Chapter 134. Messing Around

The sensation was akin to her interactions with Su Shen. The man appeared deep and aloof, yet Gu Zi didn't feel suppressed when she was with him.

Initially, she was drawn to Su Shen's appearance and the benefits of painless childbirth. Now, she found herself attracted to the man himself. She truly wished to marry him.

The motorcycle came to a stop in front of the courtyard gates. Su Shen and Gu Zi disembarked and entered together.

Initially, Gu Zi thought that without registration or familiarity, it was impossible to enter the urban military compound. But when the guard peeked and didn't intervene, she and Su Shen entered smoothly.

Gu Zi was puzzled. "Did the rules for entering and exiting the compound change?"

Su Shen chuckled softly. "Seems like it."

As they walked through the corridor, Su Shen's tall figure struggled a bit in the somewhat old hallway. He had to lower his head when he reached the corner.

Gu Zi now realized that in terms of economic conditions, the households in this compound were nowhere near Su Shen's family. At least, the Su family's space allowed him to move more freely.

Arriving at the entrance of the Gu family's residence, Gu Zi knocked.

Zhang Mei opened the door but immediately shut it upon seeing her, saying to those inside, "Nothing, just a mail delivery to the wrong door."

Gu Zi looked at Su Shen behind him and continued to knock on the door. Only then did Zhang Mei open the door and step outside.

She quickly closed the wooden door behind her. It was obvious that there was someone inside who did not want to see Gu Zi.

"Why did you come back?" she asked with displeasure. Don't even think of going after Gong Zhan. Can't you just behave yourself?"

Before Gu Zi could speak, she received a scolding from her adoptive mother. That made her feel a little uncomfortable.

When did she show any intention of getting involved with Gong Zhan? She wasn't Lin Miao; she wasn't that idle.

Her face still carried a faint smile. After all, she needed the Gu family's household register, and she was eager for the transfer to succeed.

"Mom, I'm not here to find Gong Zhan. I just want to borrow the household register to transfer my registration."

Unexpectedly, Zhang Mei sneered upon hearing this. They couldn't even handle the transfer. What could someone from the countryside do?

A thirty-year-old rural man with no land, unable to eat or find a proper job, came here to pose as someone wealthy. Zhang Mei glanced at Su Shen, thinking he was dressed decently to pose as a rich person today.

She sneered, "People need to take the right path, stop wandering around aimlessly all day. The household register won't help you; you can't do it."

Gu Zi found Zhang Mei unreasonable and restrained her smile. "Mom, I just want to use the household register. Can we try? As for Gong Zhan, please rest assured, I have no intention of contacting him, not now, nor in the future."

She remained composed and polite, without a hint of complaint, making Zhang Mei find it difficult to keep scolding her.

However, Zhang Mei still didn't want Gu Zi to see Gong Zhan inside. In a cold voice, she said, "If you don't have any intentions with him, then stop parading around the city with your fiancé using unreasonable excuses. Hurry up and leave!"

After saying that, she averted her gaze, looking disdainful as if even glancing at Su Shen would dirty her eyes.

Gu Zi felt a sting from that look. Did Zhang Mei disdain Su Shen?

She had a principle: if someone criticized her, she might not care, but if someone criticized her man, she wouldn't tolerate it.

But before she could speak, Su Shen spoke first. "Auntie, I can see that you have an important guest. We just need to use the household register and won't trouble you in the future."

He remained composed, his tone polite but distant. He was straightforward; if these people had no affection for Gu Zi, he didn't need to treat them as elders.

Zhang Mei hadn't expected this countryside man to be so composed. But she thought it might be better to hand them the household register to get rid of them, to avoid trouble with Gong Zhan.

Recently, the relationship between Gong Zhan and Lin Miao had just made a little progress. She couldn't tolerate any mishaps.

"Wait here; don't come in without permission," she said before turning and going inside to get the household register.

Inside, Gong Zhan and Gu Shan had just finished their conversation and overheard the exchange.

Zhang Mei didn't explain anything and directly retrieved the household register.

Gong Zhan sat on a chair in the living room, looking rather grim. He recalled Gu Zi's words from earlier and felt that the woman was extremely hypocritical.

On one hand, she had asked Lin Miao to arrange a meeting with him, and on the other, she was also eager to be with a rural man..

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Chapter 135. Transfering The Household Registration

Gu Zi epitomized a peasant at heart, always trying to reap benefits without letting go, wanting the best of both worlds.

How could she compare him to a rural man?

Zhang Mei handed over the household register to Gu Zi, snorted coldly, and said, "Take it and leave. When you're done, just hand it over to Aunt Wang at the office. No need to return it yourselves."

Then, she went inside, called Aunt Wang at the office, and instructed her to keep a close eye on the Gu family's household register, fearing these two might try something fishy.

She didn't believe they genuinely wanted to transfer registration; most likely, they wanted it for marriage registration.

She was sure Gu Zi still hadn't let go of Gong Zhan in her heart. So, she devised this excuse to fetch the household register, to indirectly let Gong Zhan hear about the marriage registration.

Their petty scheme was easily discernible to her. Still, even if they went ahead with the marriage registration, it wouldn't be a bad thing.

Aunt Wang also lived in the compound and was well aware of the relationship between the Gu and Gong families. She was more than willing to help the Gu family.

"Don't worry, Sister Zhang. I'll take good care of the household register."

After hanging up, Zhang Mei entered the living room and learned that Gong Zhan was also planning to leave.

She deliberately said, "The two people just now were Gu Zi and her fiancé, here to pick up the household register for marriage registration. I figured you wouldn't want to see them, so I didn't let them in."

Upon hearing "marriage registration," Gong Zhan's expression darkened even more. He said, "Auntie, you did the right thing. I indeed detest people like them."

Zhang Mei and Gu Shan exchanged a smile, feeling reassured after hearing Gong Zhan's words.

Gu Shan asked again, "Regarding Lin Miao's registration transfer, how should we proceed?"

Gong Zhan replied, "Let me talk to my father. I'll take my leave now."

After leaving, Gu Zi and Su Shen went directly to the Public Security Bureau. They arrived exactly at ten o'clock, with plenty of time to spare.

On Aunt Wang's side, because Zhang Mei had called to give her a heads up, she had specially arranged for Gu Zi's matter to be handled at her desk.

Gu Zi handed over the necessary documents and two household registers. However, she did not even look at them and said impatiently, "You can't process the registration transfer. Leave the Gu family's register with me. Sort out your procedures properly before coming back."

Since Zhang Mei wanted to drive these two away with the household register to avoid any interaction with Gong Zhan, Aunt Wang believed she was being generous enough by pretending to go through the motions while telling them they couldn't proceed.

Gu Zi felt exasperated by her dismissive attitude. She knew that Auntie Wang was very realistic.

Previously, knowing about the engagement between the original owner and Gong Zhan, she had tried to curry favor with the original owner's family. Now that she found out Gu Zi wasn't the biological daughter of the Gu family and not even the one to marry Gong Zhan, she couldn't be bothered to pretend.

"Aunt Wang, please at least take a look at the documents. We've prepared everything. Why can't we proceed?" Gu Zi said.

Aunt Wang glanced at Gu Zi and then at the man beside her, feeling disdainful.

No wonder Zhang Mei said this rural man was hypocritical and pretentious. Seeing him dressed neatly and exuding such an air, one might mistake him for the offspring of some high-ranking official. But in reality, he was just a farmer!

As for Gu Zi, with such good looks, why would she choose to live in the countryside with someone who idled away his days?

What was the use of a man being good-looking? He was uncultured and ignorant. He was just a complete idiot!

Aunt Wang's impatience grew. "I said it's not possible! Gu Zi, you grew up in the military compound; how can't you understand this rule? It seems that farmers will always be farmers. What's engraved in their genes can't be changed."

Hearing this, Gu Zi found it amusing. Silently, she gave Aunt Wang a scornful look.

Aunt Wang slammed the table and stood up. 'What's with that look, Gu Zi?"

Gu Zi grinned, "Seeing someone like you, I feel proud of being a rural person. There, birds sing, flowers bloom, life is peaceful. In the countryside, dogs aren't in a hurry to judge others."

Su Shen found Gu Zi's retort amusing. She was indeed different; she cherished the countryside in such a unique way.

Deciding not to waste more time here, he picked up the documents on the table and said to Gu Zi, "Since it's not possible here, let's find another place that can do it."

As they turned to leave, Aunt Wang hurriedly caught up, angrily saying, "Do you think this is a marketplace? Stop causing chaos everywhere! Leave immediately and leave the Gu family's household register behind!"

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