Commander Lu kept his word and approved Xue Yanchen and Luo Jingyan's marriage application that very afternoon, issuing them their marriage certificate.
After Xue Yanchen and Luo Jingyan received their marriage certificate, Xue Yanchen couldn't wait to leave the hospital, grab his ID, and head to get their marriage certificate with his wife immediately.
The Civil Affairs Bureau is in the city, so they invited Grandma Xue to take the bus with them.
When they arrived, Mrs. Xue waited by the side while the two of them went to the window for processing the certificates.
When the woman processing the paperwork saw the handsome couple in front of her, her eyes widened and she exclaimed with a smile, "I've seen a match made in heaven today! You two are such a perfect couple, a match made in heaven!"
Luo Jingyan politely thanked her, "Thank you for the compliment, sister."
The woman who was processing the documents beamed with joy when she heard such a pretty girl like Luo Jingyan call her "sister."
"Oh my, I'm forty years old, and you still call me sister."
"But you look very young."
What woman doesn't like being complimented on her youth? The older woman was even happier.
They quickly processed the marriage certificate for the young couple.
At this time, there was no need to take wedding photos. The marriage certificate was bright red and resembled an award certificate. It had a slogan printed on it, and in the middle were the three large black characters "Marriage Certificate". Below that were the handwritten names and ages of the bride and groom, and at the bottom was the date of their wedding.
The moment they held their marriage certificate in their hands, both of their eyes welled up with tears.
Xue Yanchen gently wiped away the tears on his wife's cheeks. "Wife, don't cry."
He didn't know that he was already choking up.
Men shed blood but not tears, but at this moment, Luo Jingyan clearly saw that the man in front of her, who was as hard as steel, had red eyes and tears rolling down his cheeks.
She also reached out to wipe away his tears: "You shouldn't cry either."
Seeing them like this, the woman in charge of processing the documents stood up and said with a smile, "Today is a big day for you two. Don't cry, smile, smiles are always better."
Upon hearing this, Luo Jingyan and Xue Yanchen both laughed. Luo Jingyan wiped away the remaining tears on her face and said, "Sister, we were just too excited. These are tears of excitement and joy."
The man carefully folded their marriage certificate and put it in his bag.
"Jingyan, let's go tell our family this news quickly."
"Okay, you can call Beijing. My parents can't receive calls in the village, so I'll send them a telegram."
"good."
They left the Civil Affairs Bureau with Old Mrs. Xue and went to the post office.
Xue Yanchen called his father's office and told him that they had already registered their marriage at the military region and would hold a simple wedding ceremony there in four days.
Luo Jingyan also sent a telegram to her parents, who were far away in the Victory Brigade, to tell them the good news and to put their minds at ease.
Then they went to the department store and bought some daily necessities.
After returning to the military region, Xiao Wang told them that the houses allocated to them by the military region had also been delivered.
Because many officers in the military region applied for family reunification before the Spring Festival, and the military built a batch of new houses, there were extras available, so they didn't have to wait.
Based on Xue Yanchen's current military rank, they were assigned a two-bedroom, one-living-room flat, plus a small room that could be used as a kitchen, and a separate small yard where they could grow some flowers, plants and vegetables, which Luo Jingyan quite liked.
The house is ready, and it's already painted. Once the furniture is purchased and it's decorated carefully, it can be used as a new home.
Because there are so many people in the army, there will inevitably be people who need repairs or maintenance, so of course a carpenter is needed.
However, these carpenters were selected from among the soldiers. Some young men who were carpenters joined the army and were still able to use their old skills in the military.
They went to the carpenter's shop together, where they found beds and cabinets that had been made in advance. They picked out a double bed, a single bed for Grandma Xue, a large wardrobe with a dressing mirror, two wooden boxes, a washbasin stand, and six small stools. After they had chosen what they wanted, they put it there for now, and waited for Xue Yanchen's subordinates to come and move it after they finished get off work.
After get off work, the company commanders and platoon leaders under Xue Yanchen all came over.
"Oh, we're finally going to be able to drink our battalion commander's wedding wine! Where's his wife? The battalion commander is handsome, so his wife must be stunningly beautiful too."
"That's for sure, the man and woman have to be both handsome and good-looking."
"I bet she's prettier than that Li Xue, otherwise why would the battalion commander choose his sister-in-law over her?"
Zhao Jun rolled his eyes. Who said that Xue Yanchen only liked Luo Jingyan's looks when they were dating?
Lao Xue isn't such a superficial person.
“Let me tell you, Luo Zhiqing is not only a good match for Lao Xue in terms of appearance, she is also capable.”
"Really? From what you're saying, your sister-in-law must be quite beautiful, at least more so than Li Xue."
"Wow, you're only concerned with looks."
"Come on, come on, we'll see it when we get there."
Several people came into the yard and craned their necks to look into the house. Xue Yanchen waved to him and said, "Come on, let's bring the things over here first."
"Battalion Commander, you're so stingy! We want to see your wife, why won't you let us?"
Luo Jingyan came out of the house in a generous manner, holding a large handful of candy. "Thank you for your hard work. Here, have some candy first."
When the group saw the fairy-like figure emerge from the house as if riding on clouds, they seemed not to have heard Luo Jingyan's offer of candy.
"Wow, your sister-in-law is really beautiful, just like a person in a painting."
Xue Yanchen wouldn't let his beautiful wife give them the candy; he took the candy and distributed it to those people.
Several people took the candy and started teasing each other: "We finally got to eat the battalion commander's wedding candy! His wife gave it to us, so it must be even sweeter."
"Is what I give not sweet enough?" Xue Yanchen said.
"What the battalion commander gives is sweet, but what your sister-in-law gives is even sweeter."
As they walked, they even started planning how to make a ruckus in the bridal chamber a few days later.
After several people brought the furniture over, they unloaded it and placed it in the room according to Luo Jingyan's instructions.
After they finished their work, Luo Jingyan gave them apples to eat.
"My sister-in-law is so good to us, unlike the battalion commander who just scolds us."
"If you think I'm bad, I'll give you extra training later. Anyway, I'm not a good person in your eyes."
"No, no, Battalion Commander, I was just joking."
In the end, after the others left, only Zhao Jun remained.
Zhao Jun said, "Old Xue, your marriage application has been approved, now it's my turn."
"Aren't you and Zhenzhen not in a hurry?" Xue Yanchen asked, then remembered something and patted Zhao Jun on the shoulder: "Go and submit your marriage application."
"Hmm, I need to bring Zhenzhen over quickly so I won't envy you anymore." He was already itching to get his hands on her: "It just so happens that there's no one in the yard next door, so I'll tell my boss I want her."
"Then hurry up, or someone else will snatch it away."
"Of course."
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