Qi Taiguo had already, under the landlady’s guidance, put on a black suit and fastened the bow tie, stepping towards Cheng Su, he paused, gazing at her with eyes full of amazement.
"Commander Qi’s wife is truly beautiful," the landlady said sweetly, complimenting her repeatedly.
Cheng Su slightly turned her body, looking towards Qi Taiguo with a beaming smile.
Qi Taiguo swallowed hard and approached, saying, "You, you’re really beautiful. No wonder everyone gets married in these foreign devils’ attire, this, it’s really good-looking!" She looked like a fairy in it.
Cheng Su looked down at herself and said, "This is my first time wearing a wedding dress."
It was also her first time getting married, she added in her heart.
Qi Taiguo felt guilty and said, "I’m sorry, last year, there wasn’t enough time..."
Cheng Su covered his mouth and said, "Don’t mention it. Wearing it this year is just perfect, really good, truly."
It was indeed good, and only now did she feel as if she was getting married, to him, and not just taking someone else’s husband.
Now, wearing the wedding dress and standing with him, she would appear in a photo frame, their very first wedding photo, becoming his true wife.
The white wedding dress, symbolizing pure love, only now did she truly feel that she was about to marry!
Qi Taiguo took Cheng Su’s hand and stood in front of the photo studio’s backdrop, ready to follow the landlady’s direction for the photo shoot.
But who was Cheng Su? She was a fashionable person of the 21st century, having seen hundreds if not thousands of wedding photos, she knew very well how to take more impressive ones.
So, she rejected the landlady’s stiff and rigid instructions, choosing instead to pose according to her own ideas, leaving the landlady to simply operate the shutter.
The landlady, having run her shop for so long, had never encountered such a customer, but the customer is always right. As long as she was paid, she gladly clicked away, and after a while, even she admitted that they indeed looked great.
The two of them, smiling broadly, took an entire roll of photos, most of them together and a few individually.
After changing back into their regular clothes, Cheng Su again dragged Qi Taiguo away to take a couple of casual life photos.
In those days, photos were taken on film, and you couldn’t see the results right away. They had to wait until they were developed, so they could only choose which ones to enlarge later.
After paying, as they left the photo studio, Cheng Su’s smile never ceased.
"Are you that happy?" Qi Taiguo unlocked his bicycle.
Cheng Su nodded and said, "Qi Taiguo, I am now your wife, and you’re my husband."
Qi Taiguo laughed and responded, "You’ve been my wife for a while now."
Cheng Su shook her head and retorted, "That doesn’t count. It starts from today."
Qi Taiguo didn’t understand the true meaning behind her words, assuming she was just happy about the wedding photos. He said, "If you like it, how about we come here every year on our wedding anniversary and take a picture?"
"Great! But we don’t need to wear the wedding dress. We can just take a photo every year!" Cheng Su agreed with a smile.
Qi Taiguo gently pinched her nose and said, "Really, I don’t know what to do with you! Let’s go."
"Where to?" Cheng Su asked lightly, hopping onto the bicycle seat.
"To sell you!" Qi Taiguo joked with a laugh.
Cheng Su raised an eyebrow, "Okay, but for a good price!"
"You’re taking it seriously! I could never part with you," Qi Taiguo got on the bicycle, pedaled forcefully, and they rode forward.
Their voices carried along with the breeze.
"From today, we’re married."
"Nonsense, we got married last year!"
"No, it starts today!"
"..."