After taking Little Loli to the breakfast shop across the street and finishing breakfast, Lin Chen bought her a bunch of snacks.
Back in the shop, he opened the computer and began searching for information online.
Little Loli behaved very obediently, standing quietly nearby, nibbling on potato chips while he was busy.
Adopting Little Loli sounds simple, but actually implementing it is very troublesome.
Lin Chen is not ignorant of the law and naturally knows that a 24-year-old single man cannot adopt children.
So he planned to lie, claiming Little Loli was born from a previous girlfriend. This way, as long as he could register Little Loli under his household registration, he could naturally become her legal guardian.
But ideas are beautiful; reality is harsh.
After searching for over half an hour, he realized how complicated it was to register the child's household registration.
Lin Chen's lying scenario falls under non-marital child registration. First, he needs to reissue the birth certificate and the birth permit, then provide his and his supposed girlfriend's ID cards and household registration books. Of course, these are relatively easy to handle, but the harder part comes next.
Besides the above, a paternity test certificate is also required. This certificate is not something any hospital can do; it must be done by an appraisal agency designated by the public security authorities.
The others are relatively easy, but this paternity test is very troublesome, requiring both parents to participate.
Lin Chen scratched his head, feeling troubled.
Just when he was at a loss, he suddenly remembered what Li Mo had said before. Li Mo said his cousin ran around many departments to get the birth permit and finally succeeded by bribing.
Since Li Mo's cousin could do it by bribing, it means Lin Chen can also do it by spending money.
Thinking of this, Lin Chen picked up his phone and called Li Mo, "Hey, Li Mo, are you asleep?"
"What now?" Li Mo's voice was weak, as if he had just fallen asleep.
"Can you help me ask your cousin who he gave the bribe to when he got the birth permit, and get me that person's phone number?"
"Okay, I'll ask after I wake up." Li Mo yawned, about to hang up.
Lin Chen hurriedly said, "It's urgent, ask first before you sleep."
"Alright."
After about ten minutes, Li Mo sent a text message with the information of the person who took the bribe and the phone number, plus the method of bribery.
Zhou Ze, Head of the Household Registration Section.
Damn, still the head of the department in charge of household registration.
Lin Chen's face immediately lit up, which saved a lot of trouble. If he could get through this connection, he wouldn't need to reissue birth certificates, birth permits, or do paternity tests; he could directly register Little Loli's household.
He wasn't worried about the person refusing to help, because judging from the way this person accepted gifts, he must have taken a lot of bribes.
Lin Chen again dialed the phone and called Zhou Ze.
The call was answered quickly. A deep voice came from the other end: "Hello, this is Zhou Ze."
Lin Chen adjusted his tone and smiled, "Hello, Section Chief Zhou, my name is Lin Chen. Sorry to bother you so early in the morning, but I have some things I want to ask your help with."
"Help? Help with what? Do I know you? How did you get my personal number?" Zhou Ze's voice immediately became wary, rapidly firing a series of questions.
Lin Chen snorted disdainfully, "I'm a friend of Zhao Yang."
Zhao Yang is Li Mo's cousin.
Giving gifts has its etiquette: you must have connections, otherwise even if you dare to give a gift, the other side won't dare to accept it. Those who understand know what this means.
Sure enough, upon hearing Zhao Yang's name, Zhou Ze's tone immediately softened and he assumed an official demeanor: "You guys shouldn't always think about shortcuts. Things must be done according to proper procedures. If everyone did like you, our work would be messed up!"
"Section Chief Zhou is right, but my situation is a bit complicated." Lin Chen paused briefly, then organized his words and continued, "Here's the thing... I want to register the child's household, but the child's mother emigrated abroad and I can't contact her, so I can't do a paternity test. It's a bit troublesome, otherwise I wouldn't bother Section Chief Zhou."
After hearing this, Zhou Ze hesitated, "Hmm, this situation is indeed a bit complicated..."
Lin Chen hurriedly said, "I like gardening and recently want to buy an orchid. But there's a lot of water here, and I heard Section Chief Zhou is an expert on orchids, so I hope Section Chief Zhou can give me some advice."
Seeing how reasonable he sounded, Zhou Ze's tone immediately became much warmer, and he chuckled, "That's a nice hobby. Most young people are too impatient nowadays. If you want to buy orchids, I recommend you go to Cuiyuan on West Street. The orchids there are authentic, and I heard a new batch of butterfly orchids just arrived, looking very good."
"Okay, thanks, Section Chief Zhou. I'll go now."
"Hehe, no need to be so polite. I also love gardening, just sharing."
By this point, the matter was mostly settled.
Lin Chen happily hugged Little Loli, kissed her delicate face, and smiled, "Come on, daddy will take you to register your household, so you won't have to go back to the orphanage."
"Thank you, daddy!" Hearing she wouldn't have to go back, Little Loli excitedly hugged his neck.
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After bringing ID card and household registration book, Lin Chen also wrote a note and pasted it on his shop's rolling shutter.
After doing this, he took Little Loli and took a taxi to Cuiyuan on West Street.
He spent a full 150,000 yuan on a so-called butterfly orchid. After paying by card, the shop owner gave him a knowing smile.
After stepping out of the shop, Lin Chen found a trash can and tossed the orchid inside.
A few minutes later, Zhou Ze called.
"Little Lin, I understand your situation. If you have time today, come to the household registration office to register the household. Remember to bring all your documents."
"Okay, I'll come right away!"
Done!
From today on, he had officially upgraded from a single man to a dad.
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