"All you ever think about is not competing for first place, and you've never even thought about learning how to cook?! Besides being lazy and unambitious, what else can you do? If you don't even want to compete for first place, what are you doing on this show? You might as well just stay home and pick your toes!" Xu Miaotong said unhappily.

"You think you're so diligent and ambitious? Is your ambition just about comparing your son with Qin Yuanyao?" Gao Li's tone was equally unpleasant.

Xu Miaotong was hit where it hurt, and her voice rose even higher: "When did I ever rely solely on my son? Haven't I tried? At least when I knew my cooking skills weren't good enough, I thought about taking a cooking class after the show! And you? You just say you don't care about being number one, and even if you did, you wouldn't know how to cook. You might as well just live a lazy and useless life! You can't even buy the wrong salt when I ask you to at home! What can you do without your mother?!"

"Why are you bringing up my mom for no reason? What did my mom do to you? Did my mom tell you not to cook? Did my mom tell you to lose to Qin Yuanyao? I don't know how to buy salt, but you can wash broccoli and tell the difference between celery and cilantro? Don't act like you're so great. If you're going to compete with Qin Yuanyao and lose to her, what are you doing on the show?"

Xu Miaotong was so angry she was about to explode, and she argued with Gao Li with increasing intensity.

Gao Hao, who had been asleep, was awakened by their argument. Seeing them on the verge of a fight, their faces flushed and shouting loudly, he was so frightened that he burst into tears.

He sobbed and murmured, "Mom and Dad, please stop arguing, please stop arguing..."

But Xu Miaotong and Gao Li seemed to be consumed by anger, arguing more and more fiercely, and they couldn't hear Gao Hao's attempts to mediate.

...

Feng Wenhe stood by the window, listened to Xu Miaotong and Gao Li arguing for a while, chuckled, and turned to get into bed.

“Xu Miaotong and Gao Li pretend to be affectionate during the day, but they have a huge fight at night. They can still keep up the act during the day, but I feel embarrassed for them just watching them put on their lovey-dovey act.”

Wu Ningwei lay in bed, lost in thought, unaware of Xu Miaotong and Gao Li's argument, and oblivious to Feng Wenhe's words.

Noticing Feng Wenhe getting into bed, Wu Ningwei sat up and said what she had been thinking about all night.

"My teacher praised my braiding skills today. What do you think if I opened an online store specializing in selling all kinds of braids?"

"You made this up yourself?" Feng Wenhe asked.

"Yes, I'll write it myself. There are many tutorials online, and if that doesn't work, I can take a class. I pick it up quickly, so it shouldn't take much time." Wu Ningwei had already considered many details.

Feng Wenhe scoffed, "Stop messing around. How much money can you make from this? Isn't the money I give you every month enough? If people find out that my wife runs an online store selling this kind of stuff, they'll think I'm so washed up that I can't even support my wife anymore. Where will I put my face then?"

“How does my opening an online store make people think you’re washed up?” Wu Ningwei said kindly, “Opening an online store is my own business. It’s my choice to have my own career. It has nothing to do with whether you’re washed up or whether the money you give me each month is enough.”

“I told you before we got married that I could support you, and it didn’t matter whether you worked or not. You said before that you wanted to go out and work, so I made my stance clear. I don’t want you to go out and work. A few thousand a month in salary, aren’t you afraid of being laughed at by people? Just raise Ah Xuan well, and don’t think about things that will embarrass me.”

After speaking in a deep voice, Feng Wenhe lay down to sleep, refusing to discuss the issue with Wu Ningwei any further.

Wu Ningwei felt a chill in her heart.

She had previously expressed a desire to go out and work, and Feng Wenhe had indeed said something similar.

He was afraid that if people found out she was his wife, they would laugh at him.

She thought that if she opened an online store, people wouldn't know who she was, which would solve Feng Wenhe's concern.

Unexpectedly, Feng Wenhe still disagreed.

The money he gave her each month was indeed enough to live on, but she never felt respected by Feng Wenhe or her parents-in-law.

Every time she asked them for money, they would repeatedly ask her what she needed the money for, and they would also occasionally express their contempt for her, saying that she did nothing at home and why she needed to spend money.

Sometimes, when the electricity bill is high, they even assume it's because she's home that so much electricity is being used.

Even though her in-laws were always home, they only thought it was her fault and reminded her to save electricity.

They have maids, so she doesn't really need to do much. Whenever she's bored and looking for something to do, they always tell her to put it down, saying that the maids will take care of it.

However, if she really does nothing, they feel that she is just sitting at home and getting in their way.

Wu Ningwei was truly caught in a dilemma.

Everyone envied her for marrying her idol, living a life of luxury at home, and never having to worry about anything, thus achieving a leap in social class.

But only she knows the extent of her suffering.

She really wanted to have her own job, her own career. Even if it didn't earn much, it would allow her to live with more confidence and dignity in this family...

...

Qin Yuanyao and Chi Nao were also awakened by the noise of Xu Miaotong and Gao Li arguing.

They could only hear loud arguing and a few indistinct words; the specific content was unclear. However, Gao Hao's crying was still very clear.

Chi Nao opened her sleepy eyes, her soft, chubby face flushed from sleep.

"Are Hao Hao's parents arguing again?" Chi Nao asked in her childish voice.

Qin Yuanyao affectionately brushed a strand of hair from her forehead: "Yes, baby, were you woken up?"

Chi Nao listened quietly for a few seconds: "Haohao is crying again, crying so sadly."

"Um."

"Why do Hao Hao's parents always argue? Why are they fine during the day and don't argue?" Chi Nao asked in confusion.

"Yes, why is that?" Qin Yuanyao asked.

She couldn't possibly tell Chi Nao that Xu Miaotong and Gao Li were portraying themselves as a loving couple during the day.

"Poor Hao Hao, I really want to comfort him," Chi Nao sighed.

How do you plan to comfort him?

Chi Nao thought about it seriously: "Hug him and give him something good to eat. Eating something good will make him feel better."

Qin Yuanyao smiled, but she still had to tell Chi Naozi.

"Honey, you shouldn't hug boys casually unless you have a good relationship with them, they're in a bad mood, and you think they need a hug. Similarly, you shouldn't let boys hug you casually either."

Chi Cheese nodded: "I know."

Her parents had taught her before that girls are different from boys and shouldn't hug or kiss each other casually.

Since Chi Baiyi understood so quickly, Qin Yuanyao assumed that Chi Baiyi had taught her about this matter, so she didn't say anything more.

"Do you want to give Hao Hao his favorite cheese sticks tomorrow?" Qin Yuanyao asked.