The people around laughed heartily and teased, "You're dreaming, such a good daughter, would they let her go? This is an official position personally granted by His Majesty, with unlimited future prospects. Who would refuse? I think they're just saying it casually."
Xie Xiangrong also looked at Father Xie and Mother Xie, asking, "Is it just a casual saying, Father and Mother?"
Father Xie worriedly said, "We still have to return to Yangxia, how can you be an official in Luoyang?"
Mother Xie remembered and quickly responded, "Yes, both your father and I can't bear to part with you, especially since you're not young anymore, and should be considering marriage and starting a family."
The people around them now understood; this couple was truly planning to reject their child entering officialdom.
