Chinese are not averse to the husband and wife being separated for a long time. When the husband goes away on assignment or for business, the wife stays at home and takes care of her parents-in-law and looks after children. The man is in charge of what goes on outside the home, the women of what goes on inside--so runs the old Chinese adage.
中國人則不反對夫妻長時間的分離，當丈夫外出經商、因公出差時，妻子都留在家裡侍奉公婆、照顧兒女；男主外，女主內，古有明訓。