Brainoid

After determining their respective goals and bottom lines, Qi Min and Anton quickly reached a basic consensus: first of all, they should bring Anton and Mimi back to China, and how to arrange it after that was another matter.

As for how to let Anton and Mimi return to China, Qi Min has still thought about it. Because Mimi is legally Qi Min's child, there will be no problem with her identity after returning to China, and naturalization by blood should not be rejected. Although it is speculated that Anton may have been abducted from China, there is nothing to prove his identity after so many years. If he cannot be traced back to his elders, it is still more troublesome to naturalize by blood.

Therefore, she planned to let Anton take Mimi to apply for a tourist visa to China first, and then deal with the issue of nationality or permanent residence when they arrived.

"Well... let's do it. I will follow the others to the airport in two hours. You should prepare all the things for visa application first." Qi Min said to Anton, "The Chinese Embassy should not be stuck. I estimate that you can apply for an American visa in a week or two."

"OK, if you think there is no problem with the tourist visa, then go for it." Anton is not a messy person. Because Qi Min is three years older than him and relatively more knowledgeable, he still listens to Qi Min on such important matters.

"China is not so strict about this. Some people even secretly work as foreign teachers with tourist visas. When I was in high school, the Japanese foreign teachers at the school were like this, and they were deported later - but that is not the point." Qi Min waved his hand, "Take it Let me know when you get your visa and I will buy tickets for you online."

Anton looked at her with disdain: "Do you still trust her? Who cares about your ticket money?"

"What does this have to do with trust?" Qi Min was confused. Later he thought that he might have mistakenly thought that he didn't give them the money to buy tickets directly because he was afraid that Anton would run away with the money. Qi Min couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Has your head been caught in the door? It's just such a small amount of money. Even if you pocket it, where can you go? It won't be enough to pay off the debt. I came to buy the ticket because of a school business trip. If you apply for a VIP card, you can record your miles and earn points.”

Only then did Anton realize that he was imagining things again. But it's not surprising that he would think so. Just because Qi Min could make Mimi fall from the fourth floor, his trust in Qi Min would inevitably be downgraded, and he would naturally think that Qi Min also didn't trust him.

But it was impossible to bow down. Anton still said stubbornly: "Okay, okay, I just want to ask you for money to pay off the debt, okay?"

"Then the amount you are worried about should be quite large." Qi Min took the opportunity to ask, "By the way, how much did you borrow?"

Hearing this question, Anton couldn't help but look away: "I borrowed 20,000 yuan, and now I still have 17,000 yuan that I haven't paid back."

Seventeen thousand US dollars is equivalent to nearly 120,000 yuan. Qi Min couldn't help but think that with this kind of money, he could have had two surgeries in China, and this was still not included in the reimbursement rate of public medical insurance.

Fortunately, Mimi can stand up now. Whether they spend more or less is secondary, as long as it is within what they can afford, there is no problem.

Qi Min said: "It doesn't matter, it's not too much, it's only a few hundred thousand yuan. Even if I can't make that much money for the time being, I can still ask my parents for it."

Anton is an orphan, but Qi Min was born in a normal family. But because she was afraid of hurting Anton's heart when she was with him, Qi Min often downplayed this fact.

But when it came to his parents, Anton had a question at this time: "Can your parents come up with so much money in a short period of time?"

In the United States, most people of Anton's class have little habit of saving, and some even rely on credit cards and installment payments to survive. Therefore, although US$20,000 is really not much under the income level of the United States, Anton still has to borrow money from everywhere to get it.

"Of course." Qi Min answered this question without thinking, "After all, my parents can provide for me to study for a Ph.D., isn't it normal to be able to afford hundreds of thousands?"

Hearing the news, Anton couldn't help but narrowed his eyes and said with some hesitation: "Why... didn't you tell me before? If I had this money before, I could hire someone to temporarily look after Mimi while I was away on a long trip. Then She won’t fall off the balcony just because you can’t watch.”

This is a tough question. In fact, if we follow normal logic, Chinese ancestors attach great importance to their grandchildren. If Mimi's grandparents knew that young people could not take care of their children, they would have helped. Even if she couldn't actually take care of Mimi despite being thousands of miles apart, she could at least help her financially.

The only explanation is that Qi Min's parents don't know the existence of Mimi and Anton at all. The old couple sent Qi Min to study abroad, but they didn't expect that she would bring back a mixed-race daughter, and the daughter also came with a father.

But if she said at this time that her parents would not look forward to his and Mimi's existence, it would probably make Anton feel that he was being disliked. Qi Min had to make it up: "That's not... I'm an adult now, so I can't always rely on my parents, right?" Then she added, "Look, you haven't grown up to this big without the help of your parents. "

Qi Min's casual remarks often make Anton angry. The sad thing about being without parents since childhood was taboo, but she actually said it without any restraint, which made Anton frown at her.

"Uh... I mean you are very independent, which is a good thing." Qi Min compensated with some embarrassment.

Anton knew that she just had no brains, he just cursed in his heart that highly educated people have high IQ and low EQ. This had happened many times before, and she had many other problems. For example, sometimes Qi Min accidentally went home earlier than Anton, and he just sat there playing games without even thinking about going to the supermarket to buy anything.

"You are really good at talking, please speak less." Anton learned the essence of Chinese irony when he was learning cooking from the previous Chinese restaurant owner, and then he asked, "Then where should Mimi and I stay if we go to Beijing?" Where?"

Qi Min thought for a while, she was already very embarrassed to live in Yan Zhaolan's house now. And it would be easier for her to accept it if she was alone, but it would probably not be appropriate if she brought her boyfriend and daughter.

"I'll rent a house in the family area next to the school." Qi Min said, "When you apply for the visa, this matter should be able to be processed."

The houses in the family area may be older, but they are better because they are close and the rent is cheaper. The point is that she can't rashly take Anton and Mimi back to live with her parents. Although her parents' house can really accommodate so many people, it won't be easy for her parents to accept a mixed-race son-in-law and mixed-race granddaughter.

Alas, it’s really troublesome. Although Anton claimed that he was an orthodox Chinese all day long - especially in cooking, and even threatened to go to the Chinese embassy when scolding gangsters on the street, he was half Eastern European. If he was really an orthodox Chinese, the old couple would probably accept it directly.

Or if Mimi is an authentic Chinese girl, that's fine. It's not like the old couple can't accept Qi Min adopting a child in a serious way. But with her mixed-race appearance and the lingering side effects of walking, she will definitely be laughed at by other children, which will also indirectly make others talk about Qi Min's family.

After all, the Chinese are still afraid of losing face. Being thin-skinned and focusing on face is often a good way to maintain social order, but I am afraid that in order not to lose face, I will lose my dignity.

I feel that Anton’s character looks a bit like a yellow and white mixed version of “BEACH BOY” at first glance, so I would like to explain a little here. To some extent, this is indeed a dependent spouse. A story that spans classes, but the class difference between the two was not obvious at first (Qi Min was poorer than Anton when he was studying for his PhD), and class did not play a key role in it.

(BTW, in real life, people should pay attention to the match when looking for a partner. A real incident happened in our school. A few years ago, a student fell in love with an off-campus worker. He spent the worker's money while in school, and ran away directly after graduation... Go down one level. Those who are looking for partners in the upper class may not always be true love, or they may just be looking for an advantage; there are many scumbags among highly educated people)