"What?"
"marry?"
Zhao Chuning and Tang Yi were both stunned by the old man's sudden change of topic. Her tears were still hanging in the corners of her eyes, and they did not fall anymore.
"What? You don't agree?" The old man's face was stern. "It's okay if you don't agree, then let her study abroad, so that she won't be laughed at for not having a father or a mother in her country. You all say how much you love her, but now you are not willing to sacrifice something for her, get married, and give her a complete family?"
The old man yelled, picked up the phone and dialed a number, and told the person on the other end with a stern face, "Take the children to the airport immediately. The plane is waiting at the airport. When you get there, someone will pick you up..."
"I do!" Zhao Chuning interrupted the old man with tears in her eyes. Her voice was hoarse but firm. "I am willing to get married and give Mimi a home. Please don't send Mimi abroad. She is too young!"
Her words made the old man pause. He seemed very satisfied with this statement, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but rise, but he still held back. He put down the phone slowly and glanced at his grandson who had a gloomy face just now, "What about you? Are you willing?"
Zhao Chuning held Tang Yi's hand tightly. It was obvious that he was asking her to nod quickly.
He looked at her like this, his heart was in turmoil, his lips moved, and after a while he asked, "Are you really willing to marry?"
"Yes." She nodded without hesitation. She couldn't just watch the old man send Mimi abroad. If he could be so cruel, it would be a problem whether she could see Mimi in the future.
"If... it wasn't for Mimi, would you be willing?" Tang Yi suddenly felt that the scene in front of him was turned upside down.
It was when he proposed to her that she asked such a question. He felt that such a question was quite unreasonable. And at this moment, he was actually struggling with her true feelings just like her.
His words stunned Zhao Chuning for a moment.
She didn't have time to think about all this. She was only concerned about her child.
Seeing that the two were still hesitating, the old man became impatient and said, "Are you willing or not? If you are willing, go to the Civil Affairs Bureau and get the certificate now! If you are not willing, forget it!"
Tang Yi looked at her solemnly, and Zhao Chuning's heart tightened. Tang Yi didn't ask any more questions, but just nodded: "Okay, let's go now. But what time is it now? What should I do with the Civil Affairs Bureau?"
"Don't worry about that. I've already... No, I just need to make a phone call and they can leave work later."
The old man almost let the cat out of the bag, but fortunately he changed his words in time.
Zhao Chuning was preoccupied with Mimi's affairs and had not yet come to his senses, but Tang Yi knew it very well. However, it was always a bad thing that turned into a good thing, so he just had to go with the flow.
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After leaving the Tang family's door and walking down the stairs step by step, Zhao Chuning was still a little dazed.
She never expected that the situation would eventually turn into a forced marriage.
"Get in the car." Tang Yi opened the car door. Compared to her trance, he was in a very good mood.
Zhao Chuning sat in the passenger seat and looked up. He saw the old man and his group standing under the majestic Roman columns, still waiting for them to come back with the marriage certificate.
She has a headache.
If I buy a fake marriage certificate on short notice, I won’t be able to hide it from the old man.
"Mimi's side..." Zhao Chuning was still worried when he thought of the child who was taken away.
"The old man will not break his promise." Tang Yi started the car, "When we come back, we can see Mimi."
She nodded slightly and fastened her seat belt. She felt a little relieved, but when she thought about the fact that she and Tang Yi were really getting married, it still felt a little unreal.
She pursed her lips and said, "My household registration information is at home, let's go to my place first."
"Well, by the way, I also need to go visit my mother-in-law."
It was the first time for him to call her "mother-in-law". However, he found it very smooth and pleasant to the ear. When he said the two words, even he could not help curling the corners of his lips.
Zhao Chuning was embarrassed for a moment, it was a very unfamiliar name, but there was an indescribable sense of wonder hearing it, which made her heart palpitate slightly.
She had never thought that the person she would marry would be Tang Yi. She had never dared to think about it. This man was difficult to control.
But at this moment, he still rationally shook his head and refused, "Not today."
Tang Yi was unhappy, "What do you mean not today?"
"... I haven't figured out how to tell my mom yet." Zhao Chuning said honestly, "Anyway, you can't see my mom now, and I don't plan to talk to her about this now."
Because she and Cheng Zheng were both injured last time, she had a strong prejudice against him. If she knew that she and Tang Yi couldn't wait to get married right after being discharged from the hospital, and was forced to this point by Mr. Tang using the child, she would probably be so angry that her old illness would relapse, and her prejudice against Tang Yi and the Tang family would only become more and more intense.
Tang Yi asked: "When do you plan to talk to her?"
"We'll talk about it later when we have a chance." Zhao Chuning explained, "Let's deal with your side first, and make your grandfather give up the idea of sending Mimi abroad before we talk about other things."
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Tang Yi felt that these two words were particularly harsh. However, it seemed understandable. If it wasn't for the old man, how could she agree so readily today when she rejected his proposal twice and didn't even want to live with him
Thinking of this, his originally happy mood became much gloomy, and he just drove to Yunting Community.
Zhao Chuning could also clearly sense that Tang Yi's mood was obviously not as good as before. However, she was not fully prepared to bring him in front of her mother.
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When Zhao Chuning returned home, Zhang Rong was cooking dinner at home.
Seeing her coming back alone, he was a little puzzled, "Where's Mimi? Why did you come back alone?"
"She went to her classmate's house to play. I'll pick her up later."
She made up an excuse casually, walked into the room, quietly stuffed the household registration booklet into her bag, and hurried out.
"Mom, I'm going to be out for a while. You can eat alone tonight." He informed Zhang Rong when he passed by the kitchen.
Zhang Rong poked her head out and asked, "Where are you going? I've already cooked for three people."
She felt guilty and hurried to the door. "I'm going to pick up Mimi. Let's have dinner together."
"It's cold outside, you should wear more clothes! You just got out of the hospital and you're running around everywhere." Zhang Rong kept muttering while reminding him.
"Yeah." Zhao Chuning responded and closed the door. She stood at the door for a while before going downstairs. She didn't dare to think about how angry her parents would be if they knew that she had secretly married Tang Yi.