"Nothing useful," Chenglei said honestly, waiting for their order to be done. Banana harvesting was perhaps unusual, but it was still better than whatever his parents got up to. "My mother pretends to be a housewife. She's bad at pretending. My father sells stuff online. He's bad at that too. Mostly they just fight."

It was like a way of life for them. Chenglei wasn't too bothered. Whatever.