My Wife is a Workaholic

Chapter 17 – Register to Get Married Along the Way 

After playing by the river for a while, they decided to go to Zu Hua’s place since they still had time today.

They were going to do everything they could do in one day to save themselves from worrying about it in the future.

When they were back in the car, Yan Lin started the car and then remembered to ask, “We are going over right now. Can you call aunt and tell her we’re coming earlier? Or else it would be presumptuous.”

Who would have thought that Zu Jin would reply with, “There’s no need to call, my mother must be playing mahjong at home right now.”

“We really don’t need to call her in advance?”

“So troublesome!”

After driving for almost an hour, they finally arrived at the residential area where Zu Hua lived.

After going up the stairs, they saw that the door was wide open, and Zu Hua was really playing mahjong with her mahjong friends.

The living room was full of smoke and swear words were flying. However, it instantly became quiet when the two of them walked in.

“Aunt Wang and Uncle Liu, you are all here?” Zu Jin called out with a smile.

These people were all of Zu Hua’s old mahjong friends. If someone didn’t come one day, they wouldn’t have any fun.

Every time Zu Jin came to visit Zu Hua, it was your speech, my dialect1 until Zu Jin was so annoyed and upset.

That’s why Zu Jin basically chose to come over very late at night later on.

But this time, her mahjong friends quickly stood up and left.

Zu Jin: “…”

And Zu Hua was still sitting at the mahjong table and watching them without moving.

Yan Lin seemed to be a little startled by the strange atmosphere, and he was silent for two or three seconds before making a sound.

“Hello aunt, my name is Yan Lin. I brought you some gifts today, I hope you like it.”

As he spoke, he walked over with the gift. He probably wanted to put it on the mahjong table next to Zu Hua, but halfway through it, he realized that it was not appropriate. Thus, he turned around and walked to the coffee table to put the gift down.

Zu Hua finally spoke, “You are planning to get married? What do you do?”

Yan Lin opened his mouth to answer, but Zu Jin walked over and grabbed his arm. She made him sit down on the sofa with her.

“Aunt, I work in investing.”

“Haha, those who deceive women on TV are all investors in finance!”

Zu Jin was facing Yan Lin. She didn’t want to argue with her, so she put on a fake smile and said “mother”.

After that, she changed the subject and said, “Why don’t you see what gifts your son-in-law gave you?”

“I don’t care!” Zu Hua scowled and looked at Yan Lin with cold eyes. “Take it back when you leave. You will leave after a while. Why should I trouble myself with returning it later?!”

The corner of Zu Jin’s mouth twitched. “Are you just going to pour cold water over me?”

Zu Hua slapped the mahjong table. She abruptly stood up, and said in exasperation, “What? When did I hurt you? I told you not to let your imagination run wild and find this kind of man without a job. Otherwise, the one who will suffer in the end is you. I can’t even say for sure if you have been completely deceived for the money you have earned over the years. It turns out you are doing fine and have brought someone back. Aren’t you deliberately trying to anger me?!”

Zu Jin took a deep breath, and then stood up too.

“We will sign a prenuptial agreement, and we will have separate finances after marriage. Can you calm down now?”

Zu Hua frowned and gave a sideways glance. It took a while before she replied, “Since you have clearly figured it out, then do whatever you want. I, as your mother, can’t control you anyway. You can leave. Go, go!”

After she said that, she walked to the door and put on an attitude of chasing them away.

Zu Jin picked up the bag and went straight through the door. When she had walked to the stairs, she realized that Yan Lin was in front of Zu Hua and seemed to be trying to explain something.

She coldly called out, “Yan Lin, let’s go!”

Yan Lin ignored her. “Aunt, it was too presumptuous of us today. I’m sorry, I will visit you again another day.”

He walked out after he finished speaking. 

As soon as his foot went out, Zu Hua slammed the door shut from behind.

This was the third floor and it did not have an elevator. Even though Zu Jin couldn’t wait to immediately disappear from this place, she still had to go down each flight of stairs with high heels.

Yan Lin followed behind her closely. When they were downstairs, he took the lead in opening the front passenger door for Zu Jin.

Zu Jin’s originally righteous face was extremely black, but she was suddenly amused by Yan Lin’s quick actions at this moment.

After they got in the car, Zu Jin said, “Don’t worry, my mother is just like that. You don’t need to take it to heart.”

Yan Lin looked at her dumbfounded. “Are you not angry?”

“I was angry a moment ago, but now I am not angry right now.”

The car drove out of the community gate, and Zu Jin lowered the window to let the cool breeze in.

“It looks like it will be autumn soon.”

“Mhm, autumn will begin in a few days.” 

The sycamore trees on both sides of the road started to turn yellow, which finally stained this old-fashioned street with some bright colors.

“I don’t know why, but every time I see my mother, we basically fight.”

“You both communicate too little.”

Zu Jin asked back, “Your parents are at least willing to maintain peace on the surface, but if they communicate more, will they open up to you and repent on the things that have hurt you?”

“…”

Zu Jin scoffed when she saw that he didn’t say anymore, and fell silent.

But Yan Lin turned around and looked at her. “I know I can’t comfort you, but I think there are very few parents in this world who are perfect. They have hurt us, so we can only do our best for our child in the future and avoid repeating it again. Also, you have found a husband like me who maintains the same attitude and mutual understanding about marriage with you. I think our family will have a very good life in the future.

 

Zu Jin massaged her temples. “Are you comforting me, or are you taking this as an opportunity to praise yourself?”

Yan Lin smiled and said, “It’s rare for me to find a chance to show off, I can’t help it?”

Zu Jin tsked. “As expected, you’re a big shot. You can speak so well!”

Yan Lin suddenly slowed down and stopped the car on the side of the road. Then, he turned off the engine.

He pointed at Zu Jin’s window. “Look outside.”

Zu Jin turned her head and just glanced out of the car window inadvertently. Then, she was stunned.

“Let’s go.”

Zu Jin asked, “Now?”

Yan Lin put away the smile on his face and solemnly said, “When else? We have already met with both parents and got their…support, and this is conveniently on our way.”

“…”

Today was not a weekend, so there were not a lot of people in the Bureau of Civil Affairs.

They didn’t even need to line up.

“Wait a second, is my lipstick okay?”

When they stood in the Bureau of Civil Affairs’s lobby, Zu Jin grabbed Yan Lin’s hand and tugged him again. 

Yan Lin stopped and looked at her lips seriously. “It’s good.”

Zu Jin also looked at the tall man in front of her who was so serious for the first time.

They seemed to be very unconventional as they stood there, unlike the couples walking around.

After all, it was rare to see a couple that was close to forty years old get a marriage certificate.

And the most outrageous thing was that on this day one month ago, she didn’t even know this man.

How long have they known each other now?

It seemed like only twenty days?

Then she, a cold workaholic in the eyes of outsiders who was also an older leftover woman1, was just like this with the rumored investment industry’s big man…

No, it was a giant man who came to the Bureau of Civil Affairs to get the certificate.

“We are a flash marriage!” Zu Jin exclaimed.

After saying this, she suddenly came to her senses and realized that she was already sitting in front of a red cloth with Yan Lin.

The photographer pressed the shutter and snapped a photo of them.

Five minutes later, their marriage certificate was available.

They were sitting in the car again. Yan Lin was still looking at the marriage certificate in his hands over and over again.

Zu Jin had calmed down first.

“Wait, we haven’t signed the prenuptial agreement yet! Is it too late to sign it after receiving the certificate?”

“Don’t worry, there’s still time. I have prepared a betrothal gift for you. We will talk about it when I see the lawyer later.”

Zu Jin scratched her head in distress. “It was a very simple thing, but you made it so troublesome!”

Yan Lin had a complicated expression. “You…”

Zu Jin had a hunch that he was going to say something again, so she used her eyes to threaten him. “Me what?”

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“Why do I feel like we have swapped places? Generally, isn’t it the girl who wants to follow the rituals? Why don’t you care about this at all?”

Zu Jin: “Hmph! Stereotype!”

After coming out of the Bureau of Civil Affairs, they went home, and then they called their respective lawyers.

An hour later, the two lawyers hurried over.

There was no need to spend time understanding and sorting out how much assets they had  under their names because they were used to working with private lawyers.

In less than half an hour, Zu Jin and Yan Lin signed their names together on the prenuptial agreement.

After they signed the agreement, Yan Lin’s lawyer said, “Mr. Yan intends to transfer Baihe Tower, where Chloe’s branch of this city is located, to Mrs. Jin as a betrothal gift.”

Baihe Tower was one of the famous buildings in City A. In the last century, it had often been the place to receive foreign royal families or VIPs. It was impossible for ordinary people to step into it, and the place was actually privately owned.

So being able to become the owner of Baihe Tower was more than just owning it.

It was a lot more. She was given more fame and status, so it should not be underestimated.

Zu Jin naturally understood Yan Lin’s intentions, but she still thought this betrothal gift was too expensive.

She looked at Yan Lin. “You gave me such a big betrothal gift, but I can’t come up with the same amount for the dowry. In this way, the relationship between us will be out of balance. Take it back. I don’t want it.”

Yan Lin looked at her for a long time, then helplessly nodded. “Okay, then…”

Zu Jin immediately let out a long sigh next to him. “That way, I don’t have to spend time preparing any dowry.”

“Hey!”

The two lawyers sitting across from each other looked at each other and promptly broke up this strange scene.

They cupped their hands at the same time and smiled. They said, “Congratulations, congratulations! I hope President Jin and President Yan will live a long and happy life together and will give birth to a child soon!”

After the congratulations, Zu Jin’s lawyer, Gao Xue, immediately asked, “President Jin, when will you have your wedding? We can celebrate then.”

Who knew that when he asked Zu Jin this question, they would be suddenly stunned again.

“Have a wedding? We won’t have one.”

This time, Yan Lin couldn’t sit still. “We don’t seem to have discussed this matter yet?”

Zu Jin: “No need to discuss. The wedding is so troublesome, so why would we have one?!”

The author has something to say:

Alas! They are finally married!

The next step for a successful woman is pregnancy and childbirth. What kind of chaos will she and her virtuous husband encounter? Please look forward to it hahaha!