After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

Lan Yujuan looked at the marriage certificate in her hand, her feelings quite complicated.

How come you have my household registration booklet?

Chen Mo scratched his brow and smiled smugly.

"On the day of the proposal, my dad called me to his study to admire the paintings. He accidentally found my household registration book and handed it to me."

As Lan Yujuan put away the marriage certificate, she muttered to herself:

"The household registration booklet is hidden in the drawer, tucked at the very bottom; even a thief probably couldn't find it."

"I just can't believe Dad could find it by accident..."

Chen Mo stared at her and smiled, then reached out for the marriage certificate. "Let me see it too?"

Lan Yujuan blushed slightly and silently handed over her documents.

"You just said that a marriage certificate is just a piece of paper. Whether we get the certificate or not, our lives will be the same as before."

"Do you still stand by your word?"

Chen Mo picked up his phone, took a picture of the marriage certificate, and nodded in response:

"Yes, of course it counts!"

Lan Yujuan stood beside him, watching him fiddle around for a long time, but he didn't seem to have achieved a satisfactory result.

"Do you need me to take a picture?" She tiptoed closer and glanced at it.

If she wasn't mistaken, Chen Mo probably wanted to take a picture and send it to his sister, Chen Feifei. That way, he'd hand in his answer sheet and avoid further pressure from his family.

"I feel like something's not quite right," Chen Mo said softly, looking at the photo in his hand.

Lan Yujuan said earnestly, "The photos are really good!"

"The photo is clear and the lighting is good."

Chen Mo turned to look at her, raising an eyebrow and saying:

"The photos are indeed clear, but I feel they lack a bit of credibility."

"what?"

Lan Yujuan's eyes widened upon hearing this.

"Comrade Chen Mo, are you joking?"

"This is an official marriage certificate issued by the Civil Affairs Bureau! How could it lack credibility?"

Chen Mo, holding the two red books, was so amused that he bent over laughing, and gently put one hand on her shoulder.

"Teacher Xiao Lan, can marriage certificates be genuine or counterfeit?"

But this time, Lan Yujuan stood there quietly, without smiling.

She truly believed that the marriage certificate issued by the Civil Affairs Bureau was authentic and represented a legitimate and aboveboard marriage!

Although the cohabitation agreement is legally binding, in her mind it is a pirated marriage certificate, meaning she has to compromise and make concessions.

Lan Yujuan was lost in thought when suddenly a large head appeared beside her ear, with a cheerful and deep voice.

"What are you thinking about? Smile!"

Before she could react, the large hand that was on her shoulder slowly slid down, pulling her into a firm embrace.

The next second, I suddenly felt a warm touch on my cheek. The camera had somehow moved to a slightly above and to the side of the two of us. "Click," and the photo captured that moment.

Before Lan Yujuan could react, she quickly pushed the person away and subconsciously looked around. Chen Mo had already "successfully" taken advantage of her!

"Hmm, this photo is good!"

"I'll post it on my WeChat Moments later; that should be more convincing."

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan began to feel a little flustered.

"Are you going to post this on WeChat Moments? Let me see it first!"

Chen Mo handed her the phone, but before she could even see it clearly, she quickly took it back.

"Want it? I'll send it to you!"

Lan Yujuan silently withdrew her hand, blushing as she glared at him.

"I don't want it, you keep it!"

Chen Mo casually put the marriage certificate into his pocket, then smiled and suggested:

"What do you want to eat for lunch to celebrate?"

Lan Yujuan waved her hand, refusing.

"Forget it, I'll just grab something simple for lunch."

"Have you forgotten that we're here today to take care of serious business?"

After saying that, she turned around and walked towards the parking spot on the side of the road, with Chen Mo following closely behind.

As soon as I got to the car, a message popped up on my phone.

Lan Yujuan stopped in her tracks, looking somewhat helpless, mistakenly believing that it was sent by Chen Mo.

But she couldn't resist taking out her phone, wanting to "casually" glance at it.

Unexpectedly, it was a work-related message sent to her by her editor:

[...Does the author agree to the sale of the adaptation rights for domestic new media short dramas?...Confirm reply: Agreed.]

Lan Yujuan gripped her phone tightly, standing frozen in place.

She read the message sent by the editor over and over again, word by word, until her eyes welled up with tears.

Finally, she solemnly and slowly typed in the chat box:

【agree. 】

After confirming the matter, she mechanically put her phone back into her bag.

Seeing that something was wrong with her reaction, Chen Mo walked around to her side and whispered with concern:

"What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

Lan Yujuan lowered her head, pursed her lips, slowly turned around, and then looked up at Chen Mo.

Although she deliberately suppressed the smile on her lips, the joy that was about to overflow in her eyes was impossible to hide!

"Just now, my editor informed me that the novel's rights have been sold!"

As soon as Lan Yujuan opened her mouth, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up, and laughter naturally poured out.

After Chen Mo understood, he immediately picked her up around the waist and started spinning around with a smile.

"You're amazing!"

Lan Yujuan wrapped her arms around his neck, laughing happily!

After getting in the car, Chen Mo leaned over to help her fasten her seatbelt, and then smiled and suggested again:

"We absolutely have to celebrate properly this noon!"

This time, Lan Yujuan, beaming with smiles, agreed without hesitation.

"OK!"

"I'll treat you to lunch today!"

She took out her phone and inadvertently found the hot pot restaurant that Li Rui had recommended before.

"Is it okay if we eat hot pot?"

Chen Mo smiled and nodded, "Yes, we can give it a try."

Before the two of them could even start navigating, Lan Yujuan's phone rang.

She picked up her phone and immediately became nervous.

"It's Sister Feifei."

She tried to hand the phone to Chen Mo and whispered:

"Why don't you come pick it up?"