Father Liu coughed, giving Mother Liu a significant look.
Only then did Mother Liu hesitantly begin, "My dear niece Yongzhu, as you have seen, we both are quite fond of this child, Yongping. Our Xiao Qiao—"
At this point, Mother Liu also felt somewhat awkward. Normally, such matters should be initiated by the male family head. According to traditional customs, a matchmaker should first be sent to express that the Wang Family's Fourth Child has taken a liking to the Liu Family's daughter and wishes to ask for her hand in marriage.
Then the Liu Family should take a day or two to consider the proposal before agreeing to the matchmaker.
Only after that should the matchmaker go back to the Wang Family with the message and bring the Wang Family to formally ask for the marriage, in accordance with proper etiquette.
