"Daddy, Mommy, the sun is up, time to wake up~" A knock on the door was followed by Duoduo's faint voice from outside.
Then, Cheng Lizhu's gentle voice could be heard faintly, "Daddy and Mommy slept too late last night, let them sleep a bit longer. Shall Grandma take you out to play?"
Yu He was no longer that sleepy and was about to get up when Qin Beiting stopped her, "You sleep more. I'll go. If the civil affairs bureau people arrive later, I'll call you."
"..."
Yu He initially thought he was just saying it, but unexpectedly, when she woke up from another nap, washed up, and went out, she saw several uniformed staff members nervously waiting in the living room.
Qin Beiting was sitting on the sofa, playing with building blocks with Duoduo. Yue Yue was holding a laptop and was on the table in the dining area with Ye Zi, both competing with each other in coding.
Cheng Lizhu and the others must have gone out; they weren't visible.
"Mommy, you're finally awake~ Daddy invited staff to take photos for you to get your marriage certificate," Duoduo said, seeing Yu He. She abandoned her building blocks and ran towards her mother.
Yu He wanted to pick up her daughter, but her waist was too sore, so she didn't. She held Duoduo's hand and walked towards Qin Beiting.
"You actually had people come over?" She glanced at the staff members standing stiffly to the side.
"Greetings, Madam," the staff members said in unison.
Yu He nodded. Qin Beiting got up and went over, "Are you hungry? Let's eat something first."
It was the New Year, and Yu He didn't have the heart to keep the staff waiting so long. She ate a few bites to fill her stomach and then returned to the living room, ready to get things done.
"Xiao Hemiao, what are you guys up to?"
Just then, Ruan Tianxin, who had also been sleeping in, came out of her room. Seeing the situation, she didn't quite understand at first until she saw the nameplate on the staff members' uniforms that read "Lu Cheng Civil Affairs Bureau."
"You proposed last night, and less than twenty-four hours later, you're getting married? Qin Qiye, are you afraid our little Hemiao will run away?"
Yu He: Isn't that obvious?
"She's mine, not yours," Qin Beiting corrected.
"Oh my, Qin Qiye, you're even jealous of other people's affairs~" Ruan Tianxin laughed and nudged Yu He with her elbow. "Xiao Hemiao, it seems that after you get married, we won't be able to hang out as much. Otherwise, Qin Qiye's jealousy will make me sour."
"He wouldn't dare," Yu He said.
Who had just promised her this morning not to upset her?
Ruan Tianxin looked a little surprised, "Is Qin Qiye a henpecked husband?"
"Let's begin," Qin Beiting said to the staff with slightly parted lips, interrupting their conversation.
The staff quickly pulled up a red backdrop and took photos of the couple first. Coincidentally, both were wearing white shirts with collars, so there was no need to change.
The two sat in front of the red backdrop. One had to admit, they were a perfect match, both with high颜值 and natural beauty. The photos didn't need any extra retouching; they could be printed and cropped directly.
"Mommy, give me your phone, I'll take some behind-the-scenes shots for you," Duoduo said eagerly.
Mommy and Daddy were getting their marriage certificate, and she had to take photos. Later, if anyone dared to say she didn't have a daddy, she would smash the photos in their faces.
Yu He knew her daughter's photography skills very well, "Your godmother can take the photos."
"Mm, Godmother takes her photos, but I want to take my own," Duoduo said reluctantly.
"Use Daddy's," Qin Beiting handed her his phone.
"Thank you, Daddy," Duoduo happily took the camera and started shooting.
After taking photos, filling out forms, and pressing fingerprints, two bright red marriage certificates were soon handed to the couple.
"Happy wedding, may you have a hundred years of happiness, and may you soon have..." the staff said in unison, wishing them well. As they were about to say "may you soon have a child," they saw Duoduo and quickly changed it to, "may you have wealth and prosperity."
"Thank you," Yu He gave each of them a big red envelope.
Qin Beiting rubbed the two brand-new marriage certificates in his hand, an undeniable joy in his eyes. Chen Dong had rarely seen him so openly happy. Even when the world's most precious treasures fell into his hands, he hadn't been this happy.
Miss Yu was indeed the only one in the world for Brother Ting.
"Duoduo, come, take a few photos of Mommy and Daddy," Qin Beiting said, holding a marriage certificate in one hand and putting his other arm around Yu He.
He was going to post a nine-grid photo to announce their wedding!
Duoduo immediately struck a pose when she heard she was asked to take photos, "Okay~ Mommy, look at the camera... Mommy, move your head a little closer to Daddy. Alright, change your pose, I'll take a few more... Yes, yes, keep that pose, don't move... Let's do a few more sets."
After posing for half an hour, Qin Beiting took back his phone with anticipation and opened the album, wanting to see the photos his daughter had taken, but the result was...
She had been so commanding earlier, so why were the photos so terrible?!
It seemed his daughter's photography skills were entirely inherited from her mother!
Even worse than her mother's, with the camera's anti-shake function, she could still take such shaky and blurry photos.
Qin Beiting: "..."
"Xiao Hemiao, I've posted on Weibo! I've tagged you," Ruan Tianxin said after editing the photos she had taken and posting them on Weibo.
"Okay," Yu He also had a Weibo account, which Ruan Tianxin had helped her register. However, she rarely used it. She felt that instead of wasting time scrolling online, it was better to do more homework.
"Hey, Qin Qiye, your Qin family's old house is on the headlines," Ruan Tianxin said after posting on Weibo. She happened to glance at the trending searches and her eyes lit up. "It says there's an infectious disease at the Qin family's old house."
Qin Beiting had already received news from the Qin family's old house earlier and didn't pay much attention. It was something Ye Zisu had orchestrated, and it was a good opportunity to deal with her.
"Xiao Hemiao, quickly look, Ye Zisu has shot herself in the foot this time. She's completely finished," Ruan Tianxin said, quickly reading the trending topics and shoving her phone screen towards Yu He, showing her.
"Hmm?" Yu He was initially curious when she heard about the infectious disease, given her medical background. She opened Weibo and saw the trending topic about infectious pulmonary tuberculosis.
"According to reports, this infectious pulmonary tuberculosis was caused by Ye Zisu. She brought severely ill pulmonary tuberculosis patients from the countryside to the capital, claiming to treat them."
Ruan Tianxin continued, "But the patient's husband said that Ye Zisu told them to find the anonymous divine doctor and gave them money. Coincidentally, during that period, your clinic had just moved back to the courtyard and temporarily suspended consultations. They were arranged to wait for notification in a small hotel.
"As a result, the patient did not receive timely treatment and died; her body was left unattended in the hotel for several days. The farmer had been looking for Ye Zisu to reason with her, but without a satisfactory explanation, he moved the body to the entrance of the Qin family's old house and called the media to make a scene.
"However, this matter has caused quite a stir. Infectious pulmonary tuberculosis, you know more about it than I do. Netizens are saying that two service staff at the hotel where they stayed have been confirmed infected, and it's a severe case; other personnel are still being investigated."
Ruan Tianxin scrolled through the latest news as she spoke, "Oh, the latest news is that Ye Zisu has been diagnosed with infectious pulmonary tuberculosis!"