Tristan succeeded in convincing Thomas and Alice to make Zhen-Zhen their daughter, taking the identity of their dead daughter. He just made up some story about Zhen-Zhen's 'pitiful' life to gain more sympathy from them.
Since the husband and wife were both grateful and at the same time very fond of Zhen-Zhen, they didn't reject the idea of being her legal parents.
Tristan also offered them to go back with him in the city. He would arrange a new house for them. Since they would become Zhen-Zhen's legal guardian, he needed to treat them well. Besides, they would become his future in laws.
At first the husband and wife were hesitant to leave the mountain. Their small nipa hut house served as their home for more than three decades now and the remains of their dead daughter was buried here in the mountain.
However, Tristan still managed to persuade them, promising that he would also arrange everything to transfer the remains of their dead child to the memorial cemetery in the City.
