"Mom, I know. I'll be fine."
Mrs. Zhou gently pulled Zhou Lian into her arms and stroked her hair. "You know what your father is like," she said. "Your older sister has been married for years, but he's never once let me stay over at her place. The reason he let me stay today is because he's worried about you. Of all eight of you kids, you're the one your father and I worry about the most. You've been a handful for us ever since you were born. We finally managed to raise you, and you've always been the most honest and well-behaved one. Your father and I were just so afraid you'd be mistreated after you got married."
