Before dawn the next day, Huo Haocheng got up to wash and prepare breakfast. After everything was ready, the rest of the Huo family members gradually got up.

"Brother, isn't this a bit too early?" Huo Haoshen and his brothers entered the kitchen and saw Huo Haocheng filling a basin with water. Huo Haoshen reached out to take it, but Huo Haocheng walked straight past him and headed towards Ruan Ruan's room. The brothers looked at each other, then turned to look at their eldest brother, then at the sky, and decided to rely on themselves.

"Little sister, wake up!" Huo Haocheng placed the washbasin on the stool, walked to the bedside, and gently called to Ruan Ruan.

When Ruan Ruan woke up, she was still groggy and hadn't opened her eyes. She just stretched out her hands, and Huo Haocheng picked her up and sat her up. Ruan Ruan was so cute like this. Huo Haocheng kissed Ruan Ruan's eyes.

She turned around, wrung out the washcloth, and gently washed Ruan Ruan's face and dried her hands. Then she took out the clothes Ruan Ruan was going to wear today from the closet—a red dress that had been washed earlier—and her little leather shoes, placing them next to Ruan Ruan before carrying the basin out.

After Ruan Ruan changed her clothes and combed her hair, the Huo family had already finished breakfast and started preparing for the day.

Huo Haocheng had placed Ruan Ruan's breakfast on the table beforehand to let it cool; the millet porridge he made today was a little hot. Ruan Ruan sat down and began to eat.

"It's almost seven o'clock now. We'll arrive at the Civil Affairs Bureau around eight o'clock, and Mom and Dad should be here soon too."

"good"

After Ruan Ruan finished eating, Huo Haocheng told his family and then rode his bicycle with Ruan Ruan towards the city.

When they arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau, Ruan's parents, his second uncle's family, his second maternal uncle and aunt, Fu Mingyi and the Zheng brothers were all waiting there. When the staff came to work, they saw a large crowd gathered in front of the door.

"Are you all here to get your marriage certificates?" The staff member was also seeing so many people getting their certificates so early in the morning for the first time, so they quickly opened the door and prepared to start working.

“No, you’ve misunderstood. They’re here to get their marriage certificate. We’re the witnesses,” Ruan Chuanji explained to the staff. “We are their elders.”

"Oh, okay, newlyweds, please come here to register."

Huo Haocheng and Ruan Ruan stepped forward. The staff looked at the two and thought they were a perfect match, no wonder so many people accompanied them.

Five minutes later, the staff handed the marriage certificate to Huo Haocheng: "Congratulations to the newlyweds!"

"Thank you, you've worked hard." After receiving the marriage certificate, Huo Haocheng took out a small bag of wedding candy from his pocket and handed it to the staff, saying, "Please enjoy this wedding candy, everyone."

As they left the Civil Affairs Bureau, Huo Haocheng folded the marriage certificate and put it in his inside pocket; he then took Ruan Ruan's hand and said, "Little sister, we're married."

"Yes, we're married," Ruan Ruan said with a smile, looking at Huo Haocheng. At this moment, they were very happy. And they would continue to be happy together.

"Mom and Dad, let's go take pictures together!" Everyone happily agreed.

In front of the photo studio, three cars were parked, and a large group of people got out. The photo studio owner was terrified and nervously approached them, asking, "Are you here to have your picture taken, or...?"

"Boss, you've forgotten about us so quickly?" It was Ruan Shiya who spoke. She had seen Ruan Ruan's photo in this photo studio before.

"Oh, it's you, young lady!" The shopkeeper finally noticed Ruan Ruan in the crowd, because Ruan Ruan was so beautiful that she left a deep impression.

"Hello, boss, it's nice to see you again," Ruan Ruan greeted the boss politely.

"Taking photos again today?" The boss didn't quite understand why so many of them had come so early in the morning.

“Yes, we’re here to take wedding photos today,” Ruan Ruan said, glancing at Huo Haocheng beside her. The shop owner had already noticed the young man next to Ruan Ruan.

"Is this the fiancé you mentioned before?"

"Yes, we're getting married today," Huo Haocheng said, realizing that Ruan Ruan must have told him about her beforehand. He stepped forward, took two candies from his pocket, and handed them to him. "Please have some wedding candy."

"Okay, okay, I'll share in your joy too," the shopkeeper said with a smile as he accepted the candy from Huo Haocheng.

"Come in quickly, I'll take your picture."

Half an hour later, Huo Haocheng and Ruan Ruan took their wedding photos first, and then took photos with the Ruan family. Fu Mingyi and Zheng Xujie also joined in and took a few photos.

"Same as before, come back in a week to pick it up."

After taking the photos, they drove to pick up Zhang Yong, and it was almost noon when they returned to the Huo family home.

"The timing is perfect, let's prepare to take the oath."

The elders sat together on both sides of the main room, with a portrait of the leader in front, and the two newlyweds stood in the middle.

"Ruan Ruan, I, Huo Haocheng, swear before our leaders and our elders that I will be as loyal to you as I am to the country, and as protective and loving as I am to the people."

"Huo Haocheng, I, Ruan Ruan, swear before our leaders and our elders that I will be as loyal to you as I am to the country. In this life, you will be responsible for protecting our country, and I will be responsible for protecting our little family."

Everyone says being a military wife is tough, but being a military wife in the 1970s was even tougher. Ruan Ruan's soft words immediately brought tears to the eyes of several military wives present.

"Okay, then thank you for your hard work, little sister." Hearing Ruan Ruan's words, Huo Haocheng instantly broke down.

Over the years, he had witnessed too many separations. Some were because their partners couldn't be found when they needed help, some couldn't intervene when their wives were bullied, and some couldn't be there to take care of their pregnant wives. In the end, they were either forced to separate or became a resentful couple. Huo Haocheng had thought about these issues when he was in the army, but he was still gambling on his relationship with Ruan Ruan over the years. Now, hearing what Ruan Ruan said, he felt both happy and sad.