Pan Xiaoying stared fixedly at her husband, her expression shifting unpredictably from confusion to anger, then from anger to resentment.
She knew Li Ye earned royalties overseas, but she had no idea Teacher Ke also received royalties. And now, it seemed like everyone in the family had known except her.
It made Pan Xiaoying feel as if the Wen family had never treated her as a daughter-in-law, but as an outsider.
Yet Wen Guohua only gave a flat explanation—"It's not what you think"—before falling silent. That attitude made Pan Xiaoying even more upset.
Pan Xiaoying said helplessly to Teacher Ke, "Ma'am, so you're the real tycoon of this family! I was this close to borrowing money from the bank. I really failed to recognize Mount Tai when it stood before me."
Teacher Ke looked at Pan Xiaoying, then said calmly, "Back then, Li Ye wrote a novel and asked me to help translate it. Although Xiao Yu said she would pay me royalties, I never took it seriously myself, so you shouldn't take it seriously either."
Pan Xiaoying blinked, then looked at Li Ye again.
But before Li Ye could speak, Wen Leyu said flatly, "sister-in-law, there's no need to look at Li Ye. I manage that money. If you have anything to say, talk to me later. For now, let's eat."
Back then, Li Ye had agreed to divide the royalties from "Ice and Fire" according to a "three-one-three-one" arrangement, with one share belonging to Teacher Ke. But Teacher Ke had entrusted Wen Leyu with managing it, so the money really was under Wen Leyu's control now.
"So the money's under your management! Doesn't that make things easy? Come, come, come, let me toast mom and dad. I wish you both good health in the new year—healthy year after