Chapter 917: Chapter 608: Art Exhibition [02] Marriage Registration and Attending Couple Variety Show [14 Updates]

After the fireworks burned out, the display was over. Nora asked Pedro to move the gifts back to the living room.

"Why did you go to so much trouble to move them outside?"

Pedro placed the gifts on the coffee table.

Nora shoveled egg fried rice into her mouth, glanced at the coffee table upon hearing the noise, and said, "Beautiful."

"..."

Pedro was momentarily speechless.

"You didn’t just start preparing this month, right?" Pedro examined the gifts carefully, unable to let go of them.

"No. At the beginning of the year, someone gave me a pile of wood, and I wanted to make you some furniture, but you didn’t want it. So, I thought I’d make something else." Nora came over, squatted down with the bowl, poked Pedro, the old man, with her finger, and continued, "Originally, I just wanted to make a pair, but you insisted I make up for the previous years, so I used the occasion to make two pairs. One counts for each year."

Pedro was truly thick-skinned, getting a bargain and still complaining, yet at this moment he earnestly remarked, "Such a loss."

Nora shot him a glare, "Pushing your luck, aren’t you?"

"We’re getting the certificate today," Pedro retreated a step back, "let’s argue another day."

Nora: "..."

Rascal.

...

They had to get up early to return to Fenton City tomorrow.

Nora was exhausted from a day of woodworking, ate her egg fried rice, and washed up for bed.

Pedro joined her in bed quite late.

In her muddled state, Nora muttered something, not sure what Pedro replied, and then she fell asleep again.

Until the next day, Nora, while jostled in the car with nothing to do, browsed her phone and discovered the reserved Master was flaunting his birthday presents on social media, at two or three in the morning, probably after picking the best-looking pictures out of dozens or hundreds taken.

The comments were filled with flattering words.

"Sis-in-law, did you really make this?" Thomas, sitting in the passenger seat flipping through the photos, very surprised, "This craftsmanship, far exceeds professional standards."

"Yeah."

Nora calmly accepted his compliment.

Thomas: "..." No wonder she’s his sister-in-law, thick-skinned just like his brother.

By the time they arrived in Fenton City, it was already noon.

The driver came to pick them up, bringing their household registration books, and the two headed straight to the Civil Affairs Bureau. Thomas took a taxi home, while getting critiqued by Flora for disturbing his brother and sister-in-law’s peaceful time.

...

That day, Nora and Pedro successfully registered their marriage.

Along with that, they showed it off on Weibo.

Nora’s mysterious partner continued to evade public detection. Generally, there are always rumors within the circle, because walls have ears, but Nora neither had a team nor announcements, she occasionally participated in variety shows, and her news was indeed rare.

Moreover, the few insiders were all silenced by Pedro.

Seeing Nora unabashedly flaunting their love, yet unable to find out more about Pedro, some dubbed "Nora’s boyfriend" as "Schrodinger’s boyfriend."

Previously, when Nora posted a picture of their rings, a bunch of people didn’t believe it, thinking Nora was just stirring things up.

As it turns out, now they’ve posted their marriage certificate—

[It’s really a marriage?!]

[The rascal can’t even show a face on the marriage certificate?! The cover is too thick, Fairy, give us a picture!]

[Ah, ah, ah, my first love was snatched away by a rascal!]

[Now that the rascal has registered, he’s probably going to give out a lot of red envelopes for his grandkids, right? Such a loss, should’ve registered a few days earlier.]

...

Usually, when other celebrities post their marriage certificates, the comment section is filled with blessings. When Nora posts her marriage certificate, the comment section is filled with "rascal."

Nonetheless, Nora trended on the hot searches again.

No one found it surprising.

This year, meeting Nora on the hot search every now and then, they’ve become accustomed to it.

——And this was genuinely based on real data, not purchased, they didn’t even know where to start if they wanted to criticize.

For Nora, she was just flaunting her romance, and everyone else’s remarks were irrelevant to her; after showing off, she cheerfully followed Pedro to the Langley Residence.

Meanwhile, she collected red envelopes along the way.

Approaching their destination.

Nora fiddled with her phone, elbowed Pedro, and said, "Master, I received a down payment-sized red envelope."

"...Oh."

Pedro gave her a mild glance.

Nora thought he wasn’t interested and didn’t continue chatting. But within a few minutes, she received a message notification — a transfer of twenty million.

"We’re not interested in a down payment, if we’re buying, we’re going for full payment," Pedro said indifferently.

Nora: "..."

Marcus and Oliver had already privately complained about the two being so wealthy, owning properties everywhere.

"Instead of that—" Pedro continued.

"Hmm?"

Pedro extended his hand to her, "Give me the marriage certificate."

Nora was puzzled, "Why?"

"Burn it now, so you won’t think about using it for anything else." Pedro said with a deadpan seriousness.

"..." After a moment of silence, Nora took out the marriage certificate, opened it, and posed as if she were going to tear it, "Let’s rip it instead, to avoid environmental pollution."

"..."

Pedro Langley swiftly snatched the marriage certificate away before she could do anything drastic.

Nora Scott raised an eyebrow, "Not tearing it up?"

With a slight lift of his brow, Pedro carefully put away the wedding certificate and said earnestly, "You never know when it might be useful."

"..."

A perfectly good birthday, a perfectly good day to get the certificate, Pedro Langley took a hit relying solely on his skill.

*

Langley Residence.

Nora didn’t come here often, but she liked it here.

The decor didn’t have the solemn grandeur of a big family; instead, it was quite cozy. Even if there weren’t many people, it never felt deserted or cold because everywhere reflected the owner’s love for life and attentiveness.

Today, besides Flora Loughton, Marsh Langley, and Thomas Langley, Lucas Langley’s family, along with his wife and child, also came.

It was the child’s first meeting with Nora, and he immediately clung to her, wrapping himself around her leg.

"Sister! Sister!"

The three-year-old called out as he pleased, refusing to change the way he addressed her, no matter who tried to convince him.

The sister-in-law was amused and exasperated, "When I was pregnant, I hoped he would be a girl. I watched your shows for a while, hoping he would look like you. Maybe it’s fate from the womb."

"..."

This truly was a mysterious fate.

Because the child clung to Nora persistently, Nora found herself "becoming a mother" as soon as she got married, playing with the child.

The Langley family had good manners ingrained in their bones.

Even at three, the child was very considerate, never noisy, wanting to make Nora happy by sharing all his toys, stuffing them into her arms.

"Isaac, give uncle a toy?"

Thomas Langley leaned in, trying to pinch his nephew’s cheek, but was promptly brushed off disdainfully.

"No," the child said firmly, hugging Nora’s leg, "Isaac’s toys are only for sister."

Thomas advised patiently, "That’s not right. If you’re sharing, you should share with everyone."

With great seriousness, the child declared, "But sister is a Fairy. If you take things meant for Fairy sister, you’ll be punished."

Thomas: "..."

Damn?

Pedro marries and brings home a Fairy?

Others around burst into hearty laughter.

Nora awkwardly scratched her nose, feeling a bit sheepish.

—Sorry, your Fairy sister is actually a down-to-earth mountain bandit.

...

Nora used to avoid meeting Pedro’s family out of concern about the rules and constraints of wealthy families. Dating and forming a family are different, so even if she truly liked Pedro, she had to consider meeting the Langley family carefully.

What if they were hard to get along with?

What if they picked on her?

What if their views differed?

Nora chose friends based on preference and didn’t flatter people or consider fixing hard relationships. But if people she disliked were Pedro’s family... she would be wary, creating a burden that could affect her relationship with Pedro.

Fortunately, the Langley family didn’t require her to worry.

Everyone respected Pedro’s choice in a partner, even if not familiar with Nora, they were warm and friendly.

Their upbringing taught them to respect all forms of existence, to immediately recognize others’ strengths and offer praise, to be tolerant and forgiving, granting patience and kindness to their own. Thus, making Langley’s home a warm, harmonious environment, even on the servants, you wouldn’t find a trace of hostility.

Nora thoroughly enjoyed interacting with them.

After dinner, as Flora asked if Nora wanted to stay overnight, Nora agreed immediately.

As someone with a wide experience of bizarre entertainment activities, Nora felt the only flaw in the Langley residence was — entertainment activities were too limited.

After Pedro’s birthday celebration, they gathered for entertainment —

Playing the card game, Landlord.

Accurately speaking, the women played Landlord, while the men chatted about national affairs.

His sister-in-law and Flora were truly terrible at the game, while Nora excelled at memorizing cards, winning without much thought. In the end, her struggle was figuring out how to lose...

By around eleven, she was finally freed, returning to the room with a deep sigh.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Pedro had just finished showering and upon seeing Nora’s sigh, he couldn’t help but smile, walking over to rub her face.

Nora swatted his hand away, "Can’t you teach them a few more games? What if they’re good at others?"

"They know them all," Pedro said philosophically. "But our family has an unwritten rule: respect women, never win them in card games. Before tonight, they probably felt they were great at card games."

Nora: "..."

Indeed, behind harmonious families, there are potential sacrifices.

Oh, and numerous lies.

Nora went to grab clothes, preparing for a shower. Pedro pulled her back, "I have something to tell you."

"What?"

Nora tilted her head slightly.

After a moment’s hesitation, Pedro carefully asked, "How about participating in a couple’s reality show?"