66. Precious son
As Yu Chun left the Civil Affairs Bureau, he stared at the red marriage certificate with its gold lettering in his hand, the sunlight making him feel somewhat dazed.
They got married...?
Yesterday he was his mother's beloved eldest son, a well-known eligible bachelor in the flower market, and today he's inexplicably married. Who else can get married this fast?!
With an excited heart and trembling hands, Yu Chun couldn't help but flip through the marriage certificate repeatedly to confirm it.
In the red-background photo, two people wearing black T-shirts are standing side by side.
In the photo, he's laughing like a fool, while the woman next to him has a serious, stern face, looking like she's been kidnapped.
Yu Chun became increasingly dissatisfied with what she saw.
He poked Chu Xiao's photo, then turned his head and glared at the woman beside him: "The photographer clearly made you smile during the photoshoot! Now it looks like I'm the one forcing you to marry me!"
Chu Xiao leaned closer, examined him for a while, and said with great certainty, "I smiled."
She pointed to the corner of her lips in the photo: "See? The corner of my mouth is turned up a full 15 degrees!"
Yu Chun looked in the direction Chu Xiao was pointing and rolled her eyes: "You have what's called smiling lips! You were born with them!"
He was heartbroken: "Why didn't you smile when you took the picture! Now if this photo is shown to others, they'll definitely think I drugged you and tricked you into marriage!"
"......"
Chu Xiao confiscated both marriage certificates.
She casually stuffed the two documents into her pocket and skillfully changed the subject: "Where are we going later? Back to your apartment in Tiansheng Mansion?"
Yu Chun's attention was successfully diverted.
He found it hard to believe when he first heard Chu Xiao's question.
How could someone who's already married ask such an obvious question!
He glared at Chu Xiao again with the look he'd given a woman who'd been cheated on: "Aren't we married? Aren't we going to live together? Are you going to separate?!"
"......"
Chu Xiao hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but ask her question: "Weren't you being forced into marriage?"
Yesterday this person was single and living alone, but today after getting their marriage certificate, they want to live together. Is that right?
Yu Chun: "We've already registered our marriage."
Chu Xiao: "You've adapted to being married so quickly? Don't you need a few days to adjust?"
Yu Chun: "We've already registered our marriage."
Chu Xiao: "I think this is too fast!"
Yu Chun: "We've already registered our marriage."
"......"
Chu Xiao surrendered.
So the two of them, holding their newly issued marriage certificate, returned hand in hand to Yu Chun's apartment.
...
Back home, Yu Chun looked around the black, white, and gray living room and felt increasingly uneasy.
Today is the day he and Chu Xiao get their marriage certificate, so the house they live in will be their wedding room. Is the current decoration correct?
Even the funeral home's lounge feels more festive than this!
He immediately told Chu Xiao about his discovery and thoughts.
“We need to make some arrangements,” he said, tugging at the hem of Chu Xiao’s black T-shirt. “At least put up a ‘double happiness’ character, right?”
Chu Xiao was looking down at the stock market candlestick chart.
She didn't care about festive decorations; they'd all be taken down eventually anyway. But since Yu Chun wasn't satisfied—
"I'll have Uncle Xu bring some people over to make some arrangements."
She switched to the stock market interface and was about to call Butler Xu.
"No need for a maid!" Yu Chun immediately stopped them. "Let's just go to the supermarket and buy some Double Happiness stickers, and we'll put them on ourselves."
As he spoke, he counted on his fingers: "And red lanterns, red sheets, red carpets, red..."
Upon hearing this, Chu Xiao realized that this was no simple matter.
Going to the supermarket and setting up will take at least a few hours.
She felt it was a waste of time to spend her energy on such things.
But seeing Yu Chun's excited expression, Chu Xiao silently locked her phone and went to the supermarket with Yu Chun.
...
Upon arriving at the supermarket, Yu Chun couldn't help but start a shopping spree.
He immediately took a liking to a bright red tablecloth embroidered with a pattern of blooming flowers and symbolizing wealth and prosperity in gold thread.
A beautiful saleswoman in a professional little black dress suit explained at the opportune moment: "You have excellent taste! This is a classic Suzhou embroidery tablecloth, made from extremely rare wild Assam silkworm silk."
She pointed to the reflection on the tablecloth: "Look at this unique metallic sheen. Because silk naturally contains trace amounts of minerals, it refracts light to produce a pale golden glow, giving the entire fabric a visual effect of 'golden sunset'."
"The design was personally crafted by Master Su Guan, a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor, using 24K gold thread to embroider the traditional 'Blooming Flowers and Wealth' pattern. Each peony subtly incorporates the Suzhou embroidery technique of 'a thousand stitches in a single thread,' symbolizing lasting wealth, good fortune, and enduring blessings!"
Yu Chun's eyes lit up as she listened.
"What do you think of this tablecloth?" He held up the tablecloth and looked at Chu Xiao expectantly.
Chu Xiao stared at the tablecloth for a while and then commented, "Very festive and opulent."
"Then I'll buy it!" Yu Chun tossed the tablecloth into the shopping cart.
The pretty saleswoman secretly rejoiced.
Great! This tablecloth has been on display in the store for three years, and it's finally sold!
She immediately picked up a tablecloth with a "Hundred Children Celebrating Spring" pattern and continued to enthusiastically recommend it to Yu Chun: "Sir, this 'Hundred Children Celebrating Spring' kesi tablecloth is a 1:1 replica of a tribute item from the Qianlong era, made by the Huaguo Silk Museum. This pattern symbolizes a prosperous family and the early birth of a son, and it is especially suitable for decorating a wedding room!"
My precious son!
Upon catching the key words, Yu Chun immediately pictured a young Chu Xiao, looking at a stock chart with a serious expression.
Isn't this the precious son?
He laughed out loud with delight and threw the "Hundred Children Celebrating Spring" tablecloth into his shopping cart as well.
Chu Xiao hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped herself.
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