Ma Chengteng was momentarily stunned when he heard his old classmate, Lord Zhu, mention matchmaking his son with the legitimate eldest daughter of the Vice Minister of the Central Secretariat from Zhuang Family.
Three seconds later, Ma Chengteng asked, "You mean, the legitimate eldest daughter of Lord Zhuang, the granddaughter of Duke Ning?"
After receiving an affirmative response, Ma Chengteng felt puzzled. Although he really wanted to secure a good marriage for his son, he suspected there was something unusual about the proposal—not out of self-doubt, but because his son really had nothing outstanding. How could he have caught the attention of Lord Zhuang? Nonetheless, he wasn't going to dismiss such an advantageous match without understanding the situation first. It was still possible that they might indeed strike it lucky.