You Tricked Me into Getting Married?

Xu Mengyao's face reddened slightly. "Why would I live here?"

Lin Chen smiled. "To sleep with Xiaoqian. Xiaoqian misses her mom. Otherwise, why did you think I wanted you to stay here?"

Xu Mengyao rolled her beautiful eyes at Lin Chen.

"Did you pay for this house in full, or is it mortgaged? If it's mortgaged, I'll help you pay it off."

Xu Mengyao said.

Lin Chen said, "Paid in full."

Xu Mengyao asked in surprise, "Writing fairy tales makes that much money?"

Lin Chen said, "Definitely not as much as you make, but if I do well at it, supporting the family won't be a problem."

"Mm."

Xu Mengyao nodded.

"Have you practiced basketball these past few days? Qian Qian will be watching too. Don't play too badly when the time comes."

Lin Chen chuckled. "Don't worry about that. They call me the Jordan of China. My skills definitely won't be a problem."

"It's still early for dinner. Want to go for a walk?"

Xu Mengyao hesitated a little.

Lin Chen said, "Let's take a walk and make all those single young women and married women in the neighborhood give up. Let them know I'm taken."

Xu Mengyao: "..."

"Fine."

"Have Shen Qing spend more time with people, so she doesn't keep wanting to come mooch meals."

Lin Chen quickly changed back into his clothes, and the two headed out.

"Auntie Qingqing, why are you stopping me? I want to go out for a walk with Daddy and Mommy too."

Lin Xiaoqian asked adorably.

Shen Qing said, "Two reasons. First, if you go out with your daddy and mommy, I'll be sad staying behind all by myself."

"Second, haven't your daddy and mommy spent too little time together? They need some time alone to build their relationship."

"Don't you think so?"

Lin Xiaoqian nodded as if she half understood.

"Qian Qian, teach me how to draw."

"I think your drawings are amazing."

Shen Qing said.

Lin Xiaoqian giggled. "Daddy taught me. My daddy is the best."

Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao arrived downstairs.

A walking path wound its way around the entire residential complex.

The two went for a walk along the path.

"Lin Chen, did you see the news online? Jiang Xuesong and a number of Calligraphy Masters think very highly of you."

"Don't you plan to show yourself?"

Xu Mengyao asked.

Lin Chen shook his head. "I don't plan to. Isn't my life pretty good now? I have enough money to spend, and I can devote myself fully to raising Xiaoqian."

"It's enough for one of us to work hard for Xiaoqian's future. It would be a problem if neither of us had time to take care of her."

Xu Mengyao nodded slightly.

"Mengyao, once your father returns and takes charge of the company himself, why don't you come live with me for a while?"

Lin Chen asked with a smile.

Xu Mengyao's face turned even redder. "Don't talk nonsense. Why would I move in? It wouldn't be appropriate."

Lin Chen said, "The guest room is empty. You can sleep there, or you can sleep with Xiaoqian while I take the guest room."

"If you live here for a while, Xiaoqian will definitely be very happy."

Xu Mengyao fell silent for a while before saying, "Let's talk about it later. Lin Chen, what happened back then left me with psychological trauma. Sometimes, I still have nightmares."

"You'll have to work harder with Qian Qian."

Lin Chen said, "Xiaoqian is my daughter. It's only right that I take care of her. Mengyao, that little girl playing on the elevated floor ahead is Nannan. The woman beside her is her mother."

"Mm."

Xu Mengyao moved a little closer to Lin Chen.

"Uncle Lin, where's Qian Qian?"

As they walked a little farther, Nannan spotted Lin Chen and called out.

Lin Chen smiled. "Xiaoqian is at home. An auntie came over, so she's playing with her at home."

Nannan's mother asked, "Qian Qian's dad, this must be Qian Qian's mom, right? Nannan, you should call her Auntie."

"Auntie."

Nannan quickly called out.

"Hello, I'm Qian Qian's mom. Nannan, Qian Qian has told me about you. She said you're her good friend."

Xu Mengyao said with a smile.

"Mm-hmm, Qian Qian and I are good friends."

Nannan nodded.

Lin Chen smiled. "Nannan, keep playing. We'll be going now."

After they had walked some distance away, Xu Mengyao said, "Lin Chen, Nannan's mom is quite pretty too."

Lin Chen chuckled. "How is she prettier than you?"

Xu Mengyao said, "So you deliberately tricked me into getting married?"

Lin Chen: "..."

"No, nothing like that."

"Didn't I get married with you for Xiaoqian's sake?"

Xu Mengyao said flatly, "Shen Qing said we could use a marriage certificate to fool Xiaoqian without making it real. She said a fake marriage certificate would do. She said you had talked me into it."

Lin Chen coughed lightly. "That's true."

"Neither of us thought of it, but she did. Shen Qing is pretty smart. Smart people should work hard and not be greedy for food. She shouldn't come over to eat anymore."

Xu Mengyao glanced at Lin Chen.

"Looks like she was right."

"You talked me into getting married."

Lin Chen said awkwardly, "I did it for Xiaoqian too. We can get married first and slowly build our relationship."

"I don't want her to have a stepdad in the future, and you don't want her to have a stepmom either, right?"

Xu Mengyao nodded slightly.

"Rest assured, she definitely won't have a stepdad."

Lin Chen smiled. "Then rest assured that she won't have a stepmom either. Mengyao, your family is very wealthy, but I want you to know one thing: I'm not after your family's money."

"We had Property Notarization before getting married too."

Xu Mengyao nodded. "I believe that. With your ability, you wouldn't lack money if you showed even a little of it."

"Don't blame Shen Qing."

"For the sake of mooching meals long-term, she said quite a few good things about you."

Lin Chen smiled. "Then we'll add another dish for her tonight."

Xu Mengyao found it amusing. "You're really practical. She exposes you, and you tell her not to come anymore. She speaks up for you, and you add a dish."

Lin Chen chuckled. "That's perfectly normal. If she were just trying to sabotage things, I'd seriously suspect she was jealous of you."

"Jealous of me for what?"

Lin Chen said, "Jealous that you have such a good husband."

Xu Mengyao: "..."

She pouted. "Lin Chen, you're so shameless."

Lin Chen smiled. "There aren't quite enough vegetables at home if we're adding another dish. Shall we go buy some more from a nearby vegetable shop?"

"Mm."

Xu Mengyao nodded.

After making a round through the residential complex, Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao left it and went together to a nearby vegetable shop to buy some vegetables.

Lin Chen could feel the iceberg slowly melting.

"Daddy, Mommy."

When they returned home, Lin Xiaoqian ran over happily.

Lin Chen smiled. "Mengyao, keep Xiaoqian company. I need to hurry up and make dinner. Xiaoqian, tell Mommy what you've learned."

"Mm-hmm."

Lin Xiaoqian nodded.

Lin Chen carried the vegetables into the kitchen.

Xu Mengyao was led to the balcony by Lin Xiaoqian.

Shen Qing pointed at a painting and said in amazement, "Mengyao, look at this. Can you believe Qian Qian painted it? Her painting skills have improved explosively."

Xu Mengyao's eyes showed the same surprise.

Compared with last time, Lin Xiaoqian had improved considerably again.

Thinking of Lin Chen's Painting Talent, Xu Mengyao felt that Lin Xiaoqian must have inherited his talent for painting.

It was just that she had never managed to draw it out properly before.

"Qian Qian, you're amazing."

"Mommy will give you a kiss as a reward."

Xu Mengyao kissed Lin Xiaoqian's little face.

Lin Xiaoqian said in a sweet voice, "Mommy, Daddy taught me. You should reward Daddy with a kiss too."