Received A Wife From The Civil Affairs Bureau Ch.2

Hearing that familiar voice, Jiang Ziquan returned to reality, her soul returning to her body. The fairy she had seen earlier was actually right beside her! 

Trying to maintain a calm facade, she asked, “Ah, it’s you? Are you alright?” 

“I’m fine.” Shen Yumo repeated with a smile. This was her first time meeting someone who tied up their hair that way, it made Jiang Ziquan seem charming and youthful. 

Jiang Ziquan, still feeling quite embarrassed, rubbed the back of her neck, “Are you here to get married as well?” Immediately she regretted those words. If she hadn’t blurted out that thoughtless sentence then maybe she could’ve thought of something better to say.

Shen Yumo was rather baffled by her question. Didn’t she know that nine out of ten people here today are getting married. Really, what a silly girl, but Shen Yumo nodded her head anyways. 

“Uh, then, I wish you a happy marriage.” Although she didn’t show it on her face, Jiang Ziquan felt her heart ache a little. 

It’s best if I don’t ask for her name. 

Then trying to decide what she should do, Jiang Ziquan rummaged around and took out a few pieces of candy from her pockets: “Hey, um, do you want some candy?” 

Shen Yumo’s expression turned dark as she looked at the girl, but before she could speak the other side responded. 

“Ah! Silly me, this is not a place to be handing out candy.” 

Again, Jiang Ziquan felt embarrassed. To actually offer someone candy when the toilet was only a few steps away, how much more stupid can she get!

Shen Yumo froze for a moment, then thinking that maybe this girl was just trying to get rid of the extra candy she had received for her wedding [1], moved her hand forward.

Jiang Ziquan watched that tender and delicate hand grab the candy from her hands. For a moment, their hands touched and she could feel the coldness of the other’s hand. 

“Thanks.” Shen Yumo then looked at her watch on her wrist: “Sorry, I still have some business to finish, I’ll take my leave first.” 

Jiang Ziquan felt her heart beat furiously at the beauty’s polite gestures, and stared intensely at the retreating figure. She placed a hand over her heart and helplessly said to herself: “Haah, that beautiful fairy is getting married today. Nothing will change no matter how furiously you beat.”

Finishing the last touches to her makeup, Jiang Ziquan left the bathroom, heartbroken, and sat down in a random seat. 

On the east side of the Bureau of Civil Affairs, love was in the air. No, it was better to say that the strong stench of marriage was so sickly sweet, it almost scared our Miss Jiang to tears. 

With every passing minute, her thoughts about Shen Yumo increased, so much so, that she wanted to kidnap the girl and bring her back home. Ok, so maybe our Miss Jiang was a little bit weird, perverted even, but it was a fact that she would’ve relentlessly chased this beautiful fairy without a name, if she had just met her earlier.

As Jiang Zitao walked out with his newly married wife, he saw his usually bright eyed sister lost in a daydream. He no longer needed her and was about to visit his in-laws, so why was she still here? 

“Ziquan, why are you in a daze for?” Jiang Zitao waved a hand in front of his sister’s face, but had to wave it back and forth multiple times before she finally came to. 

“Ah, Brother, sister-in-law, did you two finish already?” asked Jiang Ziquan, who was still questioning the purpose of her life, but finally broke into a smile. 

“Yup!” Chen Lanyi handed Jiang Ziquan her marriage certificate, a smug look on her face. 

Jiang Ziquan studied it for a bit, then seeing the happy photo of the couple thought of that beautiful fairy again. The fairy was also getting married today and taking pictures. Thinking like this, her heart felt uncomfortable. Maintaining her smile with great difficulty, she said: “The picture looks really good.”

“Wow, your smile is so fake.” Jiang Zitao grew up with Jiang Ziquan, so he naturally knew something was wrong. However, today was his happy day and he didn’t want to ruin it, so he didn’t dig any deeper. 

Jiang Ziquan: “….”

The three then walked out together and Jiang Zitao returned the household register to Jiang Ziquan. She discussed the in-laws meeting with her brother, but wouldn’t be joining them because she still had to hurry home and report the news to her mother. 

As soon as they stepped out the door, they saw a noisy crowd circled around something. 

“Hey, hey, what’s going on?” Jiang Zitao asked as he caught a glimpse of two woman, a man, and even a little child standing in the middle of the crowd. 

“From the way that woman is standing, I’m guessing she’s somebody’s mistress, here to start trouble.” Chen Lanyi had seen plenty of situations like these and could guess the whole drama immediately. However, she frowned slightly and said, “It’s rather shameful to make trouble right in front of the Bureau though.” 

Jiang Ziquan had never seen such a thing before so she was quite curious. She crept closer and since she was tall, she could make out the people’s faces clearly. 

When she was that familiar blue trench coat, she immediately started running into the crowd like a demon, with a dark expression on her face. 

Why would a beautiful fairy like her compete for a man? 

How can such a kind person stand to be insulted like that? 

Such a gentle and tender person, has to be hidden away and protected like a treasure!

Such thoughts ran through Jiang Ziquan’s mind as she shoved through the crowd. 

“Ziquan, what are you doing?!” Jiang Zitao felt bewildered, raising his voice as he rushed after his sister, pulling his wife with him. 

“Yumo, please listen to me! I really didn’t know about the child! Please let’s get married first and then I’ll explain everything to you when I get home.” Chen Ruoguang anxiously pulled Shen Yumo’s hand as he begged her to stay. Chen Ruoguang was in a bind. His girlfriend from college, whom he hadn’t seen in five years, suddenly showed up today at the Bureau with a child. 

As Chen Ruoguang desperately tried to escape this situation, the little boy beside him seemed to understand his thoughts and rushed up to hug Chen Ruoguang’s thigh. 

“Daddy!” The little boy cried loudly, and tears flowed down his face. Finally he had met his father, and no longer wishing to be called a “bastard” child anymore so he held on tight, not budging an inch!

“Ruoguang, look at your child! He’s so big now, how could you just do this to us?” The mistress, Wang Jiajing, had watched the man she loved court another girl, couldn’t stand it any longer and rushed over here before she could explode from jealousy. 

As soon as the mistress spoke, the crowd broke out in whispers, scolding Chen Ruoguang for being a scumbag who would neglect his soon-to-be wife and child. 

Shen Yumo’s expression was unreadable as she glanced at the still crying child and the weak looking woman named Wang Jiajing who was standing to the side. Feeling both exhausted and annoyed beyond belief she said coldly, “Let go.”

Chen Ruoguang knew that if he let go of her hand now, he and Shen Yumo’s relationship would definitely be over. Moreover, not only was he holding on for the sake of Shen Yumo’s beauty, but for his career as well! As a civil servant, the matter of marriage had to be reported and if he failed to get a certificate today, then what would his superior say? Wouldn’t this impede his future career?

“Yumo, please, give me another chance!” Chen Ruoguang’s eyes were bloodshot, much like a cornered wild beast, so he used a bit too much strength as he tightened his grip. 

Shen Yumo looked at the man she had known for four years and couldn’t find a single trace of that man in this stranger before her. Again she tried to break free, her thin, jade-like arm starting to turn red: “Let go of me.” 

“Y-You,”Chen RuoGuang stammered, his eyes focused on this woman before him. He must not let this woman walk away today! 

Seeing this, Jiang Ziquan hurried forward and broke the two apart. At this moment, feeling that this girl was more reliable than Chen Ruoguang, Shen Yumo didn’t say anything as she watched Jiang Ziquan stand in front of her, blocking her from Chen Ruoguang. 

Jiang Ziquan roughly understood the situation and glared at the man coldly. Not only did this trash humiliate her fairy, he also dared to lay his filthy hands on her! She sneered at him: “You already have a wife and child, so don’t even think about touching Yumo!” 

“Who are you?” Chen Ruoguang knew every single one of Shen Yumo’s friends, so this girl was obviously someone neither him nor Yumo knew. 

“Why do you care who I am?” Jiang Ziquan then looked at the mother-child pair beside him, gritted her teeth and said, “Why don’t you marry that woman over there instead? It’s the most cost effective option: buy one, get one free.”

These kinds of words were a bit excessive and as a woman, Jiang Ziquan didn’t tend to say such insulting or crass things. However, seeing how this woman dared to cause trouble for her fairy, the woman obviously wasn’t a good person. 

“Let me take you home.” Jiang Ziquan turned around and said softly, supporting Shen Yumo and prepared to leave. 

“Y-You can’t leave!” Chen Ruoguang must’ve really gone crazy, actually moved forward, ready to tackle the both of them. 

Jiang Zitao had no idea what his sister was doing, but blood was thicker than water, so he stepped forward to protect her. In one step he had stopped Chen Ruoguang’s outstretched arm. Chen Ruoguang already looked like a weak scholar, so naturally his strength couldn’t compare to the Jiang Zitao who played basketball. 

“Are you going to hit a woman as well?” Jiang Zitao teased as he gripped Chen Ruoguang’s arm. 

Although Chen Ruoguang was immobilised by Jiang Zitao, his mind turned and he shouted, “Shen Yumo! In half an hour, the clock will strike four! Don’t you care about your parents anymore?” 

Hearing this, Shen Yumo froze. 

Jiang Ziquan could only see Shen Yumo’s side profile, but she felt that Shen Yumo’s expression looked a little bit…lonely. 

“Yumo…” She started. 

However, Chen Ruoguang, thinking that his tactics were working, interrupted her and continued: “Shen Yumo, except for me, who else would be willing to marry you within this half an hour?!”

Shen Yumo did not move. 

“Shen Yumo, your parents themselves said that four’o’clock is the most auspicious time! So except for me, who else will marry you?” Chen Ruoguang smiled like a madman, and his laughter sounded quite cruel. Despite the years they had been together, he hadn’t had a taste of Shen Yumo. So as a man, if he was unable to conquer this woman, he wouldn’t be able to face himself in the future! 

Again, he repeated, “Who else dares to marry you?” 

Shen Yumo’s fingers turned pale as they trembled and Jiang Ziquan who stood to the side felt her heart break again. 

“Shit,” Jiang Ziquan swore loudly, “Yumo, wait here for a moment.” 

Shen Yumo didn’t understand what Jiang Ziquan wanted and watched as Jiang Ziquan ran over to Chen Lanyi. 

Jiagn Ziquan grabbed the flowers that Jiang Zitao had given to Chen Lanyi for their marriage, took out her household register, and ran back to Shen Yumo. 

She smiled at Shen Yumo, and the crowd of onlookers, feeling that something big was about to happen, rubbed their hands together in excitement.

Jiang Ziquan knelt down on one knee, held out those flowers, the smile still on her face. However, she had no experience or practice with this kind of thing, so it hurt quite a bit when her knee hit the ground. 

“Yumo, will you marry me?” Jiang Ziquan asked, completely serious. Although she didn’t know how old this woman was, where she lived, or even what her surname was but this woman had stolen her heart. If it was impulse telling her to do this, then she was willing to follow it, and willing to propose even under these circumstances. 

Her voice was not loud, and even carried a slight tremble, most likely because she was nervous. However, it was enough to pull the heartstrings of every person there. 

“Marry her! Marry her!” The crowd chanted in unison. Although they were shocked by Jiang Ziquan’s actions at first, felt that this was something straight out of a TV drama, and Jiang Ziquan was the affectionate, second female lead. 

Looking at the attractive Jiang Ziquan and then looking at the angry Chen Ruoguang, even a blind man knew who to choose. And since they were all young people here to get married, they yelled in encouragement, swept up in all the excitement.

Shen Yumo felt flabbergasted as she looked at Jiang Ziquan. This was only the third time the two had met, yet Jiang Ziquan’s eyes were full of sincerity. However, if this proposal was for her sake, she felt she was unworthy to accept such goodwill. 

Shen Yumo made up her mind to refuse, but then Chen Ruoguang shook off Jiang Zitao’s hand and said, “Shen Yumo, you can’t say yes! You can’t agree!” 

On the other hand, Jiang Zitao who just witnessed his sister reckless proposal, felt that this Yumo was a good match for his sister. 

Haah, since my sister likes her, might as well help her out.

“This gentleman, may I ask who are you to control someone like her? She is not something you have bought.”

“No, NO! She is something I bought!” Chen Ruoguang seemed to have remembered something and shouted, “Yes, that’s right! Shen Yumo, don’t forget that I spent 200,000 yuan on you! I bought you for 200, 000 yuan!” 

Jiang Zitao smiled as he watched the man dig a deeper pit for himself, and held back this mad men before he could do anything else.

The moment Shen Yumo heard that she was bought by Chen RuoGuang felt so angered beyond belief, she couldn’t even think rationally anymore. She raised her eyes to look at Jiang Ziquan’s expectant and anxious look and by the time she calmed down again, she realized she held a bouquet of flowers in her hands. 

“Yumo, y-you, agreed?” Jiang Ziquan found it hard to believe as she looked up at her fairy. 

Shen Yumo felt a bit embarrassed and confused, just why did she accept these flowers? 

“I’m going with you, but where is the ring?”

Hearing this, Jiang Ziquan hurriedly took off the jade that hung around her neck, stood up and said: “Here, Yumo, this is my proposal token to you.” 

She had worn high heels today, so she was tall enough to easily put the necklace around Shen Yumo’s neck. 

To the side, Jiang Zitao facepalmed himself. This stupid sister of his was actually this serious. She actually gave her precious jade away too. 

Chen Ruoguang slumped to his knees with a thud: “I-Impossible.”

Wang Jiajiang (the previous girlfriend) quickly walked over and helped him up,

“Ruoguang, won’t you wake up already? You still have me.”

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T/N Notes: 

[1] In China, you receive sweets for a happy occasion, especially for weddings. Personally I think that’s pretty dope, I would gladly have candy instead of a gravy saucer for a wedding gift.

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