After the Sacrifice Went Wrong

While renovating the old family home, Grandma found a notebook written by an ancestor in the foundation. It said that the ancestor had only been able to pass the imperial exams, rise through the ranks, and become Grand Secretary by worshipping a god.

Grandma believed it. Together with Second Uncle, she tricked Luo Xinghe's younger sister into returning to the old home, intending to marry her off to the god.

Luo Xinghe arrived in time to stop the farce, but Grandma threw a fit, made a scene, and threatened to starve herself to death. With no other choice, Luo Xinghe took his sister's place as the bride.

After the wedding, Luo Xinghe always felt like something was pressing down on him when he slept. In his dreams, he seemed to glimpse a stern, handsome face. His back ached, and his legs trembled.

The cleaning company he ran with a friend also expanded its business, and customers came pouring in. Money seemed to grow legs and leap into his arms. Compared with the bleak, struggling household of Second Uncle, all the good fortune had gone to Luo Xinghe alone.

Second Uncle was envious and urged Luo Xinghe to divorce the god so he could marry him instead.

Luo Xinghe sneered. He regretted it, regretted it very much. He never should have been taken in by that little bit (crossed out) incredibly large amount of male beauty. Holding his aching back, he said, "I'd be more than happy to."

Rong Jin came out wearing an apron. "Xinghe, where do you keep the soy sauce?"

Luo Xinghe: "Damn it, who taught you to wear an apron like that? Put some clothes on!"

Rong Jin had once been a wandering god, roaming the world. The Luo family's ancestor invited him home and enshrined him as their household deity. They offered him seasonal fruits and flowers, as well as regular animal sacrifices, and he repaid them by protecting the entire Luo family. Later, as the country fell into turmoil, the family moved away to escape the ravages of war, and Rong Jin faded into forgotten history.

One day, Rong Jin sensed worship once more. But what he saw was neither fruit and flowers nor a pile of sacrificial offerings. Instead, there was a handsome young man with a clear, bright air about him, bowing deeply in front of him... And just like that, Rong Jin got himself a wife.

At first, Rong Jin refused, but he couldn't resist how wonderful Luo Xinghe was.

The spirits, ghosts, wild gods, and household gods all found out that Rong Jin had a wonderful wife: someone who could hold his own in public and cook in the kitchen, always caring and considerate, the best wife in the world.

Everyone else: Yes, yes, we get it. You've said it eight hundred times. Could you stop showing off your wife?

Rong Jin: You're just jealous because you can't have one.

Everyone else: ...

Rong Jin slapped his thigh and said, "Now this is what being a man is about. This is the life."

Meanwhile, behind closed doors, Rong Jin bought groceries in the morning, cooked at noon, and warmed the bed at night.

Rong Jin: "When you need me, you call me hubby. When you don't, I'm just 'hey, you.' Either way, I'm never getting divorced. This life is great!"

Reading guide:

1. Married first, love later; an intimate battle between adults.

2. Calm and straightforward bottom x sharp-tongued household god top.

3. The company changes its line of business. They do more than just clean.

5. To be decided.

Theme: Life rewards those who work hard. There are no shortcuts, and taking one will only bring trouble.