To the Love of My Life

Chapter 731: Chapter 731: Giving You Six Yuan（1）
 

Of course, Ruby Gregory didn’t understand Steve Burton’s plans in his mind. When she heard him say that, she really thought that he was talking about registering their triplets in the family registry. So, with her face slightly red from his kiss, she gently nodded and said, “You’re right; it’s time to register the triplets.”

This answer from Ruby hit Steve’s intention exactly, so he pretended to be at ease and continued the conversation. He said, “However, Ruby, before we go and register them, it seems like we need to get our marriage certificate first.”

Getting a marriage certificate?

Ruby thought back to the time when she was eager to marry Steve, but he kept stringing her along. At the time, her preconceptions blocked her true thoughts. But not too long ago, while browsing Twitter, she saw someone tweet: A woman should, in her lifetime, experience a romantic proposal, wear a white wedding gown, and take beautiful wedding photos.

When she read that tweet, her first fantasy was Steve proposing to her.

She had also imagined many scenarios of him proposing – romantic, touching, heartwarming, luxurious…

Although she had already given birth to three children for him, and it was only a matter of time for them to get married, did that mean she couldn’t yearn for a heartfelt proposal?

If she now agreed to get a marriage certificate with him, wouldn’t she be casually marrying him?

Steve, seeing that Ruby remained silent for quite some time, feared his plan might fail. So he continued with a voice that seemed to have the triplets’ best interests in mind. He reasoned, “Ruby, think about it. If we don’t get a marriage certificate first, we’re not a legal couple. When it comes time to register the triplets, do they get registered under the Burtons or the Gregorys? The perfect solution is for us to get a marriage certificate and separate our family registration from the Burtons. Then our family of five can be happily together. So ultimately, we need to get a marriage certificate first.”

At first, Ruby genuinely believed Steve was planning for their triplets’ registration. But after hearing his entire long speech, she realized he couldn’t stop mentioning the marriage certificate. Finally, she understood that his real purpose was to take her to get one.

Ruby didn’t expose Steve’s plan. She slowly turned and tilted her head, feigning deep thought. Then seeing his expectant eyes, she slowly nodded and said, “That seems reasonable.”

A bright light emerged in Steve’s eyes.

Ruby stared into that light and smiled, her eyes curved with amusement. She rolled her eyes thoughtfully and said, “However, there’s no need to be in such a hurry to register the triplets. Isn’t the national policy that a child must be registered within one year of birth? The triplets are only twenty days old. They can be registered anytime within the year.”

What does ‘within a year’ mean?