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I'm so torn on the novel. I like it yet it fustrates me so much I start to hate it. It may be a culture difference, but "Filial piety" is ridiculous to the extream in this novel. I get in the asian culture it a major deal. And in the western culture you dont smile and say thank you to a parent that is killing you. Most novels don't seem this extream but this one..... example the mother of the ML made his life hell [she forced him into "volunteering" for 2 years then made him take his brothers place for 3 years in the army" then made his ex wife and chidrens life hell as well. And he did.... because she is the mother. Fast foward and skip how she made the "eldest son" [which in most cultures are the most important] to marry a 16 that he didnt know then want him to divorce after taking the dowery. To the part where the MC has idea after idea and gives said ideas away to everyone and anyone and wants nothing in return [this fustrated me so badly as well. The MC truly sucks at business. No business gives their technology and resources away for free and then turns and helps as much as possible [oh you brothers sister pet dog puppy is sick? Well I will give you life saving atuff for free with an unlimed supply... for free. After handing out technology and resources he goes and gives unlimited supplies of life saving drugs/food for free to anyone that has the "face" to hint at it. Not to mention constantly giving ALL profits away or disregaring them. Again horrid businessman. Dude runs charities not a business] naturaly the evil ML mom comes knocking and each time the MC will give righteous faceslapping then turn around and give hundred if not thousands of teals away in name of "Filial piety" even after multi documents say the family seperated and the ML parents gave nothing. And that the 2 family have nothing to do with each other. Even as far as paying a butload of money to leave the clan records. They still give the mother money and still help the rest of the greedy assholish family left and right.... because why? Filial piety.Again this maybe a culture difference. But no society would continue if you have to bleed and suffer and give everything taking nothing to family. So my western sensibilities scream "idoits" so much that I start dislikeing the paper tiger MC and ml.Thats the biggest issues. His constant giving away technology and money to this person and that random persons friend because they waved at me 4 years ago. The extream reverence and obedience to parents no matter what they do to them. And finally the nonchalant way they deal with royalty. The queen sent 2 people to their home. And they held nothing back and allowed them free range. 2 spies that will/can report every and anything back to people who with a twitch of their pinky can eliminate your, your family or just steal all your technology.I started this because many comments said it was like "reluctant wife" which had clear boundaries on "seperated familys" and reasonable money making ideas that were kept in the family and 3 other familys [not whole clans or villages. Not to the royal family. Not to anyone but 3 other familys to be a smoke screen for his own family]. This started like that novel but quickly degraded to nonsense and unrealistic actions.But its so hard to find a good farming space novel, let alone a yaoi one. So while I really want to drop it and save my western sensibilities from exploding. I also really want to read. Which shows how great a writer is when the story fuatrayes you so much but you want to continue.