Lu Mian ignored the various gazes around her and returned to her seat.
Qi Zhen stood up and hugged her, "Mianmian, you were amazing!"
Xiao Qimo and Xiao Huazun also stood up.
The two men were reserved in their emotions, father and son with matching smiles and identical clapping motions, expressing their feelings in this manner.
"You truly are our family's pride!" Qi Zhen had completely become a fan of his daughter-in-law.
Our family's pride...
Lu Mian silently repeated these words to herself; sometimes, being moved was just that simple.
She could profoundly sense that the middle-aged woman before her truly treated her as part of the family, cherishing her like her own child, with tenderness and warmth.
She was their pride.
She never thought that one day, she would become someone else's pride and joy.
Lu Mian deeply hugged Qi Zhen back.
Only then did the family of four take their seats.
Down below, there were murmurs.
"What did Miss Lu mean by her words just now?"