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The first time Xia Shi laid eyes on Chu Tang, her entire attention was captured. It wasn’t because of Chu Tang’s exquisite features, nor her cold and aloof temperament, and certainly not because of the bedraggled state of the beauty in distress.
Xia Shi: Anyone who looked up and saw a line of bright red text floating above someone’s head would be captivated, right? Especially when that large text read: Look, that’s Xia Shi’s wife!
Xia Shi’s eyes lit up, then lit up again—a wife, she knew, was someone who could help her do the laundry, cook, and keep the bed warm! Having been lonely for so long, Xia Shi couldn’t help but feel a little moved.
Chu Tang was born into an official’s family, pampered and raised in luxury since childhood. She learned the zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and prose, though she didn’t know how to do laundry or cook at all!
However, after the young noblewoman fell upon hard times, she had to grasp this straw of salvation before her. So, when Xia Shi asked her if she could do laundry, cook, and warm the bed, she answered “yes” with firm conviction. She wasn’t exactly lying, after all, she really knew how to warm the bed!
Xia Shi brought Chu Tang home and let her try making her first dish: Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms.
After rubbing her hands and waiting for a long time, the chicken soup finally reached the table. Xia Shi eagerly scooped a bowl for her “wife” and one for herself.
As she blew on it to cool it down, she spotted a vibrant, colorful mushroom in the bowl and was instantly terrified, fearing that her wife was trying to poison her to escape.
When she looked up, she realized Chu Tang’s soup bowl was already half empty…Fine. She realized this wife couldn’t cook at all. What else could she do? Just make do. It’s not like she could get a refund, could she?
