My Wife Is the Capitalist Heiress of the 1970s - Chapter 17

Even after she made up her mind to marry him and get a marriage certificate, she was still filled with trepidation and anxiety about the future!

Upon arriving in town, the two went directly to the civil affairs department to obtain their marriage certificate. Zhou Wenshan had initially thought that Chen Wan’s family background was problematic and that the department might not want to process the certificate, but it turned out that they didn’t—they didn’t at all.

The staff of the civil affairs department simply glanced at the two people’s household registration books, asked a few simple questions, and confirmed that Zhou Wenshan was acting voluntarily. With proof of his consent, they issued them the marriage certificate.

The so-called marriage certificate of this era was just a simple piece of paper, much like a small certificate of merit in later times!

Looking at the marriage certificate, Zhou Wenshan couldn’t stop smiling; he was now a married man.

After carefully putting the marriage certificate away, Zhou Wenshan looked at Chen Wan and grinned, “Come on, wife, let’s go buy some things!”

Even after time-traveling, Zhou Wenshan remained a single man, never having been married in either of his two lifetimes.

Now that he’s married and has a wife, and such a beautiful woman at that, of course he’s excited.

Seeing Zhou Wenshan’s happy expression, Chen Wan also smiled.

With their marriage certificate, they were now a real family, and she felt much closer to Zhou Wenshan.

From now on, this will be the person I sleep in the same bed with. I’ll also have his children, do housework, and take care of his parents…

Zhou Wenshan took Chen Wan to the town’s supply and marketing cooperative, wanting to buy her some things.

Yesterday, Liu Cuihua gave him ten yuan. He usually saved about five yuan, so he had more than fifteen yuan on him.

Even now, that amount of money still has considerable purchasing power; it could probably buy about thirty pounds of pork.

Pork is only 60 cents a pound!

Chen Wan glanced at Zhou Wenshan; now that they were husband and wife, she felt a little shy. “We don’t need to buy anything, do we?”

Zhou Wenshan shook his head, “How can that be? From today onwards, we are husband and wife. There’s no need to say such formal things. You can buy whatever you want. You’re in charge today.”

Chen Wan was somewhat tempted. “Then can I buy two pounds of meat for my family?”

Her parents and nieces and nephews haven’t eaten meat for over a month, and now they dream about the taste of chicken legs and pork every night!

Zhou Wenshan said, “Of course! You’re in charge today! Buy some more candy and sponge cake! Kids should love them. This is my first time being an uncle, so I can’t be stingy.”

Chen Wan was surprised that Zhou Wenshan agreed so readily; she thought that buying things for her family would upset him.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Wenshan not only did not object, but also supported it.

The two went to the supply and marketing cooperative and first went to buy candy, which included classic White Rabbit milk candy and fruit candy from that era.

When Zhou Wenshan asked, he learned that White Rabbit milk candy cost 1.2 yuan per jin (500g), while fruit candy only cost 0.5 yuan per jin.

Buy it, of course I’ll buy it!

I bought a pound of White Rabbit milk candy and a pound of fruit candy, which cost me 1.7 yuan.

I also bought two pounds of sponge cake and one pound of brown sugar.

I bought another big bag of toilet paper.

Zhou Wenshan secretly bought two hair clips for Chen Wan, intending to surprise her. Although she might have had quite a few of these hair clips before, he hadn’t seen her wearing them in the past two days.

Even if she came to town today to get her marriage certificate, her long hair was simply tied up with a cloth rope.

So she probably doesn’t have a hair clip right now.

After buying things at the supply and marketing cooperative, the two went to the butcher shop next door. When they saw some pork belly with alternating layers of fat and lean meat, Zhou Wenshan became interested. He hadn’t eaten anything oily for several days, and when he saw the beautiful pork belly, his mouth almost watered.

He glanced at the meat ration coupon on his person. “Master, cut the pork belly in two slices, one piece weighs two jin, the other one jin!”

The butcher was a burly man who glanced at the two young men in front of him and muttered, “So much trouble, having to buy meat separately.”

Zhou Wenshan chuckled awkwardly and said nothing, “Master, please forgive me, this meat is for both families.”

The three pounds of meat cost 1.8 yuan, plus the meat coupons.

After buying the meat, he had bought almost everything else he needed. As for the wedding preparations, he didn’t need to worry about them; his parents would take care of them.

Looking at the time, it was almost lunchtime. Zhou Wenshan shamelessly said to Chen Wan, “Honey, shall we eat first before going back?”

When Chen Wan heard him call her “wife,” her face flushed. She was still a little uncomfortable being called “wife” like that in public.

However, she didn’t say anything, after all, the two of them were already married, and she was indeed his wife.

Chen Wan blushed and said, “Let’s not eat dinner. My parents are definitely waiting at home. I want to go home as soon as possible.”

Zhou Wenshan thought for a moment, “That works too.”

After saying that, he went to the steamed bun shop next door and bought 12 steamed buns. These big meat buns cost one cent each, and no meat coupons or grain coupons were needed.

The 12 steamed buns cost 1.2 yuan.

Upon seeing this, Chen Wan asked in surprise, “Why did you buy so many steamed buns?”

Zhou Wenshan took out two steamed buns, then handed the rest to Chen Wan, and stuffed a hot meat bun into her hand, saying, “Eat one to fill your stomach first, and take the rest home for my three nephews and nieces to try as well.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Wan involuntarily tightened her grip on the bag of steamed buns. “Zhou Wenshan, thank you!”

Zhou Wenshan was taken aback for a moment, then said with a laugh, “What are you thanking me for? Hurry up and finish the buns in your hands, then we’ll go back.”

“Um!”

Chen Wan nodded and lowered her head to eat the steamed bun. The soft white bun was filled with fragrant meat filling. It was so delicious.

Chen Wan looked at Zhou Wenshan, her heart fluttering.

He seems to be really nice.

After finishing the steamed buns, Chen Wan was still a little unsatisfied. Looking at the buns in her hand, she couldn’t wait to go back.

Zhou Wenshan rode his bicycle with Chen Wan on the back, and Chen Wan carried large and small bags home.

Not long after entering the village, Zhou Wenshan spotted a familiar figure.

His face darkened, and he sped up, quickly riding his bicycle to the cowshed.

“Mom and Dad…” Chen Wan jumped off her bicycle and shouted into the house.

Their families, who had been waiting for them, all came out at once. Looking at the two of them, Zhang Shuya asked, “So, did you get your marriage certificate?”

Chen Wan nodded, blushing, “Yes, I’ll take it!”

God knows, she blushed more times in her entire life than she did in the last two days.

He handed the steamed buns in his hand to Zhang Shuya, saying, “Mom, these are meat buns that Wenshan bought in town. You can each take one and share them!”

Zhang Shuya reached out and took the steamed buns from her. “Why did you buy so many steamed buns outside? Can’t you eat them at home? Don’t waste money in the future.”

Before Chen Wan could say anything, Zhou Wenshan smiled at Zhang Shuya and said, “Auntie, this is what I wanted to buy. It’s okay to buy it once in a while!”

Zhou Wenshan took the bag of candy from Chen Wan, grabbed a handful of White Rabbit milk candies and fruit candies, and handed them to the three children, saying, “Here, your uncle is treating you to candy.”

They were just little kids, and they hadn’t had candy in a long time. When they saw the handful of candy being handed to them, their mouths watered. “Thank you, Uncle! You’re so kind, Uncle!”

Each child received a handful of candy and was overjoyed.

Chen Wan smiled too; her three nephews and nieces hadn’t been this happy in a long time.