Afterward, Chu Youning and Jiang Wanrong stood among the crowd.
They watched Jiang Li and Lin Qingrao perform the wedding bows, one by one.
Seeing a rare, shy yet blissful smile appear on Jiang Li's face as he and Lin Qingrao bowed to each other, Chu Youning couldn't help tugging frantically at Jiang Wanrong's sleeve.
"Sis! Sis! Sis! Look, look! Third Brother finally smiles like an actual human being!"
"Just as I thought, aside from people with facial paralysis, there's no one in this world who can't smile. Look how brightly Third Brother is smiling now~"
Chu Youning gazed at the newlyweds nearby, her eyes brimming with satisfaction.
Beside them, Jiang Heng, who had secretly sidled over, heard Chu Youning's praise and exposed Jiang Li without hesitation:
"That's because you don't know. Third Brother picked up some trick from who knows where, and lately he's been biting down on a chopstick in his room every day, practicing his smile in the mirror."
"Sometimes, when he thinks he's gotten good at it, he drags me over to look. That smile of his scared me into having nightmares for at least half a month."
"Ohhh~~~"
Chu Youning and Jiang Wanrong drew out the sound together.
Chu Youning took the opportunity to revise her wording. "Then there's no one in this world who can't learn to smile, unless he simply isn't that desperate to marry a wife."
"Ningning has a point. Whatever it is, if you can't learn it, you haven't put your heart into it..."
Jiang Wanrong's gaze settled on a certain spot among the guests, and her voice suddenly took on a pointed edge.
Noticing his Little Fairy's gaze turn toward him, Xie Ciyan promptly sat up straighter and pretended to be watching the wedding ceremony intently. He ran a hand