ABSTRACT
The following week, Yi-min called again and asked me to go into Mother's bedroom for a chat. This was not unusual, since she was my bosom friend. We sat on Mother's bed, and after beating around the bush, she said: "Ah Feng, please don't be angry with me. But Father asked me to tell you that Chiang Kai-shek is madly in love and has been pestering him to act as matchmaker. He wants to get engaged to you. He is indeed a love-sick man. So, do be merciful and consider his proposal. If you will agree, he can send a professional matchmaker to speak to your mother about it. If you refuse, he will get sick and die of a broken heart."
