In the evening, Ma Chenggong accompanied Aunt Zheng to Courtyard 95.
Now, Ma Chenggong and Aunt Zheng were a couple. Yesterday, Aunt Zheng had gotten a letter of introduction at the factory.
At noon today, they got their marriage certificate and became legally married.
Although they were wearing army green clothes and trousers, they looked very spirited.
Aunt Zheng hadn't moved out yet, so it was necessary to distribute some wedding candies in the courtyard.
As for holding a wedding banquet, that was out of the question, but wedding candies were still needed.
In this era, even with money, it wasn't easy to buy candy.
Ma Chenggong knew someone and bought 2 jin of candy.
Although he also bought some milk candy, Aunt Zheng didn't want to give it away, thinking of keeping it and dissolving it in water for Zheng Aimin to drink later.
For Aunt Zheng now, the child was the most important thing.
But when Aunt Zheng held the child and Ma Chenggong distributed wedding candies door-to-door in the courtyard, the scene was full of different reactions.
People like the Third Uncle and Third Aunt said some nice things, but Yi Zhonghai just gave a sullen face.
Facing Yi Zhonghai, Aunt Zheng felt a little uncomfortable.
Ma Chenggong handed the candy to Yi Zhonghai, who only glanced at it before turning and entering the house.
It was obvious that Yi Zhonghai's face was covered in dark clouds, and he was suppressing the anger in his heart.
Aunt Zheng sighed inwardly, she still felt she owed Yi Zhonghai.
But since she found the baby, she wanted to adopt it, but Yi Zhonghai didn't agree.
Besides, she didn't want to harm Yi Zhonghai by causing him to become childless, so it was better to divorce. In the future, Yi Zhonghai could remarry and find someone who could bear him children, so he wouldn't be childless.
Ma Chenggong knew that Aunt Zheng couldn't have children, yet he was still willing to marry her. He understood that they wouldn't have biological children.
Actually, Ma Chenggong valued his partner's character more.
If he didn't marry Aunt Zheng, Ma Chenggong might have been a bachelor all his life.
Now, Ma Chenggong had a smile on his face, his mood was very good. He had a wife and a child, it could be said to be a perfect solution.
With a wife, child, and a warm bed, he had hope for the future.
As for Yi Zhonghai, Ma Chenggong didn't bother to comment.
He didn't know much about Yi Zhonghai.
However, Yi Zhonghai's reputation was very good.
In the entire Nanluoguxiang, and even the Rolling Mill, there weren't many people with a reputation as good as Yi Zhonghai's.
A good reputation had many advantages in this era.
Because of Yi Zhonghai's good reputation, Aunt Zheng divorced him and remarried so quickly. Many people felt sorry for Yi Zhonghai and gossiped about Aunt Zheng, some of them even said mean things.
Since Yi Zhonghai didn't want it, Ma Chenggong took the candy back.
When they delivered some wedding candy to the Jia family, Jia Zhangshi happily accepted it, and also said some nice words.
At that time, in the deaf old lady's house in the backyard, Qin Huaiyu was helping with housework, while the old lady sat by the door.
Seeing Ma Chenggong and his wife come from the middle courtyard to the backyard, the old lady sighed in her heart.
There were only a dozen households in the courtyard, and it didn't take long to distribute the wedding candy.
Except for Yi Zhonghai who didn't want it, everyone else accepted it.
After distributing the wedding candy, Aunt Zheng talked to the old lady about moving out.
The old lady nodded.
Actually, even if Aunt Zheng didn't remarry, she would eventually move out.
Now that she had married Ma Chenggong, Aunt Zheng didn't need to rent a room anymore. She could just move to Ma Chenggong's house.
Ma Chenggong lived in Courtyard 91, not far from Courtyard 95.
Living in the old lady's house was not comfortable, so Aunt Zheng didn't wait.
They had already gotten their marriage certificate. Moving in together now wouldn't be a problem.
She had lived in this courtyard for many years, but she was about to move out. Aunt Zheng's feelings were a bit complicated.
She had packed up her belongings when she moved from the Yi family to the old lady's house.
Now, it took less than 10 minutes to pack up her things.
Aunt Zheng carried two small bags herself, while Ma Chenggong carried the rest.
…
Courtyard 91, Ma Chenggong's house wasn't very big, smaller than the deaf old lady's room, and the lighting was not good either.
Even when the rear window was opened, it was easy to smell the stench, because it was not far from the public toilet.
It was winter now, so the rear window could still be opened.
After all, it was a new marriage, so Ma Chenggong had bought some things. He bought a new thermos, changed the bedding, and there was also an enamel washbasin, etc.
He also had a carpenter make new tables, chairs, and cabinets for the house.
A large “囍” character was pasted on the wall.
Singing red songs, pictures of Chairman Mao…
In short, it was full of joy.
Many people in the courtyard gave their blessings.
As dusk approached, many more people came, including Ma Chenggong's comrades-in-arms and his former superiors.
…
“Lao Yi, how about letting my wife introduce you to someone?” Liu Haizhong came to Yi's house, “concerned (x)” and “gloating (√).”
That's right, he came to see Yi Zhonghai's misfortune.
In the courtyard and at the factory, Yi Zhonghai had always been above Liu Haizhong, so he felt very uncomfortable inside.
In the past, Liu Haizhong's biggest sense of superiority over Yi Zhonghai was that he had a son.
Now, Yi Zhonghai's ex-wife had remarried.
It was understandable that Yi Zhonghai wasn't feeling well.
Glancing at Liu Haizhong, Yi Zhonghai didn't say anything.
Now, Yi Zhonghai was in a bad mood. He didn't bother to talk to Liu Haizhong.
Liu Haizhong was talking to himself, which was also boring.
However, Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu also came to see Yi Zhonghai at this time.
…
In the middle of the night, Zheng Aimin woke up.
He was sleeping in a new home, and the feeling was different.
“I'm probably the most miserable time traveler ever!” Zheng Aimin mocked himself in his heart.
As soon as he transmigrated, he almost froze to death. Luckily, he had good fortune and was picked up by Aunt Zheng.
He thought he would have an eighth-grade worker as his foster father, but it turned out he was wrong.
He didn't stay at the Yi family for long, and was taken by Aunt Zheng to the deaf old lady's house.
Now, he had settled down in this house in Courtyard 91.
His foster father and mother both worked.
“A dual-income family.” Zheng Aimin thought.
Moreover, Ma Chenggong had good connections.
The police station captain in Chaoyang was one of Ma Chenggong's comrades-in-arms.
Ma Chenggong also had many comrades who were doing well, as well as his former superiors in the army, all of whom were not simple people.
Now, the director of the textile factory was the wife of one of Ma Chenggong's superiors.
Zheng Aimin only learned about this after Ma Chenggong and Aunt Zheng got married and his comrades and superiors came.
He could only say that he had underestimated Ma Chenggong before.
Actually, Ma Chenggong could have easily found a job that was much better than his current one, but he didn't like using his connections.
Soon, Zheng Aimin fell asleep again.
As the sky began to lighten, Aunt Zheng was the first to get up.
Because of their honeymoon, Ma Chenggong and Aunt Zheng weren't working today, but they had to go back to work tomorrow.
Having one day of honeymoon leave was actually quite good.
Of course, Ma Chenggong and Aunt Zheng didn't try to get more time. If they had, it's possible they would have gotten another day or two of honeymoon leave.
Right, the money Aunt Zheng bought for her job had been given to Ma Chenggong by Wang Qiuxia.
Ma Chenggong also gave Aunt Zheng their family savings to keep.
After learning the amount of Ma Chenggong's savings, Zheng Aimin was a bit surprised.
Ma Chenggong's savings must be no less than Yi Zhonghai's!
Getting married had cost Ma Chenggong a lot of money, but he had also received a lot. He had actually made a profit.