In a private room at an upscale private restaurant, about three to four kilometers from the Emerald Mansion neighborhood, Li Yuan was undergoing a "political examination" by Bai Weixi's parents.
Faced with his would-be mother-in-law's inquiries, Li Yuan felt rather helpless, but he could only give a brief introduction to his family situation.
In truth, there was nothing to hide. He and Bai Weixi were high school classmates, and she had even met his parents before. Lying would have been pointless.
"Mr. Bai, Mrs. Yang, my hometown is in a town northeast of the county. My family has four people, including a younger sister who just started high school this year. My parents used to work in northeastern China, but now they've returned to our hometown to build a house..."
Hearing about Li Yuan's family situation directly from him felt completely different from the version they had pieced together from their daughter.
