Half an hour later, Lin Qiong's family of three along with her future son-in-law Li Yifei, all sat on the couch. Lin Qiong nestled beside Li Yifei, holding onto his arm with both hands, her face still stained with fresh tears, sobbing with grievance.
Lin Qiong's parents, however, had quite unpleasant expressions on their faces. It was one thing for their daughter to cohabit with a man before marriage—after all, that's what young people do these days—but they hadn't expected her to end up pregnant and playing a game of shotgun marriage, which was something Lin Qiong's somewhat traditional parents found hard to accept.
But after half an hour of venting, Lin Qiong's parents had calmed down somewhat. It was Lin Qiong's mother who first sighed and said, "Well, since things have come to this, we won't criticize you any further."
Lin Qiong immediately asked with surprise, "Mom, are you really agreeing?"
