The diamond ring was already on her finger.
We had already walked through the doors of the Civil Affairs Bureau.
Unless there was an earthquake today, we were getting that certificate, even if the king of heaven himself showed up.
But I never could have imagined that when the clerk asked us to present our ID cards and household registers, An Ning would only take out an ID card.
The clerk and I both looked at her, waiting for her to take out her household register.
But she just stood there looking at us as if she had gone blank.
"Come on, your household register..." I reminded her quietly.
She didn't dare look me in the eye. "Nobody told me I needed to bring a household register..."
I stood beside her and let out a helpless laugh.
Good lord, she actually didn't know you needed a household register to get married.
The clerk hurried to explain, "You have to present your household register. That's the rule. We need the household registers of both parties before we can register your marriage."
An Ning grew anxious. "I'm an orphan. Where would I get a household register? I've never even seen one..."
The clerk explained further, "If you were adopted, your adoptive parents would definitely have registered you. If you weren't adopted, you just need to go to the place where your orphanage's household registration is held and have them issue a certificate."
In the end, the two of us walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau again, dejected.
Who could have expected this? We had everything ready except the household register.
An Ning stood there in a daze, looking guilty as though she had caused me trouble. "I've never been married. I didn't know the procedure..."
I hugged her and said, "If