Chapter 313 Receive the Certificate
Shen Shuyu and Gu Jiandong have not yet obtained their marriage certificate. Today, Shen Shuyu got up early, changed her clothes, dressed herself up beautifully, and went to get the certificate with Gu Jiandong.
On the way, Gu Jiandong kept asking, "Shu Yu, is this outfit I'm wearing okay?"
"Okay, Gu Jiandong is the most handsome." This man got up and changed several sets of clothes. If she hadn't urged him, he would have spent half a day changing.
His clothes were all military uniforms, and to Shen Shuyu, every piece looked the same. The main thing was that now when they got their marriage certificate, they only got one certificate, without taking photos. They just went in to fill in some information, and got a stamp, and that was it.
At noon, the two came out of the commune and happily received a big award certificate. Shen Shuyu felt that the certificate was quite rare to hold in his hand.
Gu Jiandong looked back and forth at the name on it, the corners of his mouth curled up constantly. He carefully folded the certificate and put it in his pocket, "Wife, can I help you put it away?"
Shen Shuyu really wanted this big award certificate, "I can take it myself."
The two of them walked around the supply and marketing cooperative. Gu Jiandong wanted to buy everything for her, but Shen Shuyu shook her head and said, "I don't need anything. No need to buy anything."
She had more clothes than she could wear, and she still had some biscuits and malted milk in the cupboard, but she hardly ate any of them.
There was roast goose in the state-owned restaurant today, and Shen Shuyu wanted to try it, so they had lunch at the state-owned restaurant. When they left, Gu Jiandong packed a portion and took it home for Old Man and Old Lady Shen to try.
"You two just eat it yourselves. You don't have to pack it up for us next time." At their age, there's no need for them to eat so well. Having said that, the old couple is very happy that their two children are filial.
Knowing that they were going to get the marriage certificate, Old Lady Shen wanted to see their marriage certificate. "My dear, get the certificate and show it to grandpa and grandma."
Most of them didn't get a marriage certificate, they just had a wedding banquet which was equivalent to getting married.
Getting a marriage certificate is a bit redundant for them. After all, they don't want to get divorced or anything. Even if they want to get divorced, it's easy. They just need to ask the brigade to issue a certificate. For example, Shen Chunling asked the brigade to issue a certificate when she got married.
But the Shen family has a relative named Shen Erzhu who is the team leader. After all, Shen Erzhu is the team leader, so he knows more.
When his children were getting married, he asked them to get a certificate, saying that only after a marriage was completed would the country protect them. Old Man and Old Lady Shen had already urged them to get the certificate.
However, Gu Jiandong was busy with the autumn harvest a few days ago and had not gone to get the certificate. Shen Shuyu was not in a hurry and went to get the certificate today.
Shen Shuyu took out her award certificate and said, "Grandma, here it is."
Old Mrs. Shen was illiterate, but that didn't stop her from reading. She squinted her eyes and looked at it for a while. "Chun Ling, read to me what's written on it."
Old Man Shen: "..."
"I told you to take a literacy class and learn a few words, but you refused to listen. Now you don't even know what's written on the marriage certificate."
"How dare you say that to me? You are the same. Chunling, don't read it to your father later. Let him guess it himself."
Damn old man, he thinks he can read.
Old Man Shen: "..."
Shen Shuyu and Gu Jiandong watched the grandparents bickering and smiled at each other.
After they got married, Gu Jiandong became a clingy guy and followed Shen Shuyu wherever she went.
Bai Luobo rolled his eyes when he saw him like this. It was really too shameful to watch.
After taking a nap at home, Shen Shuyu went to the supply and marketing cooperative at around three o'clock in the afternoon to hand over his work to Shen Qiu.
Shen Qiu often helps her elder sister with her work, and she is very familiar with the work flow of the telephone operator. Shen Shuyu comes to the commune to tell the commune leaders that there is work for Shen Qiu.
The job was hers and she could do it for anyone she wanted. The leader nodded to show that he understood.
Liu Yueyuan was reluctant to let her go. "Shu Yu, when are you going to join the army? Please write to me when you go to the army. We can't lose contact."
"Don't worry, I'll write to you often next week."
"In the army, if you see a soldier who is suitable for me, you must think of me."
Shen Shuyu smiled, "Okay, if there is a suitable one, I will introduce you to someone."
After the work was handed over, Shen Shuyu went back home without waiting for Shen Qiu to get off work.
After being out for a while, she began to miss her family, Gu Jiandong.
Gu Jiandong was not at home. He and Old Man Shen went up the mountain to collect firewood. Firewood is a daily consumable. Whenever they have time, everyone will go up the mountain to collect firewood, adults and children alike.
Maybe because she was too tired these two days, Shen Shuyu always wanted to sleep, and it was dark when she woke up.
Gu Jiandong was writing something on the desk. Shen Shuyu came closer and asked, "What are you writing?"
Gu Jiandong reached out and pulled his wife into his arms, "I'm writing a letter to my parents."
"Are mom and dad okay over there?"
Speaking of his parents, Gu Jiandong was a little depressed. "I have adapted to the conditions there. Fortunately, there is no danger to their lives."
"When you have vacation, we will go visit our parents during the New Year." It's too late now. The Northwest is very far away, and it will take half a month's vacation to go back and forth.
"Wife, you are so nice." Gu Jiandong really wanted to go and see his parents. His parents said in the letter that everything was fine. Everyone knew the conditions over there, but they were not that good. He had to go and see it to feel at ease.
But I can’t go now. I have to wait until the Chinese New Year to see if there are any holidays.
Seeing that he had almost finished writing, Shen Shuyu wrote a few more lines to greet her parents-in-law.
"Let's go up the mountain tomorrow and see if we can hunt some game and make some dried meat or bacon to send to mom and dad."
Previously, Shen Shuyu wanted to send it but she didn’t know the address, so she didn’t know where to send it.
Gu Jiandong smiled, "Okay."
Shen Shuyu was worried about her grandparents going to join the army, so after careful consideration, she decided to tell her grandparents.
"My dear, what's the matter?"
When Old Mrs. Shen saw her eldest granddaughter's expression, she knew that she had something important to say. The old couple felt a little nervous when they saw her expression.
Shen Shuyu's voice was very low, "Grandpa and grandma, I have something to tell you about my grandpa and grandma."
"Why, your grandpa and grandma contacted you, how are they doing?"
"Yes, we have contacted them. They are in our Shenjiaba Brigade."
The old couple thought about it, but no one matched their in-laws. No strangers had come to their Shenjiaba Brigade recently. Could it be that they didn't know they had come?
Seeing their confusion, Shen Shuyu continued, "The couple in the cowshed are my grandparents, and the child is their grandson."
"Cow...cowshed?"
"Yes, the bullpen."
"..."
The room was silent for a long time. Old Lady Shen patted her and said, "Child, why didn't you tell your grandparents about such a big thing earlier? Now that the in-laws are here, we can't take care of them openly, but we can still take care of them in secret."
Old Man Shen rarely said a few words to his granddaughter, "My dear, you should have told your grandparents about this earlier."