At eight o'clock in the morning, Li Xiangnan arrived at the Dongcheng Sub-district Office on time.

From a distance, I saw Lin Chuqiao standing under a camphor tree, looking up at the flowers on the tree.

Li Xiangnan parked his bicycle in the shed, took off the bag hanging on the handlebars, and walked over. "You're here so early?"

Hearing the voice, the girl retracted her gaze and fell on Li Xiangnan, smiling, "I just got here too!"

Seeing her excited expression, Li Xiangnan was a little surprised.

However, I felt relieved after thinking about it.

She was the one who proposed the divorce first, and now her wish has been fulfilled.

The two entered the yard of the street office and found the person who issued the certificate. Li Xiangnan then took out his household registration certificate, marriage certificate and a statement of circumstances issued by the brigade in his hometown.

At this time, marriage registration was not like in later times, where it was done at the marriage registration office of the Civil Affairs Bureau, but was done at the street office, neighborhood committee or commune.

Moreover, the procedures are more complicated than those in later generations. Both parties are required to submit corresponding situation statements to the corresponding administrative management department before you can go through the marriage or divorce procedures and conduct the corresponding registration.

Li Xiangnan's household registration has been moved to Yanjing, and Lin Chuqiao's household registration has also been transferred back to the city from Lijia Village, which makes the process much more convenient.

After the staff checked all the procedures and asked about the two people's situations, they only said "caution" a few times before stamping the documents and issuing a divorce certificate.

Today's marriage certificates look like award certificates, expressing joy and blessings, but divorce certificates do not have any festive elements and are very plain.

After coming out of the street office, neither of them spoke.

It was not until the two cars met at the door that Lin Chuqiao asked, "Is Aunt Li okay?"

"pretty good!"

There was another silence. After walking a long way, Lin Chuqiao looked at Jingshan Park in the west. She knew that once she passed Liangguochang Hutong, Li Xiangnan would have to go home north if she didn't find a solution.

"Xiangnan, come with me to Beihai for a visit. I have a free morning today!"

Li Xiangnan turned his head and looked at the girl's expectant eyes, feeling a little surprised.

"After all, I've lived in Lijia Village for five years. I miss it a lot. I want to hear what you have to say about the latest situation there! Don't get me wrong!"

Afraid that Li Xiangnan would be upset, Lin Chuqiao hurried to explain.

"No, let's go. My vacation isn't over yet! It's nice to go sit for a while!" Li Xiangnan didn't refuse.

Lin Chuqiao's decision to divorce so decisively was a great help.

The two rode their bikes westward, bypassing Jingshan Park and arriving at Beihai.

"Xiangnan, wait a moment, I'm going to buy some snow cheese!"

After stopping the car and before finding a place to sit, Lin Chuqiao shouted and ran away.

A few minutes later, she came back with a bowl of snow yogurt in her hand. This is a local specialty snack in Yanjing and carries the memories of many people in Yanjing.

A separate portion was given to Li Xiangnan to eat.

"Look, someone is swimming!" Lin Chuqiao exclaimed after finding a cool stone bench and sitting there for a few minutes. Then she said excitedly, "Xiangnan, let's ride north for a while and go to the People's Swimming Pool to swim!"

After finishing the last bit of snow yogurt, the two rode their bikes north to the west side of Qianhai, Shichahai. This was the largest swimming pool in the country at that time. It was built in 51 and later became the swimming pool of the sports school. However, another swimming pool was opened in Qianhai, so the two of them went around it.

After spending five cents per person, Lin Chuqiao went into the locker room with her bag.

Although Li Xiangnan came in, he was too embarrassed to swim. The shorts he wore today were not tight enough and he was afraid that they would fall off while he was swimming.

When Lin Chuqiao came out of the locker room wearing a swimsuit, his eyes lit up.

The tight swimsuit shows off the girl's slim figure to the fullest. She wrapped her lower body with a gauze scarf and followed a group of swimmers behind her to the edge of the swimming pool.

Lin Chuqiao was so well equipped that Li Xiangnan couldn't help but suspect that she had thought of this plan yesterday.

"Aren't you going into the water?"

Feeling Li Xiangnan's admiring gaze, Lin Chuqiao actually moved forward.

"I won't go in! I have a stomachache and I'm afraid if I drop depth charges in the pool, the administrator will give me trouble!"

"Puchi!" The girl laughed brightly, and the light in the entire swimming pool became brighter in an instant.

She smiled confidently, "Then I'll go down! Just watch me swim!"

"..."

Pfft!

Before he could reply, Li Xiangnan saw the girl dive in, and when she came out she was already five or six meters away.

The sparkling pool reflected the midday sunlight. Lin Chuqiao emerged from the water and turned back to smile at him like a lotus emerging from the water.

Li Xiangnan was stunned for a few seconds.

He was keenly aware that their relationship had undergone a huge change.

It was as if after breaking free from that layer of shackles, the two of them had become truly equal.

At noon, the two parted on the north side of Jingshan Park, one went north back to Nanluoguxiang, and the other went east back to work.

Lin Chuqiao's hair was still a little wet after swimming. Seeing Li Xiangnan's eyes frequently falling on her, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine! It will dry up in the sun later!"

She raised her hand and pointed to the east, "Then I'm leaving! Bye!"

Li Xiangnan waved his hand, saw the girl get on the bike and nodded at him, then he rode away.

Finally divorced!

Li Xiangnan felt that he was now extremely relaxed, and even his cycling speed had increased.

When I returned to No. 80 Nanluoguxiang, before entering the yard, I saw Lin Weimin sitting against the dwarf lion at the door, smoking.

"Brother Weimin? Why are you here?"

"Hey, Xiao Li, I finally see you!" Lin Weimin patted his butt and stood up: "Have you completed the formalities?"

"Hmm!" As soon as the question was asked, Li Xiangnan roughly guessed Lin Weimin's intention, nodded and invited him: "Come to my house and sit for a while! It's noon now, I'll prepare something to eat!"

"to make!"

Lin Weimin smiled, but he couldn't hide the regretful expression on his face.

He knew that this forced smile must not look good, so he turned his head frequently, pretending to look around Li Xiangnan's courtyard.

"I asked Uncle Qin about your address, and then I knew you moved here! It's nice, very quiet here! It suits you!"

When they arrived at the backyard, Lin Weimin saw Li Xiangnan preparing to boil water for tea, and he quickly stopped him, "Just drink cold water, it's too hot!"

"Okay!" Li Xiangnan hurriedly poured him some cold tea, then went to fiddle with the coal briquettes, preparing to cook lunch.

Lin Weimin looked around the room and found it was more spacious than the one in the machine repair shop and had more furniture. He felt relieved and asked with a smile, "Auntie, do you have any more pickles?"

"Brother Weimin, it's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early! There's only a little left, just in time for us to have a drink at noon! Do you have anything to do at work this afternoon? Can you drink?"

Lin Weimin waved his hand, "I can do it! Don't worry about me!"

“Okay!” Li Xiangnan got the reply and started to prepare the dish immediately.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like