Chapter 560. Daily Life
Although the wedding photoshoot was only indoors, after a day of shooting, Ning Chu was nearly paralyzed from exhaustion.
She slumped against Wen Yang’s arm, almost being carried out of the studio.
Her physical fatigue was bearable, but she was mentally drained, being ordered around by the photographer to pose, and her feet hurt a bit from the high heels.
If only she had brought a comfortable pair of heels… This was her first wedding photoshoot, and she felt like she was scammed out of a lot of money.
By the time they left, it was already dark. Ning Chu stretched lazily and turned to Lily, who had been with them all day: “Let me treat you to dinner. You’ve accompanied us all day.”
Lily shook her head; she had eaten enough dog food for the day and was already full.
“I have a train to catch at eight.”
“Why don’t I ask my brother to drive you?”
“It’s not convenient.”
Her brother already had a girlfriend, and it was indeed not convenient to drive a succubus, even if nothing happened. That big eared guy would get scolded by his sister-in-law for sure.
“Fine~ who knows when I’ll see you again.”
“Should be soon, right?”
Ning Chu rolled her eyes at Lily’s confidence: “Aren’t you in graduate school? How can you run off to Shanghai to find me?”
“I’ll be pregnant soon, and then there’s the wedding, and we’ll meet again.”
Lily’s serious words made Ning Chu humiliated and mad as she shook her head vigorously: “No way! Absolutely not!”
Sure, she occasionally opted to take off the protection during safe periods for better enjoyment, but it was only occasionally, and after a few years, nothing had happened—how could it be that easy to get caught?
A ride-hailing car stopped by the curb, and Lily glanced at the license plate number, waving goodbye to Ning Chu.
“Be safe, bye~”
“Mm.”
The car drove Lily toward the train station, and Ning Chu sighed softly, looking up at Wen Yang beside her: “We go back tomorrow, and then I have to go to work the day after.”
“Ah~ when will I ever be financially free and not have to work~”
Wen Yang heard her whiny complaint and joked: “Then you can be a full-time housewife, and I’ll steal an electric bike to support you?”
“Let’s skip that! I can’t do housework!”
“And staying at home every day would suffocate me.”
Ning Chu grabbed Wen Yang’s hand, walking toward home, swinging her arms joyfully and tiptoeing with a light step.
“Hubby, let’s open a little shop when we get older and retire?”
“Sounds good?”
“Yeah~ as long as the money we earn is enough, when we don’t have customers, we can chill in the little store playing games, chatting with the neighbors, and get a cat and a parrot to put in the store… Or even better, a cat café! Too bad you don’t like cats.”
When dreaming about the future, her eyes always sparkled with stars, reflecting Wen Yang’s figure.
“We can open it, but what if it goes bankrupt?”
She frowned and retorted unhappily: “Can’t you think of something good?”
Wen Yang quickly lowered his head in defeat: “It won’t go bankrupt, it won’t!”
“Ugh!”
It was only May, and Ning Chu was dressed in a thin long dress, feeling a bit cold at night.
“I’m a bit cold.” She moved closer to Wen Yang.
In the past, this little chill would have been shrugged off, but now, it seemed she wanted to be all delicate.
Or rather, she was more willing to appear vulnerable in front of Wen Yang; now she even learned to tremble and hide in his arms while watching horror movies, even if he was more scared than she was.
“Really? I’ll get you a jacket.”
Wen Yang had Ning Chu’s bag with him and reached inside to pull out a light jacket, draping it over her shoulders.
“Your period is coming soon, right? Better be careful and don’t catch a cold and suffer.”
“Mm~ Wen Yang, when we get married, I want to wear a fitted wedding dress like that one, okay?”
“Just don’t gain weight by then, or it’ll show on your belly.”
Hearing this, Ning Chu’s face soured: “When I wore that wedding dress just now, I was sucking in my belly the whole time… why can’t I get rid of my belly? I even studied yoga for three years in college.”
In the end, yoga only made her more flexible, preventing her from getting hurt when Wen Yang ahem wrestled with her.
“A little belly is nice, feels good to the touch.” Before Ning Chu could refute, Wen Yang looked at the nearby barbecue restaurant that was wafting delicious smells, suggesting, “How about we go eat? It’s so late.”
“My mom cooked.”
As soon as he said that, Ning Chu’s stomach rumbled noticeably, and he looked down with a smile, only to see the little demoness casually looking away.
“Let’s go eat barbecue, it’s on me.”
“It’s expensive.”
Ning Chu swallowed hard, trying not to look at the barbecue restaurant across the street and quickened her pace, attempting to evade the assault of the meaty aroma.
Wen Yang had long understood his wife’s behavior, deliberately sighing: “I haven’t had it in ages, I’m a bit tempted.”
However, his usual tactic this time was met with opposition as Ning Chu tugged him along faster: “No, no! My mom just texted, and the whole family is waiting for us. Hei Dou is about to knock down the ceiling!”
“They’re waiting for us? It’s past seven, why didn’t they eat first? Isn’t your family supposed to eat dinner around 6:30?”
“Exactly.” Ning Chu turned back with a strange look: “What’s wrong with that?”
“……”
“Unless it’s previously arranged, we only eat when the whole family is present… except for Hei Dou, that cat is quite greedy.” She smiled sweetly at Wen Yang’s face, “Even if you weren’t here, it wouldn’t matter.”
Wen Yang was taken aback, his expression one of surprise.
“Don’t think my mom looks down on you for not having a house or a car; she just says that. During New Year, you said you would come back for lunch, and you ended up late. We waited for over an hour, alright? Hei Dou was the first to eat.”
“Oh, that time… I got stuck in traffic while picking up medicinal liquor from Grandpa’s place and thought you guys were just finishing up.”
“We waited for ages and I almost starved.”
His surprise turned into a gentle smile, and Wen Yang instinctively held Ning Chu’s hand tighter, speeding up: “Then hurry back; if I had known, we would’ve taken a taxi.”
“I thought you knew… slow down! My legs aren’t as long as yours!”
Ning Chu had to jog to keep up with his brisk pace.
“Why does our family have such a weird rule?”
“It’s not that weird, it’s always been this way.”
The studio wasn’t too far from home. After picking up the pace, it took only about ten minutes until they arrived at the door.
The sound of the elevator startled the little cat inside, and it couldn’t wait to push open the door, demanding fiercely: “Why are you so late?!”
“We took a little longer for the shoot…”
Wen Yang apologized and rubbed Hei Dou’s little head.
As he took off his shoes and entered, he heard his mother-in-law’s sarcastic inquiry directed at Ning Chu.
“Taking photos can take a whole day? Where else did you go to have fun?”
“Mom, we really just took the whole day for photos! Haven’t you taken pictures with Uncle before?”
“Never…”
After assessing her daughter’s condition, the mother realized there had been a misunderstanding, awkwardly turning to dive into the kitchen.
“I’ll go reheat the food; hurry and wash your hands to prepare for dinner.”
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