Wang Yingxue settled into the Huang family's home, and she spent the last two days living in fear.

Because Huang Jianguo hadn't registered their marriage yet, and they slept in separate rooms, Wang Yingxue didn't dare to eat much during meals.

I'm afraid that if they find out something is wrong before we get the marriage certificate, the wedding will be ruined.

Fortunately, after Wang Yingxue came to the Huang family, she didn't need to do any heavy work, or even housework.

Even grocery shopping and cooking were done by Chen Zhaodi, who would buy the groceries and then wash and cook the vegetables with Wang Yingxue.

Chen Zhaodi originally planned to have Wang Yingxue buy groceries and cook, since they usually had to go to work and if she cooked, they wouldn't have to eat at the cafeteria.

However, Chen Zhaodi thought that since they hadn't registered their marriage yet, she was afraid that if other people in the family compound found out, they would gossip about Wang Yingxue.

So I decided to let her stay home for the next couple of days and not go out.

It's Monday today, and the people at the Civil Affairs Bureau are at work.

Huang Jianguo took a day off from work so that he could get his marriage certificate today.

After he got home, he asked Wang Yingxue one last time, "We're about to head out to get our marriage certificate now."

"Are you sure you want to marry me? If you regret it, it's not too late now. After we get the marriage certificate, it will be too late to regret it."

Although Wang Yingxue was a little nervous, she was certain that she was willing to marry Huang Jianguo.

Wang Yingxue stayed at the Huang family's house for two days and found the atmosphere there to be very nice. All three men in the house treated Chen Zhaodi very well.

She felt that if she married into the family, she wouldn't be bullied.

Even if she were discovered, Huang Jianguo might not kick her out because of her large appetite.

The time they spent together these past two days has given her a lot more hope for the future.

Wang Yingxue nodded seriously and smiled at him, "I'm sure I won't regret it!"

"Alright, let's head out now. It's still early, and there shouldn't be many people at the photo studio."

Yesterday, Huang Jianguo specifically asked Xu Junhui about the procedures and things to be aware of when he and Huang Qinqin registered their marriage.

Xu Junhui told him that he could take wedding photos, which would be more meaningful.

"A photo studio? Are we going to have our pictures taken?"

Wang Yingxue has never had her picture taken before.

Not just her, most people in the village have never had their picture taken. One reason is that photo studios are only available in the city, and another is that taking photos is very expensive.

Huang Jianguo nodded and said in a low voice, "We can take the photos after we get the marriage certificate, but if we go earlier, there won't be as many people."

"Do you want to take photos first, or get your marriage certificate first?"

Wang Yingxue didn't understand either: "I'll listen to you, you can decide."

Huang Jianguo simply nodded when he heard her say that, and then rode off on his bicycle.

They didn't talk much along the way; Wang Yingxue was nervous, so she didn't say much.

Huang Jianguo was considering whether to borrow some money from Huang Qinqin and then make a few long-distance trips to earn some extra money.

Other drivers at the steel plant told him that if he was delivering goods to other cities or to other provinces...

You can tinker around there a bit and then come back here to sell it.

As long as it's not too excessive, the factory tacitly approves. Because long-distance driving is inherently risky, this is considered extra compensation.

He heard from other drivers that if they were lucky, they might earn 180 yuan on a single trip.

Even if it's only a few, it will still be thirty or fifty.

Huang Jianguo had previously said he would consider it, but he had no intention of agreeing.

But things are different now. He realized that even if he could support himself and Wang Yingxue on his salary alone, it might be a bit of a stretch if they had children in the future.

However, he still plans to wait and see, since even if things go quickly, it will still be a year before he can have a child.

Huang Jianguo and Wang Yingxue successfully took their wedding photos and registered their marriage.

After receiving her marriage certificate, Wang Yingxue felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders.

Now she can finally rest easy. After getting their marriage certificate, she and Huang Jianguo will be a family.

Huang Jianguo planned to buy the items that he could purchase for free with his marriage certificate first.

After all, marriage is a once-in-a-lifetime event, and this kind of advantage can only be enjoyed once.

"Let's go to the department store first. We can buy candy and daily necessities without coupons with our marriage certificate."

This was the first time Wang Yingxue had heard the term "department store." Somewhat puzzled, she asked, "Department store? Is it a supply and marketing cooperative?"

Huang Jianguo thought about it and felt that it was probably not wrong to say it that way: "I guess so, it's a larger supply and marketing cooperative."

"My sister works at the department store. I wonder if I'll run into her later."

When Huang Jianguo said it was a larger supply and marketing cooperative, Wang Yingxue assumed it really was larger.

When she arrived at the department store, she saw an endless, three-story building in front of her.

Wang Yingxue finally understood what a 'building' meant.

She tugged at Huang Jianguo's clothes in a bit of a panic: "Why don't we go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy it? Things here must be very expensive, right?"

Huang Jianguo could understand her thoughts. Not to mention Wang Yingxue, in fact, at the beginning, most people in the city thought that things in the department store would be more expensive.

However, it was later discovered that most items in the department store were priced the same as those in the supply and marketing cooperative, and some items even did not require coupons.

Huang Jianguo explained, "No, the prices here are the same as at the supply and marketing cooperative. In fact, the department store has a lot more items than the supply and marketing cooperative."

"Let's go in first. If you don't think it's suitable later, we can go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy it."

After saying that, seeing that Wang Yingxue still looked hesitant, Huang Jianguo continued, "Go in and browse around. It's okay if you don't buy anything."

After hearing this, Wang Yingxue relaxed and looked at him with bright eyes: "Okay, let's go inside and take a look."

If she didn't necessarily have to buy anything after going in, Wang Yingxue felt she could shop at the department store every day.

There are three floors here; you probably can't see everything in one day.

Huang Jianguo originally planned to go straight to the second floor where they sold candy and the third floor where they sold daily necessities.

But seeing that Wang Yingxue had become noticeably excited since she came in, he changed his mind.

Since he took the day off this morning anyway, I'll accompany her to stroll around the department store. It'll definitely be a novel experience for her since it's her first time there.

Wang Yingxue initially followed Huang Jianguo, but later discovered that Huang Jianguo would follow her gaze instead, so she tentatively began to walk towards the place she wanted to go.

Then she was pleasantly surprised to find that Huang Jianguo actually followed, so she became a little bolder.

She grabbed Huang Jianguo's clothes and started 'leading' him to shop at the department store.