Zhao Guohui had obtained a marriage certificate once, and it was very easy to obtain it by following the procedures.
In less than fifteen minutes, Zhao Guohui and Yu Meiru each received a marriage certificate that looked like a school award certificate from later times. It only had their names on it, no photos needed.
After getting their marriage certificate, Zhao Guohui took Yu Meiru to take a photo. Today was a good day for them to get the certificate, and Zhao Guohui thought they should take a photo as a souvenir.
There was a state-owned photo studio in Sanhe Town. The photographer was a man in his fifties, whom everyone called Master Wu.
Zhao Guohui and Yu Meiru sat on a stool, their hearts pounding, something he had never experienced before with Xu Liqin. This was their first marriage, and Zhao Guohui felt nothing but pride in finally being able to free Xu Liqin from the clutches of Xu Laolai. He had never experienced anything like a quickened heartbeat before.
Before he knew it, Zhao Guohui was sitting closer and closer to Yu Meiru on a bench, shoulder to shoulder. If Master Wu hadn't been glaring at him, Zhao Guohui would have wanted to hug Yu Meiru and take a picture.
Master Wu, with a scowl on his face, repeatedly called for the two to move further apart. In wedding photos these days, the shoulders of a man and woman should be at least a fist's distance apart. Too close would be considered indecent, and Master Wu didn't dare take the photo.
When taking the photo, Zhao Guohui smiled like a fool, showing all his big white teeth. Master Wu told him several times, but Zhao Guohui still couldn't put on a serious expression. Master Wu had no choice but to take the photo.
Yu Meiru looked at the cheerful Zhao Guohui, and a hint of sweetness flashed through her heart. However, that was all. Yu Meiru felt that she would never trust someone unconditionally like her mother Chen Xiaoyue. Whether her marriage with Zhao Guohui could last forever depended on how Zhao Guohui behaved.
After the photos were taken, Zhao Guohui and Master Wu agreed to come back to pick up the photos in three days, and then he took Yu Meiru out of the photo studio. Zhao Guohui planned to take Yu Meiru to the street for another walk. Although Sanhe Town was small, the two of them could still walk around for an hour or so.
Zhao Guohui had already made plans: at noon, he'd take Yu Meiru to the state-owned restaurant. They had a delicious braised lion's head dish, fragrant yet not greasy, and Zhao Guohui had always loved it. These days, Zhao Guohui couldn't wait to pour everything he thought was delicious and fun in front of Yu Meiru. While Sanhe Town wasn't as prosperous as N City, it still had many things N City couldn't offer.
Zhao Guohui feels that it is a pity that Yu Meiru did not participate in his previous growth process. In the future, he will try his best to participate in every aspect of Yu Meiru's life, including sharing each other's feelings.
Zhao Guohui and Yu Meiru had just walked a few steps out of the photo studio when a hurried girl came towards them. After seeing Zhao Guohui, the girl rushed up to him and shouted in surprise: "Brother-in-law, you are finally back! My sister is almost being driven to death by my father. Please help her!"
Zhao Guohui took a closer look and saw that it was his former sister-in-law, Xu Meiqin. Xu Meiqin was wearing a clean white nurse's uniform and looked like she had just rushed out on her way to work.
Could it be that Mr. Xu is up to something again? Zhao Guohui wondered.
Before Zhao Guohui could speak, Yu Meiru squinted her eyes and glanced at the anxious Xu Meiqin, then shifted her gaze to Zhao Guohui's face and asked, "Brother-in-law? Zhao Guohui, when did I have a sister this big?"
Zhao Guohui was almost scared out of his wits by Yu Meiru. Indeed, after he and Xu Liqin divorced, Xu Meiqin's call of "brother-in-law" was inappropriate. Moreover, Xu Meiqin called him that in front of Yu Meiru.
"Xiaoru, this is my ex-brother-in-law. This is Xu Meiqi, the younger sister of my ex-wife Xu Liqin." Zhao Guohui didn't bother to ask what happened to Xu Meiqi, and quickly explained to Yu Meiru.
"Brother-in-law, are you and my elder sister really..." Xu Meiqin's eyes reddened when she saw Zhao Guohui's attitude. Xu Meiqin fought back the tears in her eyes, and in her heart she resented her silly elder sister to death. Zhao Guohui was such a capable person! Her elder sister let go just like that.
Xu Meiqin had actually noticed a beautiful girl standing next to Zhao Guohui, but she had been clinging to hope, so she had deliberately ignored Yu Meiru. Seeing Zhao Guohui and Yu Meiru getting along, Xu Meiqin felt a sense of despair: Is this beautiful girl Zhao Guohui's new love? Is her brother-in-law determined to break up with her?
After Xu Liqin and Zhao Guohui divorced, Xu Meiqin still hoped that her sister and brother-in-law would reconcile one day. After all, everyone had seen how good Zhao Guohui had been to Xu Liqin over the past three years. Even after Zhao Guohui left Sanhe Town, Xu Meiqin still didn't believe that Zhao Guohui really didn't care about Xu Liqin anymore.
"Meiqin, this is my wife, Yu Meiru." Zhao Guohui, as if not noticing the tears in Xu Meiqin's eyes, formally introduced her to her. His affairs with the Xu family were in the past. When he decided to divorce Xu Liqin, Xu Liqin had already been removed from Zhao Guohui's heart. Although the process was somewhat heartbreaking, it was better than the entanglement of mother-in-law and mother-in-law. Now, Zhao Guohui's wife was Yu Meiru, and he couldn't let his ex-wife's family affairs affect Xiaoru's mood.
It turned out to be Xu Liqin's sister! Yu Meiru felt relieved. Just now, the moment Xu Meiqin saw Zhao Guohui, the admiration in her eyes could not be concealed. Yu Meiru thought Xu Meiqin was Zhao Guohui's admirer, and her heart was sour!
Zhao Guohui's divorce hadn't been hidden from Yu Meiru. Yu Meiru knew Xu Liqin and why she divorced him. Honestly, Yu Meiru couldn't understand Xu Liqin's actions. After getting married, she prioritized her parents over her husband. Could such a marriage last? Furthermore, the Xu family was unreliable. Even if Xu Liqin did a lot for them, she wouldn't receive even a shred of gratitude.
"Meiru, hello, I'm Xu Meiqi." Seeing Zhao Guohui formally introduce Yu Meiru to her, Xu Meiqi had to temporarily suppress her anxiety and forced a smile at Meiru.
"Hello." Yu Meiru smiled and nodded without saying anything else. To Meiru, the Xu sisters were just strangers. If it weren't for Zhao Guohui, Yu Meiru wouldn't even smile. Yu Meiru always thought that the story of her ex-wife and step-wife becoming friends only existed in fantasy. She was a clear-headed person and would not entertain such fantasies. Yu Meiru felt that it was already good that her relationship with the Xu sisters could maintain the level of nodding when they met. Even if the Xu sisters came up to her, Yu Meiru would not make friends with them.
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