Received A Wife From The Civil Affairs Bureau Ch.15

Hearing this, Jiang Ziquan immediately sobered up and thought for a moment before answering, “Give them a 20 percent discount, and also make sure to send in some staff to check in on her every so often. Don’t let anybody take advantage of her.”

Tang Jiu couldn’t suppress a smile when he heard those words. His boss was just being too careful. Those were educated and hard working teachers, not some unruly savages. “Is there anything else I should do?”

Jiang Ziquan rolled around on her bed and then said: “Go out and buy some fresh fruits, then arrange it in a platter.”

Knowing Shen Yumo’s strict habits, she probably wouldn’t eat much of the spicy hot pot, probably not even a bite. However, she didn’t know how to cook, and fruits during this season were rather rare. She fretted and worried, this was the only thing she could think of to help Shen Yumo feel more comfortable.

Meanwhile, being mindful of everybody’s unique tastes, Mr. Hu ordered the half-n-half (TN: Half spicy and half regular) hot pot. However, Shen Yumo only ate a few vegetables, taking small bites from her bowl of rice. She would also only say a sentence or two from time to time. 

“Dear customers, this is our special Christmas fruit platter, on the house. Please enjoy it.” 

“Thank you.” Teacher Hu took a slice of watermelon, took a bite and praised: “It’s really delicious! The customer service at this place is really good too, you can even get fresh watermelons during this time of the year. 

Looking at the fruit platter, Shen Yumo had other thoughts swirling in her mind.

“Teacher Shen, looks like I’ll be only sending you back today. Ms. Chen’s husband came to pick her up.” Xu Yao walked over to her and smiled.

Shen Yumo frowned, thought of an excuse, and then smiled as well: “My wife will also pick me up, so I won’t be bothering Teacher Xu.”

Naturally, she was lying. Xu Yao’s place was very far from her home, so it was rather embarrassing to have him drive her all the way, just to drop her off. Furthermore, he was still an unmarried man, so it was rather improper to drive her home. This way, she was saving them both unnecessary trouble. 

Xu Yao’;s expression changed a bit. He already knew that Shen Yumo had married another woman, at least temporarily. However, he wouldn’t believe that Shen Yumo would’ve fallen for someone else so quickly, there must be circumstances he didn’t understand, 

“If that’s the case, then I’ll be going first. Stay safe.” Seeing her say all this, Xu Yao couldn’t say anything more, but a new idea sprung up in his heart.

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Jiang Ziquan lay on the bed for a little longer before finally deciding to quickly change her clothes and put on some makeup. She didn’t believe that with Shen Yumo’s level of attractiveness, that none of her colleagues had certain thoughts towards Shen Yumo. Thinking like this, she picked the darkest shade of lipstick. 

It didn’t matter if there was a person like that or not, using her own looks and figure, she had to make sure the person she wants doesn’t get taken away.

Going out, the evening was still early and the Christmas atmosphere was thick in the air. From time to time, she would see a couple kissing under the mistletoe or a Christmas tree. Seeing this, Jiang Ziquan bit her lips. She felt envious. When will she be able to kiss Shen Yumo? Thinking about those beautiful and tempting lips, Jiang Ziquan felt her mouth was dry and her entire body grew hot. She shook her head and shifted her clothes, the winter cold rushing in, causing her originally red face to turn pale. 

“I must be crazy,” and she quickly fixed her clothes again. 

“What are you going to give me as a Christmas present?”

“My dear, look…”

Jiang Ziquan heard those words and looked up. Not too far away, there was a young couple, roughly in their twenties. The boy was holding a rose and a small gift towards the girl. Although it was too dark, she didn’t see what it was exactly.

“A Christmas gift?” Jiang Ziquan murmured. Speaking of, ever since she proclaimed she would pursue Shen Yumo, she had only given her a few cups of milk tea. She felt a little embarrassed and quickly stepped into a shop.

Although Beijin is a small city, the city’s center still had plenty of shops with many different types of cute little gifts. The boss of that shop knew Jiang Ziquan, and when they heard that she was getting a gift for her wife, they cheerfully gave her some suggestions. 

Jiang Ziquan didn’t want to get anything too expensive. With Shen Yumo’s personality, the more expensive the fit, the more likely she would refuse it. The best gift was to get her something useful and interesting. 

“Waiter, can we get the bill.” Teacher Hu wiped his mouth and his face was slightly red, probably because he drank a little too much. 

Tang Jiu personally came in with the bill and then nodded at Shen Yumo before saying, “Since today is Christmas, after a discount, the total will only be 300.”

Nodding, Teacher Hu took out a few banknotes from his wallet and handed them over. In his opinion, it was quite a good choice to choose this restaurant for dinner today. 

As the several people walked down the stairs together, Jiang Ziquan sat at the bar, bored to death, biting the straw in her glass of orange juice. She saw Shen Yumo had her head bowed, unable to see her, causing Jiang Ziquan to somewhat grumble in dissatisfaction as she turned her chair around. 

Xu Yao walked beside Shen Yumo, wearing his gold-framed eyes and whispered something to Shen Yumo. Although he seems like the polite type, in Jiang Ziquan’s eyes he was just putting on a hypocritical air of self-righteousness. 

“Alright, let’s leave it here for tonight. Everyone, make sure to stay safe and have a good night.”

The group of people parted ways, but Xu Yao deliberately waited until it was only Shen Yumo and he left. 

“Teacher Shen, is your wife here yet” Xu Yao looked around. He wanted to see what type of deity this wife was to have Shen Yumo as a wife. If Shen Yumo had lied to him, and her wife wasn’t here, he would escort her home like a gentleman: “Is she being delayed? It’s this late already, so it’s not safe for you and your wife to walk alone. Why not I send you back instead? It’s not far away after all.” 

Shen Yumo still felt reluctant to let him send her off. Although she didn’t know about the sinister thoughts swirling in Xu Yao’s head, she just didn’t want to bother others. Furthermore, the two’s relationship wasn’t that close for him to send her off like this. “Teacher Xu, you should go first, my wife will be here very soon.” 

“Then what about this, I’ll drive you first and then your wife can meet us at a halfway point. How about it?”

Shen Yumo wanted to refuse again, but Xu Yao suddenly grabbed her arm. 

“Come on, let’s go.” Thinking this is a good plan, Xu Yao’s smile on his face became even bigger. 

“Yumo.”

Hearing Jiang Ziquan’s voice, Shen Yumo shook off his hand and frowned: “Mr. Xu, there is really no need for you to trouble yourself.”

Jiang Ziquan walked over with a rose in hand, her expression full of tenderness and her face full of smiles. She grasped Shen Yumo’s hand with ease and said in a gentle voice: “Sorry to have made you wait so long, my dear.”

Jiang Ziquan’s voice was soft and a little husky, her breath brushed across Shen Yumo’s cheeks like feathers. Shen Yumo flinched slightly, as she didn’t like speaking with others at this close of a distance. 

Seeing her not speak, Jiang Ziquan was not upset. After saying her piece, she looked over at Xu Yao as if she had just noticed his existence and politely said: “I’m sorry, I didn’t notice you since my eyes were only on Yumo. May I ask who you are?”

Xu Yao’s expression changed. He was standing right next to Shen Yumo since the beginning, so no matter which direction Jiang Ziquan came from, she should’ve seen him. She was obviously trying to rile him up. Fortunately, he was able to maintain his poker face and soon the corners of his mouth carried a smile again. 

Shen Yumo looked at Jiang Ziquan awkwardly, she was not used to this type of Jiang Ziquan and felt a bit uncomfortable: “This is Xu Yao, a colleague of mine.”

Jiang Ziquan nodded, took a step forward, somewhat blocking Shen Yumo from his sight, and stretched out a hand, “Thank you for taking care of my Yumo, I am Yumo’s wife, Jiang Ziquan. 

Xu Yao fixed his glasses and then shook her hand. He glanced at Shen Yumo once more and then said, “Well, Teacher Shen, since your wife is here, I’ll be leaving first.” 

“Take care, Teacher Xu.”

Just as Xu Yao left their vision, Jiang Ziquan’s expression changes as she breathed a sigh of relief and turned around: “Yumo, Merry Christmas.” 

Jiang Ziquan handed her the rose and the gift in her hands. Shen Yumo hesitated for a moment, she didn’t want to accept those gifts. Seeing this, Jiang Ziquan acted like a child throwing a tantrum, and said, “It was so hard for me to pick out these gifts, please accept them, please~”

Perhaps she couldn’t resist the pouting look coming from Jiang Ziquan, Shen Yumo reluctantly agreed: “Thank you then and Merry Christmas to you too.”

Taking two steps forward, Jiang Ziquan could not suppress the unpleasant feeling in her heart and scratched her head as she asked, “Was that teacher just then trying to flirt with you just now?”

Shen Yumo gave her a funny look. No wonder she was acting like that. “Teacher Xu is a gentleman and I’m married, so of course he wouldn’t be flirting with me.”

When Jiang Ziquan saw Xu Yao grabbing Shen Yumo’s arm earlier, the anger in her heart felt like it was going to explode. Only God knows how hard it was for her to suppress it and still calmly discuss it with Shen Yumo. 

Based on her instinct, Xu Yao must be interested in Shen Yumo, so she must put up her guard. 

“So you still remember that you’re married?” Jiang Ziquan deliberately ignored the part about Xu Yao being a gentleman and began teasing. She pointed at her face: “Since it’s Christmas, shouldn’t you give your wife a reward then?” 

Shen Yumo completely ignored her gestures and solemnly said, “I’m going home.” Then she began to walk out.

Jiang Ziquan’s mouth twitched. It really is difficult to break this Teacher Shen’s poker face. She quickly walked up to Shen Yumo’s side and whispered, “Hey, is your body allergic to things that are 16 and up?” [1]

“16?” Looking at the pretty face in front of her, Shen Yumo could pretty much guess what she meant. A simple kiss isn’t even much, why did she have to make it sound like…however, her ears still turned a little red.

Jiang Ziquan still felt a little dissatisfied from the reaction. Does this teacher Shen only eat vegetables, and no meat at all?!! [2]

“Yes, that’s what I said.” Jiang Ziquan finished then pressed her red lips to Shen Yumo Mo’s face. Her face was cold and her glasses touched Jiang Ziquan’s cheeks. Although it was only a moment, to Jiang Ziquan, it felt like time had stopped. She felt that her heart was about to jump out of her chest, “Well that’s that.”

Shen Yumo blinked and held up a hand to touch the place where she was kissed. The place where she was kissed was still a little warm and she quickly turned her back to the scoundrel who kissed her, embarrassed. 

Jiang Ziquan had guessed that Shen Yumo most likely wasn’t angry by her touch, but she didn’t dare to do anything more. She touched her lips, grinned a bit and licked her lips. Tastes pretty good. Did she also forget that I applied my lipstick a bit heavily today? Shen Yumo hadn’t even bothered wiping her cheek.

But she didn’t want to remind Teacher Shen at this moment. 

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T/N notes:

[1] 16 and up: What Jiang Ziquan is referencing is the 16+ warnings you see on certain things, in this case things that have to do with *cough* that stuff.  IK in America the warnings are usually for 18+, but in China they have it for 13+, 16+, 18+, etc. Kinda like a PG-13 movie vs. R-rated. One lets you in at 13, the other at 18.

[2] Kinda like how a monk only eats vegetables, when a person is described to only eat “vegetables’ they have a clear heart and tend to not have any attachments to worldly things like lust and power. 

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