“Oh!” ire eximed, suddenly realizing that Charlie had just pulled off a surprise attack on her. She quickly feigned horror and eximed, “Ah! I was kindly offered to the puppy, but the puppy bit me!”


    With his mouth full of strawberries, Charlie replied vaguely, “Alright, if you say my husband is a puppy, then what does that make you?”


    ire puffed up with pride and dered, “I’m the one feeding the puppy, so naturally, I’m the puppy’s owner!”


    Charlie chuckled, “If I’m a puppy, then you must be the bone in my mouth.”


    ire grinned, “Where is that bone? You’re using a metaphor,paring people to bones!”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Charlie responded seriously, “Don’t you know that puppies are fiercely protective of their food? Once a bone is in their mouth, they won’t let go, not even if the sky falls. Anyone who tries to take it will have to fight hard!”


    ire, touched by his seriousness, shyly replied, “In that case, I’ll dly be a bone, so you can take good care of me. Go ahead!”


    Charlieughed and said, “Enough chatter—let’s eat some fruit first.”


    ire nodded, grabbing two more strawberries. She popped one into Charlie’s mouth and then took a bite of the second one herself.<fn6d2e> Th?s chapter is updated by Find_Novel(.</fn6d2e>


    As Charlie nced at herputer screen, he noticed that a substantial prototype of the design drawing was taking shape in the design software. He couldn’t help but ask, “My wife, are you really doing the design drawing for such arge project?”


    ire exined, “Not exactly. What I’m working on now is just a sketch. When bidding, there’s no need for a detailed design n; we mainly need to convey a general idea.”


    “Once we get to the bidding stage, we’ll need to submit a more detailed design n along with a budget quotation. But my studio currently has a limited staff. For a project of this scale, everyone needs to pitch in. I’ll primarily handle the drawings while others focus on coordinating suppliers and estimating project costs. It’s a massive undertaking—connecting with hundreds of suppliers for thousands of individual products.”


    Charlie nodded, expressing concern, “Just make sure you’re not overdoing it. Remember to bnce work and rest.”


    ire smiled reassuringly, “Don’t worry! It’s just a few more days of this. Once I finish the tender documents and submit them, we’ll wait for the internal review from Emgrand Group. If we pass, I’ll quickly expand the team. If we don’t, it’s just practice.”


    She continued earnestly, “Once my project isplete, you won’t have to work so hard to support our family alone.”


    “Our overall expenses are quite high right now. The vi costs over 100,000 a year, not to mention everything else,” she added.


    “My studio has made some money, but most of the profits have gone into expansion. I haven’t been able to contribute to our family expenses, which is why I’m determined to win this project and make a difference!”


    Charlie understood ire’s character well. She had never been materialistic and didn’t have high expectations for her own needs. The reason she worked so hard was ultimately for their family’s benefit.


    With heartfelt sincerity, he said, “Wife, thank you!”


    ire replied earnestly, “I should be the one thanking you. You’ve supported me at home for so long while Mom and Dad have relied on you.”


    Charlie quickly countered, “What are you saying? It’s only natural for the husband to support the family. In the first three years of our marriage, I didn’t earn a penny—I was just washing and cooking at home. You never looked down on me, so now that I have to bear a bit more, it’s really no big deal.”


    ire smiled sincerely, “The most important thing is that we can always understand and tolerate each other like this. That matters more than money. Just like before, even when you weren’t earning anything, you took care of the house and organized everything so well. That’s worth more than making money.”<h3 ss="has-text-align-center" id="chapter-list"><strong></strong>