My Taoist nun girlfriend is from the Republic of China era, 1942.

Chapter 27 Future Goddaughter
Lu Yuan arrived at his grandparents' house and went upstairs, only to find the security door ajar.

Pushing open the door, I saw Grandma Sun Yumei standing in front of the dressing mirror, wearing a brand-new white coat. She looked at herself from left to right, her face beaming with an undisguised smile.

Lu Yuan stepped forward and teased, "Hey, Dr. Sun, you look quite energetic."

Grandma waved her hand and scolded, "Go away, you're so glib! I haven't worn this outfit in years. Let me familiarize myself with it first. I have to look presentable in front of the students who are here for their internships."

Based on Lu Yuan's understanding of his grandmother, the old lady was truly restless and enjoyed the sense of accomplishment that came from treating and saving lives.

Sun Yumei suddenly changed the subject: "By the way, Xiaoyuan, how are things going with your girlfriend?"

Lu Yuan gave a vague reply: "It's alright."

Lu Yuan didn't want to bother explaining the misunderstanding with his grandparents; he just wanted to let things take their natural course.

"When are you going to bring it back so my wife and I can see it?"

"She's shy, so I need to talk to her first."

"Okay, okay, we can get along well!"

Although Sun Yumei is over sixty, she knows that things are different now than before, and whether young people can even date is another matter.

What truly made her happy was that her clueless grandson had finally learned to bring people home.

Before they knew it, it was mealtime, and the three of them—grandparents, grandchildren, and grandchildren—chatted at the table.

Lu Yuan rummaged through the rice in his bowl and casually asked, "Grandpa, Grandma, I have a question for you. A friend of mine has a distant relative who is an unregistered resident. Is there any way to resolve this?"

Sun Yumei was taken aback and asked in surprise, "Unregistered resident? There are still unregistered residents these days?"

"you do not say."

Lu Yuan pulled out the explanation he had prepared in advance: "My friend only found out when he went home to pay respects to his ancestors a while ago. His family is a branch that moved to a dilapidated temple deep in the mountains a few years ago and has never come out since, so naturally they were not registered in the household."

"This is a real problem..."

Lu Jianguo put down his wine glass, smacked his lips, and struck a pose of being a well-informed person.

"Grandpa is telling you, this is not easy to handle. There is no birth certificate, no relocation record, so the connection is broken at the root."

The procedures at the police station are complicated; they have to check up the chain of command, and they might even need to do DNA testing. It's incredibly time-consuming!

Sun Yumei chuckled twice after hearing this, and deliberately said, "Lu Jianguo, I remember that guy, your old classmate! He's from the Provincial Public Security Bureau, what's his name again... Could you ask him for a favor?"

Lu Jianguo was chewing on a piece of fish when his wife pointed it out to him, and he almost choked on a fish bone.

He took a sip of his drink in silence and stammered, "Cough...cough...They've been retired for several years now. They're no longer in a position to concern themselves with. It's not appropriate to bother them now!"

Sun Yumei drew out her words and teased with a smile, "Don't you two have a good relationship? Last time you told me that when he was a kid, he always followed you around, and when he went to the production team to steal melons, you even took the blame for him. You're friends who've been through thick and thin together!"
"What? He was such a high-ranking leader, and now that he's retired, can't he even put in a good word for us?"

Grandpa Lu Jianguo's face flushed red, veins bulging on his forehead, as he argued, "What do you know, you old woman? They have rules!"

Then came a string of incomprehensible phrases, such as "avoiding suspicion" and "not seeking special treatment"...

Lu Yuan silently ate his rice, almost unable to hold back his laughter.

He never expected his grandfather to have any powerful connections.

The old man had driven buses for most of his life. He was an honest and simple man, and the most glorious moment he had ever been was being named a model worker of the city, which made him appear on the local news.

Before they had finished their meal, there was a sudden knock on the door. Zhao Qiang shouted from outside, "Grandma Sun, my mom made some chili sauce and asked me to bring some to you two to try!"

Lu Yuan got up and opened the door. As soon as Zhao Qiang saw him, the smile on his face froze.

"Yuanzi, you're here too."

"Just arrived." Lu Yuan took the chili sauce bottle from his hand. "Have you eaten? Come in and sit down for a while and have something to eat?"

"I've already eaten... Okay, I'll go downstairs first, I still have to drive."

Zhao Qiang handed over the items and turned to walk downstairs.

Lu Yuan put the chili sauce on the shoe cabinet, chased after him, and plopped down in the passenger seat of Zhao Qiang's BYD: "You're about to be a father, why are you still acting like a half-grown boy? Why are you running around?"

Zhao Qiang forced a smile that looked more like a grimace: "Lu Yuan, don't listen to that woman Qi Lili's nonsense. She's all talk and no action, she doesn't know anything!"
She heard all the rumors about your maternal grandfather and wanted to get involved, how petty!

If it weren't for the fact that she was pregnant, I would have…

"Definitely..."

Lu Yuan interrupted, "Qi Lili earns a little over three thousand a month. Your family has four members, soon five. Can you really afford to rely on your meager demobilization pay and the money from your sports car for everything?"

After saying that, Lu Yuan took out his phone and transferred 20,000 yuan to Zhao Qiang.

"I only have this much spare cash on hand, you can take it to tide you over."

Upon seeing the notification on his phone, Zhao Qiang immediately tried to back out, saying, "Yuanzi, what are you doing? I can't accept this!"

Lu Yuan waved his hand: "It's not for you. Can't I give my goddaughter a red envelope in advance?"

Zhao Qiang seemed to have all his strength drained away; his shoulders slumped suddenly, and the toughness he had been maintaining vanished instantly.

He lowered his head, rubbed his face vigorously with both hands, and when he looked up again, his eyes were already a little red.

"Yuanzi, consider this money a loan..."

"Alright, let me tell you something more important."

Lu Yuan continued, "A classmate of mine is short of a driver recently, and I'd like to recommend you give it a try."

The pay is definitely better than what you're getting now driving for Didi. Most importantly, they'll pay for all five social insurances and one housing fund, and you can even get a couple of red envelopes during holidays.

Let me check the situation first. If there are no problems, I'll contact you to arrange a meeting.

Zhao Qiang nodded silently, which was taken as an agreement.

Lu Yuan patted him on the shoulder and finally instructed, "Alright, go back and take good care of your sister-in-law. Buy her what she needs and make sure she gets enough nutrition. Don't let my goddaughter suffer."

Zhao Qiang then asked in bewilderment, "Yuanzi, Lily's belly is only a month along, how can you be so sure it's a girl?"

Lu Yuan chuckled softly: "Definitely, I had a Taoist priest tell your fortune."

"You still believe in this? Can it even be accurate?"

"Don't worry, it's guaranteed to work!"

(End of this chapter)