readytorunbook Chapter 127 Shift of Initiative
Chapter 127 Shift of Initiative
When Zhao Sulan heard Lu Xingguang say that, her previous displeasure dissipated considerably.
He picked up the damp cloth that Lu Xingguang handed him and started wiping his face.
It wiped away quite a bit.
As they walked, Zhao Sulan wiped the makeup off her face.
By the time they reached the oxcart, the makeup had been wiped off, but her face was red from the vigorous rubbing.
It doesn't seem to be much better.
Lu Xingguang was completely speechless.
She looked alright without makeup, but now she looks really weird.
I want to get a marriage certificate with a woman like that...
As Lu Xingguang thought about it, he felt a sudden toothache.
Grandpa Jiang, who was driving the oxcart, saw Lu Xingguang and Zhao Sulan coming over.
"Are you two going to the county town to get your marriage certificate?" Grandpa Jiang was always a talkative man.
These past few days, the village has been buzzing with stories about these two, and Grandpa Jiang naturally knows about it too.
It was just a casual question, and Zhao Sulan blushed and nodded, humming in agreement.
Lu Xingguang, on the other hand, looked like he didn't want to say anything.
Seeing that the two didn't want to talk, Grandpa Jiang wisely kept quiet.
But while Grandpa Jiang could keep quiet, the aunties and grandmas on the oxcart couldn't.
"Oh my, Zhao, the educated youth, is blushing so much on her wedding day."
"Yes, why is Zhao Zhiqing's face so red? Could it be from this morning..." One of the women said, glancing at another woman before covering her mouth and laughing.
That being said, it's true that Zhao Sulan's face looked strange today.
The red area looks like... could it be that he got beaten up?
Thinking about it, the eyes of several middle-aged women turned to Lu Xingguang again.
This guy looks all respectable, but I wonder if he's going to start a fight?
Seeing the suspicious looks from the older women on the oxcart, Lu Xingguang knew that these gossipy women were overthinking things.
"Zhao Zhiqing didn't do her makeup well this morning, and she made her face red when she washed it off," Lu Xingguang explained.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Sulan's face immediately fell.
Didn't you say you liked me the way I was? How come it's now that my makeup wasn't done properly??
Before Zhao Sulan could even ask what "starlight" meant, Grandpa Jiang started collecting money and preparing to leave.
After Lu Xingguang paid one cent, Grandpa Jiang drove the oxcart to the county town.
Zhao Sulan was somewhat sullen throughout the journey.
After a two-hour journey, Grandpa Jiang's oxcart finally arrived in the county town.
The wedding venue was some distance from where Grandpa Jiang's oxcart was located.
Lu Xingguang wanted Grandpa Jiang to deliver it, but Grandpa Jiang waved his hand and refused.
"I have to wait here; everyone gathers here."
If someone else had said that, Grandpa Jiang would definitely have helped, but these two people aren't usually friendly to others.
They even caused such a scandal; when Grandpa Jiang tried to talk to them in the morning, they ignored him.
Now you want Grandpa Jiang to drive the oxcart over there?
Seeing that Grandpa Jiang was difficult to talk to, Lu Xingguang led Zhao Sulan off the oxcart.
At this moment, Zhao Sulan's face had finally recovered somewhat.
There was no photo on the marriage certificate from 1976, so there was no need to take a picture.
At this point, a marriage certificate is like an award certificate.
The two walked for more than half an hour before they reached the wedding venue.
There are quite a few people waiting to get their marriage certificates at this time.
Each of them had a joyful, happy, and shy expression on their face.
Lu Xingguang glanced at Zhao Sulan beside him, finding it difficult to force a happy expression.
But I still managed to smile.
Zhao Sulan looked shy and bashful; she genuinely wanted to marry Lu Xingguang.
She felt that Lu Xingguang's family was wealthy and that he would give her a good life in the future.
For Zhao Sulan, this was an opportunity to transform from a sparrow into a phoenix.
The staff at the marriage office asked for information from both parties and reviewed their marriage reports.
After confirming everything was correct, they issued a marriage certificate to the two of them.
When Zhao Sulan held the marriage certificate, which looked like an award certificate, in her hand, she felt extremely lucky.
Lu Xingguang also felt that from this moment on, he had truly resolved the matter from a few days ago.
If I successfully obtain the marriage certificate, I won't be sent to a labor camp for hooliganism.
As for Zhao Sulan, if she behaves herself, I can let her live a good life and won't make things difficult for her.
If she keeps causing trouble, Lu Xingguang might cause her a little accident.
The initiative shifted from Zhao Sulan to Lu Xingguang the moment they received the marriage certificate.
"We're getting married today, can we take a picture together?" Zhao Sulan looked at Lu Xingguang, wanting to take a picture with him on their wedding day.
"Let's do it another day. You don't look well today, and I have an injury on my face." Lu Xingguang pointed to the corner of his mouth.
Zhao Sulan noticed that Lu Xingguang's facial injury hadn't healed yet, but since they were already married, she didn't care about taking a couple of days for a photo.
“Let’s go buy some things, and then have a meal at the state-run restaurant,” Zhao Sulan said.
This time, Lu Xingguang did not refuse.
He hadn't eaten breakfast and was a little hungry.
"Let's go eat first. After we finish eating, I'll take you to buy some things, including some wedding candy to share," Lu Xingguang said.
Zhao Sulan nodded and smiled shyly.
The two left the wedding venue and went to a nearby state-run restaurant.
Zhao Sulan looked at the menu and had many things she wanted to eat, especially since today was her wedding day and she wanted to eat something nice.
Zhao Sulan ordered braised pork, four-happiness meatballs, and shredded pork with sweet bean sauce.
"That's enough," Lu Xingguang called out in time.
He wasn't going to be a fool, especially since he didn't have much money left. If he spent it all on food, what would he use to build a house when the village approved a plot of land for him?
"Okay." Seeing that she had already ordered three meat dishes, Zhao Sulan decided not to order anything else.
They ordered two more bowls of rice. Lu Xingguang paid seven yuan and eighty cents, along with nine jin of grain coupons, with tears in his eyes, and then waited with Zhao Sulan for the meal to be served.
"Starlight, my family doesn't know I'm married yet. How about we take some time off and go back to my family home in a while?"
Zhao Sulan said to Lu Xingguang with great anticipation.
“In the first year after being sent to the countryside, educated youth did not have the leave to return home to visit their families,” Lu Xingguang said.
“But if we get married, shouldn’t we give my parents a bride price?” Zhao Sulan asked again.
It's fine if we don't have other things for the time being, but when it comes to getting married, there should always be a bride price, right?
“I don’t have much money left right now. I need to go back to the village later to ask Secretary Jiang for a plot of land for building a house. It will cost a lot of money to build one,” Lu Xingguang said.
Now that we're married, we can't keep living in the former educated youth settlement.
If possible, Lu Xingguang really wanted the village to give him a ready-made house, so that he could save the money of building a house.
Lu Xingguang had inquired and found out that even building the most basic red brick house would cost around a hundred yuan.