"Is there something I can help you with?" Chen Xiaobei asked indifferently. "If you're going to tell me to stay away from your precious daughter, Magistrate He, then I can't make that promise. We're friends, and she has the freedom to choose her own friends. You can't be so selfish!"
He Yongkun laughed. "Doctor Chen, you've misunderstood. That's not what I meant."
"Then what do you mean?"
He Yongkun continued, "I want to ask you, what do you think of my daughter?"
"Xiaoxuan?"
Chen Xiaobei was taken aback but answered honestly, "In my opinion, your esteemed daughter is a very good girl. She's not only bright and pure but also witty and beautiful—a perfect girl indeed."
"So, Doctor Chen, do you like her?" He Yongkun pressed. "If I were to offer my daughter to you in marriage, would you be willing to marry her?"
