SM Married Life

Translation by: Nora & Na Na
Writer: Lin Cai (Taiwan)
SM Notebook - Married Life (Part 15)

The fall season has arrived and the maple leaves has turned red. Xiang-zhe and Shan-mei is inviting over their colleagues to their villa to spend time together for the vacation. They are busy shopping for the grocery at the grand supermarket as Shan-mei decided to prepare lunch for their colleagues.



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Checking against her lists, Shan-mei goes through the shopping items one by one and make a quick reminder to Xiang-zhe incase they had missed out anything.

"BBQ Curry, vegetables, salads......etc. Senior! Hurry up! Do you think we had missed anything that we need to buy?" Shan-mei elatedly asking Xiang-zhe.

"What we are missing is a professional cook." Xiang-zhe commented showing a lovely smile at his wife as they pushed the shopping cart together.

"What do you mean? Don't you have any confidence in me? Shan-mei retorted.

"It's nothing to do about having confidence but, I think my dear wife has been working so hard and now you want to hassle yourself with the cooking. You don't know how reluctant I am to let you do all this!" Xiang-zhe expressed his concerned for Shan-mei as he would rather Shan-mei spend her time resting and relaxing over the weekend and in fact she could have ask someone else to take care of this trivial matter.

"Did you ever say that to other girls the same honey words with sweet tone that you have just said to me?" Shan-mei’s prying Xiang-zhe for an answer. Senior is too perfect and many girls could have been attracted and admired him. She could imagine the number of girls eyeing over him would just fit into a whole load of truck. Which girls wouldn't be swept off their feet by Xiang-zhe's charmed...suddenly a tinge of jealousy overcome her.

"Are you jealous of my popularity?" Xiang-zhe asked jokingly giving a soft sigh of relief as he realized she has stopped talking about this sensitive topic.

"That's right! I probably missed out lots of pretty girls by keeping the love relationship with an iUmmature girl. "Xiang-zhe laughed wittily. Deep in his heart, Shan-mei was the only one for him, no other girls has ever touched his heart before he met Shan-mei who looks like a cute doll and he couldn't think of anyone else beside her after they have met.

"Pretty girls? You have to make clear about it. How many beautiful girls that you have spoken to?" Shan-mei touted her mouth with an air of anger. Pretty girls? iUmmature girl.. he's too much.

Shan-mei looks cute and adorable when she's jealous, however he will be the victim if he let this teasing game continue too far, Xiang-zhe thought to himself.

"Only one! The beautiful lady whom I had fallen deeply in love with is miss Zhen Shan-mei" Xiang-zhe declared with a sweet tone and all of sudden he pulled Shan-mei into his strong warm arms between the shopping cart." After all, she finally embraced my heart and I nearly lose her".

"Really?" Shan-mei raised her head looking up at Xiang-zhe in a daze. Her eyes slightly winked.

"Of course, I have to practice more because I never have much opportunity before." Xiang-zhe continue with a smile on his face. Actually he is not someone who could express his love with honeyed words, however it seems these words flows out naturally from his mouth in front of Shan-mei.

Shan-mei seems touched and satisfied with Xiang-zhe assurance and confession. With a contented smile on her face, they pushed the shopping cart together continue with their shopping. It was obvious that not only the shopping cart was filled with plenty of food but also it carries the strong affection and deep love between them.





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The next day, Xiang-zhe was busy setting up the long-table at the yard. Spreading out the tablecloth, arranging the delicious food prepared by Shan-mei and not forgetting the bottle of wine. In such a clear and crisp autumn climate, the weather is nice and cool which is just a perfect time to have an outdoor Party

Everything seems set and ready, Shan-mei slipped in holding a piece of sushi with a pair of chopsticks gently put into Xiang-zhe's mouth.

"How's it? Do you think the taste of the sushi is very similar to what did Auntie made?" Shan-mei was anxiously waiting for Xiang-zhe's comment.

"UUmm...!" Xiang-zhe nodding his head giving a gesture of thumbs up while enjoying the sweet taste of love that comes with the sushi prepared by Shan-mei.

"This sushi definitely tasted much more delicious than the one Auntie prepared." Xiang-zhe complimented Shan-mei. No doubt, the food prepared by his lovely wife is better than any sumptuous meal he ever had. Blushing with the complimentary remarks, Shan-mei gave a big smile to her husband.

"Good! Do I qualify to be a professional cook by now?" Shan-mei sarcastically asked Xiang-zhe.

"That's right. However, you can only be my own personal chef." Xiang-zhe lowered his head and sweetly whispered near her lips.

"Ding...Dong!" suddenly the bell door rings.

"Oh! they are here already!" Shan-mei senses a chance to escape from Xiang-zhe's advances, pushing him away and urges him to open the door for their guests.

"What a right time to come!" Xiang-zhe murmured to himself as he unwilling to let his wife escape from him. He was greeted by a bunch of familiar faces once the door is opened.

"Wow! So gorgeous, the castle for prince and princess to live is very different from our houses." Zhao-di was totally amazed with what she saw in the luxurious villa. The villa, a gift to Shan-mei from Xiang-zhe's father, is located not far from the center of the city which is near the scenery area. The location is good for a view, the air is fresh, and the interior is especially designed with a taste of an European style which represents the gracefulness of the hosts.

"The house is a little bit huge than my house. Compare it with our house, the villa probably only has more rooms and toilets." Chen-sui mumbled to himself showing an expression as if he had just tasted the sour grape when he saw how Zhao-di adored Shan-mei for having the luxurious villa.

It's a pity that the function of the wonderful villa is merely for a vacation. Shen qi-dong expressing his feeling.

"You could ask Director Yin whether he need a maid to take care of his villa. Then, you will be allowed to live in this villa every day and be the caretaker." Lee qing-xi suggested with a laugh making fun of Shen qi-dong.

"Lee qing-xi! Tell me the truth, are you looking forward to be the host of this villa for a long time? You still have plenty of time to think about the marriage proposal from me." Shen qi-dong hinting to Lee qing-xi and wonder how come she is still so hesitate to accept his love?

Thinking that Shen qi-dong was very presumptuous, Lee qing-xi stared at him angrily. She can't image herself marrying someone like Shen qi-dong, she definitely needs a longer time to consider.

Shan-mei's pretty smile looks like the blooming flowers. She seems to enjoy the company of her guest and their antics, considers the happiness they brought for her as very precious.





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"What an abundance of food and it looks good." Yung-xi was delighted looking at the whole spread of banquet with all sorts of dishes.

"I think those delicious food are probably take out from the restaurant" Xiang-da said ignorantly aloud.

"You had a wrong guess. Those food were prepared by Shan-mei herself." Xiang-zhe stretched out his hands holding Shan-mei's waist gently showing his love and affection. He doesn't need to keep the distance with his lovely wife because they are not in the office.

Shan-mei can't help feeling shy, lowered her head trying to hide her blushing face. She still trying to get used to the little tricks and affection that Xiang-zhe shows openly in front of her colleague.

"Really! Once your father is aware of your situation, he is going to show off to everyone about his darling daughter." Xiang-da said to Shan-mei excitedly. He was impressed and marveled at Shan-mei's progress. He couldn't imagined the girl who stood in front of him was once the teenager who always calls him 'uncle'.

"Wow! YuUmmy.It looks very delicious." Zhao-di aimed at the mouth-watering spread of food and wondering which one to eat first. She looks around at the others and wondered why nobody has yet to start eating the food.


"Did Shan-mei prepared those delicious food by herself? Weren't they made by Director Yin?" Shen qi-dong sounded suspiciously surprised of what he heard from his colleagues. Those present at the gathering were totally puzzled by Shen qi-dong comments.

"Senior! You, told me not to tell anyone about the secret, don't you?" Suddenly, Chen-sui said reminding Shen qi-dong loudly.

"I didn't mean that way." Shen qi-dong stared at Chen-sui with his big eyes. "You just told everyone that Director Yin has to cook dinner everyday, didn't you?" Chen-sui continued to argue with Shen qi-dong trying to defend himself.

"Actually, you have just blurted out the secret to everyone right now! You fool!" Shen qi-dong got so angry by the foolish behavior of Chen-sui.

It seemed that not only they can't keep the secret to themselves but also were exaggerating it more than what they knew. Suddenly, Shan-mei became the center of attention. She cannot hide her blushing expression when she realized what it is all about. Looking at Xiang-zhe, she felt apologetic about her mistakes. On the other hand, Xiang-zhe was grinning broadly, in fact he is not bothered if he becomes the target of his subordinate teasing of having to cook. He actually find joy in it as he considered it as a gesture of his love to cook for his beloved wife and all along this has made him a happy man.

"It's a pity that two of you didn't made it as professional actors." Yung-xi shook her head amused by their comic behaviour.

"If you two keep gossiping, then both of you don't have to come to the office tomorrow." Xiang-da exclaimed in a jest.

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Realizing that Xiang-zhe was listening to their nonsense, Shen qi-dong and Chen-sui hurriedly cover their mouths iUmmediately with a fearful expression. Everybody started laughing at them, enjoying the party which was filled with pretty scenery, delicious food, plenty of laugh, and several pairs of lovers.