The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 242 - 234: Getting the Marriage Certificate

Chapter 242: Chapter 234: Getting the Marriage Certificate

Jiang Nanzhou never told her what they were going to do the next day, causing her to suffer from insomnia and only falling asleep well into the night.

Early the following morning, Jiang Nanzhou came over, dressed in formal attire, full of vitality.

Lu Jingqiu had prepared breakfast early and invited him to eat with her.

It was not until they were at the breakfast table that Jiang Nanzhou finally revealed their destination for the day.

Jingqiu had already guessed it and laughed, "What sort of surprise is this? I figured it out last night. You might as well have told me earlier so I could have chosen my outfit more carefully at home."

"You look good in any outfit."

How could that be possible? Jingqiu briefly sipped some porridge and ate an egg before hurrying upstairs to change clothes.

After much searching, she ended up wearing a plaid dress with the wool coat that Jiang Nanzhou had bought for her at the Friendship Store in Capital City.

She wore a pair of black leather shoes and tied up half of her hair.

She even applied lipstick and drew on her eyebrows specially.

When she came downstairs, she saw that Jiang Nanzhou’s eyes were fixed on her, unable to shift away.

The woman stood quietly before him, with eyes like cut water and skin as luminous as ice, particularly the soft, refined glow emanating from her was captivating, leaving Jiang Nanzhou, who was staring so intently, to clumsily reach for her hand and say, "You’re truly beautiful."

Jingqiu, also feeling bashful and nervous, looked down at her outfit and asked, "Really?"

"Really, let’s hurry and go."

Jingqiu slung her bag over her shoulder and held a camera in her hand, to which Jiang Nanzhou asked, puzzled, "Why are you bringing the camera?"

"When we take our wedding photos, we can ask the photographer to take a few extra shots with our camera and keep the negatives."

Jiang Nanzhou said, "That’s a good idea. Let’s go, we should go buy the wedding candy first."

The two rode their bicycles out of the compound and stopped by the supply and marketing cooperative to buy several pounds of candy.

Then they headed straight to the Civil Affairs Bureau. Since it wasn’t a holiday, there weren’t many people registering for marriage, so they didn’t wait long before they received their marriage certificate.

The marriage certificates at that time didn’t have photos. It was a celebratory piece of paper with rounded lace edges printed with prescribed fonts, where you just needed to write the names of the couple and stamp it, and it was all set.

However, since last year, young couples getting married liked to go to a photo studio to take a few snapshots for keepsake.

Lu Jingqiu and Jiang Nanzhou went to a nearby photo studio and had the photographer take two pictures for them.

The photographer, looking at the couple through the lens smiled and said, "You two really are a handsome and beautiful pair. The photographs will surely come out great. How about taking a full-length photo?"

Jingqiu smiled and said, "Yes, we’d like that. Sir, we have our own camera, could you please take a few pictures with it?"

"Sure, the store isn’t busy at the moment. I’ll take a few more for you. How about we go outside to take some pictures?"

Jingqiu asked, "Go outside?"

The photographer said, "Behind the photo studio there’s a small park. I can’t leave the store unattended for long, but a few minutes should be fine. I can find you a scene and snap a couple of shots."

"That would be great, thank you so much!"

Jingqiu and Jiang Nanzhou were quite happy with such good fortune.

Following the photographer out of the back door of the studio, they found themselves in the park.

The photographer found them a quiet, secluded spot with nice scenery.

He took a few individual and couple shots with their camera.

Then took two more pictures with his camera before they headed back.

Lu Jingqiu felt that their current state somewhat resembled modern young people taking wedding photos.

Wedding dresses would probably become fashionable in a few years.

Unfortunately, they would miss out on that trend.

The two returned to the photography studio to pay the photographer and gave him a handful of wedding candies.

They sheepishly left the studio afterward.

Lu Jingqiu asked, "Where shall we go now?"

Jiang Nanzhou checked the time, it was just after ten o’clock, carefully placed their marriage certificates into Lu Jingqiu’s bag, and said, "Let’s go to the department store and see if there’s anything else we need to get everything ready."

Lu Jingqiu voiced the question that had been bothering her all morning, "Then when will we have the wedding ceremony?"

"Next Sunday. In a couple of days, Uncle Lu will come with my grandfather, and Uncle Shen, my mother. They will all come to attend our wedding."

If Lu Jingqiu had been holding something at that moment, it surely would have trembled and fallen to the ground, "It’s so sudden, but we haven’t prepared anything yet. And, my aunt doesn’t even know about it."

Jiang Nanzhou smiled and squeezed her hand, saying, "I notified them last week, not just your aunt, your oldest cousin, second cousin, and uncle-in-law are all aware of it."

Lu Jingqiu realized, "You...all of you...have been keeping it from me?"

Jiang Nanzhou, afraid she would be angry, hurriedly whispered soothingly, "I just wanted to surprise you. When Uncle Lu and I went to Capital City, my grandfather mentioned about arranging the wedding ceremony. My mother said next week was an auspicious date. The elders discussed it with Uncle Lu and settled on that day.

Jingqiu, I was originally thinking of arranging it during the summer vacation, but they said we shouldn’t delay any further. Uncle Lu will be busy in Capital City in the coming months, and they worried he might miss your wedding. I thought that made sense, so I agreed.

Then, while in Capital City, I called your aunt and your uncle-in-law are in the loop as well."

Lu Jingqiu truly hadn’t thought that far ahead; she had always been trying to match their schedules, and whether it was sooner or later didn’t really matter to her—she just hadn’t expected it to be so sudden.

"Also, I know you’re very close to Gao Qing. When I was in Capital City, I visited her school and told her about it.

She might not be able to make it back, but she said she would definitely mail you a gift that you would particularly like."

"Besides, I’ll accompany you to notify anyone else in these next few days."

Lu Jingqiu shook her head with a smile, "There aren’t many people, just a few sisters from my dormitory at school and a couple of close colleagues from the troupe, I don’t really have any other friends. Where will we hold the banquet?"

"At the state-owned restaurant near our new home. They have good flavors there. What do you think?"

"Yes, that place is good."

Seeing that she wasn’t angry, Jiang Nanzhou hurriedly pulled her onto the bicycle and took her to the department store.

In fact, the couple had already prepared all the things they needed for their new marriage, so there wasn’t much left to buy.

But Jiang Nanzhou had his eyes on a refrigerator and washing machine, and Lu Jingqiu quickly dragged him away, saying, "Those things are nice, but way too expensive."

Jiang Nanzhou replied, "I know, but I can afford to buy them for you."

Lu Jingqiu shook her head, "You’re at the base most of the time, not coming home often, and I’m at school. We seldom eat at home, so a fridge isn’t very practical right now. We can buy that after a few years."

"How about we buy a washing machine then? I don’t want you to have to wash clothes and bed sheets after school; it breaks my heart."

This endearment made Lu Jingqiu blush and she couldn’t argue with him.

So they went ahead and purchased a twin-tub washing machine, in sky blue, for five hundred and twenty yuan, requiring Industrial Coupons as well.

They found a tricycle and had the driver deliver it to their new home.

It was placed directly in the bathroom on the first floor; when they installed the electrical and water pipes, Lu Jingqiu had already considered the possibility of having a washing machine.

Therefore, both the water inlet and the electrical outlet were perfectly suitable.

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