Chapter 189 The Way of Marriage
Joey was filled with question marks.
"My darling, are you kidding me?"
"Do you think I'm kidding you? Do you have money?"
These words left Joey speechless. She glanced exaggeratedly at the dishes, then kindly advised him, "How about we order takeout? Mommy is getting on in years, please don't make this old lady suffer, okay?"
Qin Ce's eyelids twitched, and he patiently said, "Qiao Xing is sick and can't eat takeout."
Joey covered her mouth in surprise, looking at him with an exaggerated expression of disbelief.
"Wow, let me see, whose son is this gentle, considerate, and outstanding one?" Joey raised her hand, cupped his face, and rubbed it back and forth. "Oh my god, it's actually my precious son!"
Qin Ce was speechless. He raised his hand and pushed Joey's hand away. "Alright, get out."
Joey smiled and withdrew her hand. "Alright then, let me show you."
After saying that, Joey turned and walked out.
She went to Qiao Xing's bedroom and knocked on the door. "Xingxing, may I come in?"
Qiao Xing was playing on her phone in bed when she heard this, so she immediately got up and opened the door.
"Auntie, what's wrong?"
Joey pulled her hand and led her into the house, saying, "Auntie's here to hide for a bit."
"ah?"
"CeCe, he's actually cooking, and he's learning how to cook right away! I think for our own safety, we should order takeout first!"
Qiao Xing's lips twitched. "I'll do it. I don't have anything else to do anyway."
"Oh, just let him do it. He'll have to learn sooner or later anyway, so don't discourage him."
"Forehead……"
Joey pulled her to sit down beside him, and with a serious expression, began to teach her the ways of getting along as a couple.
"Xingxing, let me tell you, you have to praise a man. Praising his strengths will be a million times more effective than criticizing his weaknesses."
Qiao Xing frowned and thought for a long time. It seemed that she had not yet found any flaws in Qin Ce.
Except sometimes when I'm out in public, I can be a little rude to others.
But seeing how enthusiastically Joey was spreading the word, she could only nod in agreement, "I'll remember that, anything else?"
"Also, you have to reward him. For example, even if his cooking was terrible today, he still did it, right? So no matter how bad it was, you should reward him to motivate him."
"That way, once he learns to cook, he can take care of all the meals from now on, right?"
Qiao Xing nodded, "But I haven't eaten yet."
"No need to eat it. Do you think I don't know my own son? It's absolutely awful."
Qiao Xing laughed somewhat awkwardly. What a mother of hers, talking badly about him behind his back.
Joey said, "What I mean is, just to be on the safe side, and without hurting his enthusiasm, how about we secretly order some takeout? We can just grab a quick bite and call it a day."
"...Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
"What do you know? Marriage is different from dating. It's not enough for you to just love me and me to love you. You have to know how to manage it. And there are tricks to managing it."
“You have to let him see what you’ve done. If you’re making sacrifices for the family without him seeing them, that’s not real sacrifice, that’s just self-pity. Over time, he’ll take it for granted.”
"And you, after a while, you'll feel exhausted. Why is it that he ignores all your efforts and doesn't help you? If you complain a lot, won't that lead to conflict?"
Qiao Xing scratched his head, feeling quite conflicted.
Seeing her dizzy state, Joey sighed helplessly, "Study hard, there's still a long way to go."
"No matter how deep the feelings are, they will fade over time if you don't nurture them."
"Don't listen to those people online who say things like 'married for over ten years, still like the first love.' They say that someone who loves you will naturally understand everything you do. But you don't know how they actually treat each other, right?"
"Of course, there are different methods. It's just that the methods that work for each person are different. Some people may have achieved the kind of business I'm talking about without even realizing it. I don't know how to explain it, but do you understand what I mean?"
Qiao Xing nodded: "I understand. It must be that one party's actions and words, although reflecting their own personality, just happened to touch upon the other party's emotional or spiritual needs."
"Yes, yes, that's the idea. It's what they call a soul connection, something like that. But many people's happy marriages depend on their own efforts and maintenance."
Qiao Xing nodded; she thought what Qiao Yi said made a lot of sense.
Joey then talked to her for a long time, teaching her how to get along in marriage. It was actually about some very small things, but often the things that are easiest to overlook.
Joey stopped her rambling speech when Xue Ling knocked on the door to invite them out for dinner.
After the two came out, they saw the table full of dishes. Joey nodded and said, "Not bad, at least the kitchen didn't burn down."
Qiao Xing twitched the corners of her mouth. Just how little confidence did she have in her son?
After they reached the dining table, Qin Ce served her a bowl of crucian carp soup, saying, "Try it."
Qiao Xing nodded and took the bowl from Qin Ce. Before she could even take a bite, she heard Qiao Yi's textbook-perfect performance across from her.
"Wow, I didn't expect my darling to cook such a beautiful meal on her first try. I just wonder how it tastes."
As Joey spoke, she picked up a piece of green vegetable and took a bite.
She chewed slowly, her expression shifting unpredictably.
This made the bowl Qiao Xing was holding feel somewhat heavy.
"This stir-fried bok choy with sugar is... quite good. I've never had sweet bok choy before," Joey said, somewhat embarrassed.
"Sweet?" Qin Ce asked, picking up his chopsticks and tasting one himself. It really was sweet.
Qiao Xing usually does the cooking. There are rows of spice jars, but none of them have labels. Qiao Xing can tell which one is salt and which one is sugar, but he might not be able to.
Qiao Xing quickly took a sip of the crucian carp soup. Hmm... it wasn't sweet, but it had a strong MSG flavor.
So, he's using MSG instead of salt?
Joey gave her an encouraging look.
Qiao Xing pursed her lips, glanced at Qin Ce who was deep in thought and reflecting beside her, touched the tip of her nose, and said something in the same manner as Qiao Yi.
"MSG-infused crucian carp soup is also delicious."
Xue Ling chimed in, "Sweet potato shreds are delicious too."
Qin Ce: "..."
Let's order takeout.
Joey said, "Honey, you've done a great job! Except for putting the salt in the wrong place, everything else is perfect. You've already beaten 99% of the newbies, right, Star?"
Qiao Xing nodded repeatedly: "That's right, it was my first time cooking, I didn't put in enough water, the rice was still raw."
"That's right, it will definitely be even more perfect next time."
Faced with their praise, Qin Ce simply took out his phone and ordered takeout without any other expression.
Joey took the opportunity to wink at Joey.
It was as if it was telling her: Wait and witness a miracle.
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