At the entrance to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
An Chu Xia was staring at the little red booklet in her hand, feeling somewhat dazed.
She was supposed to be a career-oriented woman. Her only wish was to focus on her business and make money earnestly, but her parents were constantly nagging her to get married.
No exaggeration, in her parents' eyes, not getting married would be considered rebellious and disgraceful to their ancestors!
Finally, after meeting numerous bizarre characters in blind dates, she chose someone she felt comfortable with.
After they talked, she made the spot decision to have a flash marriage, thereby settling this major issue in her life.
Thinking back, from their first meet to getting their marriage certificate, it only took three hours.
This efficiency and speed were completely due to An Chu Xia's sharp judgment and decisive attitude as a business owner.
After all, once this issue was resolved, she could focus wholeheartedly on her business!
She turned her head to her newlywed husband, Wen Yun Xiao, extended her hand, and smiled, “Mr. Wen, I look forward to working with you.”
The tone of her voice was so formal, as if discussing a business cooperation.
Wen Yun Xiao reached out to shake her hand, smiled gently, and said, “And I look forward to working with you as well.”
“Definitely, definitely.” An Chu Xia quickly withdrew her hand and was eager to leave. “I’m leaving first then.”
Wen Yun Xiao hurriedly asked, “Where do you live? Let me drop you off.”
“No need to bother, I have some things to take care of.” She tactfully declined, then took out her phone, “I’ll leave your number, or we can add each other on WeChat, so it would be easier for us to keep in touch. I’ll send you my location later.”
"Alright."
They originally came to the Civil Affairs Bureau by bus, so the way he sent her off was by the bus too. An Chu Xia was used to being on her own and didn't want to trouble him with an additional trip.
Besides, she had to buy fertilizers later, and a lot of things were waiting to be dealt with, she simply couldn't bother about him.
After saving his contact information, An Chu Xia waved her hand and ran towards the nearest bus stop.
Watching the girl leave, Wen Yunxiao shook his head with a light laugh, "Why do I feel like she's afraid of me pestering her?"
An Chu Xia had no idea that her thoughts had been guessed by Wen Yunxiao. As soon as she got on the bus, she started to close her eyes and rest.
Early that morning, she received a series of life-threatening calls from her mother, urging her to go to her blind date.
"Your aunt has chosen a pretty good blind date partner this time, he looks quite honest, you need to hurry to the big hotel in Nancheng, don't be late."
She just turned 27, and all her aunts were urgently introducing blind date partners to her. Every two or three days, she could meet a new person, so she had already gotten used to it.
As she got out of bed, she casually asked: "Mom, you haven't even met him, how do you know he's honest?"
"I've seen his photo!" An's mother suddenly realized something, "What about the photo I gave you last time?"
"I...don't...know..." her answer was unsure.
"You're always losing things. Apart from your orchard, you don't pay attention to anything else. Anyway, once you are there, go directly to the coffee shop on the first floor. He works at a nearby construction site, look for someone wearing worker's uniform, with a safety helmet."
This was quite easy to recognize.
An Chu Xia responded and quickly finished washing and went out.
After a laborious journey by bus, she finally got to the front of the grand South City Hotel, only to get hit by an electric bike as soon as she disembarked.
The intense impact swung her around, causing her phone and glasses to tumble onto the ground.
"Miss, are you okay? I'm sorry, I didn't see you, I'm so sorry..."
The older woman immediately got off her bike to help her up and apologized profusely.
An Chu Xia was not badly hurt and her phone was unscathed, but her glasses were shattered.
Being highly short-sighted, she couldn't see clearly without her glasses, she wouldn't even recognize her own mother standing in front of her.
The older woman, worried that she might be injured, wanted to take her to the hospital for a check-up, but she politely declined.
She was already late because of the bus, and it would be impolite to keep people waiting longer.
Putting her shattered glasses into her bag with a sigh, she stepped into the hotel lobby.
Their blind date was arranged in the coffee shop on the first floor.
Upon entering, An Chu Xia saw a man clad in a construction worker's outfit, a safety helmet on his head, sitting in a corner.
Construction clothing, safety helmet, yes, that was him.
Subconsciously, An Chu Xia straightened her clothes and walked towards him with a smile on her face.
"Hello, are you Wen Yunxiao?"
Lifting his head to glance at her, the man seemed to hesitate but still nodded, answering, "Yes."
Upon seeing that the name matched the one given to her, An Chu Xia sat down and immediately began to introduce herself.
"Hello, I’m An Chu Xia, your blind date.”
She strained her eyes to examine the other party, but couldn’t really see much, only vaguely confirming that the man was of complete features and limbs; there was nothing amiss.
As long as he's not handicapped, that should be fine.
She cleared her throat and continued, "I’m twenty-seven this year, I’ve been in love once, and have been single for seven or eight years now. I have my own business – I lease a few orchards where I grow watermelons, grapes, lychees, and durian.
I normally don’t have time for dating, so if this blind date goes well, I would aim for marriage straight away because my family is rushing me a bit. Oh, and I have one elder sister and one younger brother. My elder sister is married and my younger brother also has his own family."
An Chu Xia had her goal set on marriage from the start of this blind date, choosing to lay out everything clearly from the beginning so as to avoid any future complications.
Probably because of her frankness, the man on the other end introduced himself too.
"Miss An, I have quite a number of siblings in my family and I’m the oldest. I'm thirty-one this year and unmarried. I also have two children, but they are my friend's. He passed away unexpectedly and his wife disappeared. The two children had nobody to look after them, so I took them in."
Upon hearing this, An Chu Xia almost lost her composure.
The man's information was totally different from what her third aunt had told her!
Not only was he older, but he also had two children. If she married him, wouldn’t she become a stepmother right away?
"How old are those two children?"
"They are four years old, starting kindergarten next semester."
Upon hearing this, An Chu Xia suddenly felt a sigh of relief.
Life becomes much easier once the children start kindergarten.
"Could you show me the pictures of your children, please?"
Wen Yunxiao, who's willing to adopt his deceased friend’s children, is definitely a righteous and kind man. Moreover, being able to single-handedly raise two kids shows his good temperament, patience, and emotional stability.
These all meet her criteria for marriage.
Therefore, she wanted to see the two children since she was considering marrying.
"Okay."
Wen Yunxiao took out his cell phone, found pictures of the kids and handed it to her.
Upon receiving the phone, An Chuxia saw two beautiful children with large bright eyes; they were very adorable. She felt a good connection to them at first glance.
There was nothing to complain about. So, she proposed a rushed marriage.
"Mr. Wen, I am quite satisfied with you. If you think I'm decent as well, how about we get married today?"
In order to lease the orchard, An Chuxia not only borrowed a million from the bank but also turned to relatives and friends for help.
She doesn’t care about anything as long as it allows her to do what she wants to do.
Now, she just wants to avoid her parents' nagging about getting married and finds a reliable man to lead a calm life.
And with Wen Yunxiao working on a construction site and rarely coming home, it saves her the trouble of having to wait on her husband daily, which is absolutely refreshing in one word!
When An Chuxia proposed the spontaneously marriage to Wen Yunxiao, he was quite surprised, but still agreed.
It seemed that this newlywed husband was quite satisfied with her.
Thinking about this, An Chuxia couldn't help but touch the little red book in her bag and slightly lift the corners of her lips.
Now, she was also a married woman.
When the bus arrived at the station, she immediately entered an eyeglass store. Just as she was preparing to buy a new pair of glasses, her mother's call came in again.
Upon answering, she heard her mother's roar from the other side.
"An Chuxia, I told you not to be late, but you simply won't listen!"
"Where are you right now? Hurry up and get your butt over to Nancheng Hotel! Mr. Wen has been waiting there for you for a full three hours. Whether or not things can proceed is another matter, but how could you stand someone up?!”
