First Marriage Then Love 《先婚厚爱》Chapter 13 Translation

013. This man is a son-in-law 2

An Ran has a bad premonition. She walks over to Su Yi Cheng’s side, and glares at him. She had planned to tell them herself, and exchange a few pleasantries first. She never thought that he would be this direct and call out in front of her mom and dad.

Su Yi Cheng smiles as he puts a hand on her shoulder, and quietly speaks into her ears, “Don’t worry, it’ll be fine.”

The couple sit in front of Lin Xiao Fen and Gu Heng Wen. An Ran awkwardly forces a smile and begins to explain, but gets interrupted by Su Yi Cheng, “I will give an explanation to mom and dad.”

He rises to pour the two elders some tea. “This is Qing Ming Qian’s Long Jing Tea. It is very pure. Dad, mom, please give it taste.”

Gu Heng Wen does not look at the tea. He only silently stares. 

Su Yi Cheng smiles and says, “I am Su Yi Cheng. This afternoon I, with An Ran, went to apply to register for marriage, and received a marriage certificate.”

“Th-this.. An Ran what in the world is going on? Marriage… Why didn’t I hear you talk about this!” Lin Xiao Fen eagerly asks her daughter. Why hasn’t this child discussed her marriage with her? Yesterday she was definitely still….

“Mom, I….. Actually….” An Ran was about to explain, but doesn’t know where to start.

“An Ran, how long have you guys known each other?” Gu Heng Wen asks solemnly.

An Ran gapes, and a good moment later she says, “We.. We met at noon.”

“An Ran, you!” Lin Xiao Fen widens her eyes. She simply does not believe that An Ran would suddenly marry a guy she just met!

“Do you think that marriage is just child's play? So carelessly!” Gu Heng Wen says with a force in his tone, clearly angry.

“Dad, mom, we aren’t treating marriage like a play. Even though we haven’t known each other for very long, and perhaps we may not understand each other’s disposition yet, but we will treat this marriage with an earnest heart. We will make great effort, and do this properly. I may not be able to guarantee what I can give to An Ran in the future, but I will do my very best to give An Ran happiness. We may not be wealthy in the future, but I think in 30 years, 40 years, we can be like dad and mom, holding each other’s hand, laughing together, being happy together.” Su Yi Cheng takes An Ran’s hand and looks at her, smiling tenderly at her.

An Ran looks at him incredulously. His speech just now, why does it not seem like they got married in the spur of the moment, but more like love at first sight, like they have always known each other!

Lin Xiao Fen and Gu Heng Wen look at each other speechlessly.

At this time, there was a knock on the door. Manager Zhang has personally come, and asks, “Mr. Su, should I set the dishes now?”

Su Yi Cheng watches Lin Xiao Fen and Gu Heng Wen wordlessly.

“Mr. Su?” Manager Zhang waits for an answer; coming in didn't seem right, yet leaving doesn’t seem right either.

Su Yi Cheng’s acute hearing does not pick this up. Furthermore, his head does not turn at all. He simply looks at Lin Xiao Fen and Gu Heng Wen, his hands tightly grasping An Ran’s.

For a long time, Manager Zhang awkwardly stands, not knowing when would be the right time. Gu Heng Wen, sitting with a solemn expression, eventually starts to speak. Facing towards Manager Zhang, he says, “Please serve.”

Hearing what was said, Manager Zhang nods his head hurriedly, affirms the order, and then turns around to retrieve the dishes.

The dishes were served very quickly, and every dish has been made very delicately. The flavour is also quite nice. Perhaps it was because of Su Yi Cheng’s few words that had moved them. Lin Xiao Fen and Gu Heng Wen look at Su Yi Cheng’s changed attitude. Although they can’t really say that it is intimate, compared to the warmth displayed just now, it was not lacking. He readily says a few words to give his respect and understanding, and Su Yi Cheng was clearly prepared for questions, as he has given them clear answers. He pours tea for them, offers them food without dropping a piece. In this way, Gu Heng Wen finds himself suppressing the corner of his mouth that has a slight smile. And Lin Xiao Fen’s opinion has clearly changed as well. From the moment Su Yi Cheng called her ‘mom’, she has felt that it was fitting. He is good with his words, and she finds herself repeatedly nodding and accepting the situation. Even more, finding out that these dishes were specially ordered by him, she can’t help but praise his thoughtfulness; he understands the ways to a woman’s heart.

As they were chatting, Su Yi Cheng’s cellphone rings. It was a call from home, so Su Yi Cheng smiles apologetically to the Gu family parents, and turns to be excused.

As soon as Su Yi Cheng leaves, Lin Xiao Fen’s smiling expression clearly drops. She looks at An Ran and says, “How did you guys meet each other? You dared to marry this man after just a day. Even though I wanted to marry you off, I didn’t allow you to be this reckless!”

An Ran stresses the time that Lin An Jie almost made a big issue by disrespecting her, and Su Yi Cheng happened to be there to help her; she told them every detail of that event. She also briefly mentioned about the unexpected blind date today, and then came to an agreement with Su Yi Cheng’s speech. It kind of moved her.

Hearing this, Gu Heng Wen hesitates to speak, only asking An Ran this one question, “You won’t regret it?”

An Ran hesitates for a good while, and firmly nods her head. “I won’t.”

Gu Heng Wen nods his head and says, “Your life is your’s. This is also your choice. Go by your choices. Even if you fall, that is a part of growing up.”

Su Yi Cheng’s phone call took a while. It probably took a little more than 10 minutes for him to return. The party that were sitting and eating, waited until desserts had arrived, and got ready to leave. An Ran said that she would pay the bill, but was interrupted by Su Yi Cheng, who said that he had already paid.

 The Gu parents observe the couple, and the corner of their mouths slowly rise into a smile.

When they escorted the couple through the door of You Ran Restaurant, they bumped into the party that An Ran had argued over the room with. Tong Wen Hai’s family was also just about to leave. Tong Wen Hai’s sharp eyes catches Su Yi Cheng’s, and in a low voice he says something to his wife, afterwards quickly advancing to them and calling out, “Special assistant Su.”

Hearing this, Su Yi Cheng stops his tracks. He turns his head to look at him, and in a curt and distant manner, greets him. “Bureau chief Tong.”

“Special assistant Su has also just finished eating? These two must be…” Tong Wen Hai looks at the Gu Heng Wen and Lin Xiao Fen standing beside Su Yi Cheng, and was about to say something, but upon seeing Lin Xiao Fen, he has a sudden change in expression, even taking a few steps back and pointing at her, he stutters, “Xiao Fen!....”

Lin Xiao Fen also recognizes him, and quickly hides her face after recovering from the shock, avoiding looking at him. Gu Heng Wen also appears to see something out from this, and looks into Tong Wen Hai’s eyes. He turns to Su Yi Cheng and says, “Yi Cheng, you should deal with your matters first, your mom’s not feeling so well, so An Ran and I will take her home first.”

An Ran looks at Tong Wen Hai, not asking any further. She walks forward while supporting Lin Xiao Fen.

“Please excuse us, Bureau chief Tong. My mother in law isn’t feeling well, so I will have to leave first.” Su Yi Cheng explains to Tong Wen Hai, and quickly runs to open to the car door to let Gu Heng Wen and Lin Xiao Fen in. Before getting into the car, An Ran notices that Tong Wen Hai was still standing there, his face expressing shock over the unexpected event, and being led into his car.

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Oooooh what's the relationship between Chief Tong and Lin Xiao Fen???! Dun dun dun....

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