Chapter 124 The Longest Confession of Love Is Not "I Love You"
Ye Xiaomei almost laughed out loud when she saw her father's reaction.
Rural couples are all like this, not good at expressing themselves. In fact, the best way to express themselves is for one person to say, "OK, OK, I'll do whatever you say," which is the most lasting confession of love.
The next step is to go to the village chief to get a certificate. In the past, the older generation would hold a wedding banquet when they got married, so why do they have to invite a witness? It's just to provide a certificate.
Most families would invite the village chief to attend weddings, so marriage protection at that time was limited to the village, and there were also cases of people running away and marrying someone else.
Therefore, it is quite easy to obtain the village chief's certificate as the witness.
There were many villagers going to the gathering today, and the traffic on the mountain road was so congested that cars could not move more than two miles in half an hour.
There are three villages nearby. Once you leave the village, you have to take this only road to the county town. Some people had already gathered back early, and because the car body was relatively wide, riders had to lean against the mountain to barely let the car pass.
"Xiaomei, when will we get to the Civil Affairs Bureau?" Zhao Mei, who was always patient, leaned on the car window to look out. It was almost noon.
After hearing this, Ye Daxiong crossed his legs. It seemed that the woman was as anxious as he was, and he felt relieved instantly.
In fact, when Zhao Mei was thinking about whether her man would listen to his mother and drive her away, Ye Daxiong also did not sleep all night. He was worried that the woman would dislike him for being too soft-hearted all these years and would not want to live with him anymore.
"There are too many people. It will probably take another half an hour." Ye Xiaomei was also very anxious. After getting the marriage certificate, she planned to buy some things for her parents.
Half an hour later, we arrived at the county, where there were even more people.
At this time, I could only drive the car into the police station, say hello and walk to the Civil Affairs Bureau, because there was no parking in the county, and even the alley in front of Master Xie's house was crowded with people setting up stalls.
Selling red lanterns, firecrackers, sky-high monkeys, blessing characters, and couplets, half of the street is bright red and full of the flavor of the New Year.
Ye Xiaomei took them to take pictures with ease. The two of them were so cautious that it annoyed the photographer. He told them more than ten times to move closer to the middle, but the two of them only moved a tiny amount of space at a time.
"Mom, you have to lean on Dad's shoulder. Dad, you too. Why do you always have a frown on your face? It's not like you're going to the execution ground." Ye Xiaomei was sweating from anxiety even in the middle of winter.
Seeing the anxious look on the woman's face, Ma Qijun just watched idly from the side. His wife even talked about others. When the two of them were taking the photo, she also wanted to stay away from him. She still remembered that shy look.
Who would have thought that after Ye Xiaomei said this, Ye Daxiong's hands actually trembled a few times. He took a deep breath and pretended to be relaxed as he moved towards the woman.
Why was he nervous? This was the first time he and Zhao Mei took a photo together.
"Smile." The photographer reminded: "A smile makes you look ten years younger, right... keep it up."
Ye Daxiong grinned and Ye Xiaomei suddenly covered her eyes. She didn't expect her father's smile to be so stiff. It would be better if he didn't smile at all.
The idle people on the side waited for Ma Qijun to turn his head away and laugh secretly. When the two of them took the photo, Ma Qijun himself didn't know how to smile.
Snap!
Finally it was done. When Ye Daxiong stood up, he wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, as if he had just been beaten with a big stick.
When the stamp of the Civil Affairs Bureau appeared on the photo, Ye Daxiong held it and looked at it for a long time, then raised it and looked at it again in the sun:
"Is this a marriage certificate? Isn't it just a piece of paper?"
"Aren't all marriage certificates like this? Haven't you seen it?" It was the first time that a smile broke out of Zhao Mei's eyes. Looking at the photo of the two of them cuddling together, her eyes were sparkling.
The two people waiting outside started talking in whispers.
Ma Qijun——Look how happy your mother is.
Ye Xiaomei——the two of them were quite attracted to each other at the beginning.
Because her mother had mentioned to her that at that time, whether her father had something to do or made an excuse, he would always run to her mother's parents' home to find her, and he would even make clothes for her out of red silk.
Zhao Mei also said that after marriage, things changed.
To Ye Xiaomei, a bystander, her father loved her mother very much, but was instigated by her grandmother after marriage. As for the reason, it was because she felt that her mother had given birth to two concubines. Ye Xiaomei understood it all.
Ma Qijun——Did you like me at that time?
Ye Xiaomei was stunned: "Are you telling the truth?"
Ma Qijun - You have to tell the truth. Could it be that you fell in love with me the first time I went to your house?
Ye Xiaomei's face instantly became hot all the way to her neck. She lowered her head and fiddled with the buttons of her military coat, hesitatingly saying:
"No, it was earlier than... that time."
Ma Qijun was stunned, staring at the back of the woman's head as she lowered it: "Have we met before?"
Ye Xiaomei's heartbeat quickened, and she raised her head abruptly and said with shining eyes, "When I was ten years old, you came to my house to borrow a plow from my dad. At that time, I felt that you were good-looking, tall, and majestic."
Ma Qijun burst out laughing. If there weren't so many people on the street watching, he really wanted to pick her up and hold her above his head. So, he pretended to be calm:
"You fell in love with me when you were only ten years old? When you were your sister's age?"
Ye Xiaomei's face darkened, and then a burning sensation extended to the base of her neck. She said in a voice as soft as a mosquito, "I was so young at the time, how could I know? I just thought it looked pretty."
Ma Qijun looked like he had nothing to do with this little girl, but he also enjoyed hearing these sticky and innocent words coming out of her mouth:
"Well, after I join the army, I will come back and visit your house from time to time. Do you have any other ideas?"
Ye Xiaomei shook her head: "I swear, I don't have any thoughts. When I was little, I simply thought you were pretty, tall and handsome. I slept and forgot about it the next day." After all, she was still a child at that time.
Ma Qijun's heart suddenly turned cold. He decided not to ask any further. After all, he still had the beautiful fantasy of his wife when she was ten years old.
"Xiao Mei, Qi Jun, you two take a look, can this piece of paper work?" Ye Daxiong came out and handed the marriage certificate to the two of them with concern.
Ma Qijun immediately stopped laughing and pointed at the seal and introduced it seriously: "This is a seal with legal effect. It is definitely useful. Don't worry, parents. If either party cheats or remarries, this piece of paper can be used to sue the other party."
"Really?" Zhao Mei saw the whole process in the car today. Her heart was as turbulent as the waves on the sea. After hearing what her son-in-law said, she felt reassured.
Ye Daxiong acted very calm, but in his heart he was thinking, that's great, no matter what happens in this life we will never be separated.
No, we can't make things awkward. Ye Daxiong lit a cigarette outside the Civil Affairs Bureau, squinting his eyes as he watched the people coming and going, his mind full of thoughts.
After all these years, he has never thought about how to be nice to women.
At this moment, a woman in a red cotton shirt passed by. He quickly tapped his cigarette holder on his shoe heel, stood up and said:
"Meizi, look at that red cotton shirt. It's pretty. Come on, come on." Then he pulled the person away.
Ma Qijun stood there in a daze, holding his parents-in-law's marriage certificate.
When Ye Xiaomei looked back, her father and mother's backs had been submerged in the crowd.
"This..." Ma Qijun looked at the woman.
"Let's go for a walk too. We need to buy some New Year's goods anyway." Ye Xiaomei said as she was about to leave, but the man grabbed the back of her collar with two fingers and pulled her back like a chicken.
"There are too many people here. You'll suffer from having to squeeze your stomach in again. Come!" Ma Qijun squatted down and said this.
"What?" Ye Xiaomei was extremely flustered, even though she knew what his action meant.
"I'll carry you on my back. Do you still want to ride on my neck?"
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