Chapter 5: Getting the Certificate - The Sickly Young Auntie's Daily Life of Eating Watermelons in the Courtyard

Unfortunately, no matter how unhappy Zhang Mei was, the matter was a foregone conclusion.

Both Aunt Hong and Lin's mother were straightforward people. They spoke frankly and quickly discussed the betrothal gift, dowry and wedding date.

This year has already entered 1968, and the Youth League Office has become increasingly strict in its requirements for sending educated youth to the countryside.

Lin's mother hardly dared to delay. As Lin Qing's marriage was set, she immediately asked the two to get the marriage certificate tomorrow. The wedding banquet could be postponed for a few days, but the marriage certificate had to be obtained first.

When she went to inquire about marriage candidates before, she found that there were really a lot of unmarried young people in the blind date market. These people were all preparing to get married early in order to avoid moving to the countryside. It was obvious that the current situation was becoming more and more serious.

"Comrade Lin Qing, I'm here to pick you up." Cen Xi said with a little excitement to Lin Qing who had just walked out.

Cen Xi arrived at the textile factory early in the morning.

He woke up early today and ran here almost on time. Today was the day he and his sweetheart were going to get their marriage certificate, and he was a little impatient.

As soon as Lin's mother opened the door, she saw the handsome face of her future son-in-law.

"Nannan, Xiao Cen is here!"

Lin Qing was just having breakfast. She didn't expect this person to come so early, so she didn't dare to delay. She ate a few words and went out.

"Why are you here so early?"

"Is it early? It's not early anymore. The Civil Affairs Bureau is already open." Cen Xi really came on time, intending to get the marriage certificate as soon as possible.

Lin Qing's face turned red in an instant.

"Comrade Lin, you are so beautiful." It was rare for Cen Xi to see her blushing, and he was stunned for a moment.

Lin Qing already wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"Let's go!"

"Documents, have you got all the documents?" Lin's mother's voice came from behind.

"Here you go." Lin Qing waved his hand.

The two of them did not delay and went straight to the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Contrary to the expected quietness, there were still quite a few people queuing in front of the Civil Affairs Bureau office.

"You see, I told you that we should hurry up! We've arrived at a very tight time, and there are so many people here. We'll probably have to wait in line for another half an hour!" Cen Xi said, looking at the length of the line.

Lin Qing nodded. She indeed did not expect that there would be so many people so early in the morning.

She still felt a little nervous when she thought that in half an hour she would be included in someone else's household registration book.

She looked at the man who was a head taller than her and couldn't help wondering, how tall is he?

She herself is 1.65 meters tall. Even though she is in poor health, her height does not have much impact. Then isn't Cen Xi over 1.80 meters tall?

"What are you thinking about?" Cen Xi couldn't help but ask when he saw the girl beside him suddenly became dazed.

"How tall are you?" Lin Qing blurted out.

When Lin Qing realized what question she had asked, her face turned red again.

Cen Xi smiled and replied, "I measured it during my previous physical examination and it was 1.86 meters tall."

"It's so high!" Lin Qing exclaimed.

"Fortunately, don't you think our heights are just right?" Cen Xi even used his hands to compare.

If Lin Qing tilted her head and leaned on him, she could just lean against his chest. He felt that the height of the two of them was just right.

Lin Qing felt a little embarrassed.

Seeing her like this, Cen Xi stopped teasing her. It would be bad if she got angry. Anyway, as long as they got the certificate, there would be plenty of time in the future!

"It's our turn."

Lin Qing was still wondering how time passed so quickly.

After a while, the two came out of the Civil Affairs Bureau office, holding two marriage certificates that looked like awards.

"I'm really married." Lin Qing still couldn't believe it.

"I finally married you." Cen Xi, a gentleman scholar, now had a smile on his face that was completely inconsistent with his true self.

After Cen Xi put away the marriage certificate solemnly, he said, "Let's go buy some of the items that the officials mentioned just now."

When the two of them just got their marriage certificate, the clerk told them that they could use the certificate to buy some things without having to pay with receipts. This was a rare opportunity!

No matter how high Cen Xi's salary is, the receipts he gets every month are still limited. Of course, he has to seize this rare opportunity!

"good!"

"We can go buy the furniture first. The house assigned to me by the factory should be allocated in the next few days. But one bad thing is that this time the house should be in a large courtyard." Nowadays, people generally prefer tube-shaped buildings. After all, there are toilets in the tube-shaped buildings, so there is no need to run outside the courtyard to go to the toilet.

"It doesn't matter, anything is fine." Lin Qing didn't insist too much on this aspect. After all, for her, being able to get a house was already very good.

Just like her eldest brother hasn’t got a house yet!

Cen Xi and Lin Qing went directly to the department store and bought some items that did not require tickets, such as some furniture, pillowcases, thermos bottles, etc.

Lin Qing had never expected that these items, which were usually extremely difficult to buy, could be purchased without a ticket after getting married.

Cen Xi also planned to take Lin Qing to buy two sets of clothes.

"No, don't buy ready-made clothes. They are too expensive. Let's just buy some cloth and I can make them myself when I get home."

"How can this be possible? Won't it be tiring for you?" Cen Xi was somewhat unhappy.

Lin Qing smiled. "What's so tiring about this? It's just making two sets of clothes. It's very simple."

Lin Qing likes to make her own clothes, but cloth coupons are hard to come by these days. She also has someone in her family working in a textile factory, so she can easily get some defective cloth. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to support her hobby of making clothes.

Seeing that Lin Qing really had no reason to be reluctant, Cen Xi agreed reluctantly.

"Okay, let's buy some cloth! What color do you want?"

The salespeople are all very good at judging people. When they saw that Cen Xi and Lin Qing had some patches on their clothes, they knew at a glance that they were good people!

And judging from the aura between the two of them, they look like young people who just got married.

"Hey! You two just got married, right? Are you here to buy wedding clothes?"

"Yeah!" Cen Xi nodded.

"Then what about your green cloth? Our red cloth has already been taken away. The only thing suitable for wedding at the moment is the green one."

The saleswoman was right. Nowadays, it is very popular for couples to take their wedding vows in green military uniforms.

Cen Xi was about to pick up the green cloth to take a look when Lin Qing stopped him, "No, let's take a look at the others!"

Cen Xi was a little confused, so he leaned over to her ear and whispered, "Why?"

Lin Qing could clearly feel a breath coming from her ear canal, which made her ear slightly numb. She turned her ear to the side and whispered, "My mother prepared it for me. Let's buy something else!"

Cen Xi nodded without objection. Since his mother-in-law had already prepared it, there was no need to buy the same one. Of course, at this moment, he thought that his mother-in-law had prepared the green military uniform!