On Friday, April 14th, the Zhao family in Yuancheng received a background check from Lin Yuan's military leaders.
It was lunchtime, and the couple wanted to invite them to stay for lunch, but the two comrades waved them off, saying they would eat at the canteen and had to catch their train afterward.
They first went to the local police station to investigate the Zhao family's political affiliation and social connections before going to the Zhao couple's workplace to meet them in person and learn about their family situation and background.
After confirming that everything was in order based on their investigation, they had to take the train back today to report to their superiors and get the application approved by Lin Yuan.
In his application letter, Lin Yuan stated that if the background check went smoothly, he would get married before the end of his family visit leave, which led to the two of them personally coming for the background check.
After seeing off the People's Liberation Army comrades, the Zhao couple felt relieved.
Lin Yuan received a reply from the military on April 19th.
The letter was delivered to his home personally by the postman. When he saw that it was a registered letter, he was extremely grateful to his superior. In order not to delay the matter, he even sent it by registered mail.
Lin Yuan also thanked the postman and gave him a handful of wedding candy.
The postman then realized he had returned to get married, congratulated him again, and left.
After seeing the word "approval" from the military, Lin Yuan felt relieved.
The next day, April 20th, Lin Yuan took Zhao Huanhuan to the brigade to get a certificate, the commune stamped it, and then they went to Shanglin City to get married.
He's been asking about all these things these past few days, hoping that once he receives a reply from the military, he can go directly to get the marriage certificate.
However, transferring Huanhuan's household registration to their own household and making her a resident of Taojia Village will not be quick; it requires review and, it seems, a stamp from the original city is also needed.
After all, from then on, Huanhuan completely transformed from an educated youth sent to the countryside into a villager of Taojia Village.
Once he's certain he can stay in the military, he'll transfer Huanhuan's household registration to his own through marriage. For now, he doesn't plan to transfer it; he needs to figure out his situation first. He has a promotion opportunity this autumn; it's just a matter of seeing if he can get promoted!
If he can be promoted to platoon leader, it will be easier for him to be transferred.
Lin Yuan was secretly planning all these things in her heart, but she wouldn't tell Zhao Huanhuan, so as not to make her worry about her.
When they returned home that evening, they brought back a marriage certificate that looked like a big red award certificate.
After seeing the document, Lin's parents were relieved and wished Huanhuan would start calling them "Dad" and "Mom" right now.
However, we have to wait two more days, as villagers generally don't accept marriages of convenience.
After returning home, Zhao Huanhuan looked at the marriage certificate over and over again in disbelief. It was the first time she had ever seen a marriage certificate that looked like an award certificate.
"Where should we put it? On the wall?" Zhao Huanhuan looked at it for a while, then asked Lin Yuan with a laugh.
In her mind, certificates of merit are meant to be displayed on the wall.
Lin Yuan shook her head. "No, if it's stuck on the wall for a long time, it will change color and get dirty. We have to preserve it; we're going to look at it for a lifetime."
After saying that, he looked around the room, opened the cabinet, and placed the marriage certificate neatly on the top shelf, covering it with two books for protection.
"Let's leave it like this for now. When we pick up your parents tomorrow, we'll buy a large document bag to put it in so it's safe to store," Lin Yuan said solemnly.
Zhao Huanhuan nodded, "Okay!"
I glanced around their new house; the furniture had all been delivered and everything was already set up.
Lin Yuan stood beside her, looked down at her, and asked softly, "Huanhuan, is there anything else you want in the house?"
Zhao Huanhuan shook her head, "No, this is already very good. You'll leave after the wedding, and I'll live alone. This is enough."
Today, when they went to Shanglin City, they also bought train tickets to return to Yuancheng on the 23rd.
As the end of the month drew closer, Lin Yuan quietly sat down to one side.
He calculated that they would have a homecoming banquet at the Zhao family's house on the 24th, spend the day with the Zhao family elders on the 25th, and return on the 26th.
He stayed home with her for two days, on the 27th and 28th, and had to leave home to return to his unit on the 29th.
Indeed, they didn't spend many days together after they got married.
He thought for a moment, took her hand, and asked in a low voice, "Huanhuan, are we planning to have children in the next few years? How about I go to the brigade to get some family planning supplies? I ran into the director yesterday, and he told me that you are still young and it's best not to have children in the next few years."
Zhao Huanhuan coughed lightly, "They want us to have children later in life, right? Hehe, that's fine, we can have them in a few years."
"Okay, I'll go to the brigade in a bit!" Lin Yuan agreed.
In the past, the two of them might have been shy and embarrassed to talk about these private matters, but these past few days, they've been discussing things together, so they're both much more natural about bringing it up now.
Zhao Huanhuan walked outside, saying, "Then I'll go!"
"Huanhuan!" Lin Yuan reached out and grabbed her.
For some reason, the closer the wedding got to these two days, the more unreal he felt, and he couldn't shake off a sense of unease.
Fortunately, they got their marriage certificate today, and now they are a legally married couple. While the people outside are busy, the two of them are inside, enjoying a rare moment of private time together. He wanted to spend more time alone with her.
Zhao Huanhuan was pulled back by him and turned to look at him. "Is...is there something else?"
She stammered a little when she asked the question.
"Huanhuan, why don't you leave the clothes you wore at your wedding behind so you can take them with you tomorrow, and bring the rest of your clothes back into our house? I'll go get them for you, okay?"
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