Thankfully, his signature didn't smudge, which was fortunate amidst the misfortune. Without hesitation, he handed over the documents. The staff member took the document covered in his daughter's loving drool, looked at it for a long time, inputted it, and then turned around and asked, "Are you two together by choice?"
"What a dumb question. If it wasn't voluntary, what would she be?" Robert Thomson, frustrated by the antics of the little one, poked his daughter's cheek with his finger. Little Lucky thought Dad was playing with her and laughed even more joyfully, making Robert both exasperated and amused.
"Then, ma'am, do you want to marry him of your own free will?"
Emma Smith also nodded: "I do."
After paying the marriage certificate fee—one person, 9 dollars—the staff member handed them two red booklets, along with their documents: "Congratulations, from now on, you two are legally protected as husband and wife."
