Kissed and Seduced By the Most Rough Man in the Village-Chapter 424: Finally Got the Marriage Certificate

The Peking Opera mask stamps, worth over seventy thousand yuan each, come in a complete set of eight. In this album, there’s a brand-new full set, and the total value of 5.6 million yuan could easily double.

The special misprinted stamps, with a luminous glow due to a miscalculation in the printing process, were initially released with an unsatisfactory design, immediately recalled and destroyed upon release.

Although it is estimated that more than 700 of these stamps might still exist in the future, each stamp has sold for over 1.28 million yuan. Here, however, four consecutive luminous ones were included.

A rough estimate adds up to 5.12 million yuan.

There’s even a rare "Blue Sky" stamp.

It’s worth noting that the stamp that was withdrawn from circulation has never been issued as a complete sheet in the country. Four auctions of this stamp only included the right half, which sold for 2.19 million yuan.

However, a complete sheet was once auctioned in Japan, and it sold for no less than 5 million yuan.

The misprinted double-pair red stamps are worth over 2.8 million yuan in later years.

There are three stamps from the "Complete Victory" series, each worth 1.54 million yuan, and four "Representative Assembly" stamps worth 1.26 million yuan each.

Su Xiaoxiao didn’t recognize the rest of the stamps, but every single one in the album was brand new, flat, and especially well-preserved.

From her rough estimation, just taking them to auction in the future could bring in over 33.4 million yuan.

"I see your stamps are well-preserved. Here’s the deal—I’ll offer you two yuan per stamp. A total of 728 yuan. If that works for you, I can pay now. If not, forget it," Su Xiaoxiao said, holding back her concern and returning the album to the man.

Although the man was not fully satisfied with this price, he dared not take the album back.

Not only was Su Xiaoxiao worried about not being able to buy it, but the man was also afraid that she wouldn’t purchase the album.

So, he didn’t dare ask for 1,000 yuan, and after hesitating for a few seconds, he said, "800 yuan! If you give me 800, I’ll sell it to you!"

Su Xiaoxiao nearly agreed immediately, but just before she did, she acted like she was consulting Jiang Yexun, just in case anything unexpected happened.

Jiang Yexun took the album from her hands, casually flipped through it, and said, "If you like it, just buy it. But, as you said, this album was left by your grandfather. To avoid any confusion later, you need to write up a transaction agreement."

The man hesitated. Jiang Yexun added, "If you sell it to us and I buy it, we’re both breaking the rules. As long as you don’t come looking for us afterward, the receipt will never come up again."

If it were his own purchase, Jiang Yexun wouldn’t have gone to such lengths.

But he could see that his little wife really liked this album, so he wasn’t going to let anyone take it away.

The man thought it over and finally agreed.

They moved to a more discreet location and, as Jiang Yexun and Su Xiaoxiao requested, wrote up a receipt.

Jiang Yexun handed the man 80 ten-yuan bills.

The man quickly took the money, as if afraid they would come back, and without looking back, ran off.

Su Xiaoxiao watched his figure disappear, then hugged the album to her chest, smiling like a cat who had stolen a dried fish snack.

"Why so happy?" Jiang Yexun asked gently, his tone full of fondness.

Su Xiaoxiao nodded emphatically. "Of course! These stamps are like old relics. As time goes on, they’ll become rarer, and good-condition ones will become even fewer. Moreover, these stamps were issued by the government, like official porcelain, and each one holds historical value. The price will definitely go up. In the future, not to mention hundreds of millions, but at least 30 to 50 million is guaranteed."

"Actually, we’re not short of money. You don’t need to worry about the future," Jiang Yexun said earnestly, looking at his little wife.

"I know, but even if we have a fortune, who wouldn’t be happy to get a lucky break?" Su Xiaoxiao tilted her head, playfully winking at him.

"Alright, I’ll take you out to pick up some more lucky breaks in the future," Jiang Yexun said indulgently.

The two of them carried the big packages home and curiously opened them.

Grandpa Zhang had sent some very fashionable double-breasted cashmere coats—one in bright red, and another in black, both for women.

There were also stylish small leather crossbody bags, the kind you would see in the port cities, clearly bought from the Friendship Store.

And plenty of delicious food that even Shanghai’s Friendship Store would be hard-pressed to sell.

Zong Xiaoping, who was involved in the black market, had sent a more mixed selection.

A ham, cured sausages, and smoked meats.

Six bolts of pure cotton fabric, and even special supply cigarettes.

Aunt Guo had helped them sort things out and then insisted that they have lunch before hurrying them out.

Jiang Yexun took Su Xiaoxiao to the photo studio next.

He was wearing a military uniform borrowed from Su Hongchen, and Su Xiaoxiao cooperated by wearing a women’s military uniform that had never been used before.

After taking one photo in their military attire, they changed into high-end cashmere and wool coats.

Even though they were standing in front of the same generic background, they looked so good together that they seemed out of place with the times.

"You took six photos in total, each costing one yuan. You can pick them up in a week," the photographer said while writing the receipt for them.

Halfway through writing the receipt, he paused and looked at Jiang Yexun and Su Xiaoxiao with a bit of anticipation.

But when he saw Jiang Yexun’s lowered brow and unapproachable demeanor, he silently swallowed the words he was about to say.

After accepting the money and sending them out of the studio, the photographer couldn’t help but feel a sense of regret.

Such a perfect couple—if only their photo could be displayed in the window of the studio, many people would probably want to take a picture for their wedding too.

Nowadays, who would spend one yuan for a photo when they could buy a kilogram and a half of pork instead?

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Jiang Yexun and Su Xiaoxiao had no idea about the photographer’s disappointment. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Once they left the photo studio, they headed straight for the marriage registration office.

Marriage certificates no longer require photos; just the photos they had and their household registration books were enough to get one.

Su Xiaoxiao looked at the freshly printed marriage certificate, and her lips couldn’t help but curve up.

In two lifetimes, she was finally legally married to Jiang Yexun.

Thinking about how she had refused to get the certificate in the past life, seeing the look of disappointment and restraint on his face, Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but feel her eyes water.

But now, when she looked over, Jiang Yexun was holding a bag, handing out big handfuls of candy to the staff members.

There was only a bit of fruit candy, but most of it was the famous rabbit milk candy.

Each handful even contained a piece of liquor-filled chocolate wrapped in colorful paper.

The staff, who had worked for years, had rarely seen such generous newlyweds, and their kind words and well-wishes poured out without end.

Jiang Yexun, for the first time, was smiling so broadly, even at strangers.

With everything they needed to do finally done, they both breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Especially Jiang Yexun.

God knew how afraid he was that if they delayed the registration today, they would miss out on their honeymoon after the official wedding tomorrow.

Now that they finally had the certificate in hand, he was so excited he almost couldn’t wait to rush home and do something special.