Qi Du was helping 0617 with his luggage from behind. Seeing how harmoniously Xu Yangxia and 0617 got along, he curved his lips into a smile. “You can call him mommy now. We’re already married, and from now on we’ll both be your legal guardians.”
Xu Yangxia looked at 0617, still a little shy. He buried his head in 0617’s arms and asked softly, “Can I call you Qiqi?”
0617 nodded with a smile. “Of course you can~”
He had a youthful face and was a few years younger than Qi Du, looking like a high school student. If not for his calm, steady temperament, no one would have linked him to a twenty-year-old young master about to be married.
After cutting ties with the Lu family, Qi Du became even more openly doting on 0617. The projects and profit shares that had originally been meant for the Lu family were all transferred to 0617’s name. Whatever money he earned belonged to his wife.
They had rushed to get the marriage certificate for Little Treasure, but Qi Du actually wanted to hold a wedding too. The man had plenty of sneaky little thoughts, and he really had taken a liking to 0617 as a partner.
After all, a man should be open and forthright. Whether it was looks and figure, or personality and temper, Qi Du thought 0617 was excellent. Since he was already an ally, turning him into a wife was hardly a bad thing.
He really was here to complete a mission, but there was no need to mistreat himself.
If he liked someone, he would go for it. They were tied together anyway. A steadfast woman fears a persistent suitor. There were plenty of days ahead, and he did not believe he could not win over his wife.
Qi Du was imagining a very pleasant future, but 0617 felt there was no need for a wedding. “It’s too wasteful, and it takes too much time and energy. As long as we take good care of Little Treasure, that’s enough.”
Xu Yangxia had actually been listening to the two of them discuss it, and he was a little disappointed when he heard that 0617 did not want to hold a wedding.
He had never seen his own parents’ wedding, so now that he had the chance to see his stepfather-and-stepmother pair’s wedding, a child’s curiosity was naturally strong.
“Qiqi~ Don’t you want to marry Daddy?”
0617 tapped the tip of his little nose. “We’re already married. That’s just a formality. I don’t think it’s necessary, and it would only waste money and time. There are so many things to do for a wedding. Why not use that time to stay with Little Treasure?”
Qi Du laughed. “I don’t agree with that~”
“I’m spending the money, and I don’t even feel bad about it. Can’t you at least show up?”
“Besides, with your identity, you’re going to be the future wife of the Qi family’s family head. Shouldn’t there be some pomp and face? Even if you don’t think about yourself, you still need to stand up for Little Treasure in the future, right?”
After saying that, he spoke to 0617 in his mind: “Our current setup is that of a mutually loving stepfather-and-stepmother pair. Education starts when children are young. If Xu Yangxia sees us acting like we’re only going through the motions every day, how can he understand what healthy love is?”
“No one teaches him, and then he’ll get fooled by someone else and go off with them. What if that damn main gong tries to PUA our Little Treasure again?”
That was indeed a key issue. 0617 had never thought that far ahead before, but now that Qi Du had pointed it out, he immediately understood.
『You’re right. We need to stop Little Treasure from growing up into a lovesick fool.』
Qi Du could hardly keep from laughing. “Exactly. So you need to fall in love with me on a blind date. You have to play the best teacher in front of the child.”
『I understand that logic, but I just… feel a little awkward.』
『We’re not a real couple. I can’t fake it. What if Little Treasure finds out later that we’re lying to him?』
Qi Du was almost unable to hold himself back, but thinking about how 0617 was such a proper, gentle, and somewhat shy person, pushing too hard might scare him off.
So he could only take repeated deep breaths and coax him patiently. “There’s still a few years, isn’t there?”
“We’re newlyweds, and we don’t have experience. Sometimes we don’t act affectionate enough. We can just explain it as shyness. After a few more years of cooperation, we’ll definitely be even more in sync.”
“When the child grows up, we won’t need to act all clingy anymore, right?”
“But the problem right now is that I just told Little Treasure that I like you very much and that you’re wonderful, and now we won’t even hold a wedding. Doesn’t that make it seem like I don’t value you?”
“If a father doesn’t keep his word, how can he teach his child later?”
0617 thought that made sense too.
The most important thing for parents is to teach by example. A good family and good values are all very important.
0617 looked down at Xu Yangxia’s face. The little male lead did not know what the two of them were communicating about in their minds. He just stared at him with a pair of dark puppy eyes, patient and focused.
It melted anyone’s heart.
“Little Treasure wants to attend our wedding?”
Xu Yangxia nodded obediently.
“I’ve never attended my parents’ wedding, so I want to see Qiqi and Daddy’s.”
0617 curved his lips into a smile. “Your parents hadn’t had you yet when they got married, so of course you didn’t attend.”
“But Little Treasure, you have to understand that your parents must have loved you very much. You were surely the sweetheart they were looking forward to when they loved each other the most.”
Xu Yangxia didn’t know whether he understood it or not, but anyway, whenever 0617 spoke gently to him, he listened very seriously.
In the end, they still decided to go ahead with it.
After all, 0617 could refuse Qi Du, but he would not refuse the little male lead.
Once the two of them made the decision, they naturally became busy.
Before that, they even took some time to go look at Xu Yangxia’s school together.
Because that main gong, Cheng Huan, had transferred there too, Qi Du was a little uneasy.
He went over the social connections and found that his identity’s third brother had a younger son who was also at that school and the same age as Cheng Huan. He thought he would remind this little nephew to look after Xu Yangxia from time to time.
0617 had no objections, and even suggested inviting this child to the house for a meal so he could get to know Xu Yangxia in advance.
“Okay, I’ll call Third Brother and let him know.”
Sitting beside him, 0617 actually felt quite emotional. After all, the Qi family did not lack heirs. The family head position had fallen to Qi Du, but whether the next family head could be given to Xu Yangxia was still a troublesome issue.
He also did not know what Qi Du’s relationship with his siblings was like. Would they end up fighting over it later and make things ugly?
Qi Du noticed his faint frown and asked a few considerate questions. After 0617 voiced his worries, Qi Du broke into a smile.
“That’s because you don’t understand the people of the Qi family. Once you meet my little nephew, you’ll know the gap between people can be huge.”
Qi Du’s little nephew in this world was named Qi Lan. He was two years older than Xu Yangxia. At just seven years old, he was already a little grown-up, and very steady and smart.
Xu Yangxia had no playmates in X City, so it was the perfect chance to introduce him to Qi Lan.
0617 was very welcoming as well. The little male lead’s life should be colorful. He not only needed family, he also needed friends.
The time for Qi Lan’s visit was set quickly. When Third Brother’s family heard that they had recently been busy with business and had no time to look after him, and that Qi Du wanted Qi Lan to go over and keep his brother company, they were very happy and packed up their son and sent him over right away.
After the driver parked the car, he also took out two large suitcases.
Qi Lan opened the car door, got out, and stood properly, facing the smiling family of three waiting to welcome him at the door.