Herbert believes that since the other party wants to become part of his people, and he himself is not so resistant to it, he hopes everyone can be more sincere.
We're all adults now, let's not mess around with unnecessary pretenses or meaningless insincerity.
That's how business works, you state your needs, and I state mine.
If everyone can accept, then it's good for all, and everyone is happy.
It sounds a bit emotionless and perfunctory.
Like desperate couples at a blind date pushed by the pressure of marriage, already ignoring other considerations and just wanting to tie the knot with someone decent.
But actually, this is the norm of the dirty adult world, where things are often straightforward, even blunt.
Success is success, rejection is rejection.
People live very exhausted lives, and few have the leisure to understand others' dilemmas.
As a cost of growing up, after facing some hardships, people can naturally grasp the implied meanings behind others' words.
