Chapter 1 — Thirty Seconds to Change the Groom

My fiance was an hour late because of the green tea girl. I turned around for thirty seconds and changed the marriage partner. On the day I went to register the marriage, I reserved the number 1, just hoping I would be the first to receive the marriage certificate. However, Giang Tuc arrived an hour late. I was just about to get angry when my best friend Tiet Y Y poked her head out from the passenger seat of his car and apologized to me: "I'm sorry, Kieu Y. Mr. Tuc deliberately took a detour to pick me up, so it took a bit of time." "But when you two register your marriage, I must see it with my own eyes!" I gritted my teeth, reluctantly holding back and not having an attack, I could only get another order number. It's very difficult to call our number. As soon as I took Jiang Tuc's hand and stood up, Tiet Y Y suddenly shouted next to me: "Wait! My stomach hurts so much, I have to go to the bathroom. You two get the number back and wait for me a moment!" I didn't stop, just continued to walk forward. But Giang Tuc immediately sat back down in the chair, smiled and said to her: "You go ahead, I will definitely wait for you." My face darkened, I turned around to remind him: "Giang Tuc, I can't wait. They get off work at 11:30, we only have an hour left. We have an appointment to try on wedding dresses at 12 o'clock." Giang Tuc didn't even look up, impatiently scrolling through his phone: "What's the rush? Marriage registration only takes three minutes." His phone screen was lit, on the interface was clearly the order page for a limited edition necklace for Tiet Y Y. I had mentioned that necklace to Giang Tuc countless times, but every time he said he couldn't buy it. I suddenly felt ridiculous. I didn't push anymore and turned to call my arch-rival. "Didn't you say you loved me to death? The Civil Affairs Department got off work at eleven-thirty." "If you come in time, the two of us will register for marriage." The other end of the line was silent for a moment, then his deep, hoarse laugh rang out: "Prompt!" I hung up the phone and sat back down next to Giang Tuc. He was lowering his head to scroll through his phone, handily giving me a ticket to get a new number: "I got my number back, there are five pairs left. Y Y just texted me, saying she was almost done." "Don't worry, it'll be on time anyway." I still want to say something more. But Tiet Y Y quickly walked out of the bathroom and sat down next to Giang Tuc. She leaned against him and stretched her head to look at the lottery ticket in my hand. "Are you there yet? How many couples are there ahead?" I unconsciously looked at Giang Tuc. He didn't dodge at all, on the contrary, he put his hand around Tiet Y Y's waist, as if he was afraid that she would fall. "Is it still that long?" "Mr. Tuc, let's play a game. Sitting and waiting is too boring." I spoke up to stop him: "Jiang Tuc, stop playing. Didn't you say that marriage registration only takes three minutes?" "Now there are only three couples left, it's almost our turn." But Tiet Y Y took out her phone and opened the game interface. playing game, still laughing and holding the screen towards me: "Kieu Y, you don't play games so you don't understand. One game is very fast, it won't delay the marriage registration of two people." She turned to urge Giang Tuc: "Mr. Tuc, quickly enter the game." Giang Tuc nodded and told me gently: "Don't make such a big deal out of it. It's just a marriage registration. Pay attention to the number being called, and when it's your turn, call me." Tiet Y Y and I bowed our heads and leaned close to each other, the sound of the game crackling. I looked at their two heads, almost stuck together, feeling bitter and uncomfortable. I didn't say anything else, just squeezed the calling card in my hand until it wrinkled. Less than twenty minutes later, an electronic number was heard in the hall: 【Please come to the check-in counter number 9.

marriage registration.】 I reached out my hand to shake Giang Tuc. "It's our turn, let's go." Giang Tuc's eyes were still glued to the phone screen, but his body had already stood up. "Okay, this game of yours is about to end." Tiet Y Y jumped out again, yanking him back to the chair. "It's not over yet! Mr. Tuc, please be serious." "Sit down and play properly. Call the number and I'll call you." three times, not less than a minute or two. I don't want to lose!" Giang Tuc tried to sit down again. My face was completely dark, my voice trying to suppress my anger: "Giang Tuc, is marriage registration important or is the game important?" Hearing that my voice was not right, Giang Tuc quickly raised his head to look at me. But he still sat down, laughed and said: "It's okay, what are you angry about? Hurry, hurry." "Besides, Y Y is my best friend. She opened her mouth to ask you, can you not play seriously?" The phone rang again a second time: 【Please number 9 come to the counter to complete the marriage registration procedure.】 There was no other way, I directly snatched Giang Tuc's phone and urged urged: "Giang Tuc, stop playing. Go and register your marriage with me!" At this time, Giang Tuc slowly stood up, frowned at me: "It's just a game, I don't understand why you're angry." "Let's go." The last electronic call rang in his ear. 【Invite number 9 to the counter to complete the marriage registration procedures.】 But just after walking two steps, Tiet Y Y cried out again, grabbed Giang Tuc's sleeve and fell down: "My leg, my leg suddenly cramped!" "Brother Tuc, it hurts!" Without thinking, Giang Tuc turned around and knelt down on one knee. He skillfully took off her shoes and bowed his head to massage her ankles. I just stood there stiffly, looking at them, and suddenly burst into laughter. Until the electronic sound rang again: 【Please number 10 come to the counter to register for marriage.】 We were overnumbered again. 2 An employee passing by saw it and even laughed and teased Giang Tuc and Tiet Y Y: "You and your husband are really affectionate." "Even publicly massaging each other, I also feel embarrassed when I see it." Tiet Y Y blushed shyly. Giang Tuc smiled wryly, but did not explain, implicitly turning the misunderstanding into reality. Without saying a word, I turned around and sat back in my chair. The bridge of my nose was a bit spicy, but I still tried to endure it. Tiet Y Y secretly glanced at the big screen, knowing that we were out of luck, and her leg cramps immediately healed completely. She pulled Giang Tuc up, turned around and smiled awkwardly at me: "Kieu Y, I'm really sorry. I've made you too many again." Giang Tuc helped her sit firmly, then turned around and glared at me reproachfully: "Why are you pushing me!" "Ha Y Y's legs are cramping, can't you just wait a little longer?" Tiet Y Y symbolically pulled Jiang Tuc's sleeve twice, looking like he was protecting me. "Brother Tuc, don't say anything." like that." "Kieu Y is just impatient to register her marriage with you, it's just... you two have to get your numbers back." I didn't answer, nor did I look at them. I stood up and went to the machine to get a number and took back another ticket. The staff next to the number machine recognized me, sighed and reminded: "Girl, I see you've missed it several times already, don't be late this time." "This is the last number to be distributed for the morning marriage registration procedure. If you two don't make it in time, you can only come back in the afternoon." I turned my head to look. In the seating area, Giang Tuc was tilting his head close to Tiet Y Y's ear and saying something. The two of them laughed so much that their shoulders shook. "I know, thank you." Giang Tuc, this is the last chance I have for you. I took the number slip and sat back in my seat. The phone in my pocket rang, it was my mother calling. I answered the phone. "Tieu Y, have you and Giang Tuc finished registering?" "Didn't you leave the house at eight o'clock? The rice at home has been reheated twice, why haven't you come home yet?"

eat?" I bowed my head, momentarily not knowing what to say to my mother. After a moment of silence, my mother also realized something was wrong. "That obnoxious Tiet Y Y girl is also there, right? Is that what he caused again?" My nose stung, a feeling of self-pity immediately rose to my head: "Yes, because of her, we've passed the limit twice." My mother took a deep breath. "Tieu Y, once, twice, not a third time. His heart is not satisfied, even if you register to marry him, life will not be good in the future." "Give the phone to Giang Tuc, mom will talk to him." I turned to hand the phone to him. "My mom is looking for you." At first, Giang Tuc was chatting with Tiet Y Y to the point that his face was cheerful, but suddenly I interrupted. An uncomfortable look appeared in his eyes, but he still picked up the phone and said in a soft voice: "Mom, what's wrong?" So?” “If you haven't registered your marriage yet, you should still call me aunt. Tieu Y woke up early in the morning to put on makeup, went out and ranked number 1, hoping to be the first to register for marriage. I haven't told you about your late arrival, so why are you still tormenting me until now and you still haven't finished registering?" Giang Tuc glanced at me and replied: "Tieu Y complained to aunt again?" "It's really not a big deal. It's just that Y Y had some work in the middle so she was overscheduled. Now we have got our number back. Just wait a few more minutes, there's no delay." Hearing Giang Tuc's indifferent voice, my mother immediately got angry. She shouted at him directly: "It's not a big deal? Isn't slowing down the marriage registration a big deal?" "Giang Tuc, what do you mean when you go to register your marriage with Tieu Y and bring a person of the opposite sex to cause trouble? Even Tiet Y Y, people are getting married, why is she so hasty to interfere? Truly shameless!" My mother's voice was very loud. Tiet Y Y next to her clearly heard it, her eyes immediately turned red, tears fell. She stopped, felt sorry for herself and said to my mother: "Auntie, I'm sorry." "I really didn't mean it. Me and Kieu Y have been friends for many years. He registered the marriage, I just want to see it with my own eyes, I don't have any other bad intentions." Seeing Tiet Y Y crying, Giang Tuc's attitude towards my mother also became uncomfortable. "Auntie, please respect Y Y a little. She is also Kieu Y's friend." "Y Y also has good intentions. It's just a small matter, it's not worth it for me to take the matter seriously and then yell at you loudly." 3 Seeing Giang Suc's attitude towards my mother, I couldn't hold back my anger. I grabbed the phone and hung up. Then, I said harshly to Giang Tuc: "Why are you raising your voice at my mother?" "She's your elder, what should I do if she calls to ask a few questions about our marriage registration?" Jiang Su's face was also very difficult. see. “But she shouldn't say Y Y like that!” “Is what my mother said wrong? If it weren't for you insisting on bringing Tiet Y Y, our marriage certificate would have been completed a long time ago!" I was so angry that I had no words to say, and directly raised my cards to Giang Tuc: "This morning, I must receive the marriage certificate." "If you continue to delay, we will break up." Giang Tuc was stunned by my yelling. He was so angry that he laughed: "You use the matter of breaking up to threaten me?" "It's just posting." Just sign the marriage contract. If it doesn't work in the morning, then do it in the afternoon. If it doesn't work today, then change it to another day. Do I have to be like a bitter woman, standing here crazy with you?" At this moment, Tiet Y Y stepped forward to add fuel to the fire, pretending to dissuade her. She pulled Giang Tuc and said: "Brother Tuc, don't say that. What Kieu Y said were just words when she was angry."