."
"Oh huh." Tan Mo appeared out of nowhere, "I caught you saying bad things about Lu Xingjian, be careful or I'll tell him." Xu Xiaonian stuck out her tongue pretending to be innocent.
Tan Mo said to Aunt Feng Juan, "The reason I don't let you come here is because the house is too small. Even if Xu Xiaonian and the others move in, I still think it's too small. I don't want them to stay in a hotel either."
Aunt Fengjuan: "This house is just right now, just right."
"What's the good thing?" Jiang Qingya went into the kitchen again to get chopsticks. "It's still too small. There's no room for me, Lin Yu, and Jin Yuan. Where will we stay when we come here next time?"
Tan Mo: "Sleeping on the floor."
Jiang Qingya was speechless and expressed her protest.
At the dinner table, Tan Mo redistributed tasks, "From now on, Master Gao and Aunt Fengjuan will continue to do the same as before, taking care of the logistics and ensuring the normal operation of this family."
"Nangong Lie is considered an employee of my company, and Xiao Nian is currently a part-time employee."
"What about us?" Jin Yuan pointed at the three of them.
"Partnership."
Everyone agreed wholeheartedly, but no one forgot about Lu Xingjian. Until now, Tan Mo had not taken the initiative to mention him.
Naturally, other people would not embarrass themselves by bringing up irrelevant issues.
After dinner, Tan Mo went to the kitchen to get some water, but she didn't expect Lu Xingjian to be washing dishes inside.
They are still friends, and when they meet, they can't just not say a word.
Tan Mo chatted with him, "Why don't you put the dishes in the dishwasher? I remember there is one here."
Lu Xingjian hummed indifferently, "Since I have nothing to do, I'll just wash it."
He was hesitating whether to ask Tan Mo what plans she had for him. Everyone else had work to do, but he was the only one excluded.
Last night I was still happy that he and Tan Mo were best friends, but now I feel like I’m in an ice cellar.
The feeling of liking someone is really like a roller coaster.
Because of his words, Tan Mo seemed to understand.
She pretended to be indifferent and said, "Such boring words, haven't you ever thought about going out to find a job? Of course, I don't mean to drive you away. You can still live here. We are all friends."
The bowl in her hand slipped into the sink with a crisp splash, which Tan Mo heard clearly.
"Sorry, my hands are too lathered up, they're too slippery." Actually, there wasn't any lather on Lu Xingjian's hands. He lowered his eyes and asked casually, "I need to find a job anyway. Your company just launched, right? I'm sure it's short on staff. How about I give you a job?"
"But my company is too small and I'm already fully staffed."
"I'm better than Nangong Lie. Haven't you considered hiring me?" Lu Xingjian said, covering up his sad voice.
"I'm sorry." Tan Mo's voice softened.
If Lu Xingjian continued to stay with her, she felt that she would definitely not be able to resist the temptation.
Pointing her finger at the rim of her water glass, Tan Mo said, "When I was at Longsheng, I knew that your abilities shouldn't stay in a small company."
"Is it because I lied to you?"
"no."
"That is..."
"Lu Xingjian." Tan Mo interrupted him in time, "Go to a big company and display your talents, instead of just being a small assistant."
The foam in the pool dissipated with a puff. Lu Xingjian felt that he was just like the dissipating foam. It must have been painful at the moment of bursting, and the time of waiting for the burst was very torturous.
His voice was hoarse, "What if I just want to be a small assistant?"
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Tan Mo is under a lot of pressure, especially when it comes to money.
The 600-square-meter riverside apartment is not cheap. Adding the food, clothing, housing, and salaries of the staff, Tan Mo's monthly expenses are nearly 200,000 yuan.
Maybe she was really afraid of being poor before, living under the shadow of poverty every day. There were tens of millions in her account, but only outflows and no inflows. Tan Mo was really nervous and her hands were shaking.
I go out early and come back late every day, working day and night, but in the end I haven't completed any tasks.
Tan Mo shook the system out of her mind. "You're still sleeping? As a system, you can't even find a mission or a protagonist. How dare you sleep?"
The system yawned, its eyes half-closed. "Why rush? You have tens of millions in your account. It's enough to live comfortably for the rest of your life."
"Enough for what? Do you know how much this big flat I live in costs? A full 40 million. 40 million! The housing prices in the book are the same as outside of the book."
"Besides, I spent over 30 million to make a variety show that's set to air in half a month, and I haven't even made a cent back yet!"
"We agreed to follow you on the mission, eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks, but in the end, I only drank soup."
"Ahem." The system blushed at its own boast. "It's not that I won't help you, but whether or not you can meet the protagonist in the book depends purely on the host's luck. As a system, I can't do anything about it."
"Besides, there are more and more book-traversers in this world. Mrs. Shuizhuwanzi has only written 20 or 30 books. She may have completed all her missions before she wrote a new book."
Tan Mo paused. "Are there more and more people traveling through books? Why are there more and more? Can I contact them?"
"I advise you not to." The system suddenly became serious. "As for why the number of readers is increasing, it may be that readers are becoming more and more resentful of Mrs. Boiled Meatball."
Tan Mo nodded thoughtfully. She remembered that the system had told her before that the tasks she received were all related to readers' complaints.
The deeper the reader's resentment towards certain plots, the greater the chance of generating a task.
To some extent, she and other time travelers are in competition with each other. It is better not to act rashly before knowing the other party's background.
After wrapping up the conversation with the system in her mind, Tan Mo still didn't want to sit still and wait for death, so she stood up and walked out, "I'm going to look for business."
In the eyes of the unsuspecting Nangong Lie, it became: Tan Mo sat stupidly on the sofa, not knowing what she was thinking, then suddenly jumped up, shouted, and ran out of the door!
Nangong Lie said worriedly, "Boss Tan is such a nice person. She doesn't let us employees go out to do business, but instead she, the boss, runs around supporting us parasites. I'm so touched."
"If she was in a better mental state, I would be more touched. Seeing her like this, I'm a little scared."
Nangong Lie acted scared and wanted to lean on Lu Xingjian like a little bird, but Lu Xingjian pushed him away ruthlessly.
His head hit the wall with a thud.
"Don't think that if you act nice, I'll be nice to you."
Nangong Lie rubbed his forehead, knowing what Lu Xingjian was angry about.
"It's not like I don't want you to work together." Nangong Lie still acted cute despite the benefit, leaning forward. "Don't ruin our brotherly relationship because of Mr. Tan. It's not worth it."
"What are you looking at? Okay, Jianjian~, I heard you're looking for a job?"
The computer screen was clean, with only WeChat.
With a click, the computer screen was suddenly closed. Nangong Lie felt that if he had been slower, his head would have been in trouble.
Lu Xingjian picked up his bag and was about to leave when he said in disgust, "Shut up! You're talking as if you didn't play tricks on Tan Mo."
"You stay at home, I'm going out." Lu Xingjian put the computer back in the room.
Nangong Lie called out from afar, "Looking for a job? You found one so quickly? I didn't even see you download the recruitment software."
Lu Xingjian said with condescending disdain, "Whose high-paying, good job would appear on a recruitment app?"
"There are two key words called 'headhunting' and 'internal referral'. Don't you understand?"
Nangong Lie was visibly depressed and shook his head. He really didn't understand.
Is he too rubbish?
So when I was looking for a job, I could only go to the factory!
Judging from the results, it was indeed the case. So following Tan Mogan and relying on her was the right decision for him.
But… looking around, Master Gao and Aunt Fengjuan went out to buy groceries and furniture, and Xu Xiaonian went to walk the dog…
He was the only one left at home.
Shouldn't he also find something to do?
Let’s go find Xiao Nian. She always gets tired after taking Sang Biao for a walk.
Nangong Lie walked out of the building and felt his phone vibrate. He clicked it and saw it was a WeChat message from his younger brother Bo Haoran.
Bo Haoran: [I was in class and didn't reply in time. Brother, why are you asking these questions? I'm just a high school student.]
These refer to the questions Lu Xingjian asked Bo Haoran after he turned on his phone: Is there anyone around you who needs to mediate relationship problems?
The words "Old Uncle Tells the News" immediately popped up in Bo Haoran's mind. This was a very popular program on their local TV station that specialized in mediating various disputes and conflicts.
His mother Tang Yi loved watching it very much. Sometimes, when she was provoked by Bo Yanli, she threatened to go on "Old Uncle Says News".
Is his brother planning to abandon the elite route and take a down-to-earth approach?
Lu Xingjian retreated from the scorching sun into the shadows: [What's wrong with being a high school student? You're from a wealthy family.]
Bo Haoran: “…”
Bo Haoran asked worriedly, "Brother, what's wrong with you? If things get tough, you can come back. My mom is still in the police station, and I'm all alone now."
Lu Xingjian turned off his phone in annoyance, thinking, what else could it be? He's just being a jerk.
People have made it clear, but he saw that Tan Mo was under a lot of pressure, so he still wanted to stick it on.
Lu Xingjian squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, thinking about how to integrate his resources to help Tan Mo.
In the evening, everyone returned home exhausted, covered in dust and dirt, and even the food cooked by Master Gao could not cheer them up.
As per usual practice, they each reported their situation.
Xu Xiaonian lingered on, "Sang Biao is too strong and stupid. He was playing with a group of dogs there, just rushing forward like an idiot. No other dog wanted to play with him."
"I ran with him all day and I'm exhausted."
Tan Mo sighed, "I feel like I didn't do anything today, but it also feels like I did a lot of things. Anyway, none of them were about making money."
"Oh, I did a good thing after all. At least I helped an old lady cross the street."
Nangong Lie was the most enthusiastic among the group. He asked Lu Xingjian, "Xingxing, Jianjian, how about you?"
Tan Mo turned her head as she sighed, and unexpectedly, Lu Xingjian was sitting on the single sofa next to her. She inadvertently fell into Lu Xingjian's light-colored eyes.
I can’t look away so quickly, I can’t look away so quickly. I just have to pretend to look into his eyes openly. Tan Mo repeated this countless times in her heart.
If she looked away immediately, it would seem as if she was afraid to look into his eyes and seemed guilty.
But just looking at him like that, her heart was beating so fast that she felt like it was about to jump out of her throat.
She just looked at Lu Xingjian like this. After an unknown amount of time, Tan Mo pretended to look away casually.
It's really torture.
Lu Xingjian felt even more uncomfortable and bitter. Tan Mo looked into his eyes without any embarrassment.
She had no romantic thoughts about him.
He suppressed his grievance and said, "I'm still looking."
Tan Mo was just about to persuade him not to be too stressed and to take it slow when Lu Xingjian stood up and wanted to leave.
Chef Gao, carrying dishes from the kitchen, asked, "I've improved the soup. It tastes sweet and sour, refreshing, and will definitely whet your appetite... Hey, Xingjian, are you going back to your room? Don't you want to eat anymore?"
Lu Xingjian said sullenly, "I'm not feeling well. I'll go back to my room first."
Master Gao looked at Tan Mo and the others with a puzzled look on his face, "What happened to him?"
Xu Xiaonian was also confused: "I don't know."
Only Tan Mo supported her chin and remained silent.
Early the next morning, the doorbell rang so loudly that Tan Mo and Xu Xiaonian were both forced to come out of the room.
"Who is it?" Tan Mo asked with a yawn.
"I don't know." Aunt Fengjuan went to open the door.
I also know what happened outside. Aunt Fengjuan has been standing at the door and has not come back.
Tan Mo walked over curiously and saw a group of people standing at the door, all wearing black leather shoes, black suits, and black sunglasses on their noses.
They are all ferocious and difficult to deal with.
If she hadn't been told that this was right in front of her own home, at first glance, Tan Mo would have thought it was the filming location for a Hong Kong movie called Young and Dangerous.
The leading man was also dressed in the same way, but he was more calm than the people behind him. He was very tall, and his hair was combed back with hair paste to look like an adult.
In a nonchalant tone, he asked, "Is Tan Mo here? I'm looking for her."
Tan Mo didn't recognize this person at all. She frowned and said, "It's me. What can I do for you?"
"Oh." The man glanced at Tan Mo through his sunglasses and said casually, "I'm here to get married with you. Do you have time now? Let's go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a marriage certificate."
Tan Mo: "Okay."
There was a tinkling sound behind her, and Tan Mo turned around. Lu Xingjian was standing not far from her in a daze, his eyes as broken as the glass that had fallen to the ground.
"Civil Affairs Bureau, marriage certificate?" Aunt Feng Juan was puzzled and asked the leading man, "Who are you? You come to someone else's house and say you want to get married. I don't think you know our Tan Mo. Has telecom fraud become so advanced now?"
She asked Tan Mo again: "Do you know him? Can you just casually get a marriage certificate? Nangong Lie and Xu Xiaonian finally calmed down, and you started it."
"Is madness contagious?"
Tan Mo felt guilty and quietly defended herself, "I'm not crazy..."
Rather, it was because the man's words triggered a system that had been inactive for a long time. Now it was going crazy in her mind, ding-donging non-stop and sending messages continuously.
"Ding Dong~ Detected that "One Fetus, Seven Treasures: Lord Xiao, Please Be Gentle" is now online."
"Ding Dong~ The male lead is online."
"Ding Dong~ Mission issued: Send the hero to prison and teach him a lesson with the stick of socialism. Mission completed, reward of 30 million!"
Tan Mo: “Wow!”
"Ding dong, ding dong! Thirty million. Host, your current balance shows that you have received seventy-eight million. If this deal is completed, it means you have earned the first 100 million yuan in your life.
Oh my god, Tan Mo was so excited that she could hardly breathe. She didn’t even dare to dream of earning 10 million when playing virtual life games.
So in order to get close to the man in front of her and complete the task well, how could Tan Mo refuse?
As for what they were going to agree to, Tan Mo didn't hear clearly. She was completely immersed in the infinite joy of making 100 million yuan.
I almost faint just thinking about it.
"Hey, hey, hey." Seeing that Tan Mo was about to fall over, Aunt Feng Juan quickly supported her, "Why did you fall over? You haven't told me why you agreed to get a marriage certificate with this man."
"Brother, why waste time talking to them? Since the old lady asked you to marry this woman, we will just pack up and carry her away for you." A bald man standing behind the man said in a rough voice.
This man had a tattoo of a dragon and a tiger fighting on his head from half his head to his neck. Just standing there made Aunt Fengjuan feel scared. "Oh, brother, you are not afraid of the pain of having such a big thing tattooed on your forehead?"
The bald man wanted to say something, but was stopped by the leading man, "Erliuzi, stop scaring people and get off."
"Let me introduce myself. My name is..."
"Qin Xiao." Tan Mo said first.
Hearing his name being called, Qin Xiao slid his tongue across his teeth in front of everyone, then rolled it back and slid it quickly across the roof of his mouth. He snapped his fingers and said, "No wonder you agreed. It turns out you know me."
Tan Mo: ...No, I don’t know him. I only know my 100 million
Qin Xiao: "Then don't say too much, just follow the old lady's wishes and get the marriage certificate."
Xu Xiaonian pushed Lu Xingjian out at this time, "But she already has a boyfriend."
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