Chapter 685: Chapter 685
As we were having lunch, Taozi came in from outside, carrying some things in her hands.
"Ruan Ruan asked me to drive you all," Taozi said.
She glanced at a small package nearby, on which Tang Tang’s yellow sunhat was placed. It seemed like it was Taozi’s packed luggage.
"Let Master Qian take us," Shen Siyuan said.
Master Qian is the driver for Red Hearts International, specifically responsible for driving Ruan Hongzhuang, but most of the time, he stays at the office reading newspapers, drinking tea, and playing on his phone.
"What, having a beautiful woman take you isn’t good enough?" Taozi pretended to be upset and said.
"No, just come over and eat," Shen Siyuan smiled and beckoned her.
At this moment, Tang Tang was already sitting at the table, gobbling down her little bowl, her face covered in grease.
Because Shen Siyuan needs to consume large amounts of high-energy food, every meal includes lots of meat, and Tang Tang benefits from it too. That’s why she has gotten so plump in just a few months; every bit of her chubbiness is the result of her efforts.
"Where are Dou Dou and the others?"
Taozi looked around the room but didn’t see Dou Dou and the others.
"They’re playing games in the room," Shen Siyuan casually replied.
Taozi sat down next to Shen Siyuan, and Mao Sanmei had already served her rice.
Taozi thanked her, took the bowl, and without disdain for the greasy food on the table, directly picked up her chopsticks and started eating.
Taozi is a foodie, and since she started cultivation, her need for external energy increased, making her even more able to eat.
Of course, Ruan Hongzhuang is no exception. Although she didn’t eat much snacks before, now she keeps chocolates, milk, and jerky in her office drawer.
In this world lacking Spiritual Energy, the energy needed for cultivation can only be obtained from food.
Taozi chatted with Shen Siyuan as she ate.
Sitting opposite, Tang Tang saw Taozi eating heartily and immediately sped up her own eating, as if wanting to compete.
Seeing Taozi taking food, she also reached out with her chopsticks to grab some. But she ate too fast and choked, coughing repeatedly, and spraying rice everywhere. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮※𝓷𝓮𝓽
Mao Sanmei quickly got up, gesturing with her hands, wanting to teach her daughter a lesson but couldn’t bear to, so she pulled her up instead.
She kept murmuring, seemingly apologizing to Shen Siyuan or perhaps scolding Tang Tang, looking anxious and panicked.
Shen Siyuan smiled, waved his hand, and said, "She just choked; it’s not intentional. Why scold her?"
Shen Siyuan pulled Tang Tang to him, took out a tissue, and wiped the rice off her little face.
The little one continued to grin foolishly.
Mao Sanmei saw Shen Siyuan didn’t blame her and breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Siyuan is not only their master but also a benefactor to their mother and daughter, and his status is extraordinary.
So, she respects and fears Shen Siyuan, works diligently without neglect, and teaches her daughter to be sensible and obedient, though it seems to have little effect.
Of course, it might be because Tang Tang didn’t understand her intentions. Anyway, Tang Tang continues to do her own thing, following her heart. Fortunately, Shen Siyuan is very tolerant of her, making Mao Sanmei sometimes wonder if she misunderstood and Tang Tang is actually his daughter.
Mao Sanmei wanted to remove the dishes sprayed with rice, but Shen Siyuan stopped her, placing them in front of Tang Tang and letting her use chopsticks to pick up each grain of rice as a punishment.
Tang Tang didn’t mind, holding chopsticks, picking what she could, and for those she couldn’t, just stuffing the meat and rice together into her mouth, her little face full of mischief.
Taozi saw Tang Tang and was surprised that Shen Siyuan wasn’t angry.
Even for their biological daughter, many fathers might criticize a bit, but Shen Siyuan smiled throughout without anger or reproach.
This made Taozi suspect again whether Tang Tang was Shen Siyuan’s biological daughter. She had suspected this before, so she stared at Tang Tang and Shen Siyuan’s faces, trying to find some resemblance.
"What are you looking at, eat!"
"You don’t scold Tang Tang, but you scold me? And, when you went to Henan, you took her but not me?" Taozi said angrily.
"Are you jealous of a child?" Shen Siyuan was amused.
"Hmph, why not?" Taozi said stubbornly, but it was just a joke.
"Then why don’t you have one too?"
"I mean, if it really doesn’t work, you have one too, and I’ll certainly love our child like I love Tang Tang."
Taozi’s cheeks instantly turned red.
"Who... who is having one with you? I’m not even married to you yet."
Shen Siyuan heard this, and looked deeply at her.
Being looked at , Taozi turned her face to the side, feeling a bit guilty, implying more than she said.
This time, going back to Si Ming with Ruan Hongzhuang was to finalize the marriage, something Taozi hadn’t mentioned but cared about deep down.
So, she was hinting at Shen Siyuan.
Seeing Shen Siyuan did not answer her question, Taozi felt a twinge of disappointment.
But she understood. Shen Siyuan can be with both of them, but he can’t marry both at the same time; the law doesn’t permit it.
Unless one doesn’t get the marriage certificate.
Would Ruan Hongzhuang give up getting the certificate with Shen Siyuan? Is that possible?
Just then, Shen Siyuan suddenly reached out, patting her lightly on the back of her hand.
"Alright, don’t be unhappy. Rest assured, I won’t wrong you."
Upon hearing this, Taozi’s bit of unhappiness instantly vanished. She just wanted Shen Siyuan’s stance, not to truly make things difficult for him.
"Alright, if no certificate is issued, then no certificate is issued. But the wedding still needs to happen." Taozi said.
This was agreed upon before and Ruan Hongzhuang agreed too.
One wedding in Si Ming, one in Bin Hai; anyway, the relatives from both sides don’t know each other.
"Who said no certificate?" Shen Siyuan said calmly.
Taozi pouted, "It’s all online now. How can one person get two certificates? Unless you get another legal identity, which I know you can do, but then, really, is there any difference between having and not having a certificate?"
"What, you want to emigrate abroad? Is it allowed?" Taozi said, somewhat surprised.
Some countries allow polygamy, like Saudi Arabia, UAE, some areas of Malaysia, etc.
If Shen Siyuan emigrated to these countries, it really wouldn’t be a problem.
But Shen Siyuan is registered above; if the country knew he immigrated to marry, they would prefer to grant him two certificates rather than let him move abroad.
"Who said about emigrating? Just get the certificate in Hong Kong or Macao; they aren’t connected to the mainland."
Taozi heard this, showed a look of realization, and felt a hint of joy.
Before she could speak, Shen Siyuan said, "That means I could take another wife too..."
"You naughty thing, big wolf..." Taozi reached out to pinch him in anger.
Tang Tang saw Taozi pinch him and joined in, but her pinching was not painful at all, soft and gentle, like a kiss.
Yet Tang Tang found great joy, sitting in the chair shaking her head and grinning, looking silly.