Chapter 52: Strange Fate
Ji Changyu, who was standing by, also saw the couple. He was moved and when he saw Xu Yao looking at them eagerly, he pulled them in.
"You two are here to take wedding photos..."
The shop owner saw a good-looking couple coming here and subconsciously thought they were a newlywed couple. When he saw the little boy approaching, he changed his mind and asked, "Are you here to take a family photo?"
"All of them. I took two photos of her and I in wedding dresses, and two photos with the kids."
The boss saw Ji Changyu's eyes fall on the hanging wedding dress and suit, and said with a smile.
"Okay, you didn't come to take pictures when you got married, right? How many people didn't take a picture as a souvenir, and regretted it when they got old." The boss continued with a smile, "Full-body photos are 1 yuan each, and renting a suit and wedding dress is another charge, which adds up to 20 cents."
While the boss was talking, Xu Yao was already looking at wedding dresses.
There were two white wedding dresses in the open cabinet. One was covered with large flowers from the chest to the hem, and the skirt was exaggeratedly puffy. The other was much simpler, but also plain and without any special features.
To be honest, neither piece of clothing met Xu Yao's aesthetic taste, and she was a little disgusted. However, Ji Changyu insisted, saying that he was more motivated when he saw the wedding photos while training in the army, and it would be very memorable for them to look back on them when they were old.
"I don't like wearing wedding dresses that have been worn by others." Xu Yao put her arm around Ji Changyu's waist and said coquettishly, "But if you want to see it, I will reluctantly put it on for you."
Ji Changyu placed his big hand on Xu Yao's small hand and rubbed it.
The smile and joy in his eyes were about to overflow, how could he look serious in front of outsiders?
Xu Yao curled her lips. She was best at paying a little insignificant amount to gain greater benefits.
For example, if she says more nice things in front of her parents, they will give her more pocket money than her sister. In fact, her sister is more sensible than her and often does housework and packs luggage for her parents who are going on business trips.
She used to be complacent about her cleverness.
If my parents and sister knew that their troublesome little daughter was getting married, they would definitely be shocked.
Thinking of this, Xu Yao's almond-shaped eyes became misty. Ji Zhangyu was startled and tried to wipe her tears at a loss. Xu Yao slapped his hand away and snorted.
"Silly boy, I was crying for joy."
Ji Changyu's heart suddenly softened. He wanted to say that he had lived up to his country and her in his life, but he felt it was pretentious so he didn't say it out loud.
Xu Yao changed into that simple white wedding dress in the house.
I thought she was very tacky, but when she came out holding up her skirt, she amazed the three men.
Ji Changyu, who was the first to react, had his heart pounding. He turned to his boss stupidly and said, "My wife is so pretty."
The boss nodded in agreement and urged Ji Changyu to change into his suit quickly. He couldn't wait to take the picture.
He encountered some difficulties when changing clothes. Ji Changyu was too tall, and the suit was a little small for him, especially the pants, which exposed a part of his calves.
Xu Yao laughed loudly. Ji Changyu was helpless and tried to wave his tense arms. "I'd better wear the military uniform for the photo shoot."
Xu Yao went in and helped Xu Jiaan change into his newly bought clothes so that they could take a photo together later.
With the sound of clicking, they originally planned to take 4 photos, but ended up taking so many photos that they put on their newly bought clothes and took two group photos. Xu Yao said, "If my mother knew, she would say we were wasting money again."
Ji Changyu smiled and said, "This money is worth spending."
"Please keep the receipt and bring it to get the photos in a week." The boss smiled and issued the receipt to the wealthy family of three.
Ji Changyu frowned, "A week is too long, is there any way to expedite it?"
He was afraid that there was an urgent task ahead and he had to return to the team early. If the transfer cannot be completed and there is no photo...
"Yes, if you rush it, you can get it tomorrow. It costs an extra 5 cents per ticket."
The man's brows finally relaxed, and the boss looked at their backs with some envy.
"Mom, you are so beautiful." Xu Jiaan held Xu Yao's hand and muttered.
Xu Yao smiled. This kid has been trying to think of this sentence since the photo was taken. His reaction time is too long. "You look good, too."
"Because I look like you." Xu Jiaan quickly took over the conversation.
Ji Changyu teased him deliberately, "That's not right, people say you look like me."
The little boy immediately became unhappy, and said sullenly, "No, I'd be ugly if I looked like you."
Ji Changyu, "???"
My hands are itching to hit the child.
Xu Yao laughed for a while, then thought of the business, "You said you were helping Xu Qiang find a job, were you trying to coax him?"
"I'm afraid they'll still be pestering you after I leave. I'll go back and ask around to see where there are job openings. Let him take the exam himself. If he fails, he can't blame others."
"Recruiting?" Xu Yao excitedly grabbed his arm, "Then please help me find out where there are clerical positions, I want to go."
"..." Ji Changyu was silent for a moment. His wife's education level was not high, right? Many high school students couldn’t get in, but Xu Yao looked so excited that he didn’t want to throw cold water on her, so he finally just nodded in agreement.
"I can tell you, but I can't help you cheat by using connections." Ji Changyu paused, "Isn't it better not to go to work? I can support you even if I have another platoon."
"That's a nice thought! Just having An An is enough. I'm too bored at home." She doesn't do housework, and she can't watch TV series, play cards, or do beauty treatments at home every day. She might as well go to work and find something to do.
"You are quite principled." Xu Yao pinched Ji Changyu's waist and snorted with an ambiguous laugh.
It was already past five in the afternoon when Xu Yao and Xu Jiaan were sent home. Liu Mei asked Ji Changyu to stay for dinner, but Ji Changyu had to catch the last bus home and did not stay.
As soon as they arrived at the house, Ji's mother hurriedly dragged him to the backyard of the courtyard to find the old blind man.
It is said that the old blind man's predictions were too accurate, which led to the death of his wife and children. He became blind, but in fact he was not completely blind. He could see a little dim light. The four olds were destroyed in the early years, but the ideas of the older generation were still there. Whenever anyone in the compound had a happy event, they liked to ask him to calculate the date.
Ji Changyu didn't believe this and came over with a stern face.
Ji's mother looked very happy.
Although Ji Changyu had to return to the army in a hurry, he had to rush to get the marriage certificate with Xu Yao as soon as the approval came down. He had no time to choose a date, but he could see when it would be suitable to hold the wedding.
Seeing the shadowy figure coming in, the old blind man stood up and smiled, "No one comes to visit you for no reason. Tell me, what do you want to ask?"
"I want you to help me pick a date for the banquet for the boss."
Holding a wedding banquet locally is equivalent to getting married, and its significance is no less than getting a marriage certificate.
Ji's mother put the eggs on the table and told Ji Changyu and Xu Yao's names and birth dates.
The old blind man pinched his fingers with a strange look in his eyes. Seeing this, Ji's mother asked nervously, "Is there no suitable day recently?"
It's strange. The eldest son of the Ji family should be destined to have great ambitions but never have a wife, while Xu Yao should be destined to be surrounded by villains and have a bad fate.
How can two people who have nothing in common get married?
"Please say something. I'm so anxious. Is there no suitable day recently?" Seeing that the old blind man didn't say anything, Ji's mother felt a little uneasy.
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