Li Qian had never submitted to this, but her sister-in-law had bowed to the judgment of society.
This was also one of the reasons their relationship was so strained.
Tian favored Li Kengqiang all the more and helped him keep Li Qian down.
She wanted Li Qian to see clearly that men and women were inherently unequal, and that if she wanted a secure place in life, she had to find a man to marry!
Her sister-in-law, too, had been tamed by society and urged her to marry someone.
Only then had she reluctantly agreed to attend a matchmaking meeting.
Once she gave an inch, there would be countless more concessions.
And in the end, it had come to this!
Tian's reproaches were truly grating. Even Lady Liu could no longer bear to listen, and she interrupted her.
"Madam Li, your daughter is attracted to women. Are you telling me that you, her own mother, knew nothing about it?"
Tian sounded embarrassed as she said with a smile, "I only knew she had a few close female friends. I never imagined she... but that doesn't matter. Nothing can really happen between women. Qianqian is absolutely pure, and once she marries, she'll change!"
Those words.
They made everyone present squirm with discomfort.
What did she mean, she would change once she married?
What did she mean, anything that happened between women still left her pure?
Even Liu Shi's gaze held a measure of sympathy as he looked at Li Qian.
Liu Wan said coldly, "You knew this about her, yet you still brought her here for a matchmaking meeting. What do you take my younger brother for? This is marriage fraud!"
"Exactly! In all my years, I've never seen a mother like you. Love has nothing to do with gender, all