[Rebirth] No relatives and no friends

The winter temperature in Belgium is actually not low. January is considered the coldest time, and the average temperature can reach 2.6°C. However, from November to March of the following year, the sky is mostly gray, with either cloudy or rainy weather. It is rare to see the sun one or two days a week.

To be honest, the climate is similar to winter in southern China: cold and gloomy.

City Z does not have a direct flight to Belgium. Xia Ningyuan and his group set off from City S and flew in the sky for more than ten hours. When they got off the plane, only Xia Ningyuan was still alive and kicking, and even Qi Xiaoyun was slightly tired.

Xia Ningyuan was eager to register immediately, but Qi Zhaotian came from the United States, and he would arrive a day late, and everyone was not in good condition. The most important thing to do right now was to check into the hotel immediately to adjust the time difference.

In addition, some materials required for a civil marriage must be finalized, and an appointment for registration must be made at the city hall.

Chen Siqi always said that he didn't want to see Qi Xiaoyun. Xia Ningyuan thought he would definitely not come, but he still followed. As for taking care of the delicate Shen Yan or his stepfather's love, it is unknown.

But thanks to Chen Siqi's credit, the Belgian company sent a specialist to receive them, with a special car and an interpreter. The ostentation was quite grand and saved a lot of trouble.

As the capital of Belgium, the country of chocolate, the air in Brussels seems to be sweet. On the way from the airport to the hotel, Xia Ningyuan saw countless ice cream shops, chocolate shops, bakery shops... More than that, even the shops on the road Pedestrians also have desserts in their hands.

Xia Ningyuan himself doesn't like sweets very much, and Qi Xiaoyun doesn't eat much either. Apart from the sweet buns for breakfast, Xia Ningyuan has never seen Qi Xiaoyun touch any other desserts. Two non-dessert fans chose to get married here. It's really a bit of a trick of fate. .

After checking in at the hotel, Chen Siqi accompanied Shen Yan into the room to rest. Xia Ningyuan packed her luggage and knocked on Xia's mother's door, asking her if she wanted to go out for a stroll.

Xia's mother's spirit is also good, which shows how strong the power of heredity is, but she looked at Qi Xiaoyun who was holding hands with her son, and laughed before saying anything: "You two go out to play, mom adjusts the time difference first, anyway, the holiday is long, There is plenty of time."

Probably because he was in a foreign country and couldn't help being affected by the surrounding atmosphere, Xia Ningyuan couldn't help but hugged his mother, and kissed her on the face: "Thank you, Mom."

Xia's mother blushed because of Xia Ningyuan's trouble, she slapped her son away reproachfully, and shook Qi Xiaoyun's hand before letting them go.

When I went down to the hall, I happened to meet a waiter saluting. Qi Xiaoyun carefully asked about the dishes served in the restaurant today, ordered two Chinese meals for Xia Mama and Chen Yan to deliver to the room, and paid the tip himself in advance.

Xia Ningyuan's English level is average, and he can't understand some difficult words. After the waiter left, he asked a little puzzled: "Why don't you order the special dishes here and let them try something new?"

Qi Xiaoyun explained: "Belgium is famous for all kinds of seafood and shellfish, but they are easy to irritate the stomach. They must have a bad appetite after sitting on the plane for so long. It is more comfortable to eat some familiar dishes."

It was only then that Xia Ningyuan suddenly realized, and he had a deeper understanding of Qi Xiaoyun's thoughtfulness, no wonder his mother was easily subdued.

Thinking of this, he only felt that he loved Qi Xiaoyun even more, and couldn't help but tilt his head and kiss Qi Xiaoyun's cheek, and whispered: "I love you."

Although Qi Xiaoyun was used to the intimacy with Xia Ningyuan, but in such a public place, he felt a little embarrassed, almost annoyed, pinched Xia Ningyuan's hand, the pain caused Xia Ningyuan's face to contort and dare not resist.

Passing guests have noticed the interaction between the two Asian men, but it is not surprising that same-sex marriage is accepted here, most of them just smiled kindly and did not pay too much attention.

Just as Qi Xiaoyun breathed a sigh of relief, Xia Ningyuan leaned over and kissed again, this time on the mouth, and even clasped Qi Xiaoyun's waist with his hands.

At first, Qi Xiaoyun was startled subconsciously, and immediately stretched out his hand to push. Unexpectedly, Xia Ningyuan became addicted to kissing, sucking and biting, and refused to let go. Then there was applause and cheers from around, mixed with a few words in English, to the effect of "" Congratulations", "You're a good match", etc.

Xia Ningyuan was a little guilty at first, but was agitated by the encouraging voices around him. Until both of them were out of breath and their faces were bloodshot, Xia Ningyuan realized that he didn't want others to see Qi Xiaoyun's appearance at this moment, so he let go of his mouth and pulled Qi Xiaoyun ran out of the hotel.

Until he couldn't see the hotel at all when he turned around, Xia Ningyuan stopped, looked at Qi Xiaoyun who was staring at him with a smirk, hugged Qi Xiaoyun a little flatteringly, and rubbed his nose back and forth.

The atmosphere in foreign countries is different. Qi Xiaoyun didn't really resist Xia Ningyuan's intimacy in this situation, but the deep-rooted introversion of the Chinese still made him a little embarrassed. Seeing Xia Ningyuan pretending to be silly and cute at the moment, he was not so angry So he purposely poked at the top of Xia Ningyuan's head for a while, like teasing a dog, messing up his hair, and then took advantage of Xia Ningyuan's daze, and rushed out all at once.

It took Xia Ningyuan a long time to react, he reluctantly followed suit, and chased after him.

The two ran to a certain square one after the other, and then sat down on a bench with their stomachs in their arms, gasping for breath, laughing while panting.

But after the breath calmed down, the hands of the two naturally held together again.

The streets of Belgium are similar to those of most countries in Europe. The stone-paved roads look neat and exquisite, cars are parked on both sides of the roads, and the buildings are full of strong European style.

It rained in the middle of the night the first day, although there was no sun during the day, it didn't look very gloomy, it just made people feel clean.

Qi Xiaoyun came here once. He has a good memory and a good command of the language. He can barely act as a half tour guide. He took Xia Ning to visit several museums and even looked at the Belgian royal palace from a distance.

Xia Ningyuan was only thinking about how different the so-called seafood is, and Qi Xiaoyun liked the food here, so he led him to find a restaurant facing the street with great interest.

The restaurant has a lot of open-air seats outside the door. Xia Ningyuan compared it with domestic food stalls with a little emotion, and found that the cleanliness and delicacy were not at the same level. No wonder the prices on the menu have also risen. .

Strictly speaking, according to the standards of the locals, the unit price should not be expensive, but if you use RMB converted into euros to consume, the gap becomes very strong-each vegetable soup sells for 8 euros, which is almost 100 yuan when converted into RMB Now, thinking about drinking a bowl of vegetable soup for 100 yuan, Xia Ningyuan felt his liver tremble.

But going out, it would be boring to pay so much attention, Xia Ningyuan is quite open-minded, if you don't have enough cash, you can still swipe your card!Return slowly.

The white wine steamed shellfish in this restaurant is extremely delicious, plump and has a very good taste. Qi Xiaoyun was afraid that Xia Ning would not be used to it, so he ordered white wine boiled mussels to eat instead. In addition, he ordered roasted lettuce and cheese shavings according to the waiter's recommendation , chervil stewed fish, rabbit meat in plum sauce and Flanders-style reeds.

Vegetable soup is also a must-order as a special meal, because cheese is added to it, and both of them feel that the taste is very strange, so they can only change to Daugent's chicken soup.

Xia Ningyuan tasted every dish carefully, and came to a conclusion that the so-called early adopters really can only taste, the Chinese tongue is probably the favorite of Chinese food...

Qi Zhaotian's flight arrived in the afternoon of the next day. It was impossible for Chen Siqi to have a special car pick him up, so Xia Ningyuan and Qi Xiaoyun had to do it themselves.

This was the first time Xia Ningyuan saw Qi Zhaotian, and his first reaction was: Qi Xiaoyun stood with his father and looked like brothers.

Perhaps due to the nature of father and son, Qi Zhaotian has a good impression of Xia Ningyuan. Xia Ningyuan loves Wu Jiwu, and also likes Qi Zhaotian.

The three of them went back to the hotel together in a taxi, Qi Zhaotian suddenly asked halfway, "Is the ring ready?"

Xia Ningyuan and Qi Xiaoyun looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.

It’s a bit of an oolong to say, their concept of marriage registration only stays at the domestic Civil Affairs Bureau to get the certificate, and then they come out. How do they know that the wedding here is held at the same time, and the reception after that is purely for entertaining family and friends, not the so-called wedding ceremony.

After hearing Qi Zhaotian's explanation, Xia Ningyuan became anxious: "Why don't we go buy it now? We have to catch the city hall tomorrow."

When he panicked, he would fidget, like a stupid dog chasing its tail.

Qi Zhaotian laughed immediately, took out a square box from the inner pocket of his coat, and handed it to Qi Xiaoyun.

With a flash in Qi Xiaoyun's eyes, he took it and opened it. Two platinum rings with simple styles quietly exuded a faint light. A fine line of letters is engraved in the inner circle: Q&X.

Xia Ning looked at the ring from afar, and then at Qi Xiaoyun's slender fingers holding the box. Just imagining the ring on the knuckles made him feel very beautiful, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it.

"I guess you weren't prepared either, I was late just to wait for this pair of rings." Qi Zhaotian reached over to cover the box, blinking narrowly, "Shen Yan definitely couldn't think of this."

Xia Ningyuan couldn't help laughing when he thought of Shen Yan being protected by Chen Siqi like a delicate flower the whole time.

That night, everyone sat together for the first time and had a meal together.

Chen Siqi looked very upset with Zhang Wanniang's face, but he insisted on coming. He sat next to Chen Yan, staring at Qi Zhaotian vigilantly from time to time.

Qi Zhaotian was very embarrassed by Chen Siqi, except for nodding to Chen Yan at the beginning, he didn't say a word to Chen Yan the whole time.

It was the first time for Xia's mother to meet her in-laws formally. She specially wore a brand new dress brought from China, and she also put on light makeup. She kept smiling and looked very energetic.

Although Shen Yan is very delicate, she is not bad in her bones. Seeing that Xia Ning is far from pleasing to the eye, it will not cause disaster for three generations. Seeing that Xia's mother is smiling, and she is very considerate, she is embarrassed to make others look bad, but she doesn't talk much. But when they spoke, they spoke softly and softly, and they finally communicated.

In contrast, Qi Zhaotian and Xia's mother were back and forth, chatting very vigorously, but they were all praising each other's children and belittling their own sons, just like explaining how a flower is stuck in cow dung. Xia Ningyuan and Qi Xiaoyun are so charming that they can't wait to pretend that they don't know them.

The next day was the day to go to the city hall to register for marriage. Everyone got up early, but when they got there, they found that someone was more impatient than them and had already entered first.

Excluding the waiting time, the entire registration process is actually very short, no more than 10 minutes.

It was very funny that the newcomers who were behind Xia Ningyuan and the others saw that the two in front were of the same sex, so they took the initiative to congratulate them, and even gave them bear hugs, regardless of gender, as a sign of encouragement.

When the couple in front came out, Xia Ningyuan couldn't wait to drag Qi Xiaoyun in.

The person in charge inside was still reading his name, but when he raised his head, he was taken aback by the approaching two people. Considering the urgency of the newcomer, the old man tolerated Xia Ningyuan's rudeness.

There were two persons in charge that day, both sitting on a high-backed chair behind a long wooden table, wearing a dark gray suit, wearing glasses, and gray hair, with relevant materials of applicants for marriage placed in front of them, everything looked extremely serious up.

However, the atmosphere was diluted by a can of Coca-Cola on the corner of the table, which had a dark humorous effect.

The entire hall looked very spacious. The couple sat on two square stools in front of the long wooden table, facing the person in charge. Relatives sat on both sides, and there were special vacant seats for friends who witnessed the wedding ceremony.

Qi Xiaoyun and Xia Ningyuan were probably the only couple who only brought their family members and no friends to participate, but they didn't regret it.

In addition to being restricted by conditions, it is also because for them, marriage is only related to the two of them and their families.

Xia Ningyuan didn't understand what the host said in a series of jabbering, only understood that the last sentence was asking them if they want each other to be their partners.

He and Qi Xiaoyun looked at each other and smiled, without any hesitation, they said yes to each other.

The host immediately solemnly announced that the two of them had officially become legal partners.

Then there is the exchange of rings.

I don't know how Qi Zhaotian chose it, but it was very suitable. Both Xia Ningyuan and Qi Xiaoyun firmly put the ring on the other's left ring finger.

At that moment, Xia Ningyuan felt as if an electric current was connected to his heart from his ring finger, his whole body was slightly hot, his nose was a little sore, he was so moved that he wanted to cry, and he didn't want to let go of Qi Xiaoyun's hand at all.

The meaning of rebirth has been fully interpreted at this moment.

When he got the book, Xia Ningyuan was excited and nervous. Although the book was not the traditional bright red and dusty, he still touched it over and over again, and it always felt like a dream.

The phobia that didn't appear when waiting to get married before surged up at this time. Xia Ningyuan pinched the marriage certificate in his hand for a while, and put it in his pocket for a while, always feeling that he would drop it if he wasn't paying attention. Mother Xia and Qi Zhaotian watched Xia Ningyuan was amused by his silly look, while Shen Yan kept curling her lips.

In the end, Qi Xiaoyun couldn't stand it and confiscated the books, Xia Ningyuan felt at ease, hugged Qi Xiaoyun and gave a French kiss directly, causing all the other couples waiting to get married in the city hall to follow suit, even the air seemed to be Full of happiness.