A couple

There were two couples living opposite a road. One is the Chen and the other is the Li family. The Chen couple was fighting with each other almost every other day. They were always seen pulling each other’s leg. Living the other side of the road, the Li family, however, was always seen happy and respectful with harmony. Never were they seen fighting with each other before others. One day, as the men went to work, Mrs. Chen tiptoed to Mrs. Li’s house.

After greeting each other, Mrs. Chen couldn’t help asking Mrs. Li her secret of not fighting with her husband, Mr. Li. She said, “I envy you have a happy family. You guys always seem so happy with each other. I have never seen you fight with Mr. Li. Not like your family, my husband always find fault with me, how irritating. Tell me, Mrs. Li, what is your secret of not fighting?”

Mrs. Li wore a smile and answered, “We never fight because both of us are always wrong. You guys fight, because both of you are always right.”

Mrs. Chen got confused and did not manage to figure out the meaning of Mrs. Li’s answer. So, she asked, “I don’t get it, what do you mean on earth?”

Mrs. Li explained, “If something happened in our house, everyone will admit it’s his own faults. Everybody thinks that he or she did not do things right. In the end, both of us are busy setting things right and had no time accusing the other or forcing the other to correct the mistakes. Thus, we don’t have any chance to fight.

As for your family, once something bad happens, everybody thinks it is the other side’s faults. Nobody thinks that he or she is wrong. No wonder members in your family are busy fighting each other.”