The Butcher and His Pretty Boy

1.

Shen Shu, a beautiful young man from Luoxi Village, had delicate features and skin like jade. He was famous throughout the village for his good looks.

As soon as he reached marriageable age, men came one after another to ask for his hand, nearly wearing down the threshold of the Shen family home.

Proud and choosy, Shen Shu had no interest in men with ulterior motives. With his looks, if he was going to marry, he would marry a refined young scholar who could become the top scorer in the imperial examinations.

2.

Chen Huaiqian, a butcher from Taoning Village, was tall, imposing, and powerfully built. One look was enough to send village ruffians running for cover.

Wealthy and well-off, Chen Huaiqian had only one wish in life: to marry a handsome, virtuous, gentle, dignified husband who could manage a household. He'd been on eight hundred matchmaking dates, yet not one person had caught his eye.

The well-known matchmaker who served the surrounding villages hit a wall with both men. To keep her hard-earned reputation intact, she steeled herself and declared, "You two, then!"

3.

Only after marrying into the Chen family did Shen Shu realize there had been a mix-up. His new husband could slaughter pigs, farm, chop wood, and feed horses, but he couldn't read.

Forget becoming top scorer in the imperial examinations, he could barely pass the lowest scholar exam.

Good grief! He'd been promised a top scholar, so how had he ended up marrying this hulking pig butcher?

Chen Huaiqian had gotten his wish and married a beautiful husband, but this husband wasn't quite what he'd imagined. Gentle and dignified? Not at all. Virtuous and good at running a household? Not in the slightest. He had nothing going for him but his looks.

If only he could do it all over again...

His beautiful, fiery-tempered husband grabbed his ear and glared at him. "If you could do it all over again, what would you do?"

Chen Huaiqian raised his hands in surrender. If he had known how things would turn out, he would have married this beautiful husband sooner.

Core Theme: When you meet the right person, all your principles go out the window.