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I have really conflicting feelings about this story...Although the summary practically has almost nothing to do with the plot (aside from a few lines probably in the first chapter), the story is pretty good and funny. Even with some clichè, exaggerated parts etc. as these can still be accepted since the story is complexively good.The only weak point in my eyes is... well, I can't stand how the ML treats the MC as the story goes on. I mean, the MC is the stronger one of the two in combat (for now, the ML is catching up fast) and his body's level is growing stronger, but even after the ML knows this... he keeps treting him as a delicate, fragile flower who should do nothing he hadn't approved first.This aspect comes and goes in the story, being more prominent in some moments while in others almost non-existent and the start was pretty good as well, so I kept enduring. However, by ch 338 I couldn't stand it anymore. What's worse is that the MC follows what others say he should do. Guaranteed, it's only tied to his family and the ML and done under indulgent feelings, but still...why?? And while it may appear like a balanced thing, with the ML also giving in to the MC in some points, it's not. Because the only things on which the ML makes a concession over are things about the MC and thus should not concern his imput outside of giving his opinion or counsel. Certainly not his Permission.In short, the MC in this novel is seen by the ML and the people close to him as the fragile little wife who should only follow and do what 'her' housband lets 'her' do even though 'she' apparently has the ML wrapped around 'her' little finger. This terribly angers me as he's the total opposite of weak and the ML, at least, knows it! I lament what otherwise would have been a perfect power couple.I get that the author may have wanted to play on the contraddiction between the truth of things and other people's perceptions, and it does work in some points, but it becomes too much in others. Especially as the MC lets the ML place more constraints on him as the story goes on, and I'm not talking about jealousy-related things (or at least not especially as that is pretty mutual and maybe even moe). Even for the rest, there's a feeling of "I let him do it because I want him to be happy" in the ML's thoughs. Which can be moe to some degree but only to a point. I mean, why the f*ck should you 'let' me do anything while you can do whatever you want aside from practically chaining me?? The MC is even given the title of 'wife' and 'daughter in law' and in general addressed as female when speaking formally. Which is something pretty common in these kind of novels, I know, but I really can't stand it. Fortunately this appears only a few times, but the point still stands.In any case, sorry for the rant (and for my grammar) but I had to put this down somewhere. It just really angers me because I mostly read BL so as to get away from this sh*t, but I guess it can depend on different tastes and points of view.Well, anyway, all in all I give this 3 (3.5?) stars and I do reccomend this to people since, as I've said, the story is complexively good. The relationship between MC and ML is also pretty good at the start, it's just that things pile up as the story goes on and the bond between them grows stronger.