MGASC -Chapter 26 Wooing My Wife

Xiaoxiao said, “Sister Qiao, this guy is so persistent.”

Zhang Qiao pouted and looked toward the door. “Xiaoxiao speaks so politely, but actually, you’re a little annoyed, aren’t you?”

Zhou Xiaoxiao shook her head: No, I’m not.

On the contrary, she thought the uncle outside was really handsome!

By the sixth knock on the door, Zhang Qiao finally got up and yanked the door open.

Lin Tianyue’s hand was still raised, frozen mid-knock, and in his other hand he carried a bag of fruit.

Their eyes met, and Zhang Qiao’s voice was cold: “Oh, it’s you. What do you want?”

Ignoring her protest, Lin Tianyue pushed the door open and stepped in. “I came to see how you’re resting. This room’s not bad at all. Have you had breakfast? I bought some fruit—you can have it later… Hey, Zhang Qiao, whose child is this? She’s cute.”

Dressed in a pretty princess dress, Zhou Xiaoxiao had already stood up from the small sofa. Seeing him up close, she thought he was even more handsome.

Her eyebrows curved: “Hello, Uncle, I’m Xiaoxiao. Sister Qiao is my English tutor.”

“…Tutor?”

Lin Tianyue looked at Zhang Qiao in surprise. Oh, right—she mentioned before that she was teaching a little girl, forty yuan a month. So it turned out she was teaching Zhou Junlin’s daughter.

For some reason, learning that Zhou Junlin had a daughter eased some of his frustration.

Ah, so he’s already married.

But in such a big city, how was it so coincidental that he even knew Zhang Qiao was living here?

Lin Tianyue realized that thinking too deeply about it wouldn’t help. And why didn’t he know Zhang Qiao even spoke English?

After letting him in, Zhang Qiao ignored him and went straight over to pat Xiaoxiao on the head. “Good girl, Xiaoxiao. Let’s not get distracted and continue with the next word.”

Lin Tianyue said, “Right, right. You study. I’ll go wash the fruit.”

He turned and took the grapes and apples into the small washroom.

After washing the fruit clean, he put it in an enamel bowl and carefully placed it in front of Zhang Qiao. “Try these grapes—they’re really sweet.”

Zhang Qiao shot him a sharp look, as if saying, Don’t distract me from teaching.

Feeling a little awkward, Lin Tianyue sat on the edge of the bed, legs stretched out, arms behind him, quietly watching them while waiting.

He noticed that when Zhang Qiao faced him, she was cold as ice, but when she turned to Xiaoxiao, she smiled sweeter and gentler than anyone.

Not only gentle, but patient too. Sometimes she patted Xiaoxiao’s head, sometimes rubbed her cheek, and if Xiaoxiao behaved well, she’d reward her with a candy and a kiss.

The two of them got along so well that Lin Tianyue could believe they were really family.

And suddenly, he felt a pang of disappointment for his own three mischievous boys.

They must be too naughty, always going against her, which is why Zhang Qiao didn’t like them as much as she did Xiaoxiao, right?

Zhang Qiao was still teaching when she felt a spotlight-like gaze from the side, uncomfortably fixed on her.

Although she ignored Lin Tianyue, she noticed that today he had changed clothes.

A white shirt and black trousers fit him nicely. The roughness from before was gone, and with a little grooming, he looked like a successful entrepreneur. Especially his face—sharp eyebrows, bright eyes—a naturally noble appearance.

This was the classic future domineering CEO look.

In terms of looks, he was undeniably attractive.

But…

Zhang Qiao scolded herself silently: don’t be so weak. Just because someone’s handsome, don’t start thinking about it—hmph, she even looked down on herself for it.

“What are you looking at? Turn away!”

Zhang Qiao couldn’t stand his gaze any longer and barked at Lin Tianyue.

He raised his eyes: “I’m watching my own business, you watch yours. What’s the problem? Are you made of paper, not allowed to look?”

Zhou Xiaoxiao sweetly said, “Uncle, Sister Qiao must think you’re too handsome, that’s why she’s shy.”

Zhang Qiao’s face involuntarily flushed. She patted Xiaoxiao’s little hand. “Xiaoxiao, focus on your lesson, don’t get distracted. You’re so young and already noticing handsome men. When you grow up, you’ll see, as long as you’re good enough, you can have any handsome guy you want.”

Xiaoxiao asked, “Handsome guy?”

“Uh… that…”

“Like fresh pork sold at the co-op?”

Lin Tianyue chuckled at this, only to be glared at fiercely by Zhang Qiao.

The tutoring continued until noon, when Zhou Junlin’s driver came to pick up Xiaoxiao.

Before leaving, Xiaoxiao secretly gave Lin Tianyue a little encouragement gesture. He smiled at her, but as soon as the door closed, the room’s atmosphere changed.

Zhang Qiao sat back on the sofa, tidying up papers and stationery. “Lin Tianyue, what are you doing here?”

Seeing this, Lin Tianyue snatched the things from her hands. “Aren’t you tired? Want to rest a bit?”

Zhang Qiao let him tidy up, sitting on the bed and picking up a book of English material to translate.

Lin Tianyue leaned over to look. The pages were full of English. He’d studied one year of high school English—he recognized a few words, but most of it was unfamiliar.

Noticing him peeking, Zhang Qiao moved the book slightly away, annoyed. “Go. Go feed your son.”

“And you? Are you hungry? What do you want to eat? I can buy it for you.”

“That’s none of your business.”

“You’re my child’s mom, and there’s still my kid in your belly. How could that not be my business? And you’re my wife.”

The word wife made Zhang Qiao put down her book.

She was still wearing yesterday’s outfit: a white-and-blue floral short-sleeved dress, hair in a simple ponytail, forehead clear.

Although plain, the belt at her waist made her figure more graceful, giving her a special charm and elegance in every movement.

She stood, facing Lin Tianyue, lips curved in a gentle smile. “Lin Tianyue, I’m your wife? I seem to remember we never officially registered.”

Lin Tianyue’s expression changed.

Indeed, he and Zhang Qiao had not registered. In this era, couples often didn’t register and would get the marriage certificate later.

As long as a wedding banquet was held, it counted as married.

Because of this, Zhang Qiao’s mother could have freely taken her away and promised her to another family after he was imprisoned.

“We had the wedding banquet.”

“But it’s not legally protected. In the eyes of the law, Lin Tianyue, we actually have no relationship at all.”

“If you want to register, we can do it now…”

“Register one minute, divorce the next—so troublesome. Why would I want to register now? Be a twice-married woman? I must be crazy.”

“Then what do you want?”

Lin Tianyue’s head was spinning. He never expected Zhang Qiao to bring up this point, and she was perfectly reasonable about it.