"To be honest, Xu Xiaojia's parents weren't wrong to think that way. From their perspective, if quality of life was rated out of ten, Xu Xiaojia was an eight, while Coach was only a six. Very few people could accept a decline in their quality of life. You could only truly realize that after getting married."
Before marriage, people might solemnly swear that they didn't care whether their partner had money. But after actually living together for a while and experiencing that drop in quality of life, very few could accept the contrast.
How could a pampered young lady who had lived in comfort her whole life squeeze into a rented apartment of only a few dozen square meters with you, eating takeout and dining out every day, unless her ancestors' graves were smoking?
And whenever things went wrong after marriage, any argument between Li Haoyang and Xu Xiaojia would endlessly magnify the grievance in Xu Xiaojia's heart.
Both sides might be at fault in an argument, and they might be equals, but their feelings about the argument would not be on the same level.
"So, Coach, even if you can't reach the same level as Xu Xiaojia's family, you should at least keep up with her quality of life and reach a seven. This isn't about proving anything to anyone. It's about proving to Xu Xiaojia's parents that you're gold."
"I know."
Li Haoyang nodded.
To be honest, putting himself in their shoes, if he became a father and his daughter wanted to marry a poor boy, he wouldn't be happy about it either.
If they truly loved each other, that poor boy would naturally show the proper attitude and work hard to become worthy of his daughter.
And right now, he was telling Xu Xiaojia's parents exactly what