Liu Maocai coughed and said, "Guangxu, it's good that you have the heart. Your mother and I still have money."
Cheng Guangxu smiled and shook his head. "No need, Dad. This is for the children as their uncle. It's just a matter between us younger generation, so you don't need to worry about it."
Don't worry, Er Ya and I will definitely take care of you two for the rest of your lives.
Li Cuihua's nose tingled with emotion. "Okay, Mom and Dad know how you feel."
After dinner, everyone went to rest. Tomorrow we'll be decorating the house. It's not too strenuous work.
The next day, many more people came to help. By morning, the house was all red, looking very festive.
At three o'clock in the morning on the 14th, Cheng Guangxu got up. Today he was going to take his brother-in-law to get their marriage certificate.
Li Cuihua cooked noodle soup for the two of them in the morning, with tomatoes, which was a canned food delivered by Wang Hongxi's family.
While the two of them were eating, I quickly packed a lot of gifts. It was my first time visiting the woman's relatives, so I couldn't be stingy.
These are all good things that Hongmei sent over; there are exactly nine items in total.
"Jianguo, even if your aunt's family says something unpleasant, don't take it to heart. At worst, we'll just have less contact in the future."
"Mom, I know."
I picked up Jiang Yan at 5:30 a.m.
We drove straight to the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau. "Jiang Yan, Guangxu, we've both eaten. Would you like to go grab something to eat first?"
Jiang Yan shook her head. "I'm not hungry right now, I have no appetite. Let's finish up early and go home. Today is Shi Tou's big day, let's go back and help him with the work."
"No need, everything's arranged at home. Don't worry, we'll go to your aunt's house after we get our marriage certificate, and then we can go home for dinner."
Jiang Yan was a little conflicted, afraid that her aunt would kick her out, but seeing Liu Jianguo looking happy, she decided to remind him.
“We might not even be able to get through the door. My aunt hates me. She doesn’t agree with my divorce and thinks it’s shameful.”
"It's alright, she's your elder. Even if she's wrong, we'll try to see her less in the future, but we have to go see her today. Don't even think about it, at worst she can beat me up, right?"
Jiang Yan shook her head. She wouldn't actually beat him up, but she certainly wouldn't say anything nice about him.
There are quite a few people getting married on this day. It wasn't even six o'clock yet, and two young couples came over, chatting and laughing quietly behind us.
At 7:30, the Civil Affairs Bureau opened, and the two of them registered with their household registration books. It was their second marriage, so the procedures were quite quick.
Ten minutes later, Liu Jianguo left a lot of milk candy for the staff.
To be honest, in this small city, wages aren't high, and nobody can afford to buy milk candy. Liu Jianguo gave them almost half a pound of milk candy, so the staff were naturally happy and congratulated the two of them.
Cheng Guangxu was waiting for them in the car. When he saw them come out, he quickly got out of the car and asked, "Big brother, sister-in-law, where are we going?"
"Guangxu, let's go to your sister-in-law's aunt's house. Jiang Yan, do you want to have breakfast?"
"No, let's hurry up and go. We still have work to do when we get home."
After fifteen minutes, the car stopped in front of a house.
The door was ajar, and Cheng Guangxu opened the trunk and helped carry the gifts.
Jiang Yan was quite happy to see the gifts in the two men's hands; her in-laws were giving her face.
She pushed open the door and said, "Auntie, I've come back to see you."
A moment later, a woman in her fifties came out of the house. She looked at the two people behind her niece and paused for a moment.
"Why did you come back?"
"Auntie, I'm getting married today, I came to see you." He pulled Liu Jianguo over.
“Aunt, this is my husband, Liu Jianguo. He works at a cotton mill in the city.”
"Alright, I understand. If there's nothing else, you can leave now. You don't need to come back again."
"Auntie, this is just a small token of our appreciation. Don't worry, I will definitely treat Jiang Yan well in the future." Liu Jianguo placed the gifts on the ground.
"Auntie, I'll head back now. If you need anything, just come to my workplace. But I'll be taking leave during this period."
"Jiang Yan, you've been transferred to work in the city building. You can start work anytime after the Lantern Festival."
Auntie, if you need anything in the future, just go to the building to find Jiang Yan, or you can go to the cotton mill to find me.
After Liu Jianguo finished speaking, he took Jiang Yan's hand and turned to leave the courtyard.
Aunt Jiang Yan felt a mix of emotions. She watched the three of them leave without saying a word, but she followed them to the gate. When she saw them get into the car, she thought to herself, "The man Jiang Yan found must be quite capable, since he even has a car to ride in."
Watching them leave and returning to the yard, I saw quite a few gifts on the ground, and they all looked like high-end items. I carried them into the house one by one, thinking I should wait for my husband to come back before making a decision. I figured he wouldn't be angry anymore.
The fact that my niece was able to get a job in a city building shows that her husband is quite capable.
How could I bear to sever ties with my niece? My brother and sister-in-law passed away, and I raised my niece for several years. Besides, this niece is a very good person. I hope that my husband can consider that she is capable and agree to my relationship with Jiang Yan.
After getting into the car, Jiang Yan still felt a little uncomfortable. Her aunt was still treating her this way, but she wondered if her uncle would stop the two of them from seeing each other when he returned and saw the gifts.
"Jiang Yan, don't be sad, there's still a long road ahead."
"Yes, I know. My uncle will be very happy with the gift you prepared. Maybe I can visit my aunt again in the future."
"Okay, here's some cake. Eat it so you won't feel uncomfortable."
The three of them arrived home at 11 o'clock. Liu Xu was home alone.
"My older brother, sister-in-law, second sister's husband, and parents are all in the cafeteria."
"Okay, we'll go check on you. You stay home by yourself, and your sister-in-law will bring you food in a bit."
"Okay, sure." Liu Xu replied with a smile.
When the three arrived at the cafeteria, there were at least twenty people busy working there.
Liu Jianguo, holding Jiang Yan's hand, found Liu Maocai and said, "Dad, we're back. Everything went smoothly."
"Dad," Jiang Yan called out.
"Hehe, okay, if you're tired, go and rest. We can manage things here."
"Dad, let Jianguo help you, I'm going to find my mom." Jiang Yan said with a smile, jokingly, because it would be really unreasonable for her to go back and stay there.
The two found Li Cuihua again. "Mom, we're back. What should I do?"
Li Cuihua was overjoyed. This year was truly a good year; her three daughters had given birth, and her eldest and youngest sons had both gotten married.
"Jiang Yan, you come with me. Jianguo, you go to your father's place."
"Come, let me introduce you. This is your aunt from Liu Aimin's family, and this is also your aunt. Her son works at the city's power supply bureau."
Jiang Yan called out to the two of them obediently.
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