Chapter 344 Happy New Year, Chapter Like a Boy’s Little Friend (Ch 344)

Zhang Ruonan was startled and subconsciously fell on the notebook. After she came to her senses, she angrily elbowed Qi Jia in the stomach.

Puff~ Qi Jia was beaten so hard that he almost vomited blood.

“I told you to scare me,” Zhang Ruonan said unhappily. After she finished speaking, she saw that Qi Jia looked very uncomfortable, and she became anxious again. She quickly reached out to help him rub his stomach.

Qi Jia took her hand away awkwardly, and said with his back bent,

“Okay, I’m fine, no need to rub it.”

“How can you be okay? You’re in so much pain that you can’t even stand up straight. Let me take a look.”

Zhang Ruonan panicked and kept on talking. She had just elbowed Qi Jia subconsciously and had not controlled the strength at all. Now seeing Qi Jia hunched over with an uncomfortable expression on his face, she became extremely anxious.

Qi Jia pushed her hand away, sat down on the sofa, and said, “It’s okay, I’ll be fine after a while. The more you rub me, the more uncomfortable I feel.”

Um?

Zhang Ruonan showed a puzzled look in her eyes. After a while, she seemed to understand something. She was immediately ashamed and angry, and cursed in a low voice,

“Bah, hooligan!”

After scolding, he saw that Qi Jia was still smiling, and he felt unsatisfied, so he pounced on him again, wanting to pin Qi Jia down on the sofa and beat him up.

A few minutes later,

“Tell me, why did you just search how to convince your boyfriend to meet your parents?”

Qi Jia, who had won the battle, sat on the sofa and asked proudly,

Zhang Ruonan, who initiated the war, sat back in her seat pitifully, tying her hair and pretending to be casual.

“My mother wants you to come home with me during the New Year.”

After saying that, he secretly observed Qi Jia’s reaction. Seeing that he looked hesitant, he quickly said, “If you’re scared, forget it.”

Qi Jia was indeed hesitant, but what he was hesitating about was not whether to go or not, but how to go?

After all, he is thick-skinned, so there is no question of being shy or not. The main thing is that it is his first time visiting the girl’s house, and he doesn’t know what to give as a gift.

I heard from her that she has a younger brother who is in high school. How about giving him a few sets of Huanggang secret papers?

“Go, why not? I’ll ask Sister Yuwen about the next schedule first.”

Qi Jia said this and then stood up and left the lounge.

“Done!” After he left, Zhang Ruonan snapped her fingers with a smug look on her face, thinking that her provocation had worked and she applauded herself for her cleverness.

Qi Jia came back soon. In addition to asking about the schedule, he also received a beating.

The reason was that he asked Chen Yuwen what a man should bring when he first went to a woman’s house. Although Chen Yuwen usually spoke eloquent words, she had zero practical experience.

When Qi Jia asked her this, she thought Qi Jia was laughing at her for being an older single woman, so she didn’t even listen to his explanation and just pushed him on the table and beat him up.

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In the following period, the two of them took a rare few days to rest at home.

The Minhang District Civil Affairs Bureau has also been working at full capacity to promote the event in recent days, spreading the news that Qi Jia and Zhang Ruonan will be present on Douyin, Weibo, and Xiaohongshu.

When the leaders of other districts heard about this, they all laughed and told everyone not to worry.

No one would be stupid enough to run far away and queue up to register just to see two stars.

On the morning of December 31,

When the staff of the Civil Affairs Bureau came to work, they saw a long queue at the gate.

There were even many old men and women who pulled the young people in the queue and asked if there was an event ahead, where they could get free eggs if they queued up.

When the staff saw this scene, they suddenly felt as if their eyes were dark and the sky was falling. They quickly called people to come back to work.

Originally, I was worried that everyone would scold me for waiting so long, so I wanted to issue the certificates to everyone quickly.

Unexpectedly, the people who got the marriage certificate were not in a hurry at all. The question they asked most often was when would Qi Jia and Zhang Ruonan come?

When they learned that the two would not be back until eleven o’clock, most of the newlyweds simply put away their household registration books and sat there waiting.

The question is that they have to wait for Qi Jia and Zhang Ruonan to come before they can register, otherwise forget it.

This strange scene instantly attracted the attention of passers-by, and everyone took out their mobile phones to take pictures and posted them online.

Soon, the topic [Qi Jia and Zhang Ruonan showed up at the marriage certificate reception] became a hot search.

Newlyweds who were queuing up to get their marriage certificates in several other areas gave up queuing after seeing the video and rushed to Minhang District.

The registration hall, which was originally crowded with people, suddenly became deserted. Even the number of people at the divorce window decreased significantly.

When the leaders of the authorities learned the news, they were completely stunned. After they came to their senses, they immediately called the leaders of the Minhang District Civil Affairs Bureau and cursed them for being unethical and actually running to their jurisdiction to snatch people.

When the leaders of the Minhang District Civil Affairs Bureau received the call, they were at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Because the lively situation at the scene was beyond their expectations, hundreds of couples were waiting in line and would not register until they saw Qi Jia and Zhang Ruonan arrive.

The bureau leader had no choice but to contact Qi Jia to see if he could come earlier.

Qi Jia felt that he had nothing to do anyway, so he agreed. He and Zhang Ruonan got on a special car and went to the Minhang District Civil Affairs Bureau.

As soon as the two got out of the car, a sharp-eyed couple saw them and immediately wanted to surround them.

Fortunately, the Civil Affairs Bureau was well prepared. In addition to security, it also contacted the nearby police station to help maintain order.

The main job of the two is to take photos with the newly-registered couple, say a few words of blessing, and then give each newly-registered couple a piece of wedding candy.

Although the work was simple, no one expected that there would be so many people. There was a long line from morning to afternoon, and the number of people gradually decreased.

At this time, Qi Jia estimated that if it was any later, the ink would be gone, not to mention the wedding candy.

After the event, the bureau leader wiped his sweat, shook the hands of the two people with tears of gratitude and said:

“Thank you for your support, teachers. I’m really sorry that we didn’t expect so many people to come. Next time we hold this kind of event, we will definitely control the number of people and not make you too tired.”

This old bastard is still thinking about the next time. Qi Jia felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and could only perfunctorily say,

“Okay, okay, we’ll talk next time.”

After politely declining the other party’s request to have dinner together, Qi Jia and Zhang Ruonan went straight back to the apartment.

There are still 4 hours until 2020.

After taking a shower, the two ordered a bunch of delicious takeout, and then moved the table next to the floor-to-ceiling window. Through the huge floor-to-ceiling window, they could see the Bund in the distance.

The two of them ate delicious food while waiting for the arrival of 2020.

Time flies by quickly.

There was a countdown sound coming from afar. Zhang Ruonan happily ran to the balcony and counted down loudly towards the dark night sky.

Qi Jia smiled and followed.

“10, 9, 8, 7…3, 2, 1”

Whoosh~~Bang bang bang~~~

On the Bund, bunches of fireworks with long tails of flames rose into the sky.

Zhang Ruonan suddenly threw herself into Qi Jia’s arms, looked up at him, and in her bright eyes, brilliant fireworks bloomed one after another.

Qi Jia raised the corners of his mouth, touched her soft long hair, and said in a doting tone,

“Happy New Year, little Zhang Ruonan”

Zhang Ruonan showed a pair of sweet and charming dimples on her lips. She stretched out her hands to pinch Qi Jia’s cheeks, bared her small white teeth, and said in a rhythmic manner,

“Happy New Year, my dear friend Qi Jia”