CHAPTER 289: CHAPTER 289: MIAOMIAO: SENIOR BROTHER HAS TO WORK TOO

The two verified some more details, and Tuanzi basically acknowledged Duan Xiayou’s senior brother status.

However, to be safe, after returning to Jiangshui, Tuanzi still brought out two wooden swords, requiring Duan Xiayou to spar with her using the Listening Wave Swordsmanship.

"Basic skills are easy to mimic, but the latter moves of the Listening Wave Swordsmanship, neither Master nor I have ever shown them publicly."

Though she said this, Tuanzi’s eyes were burning, seemingly more eager to spar than verify identity; her big eyes were full of fighting spirit.

Duan Xiayou lazily yawned.

Having gone through a series of events, and previously sparring in a café, he was already exhausted.

Today’s quota for exercise was already consumed.

"You’re small, but quite clever."

Duan Xiayou lazily said, "Verifying identity, sparring, probing my strength, and guessing Master’s attitude. Your little head is full of stuff."

Tuanzi slightly raised her chin, "That’s what Master said, fighting involves both hands and brains."

"Though that’s true, we’re not enemies, so why need brains?"

With that, he walked toward the villa, looking like he had no intention of sparring with Tuanzi using swordsmanship.

Tuanzi widened her eyes.

She had waited a long time to find someone equally matched, and it was so lonely without a partner!

"Wait up!"

She dropped the wooden sword and chased after him, blocking Duan Xiayou in front, stretching her small arms straight, and said fiercely in a cute way, "If you don’t spar, Miaomiao won’t recognize your identity!"

Duan Xiayou lowered his eyes to look at her, directly hitting the point, "Saying that means you’ve already acknowledged it in your heart, just verbally denying."

Tuanzi puffed her cheeks.

Seeing him really unwilling to spar, she rolled her eyes and switched tactics.

Her small paw grabbed his elaborate sleeve and gently shook it.

"Senior brother, won’t you spar with me just once, please? Miaomiao has been back so long, unsure if she’s rusty, really needs someone’s help~"

Duan Xiayou: "..."

"Senior brother~"

"Senior brother!"

The tone originally soft and later gradually irritable.

Duan Xiayou blinked, came back to his senses, and hugged her up.

Tuanzi refused to snuggle with him, hugged her small arms, turned her head to another direction, and puffed her soft cheeks.

"I am the senior brother," Duan Xiayou emphasized.

Tuanzi turned her small head back, blinked, pondered his words, then immediately cheerfully said, "Senior brother!"

One call of ’senior brother’ led to a spar.

Tuanzi was so happy she began to glow, even when the wooden sword was knocked away during the spar, she remained joyous.

Later, she brought out two wooden sabers, wanting to spar the Sea Viewing Saber Technique.

Seeing Duan Xiayou’s reluctance, she immediately softened, "Senior brother, you’re the best, right? No matter if there’re other senior brothers later, you’re Miaomiao’s first recognized senior brother~"

Duan Xiayou: "...With such speaking skills, you’re sure to fool many people in the future."

Tuanzi blinked, pretending not to understand.

Finally, Tuanzi got her wish and even successfully knocked away Duan Xiayou’s saber, resting a wooden saber on his neck.

"Haha, Miaomiao is really awesome!"

She nodded to herself, "Losing earlier in the sword fight was just an accident."

"Knew it was like that."

Duan Xiayou shook his head helplessly, "Unwilling to admit losing, needing to win back elsewhere."

Tuanzi shook her head and even happily jumped up.

"No matter, no matter, Miaomiao indeed won!"

By the time they had sparred enough, Gu Cheng had already prepared the food.

Duan Xiayou ate a few bites, somewhat surprised.

"You’re really good at cooking."

Gu Cheng gratefully accepted such a compliment.

Before he could say much, Duan Xiayou then said, "Can I stay here indefinitely eating your food?"

Gu Cheng: "..."

Tuanzi immediately objected, "Big brother has a job too!"

Not refuting his staying matter.

Tuanzi, already knowing quite some modern knowledge, also educated Duan Xiayou.

Besides the basic daily needs, she emphasized one point in a cheeky manner, "You’re currently an unregistered person, a black household!"

Duan Xiayou understood her words.

"No registration, no travel pass, can’t go anywhere?"

"Correct, correct." Tuanzi nodded repeatedly.

Duan Xiayou pondered for a while, suddenly clapping his hands.

"Then I don’t need to go anywhere, can rest at home every day?"

Tuanzi: "..."

Gu Cheng: "..."

The man lazily looked at them expectantly.

Tuanzi casually shifted her gaze, asking Gu Cheng, "Is there a way to register him?"

She now understood what registration meant.

Previously, due to a car accident, without finding a body, even though relevant parties believed she had died, when the allotted time passed, the two brothers could apply for their parents’ and sister’s death certificates, yet they didn’t.

Not applying for death certificates meant they couldn’t divide the parents’ property, but they valued family more and always refused to apply.

This made things easier for Tuanzi; after she returned, she could still use old documents, just needing to update them.

In case the parents returned, the process would still be simple.

Duan Xiayou was different; he indeed belonged to another world, without residence status.

Gu Cheng remained calm.

Or rather, after knowing his sister possibly had a senior brother crossing over, he had already thought through post-arrangements, now directly offering suggestions.

"Pretend to have amnesia or another reason, first apply for a temporary ID card. For long-term settlement, you can get a certificate from the neighborhood committee or register as a distant relative at our house. Additionally, you can work here long-term and pay taxes; there are many methods."

Due to some special reasons, there are still many unregistered people in the modern world. Not all unregistered persons have birth certificates; preparing materials can apply when wanting to register. Hence, related departments have corresponding solutions.

Duan Xiayou was lost in thought.

Soon, he nodded toward Gu Cheng, "Then choose the method you think is the most appropriate."

Tuanzi immediately raised her small paw, focusing on one issue only.

"Work!"

Her big eyes smiled like crescent moons, Tuanzi mischievously said, "Wanting to slack off at home? Haha, impossible, being such an adult, you must dutifully work; even Miaomiao works properly. How can senior brother be worse than junior sister?"

Seeing her like a proud little kitten, Duan Xiayou found it amusing.

"Is your work involving appearing in that weird thing?"

He referred to phones and videos.

"What weird thing? That’s a phone!"

Tuanzi remembered there was an old phone at home, immediately found it.

"Haha, we all use old phones!"

Duan Xiayou seemed interested, also curious about junior sister’s work.

"I don’t know what I can do; maybe I should do the same as you?"

He’s well-read, skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, once praised by the tutor. Having gone through much, he precisely perceives things. Junior sister’s popular videos mostly related to martial arts. Coincidentally, he’s adept at it too.

This time, it was Gu Cheng’s turn to be insightful.