Tidying Up

"Jingwei, come on, you can stop bowing now." She tugged at him, but Jingwei shook his head. 

"Not until your parents agree to our relationship!" He was willing to go on his knees if he had to! 

If Sun Haowei was conscious and present, the sight of his youngest begging for the approval of his ex-friends to date their daughter would have sent him across the Yellow River to see his ancestors. It was already shocking enough for Tai Cheng and Yue Niang! 

"And what if I don't agree?" Yue Niang asked condescendingly, trying to feel just a bit glad that Sun Haowei's kid was bowing lowly to her, only to find herself feeling irritated at his persistence. She wanted to yell at him to raise his head. 

Was his pride worth so little that he was grovelling for approval so easily? Where was his spine? How could she entrust her daughter to someone like him?!