Even when Mrs. Lyon looked at him with exquisite and varied eyes, he was not offended at all.
Before coming, that was, in the morning, he called several married secretaries of the group to his office, just to ask them what he might encounter when meeting in-laws for the first time, and how to deal with them without making mistakes.
The secretaries told him that in-laws, would test the suitability of a visiting son-in-law or daughter-in-law with their kid.
And the first step of their test was usually to look at the shape of the man or woman.
If you looked good, you were half way to winning their approval.
As a result, Jared knew he was going to be evaluated by Mr. Lyon and Mrs. Lyon, and was prepared to be evaluated.
So, as Mrs. Lyon surveyed him, he stood there calmly, allowing her to do so.
He was always confident about his appearance, and honestly, no man could beat him.
Of course, that girl-looking Mikel Schafer didn’t count.
Sure enough, Mrs. Lyon looked at him and, although she was visibly disfigured, didn't say what was wrong with his appearance and what didn’t reach her expectation.
This meant that he had passed the appearance test.
If Mrs. Lyon couldn't find fault with him, he would have made his first move.
So, Jared smiled and watched as Amber, standing next to Mrs. Lyon, quietly nodded, and praised him.
And Jared's smile got bigger and bigger, “Mrs. Lyon, are you done? I should be fine with this outfit today, right?” The implication was that she should be satisfied with him.
He could not be too blunt, so he just said “outfit” instead.
But they all got it.
Mrs. Lyon listened to Jared's questions without answering.
She nodded at him, grabbed Amber, and began to speak lovingly, “Amber, it’s been a while.
Why have you lost so much weight? Ils someone mean to you? IFf it is, just tell me, and I will help you out anyway!” With that, she gave Jared a suggestive glance.
Jared raised his eyebrows.
Okay, stage two of the test had begun.
His secretaries had said that after the appearance issue, in-laws, or parents-in-law, would start asking their son or daughter whether their partner treated them well, even though they had known that they did.
They would say threatening things to test their spouse's temper and temperament.
If their children’s spouse had a bad temper and high self-esteem, they absolutely couldn't stand it, they would just walk away, and the parents would feel that they had identified a scum for their children.
But if their children have a good-natured spouse, they would never see it as a problem, only as perfectly normal.
After all, wasn't it right for parents to worry about their children being bullied? As long as their children’s spouses were good and reliable, they would never be dissatisfied with these words, but would smile calmly without any psychological burden to face everything next.
Jared had that mentality right now.
He gave Little Leaf his heart and soul, so he didn't worry about that at all.
He had got a bad temper, but to Little Leaf, he was the softest guy in the world! Over here, listening to the questions Mrs. Lyon was asking herself, Amber knew that Mrs. Lyon was telling Jared on purpose.
She looked at Jared, not worried that he would be upset.
Sure enough, Amber smiled at his calm demeanor and replied, “Mrs. Lyon, I’ve been losing weight lately because I've been working too hard.
Not for any other reason.
He's kind to me.
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