On the morning of the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, Lu Shiyi changed into his new military uniform and waited for Su Jin to come out of the bedroom after changing her clothes. The two of them decided to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get their marriage certificate.
Tomorrow morning, Lu Shiyi will lead the team to the deep mountains behind the mountain for training. After arriving at the designated location, he will arrange the content of the training and can enter and exit the forest according to working hours.
Su Jin wore a high-necked white sweater, black trousers, a maroon coat, and a pair of 3cm leather shoes. Her long, dark hair was braided into a fishbone braid, tied with a black rubber band and then hung down her back.
She stepped on the snowflake cream and used a burned matchstick to draw her eyebrows. Her healthy pink cheeks looked beautiful even without makeup.
After finishing her makeup, she opened the bedroom door. Lu Shiyi looked towards the bedroom door with fierce eyes. There was a smile on her fair little face and her eyes were sparkling.
"Xiao Jin, let's go get the marriage certificate today." Lu Shiyi specially asked the military district to issue a certificate, and the Civil Affairs Bureau made an exception, so no one could say that this marriage certificate was not formal.
Su Jin held her small hand in his big hand, and in her right hand she held the cowhide shoulder bag that Lu Shiyi bought for her. In her bag were her household registration book and wedding candy.
Lu Shiyi held a brown paper bag in his left hand, which contained all the information he needed for his wedding.
"Let's drive there today, and after we get our marriage certificate, we'll go to a state-owned restaurant to have dinner and celebrate." Lu Shiyi informed his elders at home early on that the two of them could only register in advance because of his training.
The elders of the Lu family all felt that Xiao Jin was at a disadvantage. If she hadn't been favored by Lu Shiyi, she would definitely have had a good engagement party.
"Okay!" Su Jin smiled and said, "Today I'm treating you, so let's have dinner together, mom and dad."
Su Jin thought that her father and mother had prepared food coupons and money, and they also hoped that Su Jin could be more relaxed when getting married.
"Okay!" Lu Shiyi agreed. "When spring comes, I'll go back with you to visit your father-in-law and mother-in-law's graves."
Su Jin had to leave his living environment due to the conspiracy of his neighbors, and he couldn't even go to worship his father and mother regularly as he wished.
"Ayi, when we get back, I will introduce you to the person who will help me." Su Jin laughed. With Lu Shiyi by her side, she felt that her safety was no problem.
Lu Shiyi took her hand and left home. During the early morning training, he drove the car to the door of her house.
The two of them left the yard in the car. Many sisters-in-law had received wedding candies from Lu Shiyi in advance. They gathered together to pick vegetables, wash clothes, and talk about Lu Shiyi and Su Jin.
Political Commissar Zhang’s wife is a teller at the supply and marketing cooperative. She had a rare day off today, so she sat on a stool picking vegetables and listened to her sisters-in-law making sarcastic remarks, feeling very disdainful.
"Sisters-in-law, have you all received the wedding candies from Ministry Lu?" Liu Yinghua looked at the sisters-in-law who were discussing.
"Of course I took it. Who would send White Rabbit candy as wedding candy? It's bad enough that Lu Bu is a man and doesn't know how to manage his life, but Su Zhiqing should be a girl, and she is so naive." Several sisters-in-law followed the army from the countryside. Life was not easy for each family. The husband's allowance was not only used to support the whole family, young and old, but also to provide for the elderly at home.
Most of the young military wives are in school. Several political commissars of the military region help arrange suitable jobs for military wives with junior high school education or above. When they occasionally take a break, they also gather together with these sisters-in-law to chat, listen to what they talk about, and also give them advice.
"Sisters-in-law, you have gained benefits, but you are still here talking sourly. Isn't that a bit too much?" Pei Yun sat next to Liu Yinghua, staring at the other sisters-in-law and said sarcastically.
Pei Yun is an elementary school math teacher. Today is a rare day when he doesn't have classes, so he came out with all the dirty clothes from home.
"Sister-in-law Xiao Jin graduated from high school and is considered the best among the military wives." Liu Yinghua looked at them coldly. "I heard the head of the family suggest that Sister-in-law Xiao Jin could teach at the military junior high school."
Pei Yun looked at Liu Yinghua with joy: "Sister-in-law Xiaojin has such a high level of education? No wonder she is worthy of the Lu Ministry."
After the words fell, the military wives all quieted down. Both of them had high academic qualifications. If Su Jin became a junior high school teacher, she would have a lot of salary and receipts, and Lu Shiyi and Su Jin would have a better life in the future.
"Are they going to get the marriage certificate today? I heard Su Zhiqing isn't old enough," one of the older wives said. "My sister-in-law is married to someone from the Fourth Battalion. I heard the Lu Department and the village chief are at loggerheads over Su Zhiqing's case."
"Haven't you heard about what happened in the Third Brigade? They were shouting in the streets that day, and even the director of the Youth League Office stepped in to deal with it." Pei Yun sneered, "I'm also an educated youth, so of course I disdain such a brigade."
The female educated youth were all united as one. Most of the older educated youth got married in Songjiang Commune, helping the newer educated youth to gain a foothold and avoid being bullied.
The military wives were all astonished after hearing this, and finally understood why Pei Yun's temperament was different from that of the other educated youth.
Lin Hui also came from the Imperial Capital Military Region. Lu Shiyi and Lin Hui have a very good relationship and cooperate with each other tacitly.
While the sisters-in-law in the compound were discussing, Lu Shiyi and Su Jin drove to the Civil Affairs Bureau. In the photo studio nearby, Lu Shiyi and Su Jin took their first photo together. A smile appeared on Lu Shiyi's serious face.
"Commander, please stop smiling!" The photographer emerged from behind the black curtain and helplessly advised Lu Shiyi. "Madam, just smile. You... forget it."
Su Jin laughed after hearing this: "Master, my boyfriend rarely smiles, so let's do as he thinks."
Su Jin knew that Lu Shiyi was in a very good mood, so she wanted him to take a different photo.
"I understand! I understand!" the photographer said happily. Lu Shiyi had told the photographer in advance that he wanted to take six photos, preferably with different expressions.
The photographer was from Shanghai and spoke with a Shanghai accent.
After taking the photos, Lu Shiyi and Su Jin came to the counter together. The photographer told them to come back in three days for photos.
"Master, I need to expedite it. I need five more copies of the photo where I'm not smiling," Lu Shiyi told the photographer. "Xiao Jin, we can't go back to the capital for the wedding banquet. We need to mail the wedding photos to grandpa, grandma, my parents, and my grandparents."
Su Jin nodded: "I'll leave one for my parents."
"It's all considered." Lu Shiyi handed the money for the photos to the photographer, who happily agreed.
"You can just come and pick it up in the afternoon of the 29th of the lunar year, and it can be mailed after the 15th of the first lunar month." The photographer told them.
After processing the photos, Lu Shiyi and Su Jin went to the Civil Affairs Bureau. It was the first time in her two lives that she came to the Civil Affairs Bureau, and she was very nervous.
"You're single when you come in, but you'll be married when you leave." Lu Shiyi whispered to Su Jin, "Come on, I'm here."
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