Mother Huo’s opinion about the color of the divorce certificate weren’t different from Huo Zhixing’s and Tong Qiu’s.
But the two of them procrastinated too much in the past to the point that now that they wanted to change it into the little red book, they never found the right time. Who’s fault was it? Huo Zhixing wanted to ask sincerely.
“We made time recently,” Huo Zhixing said, “Rest assured, you don’t need to worry about this.”
“How can I not?” Mother Huo replied while looking serious. “How about tomorrow? Yes, tomorrow is fine. You will go to the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow.”
Important things were repeated thrice, and Mother Huo said “tomorrow” three times.
Huo Zhixing looked up and said, “I have something to do tomorrow morning.”
Tong Qiu hurriedly followed up, “Mom it’s fine. We’re getting along well and a day or two of delay won’t hurt us.”
He said he wasn’t worried, but Mother Huo was afraid something might happen again.
Young people these days think that a marriage certificate is nothing more than some random card. That a marriage certificate has nothing to do whether two people would be able to stay together and get along well.
The elders don’t think so.
The elders feel that the marriage certificate can restrain them. These young people who do things regardless of the consequences might think twice if they have the small book.
They must acquire a marriage certificate, the sooner the better.
“What will you do tomorrow? Can’t you take a leave?”
“Mom… you’re like an old lady enforcing an arrange marriage. The family wouldn’t like this.” Huo Zhixing was forced by his mother to take action. He was afraid Tong Qiu might feel pressured. As he dealt with his mother, he pinched Tong Qiu’s thigh.
“Mom,” The silent Tong Qiu finally spoke, words both half serious and half true. “Can’t you trust us a little? We’ve been through a lot of things, though back then we weren’t sensible enough. There were some things we didn’t understand, and we still got married despite that, hence why we had some troubles. But this time is different. We’re both resolute. Even if Huo Zhixing doesn’t plan on remarrying me, you can rest assured I would drag him all the way to the Bureau.”
Mother Huo was still worried, but Tong Qiu already said so. She couldn’t continue being so forceful.
“Fine,” Mother Huo was a little angry. “The both of you are already grown adults. I can’t control you anymore. If anything went wrong, it’ll be your responsibility.”
Huo Zhixing sighed in relief, before smiling at his mother and reassuring her, “Don’t worry, since we were already married, for this second time we have considered it carefully and wouldn’t change our minds so suddenly.”
Mother Huo originally wanted to wait until they got their marriage certificate before going back home – only then could she feel relieved. However, the two really were not it a hurry. Even until Huo Zhixing’s father came back, they still haven’t gone to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
She wanted to grab them and ask, how much time would it take to get a certificate? It wasn’t like it was the peak season for marriage, it was October, so why couldn’t they spare at least a few minutes?
Tong Qiu was fine as he had nothing to do. Mother Huo complained that Huo Zhixing was too busy these days and Tong Qiu could only rack his brains trying to appease her.
After a week, Mother Huo was taken back by Father Huo.
Initially, Mother Huo didn’t want to leave but Father Huo asked, “Is there something you are hiding from me or what?”
He turned and asked Huo Zhixing, “Did your mother find a young man?”
Huo Zhixing laughed, “The only young men here are Tong Qiu and I.”
“Don’t talk nonsense,” Mother Huo couldn’t resist the pressure and decided to go home. “Let’s go.”
Before she left, she did not forget to tell Huo Zhixing, “What needs to be done has to be done quickly. Don’t always let your elders worry about you!”
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When night came, Huo Zhixing and Tong Qiu sent them out and reassured her with great sincerity.
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Honestly, Tong Qiu himself was anxious to get the certificate. When they returned home that night, it was like back before where there were only the two of them. Tong Qiu sat on the sofa and was about to talk when the lights suddenly turned off.
“Power failure?” Tong Qiu was startled, “Did I forgot to pay the electric bill?”
“Sit still.”
Tong Qiu had stood up but sat back down again when he heard the command.
“What are you doing?” Tong Qiu had a hunch, but he wasn’t sure.
Huo Zhixing ran into the balcony from the entrance, poked around and murmured for a long time, and when he came out, he was holding a cake with candles saying “1314” in it.
Tong Qiu smiled at him and teased, “So Officer Huo learned how to be a romantic.”
Huo Zhixing carefully carried the cake and said, “I didn’t propose to you when we got married last time. For whatever we missed, let’s make up for it this time.”
Tong Qiu was very moved, but still couldn’t help but want to say that the cake was ugly.
“Is there a ring hidden in the cake?” Tong-laoshi asked.
Huo Zhixing laughed: “No, you don't know what the living standard of our family is.”
Tong Qiu scooped some cream with his finger and licked it before snorting.
“It tastes fine.”
Huo Zhixing looked at him from across the cake, “Don’t start eating yet, I’m not done.”
Tong Qiu gave his finger another lick before smiling again, “Okay, continue then.”
Seeing him like this, Huo Zhixing swallowed.
Since they got back together again, Tong Qiu spared no effort and acted coquettish every change he got, like it would kill him if he didn’t provoke Huo Zhixing at least once a day.
“Tong Qiu.”
“Uh-huh.” Tong Qiu couldn’t help laughing. He thought that this moment was really embarrassing and funny. Their relationship had already gone beyond this, and yet they were still playing games like this. He could not bear it.
Laughing at this moment would ruin the mood though.
But obviously, Tong Qiu was not the only one who couldn’t help laughing, Huo Zhixing was also the same.
“A year and nine months ago, we met for the first time. You were sitting at a coffee shop wearing a light-colored windbreaker and reading glasses, having already finished two cups of coffee because I was running late.”
Tong Qiu was surprised by his words: “You remembered?”
“Of course I remembered.” Huo Zhixing’s expression looked much softer under the candle’s light, “Aside from feeling guilty at that time, I also thought that you were very handsome.”
Tong Qiu, who was praised, nodded proudly, “As expected of the man I like, you have good eyes.”
Huo Zhixing smiled, “Don’t interrupt me. I’m not finished.”
Tong Qiu gestured for him to continue.
Huo Zhixing mused for awhile before saying: “I forgot what I wanted to say.”
This time Tong Qiu laughed out loud and collapsed on the sofa.
“Come on, stop being sentimental.” Tong Qiu said, “Just get to the point.”
Huo Zhixing was actually nervous, not because he dreaded the result, but because the process was stressing him out.
When he bought the cake today, he had to hide it from Tong Qiu and his mother. He had wanted to surprise him. Moreover, he wasn’t really great at being a romantic. The two of them were usually straightforward and immediately ended up in bed so it was awkward when he suddenly tried to act all romantic.
He coughed a little and tried to be funny, “Tong-laoshi, since we’re still on board the same boat, could I use my old ticket again?”
“What boat? Use a more better analogy.” The Chinese teacher demanded strictly.
“Luxury cruise ship.” Huo Zhixing amended, “Using my old ticket, do I still have a chance to climb aboard?”
Tong Qiu laughed to death and pulled him for a kiss.
“You’re already there.” Tong Qiu said, “Why do you have to do this, it makes me feel embarrassed.”
Huo Zhixing pulled the person onto his lap, and the two sat facing each other.
“I felt apologetic. Last time we got married, there was no serious proposal, no wedding, no honeymoon, nothing.”
Tong Qiu pinched his face: “But you are enough.”
The day Tong Qiu and Huo Zhixing decided to get the marriage certificate happened to also be the day when the college entrance examination results came out.
Huo Zhixing commented: “It was quite memorable.”
The two men looked as alike as two peas as they wore identical white shirts together with the reading glasses that they wore when they met for the first time.
Tong Qiu said, “The earth really is round.”
“What did you say?” Huo Zhixing was holding the red marriage certificate in his hand, and he was in such a good mood that he was anxious to have their first night on the spot.
“After ups and downs, it’s stil our names on the marriage certificate.”
Huo Zhixing pinched his face: “Basing on the tone of your voice, you don’t want it?”
Tong Qiu laughed, “If you manage to retain your current exam results, this teacher won’t regret anything in this life”.
They were still being quite shameless, whispering on each other’s ears shameful affectionate words as they left the Civil Affairs Bureau building.
At the gates of the Bureau, Feng Kaiwen brought his little girlfriend and greeted them with a large bouquet of roses.
Feng Kaiwen boasted, “We heard you were getting your marriage certificate today and came to congratulate you.”
Kan Yue exclaimed, “Tong-laoshi, congratulations to your wedding!”
Tong Qiu complained in his heart: We can’t be considered as newlyweds!
The newly married not newlyweds took the two to dinner carrying their marriage certificates.
First, Feng Kaiwen and Kan Yue were invited, then Chu Yao was added. It was a coincidence that Fang Baichen just arrived from abroad, so when Chu Yao received the call he was also there as the two was having a meeting with their instructor.
Huo Zhixing was a petty person. Remembering his grudge, he also asked Chu Yao to bring Fang Baichen along.
Tong Qiu originally thought that Fang Baicheng would not come, but as it turned out, the other’s brain truly circuited in an abnormal way. Because he came, the marriage certificate was pointedly displayed on top of the table. Fang Baicheng’s face turned green, but Huo Zhixing was completely satisfied.
Afterwards, marriage certificate in hand, they swaggered around the streets and only returned home in the evening.
Huo Zhixing called his mother to reassure her that Tong Qiu was back into their family registry.
After he ended the call, Tong Qiu poked his head out from the bedroom, “Husband, are you ready for the exam tonight?”
Does Huo Zhixing still need to prepare?
A Xueba has always been able to answer his exams without difficulties.
He dropped his mobile phone on the sofa and went inside the bedroom. His Tong-laoshi already laid down on the bed wearing a white shirt and a thong.
“Isn’t it illegal for an invigilator to seduce an examinee?”
Tong Qiu turned his head and laughed, “I am the invigilator, I have the final say regarding the regulations inside the examination room.”
He turned over the collar of his white shirt, opening it wide. It was a clear provocation.
“The exam would now begin, you’ll be disqualified if you don’t come over now!”
Huo Zhixing smiled and pressed him to the bed, sensually whispering on the other’s ear: “Okay we’ll start. But you must not shout stop later.”
[End]
The author has something to say:
The story is over. Next chapter would be Tong-laoshi and Officer Huo’s blind date shenanigans.
Thank you for never abandoning your boss.
And they’re back married together!! It was great seeing how their relationship developed during the time they were divorced and everything
I like how all the sex analogies were funny and it wasn’t hard to understand what was going on. The two of them are so cute together, I love them.
1314 basically translates to 一生一世 – aka one lifetime/eternity
I like how simple their marriage registration is. They could have their ceremony on their actual anniversary.
Oops sorry, I commented under yours.
afaik 1314 is yisanyishi, meaning forever. longer form should be 5201314 that has meaning i love you forever. source: some translator’s note from past novels i read, then proofed by Google just now lol
(pls ignore my pinyin i don’t understand Chinese at all only few words from CN novel 😂)
Omg I could relate! I first heard about 5201314 on other novels I’ve read, it’s so sweet!
YES! THE THONG!
Thank you for translating this novel! It was a fun ride 💞 I’ll wait for the extras 🌙💜
Yea!!! They are married at last 😀😀😀😀… But this story going to be end soon😭😭😭
Yes! They are finally married again, thank you and congratulations! I love their ‘exam’ terminology,
Thank you for finishing the main text, I’m looking forward to the extras.
Thank you for the chapter!!!
OMG!!! Love, love, love! They are just way too adorable! Delighted that nothing too sinister happened to them.
Great story!
Will wait for the extras
Good!
That blind date would be interesting to read
Thanks for the chapter~!
1314 means 一生一世 which was “Forever” or For the lifetime or for eternity in English.
Thanks for all your hard work in bringing us this little gem!
After reading this whole novel I’m like: Tong Qiu? More like Thong Qiu 😂
Thank you for translating this novel!! ☺
I see we got the answer for 1314, as for the other sentence you weren’t sure on, it’s more like “no there isn’t, it’s not like you don’t know our family’s standard of living”… I think hinting that a ring in the cake is too fancy for them?
Thank you for the translation, I have really enjoyed reading it 🙂
I think I feel as relaxed as Mother Huo after they finally got remarried 😅😅😅….
Super happy for them! (=^w^=)/
Thank You for the chapter (ฅ’ω’ฅ)♥