I'm not 100 percent sure but it seems like its talking about valentines and chocolate. Hope that helps a bit :).Good Luck!
Answer:
Shorthand is an abbreviated symbolic writing method that increases speed and brevity of writing as compared to a normal method of writing a language.
Okeke wants to choose a wife for his son, and he represents therefore the tradition of choosing the spouses by the elders and the traditional views more generally.
His son wants to marry a woman of his choosing, and therefore he represents the opinion that people should choose their own spouses