Chapter 216 - 0216: Getting the Marriage License 4_1
On this horizontally rectangular pink marriage certificate, a red star, flanked by two fluttering five-starred flags, is printed at the top. The periphery of the paper is embellished with a border of printed lace. Beneath the star emblem are the three big red characters of "marriage certificate," ensconced in a circle formed by the border, alongside the black inked traditional characters of horizontal inscription.
The border, intricate in design, bright in colour, and comprising of elements like peace doves, mandarin ducks playing in the water, peony flowers, and pomegranates with red peels and open mouths, lends an air of nuptial felicity to the otherwise simple paper.
The details on the certificate are intriguing. The first names, "Lu Jiang, male, Feng Qingxue, female" are parallel to each other, followed by their ages, the parallel "twenty-nine, nineteen," with a suffix meaning "years old." Afterwards, the inscription "The two parties voluntarily marry, and upon review, comply with the marital provisions of the People’s Republic of China’s Marriage Law. This certificate is hereby issued" can be seen, with the issuing authority and the date of the marriage registration, along with a huge red seal, displayed at the bottom right corner.
Feng Qingxue read the contents softly, her eyes unconsciously radiating strands of joy as she carefully placed the two marriage certificates in her canvas hip bag. "I’ll keep them, and lock them in a box when we get home."
"Good. We’ll leave them for our grandson, and tell him, these are marriage certificates from many years ago!"
Lu Jiang’s jesting words were met with a light scoff from Feng Qingxue.
After walking for a while, Feng Qingxue suddenly realized they weren’t heading towards home. "Ajiang, where are we going?"
"Let’s go to the department store and look around." In the past six months, Lu Jiang had saved a considerable amount of money and coupons. Aside from what he gave Feng Qingxue during the convalescence period, he hadn’t spent the rest. Before he left, he received many coupons and various military supplies from Ye Brigade Commander, Zhao Yong, Zheng Xuefeng, etc. as wedding gifts, the wedding only used part of it.