"This..." Chu Yu thought for a moment.
"I can give you anything you want except a marriage certificate! Of course, it's not that I'm unwilling to get one; it's just that the circumstances really are what they are! Sorry!" Chu Yu said quietly.
"Look how scared you are!" Gu Yan suddenly smiled.
"I know you can't satisfy three women's demands to marry you at the same time, so you decided not to marry any of us! Forget it. You're a big old troublemaker, and I've already fallen into your trap. I can't be bothered to dwell on it anymore! Anyway, if my family starts pressuring me in a year or two, you can play along and put on a wedding show with me!" Gu Yan took a deep breath.
Chu Yu wasn't close with his relatives, and usually had no reason to go back to his hometown.
But after staying at Gu Yan's family home until the fifth day of the New Year, Chu Yu invited her to return to his hometown with him. He wasn't taking her to visit relatives for the New Year, of course, but to pay respects to his parents.
In Ming City, Chu Yu was something of a celebrity. The local government had named him an exemplary young entrepreneur, and whenever teachers at the city's schools gave examples, they liked to mention Chu Yu and Zhao Qinyin. Even with a mask on, Chu Yu walked the streets anxiously, worried someone might recognize him.
Gu Yan, however, was very interested in Chu Yu's old house in Ming City. As soon as they arrived, she rummaged through the boxes, looking for photos of him as a child, which left Chu Yu feeling rather embarrassed.
Hearing Chu Yu talk about some things didn't make much of an impression,