Common folk say that marriage is a woman's second reincarnation, but Chu Xiu never imagined she would be so unlucky as to meet a less-than-human partner.
Originally married to Xu Bingfeng, a local from Hai City and a project manager, she was considered a glory to her village; numerous people envied her. She thought it was the sweet fruit of her previous hardships, never anticipating that it was the beginning of an abyss.
"Going to the supermarket for discount vegetables, where are they?"
Xu Bingfeng, drunk out of his mind, lay sprawled on the sofa, his eyes red as he glared at Chu Xiu, his eyebrows so light they added to his ferocity.
"I didn't manage to get any. When will you go out to find a job? After we mortgage the house, we won't know how much money we will have in hand, and I don't have much money left either."
Chu Xiu took off her hat and bent down to pick up the empty bottles on the floor, the stench of alcohol pervaded the house.