His wife, Zhang Xiangxue, was discussing embroidery with an old woman.
Seeing her husband return so angrily, Zhang Xiangxue immediately told the old woman to step back and got up to pour Wang Youyu a cup of tea.
"Why did you go out so happily, but come back so angry?"
"Hmph!" Wang Youyu was still angry and didn't want to pay attention to his wife's question.
Zhang Xiangxue was already used to her husband's bad temper, so she wasn't angry. She sat down on the stool next to her and asked with a smile, "Did you eat out?"
"You already know, why are you asking!" Wang Youyu was even more furious when he saw his wife's knowing smile. "I'm your husband! Your husband was treated like a dog outside, and you can still laugh!"
"Why can't I laugh? A woman's nature is to follow her husband wherever he goes, no matter what he is, whether he's a pig or a dog, I'll always be his woman."
Although these words were said in jest, they pleased Wang Youyu.
"Hmph, you know it now." Wang Youyu then drank the tea his wife poured. Although he was still fuming, his mood had clearly calmed down a lot, and he was willing to tell Zhang Xiangxue the specific reasons.
"Can you believe how unlucky I am? How did my uncle manage to catch me making these mistakes again? He said if I make this mistake again, I'll be fired. How can I not be upset?"
After hearing this, Zhang Xiangxue felt relieved and smiled again: "What's the big deal?"
"What's the big deal? Get this straight. If I really pack my bags and leave, I'll lose this house, these servants, and this life of eating meat every day. What's the big deal? I worked so hard to learn a few words for this lucrative job at the docks, so it's inevitable that I'll make mistakes. Why are you being so fierce, Uncle?"
"It's just that Uncle is in a bad mood, so he's using this as an excuse to say a few sarcastic things to you."
"What? Uncle's in a bad mood? How did you know?"
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