Friday 19 February 2016

First Marriage Then Love 《先婚厚爱》Chapter 8 Translation

008. Licence



The meal that An Ran was having is utterly strange. He seems like he was really busy. He couldn’t even take a few mouthful of his meal when it arrived. As for the rest of the time, he practically did not leave his cellphone. But his calls appear to be unrelated to stocks and banking. In general, she didn’t really understand anything that she was hearing. However, there was one call that she could understand. It was probably a call to his secretary, telling him not to pick him up, but to go to his house and get his household register, and wait for him at the civil administration office.

After the meal, the two head over to An Ran’s house. An Ran had him wait for her downstairs. She went upstairs to get the household register herself, and ran back down once she had it. Actually, when An Ran was taking the household register, before she ran back down, she really was shocked at herself. Just like this, she’s getting married? Even to herself, she feels like it’s inconceivable.

She had a lot of thoughts last night, mostly about what she and Mo Fei used to be, and what the past 6 years have been like. She couldn’t let go before because all along, she was reluctant to leave those feelings behind. She couldn’t forget that man, so much that she secretly hoped that he would come back to find her. But with yesterday’s encounter with Mo Fei, she has come to a complete understanding. He is still the Mo Fei from 6 years ago. The things he pursues, demands, all along she wasn’t able to give them to him.  So, it doesn’t matter if it was 6 years earlier, or 6 years later, the end is still the same. They were just not meant to be together.

She is now 28, for her, marriage is already imminent. Not only because her parents worry, but also because Lin Li also wants to take the pain for her, she worries. Throughout these periods of blind dating, she has met all sorts of people. Tall or short, fat or thin, she’s met them. Looking at it again, it was nothing but that. There’s no guarantee that she would not meet another Lin An Jie. She doesn’t know what kind of person this Mu Feng is, but depending on her intuition, she doesn’t feel like he is a bad person. Moreover, comparing to those before, towards him, she still has a favourable impression.



By the time they got to the front doors of the civil administration office, secretary Zheng had already arrived. Su Yi Cheng had her wait a moment, while he directly advances towards secretary Zheng to say a few words. An Ran was able to see that that person’s eyes had gone wide, staring at her. His eyes were truly in shock and disbelief.

There weren’t a lot of people inside the civil administration office. Each of them filled out a form. An Ran could tell that he was a gentleman. At least he knows how to look after a lady. He expertly handled all of the photocopies of the trivial matters, while she stood beside him uselessly. The two were about to take the red card [T/N: marriage certificate], but realized that it would take half an hour to do.

In front of the doorway, An Ran takes the marriage certificate that had dodged God’s plan. Getting married, as it turns out, was that simple!

An Ran turns her head to look at him, pointing at his name on the marriage certificate, asking, “How are you called Su Yi Cheng?”

Su Yi Cheng smiles, laughing at this girl’s slow response, and planned a shady response, “At that time my parents chose it, so this is what I’m called.”

“You… Aren’t you called Mu Feng? Lin Li clearly told me that you were called Mu Feng!” She wouldn’t remember it wrongly, on the way to restaurant, Lin Li even called her to remind her to come, she clearly said it was Mu Feng. How could the name completely change in an instant!

As An Ran was in disarray, Lin Li had called. She picks up, not letting An Ran say a word, Lin Li immediately begins to explode, “Gu An Ran, did you die somewhere! When I called you didn’t you say you were on your way! Are you going to the Pacific Ocean? How long has it been, you haven’t shown up! Mu Feng has been waiting for you for two hours!” …..

An Ran was still in disarray, she stared in shock at the person in front of her, the smiling-yet-not-smiling Su Yi Cheng. She couldn’t even come up with a word. Then on the other line she hears Cheng Xiang’s voice appearing, “Wife, don’t get too worked up, you’re still pregnant. The doctor just said that your moods shouldn't get too elated. Let me talk to An Ran.”

“An Ran, where are you? Did something come up? Mu Feng said that he can’t keep waiting for you,” Cheng Xiang asks.

“I… I went, also, also met the person…” An Ran looks at Su Yi Cheng, talking foolishly. What is happening now, what, what!

“Huh, you’ve met. But Mu Feng just called and said you had not. He kept waiting for you, and did not see you come in at all. You didn’t go to the wrong place did you!” Cheng Xiang guessed.

“I… I went to Guilin road’s ‘Zuoan Coffee’.” An Ran replied honestly.

“My goodness!” Hearing what was just said, Cheng Xiang couldn’t help but yell, “How did you get Guilin road, it was Guizhou road’s ‘Zuoan Coffee’! No wonder!”

“Gu An Ran, how can you be this stupid! I clearly said Guizhou road’s ‘Zuoan Coffee’, what were doing at Guilin road’s ‘Zuoan Coffee’!” Lin Li snatched the phone, hearing that, she exploded in anger, “Right now, you march to Guizhou road’s ‘Zuoan Coffee’, if you don’t know the way just take a taxi, Mu Feng is still there, he’s still there waiting for you!”

“Lin Li,” An Ran whispers, “I won’t get there in time.”

“What the f do you mean you won’t get there in time, you walk over to there right now and you’ll make it, I’m telling you, Mu Feng really isn’t that bad, if you pass him over, you’ll really regret it!” Lin Li was extremely pissed right now, really almost bursting with rage because of Gu An Ran!

An Ran stares at the man in front of her, then stares at the red file in her hand, and says, “Lin Li, I… I… With another person… License.”

“License? What license! You’re still speaking nonsense.” Lin Li was getting confused.

An Ran let out a long sigh, closed her eyes, and said, “I’ll explain it to you later.” She hangs up, even turning off her phone. She understands Lin Li’s temperament too well, if you hang up but not turn off the phone, she will definitely call again. But at present, it’s evident that she will not be able to explain it clearly, even she herself is very dishevelled.

Looking at Su Yi Cheng, An Ran asks, clucking her teeth, “You’re not Mu Feng, why did you lie to me!” Her angry eyes filled with cheated pain.

“I didn’t mean to deceive you.” Su Yi Cheng slightly lifts the corners of his mouth. He found himself liking her angry manner. With her eyes so wide, it was adorable.

An Ran glares at him. She doesn’t understand his answer, going as far as to widening her eyes to his groundless talk. He didn’t mean to deceive, is it possible that he also has a nickname or childhood name that’s also called Mu Feng?

Su Yi Cheng shrugged and said, “First of all, I’ve never said that my last name was Mu. There were several times when I tried to explain, but you never gave me the chance to speak. Secondly, you were the one who came over and sat in my table, not even asking for my consent. Thirdly, the marriage was also your idea. I haven’t forced or even threatened you.”

“I…” An Ran was speechless, she couldn’t find anything to retort. Everything he said was true, he indeed did not do anything against her will. Thinking about it now, it really was her who was in the wrong. And because of her first impression, she assumed that he was the date that Lin Li had set her up with. But, he went along with it, he clearly guided her in proceeding with her mistake! Looking at the red card that she held firmly in her hand, An Ran thought of a question. He knew that she had the wrong person, then why would get married with her? Raising her head and looking at him, she asks, “Why did you agree to get the license with me!”

Su Yi Cheng smiles, and instead of answering, he asks, “Then did you want me to refuse?”

“A regular person would not respond!” An Ran mutters.

“Ha ha.” Su Yi Cheng laughs candidly. He takes the red card in his hands and opens it, looks at it and says, “I also needed a wife.  When I look at you, quite suitable.”




---END OF CHAPTER---






6 comments :

  1. "Quite suitable" What a way to describe a potential wife . This is creative. This could be fun to see what they do now.
    Thank you

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  2. When I look AT you -- you're missing a word.

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    1. Oh thank you! I don't know why I missed that lmao

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  3. Hahaha...I can't even explain why I'm laughing so crazily here.

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  4. Well, she just swapped one guy she never met for another guy she never met. I don't see the harm.

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