Chapter 42 Moral Kidnapping
Imagining the scene that Du Bin described, Xia Qing couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

She really felt that Xiaoxi had suffered enough. She was so thin at such a young age, and she didn't make up much after ten days of supplementation. And she didn't know what she had suffered in the past, so she was so wary of strangers.

If she were asked to call a strange woman "Mom", would she be able to do so? Would she feel entangled and sad?

If it is true as Dubin said, and something unpleasant happens after all the procedures are completed, what should Xiaoxi do?

Du Bin stood up and said, "But this is a big deal after all. If you and Lao Lin are not that close, it would be difficult for you to get a marriage certificate. I am just suggesting it. You can think about it carefully before making a decision."

After he finished speaking, he headed for the door, wanting to leave as soon as possible to avoid staying too long and running into Lin Guzhi who was returning from an interview.

"Wait a moment."

Xia Qing stopped Du Bin and asked, "What will happen if I don't follow your advice?"

Du Bin smiled and signaled Xia Qing to relax: "It won't be a big deal. There are only three options - let Xiaoxi stay in the welfare home, find a companion for Lao Lin as soon as possible, or find someone else to adopt Xiaoxi."

"Oh……"

Xia Qing seemed to be slightly relieved. But after Dubin left, she sat alone on the sofa in the living room, and her mood could not calm down for a long time.

All kinds of chaotic thoughts tangled and collided in her mind, making it impossible for her to think rationally. She couldn't even imagine what would happen if she followed the three paths Dubin mentioned. Every time she imagined a path, other thoughts would intertwine and interrupt her train of thought.

The bright sunshine from outside the window poured into the room and sprinkled on the sofa, but she was not in the mood to feel the warmth of the sunshine.

Today's mood is heavier than yesterday...

"Click——"

At noon, the door suddenly opened. Lin Guzhi brought Xiaoxi back. Xia Qing saw two figures, one big and one small, at the door, and her heart started beating fast.

She almost couldn't help but ask Lin Guzhi for his opinion, but when the words came to her lips, she tried hard to hold them back.

Dubin specifically avoided talking to Uncle Stinky and didn't want to let Uncle Stinky know in advance, right? Did he think Uncle Stinky would object and wanted me to make the decision first?

But how can I make a decision?!
"You are back."

Xia Qing tried to appear calm on the surface, but in her heart she was gritting her teeth.

Aunt Song’s son is such a bastard. He threw such a difficult problem to me and then ran away.

Come on, I'm still a virgin, how can I get married to someone I haven't dated before? How can this be possible?!

She felt like she was being morally kidnapped.

Alas, it’s all because my moral standards are too high!

"Ah."

Lin Guzhi nodded, suddenly looked around the room and said, "Has anyone been here?"

"what?!"

Xia Qing was shocked and quickly denied it, "How could that be?!"

Lin Guzhi continued to guess: "Is it Doberman?"

Xia Qing: "..."

Did the stinky uncle install a camera in the room? !

"It seems so."

Lin Guzhi nodded and said, "Don't think too much. There is no camera in the room. I guessed it based on your appearance."

Xia Qing: "..." It's confirmed! There is no camera installed in the room. The stinky uncle can read minds!

Lin Guzhi said: "I saw that you looked so sad, so I knew someone must have said something to you. You probably heard what that loud voice said in the bedroom the day before yesterday.

"Considering what he said yesterday and the day before yesterday, he asked you to come here today to talk about Xiaoxi, right? The only person who can make you frown right now is probably him."

I don’t know why, but after hearing Lin Guzhi say this, Xia Qing felt relieved.

She nodded and said, "Yes...Uncle, you are amazing. You can even guess this."

Lin Guzhi smiled and said, "I've been his roommate for four years. As soon as his stomach growls, I know what he wants to fart. Of course I can guess it."

Xia Qing said with disdain: "Ah! Uncle, you are so disgusting!"

In short, Xia Qing's mood was much better than before.

She had a hunch that Lin Guzhi was going to break the ice and speak directly, and she felt as if she had found her backbone. The old man would decide and solve everything, and she didn't need to worry about it anymore.

"Xiao Xi, go play by yourself."

Lin Guzhi gently patted Xiaoxi on the back of her head, and Xiaoxi immediately nodded obediently, walked to the coffee table, carefully picked up the fish tank, and returned to the bedroom.

The little girl was very sensible and knew that when Xiao Lin said this to her, it meant that the adults had something important to discuss and she couldn't interrupt.

Xia Qing can clearly feel this kind of understanding. She often feels that if she could be as sensible as Xiaoxi when she was a child, she would have been scolded less.

Only after Xiaoxi closed the bedroom door did Lin Guzhi and Xia Qing sit down on the sofa.

Lin Guzhi asked: "What did he ask of you?"

Xia Qing was embarrassed to say it, so she asked, "Uncle, can't you guess it?"

Lin Guzhi laughed: "I'm not a god, how can I guess everything? But I think it must be related to me or Xiaoxi, right? Otherwise, he wouldn't deliberately avoid me."

Xia Qing said: "You really are his stomach rumbles..." But he couldn't say the rest.

After holding it in for a while, Xia Qing finally couldn't hold it in anymore. She avoided Lin Guzhi's gaze and told Lin Guzhi, "He...he wants me to get a marriage certificate with you..."

Lin Guzhi frowned.

"He said……"

Xia Qing thought for a while and wanted to tell Lin Guzhi what Dubin had just said. She planned to give up thinking completely and let the stinky uncle make the judgment.

Anyway, the stinky uncle is quite mature and must be much better than me!

However, Lin Guzhi did not let Xia Qing continue, interrupting her and saying, "Dubin must have told you that this is the best solution to Xiaoxi's household registration problem, and deliberately exaggerated the difficulties of other solutions.

"I'm afraid he has asked his mother about your personality and is deliberately trying to control you. Just ignore him."

Xia Qing said faintly: "I knew it... I must have been morally kidnapped by him!"

Lin Guzhi couldn't help but smile. This woman was quite confident in her moral standards.

After a short silence, Xia Qing asked, "Uncle, what are you going to do?"

Lin Guzhi said: "We'll take it one step at a time. Just register Xiaoxi's household registration first. I'm only worried about this step. As long as Xiaoxi has an identity, I won't have to worry about anything else."

Xia Qing asked: "Xiaoxi's household registration is not in your household registration, what if there is any dispute in the future?"

Lin Guzhi smiled and said confidently: "You think a lot. We live in a harmonious society now. How can such a thing happen so easily? And even if something does happen, don't be afraid. No one can use Xiaoxi to control me."

(End of this chapter)