It was after eight oclock in the evening, when thousands of families were brightly lit.

  On the rooftop, Wang Jinglu wore a school uniform shirt on top and a pleated long skirt with floral patterns on the bottom, lying comfortably on the one-meter-high parapet wall, gazing at the distant buildings, lit windows, trees in the shadows below the building, and cars shuttling through the gaps between the distant buildings.

  Hmph! Hmph! Hmph!

  Li Qian came out of the corridor just as she turned her head back.

  Neither of them said a word, Wang Jinglu was still leaning on the guardrail, looking back at everything far and near, Li Qian walked over and also leaned on the guardrail like her.

  Just over a minute had passed when Li Qian was about to make small talk, and suddenly, a loud noise came from the fifth floor across the street.

  "This day cant be spent like this!"

  "It doesnt matter then!"

  Bang!

  Splash!

  Li Jianli was excited, his eyes wide open, scanning back and forth on the fifth floor, "Damn it, this is going to be a fight!"

  Wang Jinglu kicked him lightly on the foot, with a crying and laughing expression on his face, "Why are you so happy to see others quarrel!"

  Li Qianke didnt have the heart to bother with her, and without even thinking, he said: "Im saying, that couple who were arguing last month and then started kissing, and even tore each others clothes off, werent they on the fifth floor? I remember the girl was pretty pale... Hey, did you see where they are? I can only hear the noise, but cant find them anywhere?"

  The buildings in Shengshi Garden are all six floors, and they also stand on the rooftop, which is equivalent to seven floors. Separated by about 20 meters, looking at the five-story building opposite, unless a couple like last time stood by the window and quarreled, its really not easy to see.

  Wang Jinglu kicked him again, this time with a bit more force than before.

  But whats surprising is that although they were smashing pots and pans and hitting bowls on the opposite side, it was all over in just two moves.

  After waiting for half a minute without hearing any further noise from that side, Li Qian let out a disappointed sigh and said: "Nothing to say, they must have made up again! Alas, unfortunately this time we cant see the butt..."

  Wang Jinglu kicked it over fiercely with one foot.

  Li Qian finally turned his head to look at her, and she was also pouting at Li Qian.

  The two people stared at each other for half a day.

  Despite the thick glasses, her eyes are still so beautiful, just like a young deers, big and bright, with a glance, especially pure, especially naive, especially lovely.

  The curtains on the fifth floor across from us suddenly closed with a rustling sound.

  Li Qian turned his head to look around, then turned back and continued staring at Wang Jinglu.

  Wang Jinglu didnt even bat an eye and said, "How can you say such weird things? Especially today, in class, in front of so many people, and in front of Teacher Qi too. Theyve been making fun of me all day, Im going to die from embarrassment!"

  Li Qian said: "Right, I didnt seem to hear you play the piano before dinner earlier?"

  Wang Jinglu said: "We havent been in a relationship, so dont go around talking nonsense about me in the future, its very embarrassing, do you know or not?"

  Li Qian said: "The song youve been practicing recently, isnt it called The Beauty with Flaxen Hair?"

  Wang Jinglu pouted and glared at him fiercely, unable to resist kicking him again before reluctantly saying: "Its The Girl with Flaxen Hair!" She even emphasized the two words "young girl".

  The conversation was interrupted at this point, and the two of them tacitly turned around to lean on the guardrail, looking into the distance.

  After a long while, Wang Jinglu suddenly spoke up and said: "My sister told me to take time off and go to Beijing. She will help me with the transfer procedures so I can attend high school in Beijing and focus on preparing for the entrance exam of the Beijing Film Academy."

  After finishing, she turned her head to look at Li Qian and said seriously: "Its going to be the third year of high school soon, you must study hard, do you know? If you continue like this, Im afraid you wont even be able to get into a public university."

  Li Qianhun replied casually, "I guarantee I can get in! This months monthly exam, Im just going to exert a little effort and first aim to get into the top 30 in class. Its all good except for Russian, which is really giving me a headache... if you asked me to speak Japanese, it wouldnt be so tiring..."

  Wang Jinglus lips pursed slightly, then relaxed slowly, her emotions inexplicably a bit low, and she said in a soft voice: "Last summer you still told me to rest assured, guaranteeing that I would be admitted to the capital! I know you love to play, but my requirements are not high either. You just need to get into the capital, its okay if its a public university. Cant you just focus on studying for one more year? Ive heard people say that as long as you get into college, everything will be much easier from then on, even if you want to play around at that time, okay?"

  Li Qian smiled and said, "Dont worry about it, I still mean what I said before. I will definitely get into Shuntian University, and it must be a top university!"

  Wang Jinglu looked at him seriously after hearing his words and didnt say anything else. She just sighed silently in her heart.

  Li Qian turned his head and looked at her with a playful expression.

  Wang Jinglu also turned her head, blinking her eyes, as always very innocent, very naive and very pure.

  Li Qian reached out and took off her glasses, looking at her.

  To put it this way, Wang Jinglu with glasses is also absolutely a little beauty, but she and the one without glasses are absolutely not on the same level!

  Especially because of myopia, once she takes off her glasses, she will slightly squint when looking at things, which makes her look even more charming. When she stops squinting, those clear eyes will reveal a hint of melancholy due to temporarily losing focus... In that instant, her beauty value can immediately increase by 3 to 5 points, almost bursting the table!

  At this time, having lost the protection of his glasses, Wang Jing involuntarily narrowed his eyes and felt a little flustered in his heart.

  Especially, dont look at Li Qians face with a seemingly smiling but not smiling expression, but his eyes are very sharp and piercing, shining brightly to the point of being scary.

  "He said, Im asking you, do you like me? Want to marry me?"

  Wang Jinglu hastily looked away, pursed her lips, and then raised her hand to tuck a few strands of hair blown by the wind behind her ear. Only then did she turn around and give Li Qian a white eye, kicking him with her foot and saying disdainfully: "Stinky beauty!"

  She shot him a sideways glance and promptly pulled out her trump card, "If you keep spouting nonsense, Ill call my sister the moment I turn around."

  Li Qian directly raised his hands in surrender.

  This big killer is out, which means this topic is not even worth discussing!

  A moment later, Wang Jinglu suddenly said: "Do you know why my sister came back suddenly the day before yesterday?"

  Li Qian shook his head, "I dont know. Why?"

  Wang Jinglu lowered her head and said, "My dad... asked her for a loan."

  Li Qian asked in confusion: "Dad, did you borrow money from your sister?"

  Wang Jinglu nodded, "That woman... didnt she move out of our house last week? When my sister came back, she and my mom hid in the bedroom to talk, with their backs to me. I heard my mom crying. Later, when my sister was about to leave, she told me that the woman is pregnant and demanded that my dad buy her a house before giving birth, otherwise she would have an abortion. My dad agreed, but his business has been bad for the past two years, so he doesnt have much money, which is why he asked my sister to lend him some..."

  Li Qian was taken aback, "Youre saying... your little mom is pregnant?"

  Wang Jinglu nodded and said, "My dad wanted a son, so he took in my mom as his concubine. My mom even signed an agreement to it. He was afraid that the woman would cause trouble, so at home, he treated her especially well and also required me and my sister to call her little mother and not give her any attitude. But in the end..."

  "In the end, she still complained about you in front of your dad?"

  Wang Jinglu nodded and murmured "uh-huh".

  Li Qian helplessly rubbed his eyebrows.

  Everyone says its hard for a clean official to meddle in family affairs. As an outsider, Li Qian found it inappropriate to even offer suggestions.

  But anyway, the system of this space-time is indeed a bit weird.

  The Constitution stipulates that everyone is equal, men and women are equal, and also stipulates the freedom of love and marriage, but it also stipulates that men have the right to take concubines.

  According to Li Qians knowledge, a man who wants to take a concubine only needs to obtain the consent of his parents, wife, and the concubine he is about to marry, as well as her parents, and have them all sign their names on the application for taking a concubine. After one year from the date of application, if all parties do not object or repent, the man only needs to pay ten times the amount of personal income tax he paid in the previous fiscal year as "concubine money" to formally marry the concubine. Moreover, they will also have a nationally issued and recognized "Concubine Certificate", which is protected by law, and the concubine also has financial independence and priority divorce rights!

  Even the marriage law has provisions that both husband and wife are not allowed to abuse concubines...

  Its hard to say, but as far as Li Qian knows, even in this time and space, there are no more than thirty countries in the world that have similar weird laws! Hmm, Vietnam, North Korea, South Korea, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Morocco... Okay, although its just the East Asian cultural circle and the Arab cultural circle, but counting carefully, there are quite a few!

  Of course, although the law allows it, there are not many people who can really afford to do so. Without mentioning getting the consent of all stakeholders, just that huge amount of concubine money based on personal income tax is not something everyone is willing to bear! Taking a concubine basically means emptying out five to eight years worth of savings for ordinary working-class people, and for wealthy people with profitable assets such as company shares, it would mean considering the past years company profits, share appreciation, and property value appreciation - who can afford that?

  So in this society, men who take concubines are really few and far between. If it werent for the fact that they had no other choice, those wealthy and open-minded men would rather keep mistresses or raise a mistress on the side than take a concubine...

  …………

  Perhaps it was because Li Jianhao didnt speak at the meeting, Wang Jinglu turned her head to look at him and suddenly asked: "Hey, are you planning to take a concubine in the future?"

  With a swish, Li Qians eyes lit up immediately.

  "Wow! Think about it, a hero with three wives and four concubines! If you can legally take concubines, why not do it? My mom said to my dad, I know you have the desire, but do you have the guts? And more importantly, do you have the money? Listen to this, whether or not you can take concubines is directly related to whether or not youre willing to spend that kind of money. Its literally a standard for distinguishing successful people!"

  Wang Jinglu suddenly burst out laughing and couldnt help but give him a slap on the shoulder, scolding: "Youre always so shameless, spouting nonsense all day long!"

  Li Qian looked at her, smiling and personally putting the glasses back on her face, saying in a flattering tone: "Or, you can sign one for me first?"

  Wang Jinglu couldnt help but glance at him with a mixture of laughter and tears, feeling a bit shy. She turned her head to go downstairs, "Youd better find your future wife to get an autograph from!"

  Before she even walked into the corridor, Li Qians words had already followed up, "Just having my future wifes signature is not enough, you have to sign too!"

  Wang Jinglu was shocked by his words and almost fell over: it turned out that Li Qian was planning to make her a concubine!

  She stood still at the entrance of the corridor, glaring at Li Qian with hatred. Seeing his extremely innocent look, she stomped her foot heavily and rushed into the corridor, "Li Qian, I dont want to have anything to do with you for the rest of my life!"