Now that the reports were coming down, Ning Xiyue and Ji Yanming took the documents and photos to the street office to register their marriage and got the red book.
Ji Yanming looked at the freshly-issued marriage certificate in his hand, grinning like a fool. He picked up Ning Xiyue like a princess and spun her around happily a few times: "Yueyue, I finally brought you home. Hahahaha, from now on you are my wife, wife, wife!!"
Ji Yanming couldn't wait to change his words and called out several times with satisfaction.
"Haha, alright, alright! Put me down now, there are a lot of people watching us."
A group of aunties sitting near the street office and chatting tilted their heads to look at me curiously. Although they had no ill intentions, the discussion that followed was really embarrassing because it was too straightforward and explicit.
The discussion on the topic of human reproduction has to be among married aunts and grandmas, who are not at all shy about discussing their family matters.
"What a great husband, little girl! Look at his looks, his height, his physique. Wow, little girl, he must be incredibly happy. My skinny husband can't compare to him at all!"
Ning Xiyue heard what one of the aunts said. She blushed and huddled in Ji Yanming's arms, covering her face. This broad embrace made her feel so safe that it completely covered her whole body. She gently patted Ji Yanming's chest and urged:
"Don't put it down, let's go quickly!!"
"Okay!"
With a joyful smile on his face, Ji Yanming walked quickly past a group of aunts chatting outside the street office, holding his wife in his arms.
As he walked over, he glanced coldly at the group of gossiping aunts. His aura of someone who had fought in the battlefield and killed enemies, as well as his cautious eyes, scared the aunts so much that they dared not say anything.
I dared not even breathe.
Only after Ji Yanming carried the person away did she dare to mutter in a low voice.
Ning Xiyue moved away from the bright yellow Bagua area and let Ji Yanming put her down only after she could no longer see anyone.
These aunts are so reckless, what are they talking about?
Although she and Comrade Ji had obtained their marriage certificate, they still went back to their separate homes before the wedding banquet.
These words from her aunt made her think astray.
Ning Xiyue shook her head, patted her hot cheeks, and flipped over the marriage certificate in her hand. "It's quite beautiful. There's a pair of magpies standing on the branch below. It looks like a certificate of honor."
"Let me see yours."
Ning Xiyue curiously took the marriage certificate from Ji Yanming's hand and spread the two certificates together to look at them.
"It's the same. Just swap our photos and names. Now let's each keep our marriage certificates. You can use them whenever you need them. After the wedding banquet, you can give me yours and I'll keep it together. How about that?"
Ning Xiyue looked up and asked, holding the marriage certificate.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Ji Yanming looked at her gently and nodded. Of course he agreed. He agreed to whatever Ning Xiyue said.
"Okay, let's go home. Everyone is still waiting for us to eat at home. You don't have a bag, so leave it here first and I'll get it for you when we get back."
Ning Xiyue swiftly put the two marriage certificates into the small cloth bag on her back, and happily went home holding Ji Yanming's hand.
The family elders and immediate family members gathered at the new house in Shichahai to have a meal and celebrate.
Getting their marriage certificate did not bring any changes to each other's lives. Instead, they felt more at ease doing their own things.
As the old saying goes, to get married and start a career, you should get married first and then start a career.
Ning Xiyue has already started a family after getting the marriage certificate. Now that the family is established, the next step is to build a career.
She began to devote herself wholeheartedly to her studies and career.
July 3, 1979 is a good day for getting married, conjugating, and praying for blessings.
Ning Xiyue put on the bright red wedding dress made by her mother, and with the blessings of relatives and friends, she and Ji Yanming held a lively wedding banquet in the house in Shichahai. The courtyard was packed with guests that day.
The wedding ceremony was solemnly held under the auspices of the president of Hua University and under the portrait of Chairman Mao.
"Ceremony—End!"
"Dear friends and family, let us give a warm round of applause to congratulate the two newlyweds on their happy marriage. May your children have many generations to come and prosper!"
"applaud!"
As soon as the principal finished speaking, there was thunderous applause and congratulations from the audience.
"Okay, let's start the feast now. Enjoy your meal, everyone!"
When the banquet began, Ning Xiyue could only swallow her saliva at the delicious dishes on the table, and then follow the elders to greet people and toast them.
After the whole process, Ning Xiyue had a few more red envelopes given by the elders in her hands. With the heavy red envelopes in her pockets, Ning Xiyue sat down to eat the meal with great joy.
"Little money-grubber! I'll give you all the red envelopes."
Ji Yanming smiled dotingly and handed all the red envelopes in his hand to Ning Xiyue.
Ning Xiyue put all of them into her bag without hesitation. She felt happy when she thought about the red envelopes she received today.
All the gifts received by both families were given to Ning Xiyue.
After the evening banquet, the elders from both sides prepared to go home.
Before leaving, Yun Xiulan pulled Ning Xiyue aside, mysteriously took something out of her pocket, handed it to her, and motioned for her to open it.
"What?"
Ning Xiyue opened the handkerchief wrapped around it, revealing a book with yellowed pages that was obviously very old. She opened it and took a look at it in confusion, then closed the book in a daze the next second.
In disbelief, he said, "Mom! Where did you get this?"
Who could tell her why her mother still had this antique picture book? It was a pornographic picture, and the man in the picture was half bald with a big braid. It was definitely a product of the last dynasty.
Her mother is quite good at hiding things, and she was able to keep these things.
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