It's not that Qian Kang is incompetent, but he just had to commit the sin of greed—wanting his path to promotion to be smoother—so he listened to his father‑in‑law and married his daughter.
He thought with his own hard work and a little pull from his father‑in‑law, things should go smoothly, but in the end he ended up looking like some guy living off a woman.
Clearly it was merit he fought tooth and nail for himself, but once it came out of Feng Jiaojiao's mouth, it turned into charity from her father.
He was forcibly pushed down a notch.
"Old Qian! Why are you out here smoking all by yourself?" Zhao Lin came up from behind and patted Qian Kang on the shoulder.
Qian Kang turned around and saw Zhao Lin and Mu Cheng, and gave a bitter little smile.
The two of them skillfully took out their cigarettes and started smoking with Qian Kang.
"Don't stew over it. We all know it's not like she said. We've seen how you work yourself half to death, clear as day." Zhao Lin comforted him.
