NOVPUBChapter 498: Chapter 384 Liu Hui鈥檚 Man Chapter 498 -384 Liu Hui鈥檚 Man Liu Hui was 24 years old and had gotten married two months ago.
She met her husband Li Fei through an introduction and they dated for nearly three years.
Their family backgrounds were quite similar, and their temperaments complemented each other well; plus, they had topics in common, so, in the end, they chose to marry.
Liu Hui worked as a receptionist at a foreign trade company.
Although the job wasn鈥檛 too demanding, she had to stand for eight or nine hours each day.
The salary was very average and she knew that the receptionist position, being a 鈥測outh meal,鈥 wouldn鈥檛 suit her once she aged, so she persistently looked for opportunities for promotion.
However, Liu Hui鈥檚 academic credentials were quite ordinary, and she lacked any exceptional talents or notable skills.
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Apart from a delicate face, suitable for roles similar to a 鈥渇lower vase,鈥 she was really not a good fit for sales or business within the company.
Liu Hui, who appeared glamorous on the outside, also had her own troubles and worries.
When she learned that her husband Li Fei had a chance for a promotion but chose to reject it, Liu Hui was truly angry.
They were a young couple just starting out; although the down payment for their house came from their parents, the monthly mortgage payment of nearly ten thousand nearly exhausted one person鈥檚 salary.
With the cost of groceries and miscellaneous expenditures, the young couple was almost broke every month.
If her husband could get a promotion at work, his salary would double, greatly easing the pressure at home, and she could live a more comfortable and affluent life.
Liu Hui had been the pampered girl of her family; accustomed to spending money freely from a young age, she herself worked as a receptionist which had certain requirements in terms of etiquette and appearance.
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Monthly spending on attire and grooming used to be significant, but since getting married and having to pay the mortgage, combined with various other expenses, she was financially strained nearly every month and dared not splurge as before.
These days Liu Hui even wondered why she had married in the first place.
If she hadn鈥檛 gotten married, she could have lived as freely as before, eating and buying whatever she wanted without the financial crunch she was experiencing now, and as a result, her resentment towards her husband Li Fei grew.
Today was the weekend, a much-needed break.
Liu Hui originally wanted to go shopping with her husband, but perhaps intimidated by her recent nagging, he claimed to be busy and excused himself, which only increased her dissatisfaction.
She walked the streets alone, intending to shop to relieve her suppressed feelings, but after wandering around the mall, she only ended up buying a ninety-nine yuan promotional lipstick.
She applied the newly purchased, brightly colored lipstick to her lips and, having refreshed her spirits, chose to return home.
Liu Hui鈥檚 new home was somewhat far from the downtown area, a hundred-square-meter small three-bedroom space.
Although not large, it was a snug, well-equipped nest, and all the newlywed furniture and decor had been orchestrated by Liu Hui.
She was quite satisfied with her little home.
As she pushed open the door, she found her husband Li Fei busy in the kitchen.
Li Fei鈥檚 greatest hobby was food and drink; he loved various delicacies and correspondingly, had learned impressive culinary skills.
For Liu Hui, who had never cooked since she was young, this was definitely a plus.
His cooking skills played a significant part in her decision to marry him and walk down the aisle.
The kitchen was already filled with the rich aroma of food.
Seeing the sumptuous dishes already laid out on the dining table, Liu Hui suddenly felt that she might have been too critical before.
The man before her might not understand romance, but whether it was Valentine鈥檚 Day or her birthday, he always prepared various surprises meticulously for her.
Even though he hadn鈥檛 accompanied her shopping today, he had made a serious effort to prepare a table of delicious food for her upon her return.
This kind of life was what truly constituted a couple鈥檚 daily existence, wasn鈥檛 it?
鈥淎lthough we are a bit strapped, unable to buy all the bags and makeup products as before, well, living day by day, a husband like this is more reliable, right?鈥
Thinking this to herself, Liu Hui tossed her bag onto the sofa and then said with a smile on her face:
鈥淚鈥檓 back, starving.
Honey, did you make my favorite braised pork ribs?鈥
The man who was busy in the kitchen didn鈥檛 turn his head, but his rough voice carried a doting tone:
鈥淚t鈥檚 simmering in the pot; it鈥檒l be ready soon.
Go get dressed.
I鈥檓 going to entertain a few friends later, remember to say you cooked these dishes.
I want to make that guy really envy me for having such a gentle and virtuous wife!鈥
Hearing this, Liu Hui鈥檚 lips curled into a slight smile.
She stood in the kitchen doorway, took a deep breath, and the rich scent of meat wafted to her.
With a face full of happiness, Liu Hui earnestly said:
鈥淚t smells delicious!鈥
鈥淕o put on your makeup.
They鈥檒l be here soon, and besides, there鈥檚 kitchen fumes.
Don鈥檛 let them blacken your skin!鈥
Liu Hui seriously looked at the man skillfully handling the spatula in front of her, and the more she looked, the more handsome she thought he was.
Suddenly, she felt that her previous regretful thoughts about marriage were truly childish.
With a face full of happiness, Liu Hui pecked her husband鈥檚 cheek like a little chick pecking at grains of rice, and then hopped and skipped off to the bedroom.
Liu Hui knew that the 鈥渇riend鈥 her husband mentioned was Chu Mo, his university buddy with whom they often drank.
They were close friends, and at their wedding, those devilishly charming bridesmaids were found by him.
Wanting to give her husband some face in front of his friend, Liu Hui seriously picked out her favorite outfit to wear and then made herself up beautifully.
