He said this and then clasped his hands in salute to Su Mo to apologize before continuing: "In my humble opinion, Su, the Chief of the Escort, is still a junior. His reputation may be illustrious, but he should not act haughty in front of the Chief. If you could gracefully step back, and after reaching the destination, assist the Chief in strategizing to capture the person behind the scenes,
"that would convince him that you are the worthy future son-in-law, and then the issues between you two would naturally cease to exist.
"If there are no issues between you and our Chief, there naturally wouldn't be any between the Chief and the Young Leader.
"Ziyang Iron Blood is one family, living harmoniously—wouldn't that be joyful for everyone?"
Captain Li, after listening, struck his thigh and praised: "Exactly, exactly, Old Zhang, your pig brain is surprisingly quick this time."
"Shush! Nonsense, don't let Su, the Chief of the Escort hear and laugh at us."
