Even before Xia Minmin started her job, her wedding with Gu Fei took place. When discussing the bride price and dowry, neither family had any arguments, and everything was resolved smoothly.
The wedding was simple, without any fancy ceremonies. Both families invited relatives and friends to a casual meal in the banquet hall of a five-star hotel, without accepting any gifts or money; it was simply to celebrate the wedding.
Xia Minmin and Gu Fei both disliked complicated ceremonies, so their parents handed over all sorts of wedding planning ideas to them, and the two of them decisively chose to have a destination wedding.
Before Xia Minmin started her job, Gu Fei took ten days of annual leave, and the two of them went to Lhasa, the place closest to heaven. Both of them were atheists, and faced with pilgrims prostrating themselves every three steps, they were deeply moved by the greatness of Xinyang.
The couple became even closer after returning from their trip. Their new home is a 280-square-meter, fully furnished apartment in an upscale residential complex between their workplaces.
The two of them drive to their workplaces, a 30-minute commute each way. Gu Fei goes home whenever he's not working overtime, and their parents don't usually visit unexpectedly, giving the young couple maximum freedom.
On his first day at work, Gu Fei squeezed out a day from his meager annual leave to drive his wife to work. However, his attentiveness was purposeful: "Wife, you must always remember that you are a married woman. Don't pay any attention to male colleagues who are being overly attentive..."
Xia Minmin couldn't help but roll her eyes. Gu Fei had been nagging her about it since the day before yesterday, and he hadn't let her off the hook even in the car today. She was really tired of hearing it.
Gu Fei made a temporary stop in front of Xia Minmin's workplace. "Honey, remember what I said, stay away from male colleagues with ill intentions. I'll pick you up after get off work this afternoon, or I can bring you lunch."
As Gu Fei spoke, Xia Minmin silently complained in her heart, "You're the most ill-intentioned person. You're not even an adult yet and you're already eyeing me."
"It's too much trouble to deliver food, so I'll eat at work. It's my first day at work, and I need to get to know my colleagues better."
"Okay! Give me a kiss." Gu Fei reluctantly agreed.
Gu Fei's clingy behavior made it seem like the genders had been reversed. Xia Minmin looked around to make sure no one was passing by, quickly kissed Gu Fei's right cheek, got out of the car briskly, and urged Gu Fei to leave quickly, otherwise they would get a fine.
This year, Xia Minmin was the only female recruit. The colleague who processed her onboarding looked at her resume and said with a smile, "You single-handedly raised the educational level of our unit. This is the first time our unit has a PhD colleague. She's only 21 years old. Did she skip a level?"
“If you start school early and are lucky, you can only skip grades up to elementary school,” Xia Minmin said.
The other colleagues who were also onboarding at the same time were all staring at Xia Minmin. They never expected that this new colleague was younger than them and also had a doctorate.
"That's not easy either. Do you have a boyfriend? Let me introduce you to a guy. My sister's son works in the municipal party committee office, and he's twenty-eight years old this year..."
Xia Minmin was very embarrassed at this moment and could only interrupt, "Sister Liu, I just got married two months ago."
"Huh? You're married? Why are you getting married in such a hurry? Where is the guy from? Where does he work?" Sister Liu looked at her with a disappointed expression.
"My classmate from junior and senior high school works in the special police force; he's the deputy captain of the special police brigade."
As soon as Xia Minmin spoke, Sister Liu stopped chatting, and the onboarding process finally sped up.
Even as she was leaving, Xia Minmin could hear Sister Liu muttering to herself, "The truly outstanding people are always someone else's."
The news of Xia Minmin's marriage spread throughout the entire workplace in less than a morning. From the leaders to the cleaning ladies, everyone knew about it, and even Gu Fei's name was found out by them.
Gu Fei parked his car in the parking space outside his wife's workplace in advance, got out of the car, picked up the lily from the passenger seat, and walked to the gate to wait for his wife to get off work.
Gu Fei stood at the door with flowers in her hand. Her aura was so captivating that it was hard not to attract attention, and passersby couldn't help but look at her.
Xia Minmin was chatting with a new colleague when the colleague patted her on the shoulder and asked, "Is that your husband?"
Xia Minmin then noticed Gu Fei, a red mark on her cheek, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Mm."
"Look at her, she's getting shy."
When they reached Gu Fei's side, his colleague pushed Xia Minmin towards him, and the group left the office chatting and laughing.
Xia Minmin and Gu Fei usually stay at their parents' houses for one day on weekends, but Xia Minmin usually goes alone, as Gu Fei's job means he can't go back to his parents' house every weekend.
Xia Minmin's early marriage also led to her cousin and Tang Meng being constantly pressured to get married, and they would be teased about it at every gathering. To comfort them, Xia Minmin could only take the initiative to treat them to meals. If Gu Fei was home when she got back that night, he would be in trouble. Not only would he get beaten up, but his secret stash of money would also be confiscated.
This is one of the joys of the young couple. Gu Fei doesn't regret getting married so early. In a workplace where there are more monks than porridge, if they don't settle their relationship in advance, who knows what might happen.
Life after marriage was no different for Xia Minmin than before. She continued to do what she loved, and with a better family background, there weren't as many arguments about daily necessities. Economic base determines the superstructure, and this also applies to married life.
In addition to their salaries, Xia Minmin and Gu Fei also receive rent and dividends from their parents' company. The two of them are not short of money and live a very comfortable life. They have a live-in nanny, and they usually go out to play tennis after getting off work early.
After a few years of enjoying life as a couple, the young couple got pregnant and had a child under pressure from both sets of parents.
They continue to live happily in another time and space.
———The End———
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