Since Grandma was living with them now, she obviously approved of their relationship. What was there not to understand?
"Alright. You’ve really been working hard."
"Work hard? Not at all, this is my job," the housekeeper said. "Seeing them happy makes me happy. I’ve been in housekeeping for so many years, and this is the first time I’ve seen a young couple so loving and so perfectly matched. I’ll do my best so I can stay on for a few more years and help take care of their children later on. With how beautiful the two of them are, any kids they have are sure to be gorgeous."
Grandma and the housekeeper started eating first. They were nearly done by the time Amina and Zeke Walton finally emerged, having taken their sweet time.
The mutual adoration between them was so palpable it couldn’t be concealed. Even though both the housekeeper and Grandma had seen a lot in their lives, they felt too shy to look directly at the couple.
"It’s a beautiful day," Grandma said. "The housekeeper and I are going to take a walk in the park. You two just leave your dishes after you finish eating; I’ll take care of them when I get back."
Amina had a feeling they could see right through her. Face flushed with bashfulness, she didn’t dare to look up. Zeke Walton answered for them.
"Alright. Be careful, you two. And come back soon."
"I will, don’t worry," the housekeeper replied. "With me looking after her, Grandma will be perfectly fine."
With that, she started gathering her things to leave with Grandma. Suddenly, Zeke Walton turned to the older woman.
"Did you bring your household registration book? Amina and I want to go get our marriage license."
Amina was stunned.
’Why so suddenly? Does he mean... we’re getting married? Zeke Walton wants to marry me?’
’I’m getting married!’
They had left in such a hurry, there was no time to pack anything. She was sure they didn’t have it.
But Amina still looked at her grandmother instinctively.
Sure enough, her grandmother was also taken aback.
"I don’t have it. I wasn’t planning on coming with you at the time. You and Amina..."
Zeke Walton said, "Amina and I decided to get married long ago, but you know, she hadn’t had a chance to introduce us."
Now that he’d met her family, and everything else was in place, Zeke Walton felt the timing was perfect. He wanted to get their marriage license right away.
"Grandma, could you call someone you know well and trust back in the village? Ask them to mail the household registration book to us?"
’If that doesn’t work, I’ll just take a few guys and go back myself. I’ll grab that household register by force if I have to.’ He was going to marry Amina, and that was final.
The people Grandma knew well in the village were all old women around her own age. Forget not knowing how to mail a package, even if they did, the town was too far away for it to be convenient.
Still, she was very happy that Zeke Walton wanted to marry her Amina.
She said kindly, "We can’t stay away forever, can we? Our family has lived in that place for generations. When I die, I must be buried back home. We have to go back sooner or later, so let’s just go back and get it then. Don’t you worry. As long as I’m there, her brothers won’t dare to cause any real trouble. Once you two have some free time, we’ll go back and hold a grand wedding in the village. That way, people won’t have anything to gossip about Amina for."
’That makes sense,’ Zeke Walton thought.
Although he had no intention of ever letting Amina return to that village for good, it was true that the people there had all watched her grow up.
The thought of them spending the rest of their lives gossiping about Amina behind her back didn’t sit well with Zeke Walton either.
’If he was going to marry her, he would do it in grand style and shut everyone up.’
"Alright. I’ll arrange my work schedule. We’ll go back as soon as possible."
He truly couldn’t wait to marry Amina.
While Zeke Walton and Amina were wrapped up in their romance, her two brothers were nearly dying of anxiety.
The day they had visited, Mrs. Walton had promised them all sorts of things and even given them her number. But after returning home, they waited for days with no word.


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