Seventies Sweetheart: From Breakup to Billionaire

Chapter 349: Marriage Registration

"To be honest, last night I spent quite some time flipping through the calendar and picked out these three dates. The eighteenth of January, the sixteenth of February, and the tenth of March, these are all auspicious days. Aunt, which one do you think is suitable?""Sister-in-law, just call me Xiao Liu, no need to be so formal." Aunt pointed to the eighteenth of January, "How about this day? It’s the nearest. Let the kids get their marriage certificate sooner to avoid any mishaps."

"I also think this day is the best!" Mrs. Lin couldn’t stop smiling.

And so the date to register the marriage was set.

Mrs. Lin didn’t even ask Lin Xiang’s opinion and decided it with Aunt.

Aunt took a large kraft envelope out of her handbag and pushed it across the table to Mrs. Lin, "Sister-in-law, this is the betrothal gift from the Cheng Family for Xiangxiang. Besides the betrothal gift, customarily one should also prepare a house and the three major items."

"The problem now is that Xiangxiang is still in university and needs to stay on campus. Ah Yun is in the special operations team, spending most of the year out on missions, leaving little time at home. Even if the house is ready, they can’t live in it for now. But don’t worry, I’ve already prepared the house."

Aunt took out a set of keys, "I heard from Xiangxiang that she likes a courtyard house, so I’ve prepared one for them and even pulled some strings to change the property owner to Xiangxiang. Here are the keys; they can move in anytime they want."

"The same goes for the three major items; even if we buy them now, Xiangxiang can’t use them, so I’ve converted all of it into cash." Aunt took out another kraft envelope, "Xiangxiang has a watch, we don’t need a sewing machine, and a radio isn’t necessary since we have a TV, making the radio a bit redundant. Ah Yun has already prepared a bicycle for Xiangxiang. So I’ve turned all these betrothal gifts into cash. Sister-in-law, count them."

"This is..."

Mrs. Lin looked at the two bulging envelopes and a set of keys in front of her, unsure of what to say.

She should be grateful that Uncle Cheng and Xiao Liu truly cherish Ah Yun, extending that care to her daughter.

But the thing is, Ah Yun is her son too!

"Xiao Liu, listen to me. Our family’s situation is different from others. We are dealing with this internally. Though Xiangxiang is my daughter, Ah Yun is also my son! Even if he’s adopted, I’ve raised him with great effort. Now that they are getting married, I’m happier than anyone, so I can’t accept any betrothal gifts!"

Besides, just after Ah Yun confirmed his relationship with my daughter, he transferred all his assets to her, showing ample sincerity.

If she accepted the gifts from Aunt, what would that look like?

It wouldn’t be a daughter’s marriage but selling her daughter!

One insists on giving; the other insists on not accepting. After some pushing back and forth, Aunt eventually gave up.

"Alright, no betrothal gifts, but the house must be accepted!"

"The house is fine; my daughter just loves the courtyard!"

Lin Xiang, hearing this, wished she could bury her head in the ground.

Although her love for courtyard houses was widely known, Mrs. Lin really didn’t need to say it in front of Aunt!

But Aunt found this made Lin Xiang even more adorable.

"Shall we still organize a wedding for the kids?"

Aunt and Mrs. Lin both looked at Lin Xiang, ready to start preparations should she express any desire for a wedding.

But if Lin Xiang said no, they would respect her decision.

"I don’t plan to have a wedding for now," Lin Xiang said. "After all, I’m just a freshman; having a wedding now seems a bit too extravagant."

She didn’t have any expectations for a dream wedding; as long as her chosen partner for life didn’t let her down, it mattered more than all kinds of ceremonies.

On the eighteenth of January, Lin Xiang and Cheng Jinyun received their marriage certificate.

Sitting on a bench at the entrance of the civil affairs bureau, Lin Xiang looked at the freshly issued certificate, taking a while to process it.

Was she married?

She was really married?

Hadn’t they just started dating a few days ago, and now they’re married?

This surely was a bit terrifyingly quick!

"From now on, we’re husband and wife."

Summoning his courage, Cheng Jinyun held Lin Xiang’s hand, "I can move back home now."

The thought of what might happen after Cheng Jinyun moved back home made Lin Xiang blush.

"Class is about to start; I have to rush back to avoid being late."

"Oh right, I’ll go home today and tell Yueyue and them. Let’s have dinner at Quanfu Building this weekend, okay?"

"Of course that’s fine," Cheng Jinyun squeezed Lin Xiang’s hand, "I’ll take you to class first, then head to Qi State to check on the farm and hope to get it fully up and running before my leave ends."

Dormitory.

By the time Lin Xiang got back, her roommates had just woken up from their nap.

"Going to Quanfu Building for a meal? Xiangxiang, did something good happen? Share it with us."

"It’s not much, just took some time to get a certificate."

Before they could understand what getting a certificate meant, Lin Xiang had already taken out her newly issued marriage certificate.

Zheng Miaoyue, being the closest, grabbed it and, seeing the names on it, her eyes widened.

"Wait, you’re serious!"

"What, did you think I was joking with you?"

Zheng Miaoyue felt somewhat uneasy. Before the holidays, Lin Xiang was still worrying about her and Cheng Jinyun’s issues, yet now, not only have they gotten together, they’ve got a marriage certificate?

Though they’ve known each other for over a decade, the time spent dating and getting the certificate feels too rushed, doesn’t it?

"Xiangxiang, congratulations," Su Yu and the others genuinely wished Lin Xiang well.

Lin Xiang wasn’t the oldest in the dorm, but she was the first amongst them to get married.

The roommates were aware of the relationship between Lin Xiang and Cheng Jinyun.

Without blood relations, an adopted brother and sister could very well be together.

Come Saturday, Quanfu Building was not open to the public. All attendees were friends and family of Lin Xiang and Cheng Jinyun.

Most of Lin’s relatives stayed in Mianyang Town, so only Aunt Ge and Ge Yuanyi attended today.

Ge Yuanxin was still in the hospital, unable to move post leg surgery.

When Mr. Zhang Sr. heard Lin Xiang and Lin Yun were now a married couple, it took him a while to come to terms with it.

But seeing how well-matched Lin Xiang and Cheng Jinyun looked standing together, Mr. Zhang Sr. thought they were quite a pair.

"Good, good, good," Mr. Zhang Sr. said the word ’good’ three times, "You two are now a couple, so be sure to support each other and live well together in the future."

"Don’t worry, Mr. Zhang Sr., I’ll take good care of Xiangxiang and never let her be wronged."