Neither man wanted to be kicked off the bus, so they had no choice but to back down. They glared at each other unhappily, and the barefoot man put his shoes on with a cold face.
Xia Lan turned to watch the commotion when the man shouted, and a smile played on her lips when she saw him finally put his shoes on.
At least I don't have to smell that man's feet odor anymore, which is like a biological weapon.
Seeing that Xia Lan had relaxed and regained her good mood, Qin Yu's eyes flickered, and he reached out and gently hooked her hand.
Xia Lan was stunned for a moment. She had originally wanted to pretend to be angry, but she had already lost her anger while watching the commotion, and besides, she wasn't really angry...
It wasn't good to pretend to be angry anymore, so she could only turn around and look at Qin Yu, stubbornly saying, "What!"
"We should get off the bus now." Qin Yu chuckled, took Xia Lan's hand, and pulled her up.
Xia Lan then noticed that many people on the bus were moving around because the ticket seller was calling out, "Next stop: county town. Those who want to get off, please move to the doorway!"
Xia Lan followed behind Qin Yu. Qin Yu's strong body was like a wall, forcibly opening a passage for Xia Lan so that she could pass through smoothly without being squeezed by others.
When they arrived at the door, Qin Yu turned around and switched places with Xia Lan, letting her stand in the open drop-off area.
The ticket seller smiled and glanced at Qin Yu and Xia Lan. "Comrade, your partner really knows how to take care of you. He just sat on his side for half an hour, stiffening his body, so you could sleep comfortably!"
Hearing the ticket seller's words, Xia Lan looked at Qin Yu in surprise, but Qin Yu turned to look out the window.
Xia Lan looked at Qin Yu's slightly reddened ears and smiled. "Really? I didn't know. Brother Yu, you're so good to me."
"Absolutely! I'm so envious. If my future partner were like him, I'd marry him without hesitation," the ticket seller laughed.
Xia Lan glanced at her and saw that her gaze towards Qin Yu was purely one of admiration, which made her feel a little more favorably toward her.
"I think you're not bad either. It's okay if you don't have a boyfriend yet. You'll definitely meet someone who treats you well in the future. You can't be with a man who doesn't treat you well." Xia Lan smiled at the ticket seller.
"I like what you're saying! What's your name?" The ticket seller's eyes lit up as she looked at Xia Lan and extended her hand.
This is the first time I've met such a compatible friend.
"My name is Xu Xiaoyu, you can call me Xiaoyu."
"My name is Xia Lan, and this is my husband, Qin Yu." Xia Lan reached out and shook hands with Xu Xiaoyu, and the two became friends.
“Hehe, let’s go shopping together next time! My mom works at a department store, so when she has…” Xu Xiaoyu leaned closer to Xia Lan and whispered in her ear, “when she has defective fabric, I’ll take you to buy it, it’ll be so cheap.”
"Really? Thank you so much! I need it!" Xia Lan's eyes lit up.
"Hehe, we're almost at the station. Everyone here is getting on. Once the bus stops, get off quickly so you don't get jostled. I work as a ticket seller on this 518 bus. Next time you see my bus, just get on!" Xu Xiaoyu said to Xia Lan with a smile, looking ahead as they were about to arrive at the station.
"Okay, goodbye." Xia Lan waved to Xu Xiaoyu as she looked at the crowded platform where the train was about to stop. As the driver opened the door, before those who wanted to get on the train could react, she quickly grabbed Qin Yu's hand and got off the train.
Having successfully avoided the crowded platform, Xia Lan watched as Xu Xiaoyu opened the car window and waved to her, shouting at the people trying to squeeze onto the train.
"What are you pushing for? People haven't even gotten off yet! Move back! Let people off first, then get on, don't you understand?!"
"She's really amazing." Xia Lan said admiringly as she watched the people retreat at Xu Xiaoyu's command.
"You're amazing, you've already made friends?" Qin Yu patted Xia Lan's head. This girl had made Xu Xiaoyu happy with just one sentence.
"I'm telling the truth." Xia Lan brushed Qin Yu's hand away and gave him a playful glare. "Why keep a man who treats his wife badly?"
Hearing Xia Lan's words, Qin Yu gave her a deep look, his eyes filled with complex emotions. "Even if I'm not good to you, are you still going to leave me?"
"Then let me ask you, why are you so good to me?" Xia Lan looked up at Qin Yu's eyes and asked seriously when Qin Yu brought this up.
"Of course I want you to be my wife," Qin Yu said confidently.
"Then let me ask you, after you married me, did you stop treating me well?" Xia Lan continued to ask.
"I will always be good to you." Qin Yu shook his head. He had promised to be good to her, and he would not break his promise.
"Under what circumstances would you stop being nice to me?" Xia Lan asked again.
"...It will never be bad for you under any circumstances." Qin Yu thought for a moment, feeling that there was a trap in this question, and said cautiously.
"Even if I seduce another man, will you still treat me well?" Xia Lan said with amusement.
Qin Yu's eyes flashed with a sharp light. "I'll break that man's legs."
"I was just using an analogy, I didn't actually cheat on you with a man!" Xia Lan glared at Qin Yu.
"Marriage is a very important thing, and I hope you are mentally prepared. I don't want you to suddenly bring a woman to me after we get married and say that you love her, not me." Xia Lan has seen a lot of marital infidelity, but she doesn't want her marriage to be like that.
"If you ever fall in love with someone else, just tell me, and I'll pack my things and make room for her."
Qin Yu was very angry, but looking at Xia Lan, he couldn't bring himself to vent his anger on her. In his eyes, what she said was an insult.
"I will never fall in love with anyone else, but you, you will only have one man, and that is me!" Qin Yu said with a stern face, his deep voice filled with a hint of gunpowder.
Xia Lan glanced at Qin Yu, her eyes serious. "My marriage is not divorced, it's just that I'm widowed."
"Let's go get married!" Qin Yu smirked and pulled Xia Lan to the registration hall. He took out their household registration documents, read a few quotes from Chairman Mao in front of everyone in the hall, and then went to the staff to continue the procedures.
The marriage certificate bearing their names was thus completed.
Xia Lan looked at the marriage certificate in her hand, which resembled an award certificate. In a prominent position on the certificate were Chairman Mao's quotations and portrait, and at the bottom it was written August 30, 1977.
"This... is this considered marriage?" Xia Lan didn't feel like she was married at all.
Looking at the marriage certificate in her hand, it took her a while to realize that she and Qin Yu had actually registered their marriage.
Qin Yu took Xia Lan's hand and led her to the photo studio next to the certificate processing hall.
"Hello, what kind of photos would you like to take?" The owner greeted Qin Yu and Xia Lan with a smile as soon as they entered the photo studio.
Taking photos was a luxury in those days; a single photo cost a dollar, and a dollar could buy more than a pound of meat.
"Wedding photos," Qin Yu said, looking at Xia Lan.
"How many pictures?" the photographer asked.
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