The original owner found out she was pregnant and was tricked into marrying a wife - batterer. She fled Fengcheng in a hurry, so her household register is still registered under the Yuan family. That is to say, legally, she is still a daughter of the Yuan family and has not been recognized back by her biological parents. Without the original household register, she could only buy a second - hand house without property rights from someone who was eager to sell it. As a result, the two kids are still unregistered "black households" to this day.
No wonder the original owner never wanted to take them out since childhood. It wasn't just that she didn't want them to be seen, but also that she was afraid of causing trouble.
Seeing this, Xu Zixi felt even more sorry for the two kids. They were so well - behaved, sensible, and cute. How could they have such a miserable life?
Without a household register, the two kids couldn't go to school.
After much thought, Xu Zixi found that there were currently only three ways to solve the household - register problem.
Option one: She could take the two kids back to the Yuan family and let them handle it. Option two: She could find the kids' biological father and let that man deal with it. Option three: She could separate her household register from the Yuan family, so that the kids could follow her household register.
The first option was a no - go. The original owner had fled her wedding in a hurry. Returning to the Yuan family would be like walking into a trap.
The second option was also off the table. If the kids' father was that wife - batterer, looking for him would be like jumping into a pit of fire. If it was someone else, a scumbag who ran away after sleeping with a woman and took no responsibility, there was no need to look for him either.
For the third option, to separate her household register from the Yuan family, she needed the original household - register document. This was no different from the first option, so it was also ruled out.
Of course, there were kindergartens in Haicheng that didn't require household - register documents, but she didn't trust such unregulated educational institutions to send the two kids there.
As for using hacking technology to achieve her goal, that was not even in Xu Zixi's consideration. The government's household - register system in Fengcheng was not so easy to hack into. Moreover, rather than using illegal means, she wanted the two kids to stand behind her in a proper and legal way.
Forget it. Since they couldn't go to kindergarten, she would find a tutor for the two kids. The household - register problem would have to be considered later.
Yan Yincheng's private jet finally arrived safely at Haicheng Airport at 5 a.m. As soon as they got off the plane, Yan Yincheng and Wei Shu rushed quickly to a certain community in the northern district. On the way, Yan Yincheng asked about the time every now and then.
"How much longer until we get there?"
Wei Shu replied, "It'll probably take another forty minutes."
Yan Yincheng's voice instantly turned colder, "You said it would only take half an hour. Where did the extra ten minutes come from?"
"My Lord, the GPS shows there's a nearly five - kilometer traffic jam ahead. It's estimated to take ten minutes to get through. This is already fast!"
"You've got some nerve talking back to me?" Yan Yincheng said coldly, "Can't you drive faster?!"
"Lord, we're already going at 160 mph..." Wei Shu said helplessly. "You seem to be in such a hurry. What happened?"
Yan Yincheng simply said, "Hurry up!" But his hand secretly pressed against his stomach.
His stomach was starting to throb again. He hoped he could make it back in time for breakfast.
Thinking something had really happened to the two kids, Wei Shu shuddered and told the driver to speed up a bit. Fortunately, the traffic jam indicated by the navigation was quickly cleared. In the end, they arrived at the community in just an hour.
As soon as the car stopped, Wei Shu jumped out and opened the door for Yan Yincheng. "Lord, we're here!"
Yan Yincheng tightened his grip on his blind stick and had just stepped out of the car, holding onto the door, when he heard Xu Zixi's voice from ahead.
"Attention! Stand at ease!"
Wei Shu was startled. He turned around and saw Xu Zixi and the two kids running out of the building in their sportswear and lining up in a single - file column in the small garden. Xu Zixi put her hands on her hips and said to the two kids:
"From today on, you have to exercise seriously with Mommy. Now, let's do some warm - up exercises first. Come on, watch Mommy's movements and do them with me. Head movements, one - two - three - four, two - two - three - four..."
The two almost identical babies were wearing the same sportswear as Xu Zixi. Their little arms and legs were trying hard to follow Xu Zixi's rhythm. Their little faces had gained a bit of weight compared to when they were first seen, making them look even more fair, tender, and cute. The way they were pursing their lips and looking serious was exactly the same as the Lord when he was a child. Any member of the Yan family would know at a glance that they were Lord Yan's offspring.
When Wei Shu was marveling at the two little kids, he had no idea about the turmoil in Yan Yincheng's heart beside him.
He pressed his hand hard against his throbbing stomach under his overcoat, thinking that despite rushing all the way, had he still missed it?
After the warm - up, Xu Zixi led the two kids to start running. As she turned around, she also saw Yan Yincheng and Wei Shu standing beside the black Maybach. Since the incident when the kids were pushed away, she had decided not to talk to Yan Yincheng anymore. Just as she was about to ignore them, the kids behind her greeted them actively.
"Good morning, Uncle!"
Yan Yincheng was taken aback. He couldn't be sure. Were the kids... greeting him?
Wei Shu waved excitedly and replied, "Good morning, little... kids!"
Yuan Xiaoxuan tugged at Xu Zixi's clothes and said, "Mommy, you didn't say good morning to Uncle. Little Horse said that good kids should be polite and greet their friends."
Xu Zixi's ears turned red instantly. She suddenly wished she could go back in time and strangle herself for reading stories to the two kids yesterday. Why did she buy those enlightenment books? It was like digging a hole for herself.
She had no choice but to nod at Wei Shu and Yan Yincheng and say, "Morning."
Wei Shu glanced at his silent boss and thought he had to take the lead. He smiled and said, "We didn't expect you to get up so early. What are you up to?"
Xu Zixi gave him a look that said "Are you an idiot? Can't you see for yourself" and said impatiently, "Morning jogging."
Just as the mother - child trio was about to pass them, Yan Yincheng suddenly spoke:
"Have you... eaten?"
Wei Shu was stunned. My Lord, you flew from Haicheng to Fengcheng and then back to Haicheng without even sleeping, just to ask this?
Xu Zixi was also stunned. They had had an unpleasant experience before. Did he ask this as a way to find an excuse to ease their relationship?
Following the principle of not hitting someone who offers a friendly gesture, Xu Zixi replied politely, "Not yet."
Yan Yincheng let out a sigh of relief.
"We're going to buy steamed buns outside after our run." She added.
Because in the enlightenment book she bought yesterday, Little Horse, Little Rabbit, and Little Fox became friends by sharing soup dumplings. So the two kids had been clamoring to eat them as soon as they got up. Xu Zixi had no choice but to take them out to try something new.
Yan Yincheng paused for a moment and then asked, "Why don't you make them at home?"
Maybe it was because he was used to being in a high position, but his tone had a bit of a reproach in it. Xu Zixi rolled her eyes and said, "My kids want to eat them." She might as well have said "It's none of your business."
Wei Shu's eyes widened. She rolled her eyes! She actually rolled her eyes at his Lord! How dare she!
Yan Yincheng insisted, "The food sold outside is not clean. There are news reports every day about people getting sick from eating it. Have you forgotten that the kids were just in the hospital recently?"
The incident of the kids getting sick from eating outside food really bothered Xu Zixi. When she heard this, she thought, right, she didn't know what ingredients those small workshops outside used or if the cooking process was clean. If the kids got sick again, it would be her fault as a mother.
However, although she could cook, she just didn't know how to make soup dumplings.
"Baby, can we make a deal? This grumpy uncle is right. The food outside is not clean. It's not good if you get sick. Mommy will go home and make it for you. But Mommy doesn't know how to make soup dumplings. Mommy..."
"I can teach you." The grumpy uncle, Yan Yincheng, interrupted.
"..." Xu Zixi looked up at Yan Yincheng in surprise and asked uncertainly, "You can? Aren't you..."
"For any food I've eaten, I can not only taste all the ingredients added, but also reproduce the cooking steps." Yan Yincheng said, exuding arrogance and confidence all over his body, making him extremely charming.
But Xu Zixi was completely unmoved. She said, "Thanks for the offer, but I can look up the recipe online. Bye."
Then, she led the two kids and ran away like the wind, leaving behind Yan Yincheng with an even darker face and a stunned Wei Shu.
Slowly coming to his senses, Wei Shu looked at Lord Yan beside him with a complicated expression.
If he guessed correctly, Lord Yan had just been hitting on Miss Yuan? And he had failed? Was Lord Yan starting to implement their plan to get the kids back?
"Lord, it doesn't matter. If this time doesn't work, we can find another opportunity. We'll surely find a way to get close to the two little lords." Wei Shu comforted him. "It's cold outside. Let's go back inside."
But Yan Yincheng stubbornly said, "I'll wait here."