Although Wen Leyu had nearly stomped Li Ye's foot swollen, Li Ye still attentively saw her off to work.
As long as his little wife cooperated as enthusiastically as she had last night, even having his legs stomped broken would be worth it!
Wen Leyu kept a straight face and said nothing. It was clearly Li Ye's fault, so why did it end up looking as if she were the one who had done something wrong?
Li Ye found her straight face amusing, but he could only rack his brains for something to say and ease the awkwardness.
As they passed a grain and oil shop, Li Ye suddenly saw a long line forming outside its entrance.
"Hey, Xiao Yu, look! Why are people lining up so early? I've been at work and haven't gone home these past few days. Has the grain and oil supply tightened up again?"
Wen Leyu shot Li Ye a glare. "When have you ever cared about the household's firewood, rice, oil, and salt? It'd be better if supplies were tight! Starve you half to death so you won't have the strength to do bad things."
Li Ye curled his lip and said with complete certainty, "You'd let me go hungry? I'd be a fool to believe that!"
Wen Leyu laughed despite herself. "Right, right, right. You're the pillar of the family, Grandma's precious darling, the Li family's crown prince. If there's a single bite of food in the house, it has to go to you first."
"Ha ha ha ha~"
Li Ye laughed smugly, looking rather like a shameless rogue.
But after scolding him for so long, Wen Leyu's little face could no longer stay stiff either.
Only then did she explain, "Since last month, the prices of high-priced grain and high-priced meat have