Long Ang picked up a tea cup, smiled, and said nothing.
Pale green and light goose-yellow were both colors that set off a woman's fair skin, but she was naturally fair-skinned, translucent like mutton-fat jade. Those colors were entirely superfluous on her, making her look frail and pale instead; she suited much sweeter colors.
"Miss Li hasn't been here in years, this humble servant will go get clothes for you to try right away, there are many new styles worth recommending!"
"We want pink." Long Ang seized the opportunity to add another request, and this time Li Danxin would not have it.
"Pink? I don't want it." She refused.
"Why not? Pink suits you." Pink was sweet, setting off her skin to be even more tender, smooth, and lustrous. Thinking of this, he became even more insistent, "Manager, tender pink, pearl pink, rose pink."
"I don't want to wear those colors."
"I'm paying, I call the shots."
"Alright! All kinds of pink styles! This humble servant understands!" Whoever paid was the boss, and only by catering to every demand could one make money. The manager scurried down the stairs, leaving Li Danxin and Long Ang in the private room under a gathering cloud of gloom.
A woman's uncompromising temper regarding clothes erupted.
"The clothes are for me to wear, how can you go and make decisions on my behalf?" Li Danxin puffed out her cheeks, utterly uncomprehending of his domineering attitude.
"You clearly suit pink the best, in the past you always bought it whenever you saw it, why don't you want it today?"
"Because things are different now."
"How are they different?" In his eyes, she was still that gentle and alluring Li Danxin who best suited pink.
"I'm married!"
"..."
"How can a married woman still dress all