In the newly opened marriage registration office, apart from the staff who had just started their shifts, there was hardly anyone else around.

Jiang Xu watched as the insects, as if programmed, orderly walked to their respective workstations and sat down, a professional smile on their faces.

He withdrew his gaze and followed the female insect that was leading the way at a leisurely pace.

He led them to the door of an office at the far end of the hall, turned around and gave them a slight salute before knocking on the closed door.

"Joseph, are you in there?" the female insect called out into the house, raising her voice.

"Yes, don't open the door, wait a minute!" came a hurried voice from inside, accompanied by the sound of some objects clattering together.

A minute later, the office door was opened, and a female insect appeared in front of Jiang Xu.

He had a lightweight camera hanging around his neck, his work uniform hanging loosely on his body, and he was hurriedly buttoning up his clothes.

Jiang Xu stared at his hands, which were trembling with nervousness. His fingers fumbled between the buttonholes and buttons for a long time, but he still couldn't fasten them properly.

"Mr. Joseph, why are you taking so long to change your clothes?" The female insect who led the way looked at Joseph at the door and quickly reached out to help him button up his clothes. "Our distinguished guest has arrived."

With his help, the female insect named Joseph quickly tidied up her work clothes.

"Thank you, thank you." He scratched his head sheepishly and grinned sheepishly. "I went to the restroom just now, so I got back to the office a little late."

I didn't expect you to arrive with such distinguished guests at this time.

With the New Year approaching, the number of customers at the marriage registration office is usually much lower, and he really didn't expect that someone would come to do business so early in the morning.

He nodded to Jiang Xu and Fei behind the female insect: "I'm sorry to have kept you two waiting."

"It's alright." It only took two or three minutes, and Jiang Xu didn't mind.

He glanced into the office and saw two lighting rigs standing in front of the camera table. One of them was far away from the camera table, apparently because Joseph had bumped it and moved it earlier.

He looked away and asked, "Can we get on with our business now?"

"Yes, yes." Joseph quickly stepped aside to make way for him.

"After you two finish filming, just come to the marriage registration desk and find me. I'll take my leave now." With that, he bowed to Jiang Xu and Fei.

"Yes, thank you for your trouble." Jiang Xu nodded politely.

After the female insect left, Jiang Xu led Fei straight into the photography office.

"I would like to congratulate you two on your marriage." Joseph glanced at the male insect in the room, vaguely recognizing it.

The main reason was that this male insect had attracted too much attention when it came to the registration office alone before. At that time, the other insects were talking about it, and he also peeked over to take a few more glances.

"Thank you," Fei said, expressing his gratitude. "I'll be troubling you later."

"No, no." Joseph pulled out nearly ten sample photos from the camera on his chest and projected them into the air. "There are several styles of photos available for you two to choose from."

Besides archiving the videos and photos after the shoot, I will also send you a copy.

For female insects, once the identity of the female ruler is established, it rarely changes. Therefore, most female insects cherish marriage photos very much - after all, it is a memento to be kept for many years.

However, it is rare for the male insect to be present in person; in most cases, the image of the male insect is added later using technology.

The number of insects that accompany female insects to the site for filming like this can be counted on one hand throughout the year.

Jiang Xu's gaze swept over the sample photos one by one. To him, they all seemed pretty much the same. He turned to Fei and asked, "Which one do you like?"

After a moment's thought, Fei pointed to a simple, clean photograph and asked, "How about this one?"

Jiang Xu turned his head and followed his arm upwards, fixing his gaze on the photo that his fingertip was pointing to.

The scene is clean and refreshing, with a pure white background wall inlaid with subtle gold patterns, and a row of yellow and white roses placed at the base of the wall.

Semi-transparent curtains hang on both sides of the wall, with the same pattern as the wall, but in a more elegant color.

The image of the marriage registration office is displayed in the very center of the background wall.

"Okay, sure," Jiang Xu replied.

"Are you sure you want to choose this one?" Joseph glanced at the two insects, thought for a moment, and finally asked Fei, who was standing to the side.

He noticed that the male insect seemed to respect the female insect's opinion. Therefore, it's not hard to see that the decision was actually made by the female insect.

"Confirmed." Fei Chaojiang glanced at him and saw that the other party nodded almost imperceptibly, so he responded affirmatively.

"Okay." Joseph walked to the shooting platform, put the fill light that had been knocked out of place back in its original position, and then walked to the table against the wall and turned the control instrument on it.

With a soft "click," Jiang Xu watched as the background wall behind the camera gradually changed as the equipment rotated, until the background wall style they had selected appeared before his eyes.

Just as I was wondering whether the curtain needed to be hung manually, with a "whoosh," two transparent pieces of gauze automatically slid out from the hidden boxes on both sides of the wall, just like the style in the sample photo.

Once these preparations were complete, a groove slowly opened in the wooden floor beneath the backdrop, and a row of roses surrounding a carved wooden fence rose up.

A hint of curiosity flashed in Jiang Xu's eyes at first, then he understood.

These decorations are hidden in secret compartments beforehand, and the instrument can be directly activated after the customer selects the style, which is very convenient.

"Alright." Joseph walked to the front of the camera platform and said to the two insects, "You two can come over now."

The oaths to be taken are written on the oath-taking platform in front of you; just read them aloud.

"My lord," Fei called softly to Jiang Xu beside him, his eyes filled with expectation.

Jiang Xu looked at him tenderly and took his slightly trembling hand: "Let's go, my noble queen."

"Hmm." Fei paused for a moment upon hearing this form of address, then quickly nodded gently.

Yes, he's about to become Jiang Xu's queen.

He looked at the male insect beside him, his eyes filled with undisguised joy and anticipation.

Jiang Xu led him to the oath-taking platform, where, as Joseph had said, there was indeed a document of oaths.

The oaths of the male and female insects are clearly marked on the label, as well as the part recited by both insects together.

He glanced at the contents, which were largely the same as conventional wedding vows.

"Are you two ready? Let me know when you are, and I can start filming." Joseph asked, looking at the two insects standing in front of the oath-taking platform.

"I'm ready," Jiang Xu said, then whispered to Fei beside him, "What about you?"

"I'm ready too." Fei's tone was not as decisive as Jiang Xu's. He appeared calm, but the cold sweat on his palms betrayed his nervousness.

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