My younger brother, Mu Chongwu, whose nickname is Wu'er, has now passed the scholar qualification exam, but he hasn't been assigned a position yet. Wu'er is already twenty-one years old, but because of me, he still hasn't married. He always says the order of seniority must be followed: if the older brother isn't married, how can the younger brother marry first? People would spit in contempt.
Only I know that this boy is just using me as a scapegoat because he actually doesn't want to get married at all.
It's not that we don't want to marry; in fact, since I was fifteen years old, I began to pay attention to young ladies whose families match ours, but none of these ladies have been to my liking.
I also want to be like my sister and brothers-in-law, marrying only one woman in my lifetime, living with her in love for life. Therefore, this woman must be the one I like, otherwise, how can I spend a long life with someone who's unsatisfactory once she's brought home?
