Unfortunately, the husband is often the most stingy in extolling his wife. The proprietress rarely receives public acclaim, and she has no way to ascertain her own status. As for turning to the most immediately visible measure of success, the amount of money one has, Wu Cheng-tien remarks, "It's kind of sad to rely on material wealth to find happiness."
偏偏先生往往是最吝於稱讚太太的，不少老闆娘就在得不到公正評價、不知如何肯定自己的情況下，轉而以眼前可見的「賺了多少錢」為衡量成功的指標：「藉身外之物來尋求快樂，相當可惜」，吳正恬說。