Chapter 23

“…Marriage report… so soon!”

Bai Ruanruan couldn’t help but admire the efficiency of the army.

But she didn’t know that Zhou Hongyu was working at full capacity on this matter.

He was originally a difficult person at an older age, but when the higher-ups heard that he wanted to file a marriage report, they gave him the green light all the way.

“It’s going to be pretty quick. I’m going to take a day off tomorrow and we’ll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get the certificate.”

There was urgency in the man’s tone, as if he wished he had wings to fly back right now.

Bai Ruanruan nodded calmly and responded.

Going to the countryside is imminent.

Of course, the sooner you get married, the better. Now the time seems to be right and everything is under her control.

“Then…see you tomorrow?”

She held the phone with her slender fingers. Zhou Hongyu was in the dominant position in this matter, and she didn’t know what to say next.

After ending the call, she seemed to be worried about something, leaning on the bed with her head down, in a daze.

She is getting married soon! ! !

Suddenly there was a knock on the door. She frowned, opened the door and saw it was Aunt Wang from next door.

The relationship between neighbors now is different from what it will be in the future. Everyone sees each other every day. It is said that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors.

Just like their neighbor aunt, if she is a good person with no bad intentions, she just likes to gossip about Zhang Jiacheng and Li Jiaduan.

“Ruanruan, we are out of sugar for lunch. Would you like to borrow some from your family?”

She didn’t hesitate to walk into the Bai family’s gate in a familiar manner.

“Okay, Aunt Wang, wait a moment and I’ll get it for you.”

Bai Ruanruan walked quickly to the kitchen, took the sugar jar and poured the sugar into a small plate.

“Auntie Wang, do you think it’s enough?”

“Enough, enough, just a little bit is enough, just to make it more fresh.”

Bai Ruanruan thought she could leave quickly after taking the sugar, but who knew that she would lean against the door and chat with Ruanruan.

“Just now when I walked to the window, I vaguely heard you seem to be on the phone. What, is it your thing?”

“Um……”

“Why haven’t I heard of this before? Look at you young people, you call each other when you have nothing to do, it’s so sweet…”

Bai Ruanruan didn’t say much. She just smiled and nodded, responded vaguely with a few words, then turned around and closed the door.

Even though she was mentally prepared, things still moved a little too fast and she felt a little confused.

During dinner, she mentioned the matter to her parents.

After dinner, I found that my mother had already prepared the letter of introduction and placed it on the table.

The autumn weather is clear and cool.

At that time, there was no Internet or television, and the only thing in the house was a radio that was playing music.

When it got dark, there was nothing to do except go outside to enjoy the cool air. Bai Ruanruan washed up early and lay down on the bed.

She was thinking of conserving her energy so that she could be in good condition when she went to get the marriage certificate tomorrow.

But until the moon was above the willows and it was the middle of the night, I still tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

It’s hard to describe the feeling. I feel a little excited and a little thrilled for some reason.

Although the two people got married for their own needs and purposes, it was still a marriage after all, and it was the first time in Bai Ruanruan’s two lives.

I tossed and turned all night, and early the next morning, I stood in front of the mirror with big dark circles under my eyes and messy hair.

“Mom, do you have any boiled eggs? Bring me two rolling eyes?”

Fu Shiting took two eggs and walked into Bairuanruan’s room. Seeing her panda-like dark circles under her eyes, she felt surprised and distressed.

“Didn’t you sleep well last night? I told you that you are worried and nervous. Come here, let me massage you.”

Rolling a hot egg back and forth against your eye sockets can indeed reduce swelling and blueness.

Fortunately, Bai Ruanruan has a good foundation. Even without those head-changing surgeries, she still looks bright and beautiful after simply washing her face.

She specially chose a shirt with a doll collar today and paired it with a plaid skirt.

Her hair is still tied into a bun, with the loose hair covering her face.

She appeared in front of Zhou Hongyu with youthful look.

Every time they met, Zhou Hongyu was deeply amazed by her.

The man’s gaze was so scorching that Bai Ruanruan subconsciously lowered her head and looked at her clothes.

“What’s wrong? Am I wearing something inappropriate today?”

She looked up at the tall man standing opposite her.

He was not wearing a military jacket, just a white shirt.

“No, it’s fine, very decent, let’s go in.”

After saying that, Zhou Hongyu turned around first. The astonishment in his eyes just now certainly did not escape Bai Ruanruan’s eyes. At this time, she was even more sharp-eyed and noticed the red tips of the man’s ears.

“He’s tall and strong, and quite shy…”

She muttered quietly behind him and followed the man’s pace. The marriage registration was on the second floor.

The two of them walked one in front of the other, seemingly wearing couple outfits, and handed their ID cards to the staff.

“Military marriage? Comrade Zhou, Comrade Bai, have you two thought about it? You want to join hands and be together forever.”

The staff would be extra cautious when encountering military marriages. Bai Ruanruan was a little embarrassed by her direct question and lowered her head and responded softly.

Soon, two big red books were in the hands of the two men, and Zhou Hongyu distributed the wedding candies and melon seeds that he had prepared in advance to the staff present.

“Comrade, you have worked hard, have some wedding candy.”

Bai Ruanruan looked at the wedding candies and melon seeds wrapped in red paper. She didn’t expect that this man was so thoughtful.

“Comrade, I have been sitting here at the marriage registration office for such a long time, and I have rarely seen a girl as beautiful as your wife. You must treat her well.”

Gossipy people are always gossiping, no matter where or when.

After eating someone’s wedding candy, of course you have to say a few nice words.

The older ladies in charge of registration couldn’t help but come over and make fun of us.

Bai Ruanruan really didn’t know what to say at this moment, so he could only lower his head and let Zhou Hongyu pull him and follow him.

“Comrade, my wife is shy, you guys are always making fun of her, I’ll treat you to a meal later.”

Everyone smiled and greeted each other, and everyone knew that these were just polite remarks.

We met by chance, who would really invite someone to a banquet?

They had just received the marriage certificate, and Zhou Hongyu called her “wife” all the time, very smoothly.

From the look on his face, it seemed as if this was all planned in advance, and Bai Ruanruan’s heart was in a knot.

There is nothing wrong with calling her daughter-in-law after getting the marriage certificate, but how can she change her words?

“Well, husband, let’s go first. There are still many things to prepare later.”

Her voice was not loud, but it sounded like heavenly music to Zhou Hongyu’s ears.

In front of others, Captain Zhou, who usually had a cold face, suddenly smiled like a flower.

“Well, there is indeed a lot to do today.”

As he spoke, he took Bai Ruanruan’s hand and walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

God knows how anxious he is now. He wishes that the keys to the house arranged by the army would be issued today so that he can hold the wedding earlier.

“Wife, the political commissar said that I have been given a two-bedroom apartment in the compound, but I just need to clean it up. Don’t worry.”

“I’m…not in a hurry.”

Bai Ruanruan couldn’t help but shout in her heart, she was really not in a hurry at all, with the red book in her hand, there was no seat for her on the train to the countryside!

She had already achieved her goal, and it seemed that the one who was anxious was the man in front of her.

“Your troops have their own rules for doing things, just follow them step by step.”

Bai Ruanruan did this completely out of consideration for Zhou Hongyu’s feelings.

Looking at the well-educated and well-mannered young woman in front of him, he felt even more satisfied and even swore secretly that he must go on fewer missions and return home earlier in the future! A wife, children and a warm bed are the most important things!

In the past, he always heard his comrades say how good it was to get married, but he couldn’t understand it at the time.

Now that it has happened to me, I realize that those words were true.

“It’s still early, and there aren’t many people shopping right now. Let’s go to that clothing store we visited last time and take a look.”

The modified wedding dress last time really amazed him.

When he got home, he kept thinking about it. If he had been in control of his personality, he might have bought the clothes the next day.

But thinking of Bai Ruanruan’s words, he didn’t dare to act rashly.

Bai Ruanruan has been struggling these days over what to wear to her wedding.

She didn’t like those unoriginal tweed suits at all.

After much thought, without a white wedding dress, the red wedding dress is the most suitable.

Now hearing Zhou Hongyu mention it, she nodded with a smile, indicating that their tastes were quite similar.

“Okay, when we get there, don’t say too much. Just listen to me and see if I can get the price down a little bit.”

After getting the certificate, Zhou Hongyu’s back became much straighter than before.

In the past, he didn’t dare to hold the soft and fair hand on the street, but this time, he naturally wrapped the little hand in his big hand.

Bai Ruanruan is not a weird person. Since they are already married, such contact is normal.

The two of them walked into the tailor shop hand in hand.

The proprietress from last time immediately came over with a smile when she saw Bai Ruanruan.

There are not many girls as beautiful as her, and the clothes look like they were tailor-made for her.

She knew then that the young couple would definitely come back.

“Comrade, we still came to see this suit.”

Bai Ruanruan went straight to the point.

“Comrade, I believe you have visited many places in these days. We are the only one in the city that has wedding dresses like this.”

The proprietress seemed very confident when she said this, after all, the state-owned stores now only sell black, white and gray products.

Bai Ruanruan smiled and nodded.

“Indeed, I have seen a lot of them in the past two days, but I have never seen anything as nice as this. I was thinking of buying fabric and making it myself before, but my husband was afraid of the trouble and said that it would not cost much more to buy ready-made clothes.”

Bai Ruanruan said this very naturally. When Zhou Hongyu heard the word “husband”, he felt happy both physically and mentally.

His wife is calling him!

“Girl, I’ve been doing business for so long, and I’ve never seen you bargain so well. This dress is the product of my hard work. How can you just use the price of the fabric to measure it?”

The proprietress was also a seasoned expert. Bai Ruanruan kept avoiding the question but he just refused to respond.

“Sister, this dress is beautiful, but I may only wear it once in my life. It’s too expensive. I really can’t bear it.”

“And…” She lowered her voice and leaned forward, “I know you bought this fabric from a state-owned store. Speculation is not a glorious thing.”

At this point, the proprietress’s face changed.

“Comrade, you are really smart. Since you really like it, I will charge you an extra 10 yuan for the cost of the fabric.”