Chapter 41 Dubin's unreasonable request

After hesitating for a while, Xia Qing still opened the door.

But she stood at the door, not intending to make way for Dubin to come in. She just asked, "Why are you here?"

Dubin said, "I have something to ask you."

Xia Qing was surprised: "Looking for me?"

Dubin nodded solemnly and asked, "You are home alone now, right?"

Xia Qing nodded and said, "Yes."

Du Bin looked relieved. "I specifically asked Lao Lin about his interview time and came here at this time. As expected, he has already left. So it's a good opportunity for us to chat. Let me go in and talk."

Xia Qing asked: "What's the matter? Do you have to wait until Lin Guzhi and Xiaoxi leave before you can tell me?"

Du Bin said, "It's something related to them. Before asking for your opinion, I think it's better not to let Lao Lin know for the time being. Otherwise, it will be hard to say."

Xia Qing opened the door and let Du Bin in. She closed the door after confirming that there was no one outside, and couldn't help but complain in her heart, how come this is like a meeting of an underground organization?
She turned around and saw Dubin sitting on the sofa. He said to her, "Come and sit down and talk."

Xia Qing: "..."

Make this place feel like your home!

No... this is this guy's home. The stinky uncle and I are just staying here temporarily...

She went over and sat on the sofa at the side, keeping a distance from Dubin. Suddenly she remembered something and asked, "Did you deliberately send Lin Guzhi and Xiaoxi away under the pretext of introducing a job to Da...Lin Guzhi?"

Du Bin replied, "Not really. I'm really helping Lao Lin find a job. I just took this opportunity to meet you alone. Also, I have a question - why do you always call Da Lin Gu Zhi?"

"..."

Xia Qing was slightly embarrassed, "I called you the wrong name. What do you want to talk to me about?"

Du Bin immediately got down to business: "I came here to ask, what is the relationship between you and Lao Lin?"

Xia Qing was speechless and said, "What kind of relationship can we have? We are just ordinary roommates. When you asked Lin Guzhi yesterday, didn't Lin Guzhi tell you everything?"

Du Bin's face froze: "Did you hear it the day before yesterday?"

"Ah."

Xia Qing nodded.

Dubin couldn't believe it: "I was so quiet..."

Xia Qing did not respond. She was afraid that if she did, she would be tempted to attack Dubin.

Fortunately, Dubin was very good at self-regulation. He shook his head helplessly and sighed, saying, "This broken house has such poor sound insulation..."

"..."

Xia Qing was silent for a moment, then nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes!"

Having found a reason, the embarrassment on Dubin's face was immediately covered up. He continued, "Okay, let's get back to business."

Xia Qing didn't want to see Du Bin embarrassed anymore, so she said, "You go ahead."

Du Bin said, "From what I saw of you yesterday, it seemed like you and Xiao Xi were quite close."

"Yes."

Xia Qing became happy when she talked about this. This was the result of her hard work for more than ten days. She gradually got close to Xiaoxi, and used her tenderness and enthusiasm to influence Xiaoxi, playing with her, teaching her to play the harmonica, and cooking for her...

The increase in favorability with Xiaoxi was almost visible to the naked eye. Xia Qing felt that if Xiaoxi had a progress bar for her favorability, then this bar would have almost been full. Du Bin sighed and said, "Oh, that's great. I can't do that. The girl from the old Lin family treated me like a ghost when she saw me. She spoke to me perfunctorily and didn't want to get close to me."

Xia Qing frowned slightly: "What do you want to say?"

Why is it that this guy says he wants to talk about business, but he is still beating around the bush and refuses to get to the point?
Could it be that this nonsense is his real business? What on earth does he want to do?
Xia Qing's mind was full of questions.

Then she heard Du Bin suddenly say: "I want to ask if you can get a marriage certificate with Lao Lin?"

Xia Qing was so frightened that she was dumbfounded: "What certificate do you want to get?!"

Dubin said, "Marriage certificate."

Xia Qing stood up from the sofa: "Are you kidding?! I've already told you that you and I are just roommates!"

In just a short moment, her face turned red, with shame and anger.

Are you kidding me?! I and the stinky uncle have only lived here as roommates for ten days, and nothing else has happened. Why does this guy say that?!
We had never walked together, held hands together, had a candlelight dinner together, watched a movie together, gone to an amusement park together, or worn couple outfits together, but we were inexplicably asked to get a marriage certificate. What the hell is this?!
Why is Aunt Song's son so out of tune? !

She didn't understand why Du Bin said that so nicely. Just as she was about to question him, she heard Du Bing suddenly ask her, "So you usually call Lao Lin Uncle?"

"I want you to take care of it!"

Xia Qing was still angry.

Du Bin nodded, "No wonder you were calling Dalin "Dalin" just now... To be honest, Lao Lin does look older now, so it's understandable that you call him uncle. You even have nicknames now, so you must have a pretty good relationship."

Xia Qing felt even more that Aunt Song's son was out of line.

But then Dubin suddenly became serious and said, "I'm not asking you to do anything else, I just want you to get a marriage certificate. Don't worry about it."

Xia Qing: "..."

Simple? Get a marriage certificate?

Listen, is this human language? !

"impossible!"

Xia Qing said firmly.

Dubin shook his head and said, "You'd better listen to me first to explain why I propose this."

Xia Qing really wanted to refuse to listen to the nonsense, but Du Bin ignored her and said to himself, "You were also there to listen when Lao Lin and I talked about Xiao Xi's household registration yesterday. I have already found out about Xiao Xi's situation and there is a way to solve it. The only problem now is Lao Lin's personal situation."

Xia Qing's heart skipped a beat.

Dubin continued: "The law stipulates that if a single man wants to adopt a girl, he must be at least 40 years older than the child. If the age difference is less than 40 years, the adoptive family must be married.

"The first step of Xiaoxi's settlement is easy. I have already found a welfare home and can find a way to take Xiaoxi in first, and register her in the collective household. But I saw how much Xiaoxi relies on Lao Lin yesterday, and you should have seen it a long time ago.

"The orphanage is only a temporary solution. Xiaoxi will definitely end up in Lao Lin's household. He can't age himself now. If he wants to adopt Xiaoxi, he has to get married and get a marriage certificate.

"But getting a marriage certificate is also something that must be done with caution..."

Xia Qing complained in her heart, you also know that this is something that must be taken seriously...

But she gradually understood what Dubin meant, and she kept her complaints in her heart and couldn't say them out loud.

Du Bin said: "That little certificate is protected by law. Once the certificate and adoption procedures are completed, Xiaoxi will become the daughter of Lao Lin's marriage partner - the kind that is protected by law. If this partner is unreliable, what do you think will happen? Is there any possibility of something unexpected happening?

"If something unexpected happens, it's OK for Lao Lin, he can handle it. But what about Xiao Xi? Such a tiny little girl, will she face some unpredictable disputes? Do you think such a young child can handle it?"

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