wavenovel Chapter 369: They Got Their Marriage Certificate
Chapter 369: They Got Their Marriage Certificate
On Sunday, Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Xiang brought a case of 89 Moutai with an iron cap and a case of 86 Wuliangye in a radish bottle to Yu Wei's house.
Upon seeing the dates on the two cases of wine, Yu Wei couldn't stop smiling.
When Yu Xiang saw Yu Wei, she gave him a heads-up: "Don't let your brother-in-law get too drunk today, or I'll teach you a lesson."
As the saying goes, the eldest brother is like a father and the eldest sister is like a mother. With Lao Yu and Zheng Aiying not around, Yu Xiang naturally becomes the eldest sister figure. Moreover, there is the saying that siblings suppress each other by blood, so Yu Wei is quite afraid of Yu Xiang.
"Okay, okay, besides, I wouldn't want him to drink too much of such good wine!"
These words earned him a fierce glare from Yu Xiang.
Tang Yuan then came out from the kitchen to greet them.
"Big sister, brother-in-law is here! Yu Wei, quickly let them sit down!"
"Oh! Then I'll go boil water and make tea." Yu Wei then remembered that he hadn't boiled the water yet. The main reason was that Huang Xiaochuan was very particular about tea; the water had to be freshly boiled, and he thought that tea made with water from a thermos didn't taste good.
Huang Xiaochuan specifically requested, "Take the Jin Jun Mei tea I gave you last time, bring the tea leaves and teaware, and I'll brew it myself."
Upon hearing this, Yu Wei was happy to save himself the trouble. He put the tea canister and tea set on the coffee table in front of Huang Xiaochuan and went to the kitchen to boil water.
While the two were drinking tea, Huang Xiaochuan asked Yu Wei a question.
"Why didn't you respond when people greeted you at the hotel that day?"
After taking a sip of tea, Yu Wei said, "I did that on purpose. You don't know, those people weren't being polite to me at all. They were only being polite because of the place I was sitting on. Don't think I don't know what they're thinking. That's why I always keep my distance from these people."
Seeing that Yu Wei was very knowledgeable about human relationships, Huang Xiaochuan felt much more at ease.
"By the way, when did you get promoted to section chief? I've never heard you mention it." Actually, Huang Xiaochuan was asking this knowingly. This is a unique phenomenon in China where social titles are exaggerated to satisfy the vanity of guests.
Yu Wei scoffed, "What a load of rubbish! These days, when you're out socializing and networking, a single introduction gets you promoted three ranks. I'm just an ordinary customs officer, and I only got promoted two ranks to become a section chief!"
Huang Xiaochuan couldn't help but laugh. It was indeed the case. When he was socializing, he had heard people introduce this section chief or that bureau chief. In reality, their official positions were not high. They were just there to save face. Over time, everyone tacitly understood.
However, Tang Yuan'an's position as director of the customs supervision and clearance department is a real position, a true county-level cadre. Although Yu Wei is just an ordinary customs officer, the inspection department where he works is also a powerful department with a lot of authority. Therefore, Yu Wei is now a guest of honor at any foreign trade company.
After chatting for a while, Tang Yuan'an and his family of three arrived, and Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Wei got up to greet them.
Xiang Xueping and her son Tang Xiaodong followed Tang Yuan'an into the house.
The families were all familiar with each other, so Tang Xiaodong greeted them as soon as he entered.
"Hello, Auntie and Uncle! Hello, Uncle Huang and Aunt Yu!"
Yu Xiang took out the New Year's money she had prepared long ago and stuffed it into Tang Xiaodong's hands.
Tang Xiaodong is thirteen years old this year and has just started junior high school. He is still a young boy, but he is quite polite.
He didn't immediately accept the red envelope, but instead looked at his parents first.
Tang Yuan'an smiled and said, "Your Aunt Yu is no outsider, take it! Don't forget to thank Uncle Huang and Aunt Yu."
Tang Xiaodong then accepted the red envelope, and didn't forget to say, "Thank you, Uncle Huang and Aunt Yu!"
After the group entered the house, the three women went to the room to look at the gifts, since Yu Xiang had also brought gifts for Tang Yuan and Xiang Xueping.
Tang Xiaodong sat in the living room watching TV, while Huang Xiaochuan, Yu Wei, and Tang Yuan'an sat in the dining room drinking tea and chatting.
The reason why Tang Xiaodong received his New Year's money at this time is that during the Spring Festival this year, Tang Yuan'an's family took Tang Yuan and Yu Wei to Yanjing to spend the holiday with Grandpa Tang, so the families did not visit each other during the Spring Festival.
For this reason, Lao Yu and Zheng Aiying did not come to Shanghai for the Spring Festival, but instead spent it together with Lao Huang and Zeng Lijuan's families in Qingjiang.
So today's family dinner is the first gathering of the three families since the Spring Festival.
After finishing a cup of tea, Tang Yuan'an praised, "This tea is excellent. The liquor is golden yellow, with a sweet aftertaste and a rich, mellow flavor, carrying a hint of fruit and floral aroma. It should be Jin Jun Mei, right? This tea is quite rare; I haven't seen it sold in Shanghai. Where did you buy it?"
Yu Wei moved his mouth closer to Huang Xiaochuan: "He gave it to me, you can ask him."
In the early 90s, Jin Jun Mei was not yet in mass production and was considered a top-grade black tea, so it was quite expensive and rarely seen on the market. However, Tang Yuan'an, a customs official, had tasted this tea and naturally knew that it was very valuable.
Huang Xiaochuan's family has plenty of good tea, so he immediately said, "I'll have Yu Wei bring you two jin later. Don't mention money to me; we're relatives after all, talking about money will hurt our relationship."
Tang Yuan'an was still debating whether to accept it or not! But after Huang Xiaochuan said that, he simply accepted it without hesitation. He was a tea connoisseur like Huang Xiaochuan, but he had an additional habit of smoking.
"Alright! Then I won't stand on ceremony with you."
When all three families sat down at the dining table at noon, Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Xiang exchanged a smile and placed two red certificates on the table.
Yu Wei immediately looked at the gold-embossed words "Marriage Certificate" on the document, and then looked at Yu Xiang and Huang Xiaochuan with a joyful expression.
"Wow, you two got your marriage certificate? When did that happen?"
Tang Yuan also picked up a marriage certificate with a surprised look and opened it to look at it. After looking at it, his eyes were full of stars. The photo on the marriage certificate was of Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Xiang. The photo was taken very well, and the two looked natural and loving.
"Sis, so you and your husband are married now?"
Tang Yuan'an and Xiang Xueping were also shocked by the news.
Huang Xiaochuan held Yu Xiang's hand and said, "I've been waiting for this day for so long. A few days ago, I finally reached the legal marriage age and didn't want to waste any more time, so Yu Xiang and I went to get our marriage certificate yesterday. We plan to discuss the wedding with our parents and hold it after Yu Xiang's job is more stable."
At this moment, Tang Yuan'an shook hands with Huang Xiaochuan: "Congratulations! Look, you didn't even tell us beforehand, we didn't even prepare a gift."
Huang Xiaochuan laughed and said, "It's not too late to send it when we send you the invitation."
Tang Yuan'an raised his glass and said, "Alright, your sister-in-law and I are waiting for your wedding invitations."
Everyone raised their glasses to celebrate the couple getting their marriage certificate. After the drinks, Yu Xiang held Tang Yuan's hand and said, "You and Yu Wei should hurry up and get your marriage certificate this year."
Tang Yuan'an nodded and said, "I think your sister-in-law is right. Once you two reach the legal age, you should get your marriage certificate first. Our parents kept talking about this during the Spring Festival! Once you two get married, our parents will be able to put their minds at ease."
The family dinner was especially lively because Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Xiang had registered their marriage, and the two received everyone's blessings.
Yu Wei didn't even eat his meal. He immediately called Lao Yu and Zheng Aiying, who were far away in Qingjiang, to tell them the news. Zheng Aiying was so excited that tears streamed down her face, and Lao Yu happily rubbed his hands together and said "good" repeatedly.
Yu Xiang and Huang Xiaochuan talked to them for a while, and then they called Lao Huang and Zeng Lijuan. But before they could even make the call, Lao Yu and Zheng Aiying had already run downstairs to Huang's house to tell them what had happened, which made Zeng Lijuan extremely excited.
Old Yu asked Old Huang with a cheerful smile, "Shall we have a drink to celebrate tonight?"
Before Lao Huang could respond, Zeng Lijuan volunteered, "Drink, you must drink! I'll get ready now, we'll drink at my house tonight."