Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

As soon as we stepped out of the steel rolling mill, Qin Jingru came to greet us.

"Brother Wang Feng, has the letter of introduction been prepared?"

Wang Feng smiled and nodded: "It's ready, get in the car, we're going to the neighborhood office now."

"Um."

The two arrived at the Nanluoguxiang Subdistrict Office. As soon as they entered the gate, Wang Feng handed a Zhonghua cigarette to the gatekeeper.

"It's you again, kid. Wow, you're something else, smoking Zhonghua cigarettes now?"

The gatekeeper took the cigarette and said with a smile.

"Hehe, sir, I brought my wife here to get our marriage certificate today, so the celebratory cigarettes for you can't be too cheap, can they?"

Wang Feng pulled Qin Jingru forward from behind, and said with a big smile.

The old man at the door looked Qin Jingru up and down before laughing and saying, "You're quite something, buddy. Your wife is pretty beautiful. Alright, hurry up and get your marriage certificate. It's almost closing time."

"Okay, thank you, sir."

As he spoke, Wang Feng led Qin Jingru to Director Wang's office and knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

Wang Feng pushed open the office door and entered, approaching Director Wang. He then took out a handful of White Rabbit milk candies and smiled, saying:

"Hello, Director Wang. This is my girlfriend, Qin Jingru. I brought her here to get our marriage certificate. Here are some wedding candies for you to sweeten your mouth."

Qin Jingru blushed and greeted Director Wang, "Hello, Director Wang."

Director Wang put down the documents in his hand, glanced at Qin Jingru, and nodded with a smile:

"Alright, alright, Wang Feng, your partner seems like she knows how to manage a household. Once you're married, make sure you live a good life and have children for the Wang family as soon as possible, understand?"

"Oh, thank you, Director Wang. This is our letter of introduction."

Wang Feng handed the two men's letters of introduction to Director Wang, who took them, glanced at them, and nodded, saying, "No problem, I'll process it for you right away."

After saying that, Director Wang took out two blank marriage certificates, wrote the names of Wang Feng and Qin Jingru on them, and stamped them with the official seal. The marriage certificates were processed easily and pleasantly.

"Here you are, Comrade Wang Feng and Comrade Qin Jingru. Congratulations! You are now a legally married couple."

"Thank you, Director Wang. I need to take Jingru to buy some things, so I'll be leaving now."

"Go, go."

After the two left the neighborhood office, Qin Jingru looked at the marriage certificate in her hand, overjoyed.

"Jingru, get in the car quickly. The department store is still open. I'll take you to buy some clothes," Wang Feng urged.

"Hey, here I am."

Hearing that Wang Feng was going to buy her new clothes, Qin Jingru felt as sweet as if she had honey in her heart. After all, today was her wedding day, and who wouldn't want to dress up beautifully?

When the two arrived at Wangfujing Department Store, it was almost closing time, just over ten minutes away.

Wang Feng pulled Qin Jingru into the department store and went to the ready-made clothing section. Wang Feng immediately took a liking to a dress and a Lenin suit.

"Comrade, may I take a look at these two pieces of clothing?"

Without even thinking, the salesperson refused outright: "No, you have to buy it if you want. What if you look at it but don't buy it, and end up getting the clothes dirty?"

Wang Feng was somewhat helpless. Salespeople in this era were just that arrogant. You really couldn't do anything about them. After all, it was a secure job for them, and it didn't matter to them whether they sold a lot or a little.

Wang Feng handed two White Rabbit candies to the saleswoman with a big smile and said, "Sister, we won't try them on, we'll just try them on. I promise we won't get the clothes dirty. How about this, have these candies to sweeten your mouth?"

Upon seeing the White Rabbit candy, the saleswoman's face instantly lit up with a smile: "Little brother, you have such a sweet tongue! Wait here, I'll get you your clothes right away."

Taking the clothes, Wang Feng felt the fabric; it was indeed high-quality material. He then held them up against Qin Jingru, and seeing that the two outfits suited her quite well, he said to the sales clerk:

"Sister, I want both of these clothes."

"Oh my, little brother, you're so good to your wife. Let me tell you, these two dresses are made of top-quality fabric, and they're the latest style this year. They cost 34.6 yuan in total, plus 8 feet of fabric ration coupons. Are you sure you want to buy them?"

"Okay, I'll take it."

Wang Feng handed over the money and then looked at Qin Jingru, saying, "Jingru, go to the fitting room and change your clothes."

The sales clerk took the money and looked at Qin Jingru with envy.

Upon hearing that the two pieces of clothing cost 34.6 yuan, Qin Jingru quickly tugged at Wang Feng's sleeve and whispered, "Brother Wang Feng, this...this is too expensive. How about we buy some fabric and I make them myself when we get back?"

Wang Feng glared at Qin Jingru: "Listen to me, go quickly. It's not a matter of a little money. Besides, you'll be coming back to the hospital with me later, and you're wearing old clothes. Isn't that embarrassing for me?"

"Oh, Wang Feng, don't be angry, I'll go right away."

With that, Qin Jingru took the dress and ran to the fitting room to change.

A short while later, Qin Jingru changed her clothes and walked out of the fitting room.

Wang Feng's eyes lit up instantly at the sight of it; all that was missing now was a pair of shoes.

Without further ado, Wang Feng spent another 16.8 yuan to buy Qin Jingru a pair of women's leather shoes.

Now, when Qin Jingru walks down the street, she definitely gets a lot of attention.

With her youthful and beautiful face and stylish clothes, at first glance, no one would guess that she is a girl from the countryside.

On the way back to the hospital, Qin Jingru rested her face against Wang Feng's back and said happily, "Brother Wang Feng, you are so good to me. I will definitely give you ten sons in the future."

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng nearly lost his balance and fell off his bicycle.

Is it really for his own good to give him ten sons? Isn't that just trying to kill him?

"Jingru, we're still young, there's no rush to have children. Actually, I prefer a daughter."

"Brother Wang Feng, you're lying! Who doesn't like sons and prefers daughters?"

The two discussed having children the whole way back and soon returned to courtyard number 95.

As soon as I entered the compound, I saw Yan Fugui watering the flowers in the front yard, just like always.

Wang Feng pushed his bicycle into the front yard and introduced Qin Jingru, "Jingru, this is Uncle Yan from our yard. He's a teacher at Hongxing Elementary School."

"Hello, Teacher Yan," Qin Jingru greeted sweetly.

Yan Fugui glanced at Qin Jingru before asking Wang Feng, "Wang Feng, who is she?"

"Hehe, Teacher Yan, this is my wife, Qin Jingru. We just got our marriage certificate today. Here, here are some wedding candies. Take them back and give them to your aunties to sweeten their mouths."

Wang Feng laughed and took out a few White Rabbit milk candies, stuffing them into Yan Fugui's hand.

"What? Wang Feng, this...this is your wife?"

Yan Fugui was somewhat surprised. How did Wang Feng manage to marry a wife so quietly? And his wife was so beautiful, even prettier than Qin Huairu. Where did Wang Feng find such a beautiful wife?

"Hehe, Wang Feng, congratulations! I didn't expect you to get married so quietly. So, when are you planning to hold the banquet?"

Wang Feng smiled and shook his head, saying, "Teacher Yan, everyone is advocating frugality these days, so we won't have a banquet. We'll just hand out some wedding candies in the courtyard later as a token of our appreciation."

"What, no banquet?"

Yan Fugui was somewhat disappointed to hear that there would be no banquet, as he would not be able to gain any advantage from it.