Love Once Begun, Would Never End (3)

The Song family soon known what had happened in the school. Lydia's mother was worried and tried hard to persuade Lydia, saying that John was not suitable for her. Old Master Song smiled happily and seemed to be very satisfied. He even asked John to come to their house. Everyone sat in the living room and questioned John one by one. John answered them smoothly and insisted that he wanted to marry Lydia. "John, you are several years older than Lydia. You have lived abroad for so many years, so you two have different living habits. Moreover, Lydia is my only daughter. We didn't allow her to go abroad because we didn't want her to leave us." Lydia's mother looked disturbed. "She is only 20 years old, and she's too young." John understood her, but he didn't want to give up. He replied sincerely, "Aunt, although I lived aboard in the past few years, I came back every year. Now I have returned home, and I will stay here in the future. You don't have to worry about our living habits. Lydia is