Guarantee

Early the next morning, urged on by Steve and Bucky, Zhang Xuan went to the police station. He wanted to adopt Little Monroe, but he needed the proper documentation.

"I'm sorry, but you don't meet the adoption requirements." Hearing the middle-aged policewoman's words, Zhang Xuan was stunned. He had thought he was only there to get some paperwork done at the police station, but this was the answer he got.

"Why? Is it because I'm Asian?!" Zhang Xuan looked at the indifferent expression on the middle-aged policewoman's face, anger rising in his heart as he demanded loudly.

The middle-aged policewoman froze briefly, then hurriedly explained, "I'm sorry, sir, I think you've misunderstood. Your age does not meet the adoption requirements, so you aren't qualified to adopt."

"Ah?" Zhang Xuan looked embarrassed. Scratching his head, he apologized, "Sorry, I misunderstood you!"

Then Zhang Xuan pointed at Little Monroe beside him and asked anxiously, "But Little Monroe's foster parents treat her badly. She just ran away from home. If I don't adopt her, what will happen to her?"

Seeing the sorrowful look on Little Monroe's face, the middle-aged policewoman's heart softened. She reached out and touched Little Monroe's cheek, saying gently, "Her foster parents will face severe legal punishment, and we'll find her a good family."

It was the first time Steve and Bucky had heard about this. They immediately flared with rage, wishing they could find Little Monroe's foster parents and teach them a proper lesson. Hearing the policewoman's words, they flatly refused, "No, we don't trust anyone else!"

"Isn't there any other way? If we want to adopt her?" Zhang Xuan knew there were good people in the world, but like Steve and Bucky, he couldn't rest easy leaving Little Monroe with someone else.

The middle-aged policewoman shook her head apologetically.

"You go back first. I'll find someone!" Leaving those words behind, Zhang Xuan ran out of the police station like the wind. He found an empty alley, used Teleportation, and vanished from the spot in an instant.

A few minutes later, Zhang Xuan arrived at Stark Industries and went straight to Howard Stark. As the supplier of weapons to the American military, Howard Stark held an extraordinarily special position in the United States. He should be able to solve this problem.

Zhang Xuan found Howard Stark in a concealed underground laboratory. He was studying the pile of materials Zhang Xuan had provided yesterday.

"Hi, Alex. What brings you here?" Seeing Zhang Xuan, Howard hurried over, his face full of excitement.

Zhang Xuan did not beat around the bush and explained the situation. Yet to his surprise, Howard did not agree on the spot. "Howard, what's wrong?"

"Alex, child protection laws in America are extremely strict, so I can't help you with this." Howard looked at Zhang Xuan with guilt written across his face. "If I did this, I would very likely be attacked by the media, and then..."

Zhang Xuan was disappointed. He had not expected that even Howard could not help with this.

"Although I can't help directly, I can be one of your guarantors." Seeing Zhang Xuan's disappointed expression, Howard considered for a moment before speaking. "If you can find two more guarantors, with three people guaranteeing for you, adopting Little Monroe won't be a problem."

"Guarantors?" Zhang Xuan was surprised, but joy rose in his heart as he quickly asked, "Can my friends do it?"

"Of course not!" Howard glanced at Zhang Xuan and continued, "The guarantors must be people with great prestige and fame in America."

Zhang Xuan froze slightly, then suddenly thought of someone. "Would Vivien Leigh work?"

"Of course!" Howard replied immediately, only to look at Zhang Xuan in surprise after saying it. "You know Vivien Leigh?" Although he had invited Vivien Leigh to the Stark Expo, they were not close. In fact, Vivien Leigh had never even given him a second glance.

"We only met last night." Zhang Xuan answered casually, then immediately asked, "Mr. Stark, can you help me contact Miss Vivien Leigh?"

"Miss Vivien Leigh hasn't left New York yet. I can help you find her." Howard was briefly stunned before nodding in agreement. He was curious about Zhang Xuan's relationship with Vivien Leigh. They had met only last night, and today he wanted Vivien Leigh to be his guarantor. Wasn't that a little too hasty?

"Miss Vivien Leigh, we meet again!" Zhang Xuan soon found Vivien Leigh at a hotel.

"Mr. Alex, I was just looking for you too!" Vivien Leigh was equally excited when she saw Zhang Xuan. "Last night, I told Victor your story. He can't wait to meet you and is on a plane to New York right now."

"Ah? There was really no need to rush."

"Victor can't wait to put your story on the big screen." Seeing Zhang Xuan's dumbfounded expression, Vivien Leigh covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Actually, Miss Vivien Leigh, I came to ask you for a favor too." Zhang Xuan smiled awkwardly, finally remembering why he was there. He hurriedly explained Little Monroe's situation and then told her Howard's suggestion.

"I can be your guarantor, but..."

"What is it? Please tell me, Miss Vivien Leigh. I promise I'll agree!" Seeing Vivien Leigh hesitate, Zhang Xuan patted his chest and declared.

"I want to be Monroe's guardian." Vivien Leigh looked at Zhang Xuan and chuckled again. Seeing the odd look on his face, she explained, "I liked Monroe the moment I saw her last night. You wouldn't object to me being her guardian, would you?"

"Of course I wouldn't object!" Zhang Xuan knew that he would soon enlist in the army alongside Steve. He would not feel at ease leaving Monroe alone in America then. Since Vivien Leigh wanted to be her guardian, it suited him perfectly. How could he possibly object?

"It's just that we need three guarantors. With you and Howard, we're still one short!"

"Alex, have you forgotten? Victor will be arriving in New York soon. I'm sure he'd be more than happy to guarantee for you."

That afternoon, Zhang Xuan met the travel-worn Victor Fleming. After chatting briefly, Victor agreed without hesitation.

The next day, Zhang Xuan brought Little Monroe, Steve, and Bucky back to the police station.

"Alex, have you found a solution?" Steve's thin face was deathly pale. His health had never been good, and after staying up all night drawing for several days, his body was starting to give out.

Noticing that Steve did not look well, Zhang Xuan asked worriedly, "Steve, are you okay? You don't need to worry about Little Monroe anymore. We can get it settled today."

"I'm fine!" Steve waved away Zhang Xuan's outstretched hand. Looking at Little Monroe beside him, his face was full of smiles.

"What happened?" Bucky suddenly shouted, pointing ahead. Everyone followed his finger and saw that the entrance of the police station was packed with reporters, bustling with activity.

Seeing that scene, Zhang Xuan suddenly remembered that he seemed to have forgotten to tell them to keep a low profile yesterday...

Sure enough, as Zhang Xuan expected, when they drew close, they could hear people shouting themselves hoarse from afar: "I love you, Vivien Leigh!" "Howard Stark, I want to marry you!"

"Vivien Leigh? Howard Stark? What are they doing here?" Steve frowned lightly. Unlike Bucky, he was not excited and instead looked bewildered.

Zhang Xuan naturally knew what they were there for, but he could not say it right then. He could only drag the three of them through the crowd with great difficulty and slip into the police station.

"Hi, Alex, you're finally here!" The moment Howard saw Zhang Xuan, he immediately abandoned the reporters and turned to walk over. Once Howard moved, Vivien Leigh followed as well. Victor, meanwhile, had already been waiting inside the police station. As for the reporters trying to follow them in, the police kept them all outside.

Seeing Howard, who stood out no matter where he went, Zhang Xuan complained, "Couldn't you at least have disguised yourselves?"

"We didn't expect to attract so much attention either." Vivien Leigh's face reddened slightly. She was embarrassed by the chaos they had caused.

"Forget it. Let's get the paperwork done first!" The matter had already happened, so Zhang Xuan could do nothing about it. Fortunately, no one had noticed them when they came in just now.

Steve and Bucky had long been standing to the side in a daze. They had never expected that their friend would know Howard Stark and Vivien Leigh, and from the looks of it, seemed to have a pretty good relationship with them.

"I'll explain it to you when we get back." Seeing Steve and Bucky's expressions, Zhang Xuan knew what they were thinking. He lightly patted both of them on the shoulders and explained in a low voice, "Right now, we need to settle Little Monroe's matter."

With Howard Stark and Vivien Leigh as guarantors, Victor was merely there to make up the numbers. The procedures were quickly completed. Little Monroe became Zhang Xuan's younger sister, while Vivien Leigh became Monroe's guardian. Victor joined in the fun and became Monroe's godfather. Howard also wanted a part in it, but Zhang Xuan stopped him.

"You're a playboy. Don't you dare get near Little Monroe!" Zhang Xuan's reason was exceptionally sharp.

Hearing that reason, Howard could only secretly wipe away his tears.

P.S. There is no adoption guarantor system in America. Scorpion made it up for the sake of the plot, so don't mind it.