After leaving Jingnan Group, Li Ye first went home to change clothes, then headed to his father-in-law's house with Wen Leyu.
When the couple arrived at Teacher Ke's home, they saw Wen Guohua standing before a mirror, "preening" himself, repeatedly changing between several outfits as if none of them satisfied him.
Li Ye teased with a smile, "Brother, isn't this sharpening your spear right before the battle a little rushed? It's too late to find a tailor now."
Wen Guohua shot Li Ye a look and said, "If I weren't going with you, I could outshine everyone no matter what I wore. How about you make yourself a little uglier, so we can average things out?"
"Why should he?"
Before Li Ye could say anything, Wen Leyu was already unhappy.
Her husband's image was something she had painstakingly designed and finalized over a long time. And now they wanted Li Ye to "keep a low profile"? Not even her own brother could get away with that!
Wen Guohua chuckled. "I was just joking! Xiao Yu, did you really take it seriously? Our family doesn't believe that a married-off daughter is water flung away. You can't just care about Li Ye and forget your big brother."
"Pfft~"
Wen Leyu pursed her lips, stepped forward, and began arranging Wen Guohua's clothes.
"Brother, since when have you lacked confidence in your looks?"
"When have I ever lacked confidence? Your sister-in-law was in a hurry to go out and pay New Year calls today, so she didn't help me pick out an outfit."
"Fine, fine, fine. Listen to me. I guarantee I'll make you so handsome there'll be no edge to it."
Wen Leyu knew Wen Guohua was putting on a brave front. The slight bulge of his belly and the wisps of gray