When I woke up again, it was already bright outside. There were lively conversations and children's laughter outside.
I rolled over, looked at my watch, and saw it was already past nine o'clock.
Right now, it must be the neighbors' children coming to wish us a Happy New Year.
After getting dressed and coming out, sure enough, the door to the main room was open, and there were two large enamel plates on the table, containing some melon seeds and candies.
When a child comes to wish someone a Happy New Year and says a few auspicious words, Jiang Yuan will give him a handful of melon seeds and candy.
Seeing Xu Ningyan come out of the room, he hurriedly came up to her: "Xiaoyan is awake? Go wash up quickly, I'll have Zhixing cook dumplings for you."
Xu Ningyan quickly stopped Jiang Yuan: "No need, I can cook it myself! I don't even know what time you'll be back, Auntie."
While greeting another group of children who came to wish her a Happy New Year, Jiang Yuan called out to the side room, "Second brother, go cook a bowl of dumplings for your sister-in-law!"
Jiang Zhixing loudly agreed and went to the kitchen to get busy.
Xu Ningyan looked around the house: "Where's Brother Jiang? Hasn't he gotten off work yet?"
"He went to wish the neighbors a Happy New Year! Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and all the neighbors have come to our house to wish us a Happy New Year. He's the head of the household, so he has to go and wish the neighbors a Happy New Year too. Don't worry about him, he'll be back in a bit!" Jiang Yuan explained.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Xu Ningyan to finish washing up, and Jiang Zhixing's dumplings were also cooked.
Jiang Zhiyuan returned before they had eaten even half of it.
Today we're just visiting relatives nearby. Since there's no holiday, we can only exchange New Year's greetings with each other during our rest time, which is already quite good.
Jiang Zhiyuan only visited a few nearby businesses with whom he had a good relationship before returning home.
Because everyone had to go to work, this Spring Festival had even less of a festive atmosphere compared to the Spring Festival in Jingshan County.
On the ninth day of the first lunar month, Xu Ningyan was woken up early in the morning by Jiang Zhiyuan knocking on the door.
Today is the day they got their marriage certificate, because Xu Ningyan just turned eighteen last night.
The marriage application had been prepared long ago. Jiang Zhiyuan's workplace was special, so he also needed to submit an application for marriage.
His future partner will also undergo a political review.
However, Xu Ningyan passed the political review very easily. After all, her father was a martyr and had the support of the Northwest Military Region. Even if her biological mother, Wu Hongqin, had some issues, the political review was still passed easily.
So everything was ready except for one crucial element: Xu Ningyan had turned eighteen.
Early in the morning, Jiang Zhiyuan couldn't wait to wake everyone up, afraid of being late.
The two changed into new clothes; Xu Ningyan wore a thick cotton-padded coat with a green military uniform over it.
Jiang Zhiyuan was also wearing a military green cotton-padded jacket, which would seem outdated in later generations, but is the most fashionable at the time.
With the results of the political background check approved, getting a marriage certificate is very simple.
After reviewing the couple's information and the results of their political background check, the staff at the Civil Affairs Bureau quickly wrote out two marriage certificates by hand and handed them over.
Just like the marriage certificate Xu Ningyan had read in the period novels before, it was like an award certificate, two thin sheets of paper.
Just as Xu Ningyan was about to take it and put it away, Jiang Zhiyuan had already quickly tucked the marriage certificate into his pocket. "Let's take a closer look when we get back! Since we have some free time today, let's go shopping at the department store. We can buy whatever we need for the wedding."
Because the wedding banquet cannot be held on a large scale, it is planned to be held in the cafeteria.
There weren't many guests. Besides Mr. Yu and a few relatives I met last time, there were also Jiang Zhiyuan's colleagues and Jiang Yuan's colleagues.
Jiang Yuan had already finalized the menu with the cafeteria; there would be about eight or nine tables of guests, and it would only be for lunch.
After all, everyone has to go back to work after eating.
The so-called "three turns and one sound" (referring to a bicycle, a turntable, a radio, and a speaker) means that Jiang Yuan already has a bicycle, and her commute is short, so there's no need to buy another one.
However, Jiang Yuan also said that there are still bicycle tickets available. When a batch of women's bicycles arrives, she will buy one for Xu Ningyan. Anyway, if other families have them when they get married, her daughter-in-law should definitely have one too!
There's no need to buy a watch; I already bought one.
We even have a sewing machine.
The thirty-six legs, which are the furniture and such, were all newly purchased when this courtyard was renovated, so there's no need to buy any more.
Jiang Yuan also bought a burgundy bedding set from the Friendship Store; it was very elegant and beautiful.
Not to mention clothes, Jiang Zhiyuan has their own uniform for work, and he has enough clothes for everyday wear.
After Xu Ningyan arrived in the capital, Jiang Yuan's favorite thing to do was buy her clothes. She bought her several winter coats, jackets, and woolen overcoats.
After looking around, there really wasn't anything missing.
In the end, I only bought a few pounds of wedding candy with my marriage certificate, so at least I didn't leave empty-handed.
According to tradition, the bride and groom cannot meet on the eve of their wedding.
But it's already late, so no one really cares. The main thing is that everyone is at work during the day, and they can only meet and talk when they get home in the evening. If they can't meet, who can stand it? Anyway, Jiang Zhiyuan can't stand it!
Jiang Yuan, who studied medicine back then, has a more progressive and open-minded mindset and doesn't follow this rule anymore.
She sent Jiang Zhiyuan to sleep in the same room as Jiang Zhixing early on, saying she would come over to talk to Xu Ningyan in the evening.
Hearing that there was no more noise outside, Jiang Yuan quietly explained physiological knowledge to Xu Ningyan.
At this moment, Jiang Yuan abandoned the idea of a mother-in-law giving her daughter-in-law a lesson on physiology and hygiene, telling her that it's normal to have a wedding night and to be careful not to get hurt.
I was speechless.
She was just worried that Xu Ningyan was too young, her biological father had sacrificed himself early, her biological mother was selfish, and her adoptive parents were no good people either. She didn't understand anything, and she was going to get away with it if she met her own son, that old wolf.
He could only suppress his embarrassment and explain the ins and outs of the wedding night to Xu Ningyan.
The more she talked about it, the more she felt like a beast herself, and her son was the worst of beasts! He wouldn't even spare such a young and innocent girl; he was simply inhuman!
Seeing Jiang Yuan giving him a lifeless lecture on physiology, Xu Ningyan felt embarrassed.
She knows everything, okay?
Not to mention that in the past two years, she has also been quite lusting after Jiang Zhiyuan's body!
Now that she can finally officially start working, Xu Ningyan feels that she must have a passionate encounter with Jiang Zhiyuan tonight to do justice to herself.
The golden thigh is practically in your mouth, it would be stupid not to eat it!
Her mind was completely focused on Jiang Zhiyuan's long, powerful legs, eight-pack abs, and V-shaped waist; she had no interest in listening to Jiang Yuan's explanation.
Jiang Yuan herself was embarrassed, and the more she talked, the more embarrassed she became. The more she looked at Xu Ningyan's blank face, the more guilty she felt.
I might as well just give up.
Let your son worry about it! He's so old, he got his wife through his own abilities, he can sleep with her as he pleases!
Leaving that aside, Jiang Yuan had the mind to give some other instructions.
For example, how should we behave when leaders and relatives who may be returning tomorrow?
Fortunately, at the wedding, although she was one of the most watched people on the day, as the bride, she didn't have to worry too much.
All you have to do is recite the oath in front of the statue of the great man, and then do whatever others tell you to do.
Don't worry about important relatives either. Just follow Jiang Zhiyuan's lead and do exactly what he does.
In conclusion, just make sure Xu Ningyan takes good care of herself! As for the rest, either listen to the officiant or listen to Jiang Zhiyuan.
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