CHAPTER 386: CHAPTER 385: ZHEN YAN ESTABLISHES A HOUSEHOLD

Zhen Yu glanced at her brother and explained, "As long as he knows we’ve separated from mom, he’ll definitely guess! The money and shop would absolutely not be taken by mom to the Gu Family!! If Zhen Hailong wins our custody, then this shop and our family’s previous savings would naturally come to him with us! Oh right! His younger son will never be able to stand on his own, he definitely still wants you, his eldest son, to provide for his old age and help him in his final moments! So this is killing three birds with one stone!"

In such a serious conversation, Zhen Yan was still taken aback!

"It’s a pity, he forgot the most important thing!"

Zhen Yan immediately asked, "What thing?"

"He forgot your birthday! Zhen Hailong definitely didn’t consider, you’re already an adult! Haha! Truly, man’s calculations are no match for Heaven’s! Heaven itself is helping us!"

Zhen Yu decisively said, "Brother! Tomorrow, take leave to register your household independently! Register it at the newly bought shop!"

Zhen Yan immediately asked, "What about your household registration?"

"I’m a minor! Legally speaking, you can’t ’take’ me away!"

"Why?!" Zhen Yan, lacking knowledge of these legal details, asked, "I’m an adult, aren’t I? And being your brother, I can’t ’take’ you?"

Because she had thought of becoming independent early in her previous life, Zhen Yu had specifically consulted the court about her situation at the time. Therefore, she answered her brother’s question with such clarity!

"The guardian of a minor is the parents! Especially since my custody is still in mom’s hands! So you, as a brother, are only secondary!"

Seeing her brother about to speak but stopping, Zhen Yu hurriedly comforted him, "Don’t worry! Not to mention that it’s considerably difficult for Zhen Hailong to fight for my custody, even if he really does manage to get it! I don’t have any property under my name, he would still end up with nothing!"

"But,"

"No buts!!! Only if you become independent can you safeguard our home! That will leave me with no concerns for the future!"

Zhen Yan was silent for a long while before he said, "Brother understands! Brother will safeguard ’this’ home!" The rest of his thoughts Zhen Yan swallowed back down! At that moment, he resolved that in the future he must turn over both the internet cafés in Qi City, including the buildings and legal entity, to his sister!

Being a grown man and a university graduate, he can certainly earn his own living! Moreover, he also wanted to start his own business!

Zhen Yu and her brother looked at each other silently, both fully trusting one another.

Suddenly! As if a bolt of lightning had struck through her heart, Zhen Yu quickly turned her head, indeed seeing that the handset of the landline was still left hanging in mid-air!

"Brother, Han Mingyue he..."

It was only at this moment that Zhen Yan remembered, his sister was on the phone just now!

Regardless of whether Han Mingyue on the other end had hung up or not, his sister definitely still had a few more words to say to him! Thus, Zhen Yan took a deep breath and proactively stood up, saying, "Brother will step out first."

"Mm."

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As she picked up the handset, Zhen Yuxin felt very anxious! Hoping that Han Mingyue had already hung up, yet also hoping he hadn’t...

Even with her mixed thoughts, Zhen Yuxin still slowly brought the handset to her ear.

Inside was complete silence.

So he really hadn’t hung up...

"Ming Yue."

Han Mingyue’s voice indeed immediately came through, "Xiao Yu."

"The words I said with my brother..."

"I heard everything." Han Mingyue not only took the initiative to admit it but also wanted to help her out. "About the custody issue, let me think of a way!"

"You,"

The phrase ’What can you do!’ tumbled on the tip of her tongue, but Zhen Yu swallowed it back.

After careful consideration, Zhen Yu gently advised, "Don’t force it, it’s okay if there’s no solution!"

"Okay." Han Mingyue responded noncommittally.

After moving his lips a few times, he still comforted her, "Xiao Yu, don’t be sad."

Even if your parents don’t care about you, you still have Zhen Yan! And me! We won’t ignore you!

Of course, Zhen Yu couldn’t actually hear Han Mingyue’s heartfelt voice! But having faced many setbacks in both her past and present life, she could pick herself up much more swiftly than others!

"I’m not sad, from now on I will never be sad over him again!"

Zhen Yu’s tone was too calm, leaving Han Mingyue not knowing what to say for a moment. Eventually, he took a few deep breaths and changed the topic. "Have you not set a date for your trip to Harbin yet?"

"... No. There’s still almost a month left! The teachers at Affiliated School tend to prepare things at the last minute."

"Alright! I’ll wait for your news."

"Han Mingyue, don’t keep thinking about this! Didn’t I tell you last time? There’s an 80% chance the events will happen one after another!"

"Um... Last time you said that you would upload our novel online on the first day of the month, have you done it?"

"Of course I have! But if you hadn’t mentioned it just now, I probably would have completely forgotten about it today! Let’s go online!"

"Okay!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhen Yu sat down at the computer and started updating the latest Chapter of the novel.

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Even though Zhen Yan had been taking leave frequently lately, he still followed his younger sister’s instructions and took leave on Monday afternoon to move their household registration.

When he went to get the household register from his mother, Mrs. Zhen was alone in her new home, and she was stunned upon hearing that her son wanted to move the registration! After regaining her senses, she quickly asked, "Where are you moving it to? Where can you move it?!"

Zhen Yan did as his sister told him, speaking what needed to be said and not mentioning people like Mr. Zhen who should not be told a word!

"My sister and I bought a new shop, we’re moving there!" Zhen Yan responded succinctly and swiftly.

Only then did Mrs. Zhen realize that her two children had made a big move again without her knowing. She almost immediately scolded, "Reckless! If you have money, why not buy more computers and expand the store rather than buying a shop?!"

Zhen Yan almost subconsciously argued, "Where to put them? The first floor is already full, and Xiao Yu is living on the second floor!"

Mrs. Zhen’s face turned from pale to red, and after restraining herself for a moment, she finally said, "... Look at me, I’ve forgotten about that! Where’s the new shop located? How big is it?"

"Mom! Let’s talk about this later! I’ve taken too many leaves recently, the teacher only approved two classes for me! I have to go now or it’ll be too late!"

Mrs. Zhen was in quite a bad mood! But with her son urging her anxiously, she couldn’t keep holding onto him!

So, she had no choice but to temporarily stay silent and quickly found the household register to give to him.

At that moment, Mrs. Zhen didn’t know that once the household register was used by her son this time, it would be difficult for her to take it back like the last time!

Because for maximum safety, Zhen Yu decided not to return the household register to Mrs. Zhen’s care anymore! She planned to hide it in a space!

For people in the late 1990s, the household register was considered a significant tool! You needed it for buying a house! For getting married! For school! Even a minor like Zhen Yu who wanted to open a savings account at the bank needed it!