The next day, Li Mubo went to work. Before he could even find his girlfriend to discuss the betrothal gift, Zhou Yaping came running over, unable to wait any longer.
As soon as he saw her, Li Mubo noticed her eyes were red. "What's wrong? Why are you crying? Is the baby in your belly giving you trouble?" Li Mubo stood by, at a loss for what to do, but his heart genuinely ached for her.
"Why am I crying? You don't know?" Zhou Yaping shot him a glare. "The matchmaker came to my house last night and told my parents that your family wouldn't agree to the betrothal gift we asked for. My dad got so angry he chewed me out and said he won't let me be with you anymore." As she spoke, her eyes reddened again.
"That won't do! What about the baby in your belly?" Li Mubo hadn't expected his future father-in-law to be so unreasonable as to forbid them from seeing each other. He immediately started to panic.
