Chapter 1447: Legally Married Couple

The gifts Shi Xian received were his favorites. The toys that Yang Run Tai found for him made him love them dearly.

Yang Yujie also prepared the best woolen coats for all the women at home, along with a bottle of face cream for each. Zhao Xiaoli was particularly pleased with them.

"Yu Jie has really grown up," Jiang Xinyu sighed, still thinking of her as a child even after being by her side for two years.

In the afternoon, Li Xue came over with her child, bringing five pounds of meat that she had bought today, which came in handy.

Qu Xiaoli wasn’t shy with her niece. Everyone decided to have dumplings for dinner, and Qu Xiaoli generously used all five pounds of meat given there were so many people to feed.

Liu Tongtong kept playing with Jing Chen. "This child is truly beautiful."

"Takes after his aunt."

"Their family is full of beauties."

Li Xue was amused by her sister-in-law’s comment.

Hongling and Cheng Lin also returned, which made Xiao Chen and Xiao Yu very happy. They both went to get the treats brought by their little uncles.

"Well yes, taking care of them hasn’t been in vain."

The two teenagers took the three boys out to play while the women at home started making dumplings.

After work, Lv Guodong and his sister came over.

Liu Tongtong, upon seeing the siblings come in, sincerely marveled, realizing they were truly beautiful people. She already knew this girl was the second daughter-in-law of the Li family.

She thought Meng Lin was pretty enough, but she couldn’t compare to them.

Liu Tongtong was very sensitive. She noticed her sister-in-law had been different since the siblings arrived. However, she was wise enough not to ask any questions.

Today, Li Yungui was the happiest, holding a grandson in each hand. His eldest son also returned, and only the second was missing, though he had just left.

Tao Yanzhen watched Lv Guodong and his wife being affectionate and felt the pang in her heart, envious as she was about to start a family too. Even though she didn’t love Yang Zhongyi, she couldn’t mentally stray and wrong him.

Since they had made a fire during the day, the house was quite warm at night.

The next day, Tao Chunhe rode with Liu Tongtong to the county’s intellectual youth office. They accepted her without issues because she carried Li Yungui’s acceptance letter; thus, her records were archived at the township police station.

Liu Tongtong was now an intellectual youth in the Li Family Village.

That day, Yang Zhongyi came over. His marriage application had been approved, so he came to discuss when the two should marry.

"I have no opinion; whatever day the family chooses is fine with me," Tao Yanzhen genuinely didn’t have any thoughts about it.

"Xiao Zhen, would you like to follow the army?"

Tao Yanzhen was stunned. Indeed, Yang Zhongyi had the qualifications to bring family.

But following the army here was no better than staying in the Li Family Village.

"Let’s forget about it; you might as well run back and forth. There’s not much to do at the barracks; it’s better to stay in the Li Family Village."

"Alright, it’s not far, and I don’t mind running." Leaving her alone at the barracks seemed inconsiderate. After lunch, the two read in the room, as there wasn’t much to talk about.

When Tao Chunhe returned in the afternoon, they discussed setting the wedding date for May 1, just inviting Wei Kaiyun, Li Yungui, and the Li Yunqiang family. As for other intellectual youths or villagers, they’d just distribute wedding candies.

But Tao Yanzhen needed to visit the barracks with Yang Zhongyi.

"The two of you might as well get the marriage certificate now while things aren’t too hectic, that way you won’t have to rush later."

Neither of them minded. They decided to get the certificate the day after tomorrow.

"We’ll go together. We should at least inform Jin Erlin."

"I’ll drive over the day after tomorrow."

On that day, Yang Zhongyi arrived at six in the morning. After having breakfast, the four set out with gifts for Jin Erlin.

Arriving at the county, the procedures at the youth office were quick. By nine o’clock, the two were legally married.

They drove directly to the transport team, where Jin Erlin happily welcomed them inside.

"Uncle Jin, this is my wife Liu Tongtong. She’s now an intellectual youth in the Li Family Village."

Liu Tongtong greeted Uncle Jin with a smile.

"That’s great! Now that Xiao Chun is married, the old leader can rest assured. Tongtong, come to Uncle Jin if you need anything in the future."

"Uncle Jin, today Yang Zhongyi and I got our marriage certificates. Please bring Auntie, your brother, and sister to the Li Family Village for dinner on May 1st."

"Haha, that’s wonderful. You both have settled down. Such good news. Let Uncle Jin host a meal for you today."

Jin Erlin was truly delighted. Tao Chunhe even called his grandfather.

"Grandpa, everything is settled on our side. Today, Xiao Zhen and Zhongyi got their certificates, and it’s set for May 1st to invite Uncle Jin and the others for dinner."

"Good, you four must take care of each other."

"Don’t worry, we’ll be well."

Jin Erlin chatted a bit with the old leader, and after hanging up, he invited all four to have lunch.

The meal was as delicious as ever, even with seemingly more meat.

"With a pig farm in Li Family Village now, of course, there’s no shortage of meat."

Life carried on like this, up until the spring planting began.

Liu Tongtong went to work with everyone, but came back feeling unwell, prompting Tao Chunhe to call Doctor Liu.

"Your wife is pregnant," Doctor Liu said.

Tao Chunhe couldn’t hide the smile upon hearing the news. He envied his cousin with two kids and now was about to become a dad himself.

"Sister-in-law, rest up; dinner will be ready soon."

Tao Chunhe held Liu Tongtong’s hand. "We’re going to have a child."

Liu Tongtong was still in shock. She was pregnant and would soon be a mother.

"Xiao Chun, we’re going to be parents?"

"Yes, and luckily we found out early. It’s best if you stop working and rest at home."

"Okay," Liu Tongtong agreed without fuss; this child truly must not be put at risk, regardless of whether it’s a boy or a girl. After all, it’s the first child of the Tao family.

After lunch, Tao Chunhe specifically visited Li Yungui’s house, where Wang Menglin almost teared up upon learning that her sister-in-law was pregnant. She knew her grandpa, uncle, and aunt were all eagerly awaiting this child.

"Uncle, my wife won’t be going to work. Her health isn’t that great."

"Alright, let her rest and take care."

Li Yungui understood the Tao family’s situation; this being their first child made it exceedingly precious.

Besides, the spring planting wasn’t overly exhausting. Missing one person didn’t matter much.

Tao Chunhe also visited Li Cunshan’s house to inform him, and of course, Li Cunshan agreed. The village wasn’t as short of hands these days, so there were no issues with this arrangement. If she didn’t work, she wouldn’t earn points or money, so no one would have complaints.

This year, they used fertilizer, so it was spread during sowing. The busy spring planting went on for over twenty days, and tiring spring planting finally ended.