"I won't keep you any longer. I can see that you are all good people. I'll leave Xiao Ou in your care from now on."
Er Ya and Cheng Guangxu both made promises to the old man. Then they took Xu Xiaoou and left.
"Xiao Ou, you don't need to go to school today. Why don't you two go for a physical exam this afternoon and get your marriage certificate tomorrow? That way, you'll be legally married, and Xiao Ou won't have to endure other people's gossip."
Cheng Guangxu was quite surprised to see his wife like this. She was usually a slow-paced person, but he hadn't expected her to be so anxious about his son's marriage.
"Auntie, I'll do whatever you say."
"Okay, let's go home."
After arriving home, Er Ya went to the kitchen to cook, with Xu Xiao Ou accompanying her.
"Zhiyuan, what's wrong with your mother?" Cheng Guangxu asked his son. Had his wife been traumatized?
Cheng Zhiyuan shrugged. "Dad, I was just about to ask you something. I was shocked today. It feels like our family was involved in a marriage scam. It's like nobody wanted me."
I feel like I have some unspeakable secret, and if I end up in a lower position than Xu Xiao'ou in the future, it's all because of my mother.
“Zhiyuan, you can’t think like that. There’s no need for husband and wife to compete for superiority. Your thinking is wrong. You are a man, so you should be tolerant of your wife.”
"Dad, I know. I am your son, and I will definitely learn from you and be good to my wife and family."
Cheng Guangxu patted his son on the shoulder with satisfaction; he was about to start a family.
Li Cuihua was also in the kitchen. She was very happy to learn that Zhiyuan's wedding date had been set.
"Xiao Ou, prepare all the necessary dowry items here, and have your aunt go and cut the back of the dowry tomorrow."
"Grandma, Auntie, thank you so much for thinking of me."
Li Cuihua patted the girl's hand and said, "Don't worry about it. As long as you and Zhiyuan live a good life together, we'll be happy." After lunch, the two rested for a while before Zhiyuan drove to the hospital.
Here comes the premarital medical examination.
They didn't finish the inspection until 4 p.m.
"I didn't expect the premarital checkup to be so complicated." The two sat in the hospital waiting for the results, otherwise they would have to come back tomorrow to pick them up.
After waiting another half hour, the two of them held the test reports, looked at each other, and knew that they were both in good health, which put their minds at ease.
"Xiao Ou, do you still need to ask for leave?"
"Okay, take me back to school, I'll go and submit my leave request."
When Ping An and his wife returned home that evening, they learned that Zhiyuan's wedding date was set for the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, which was less than twenty days away.
Hu Peizhen said with a smile, "Mom, you've married two daughters-in-law in one year!"
Er Ya laughed too, "Yes, two daughters-in-law in a year."
Xu Xiaoou felt quite embarrassed by what was said. However, she felt that the Cheng family members got along very warmly, which was what a family should be like.
In the afternoon, Xu Xiaoou went to school and brought back a change of clothes.
Zhiyuan originally wanted to take her shopping for clothes, but Xu Xiaoou refused. She wouldn't be used to a girl who was frugal suddenly spending money like water.
The next morning, the two checked the household registration booklets they needed to bring, each ate a bowl of noodles, and went to the Civil Affairs Bureau early to wait.
There are many people getting married at the end of the year. They arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau at six o'clock, while it was still dark, but within ten minutes, there were already people lining up behind them.
"Luckily I didn't dawdle, otherwise Grandma would have been angry again."
The procedures for obtaining a marriage certificate are much simpler now. So, two people can become a newlywed couple in just ten minutes.
As the two came out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, Xiao Ou said, "Let's go take our wedding photos."
Although Xu Xiaoou is used to being meticulous, this is a major life event, and of course she wants to leave behind beautiful memories.
The two went to a phone booth to call home before heading to the photo studio.
Er Ya had already notified all the relatives this morning, and everyone was very surprised. Why were they in such a hurry?
Ping An also told Zhang Weiyu and Liu Chongyu during lunch.
"Brother Chongyu, now Zhiyuan is ahead of you."
"Hehe, that's true. I'm sure I won't have a good time when I get home tonight."
“Zhiyuan is quite anxious,” Zhang Weiyu said with a smile.
"Third Brother, Zhiyuan isn't in such a hurry, it's my mother who is, I don't know why?"
"Your second aunt is rushing to get you married, probably because she's afraid that Zhiyuan will end up like you, getting a wife into bed before you're even married."
"Is it because of this?"
I think so.
"Third brother, this is really nothing, okay? Back in high school, there were girls who got pregnant. Now, things are much more relaxed about relationships between men and women."
“That’s no excuse, Ping An. You’re married now, but you need to know that there are no unfaithful men in our family.”
"I understand, Third Brother. I will never do that."
"That would be best. You know, the women in our family are all quite capable."
"Third Brother, if you say that, I won't have the courage to get married."
"Hehe, you can give it a try. Your godfather is your role model, but I don't know if you have the courage."
Liu Chongyu slumped his shoulders, threw down his chopsticks, and lost his appetite.
Zhang Hongmei received a call from Er Ya in the morning, which really surprised her.
However, without asking, he quickly called Annie and asked her to prepare Xu Xiaoou's wedding dress, as he didn't even know if it could be shipped back.
When Hu Aifen learned that Zhiyuan was getting married in December, she quickly called Ma Li and Liu Jingze, asking him to come back today as well.
Ma Li knew her mother-in-law was anxious, and she was quite envious herself. Er Ya already had two daughters-in-law, while her own daughter hadn't even entered the family yet.
Cheng Guangxu and his wife Er Ya went to the building and bought fabric for twelve sets of quilts, as well as 100 jin of cotton.
After returning home, Li Cuihua told them that she had found a lucky wife from the neighborhood and they would start making quilts tomorrow.
The banquet arrangements are all set. The appliances will be delivered this Saturday.
"Honey, I have to go back to work this week."
"Okay, go ahead. Can you get the leave?"
Cheng Guangxu nodded, "Sure, you can stay until the tenth day of the first lunar month, including your annual leave."
"Okay, that's fine."
Er Ya remembered that the new house hadn't been cleaned yet, so she quickly called the cleaning service company to ask a few people to come and clean it tomorrow.
At noon, the four of them ate lunch. "Mom and Dad, Cheng Guangxu, I'm thinking of dividing the family property after Zhiyuan gets married."
"Dividing the family property?" Li Cuihua was a little confused. What kind of family property division?
"Yes, let the two brothers live separately. It would be better if they wanted to live with us, but if not, they can go back to their own homes and live their own lives from now on."
Cheng Guangxu had no objections; he would let his wife do whatever she wanted. He fully supported her.
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