"Mom, I'm not in a hurry."
"So what if you're not in a hurry? You don't get much choice over this. I think if you marry someone from a suitable family, things will be more advantageous for us."
Huo Siqian licked his lips and smiled, but he didn't say anything.
"You should break things off with that female celebrity. She's just for fun, so don't fall for her."
"I know, Mom." Huo Siqian was an obedient son; he nodded at everything Jiang Hong said.
"Since you were born into a family like ours, you shouldn't fantasize about love, because it's imaginary and unreliable… It doesn't suit us. Plus, I think that people who get married on the basis of mutual benefits last longer. If you get married for love, your marriage will become weak; once love dies out, the marriage will end as well. Do you know what I mean?"
"I do." Huo Siqian poured his mother another cup of tea and carefully handed it to her…