I Only Hate That My Wife Won't Take the Hint

A resilient, optimistic sunshine who supports her whole family x a proud, sharp-tongued, down-on-his-luck young gentleman

Male lead's perspective:

Marrying into her family brings changes he can feel.

The elegant perfume he used to carry everywhere is gone, along with his fine clothes and beautiful accessories.

But when he looks at that young woman, his gaze has changed from proud indifference to ever-increasing concern, as if solid ice has melted into spring water.

...If he'd looked at himself with those cold eyes in the past, he probably would have thought himself utterly shameless.

Sang Jie has only ever wanted to grow up and marry a gentle, virtuous husband, who could help her raise her willful younger sister, her spoiled younger brother, and her grandmother, who spends all day staring blankly at the sky.

Later, a matchmaker introduces her to Chen Duan. Just as his name suggests, he carries himself with perfect propriety, and seems steady and reliable. His face is a little too beautiful... Still, he doesn't come with a dowry, but he can do the laundry, cook, and even hunt in the mountains?

Sang Jie blushes. Damn it, she's fallen for him. "If he doesn't mind that my family is poor and crowded, then I'd be very happy to marry him."

Only then does the matchmaker chuckle and add, "However, this gentleman is descended from the Bu'er clan."

"I know you care most about building a stable life. As long as you and your husband get along, not taking another husband won't be a big deal. You're just as kind to your younger siblings, and in the future, even if your husband can only bear sons, you won't mind, will you, dear?"

Sang Jie stares at Chen Duan, speechless. Oh, so this is the legendary Bu'er clan? The beautiful clan said to be able to bear only boys and to be intensely possessive?

If he can only bear boys, then whether she gives birth or not doesn't matter, does it? The elders will only nag her to have a daughter anyway.

If he's possessive, maybe that means he's insecure and needs someone to rely on. Her younger siblings are at the clingy stage, so they'll probably get along great.

As for his beauty... He has an icy expression, and his presence is even more commanding than his looks. Sang Jie shudders and looks away. She turns to the matchmaker and nods firmly. "Yes, Mr. Chen is wonderful. I'd be very happy to marry him."

Chen Duan had assumed that Sang Jie was willing to marry him because of his face.

It's laughable. The Bu'er clan places great importance on fidelity, yet every descendant is born with a pretty face, supposedly to help them seduce their destined beloved. But Chen Duan had been different from childhood: he wasn't in love with the fated person he saw in his dreams.

How could anyone who was infatuated with beauty be faithful? Chen Duan had simply accepted that he was defective. He looked down on his clansmen, who never stopped talking or thinking about their destined beloveds.

He'd planned to hone his self-reliance and then leave for good. But before he'd even grown up, his elders pressured him into a matchmaking meeting. He'd heard the girl was only eighteen. She wanted to marry a husband at that age? Did she know what she was doing?

Look at her staring straight at him as soon as she heard he was from the Bu'er clan. She's such a little lecher at that age. Hmph!

But a man's life is worth less than grass. Since the little lecher was willing, he could only be forced into the bridal sedan chair.

Hm? Why are they sleeping in separate rooms on their wedding night? Why is he going mushroom-picking in the mountains with her as soon as he wakes up the next day? Why did she leave a child with him before bed? He doesn't even know how to tell stories! And what's so strange about that grandmother who sits under the eaves all day? He only missed his mark while chopping wood. Why does she say he's useless and not good enough for that little lecher?

Most importantly! Why isn't that little lecher attracted to him at all? She thinks about nothing but making money and buying a bigger house. Is the beauty of the Bu'er clan just here to sit on a shelf as decoration?

Synopsis posted on 2025.10.21 at 13:35. Screenshot saved as proof.

Zishu Huan comes from a distinguished family. He's talented and arrogant, with a bit of a wild streak. His face is so beautiful that he can just about be called peerlessly handsome.

After he turns down a private invitation from a prominent official in the capital to become his lover, the petty man holds a grudge. At a banquet, he seizes an opportunity to manipulate the conversation and secure an imperial decree. From then on, Zishu Huan is married to the capital's famously good-natured Third Princess.

Third Princess Lu Qingzhao is known as the most useless woman in all of Fengdu. Even though she's a princess, her temperament makes her a laughingstock. The emperor feels pity for her, but doesn't particularly favor her.

But Zishu Huan isn't ashamed to marry her. He is determined to put Lu Qingzhao on the throne.

But Lu Qingzhao is clearly used to being honest and unambitious. All she can say is:

"How could that work?"

"Zhonghua, why don't you do it instead?"

"I can't. I really can't."

Zishu Huan is furious and tries every trick in the book, but his wife remains unmoved.

He can only smile and say, "Your Highness, you can do it. If you can't manage this, you won't be allowed into my bed tonight."

To his surprise, that works.

Theme: Work hard together and build a good life together