After the divorce, my ex-husband's cousin tricked me into getting a marriage certificate.

Xu Qing: "Sorry, from now on, if you call me, just hang up after two rings and I'll call you back."

Ding Ding: "I told you to stop dawdling, but you're still dawdling with me. What do you want? If you don't want anything, I'm hanging up."

Xu Qing: "Wait a minute, I'd like to invite you to dinner. What did you say you wanted to eat last time?"

Ding Ding: "You're treating me to dinner? Really?"

Xu Qing: "Really, why would I tease you?"

Dingding: "Then let's go eat hot pot. Hot pot is the perfect choice for this kind of weather. You book the place and send me the location once you've booked it. Let's tentatively set the time for six o'clock, okay?"

Xu Qing: "Okay, I'll book the hotel first and then contact you. You can continue trying on clothes. Which mall are you at? Or should I book the one you're shopping at?"

Ding Ding: "I'm in Mengmeng's walk-in closet. She's pregnant and can't wear a lot of her clothes anymore, so she gave them to me. Okay, I'm not talking to you anymore. That's all. Bye."

After Dingding finished speaking, she tossed her phone onto the bed, happily pulled up her jeans, and excitedly shouted, "These fit me perfectly! Looks like I've really lost weight lately; I can actually fit into Mengmeng's pants now..."

As she spoke, she sensed that something was wrong and turned around to see Qiao Ran and Zhao Mengmeng staring at her.

She paused, then asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Zhao Mengmeng crossed her arms over her chest, her face serious. "Confess and you'll be treated leniently. Tell me, what exactly is going on between you and Xu Qing?"

"What? What's going on?" Ding Ding reacted. "Oh, what are you two thinking? Xu Qing and I are just ordinary friends, like buddies. I treated him to a meal last time."

"Then we agreed that he would treat me to a meal in return, since I figured I might as well eat it."

Qiao Ran chuckled and patted Ding Ding's slightly upturned bottom. "Don't explain. Explaining is just covering up. Actually, Xu Qing is a pretty good person, and his family is well-off. You can consider him."

Ding Ding blushed. "Don't tease me. How could he possibly be interested in someone like me, a small-town resident?"

Zhao Mengmeng: "Why belittle yourself? You're a very good agent."

Ding Ding pouted, "What's so outstanding about it? I'm not managing any top-tier artists."

Zhao Mengmeng: "Hey, Dingding, that's going too far. Are you implying that Ranran and I are useless?"

Ding Ding chuckled, "It's good that you know, but there's still a chance. You'll have to continue filming after you give birth. Then you'll be the boss's wife of Nebula Entertainment and the leading lady."

Zhao Mengmeng: "The way you said it makes me feel like I only became like Mu Anhao in order to get the lead role."

Ding Ding: "That's not how it works. Other female artists don't even have a chance to be with Chairman Qi. It would have to be that Chairman Qi is interested in them."

Zhao Mengmeng then smiled broadly, "That's right."

"Hurry up and pack your clothes, Dingding has to rush to her date." Qiao Ran bent down to pick up the clothes on the ground. "Mengmeng, you choose which ones you want to take. Put the ones you choose on the bed and we'll fold them for you."

Ding Ding prepared to take off her jeans.

Zhao Mengmeng stopped her, "Why take it off? Just wear it to your date later. It looks much better than your thermal pants. Go pick out a base layer and a jacket over there and match them with these jeans."

Ding Ding hugged Zhao Mengmeng and said, "I love you so much. When your baby is born, I'll give him a big red envelope."

Zhao Mengmeng pushed Ding Ding away, "Okay, I'll remember."

In the living room, Shen Qinglan was scolding her eldest son, Qi Mu'an, "I don't think Chen Xiu'e will give up easily if she doesn't get the money. Did you see the look on Xu Weiyan's face when she looked at you?"

Qi Mu'an shook his head, "I wasn't paying attention. Why would I be looking at her?"

Shen Qinglan glared at her, "You'd better be telling the truth. Mengmeng is pregnant now and can't be subjected to any stress. If Xu Weiyan or her parents come looking for you again, no matter what they say, just ignore them."

"Tomorrow morning, you must go with Mengmeng to get the marriage certificate, so that Xu Weiyan can give up."

Qi Mu'an: "I understand, we'll get the marriage certificate tomorrow morning... But, Mom, what if Mengmeng's parents don't agree?"

Shen Qinglan: "Let's see what Mengmeng thinks first. It would be best if you two got your marriage certificate first, and then talk to her family. We can't skimp on the dowry and jewelry we're supposed to give. Everything should be for the sake of the baby in Mengmeng's belly."

"Besides, it's not like we can't afford it. Any problem that can be solved with money is easy to handle."

"What if Mengmeng's parents were as greedy as Weiyan's parents?" Qi Mu'an asked casually.

Shen Qinglan was stunned: "..."

When Zhao Mengmeng came out, she happened to hear Qi Mu'an's words, "Mu'an, I have a request. Don't tell my parents about your family's status and wealth, and they must not know how much money your family has."

Qi Mu'an looked at Zhao Mengmeng in surprise: "Are your parents really as greedy as Xu Weiyan's parents?"

Goodness, how did he end up with a family like this?

Zhao Mengmeng paused for a moment, then replied, "It's a bit similar. Regarding the issue of favoring boys over girls, I have two children in my family. I'm the eldest, and I have a younger brother who is ten years younger than me. My parents dote on my brother more."

"But don't worry, I won't take money from your family to subsidize them. Just give them the normal bride price. The bride price in our area is 200,000 yuan. You don't need to give them the three gold jewelry pieces."

Qi Mu'an breathed a sigh of relief. "Two hundred thousand is easy to handle. Actually, giving a little more is also fine. By the way, do your parents have a house to live in now? Should we buy them a house?"

Qi Mu'an felt he couldn't let Zhao Mengmeng down, so he wanted to give her more.

Zhao Mengmeng: "No need. They are living in a new house now, which I bought for them. I made it clear when I bought it that this is to repay their kindness in raising me, and they shouldn't ask me for money anymore."

Shen Qinglan: "Why don't you give them a call and tell them that you and Mu An are going to get your marriage certificate tomorrow?"

Zhao Mengmeng: "No need, let's talk about it after we get the marriage certificate. I'll just transfer 200,000 yuan to them and say it's my bride price. I'll make it clear to them that I'm not having a wedding."

Shen Qinglan: "If you don't have a wedding, will your parents agree?"

Zhao Mengmeng: "Holding a wedding costs money. They'll be happier if I don't have one. I'll take Mu An back to see them when I have the chance, and we'll just have a meal with our important relatives."

Shen Qinglan thought for a moment, "Mengmeng, how about we give a bit more betrothal gifts? Eighty-eight hundred thousand?"

Zhao Mengmeng shook her head repeatedly, "Absolutely not. Giving them more will only arouse their greed, and they will want more. We must nip their idea in the bud from the very beginning."

Qi Mu'an: "Then we'll listen to you. We'll give you whatever you say we'll give you."

After packing their luggage, Qiao Ran and Qi Muci went back to the Qi family home for dinner.

But the two of them had to take Dingding to the restaurant that Xu Qing had booked first.

When she got off the bus, Ding Ding carried the bags of clothes that Zhao Mengmeng had given her, said goodbye to Qiao Ran and Qi Muci, and happily headed to the restaurant.

As Qi Muci started the car, he asked Qiao Ran, "Ding Ding, are you going on a date?"

Qiao Ran asked with a smile, "You also think she's going on a date? Then guess who she's meeting today?"

Qi Muci smiled. "Didn't guess? You're an employee of our company?"

Qiao Ran blinked and replied, "It's Minister Xu."