February in the UK is no warmer than December and January, when it rains incessantly, and if the heating in the home is not sufficient, the whole house becomes clammy and cold.

There's no better way to keep out the cold than to cug your loved one and snuggle up to each other in a warm bed all day.

For those who need to work hard for their own lives, the chances of achieving this kind of laziness are very slim.

Even when he didn't go to work, Lin Yilong still maintained his habit of going to bed early and waking up early, continuing to study the websites of certain legal databases every day before breakfast, and also returning a few ordinary letters and emails.

His various applications have been approved, the invitation to the naturalization ceremony has been received, and he will be eligible for his third red passport by going to the town hall to recite a very boring vow.

Since 2004, all newcomers who want to become British citizens must meet the residency requirements and pass a series of conditions such as IELTS G and the naturalisation test, and also undergo an "oath of citizenship" - the content is divided into two parts, the upper part of which is to the effect that the applicant is loyal to the queen and his heir, and the lower part is to respect the spirit of the people, obey the law and fulfill the obligations.

The naturalization ceremony is private, and as an applicant, Lin Yilong can invite four guests to attend an oath-taking ceremony at West Gramorgan City Hall. However, in essence, only three people were invited, in order to show the trust of the partners, Nils and Alex were bound to be invited, and Lin Yilong chose the first of the remaining two places between Katie, Sister Yeon and his parents.

Few newcomers will choose West GraMorgan as their preferred place of residence, and major cities such as London, Manchester and Glasgow earn much more per year than Wales and are more likely to meet the minimum annual income of £20,000 to qualify for a second-tier employment visa. Then he will become a citizen, and then return to Sigla Morgan, known as the "copper capital of the world", with his family at some point in time, to look for new opportunities. The small city with a thriving extractive and metallurgical industry has withered away with the decay of the mineral extractive industry and the Conservative Party's policy of deindustrialization. All practical opportunities are limited to students at the three universities located in the city, so when new immigrants are naturalized, the peak ceremony is usually concentrated in the summer and rarely in mid-February.

The obvious benefit of this is that Lin Yilong and his guests can spend 40 pounds less on the small hall used for ceremonies in the entire town hall, and the naturalisation ceremony can take care of their time.

Katie found that she did not know anyone present, not even the two sisters of Yeon, who had a two-sided relationship, did not show up, and I don't know who confided to the outside world about the place where the naturalization ceremony was held and who attended, in addition to the frequent appearance of the mayor and the civil registrar as oath-takers, the president of the West Gramorgan Farmers' Association also attended the ceremony as a witness.

"Katie! These are the partners you've always wanted to meet, Mr. Nils Thiel and Mr. Alex A.P. Gwent, who were also my law school classmates. Lin Yilong introduced Katie and his two partners to each other, "Nils, Yali, this is Miss Catherine Whitehouse, whom I mentioned earlier, my legal assistant. ”

Several colleagues who belonged to the same law firm saluted each other and carefully estimated their position in Lin Yilong's mind.

Although Nils and Alex have never met Katie, they know Katie well in various communications.

Katie knew about the two of them earlier than Lin Yilong's partner had studied her materials, and she still couldn't tell what kind of person Nils, who had a somewhat feminine complexion, just from her demeanor and demeanor, but she could tell from the wrinkles and habits of the other Alex that the former cold drink shop owner was from.

Perhaps, Katie does lack the ability to recognize people.

"I must say that Miss Whitehouse is the first friend of the opposite sex I have ever met on a personal level. Nils smiled, "We haven't met, but I've heard about it, and we've been emailing it a long time ago."

"Please call me Karen. Katie brought out a business smile that she was in London enough to attract Lin Yilong, who was still working as a senior assistant, "I heard Yilong say that the opportunity here is good, so when Yilong came to me, I agreed." ”

In their law firm, Lin Yilong is the only managing partner, and he is responsible for allocating the case sources of several professional partners and making a difference in business matters. Hiring someone close to you as an assistant is of course a bit unprofessional, and if you consider that it is still the general responsibility of the partners, Nils and Alex will not be involved in this personal topic, except for necessary client meetings, even if they work with other colleagues under their own staff, it is all through email and video conferences, and the personal relationship between several partners is far greater than the working relationship.

"Welcome. Nils kept smiling insincerely, "It's just right, we're going to have a law firm dinner later, and you're getting acquainted with the rest of your colleagues." ”

"Mr. Lin, your naturalization ceremony is about to begin. The registrar enthusiastically interrupted Lin Yilong's mutual introductions to several guests and handed Lin Yilong an oath.

After all, it is still in Wales, and although municipal officials know that few people take the oath in Welsh, the oath is still written in both English and Welsh, which is no different from the content of the oath that Lin Yilong found on the Internet before.

"Is Mr. Lin resectant?" asked the registrar.

"Nope. ”

"Then please read the second version directly. She said.

There are two versions of the oath, the first being a declaration of allegiance to God, and the second being a more individualistic declaration.

The mayor who took the oath recited in front, and Lin Yilong read sentence by sentence in the back and completed the oath.

After taking the oath, everyone took a group photo, and the mayor handed Lin Yilong a letter of his nationality during the group photo.

In addition to the certificate of citizenship, West Gra Morgan County will also send a gift bag to new immigrants as required by law, which Lin Yilong opened in front of everyone, and it contained a map and profile of West Gramorgan County, which Lin Yilong had been familiar with for a long time, a list of local ethnic components, a letter of registration for voters, and a metal keychain for Welsh cakes.

In the last session, the new immigrants were invited to sing the national anthem "God Save the Queen". Ms. Registrar said.

The people present were all British, and in order not to embarrass Lin Yilong, a new immigrant, they sang at the same time.