M=Mom S=Son

M：Son, you look worried.
S：I had to say I was so confused about giving gifts.
M：Don't worry, darling. Everything is fine if you are genuine.
S：I was very much sincere. But......
M：But what happened?
S：Last Saturday I paid a visit to Tim in the hospital.
M：What had you brought?
S：They  said  handkerchief was no good because it connotes parting with a person forever.
M：No, it is  not  all  right  to  offer  handkerchief.
S：The same to the umbrella, which connotes a breakup. And the clock means the same. 'Giving a clock' in Chinese sounds like 'burying one's parent'. They also said that I had to avoid giving jasmine or plum blossoms. The former sounds exactly like 'moli' （business losses）; the latter sounds like 'mei'（bad luck）.
M：Oh, that makes sense. Did you not bring any of those with you?
S：No, but......
M：What had you brought with you then?
S：Two boxes of chocolates!
M：Why two?
S：Because I think one is for him, and we can share the other when I was there in the hospital. Besides, an even number symbolizes good luck and a good ending.
M：Ok, then......
S：However, friends told me that giving paired gifts to someone who is ill, as you may be wishing him " Misfortune doubled"!

媽媽：兒子，你看來很怪。
兒子：我現在對送禮有點迷惑。
媽媽：別擔心，親愛的。只要你有誠意，什麼都好。
兒子：我是非常有誠意，但是……
媽媽：發生了什麼事？
兒子：上周六，我去醫院看提姆。
媽媽：你帶了什麼去？
兒子：據說手帕不好，因為它意謂著與朋友永別。
媽媽：送手帕是不好。
兒子：雨傘也是，因為它意謂著分手。時鐘也是，在中文裡?譗送鐘?豃代表著?譗送終?豃。而且也要避免送茉莉花或梅花。前者聽起來像是?譗末利?豃（沒有生意），後者聽起來像?譗霉?豃（壞運氣）。
媽媽：喔，很有道理。你沒有帶吧？
兒子：當然沒有。但是……
媽媽：你帶了什麼呢？
兒子：二盒巧克力。
媽媽：為什麼要二盒？
兒子：因為我想一盒送他，另一盒我們可以在醫院一起吃。而且，雙數代表了好運跟好的結果。
媽媽：好，然後呢……
兒子：然而朋友告訴我送雙份禮物給生病的人，因為你希望他們?譗生二次病?豃。