Another member of the matchmaking team is the man they call "Papa Jan," who often went along as a young boy to help his mother at arranged meetings between prospective mates. A piece of candy was sufficient to secure the young boy's cooperation. Papa Jan looks back with fondness on those formal occasions, when one was careful to maintain a certain decorum in the presence of the opposite sex.
人稱「詹爸爸」的詹謙益，兒時常因想吃糖而跟著媽媽「詹婆婆」去作相親的小跟班，至今想起那種正經八百、男女雙方含蓄矜持的場面，還覺得很溫馨。