Chapter 35 is absolutely captivating.

Don't worry.

Yang Zeyan continued to smile at Du Ruoxia, reaching out to ruffle her hair but then pulling his hand back, before explaining:

"This is a major life event, and I've already informed you, so it's no problem. But I'm sorry you only have one day off."

Du Ruoxia pursed her lips and didn't reply; she wouldn't be foolish enough to say she wasn't wronged.

When Yang Zeyan saw that she had returned to her aloof demeanor from when they first met, he smiled with a smirk. He didn't say anything, just walked beside her, occasionally stealing glances at her.

Du Ruoxia just kept walking forward. As she walked, she felt one of her ears getting hot and burning. She turned around and glared at the grinning man next to her, asking in an annoyed tone, "Why are you staring at me like that?"

"You look beautiful," Yang Zeyan replied immediately. After saying that, he looked her over carefully. He already knew the girl was pretty, but he didn't expect that just changing her hairstyle would make her even more beautiful.

Yesterday he thought the little girl was a flower bud about to bloom, but today he saw the crabapple blossoms in front of him, and he couldn't take his eyes off her.

Du Ruoxia paused, turned back and looked at him suspiciously. She couldn't believe that these words came from the usually serious Yang Zeyan. If Xiao Zhao saw him like this, he would probably be disillusioned.

Yang Zeyan coughed lightly, put his arm around her shoulder and said, "Let's go have breakfast on the street near the registration office."

The supply and marketing cooperative that Yang Zeyan took her to had a beef soup hot pot restaurant. There was a huge pot set up at the entrance, with billowing white smoke and a fragrant aroma.

"Boss, two bowls of mixed noodles, would you like some coriander and scallions?" Yang Zeyan greeted the boss, put three pancakes in a bamboo basket, and led her to sit at the small table outside the door.

Du Ruoxia looked around and saw that the business was indeed very good. The house was full of people, including the elderly and children, and some neighbors even brought large enamel mugs to get soup.

She couldn't help but gasp. Yushi was indeed different. People in Yuxi Village could only occasionally see beef and mutton at the end of the year, and most people couldn't afford it.

Upon hearing the boss call out the number, Yang Zeyan immediately went over and brought back two bowls of beef offal soup noodles.

The bowl in front of Du Ruoxia was clearly loaded with extra ingredients. Large slices of beef, glistening with iridescent color, lay on top of the white soup noodles, looking especially tempting against the backdrop of emerald green coriander and tender yellow ginger shreds.

She glanced at the man across from her who was just grinning foolishly, first using her chopsticks to pick up a slice of beef for him, then picked up a rice noodle and savored it carefully. The beef bone broth was thick and rich, and the rice noodles, as wide as chive leaves, were cooked just right. The beef broth brought out a rich and refreshing rice aroma, making it exceptionally smooth and fragrant on the palate.

The braised beef offal is fragrant and spicy, and the beef is thick and tender. Whether paired with rice noodles or eaten alone, it is exceptionally delicious.

Du Ruoxia finished her soup completely, and when she looked up again, she saw that the man opposite her had already emptied his bowl and was smiling at her. She quickly looked away and looked at the brightly lit outside. "Let's go, let's get our marriage certificate."

Even after a night, Yang Zeyan still felt a jolt at the words "getting a marriage certificate," especially since those words came from the mouth of Du Ruoxia, a young girl. He glanced at her with some annoyance, but seeing that she remained indifferent, he felt extremely awkward.

Yang Zeyan gritted his teeth in annoyance. Seeing her reach the door, he immediately stepped forward and lifted the thick felt cloth. The child holding the pot outside the door was stunned for a moment, then shouted loudly, "Thank you, Uncle!"

The sound drew everyone's attention. The child's mother saw Du Ruoxia stepping aside inside the door and patted her child's arm, saying, "Thank you too, sister."

Yang Zeyan looked at Du Ruoxia, who was suppressing a laugh, and smiled helplessly. He took out a handful of candy from his pocket, gave two or three to the child, and then distributed some to the people who met his gaze at the door. As he distributed the candy, he said, "We're getting our marriage certificate in a bit, so please share in our joy."

Congratulations!

May you have a long and happy marriage!

"What a perfect couple!"

"Oh, you two," the mother slapped the child's arm again, who was happily eating candy. "You called me by the wrong name earlier. Quickly thank Auntie, no, quickly congratulate Uncle and Auntie!"

After receiving all that sweet talk, Yang Zeyan became familiar with the words "getting a marriage certificate." When the staff at the registration office asked them what they were there to do, he immediately replied, "Reporting, we're here to get our marriage certificate!"

The staff at the registration desk, being experienced and knowledgeable, weren't too surprised. They smiled and took the couple's documents and application forms, carefully examined them, stamped the documents, and handed them over. "Congratulations! We hope you will support each other and make progress together in the future!"

Holding the newly issued marriage certificate, Du Ruoxia felt a strange ripple in her heart. In addition to the pattern of a happy marriage, the inner pages of the marriage certificate also had military flags and bugles, and the four characters "autonomy and voluntariness" were printed at the bottom.

Holding the thin certificate, Yang Zeyan was filled with emotion. From this day forward, in addition to his country and people, he had another family member to protect—no, his beloved.

He carefully put away the marriage certificate, took out some wedding candy and handed it out to the staff at the office, and received many sincere blessings in return.

As they left the office, both of them felt a little embarrassed. Yang Zeyan glanced at her again and again, then suddenly grabbed her hand and pulled her closer to him.

Du Ruoxia stumbled and almost bumped into his arms. Just as she was about to speak, she felt a jingling of a bicycle bell behind her. It was a stubborn donkey that had suddenly gone mad and was pulling the cart recklessly.

"Whoa whoa whoa~" the old man pulling the cart cried out anxiously, but the stubborn donkey still charged forward with its eyes fixed on the ground, scaring the pedestrians into scattering in all directions.

Du Ruoxia snapped out of her daze, met Yang Zeyan's somewhat worried gaze, and smiled as she nudged him, "Go help out, we still have to take pictures later!"

Yang Zeyan gave her an apologetic smile and ran after the donkey cart, while Du Ruoxia smiled and walked slowly forward, her eyes following the man in front of her. She would support Yang Zeyan's duty as a soldier, just as he would support her studying medicine.

The donkey cart incident passed quickly, and the photo shoot went smoothly. Yang Zeyan wrote down the Kyoto address for the photo studio staff and sent one of the photos to his home.

Yang Zeyan had a smile on his face ever since he got his marriage certificate, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his face. Du Ruoxia, on the other hand, was still a little hesitant after getting the certificate.

"Yang Zeyan, male, 23 years old, my salary is 122.8 yuan, military service allowance is 42.5 yuan, and I can give you all the rest of the 20 yuan I have for fixed expenses each month."

Du Ruoxia held Yang Zeyan's wallet in astonishment, somewhat at a loss as she listened to his sudden self-introduction.

"We're married now," Yang Zeyan chuckled, then pulled a stack of receipts from his inner pocket and stuffed them into her hand. "My bankbook is in the dorm. I'll have someone get it for you when you get to the camp. The password is my birthday. You know my birthday, right?"

"Um."

Du Ruoxia simply nodded, and then saw the man in front of her grin foolishly. She felt a little helpless; even if she didn't know before, it was written on the marriage certificate!