Alex was in a foul mood.

Tonight's banquet ended hastily, and neither of his sons had chosen a girl to his satisfaction, leaving him very upset.

Mandy handed him a cup of hot tea. "You ate so little tonight. Have some tea to relax."

"I don't have an appetite," Alex said, holding a cigarette but not feeling like smoking. "I'm really depressed. I used to worry about my two sons staying single. Now that they have girls they like, I can't be happy. One girl is too eager, and the other dresses too provocatively. They don't seem like well-bred girls."

Alex was angry, and Mandy sat beside him, speaking gently....