As an old father, Mr. Wo Delike had only three things he cared about most in his life.
The first was whether he still had any money.
The second was how his wife was doing.
The third was how his daughter was doing.
Of course, that was the most fundamental way of putting it. If expressed more sentimentally, it came down to career, love, and family.
As an old father... although he did not want to admit it, he had to acknowledge that he really was getting old.
When Sai Weiruila approached her thirtieth birthday, it meant he was already in his fifties and nearing sixty. To know exactly how old he was, one had to check his identification. Federation people were not very good at arithmetic; four-digit subtraction was somewhat difficult for them.
An old man.
An old man with only one daughter.
An old man with only one daughter who still fucking refused to get married!
How fucking tragic did that have to be? Mr. Wo Delike had no choice but to consider the future. If Sai Weiruila refused an arranged marriage and joined the ranks of those who chose not to marry, it would create unpredictable problems for him and for his career.
From a social perspective, people did not seriously consider the advice offered by those who chose not to marry, because such people had no families. They were a selfish bunch of lunatics, and who knew what crazy things they might do! That was how everyone viewed those who chose not to marry. They had gone against the meaning of biological existence—ensuring the immortality of some of their cells through reproduction.
They also lacked the restraints of family, which meant they might make extreme and crazy decisions. Since they had no family burdens, they did