my jeh jeh will eat leftover stuff from dinner, but sometimes she will make new food for herself (noodles or rice with fried eggs). we'll also eat the leftover from previous dinner on next day dinner.
yr jeh jeh is quite "inchy" to reply like that wor~
If I were u, I will ask him to think thoroughly for a few days more (perhaps after 1 more wkend) weighing the pros & cons and avoid to make the decision out of one-time emotion. If after he think throughly, he still wishes to resign, I'll support him.